Guan Ting's longing for her son day and night made her feel that her son was right beside her. The toy had already proved that Fang Lin must have returned.?
Every night, she would quietly wait for the sound of footsteps outside the door or for some sound to come from her son's room next door.
Emperor Fang was very dissatisfied with Guan Ting's actions. He had said to her more than once,""I think you're really crazy. Our son hasn't been back for more than half a year. He might not even be in this world anymore.”
Guan Ting looked at this pretentious man in shock. She really could not believe that these words actually came from the mouth of a father.
"You beast!" She finally vented the anger that she had suppressed in her heart for a long time.
Emperor Fang Qing was stunned. He probably hadn't expected her to scold him. His eyes suddenly shone with a fierce light, as if he had really become a wild beast.
He laughed strangely and said in a cold tone,""You're right, I'm a beast!"
Guan Ting didn't expect him to help her. Other than suffering from his cruel abuse every day, her existence had little meaning. There were a few times when she even wanted to die, but when she thought of her son's life and death, she immediately dispelled this foolish thought. She wanted to see her son return safely.
She was alone tonight. She didn't know where Fang Qingdi had gone to fool around again. This was good. She didn't want to see him.
The night was a little hot, but Guan Ting's body was cold. She did not have a fever, but she did not know why she suddenly had this feeling. She took out another blanket and pressed it on her body. It was like a mountain was pressing on her. Although she did not feel as cold anymore, it made her a little breathless.
Whenever she thought of her son, Fang Lin's cute little head seemed to appear in her mind. She remembered that he would pester her to tell her stories every time.?
In this quiet villa, Guan Ting was immersed in her memories of the past when she suddenly heard a strange sound.
Xiao Lin must be back!
Guan Ting quickly sat up, her face full of excitement. She felt that her heart was about to jump out.
If he heard it correctly, the voice just now came from next door. Most of the rooms upstairs were empty. The servants living downstairs should have gone to bed long ago.
Guan Ting got out of bed and felt dizzy. She walked as if she was stepping on a shaking deck. She touched her forehead that was wet with sweat and felt better.
She held onto the wall, opened the door, and poked her head out.
There was no one in the dark corridor. The cold atmosphere made her want to retract her head. At this moment, she suddenly saw the door next door open slightly.
Guan Ting was extremely excited. She struggled to move her sore and painful body and pushed open her son's door.
She pressed the light switch.
The room was filled with light, but it was empty.
Disappointed, she stood at the door and looked around. She found a letter on her son's bed. There was nothing on it before.
Guan Ting walked over and picked up the letter.
The letter was addressed to her, and there was no signature or address.
She vaguely felt that this was written by her son, so she could not wait to tear open the envelope. Her hands seemed to have suddenly lost control, and it took her a long time to open the envelope and pull out the letter.
The moment she opened the letter, she couldn't help but look back.
Someone seemed to have passed by the door just now.
'How long has it been since I last dreamed of Fang Lin?'
Ever since Zhong Qiang saw Fang Lin for the last time on the fifth floor, he had not seen him again. However, he would still hear Fang Lin's voice calling out to him. However, Fang Lin's shadow was always hard to find.?
Three minutes ago, he dreamed that Fang Lin came to him with his body covered in blood. He seemed to want to say something to him. His bloodstained mouth was moving up and down, but he could not hear Fang Lin's voice no matter how hard he tried.?
He shouted at Fang Lin, asking him to speak louder. However, his voice was indistinct as well.?
Just as he was at a loss for what to do, he suddenly woke up with a start. He opened his eyes and saw that Fang Lin had disappeared. There was only endless darkness before his eyes.?
It took Zhong Qiang a long time to realize that it was just a dream.
He rolled over, trying to go back to sleep, perhaps to the dream, but a voice woke him up.
Zhong Qiang did not know where the voice came from. It was mixed with Fang Lin's wails, which sounded sorrowful and sorrowful. It seemed to be telling him about the suffering and misfortune he had suffered in hell for the past half a year.?
Zhong Qiang got off the bed and walked in the direction of the sound, like a zombie that had been awakened.
His father was sound asleep, his thunderous snores echoing in the room.
Zhong Qiang walked through the living room to the door with relief.
The door opened.
The corridor was very cool. The wind blew in from the entrance of the building, and it felt very comfortable.
This time, Zhong Qiang heard the sound coming from the opposite room. He did not move for a long time, as if he had suddenly died.
There were too many secrets in that room. It was undoubtedly a nightmare for him.
Just as Zhong Qiang was staring at the door in fear, he heard a bang. The door opened. There seemed to be something hidden in the narrow gap, enticing him to walk in.
Don't go in!
A voice sounded in his ear, but Zhong Qiang's legs involuntarily took a step forward, and he also breathed in the rotten smell of death coming from the crack in the door.
"Xiao Qiang, come and save me…"
A voice cried out desperately in the room, sounding as ethereal as the rain.
Zhong Qiang was very confused and almost thought that this was a dream.
