The terrifying footsteps echoed in the building. It lurked around everyone, but no one could find it. That was because it was a ghost, a vengeful spirit that had been persecuted to death.
In the hazy smoke, Sun Cheng thought about it again and again and decided to move out.
He couldn't remember when he first saw the ghost. There were a few nights when he went upstairs and felt a gust of black wind blowing past him. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the man in black clothes. He wore a black hat on his head and looked strange and terrifying.
That was a spirit!
Sun Cheng believed what the old man in the bungalow said. There was a vengeful spirit in this building, living in a dark corner year after year. As a result, many people in the building were anxious, and many people had moved out.
Sun Cheng had just put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray when his hand froze and he stared at the ground in surprise.
A faint voice drifted up from the depths of the ground.
The next day, Sun Cheng found a moving company. After quickly moving all the furniture into the car, he jumped into the car and left.
When the moving company's car drove out of the alley, the crowd that was watching the fun started to stir again.
The residents in the small community sighed again. They looked at the building and shook their heads."Another one left. It's all because of the ghosts…this damn place.”
Wu Tong really couldn't understand why everyone was looking at him as if he was a monster. He shivered inexplicably and suddenly felt uncomfortable.
Looking out of the window, Wu Tong suddenly frowned. He couldn't help but look at the six-story orange building again.
Li Tong, who was sitting next to Wu Tong, did not say anything. She had agreed to the move because of her boyfriend's consideration. However, for some reason, she had been having nightmares recently, which made her feel that the move was the wrong decision.
It had been a month, and every time, she would dream of Wu Tong standing in front of her, covered in blood. "Wu Tong, let's not move. It's just a lonely building here.”Li Tong advised Wu Tong.
Wu Tong was helpless against her sensitivity. When he saw her pale face, he knew that she had that nightmare again. He hugged her thin shoulders and asked with concern,""Did you have a nightmare again? It doesn't matter. The environment in the new house is very quiet. Besides, I've already discussed it with the moving company. We're almost there. If you ask me to change my decision at the last minute, that's a breach of contract!”
Wu Tong knew very well that Li Tong was afraid that the nightmare he had recently had foretold something ominous, but he did not believe that dreams would bring about any disaster.
After getting out of the car, Wu Tong looked at the people from the moving company who were busy. Li Tong was like an excellent commander, directing the people from the moving company to go in and out. Wu Tong seemed to be a little redundant, watching her busy like a bystander, and a sweet feeling welled up in her heart.
When he looked up, he suddenly felt dizzy.
A few heads popped out of the windows upstairs as if they were watching the show. Wu Tong felt very uncomfortable.
The first time he had followed the landlord to see the house, he had a strange feeling in his heart. He could not tell what it was. If it wasn't for the fact that it was very quiet here, he wouldn't have moved here at all.
In a vast expanse of bungalows, this building was like a monument, standing alone, looking so unsociable.
At this moment, Wu Tong felt someone staring at him from behind.
He turned his head abruptly and saw a gloomy looking old man standing at the door of a bungalow. He was staring at him with his eyes wide open. The skin on his face was as loose as the bark of an old tree, but his gaze was like a sword piercing into his eyes.
Wu Tong felt a chill run down his spine. He rolled his eyes at the old man in disgust and walked into the building.
It was a six-story residential building with three families on each floor. Wu Tong's new home was in Room 2, right in the middle of the three families on the first floor.
The people from the moving company were busy going in and out. Wu Tong didn't know where to stay, so he walked out of the room. As soon as he walked out, he saw the door of Room 3 next door open. A man in his forties walked out. He had dark skin and a well-defined face. There was a very sharp look in his eyes.
When the other party saw Wu Tong, he was very surprised. Just as he was about to close the door, his gaze fell on the first room.
Wu Tong curiously followed the man's gaze. It was only a door. He turned back and saw that the door that was open a moment ago had been quietly closed.
After a while, the new house was almost cleaned up, and the people from the moving company got into the car and left.
Wu Tong noticed that the old man at the door was still staring at him, as if he wanted to see into his flesh.
Wu Tong's heart seemed to be blocked by something. He hurried into the house and his eyes lit up.
"How was it?" Li Tong asked with a smile. Not bad, right?"
"Not bad, not bad." The room was shining brightly. Wu Tong was full of compliments, and his mood became particularly comfortable. The haze from before disappeared in an instant.
He looked at Li Tong in a daze, especially that cute mouth, which made him even more fascinated.
"I have to tidy up the kitchen again.”Li Tong looked at him with a smile, then turned around and went into the kitchen.
Wu Tong walked around the rooms again. When he walked into the bathroom, he was shocked to see another version of himself on the side wall.
It was a mirror nailed to the wall. The bottom of the mirror was just touching the ground. The length of the mirror was very similar to the height of a person. Looking closely, the mirror seemed to be another world.
