After a dozen minutes, the group arrived at the lobby of the Imperial Hotel.
Lin Qing took a look and, to his surprise, this ten-story hotel was actually a five-star hotel.
After checking it out, Lin Qing realized that the presidential suite was very spacious and could easily accommodate ten people. After thinking for a moment, Lin Qing told the receptionist, "I'll book two presidential suites."
The receptionist asked very politely, "Okay, sir, how many of you are there in total?"
Lin Qing: "There are twenty of us."
"Twenty people?" The receptionist was immediately taken aback by the number and stopped what she was doing.
Lin Qing: "What? No way? We came all the way from China for tourism, and we all wanted to see the presidential suite. Anyway, it's big enough, so we chipped in and came together."
Before long, with the receptionist looking a little strange, the group of twenty people entered one of the presidential suites.
This money was borrowed from a wealthy patron whom Lin Qing had previously approached. It wasn't much, only about one million island dollars, but it was enough to cover his expenses.
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Led by a hotel staff member, the group entered one of the rooms.
"Mr. Lin, is there anything else you need?" the young lady asked politely.
Lin Qing smiled calmly and replied, "You can go now. I'll contact you if I need anything."
"Okay, Mr. Lin, just press this button if you need anything, and we'll come right away," the young woman said, pointing to the button on the wall.
"Okay." After Lin Qing responded, the young ladies left together, but remained on this floor, ready to serve them at any time.
Once the door closed, the newlyweds breathed a sigh of relief and found places to sit or lie down, but none of them dared to enter the room for fear that Kayako would come over.
Lin Qing ignored the newcomers and only greeted Zheng Zha and the others, as well as Chu Xuan, Lingdian, and the mercenary.
"This presidential suite is nice; we can play videotapes here," Lin Qing said, squatting in front of the television and pointing to an old-fashioned VCR.
It's quite interesting to have this kind of tape recorder in the presidential suite. It looks like an antique, probably just for decoration.
"But I don't know if it can still be played. I forgot that this videotape needs to be played by a machine."
Lin Qing had indeed forgotten; he was only thinking about getting the videotape to play, but hadn't considered the device for playing it.
Chu Xuan took out a small toolbox and, without saying a word, fiddled with it for a bit. Then he pulled a cable from the LCD TV, fiddled with it for a bit, and connected it to the old-fashioned projector.
"It's a bit old, but it's well-preserved. I made some minor modifications, and it can play now," Chu Xuan said calmly, putting away his toolbox.
Zheng Zha smiled and said, "I didn't know you knew these skills."
Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and replied in a slightly pretentious manner, "With my IQ of 220, if I can't even do these small things, then I've really wasted my life."
"Uh, okay!" Zheng Zha and the others exchanged glances, their unspoken understanding unspoken.
As for the other newcomers, they were all fast asleep, after all, they had experienced such a rollercoaster of emotions over the past few hours.
I was already exhausted, and I finally arrived at such a luxurious and comfortable place with people protecting me. Wouldn't I just collapse and fall asleep?
Afterwards, Lin Qing handed the videotape she found in the old house to Chu Xuan, who understood immediately, took the videotape, put it into the player, and turned on the LCD TV.
Everyone saw that the previously black screen suddenly displayed a static image, accompanied by a hissing sound.
At this point, the videotape had already started playing, and this static-filled screen was the beginning of the videotape.
Looking at the screen, Zhan Lan said, "Why is it just static? Is the videotape not working? Or is the projector broken?"
Lin Qing frowned at this moment. Suddenly, the snowflake image flashed by, and a house exactly the same as the old house they had entered earlier appeared in the image.
However, the house did not look old, and a faint sense of resentment began to emanate from the scene as the videotape began to play.
A few seconds later, Kayako, the protagonist of the videotape, appears in a scene of her husband Takeo Saeki and her son Toshio Saeki having dinner together, a scene of perfect harmony.
However, the entire scene is indeed in black and white, and the harmonious setting reveals an eerie feeling.
The scene flashes, and there's Saeki Takeo, furious as he flips through Kayako's diary, gritting his teeth.
In the next flash, we see Takeo Saeki holding a knife, killing his wife Kayako, and then brutally dismembering her body.
Unexpectedly, this scene was witnessed by Saeki Toshio, the son who had bled himself to death, and in the end, Saeki Toshio was drowned.
Then, the image disappeared again, reverting to the appearance of snowflakes.
Ming Yanwei patted her chest and said, "I was so scared! That Saeki Takeo is really awful."
Zheng Zha looked at the screen on TV, trembling slightly, and said, "Alright, you've watched enough, let's turn this thing off. Lin Qing, what exactly is your plan?"
Before Lin Qing could answer, Chu Xuan said, "No, it hasn't finished playing yet, the videotape is still spinning."
As soon as the words were spoken, the snowy scene disappeared, replaced by the old house, "Sizzle sizzle sizzle~~!"
The screen flickered briefly before returning to the old house. There, on the second floor of the old house, an extremely terrifying figure appeared in the attic.
The figure was Kayako, crawling on it like a spider, her pale face and chilling eyes staring intently at the onlookers.
Then the screen disappeared, the videotape finished playing, and everyone shivered. Even Lin Qing felt a chill as he watched.