He opened the door and saw a person standing in the dark room. Zhong Qiang sensed danger and immediately stopped.
"Is it Little Lin?" he asked softly.
The shadow did not speak.
The moment Zhong Qiang was about to walk over, the shadow moved its head and turned around.
Zhong Qiang almost cried out. He couldn't help but take a step back, his eyes full of fear.
He asked the shadow again,"Xiao Lin, is that you?"”
"Little Qiang."
A hoarse voice came out of the shadow's body, as if the other party's body was hollow, and the voice sounded muffled.
It was indeed Fang Lin.?
Zhong Qiang was extremely happy. He had too many questions to ask him, but he didn't know where to start.
"Xiao Lin, why don't you go home?”
"I can't go back."
Suddenly, a tall black shadow walked out from behind Xiao Lin. At the same time, an unpleasant rotten smell assaulted his nose. Zhong Qiang looked at the shadow in horror.
He had seen this shadow before, and it was wearing a hat.
The specter did not die!
The tall shadow kept floating towards him. Zhong Qiang was so scared that he turned around and ran.
"You can't run away."
Zhong Qiang didn't know how he managed to rush into the house. When he leaned against the solid door behind him, he felt a sense of security that he had never felt before.
"Cockroach, save me…"
Fang Lin's cries for help rang in his ears again. He was right beside him.?
Zhong Qiang covered his ears with his hands, then ran into his room and got into bed.
The call in his ears continued. Zhong Qiang covered his head with the blanket.
In the dream, the voice still kept calling.
Looking at herself in the mirror, her eyes were still very red, but Guan Ting was especially excited.
He took out the paper that was emitting the fragrance of paper again. After confirming the meeting place on it, he felt as if there was a lively little rabbit in his chest. He was extremely excited. However, when she remembered that her son was already a ghost in another world, she was a little afraid.
She thought again, what was there to be afraid of? Xiao Lin was so kind and cute. What was there to be afraid of?
Even so, Guan Ting was still a little worried. She was afraid to see her son's face, which might have rotted and covered in pus and blood.
She looked out of the window and shivered in the hot air.
Mom, remember, come alone. I don't want to see dad. He's a bad person. I'm living very well here, but it's very dark. I don't know where this is. Mom, I'm so scared. Will you come? You must save me…
Her son's letter broke her heart. It was the first time she cried so sadly. The depression she had felt for the past six months seemed to have lessened a lot with her tears.
She looked at her watch. There was still more than an hour before the agreed time, but she kept fidgeting and pacing around the room.
Would Emperor Fang Qing suddenly return home? That man always made her feel that she was in danger. He would pounce on her like a ferocious leopard at any time and snatch her son's letter. She was afraid that if he found out that her son was still alive, he would definitely fly into a rage.
This was because Fang Lin was not his biological son. His son's father had left a long time ago. Perhaps, he was in a faraway city.?
She changed into a simple casual outfit, turned off the lights, closed the door, and quietly went downstairs. In order not to alarm the servants, she quietly walked out of the villa and then heaved a sigh of relief. Everything outside seemed so fresh and exciting. She felt like a little bird that had been bound for many years and suddenly gained freedom. This dark and vast world was her stage.
Guan Ting walked out of the community and quickly walked onto the street to hail a taxi.
When the driver heard the location she mentioned, he was stunned for a moment. The terrifying Ghost House had become a restricted area in the city.
Ten minutes later, she arrived.
No one seemed to have gone deep into this eerie and terrifying fork.
Guan Ting got out of the car and looked at the bottomless path in front of her. Her heart was pounding. After hesitating for a while, she walked inside. Her lonely figure was immediately drowned in darkness.
There seemed to be a lot of trees by the roadside. The trunks were twisted, and the branches were like the claws of the devil, ready to reach out to her at any time.
Guan Ting didn't understand why her son would choose such a place. She felt even more cold and terrifying. She hugged her shoulders tightly and regretted wearing too little clothes.
A shadow flashed in front of her and she could not help but stop.
"Little Lin, is that you?" She called out softly, her eyes wandering in the darkness.
A shadow was walking out of the smoky darkness, like the incarnation of the devil.
"Xiao Lin…"
A rotten smell covered the sky and covered the earth, and it did not dissipate for a long time.
Zhong Shu suddenly opened his eyes. If it wasn't an illusion, he seemed to have heard his son calling him just now. He tiptoed to his son's room and found that his son was sleeping soundly.
There was a faint light outside the window. The sky was about to brighten.
Zhong Shu walked out of the room and came to the open space in front of the building. His eyes unconsciously glanced at the bungalow. He really could not see anything through the turbid glass.
He turned around and saw Wu Tong walking out with an ugly expression.
"You're up so early. Didn't you sleep well last night?”Zhong Shu asked.
"Last night, I heard someone talking in the room next door. I went in through the secret door behind the mirror. When I went in, the sound disappeared.”
"Did you hear wrongly?" Zhong Shu asked, but he did not quite believe his own feelings. There seemed to be a sound last night. He did not know if it was in a dream or if it really happened.
