Jiang Ran increasingly felt that the high-end apartment was truly great, with service levels that were simply impeccable.  

Not only the security at the entrance, but even the apartment manager treated the residents with such enthusiasm.  

And they were all young people.  

Jiang Ran liked communicating with young people because there was hardly any generation gap.  

Talking with middle-aged or elderly people was exhausting due to the generation gap.  

“Okay, Mr. Jiang Ran, I understand. You can go upstairs now. If you need anything, just call me anytime. Xiao Zhang is at your service 24/7!”  

Xiao Zhang showed a bright set of white teeth, making Jiang Ran think of Kakashi, the mentor of Xiao Li from Naruto.  

“This time in my life that I won this prize, it must be heaven rewarding me for the suffering I endured in my past life.”  

Jiang Ran said as he stepped into the elevator.  

The apartment he won was on the third floor.  

Room 304.  

At this moment, the third floor was completely silent, only the sound of Jiang Ran dragging his suitcase echoed in the hallway.  

Taking a rough look around, the third floor had only four rooms.  

301 and 302 on one side.  

303 and 304 on the other.  

One side was south, the other north.  

They were not opposite each other but staggered.  

With excitement in his heart, Jiang Ran had already arrived at the door of 304 and used his key to open the house that fully belonged to him.  

Upon entering, despite his prior expectations and the pancake shop owner’s description,  

Jiang Ran was still surprised at how well the 304 apartment was decorated.  

It was truly eye-catching.  

Using a popular phrase from long ago: understated luxury with deep connotation.  

Especially since the decoration style leaned toward white tones, not the so-called matte high-end black that Jiang Ran didn’t really like.  

Besides that, Jiang Ran found the refrigerator, washing machine, TV, and so on, all fully equipped.  

There was even a coffee machine...  

This made him even more thrilled beyond words.  

Because it was an apartment, it only had one living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, an open kitchen in the living room, and a balcony at the end.  

Though the space was not large, it was more than enough for Jiang Ran to live comfortably by himself.  

Actually, if needed, one or two more people could live here comfortably.  

After about ten minutes of excited exploration, Jiang Ran finished touring his house thoroughly.  

He then began to take out his personal belongings from his backpack and suitcase, placing them in their respective places.  

Ready to start his brand-new life.  

But before Jiang Ran had even finished organizing halfway through,  

there was suddenly a knock on the door.  

He was a little puzzled—who would come to knock on his door?  

He had just arrived; no deliveries or takeout had come yet.  

Could it be the manager Xiao Zhang?  

Jiang Ran opened the door directly with curiosity, without peeking through the peephole first because he never had the habit. (Bad habit, don’t follow!)  

After opening the door, he didn’t see anyone and was still confused when a voice came from below.  

Looking down, he saw a man standing there.  

It was an old man leaning on a cane, with a severely hunched back.  

He looked to be over seventy years old.  

His face was full of wrinkles.  

The old man looked up at Jiang Ran with effort and then showed a kind smile:  

“Hello, young man. I live in 301. The light bulb in my house is broken, and I can’t replace it. Could you please help me?”  

As he spoke, the old man pointed to the farthest door on his right—301.  

Jiang Ran nodded in agreement immediately.  

“No problem. Shall I replace it now?”  

The old man probably didn’t expect Jiang Ran to agree so smoothly and said with a smile, “Alright, let’s go replace it now.”  

Then he leaned on his cane and walked ahead to lead the way.  

After closing the door, Jiang Ran followed behind the old man.  

This simple scene happened to be live-streamed in the chatroom.  

The chatroom immediately erupted with excitement.  

“Hahaha, I’m dying laughing! I never expected someone to die so fast!”  

“Can’t be helped. This is round 25. This newbie called Jiang Ran was just tricked in with no caution at all. But I didn’t expect he’d be dealt a deadly blow so quickly!!! Just plain bad luck!!!”  

Domineering Female CEO: “Looks like Brother Wang is about to be slapped in the face this time, and the slap is coming fast.”  

Middle-aged Uncle: “Actually, I kind of sympathize with this young man called Jiang Ran. So unlucky. I saw how excited he was inside the room. Probably his first time living in such a high-end apartment. Too bad he won’t even survive one night.”  

Little Dragon Girl: “It’s not about dying—everyone dies sooner or later! The problem is he’s going to be taken down by that old man. The way that old man tortures people is sick!”  

The old man from 301.  

Don’t be fooled by his cane and hunched back—he was faking it all.  

This old guy was a classic case of playing dumb to fool others.  

Not only was he in perfect health, but he was also extremely tough.  

Despite being over seventy, if a fight broke out, even several young men probably couldn’t take him on.  

This old bastard seemed to have trained.  

When he took off his clothes, his physique was unbelievable.  

He had eight-pack abs.  

This old man was originally a serial killer with multiple cases outside.  

Later, he was put into the apartment by the game organizers.  

Current record: five test subjects have died at his hands.  

Don’t be fooled by the number five—that’s because he only encountered five.  

Therefore, his win rate was 100%.  

Fairy Sister: “Jiang Ran might not necessarily die. After all, the old man has his own peculiar killing rules.”  

Little Aunt: “Jiang Ran is definitely going to fall. The old man indeed has his own killing rules, but are you sure Jiang Ran won’t trigger them unknowingly?”  

In this world, there were many psychopathic killers.  

Among these killers, many had their own killing rules.  

For example, they specialized in killing a certain type of person or used particular methods.  

This old man was no exception.  

His killing rule was as follows: find an excuse to lure the victim into his home.  

Then, have the victim do chores for him.  

Such as changing light bulbs, fixing faucets, cleaning, and so on.  

Once one task was finished, the old man immediately asked the victim to do the next one.  

Nonstop.  

Moreover, the demands became more and more excessive.  

At this point, the victim would be unwilling.  

After all, “You’re not my grandpa. I have my own things to do!”  

So, refusing to help and preparing to leave.  

Well, if you do that, you trigger the old man’s killing rule.  

Get ready to be taken down!  

Middle-aged Uncle: “I agree with Little Aunt. Jiang Ran can only escape from the old man’s clutches in two ways.”  

“First: do whatever the old man asks patiently, wear him down until he loses patience and lets you go. But this is impossible. The five before lasted the longest and only did three tasks before giving up.”  

“Second: trigger the old man’s killing rule, then knock the old man out. But this is even more impossible. We have seen the old man’s combat power—it’s too strong. Unless you are Tyson. Even if you are Tyson, it won’t help, because the old man also uses tricks.”  

“Not afraid of a strong opponent, but afraid of a strong opponent who’s a cunning old fox.”  

“Therefore, Jiang Ran has fallen into a death trap!”  

Others in the chatroom also agreed, convinced Jiang Ran was doomed.  

Fairy Sister: “Brother Wang, are you in the chatroom? The Jiang Ran you bet on is about to die!”  

Seeing this, others also began to call out to Diamond Bachelor.