Li Tong finally tidied up the house before it turned dark.
Looking at the new home that had been decorated, the two of them were delighted.
Li Tong was exhausted and had no appetite to eat. She pulled Wu Tong downstairs and thought of buying some simple food from the nearby supermarket.
They had just left the building when they saw a person standing in front of the bungalow. His face was hidden in the darkness.
It was that strange old man, his eagle-like eyes were shooting out a terrifying light, staring straight at them.
Wu Tong's heart tightened, wondering what this person wanted to do.
Li Tong had obviously noticed it too, but she was blocked by Wu Tong.
Wu Tong's unhappiness gradually subsided after they walked on the street. The two of them walked along, leaving behind a string of laughter.
Wu Tong's new home was in the suburbs. There were some low buildings nearby, and the tall buildings in the distance were hidden in the fog. He turned around and looked at the building. It stood in the Pingfang District and looked very uncoordinated. Why not build it in the middle of the buildings? He thought in confusion.
The supermarket wasn't too far from his new home. It was the peak period after work, so there were many people inside.
They picked out a few items of food. When they were queuing up to pay, one of them caught Li Tong's attention.
It was a man, and it was spring, but he was wearing a winter black coat and a black top hat. The collar of the coat almost covered his entire face, making it impossible to see his age and appearance.
Wu Tong felt Li Tong shiver beside him. He was about to ask her what had happened when he followed her gaze and felt uncomfortable all over.
He frowned in disgust. The image of the old man at the door of the bungalow seemed to appear in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
Probably sensing that someone was staring at him, the man shot a quick glance at Wu Tong and the others before quickly leaving the supermarket like a shadow.
Wu Tong and the others also left the supermarket after they finished shopping. When he returned downstairs, Wu Tong subconsciously looked at the bungalow. After confirming that the old man was not at the door, he felt much more relaxed.
However, there was a shadow in the darkness staring at them. After it opened its mouth, it let out two cold laughs.
After dinner, Li Tong lay on the bed and read a new book.
Outside the window, the dark night was like a big net, covering the light bit by bit. The lights in the distance were sparse.
Wu Tong walked to the window and looked at the peaceful night sky. He couldn't help but think of his distant hometown.
At this time, the house should be brightly lit, right?
He couldn't remember how long he had been away from home. Ever since he graduated from high school, he had been wandering alone. Today he was in the south, tomorrow he might appear in a city in the north. He could never settle down.
Although this house was rented, at least it was a warm home.
Wu Tong turned around and looked at Li Tong, who was concentrating on her book. He felt that he had let her down, causing her to wander with him. What made him happy was that she never complained.
Wu Tong secretly made up his mind to let her live a happy life.
A gust of cold wind blew in from outside the window. Wu Tong shivered and sat in front of the computer, opening a Word file.
He had never given up on writing. After working hard for so many years, he finally had some gains in writing.
But today, for some reason, she couldn't calm down. Her hands were still on the keyboard, and she couldn't help but think of the man in black in the supermarket.
Wu Tong smiled. He was probably too nervous. So his fingers continued to work, but suddenly stopped.
He pricked up his ears to listen.
At this moment, Li Tong also raised her head and looked at the confused Wu Tong. She asked,""You heard it too?"
Wu Tong nodded.
It was as if someone had just walked past the room. The heavy and slow footsteps were still clearly lingering in the air.
Wu Tong stood up and looked around the room, but he could not find where the sound came from.
Was that an illusion? However, even Li Tong heard it. It shouldn't be an illusion, right?
The sound of footsteps could be heard again.
Wu Tong stared at the floor.
Underground!
Zhong Shu sighed from time to time. There were too many mysteries in this building that he needed to solve one by one.
Ever since his family moved in a year ago, life had never been peaceful.
On the first night, he heard the sounds of people moving underground. Sometimes it was a sigh, and sometimes it was a loud sound of footsteps. It sounded extremely terrifying.
Xiaoling and Zhong Qiang were always trembling and confused at first.
Zhong Qiang always asked naively,"Dad, is there someone living underground?"”
Zhong Shu always stroked his son's head." Silly child, how can there be people underground?”
Zhong Shu had also gone to the stairs to take a look. There was indeed no basement built here.
He was very confused. Since there was no basement, what was the sound underground? Could it really be like the legends, a ghost?
Zhong Shu had always thought that it was because of the detestable ghost that Xiaoling had divorced him.
That day, Xiaoling cried and told him that she loved him very much, but she really had no choice. Between love and career, she chose the latter.
He suddenly burst out laughing in front of her. He laughed so wildly that he cried.
Xiaoling was a little scared by his smile and asked,"What are you laughing at?"
After a while, Zhong Shu stopped laughing and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes."Congratulations on having your own career. Shouldn't you be laughing?”