"It can't be wrong. I heard it very clearly.”Wu Tong said with certainty, his face still showing some fear.
At this moment, Zhong Qiang walked out with only a slit in his eyes, as if he had walked out with his eyes closed.
"There's milk on the table. I'll send you to school after you finish it.”
"Dad, are you going out?" After Zhong Qiang finished asking, he turned to look at Wu Tong.
"Don't worry about so much. I'll send you to school later. You have to listen to the teacher and attend class well.”Zhong Shu avoided his son's question.
"I saw a ghost last night," Zhong Qiang said.”
Zhong Shu's entire body trembled. He glanced at Wu Tong and said angrily to Zhong Qiang,""Don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense. It's true. I saw Xiao Lin.”
"Which Xiao Lin?" Zhong Shu asked.
"It's Fang Lin."
Zhong Shu suddenly remembered the missing person case from half a year ago. He squatted down and asked,""Cockroach, is what you said true?”
"It's true. He's in the opposite room.”
Zhong Shu and Wu Tong looked at each other. He didn't know how to tell his son that it wasn't real and was just an illusion.
Wu Tong turned around and saw the building manager walking out. His cold eyes swept over the three of them, making people feel uncomfortable. In the end, Lou Chang kept staring at Zhong Shu, as if he had something to say.
Zhong Shu's expression immediately changed. He slowly stood up and stared at Lou Chang.
"It's you guys again. Come in."
The landlord still remembered Wu Tong and Zhong Shu. He greeted them warmly as soon as he saw them, but there was a clear look of doubt in his eyes.
The courtyard was still very clean, giving people a fresh and elegant feeling.
Since they had been here before, the two of them followed the old man in without hesitation.
"This time, we came to ask you something.”Zhong Shu went straight to the point.
The old man was about to take out his cigarette when his fingers trembled. He kept his head down and did not look into Zhong Shu's eyes. "What do you want to ask?"
"Do you know that there's a mirror in the bathroom of Wu Tong's house?”
"The mirror in the bathroom? There was never a mirror in the bathroom!”
When Zhong Shu revealed the secret behind the mirror, the old man's expression immediately changed. The cigarette in his hand fell and rolled on the ground.
He bent down uneasily to pick it up.
"Uncle, tell me everything you know!”
The old man looked at him and sighed.""Alright, I'll tell you."
Zhong Shu took the cigarette from the old man and put it in his mouth.
"When the building was first built, our son was filial and had some money from his business. He bought a house for us on the first floor, which is where Wu Tong lives now. You must know the story of the ghost. Originally, our family was very comfortable, but not long after we moved in, we were all frightened because we heard someone talking underground. At first, we thought that we were old and blind, and our ears were useless. Did we hear wrongly? We thought that the voice next door was the voice of the underground. However, when I went to ask my neighbor, a middle-aged man in his forties told me that there was no sound underground at all. We thought that there was something wrong with our ears. However, every night, there would be a terrifying sound coming from underground. My wife and I had been living in fear. Every night, we had to plug our ears before we could fall asleep. We lived in this environment for two years. About a year ago, something even more terrifying happened. At first, we thought that someone was renovating the house, so we didn't think too much about it. However, the sound lasted for a few weeks before my wife and I realized that the situation was not good. Even if it was renovating, it couldn't last so long. So, we went to ask others if they heard that sound. The man next door told me that he didn't hear anything at all. At that time, I already began to suspect him. Later, when I listened carefully, I realized that the daily knocking sounds were coming from next door.”the old man said in horror.
"Not long after that, I suddenly received a threatening letter one day. I don't know who put it under our door. I saw that the higher-ups told us to leave the house immediately, or our lives would be in danger. They also told us not to rent or sell the house to others after we left, or else the ghosts would come looking for us. I remember that the old man in the bungalow told me about that legend. At that time, I didn't believe it at all, but later on, strange things started to happen frequently. There were always ghost-like screams coming from the next room. My wife and I were so scared that we had to move out. At first, we didn't dare to rent out the room for a while, fearing that something would happen again. Later, I went to the city to do some work and happened to meet Wu Tong. He was looking for a house. I thought about it and decided to rent it to this young man. As for the mirror you mentioned, I don't know anything about it.”
"Are there really ghosts in the building?" Zhong Shu finally asked.
The old man looked up at once, and his eyes became particularly terrifying, as if he had been possessed." There are really ghosts. It's true. The legend is true! I saw it before I left!"
Zhong Shu didn't say anything else. He suddenly remembered something and took out Shen Qisheng's photo to show the old man." Is this the person who lives next door to you?”
The old man looked at it as if he had seen something extremely terrifying. His fingers trembled as if he had been electrocuted."That's right, it's him!"
Before leaving, the old man pulled Zhong Shu's arm and said,""You must pay attention to the old man who lives in the bungalow at the entrance of the building!”
Zhong Shu was stunned for a while before asking,"Who is he?"”
"I don't know. Anyway, I keep feeling that that person is very abnormal.”#
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