As their resentment deepened, the curse on them intensified. Suddenly, Lin Qing's gaze fell upon a middle-aged man lying on a large bed in the room.
"Hmph!" Lin Qing snorted coldly, and a burst of aura suddenly erupted, causing the room to move without any wind.
Zheng Zha and the others quickly followed Lin Qing's gaze and looked into the room, where they could see the large bed from their position.
Lying on it was a middle-aged man with a large belly, and around his neck was a pale arm.
Without a doubt, that arm belonged to Kayako, but Kayako's body was nowhere to be seen.
With a cold snort from Lin Qing, the arm quickly retracted and disappeared, much to everyone's delight.
Zheng Zha and the others rushed to check on the middle-aged man. After checking on him, Zhan Lan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "He's alright, he just had a bit of oxygen deficiency and fainted. He'll wake up in a while."
[That fat guy is really asking for trouble; he insisted on going into the room.]
[Exactly, I kindly advised him to just lie on the floor; sleeping on a fluffy carpet is kind of comfortable.]
[Exactly, exactly. This guy insisted on going to the furthest room. I heard he's a CEO, and he only feels high-class if he sleeps in the bed.]
[Pah, what high-class nonsense! Look, she almost died. Luckily, Brother Lin Qing was amazing and saved her from Kayako.] A group of newcomers rushed over to watch, discussing among themselves.
Lin Qing waved his hand and said, "You guys carry him out, but be careful. I won't always be able to find you and save you in time."
Then, Zheng Zha and the others went to the television, and the newcomers quickly carried the unconscious middle-aged man out and placed him on the carpet.
Lin Qing smiled and said, "Very good, this is the videotape I need. Chu Xuan, you are the best at computer technology, go and make a copy of this and see if you can play it on the computer."
Chu Xuan took the videotape, glanced at Lin Qing, and replied, "Okay!" After saying that, he walked alone into the room where Kayako had just appeared.
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Chu Xuan wasn't afraid that Kayako was still inside. He then found a computer inside.
In the world of Ju-on, the year is 2003, and at this time, computers began to enter ordinary people's homes on a large scale.
The presidential suite in this five-star hotel is, of course, equipped with a computer, and it's one of the most advanced computers available today.
Lin Qing followed behind Chu Xuan, of course. Who knew if Kayako would kill Chu Xuan? He dared not gamble on the plot.
Zheng Zha and the others quickly followed behind. Seeing this, the newcomers also hurriedly surrounded the door. If there had been room space, they would have all squeezed in.
Turning on the computer, Chu Xuan placed the videotape on the table and said, "Playing the videotape on the computer is quite complicated; you'll need a video capture card, which you'll have to buy from a professional store."
"Of course, you can also go to these stores and ask them for help, but it will take quite a while."
"Oh, is it really necessary to go through all this trouble?" Zhang Jie said.
Lin Qing replied, "It's alright. We have seven days anyway, so a day or two of delay won't be a big problem."
Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and said wisely, "I have another method that can be solved in just a few minutes."
Lin Qing immediately became interested and asked, "Oh? What method?"
"Based on my deduction, you probably need to make people watch this scene so that a large number of people will be cursed."
"If that's the case, then all we need to do is get a digital camera, record the scene, and upload it to the computer."
"Borrowing a camera from the hotel reception is no problem at all; it'll only take a few minutes," Chu Xuan said calmly.
Lin Qing slapped his forehead and said with delight, "Yes, that's definitely feasible. No wonder you're a genius with an IQ of 220."
Lin Qing quickly pushed through the crowd, ran to the door, and called over the young lady who was waiting on this floor.
A sweet and gentle voice reached Lin Qing's ears: "Hello, sir, is there anything I can help you with?"
Lin Qing chuckled and said, "Beautiful lady, I need a digital camera to take pictures of this luxurious presidential suite and send them back to my friends back home."
The young woman maintained her smile and replied, "No problem, sir. Please wait a moment! By the way, would you like any food or drinks?"
Lin Qing thought about how these guys had eaten so much earlier and were probably not hungry, so he wanted to refuse.
Suddenly, a gurgling sound came from Lin Qing. Lin Qing smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, get me some good food."
Even so, the young women maintained their smiles. They had undergone rigorous training and could maintain a polite smile no matter what.
About three minutes later, there was a knock on the door. The quick-witted newcomer rushed to open it, and the young lady walked in with a digital camera.
"Mr. Lin, the food will be here shortly. Here is the camera you requested."
Lin Qing took the camera, thanked the young lady, and handed it to Chu Xuan after she left.
Chu Xuan switched the camera to video recording mode and pointed it at the TV screen, playing the videotape once again. That chilling feeling returned.
The video playback ended quickly, and the recording was completed.
At the same time, the hotel staff member entered the hotel kitchen.
"Hello, Ms. Nakamura"
"Good morning, Manager Nakamura!"
Everyone she encountered bowed and greeted her, clearly indicating she was a high-ranking executive at a hotel.
Sachiko Nakamura had long since abandoned her polite smile, her face now incredibly gloomy.
She is the daughter of the hotel's chairman, and no one dares to disobey her here. However, she is too spoiled, so her father brought her here to be a manager, hoping to toughen her up.