Xiaoling looked at him coldly and closed her mouth tightly. In the end, she let out a long sigh. That sigh was like a piece of lead pressing on Zhong Shu's heart.
Just like that, they divorced, and their son Zhong Qiang returned to Zhong Shu. She did not fight for her son, or perhaps her heart had long been on that hateful old man from the south.
Zhong Qiang was still in the dark, but Zhong Shu was really afraid that his son would always pester him and ask him where his mother had gone and why she was not home.
Almost all the lies in the world had been told by Zhong Shu. He was really worried that if his son asked again, he would not be able to make up a reasonable lie.
As a police officer, coupled with the divorce with Xiaoling, the angry Zhong Shu thought that the culprit of everything was the ghost, so he found the supervisor and took the initiative to volunteer, determined to find out the mystery of the ghost.
When Zhong Shu woke up, his ears were filled with all kinds of noise.
Recently, Zhong Shu had not been sleeping well. He wanted to make up for his sleep during the day, but he was annoyed by the noise.
He did not know what was happening outside, but the entire building seemed to be shaking.
Zhong Shu walked into the kitchen and looked through the window. He felt a chill in his heart.
Someone was moving out again!
Zhong Shu didn't know how many people had already moved out of the building. Because most of the residents here were retired government workers, the corridor was quiet most of the time. Now that someone had moved out, the building seemed even more deserted. Sometimes, when he walked in the quiet corridor and listened to his loud footsteps, he always felt that there was a shadow beside him.
Zhong Shu took out a cigarette and was about to light it when his eyes suddenly widened. He took out the cigarette from his mouth and stared at the approaching car.
He was very puzzled. Everyone was trying their best to leave this place, but there was still someone moving in.
Zhong Shu paced back and forth uneasily when he heard that the quiet corridor was finally bustling with noise and liveliness. He opened the door curiously and saw a tall and thin young man. He was actually his new neighbor.
Zhong Shu glanced at Room 1 opposite him and gently closed the door. He rubbed his temples hard and suddenly recalled the terrifying knocking sound.
How long had it been?
Half a year ago, it was a beautiful morning.
When Zhong Shu was awakened by the violent knocking sound, the golden sunlight shone on his face. He wanted to wake Xiaoling up as usual, but when he pushed his hand out, there was no one around him.
It suddenly dawned on him that she had already left this house and gone far away.
"Who is it? It's so noisy that I can't even sleep well." Zhong Qiang walked out of his room with sleepy eyes. He rubbed his eyes and mumbled as he went to the bathroom to wash up.
Looking at his son, Zhong Shu sighed and looked at the wall.
There was a picture of a happy family of three from three years ago hanging there. In the photo, Xiaoling seemed to be grinning at him.
Zhong Shu shivered. He looked at the photo again, but there was no change in the photo.
The rumbling sound of knocking continued.
Zhong Shu had just opened the door when the sound flooded in like a tide. It was simply noise. He wanted to get angry, but he had nowhere to vent. He suppressed his anger and listened carefully. His gaze locked onto Room 1. The sound came from behind that door.
But there was no one living there!
He had lived here for a long time, but he had never seen anyone enter that room.
Zhong Shu's heart was shrouded in a shadow. From then on, Zhong Shu would look at the first door for no reason. This had become a bad habit that was difficult to change.
What kind of world was behind that door?
Zhong Shu's thoughts returned to last night. A shadow flashed past his eyes. He had a vague feeling that something must have happened in Room 1 last night.
It was ten o'clock at night. After his son fell asleep, he turned off the lights and walked around the living room alone. For some reason, he couldn't fall asleep last night. He listened to the noise outside and popped a cigarette out of his cigarette box.
Dead silence! Even the air was sleeping.
Zhong Shu realized for the first time that the building was so terrifyingly quiet.
The air in the room was suffocating. Zhong Shu lit a cigarette and was about to open the door to get some fresh air when he heard a slight sound outside. It seemed that someone was there.
Zhong Shu immediately became nervous. He remembered the story of the ghost in the building and could not help but quietly open the door. He felt a shadow flash through the crack of the door.
He looked at the crack in the door and saw that the corridor was empty. He opened the door and looked at the first door. Then he sniffed. Someone must have passed by here just now.
Although he smoked, he smelled a stronger tobacco smell. This smell was somewhat familiar.
All along, Zhong Shu had always suspected that all of this was the doing of the sinister old man living in the bungalow. The smell of tobacco that permeated the corridor, other than that hunched old man, there could not be a second person.
Zhong Shu had a deep impression of that old man.
On the day he moved in, he felt as if there was a shadow following him. As soon as he turned around, he met the old man's cunning gaze.
This was the first time he realized that a person's gaze could be so terrifying.
The sound of moving next door was still ringing in her ears, but it was not as noisy anymore.
The sun began to move westward, and the sky gradually darkened.
Zhong Shu looked at his watch. It was time to pick up his son.#
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