Inside the Screening Room, the dark red light filled every corner.
Everyone's faces were pale and limbs cold.
The Long-haired Girl was shivering, hugging herself tightly.
Splash!
Water from the faucet flowed into the sink.
Black strands of hair slowly floated up from the bottom.
The hair thickened, eventually spilling out of the sink.
A pair of pale hands emerged, gripping the sink's edge tightly.
Shutter's hallmark was relentless scares — no time to catch a breath.
Before they could react, the ghost from the water silently stood before them, staring with hateful eyes.
Worse — the ghost didn't vanish but took slow steps toward them.
The horrifying sight left them stunned.
Liu Dong reacted first, jumping up and sprinting to the exit.
The others, snapping out of shock, screamed and fled after him.
"Ghost!!!"
"Ahhh! I want to go home!"
"Please wait for me!"
"My legs are weak, someone help me!"
...
[System Prompt: Eight viewers exited, screening ended. Fear Points +2599!]
Since Liu Dong's group hadn't drunk cola, the immersion wasn't as strong as when Peter watched.
Although Fear Points gained were fewer, no one fainted — less trouble.
Watching the panicked crowd leave, Lin Chen glanced at his phone, "Sorry, you only lasted 11 minutes."
But Liu Dong and others were still too scared to think about it.
The Long-haired Girl's eyes still teared up as she said, "Boss, your cinema really has ghosts!"
Others nodded in agreement, "Yeah, there's a ghost in the Screening Room!"
"Damn, almost peed myself."
"Boss, get a master to check it out!"
Lin Chen joked, pointing upstairs, "I live on the second floor — if there were ghosts here, do you think I'd still be alive?"
"Huh?"
The girls paused then asked, "No ghosts? Then what did we see just now?"
"Trade secret — can't say." Lin Chen smiled mysteriously.
Relieved that there were no ghosts, the crowd relaxed.
Suddenly, a buzz-cut young man snapped a photo of the blackboard and posted to social media:
"Lately, my courage is fading. Just missed the 20-minute refund by one minute — so sad!"
His post quickly attracted likes and comments.
The buzz-cut guy grinned weirdly, not bothered by taunts calling him a coward or loser.
"Is this even allowed?"
His move stunned those nearby.
Without hesitation, the Long-haired Girl also posted, "Highly recommend Ningxuan Street's Horror Cinema — so intense! Too bad I didn't last 20 minutes, but if you come, you'll make it."
The lobby became a prankster's paradise — everyone grinning, posting on social media.
Lin Chen was thrilled — far better publicity than his own advertising.
Liu Dong's group left, but more customers kept arriving.
Attracted by Lin Chen's hype and cash prizes, many chose Shutter.
The results were predictable — no one lasted more than 12 minutes.
At 6 p.m., Lin Chen ordered spicy frog pot and two beers, eating happily at the bar.
The dish was delicious, tender frog meat, perfectly spicy, making him savor every bite.
Two newcomers walked in — a tall skinny man and a woman.
The man was Shen Hao, recently scared faint. The woman was unfamiliar, probably her first visit.
She was beautiful and elegant but gave off a cold, unapproachable vibe.
Seeing customers, Lin Chen put down his chopsticks and smiled,
"Bro, here to watch another movie?"
Shen Hao twitched his face and said,
"I'm not watching; she is!"
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