804.

Wang Tao was enjoying his dinner.

Today he was eating frozen steak he bought online, learning how to pan-fry it from online tutorials, along with some pasta.

He also had some red wine as his drink.

Of course, he wasn't idle while eating - he watched TV in the living room as he dined.

When he first moved into Alice Apartment 804, the installed TV was 30 inches. Now it was 99 inches.

The ultra-large screen was truly satisfying.

To be honest, he never used to like watching TV or movies.

During school, he buried himself in studies. After graduation, he was busy with company sales.

He rarely lived for himself.

But in this past year at Alice Apartment, he'd finally started living for himself, trying things he'd rarely or never done before.

Like watching TV and movies.

Wang Tao wasn't sure if he was some kind of psychopath.

He didn't care for other genres, only loving foreign horror and thriller films.

Such as: "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "House of Wax," "Friday the 13th."

Right now he was watching a foreign film: "It."

He turned off all the lights, only lighting five white candles on the coffee table, creating an intense atmosphere.

Just as Wang Tao was getting into it, during the film's climax,

Thumping and banging noises came from upstairs.

He frowned and looked up at the ceiling.

Shortly after the movie started, chaotic noises had begun from upstairs.

They'd stop, then start again. Stop, then start again.

This was already the fifth time.

He couldn't take it anymore.

So he turned on the lights, went out, intending to go upstairs to 904 and ask what was going on.

Reaching the 9th floor, he heard chattering in the hallway. The noise grew louder as he approached 904.

Wang Tao looked around - he couldn't understand how other 9th floor residents tolerated this.

He certainly couldn't.

So he knocked firmly. No answer the first time. Only after the second knock did the door open.

A tall male student around 20 years old answered.

He stood a head taller than Wang Tao, with a much larger frame.

"What's up?"

The tall student looked down calmly at Wang Tao.

Wang Tao said evenly: "I live downstairs in 804. Could you keep it down a bit? Stop jumping around on the floor. It's disturbing my rest."

As he spoke, Wang Tao suddenly remembered his fourth murder victims - that family.

He'd gone to reason with them, but it didn't work, and they had terrible attitudes.

"Oh, sorry about that, we'll be more careful."

Hearing this, the tall student looked genuinely apologetic.

Seeing this attitude, Wang Tao thought college students were easier to reason with.

Problem seemingly solved, Wang Tao turned to leave. Through the gap before the door closed, he saw quite a few people inside.

Probably college students having a party.

This made Wang Tao recall his own college days.

The campus goddess he'd admired.

Whom he'd personally strangled.

But his love for her had been real, just like with the wife he later married.

They got together because she resembled his college crush.

Too bad all these women turned out to be promiscuous.

"Hey, who was at the door? My food delivery?"

Inside 904, a female student asked the tall guy who'd spoken with Wang Tao.

Tall guy: "No, some guy from downstairs asking us to keep quiet."

"Keep quiet? Are we being loud? This is an apartment! If he wants quiet he should get a villa! Right, Xiao Nuo?"

The female student complained indignantly to Xiao Nuo.

Xiao Nuo was currently in the kitchen being lovey-dovey with her crush.

So she just absently agreed, "Yeah, yeah."

Wang Tao returned to 804 and resumed watching "It."

As he watched, a question arose in his mind: Could supernatural monsters like this actually exist?

Just as this grand hypothesis was forming - perhaps something worthy of textbooks someday - more thumping noises came from upstairs, disturbing his peace.

Wang Tao frowned and checked the time.

Only ten minutes had passed, and they were at it again?

After waiting a few more minutes with no improvement, he had no choice but to return to 904's door.

This time a different male student answered.

"Could you keep it down? Stop making all that banging noise."

"Oh. Sorry, we'll be more careful."

Wang Tao gave the student an annoyed look before leaving.

"Who was it? My delivery?"

The same female student who'd asked earlier questioned again.

The male student replied: "No, that guy from downstairs again."

"Him? What does he want now?"

"Told us to be quieter, walk softer, stop banging on the floor."

"Ugh, what a buzzkill. If he comes again, I'll answer."

Meanwhile, in the live stream room...

Although viewers could freely choose camera angles from any floor or room,

The main camera still had the most viewers because it was AI-controlled,

Automatically switching to the most interesting parts of the apartment.

Currently the most interesting part was Wang Tao's interactions with lab rat Xiao Nuo and her group.

Even though nothing major had happened yet.

Domineering Female CEO: [I don't remember this Wang Tao from 804. Has he killed anyone in the apartment?]

Little Dragon Girl: [I don't think so? I don't recognize him at all. Anyone else?]

[No impression.]

[Same, don't remember him.]

Domineering Female CEO: [Let me check his profile then.]

Viewers could access any resident's information in Alice Apartment.

Soon, they'd all reviewed Wang Tao's records.

Domineering Female CEO exclaimed: [This Wang Tao's vicious even by normal standards! Accidentally killed someone as a kid, murdered his college crush and her boyfriend, later killed his cheating wife and children that weren't his, then murdered his upstairs neighbors. A born killer!]

Little Dragon Girl: [True, this background is rare - killing since childhood. But what stands out most is he was always top student, went to elite university, got high position at major company - a real high-IQ criminal. Much more interesting than your average thug.]

The middle-aged uncle who hadn't appeared all day suddenly commented excitedly:

[Damn, I know this Wang Tao! He was middle management at a partner company. When he got arrested, I followed the case forever. Thought he'd been executed! How'd he end up in Alice Apartment?]