Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

At the same time, the night owl viewers in the live stream were also startled.

[Is this also a mission?]

Are they possessed?

[This is terrifying, so creepy, I can't take it anymore.]

No, if you've been kidnapped, then talk to someone.

Could it be some kind of special program arranged by the production team, like having the guests play members of the original crew...?

[I don't know. The screen went black for a moment, then the three of them stood up, and then Zhang Xiaoling started singing.]

Wait a minute, Zhang Xiaoling studied acting, when did she learn to sing opera?

[Previously, I was a music student, and the sound and lip movements she made were very precise and professional, unlike something she learned on the spot.]

[Where are the other guests? Where's Shen Nian? Wasn't Shen Nian with them?]

I don't know why, but I get a little scared when Master Shen isn't around...

[Me too, I've never been scared since the show started airing, but now that Shen Nianyi isn't here, I feel like I'm in trouble.]

Where are the two guests who were on a special mission? Why are their cameras black?

[They seemed to be digging something behind the opera house just now, so why did the scene suddenly go black?]

What are you digging for...? Could it be a corpse you've buried?

[It shouldn't be that bad... I guess it's some kind of prop planted by the production team? I'm saying, is the production team short-staffed? Did the camera suddenly break down?]

[Uh, this show has been filming for so long, do you guys still believe in science so much?]

It can't be...

[Didn't the production team die? We don't even know how the guests are doing, why isn't anyone going to check on them?]

Let's hope nothing really happens...

As the comments were going on, suddenly, the last screen that was still lit went black.

The entire live broadcast room fell into complete silence.

[Holy crap, is this just for the show or has something really happened? Where are the production crew? Say something!]

Are they all dead?!

Although the camera went black, for some reason, the microphone on the guest was still connected to the live broadcast room and was not damaged.

Then they heard Meng Yang and Xie Shi'an scream in terror:

"What is this?"

"Damn it, forget about it, run!!"

Then came Zhang Xiaoling's voice: "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

"Don't come any closer!! There are three of us!!!"

Mu Sinian's voice: "Sir, please calm down. We can discuss whatever your demands are."

"No, what happened? I'm going to call the police. Is my brother alright?"

Where are the production crew members?

The dark live stream room suddenly lit up, but it wasn't the guests they were talking to.

It's the directors and producers.

"Please remain calm. Staff members have already gone to check on the safety of the guests. If anything is found to be amiss, our staff will immediately call the police."

The hashtag "[A guest on the paranormal online program had an accident]" quickly climbed to the top of Weibo's trending topics.

It was already late at night, but as soon as this trending topic appeared, many netizens who were still awake flocked to the program's live stream.

What happened?

Are the guests safe now?

Is my brother alright?

[What a load of crap the TV show crew chose for this location!]

The comments section was buzzing with noise, but no one could know the true situation of the guests.

At a time when everyone was extremely anxious.

The live stream suddenly resumed.

However, what met everyone's eyes was a raging fire that soared into the sky.

In the blazing flames, they could only see a few stiff, lifeless figures standing on the stage.

However, it was impossible to tell whether they were celebrities or ordinary people participating in the show.

A melodious string melody drifted over, and in a daze, they seemed to see that performance from years ago that never came to pass.

The figures of the main actors are ethereal and dreamlike, making them difficult to see clearly.

The beautiful music accompanied by the raging flames only made it feel eerie and absurd.

Just like the title of this episode—

The Phantom of the Opera.

After that fire, perhaps the souls of the dead never went far; they lingered in the old theater.

until……

Six guests entered the theater and began searching for signs of the paranormal.

Shen Nian glanced at the silent doll lying on the ground.

A tall man with hair that almost reached his ankles was lying on the doll, constantly emitting strange whimpering sounds.

"Who are you……"

Shen Nian called out the name of the arsonist from the news report back then.

"So you didn't die after all."

The man, perhaps unable to understand Chinese, did not respond to Shen Nian's words, and simply continued to cry while holding the doll.

Shen Nian's voice was coming into the live broadcast room through the microphone in her collar.

"Not only did you not die, you've remained in the basement of this burned-down theater... and turned your beloved woman into a bizarre doll... You scared away the theater owner who tried to renovate it a few years ago, didn't you?"

"You're undocumented, how do you survive? By begging?"

"But that's not important."

Shen Nian looked at him, her voice cold: "The important thing is that you set fire to this theater again, and there were five living people on it."

"Back then, you burned your close friends and companions to death. Do you regret it now?"

He must regret it.

So, like a ghost in a story, it lingers in this theater.

No one is allowed to approach.

It's like a vessel guarding their last memories.

But is regretting it useful?

No.

He destroyed everything he cherished with his own hands.

Why are you crying?

Shen Nian asked, "Do you think she's happy that her soul is imprisoned in a doll, trapped year after year in such a dark and gloomy place?"

When Shen Nian "killed" the doll, she actually saw a fleeting sense of relief and pleasure in her artificial eyes.

"No...no...no!!!"

"Where did you put my Angie?!"

"She loves me...she must love me...she should love me!"

"We promised each other, just like the people in the story, that we wouldn't leave each other..."

He can actually speak Chinese.

Although it was very unclear and the pronunciation was strange.

Coupled with his hoarse and unpleasant voice—he survived the fire, but his vocal cords were severely damaged, making him sound particularly terrifying.

Shen Nian ignored his nonsensical ramblings, disgustedly grabbed his collar, kicked open the basement door, and prepared to take him upstairs.

Faint shouts could be heard coming from above, but no one knew who was calling out.

Shen Nian followed the sound and found the others who were forced to huddle in the bathroom.

The theater's restrooms have been in disrepair for years, and it's a miracle that they still have a water supply after all this time.

Everyone was soaked to the bone, as if preparing to force their way out.

They were both shocked to see Shen Nian and the man who seemed to feel no pain as she dragged him on the ground.

"Master Shen...?"

This is the man... who just tried to burn them to death on the stage!