That night, Wu Tong couldn't fall asleep no matter what. He seemed to feel that there was something else in the wall.
Suddenly, a strange sound came from the living room. Wu Tong wanted to ignore it, but the sound got worse.
Wu Tong had no choice but to quietly get out of bed. As soon as he entered the living room, the voice disappeared.
He saw a shadow standing in the bathroom, motionless.
"Who is it?" Wu Tong asked nervously, his voice trembling.
There was no reply.
He could only muster up his courage and walk over, but he found nothing there.
Wu Tong spent the night in fear and unease. Not only were the sounds from underground disturbing him, but there were also some strange sounds coming from his house.
When he woke up in a daze, the sky was already bright. Li Tong had already gone to work, and it was cold around him, leaving him alone to endure loneliness and fear.
The building was too quiet. The only sound in the room was the ticking of the clock and his breathing.
Wu Tong was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling and letting his imagination run wild. Suddenly, he heard someone knocking on the door. He got out of bed and went to open the door. He saw that familiar face.
Zhong Shu came back from the police station with a tired face. This was the first time he didn't send Zhong Qiang to school. He told him to take the bus to school. After sitting at home for a while, he came to look for Wu Tong.
After Zhong Shu came in, he saw that Wu Tong was still wearing a singlet and looked like he had not woken up. He hesitated whether he should tell him.
Wu Tong seemed to have read his mind and said embarrassedly,"I didn't sleep well last night."
Zhong Shu sat down on the sofa. Wu Tong got up and poured him a glass of water. When he found out the other party's true identity, he seemed very nervous.
Zhong Shu's gaze fell on the wall where the corpse was found, then he looked at Wu Tong. Perhaps he found that Wu Tong's mental state was normal, so he smiled a little relieved.
"Have you investigated the corpse?" Wu Tong asked.”
"Not yet, but we can confirm that the victim is a woman in her thirties. She died about half a year ago.”
"Half a year ago?" Wu Tong furrowed his brows, and his curiosity rose again. He remembered that he had lived with Li Tong for nearly a month. In other words, it was very likely that the landlord or the person who rented the house during that time did it.
"I didn't expect this…Could this be the ghost in the building?”
"I want to talk to your landlord." Zhong Shu diverted his words and stood up.
"Now?" Wu Tong looked at Zhong Shu in confusion and realized that his voice sounded strange.
Zhong Shu nodded.
Wu Tong hesitated." Then…can I go with you?"”
"Why?"
"I want to gather some materials."
"I didn't know you were a writer.”
"Oh, no, no, no. I'm just curious. I usually like to write.”
Seeing Wu Tong's embarrassed look, Zhong Shu nodded in agreement." Alright, you'll be my assistant when you go out.”
Wu Tong was really excited and immediately called Li Tong. Li Tong was not very happy. His house was haunted, and he actually had to follow the neighbor's police to investigate a case from half a year ago. However, she had always been very accommodating to Wu Tong. She reminded him to be careful and did not say anything else.
Wu Tong took out the contact information the landlord had given him and made a call to confirm the address. Then, the two of them set off.
The landlord lived in the countryside, and there was a bus that went there every day.
The car drove on the dusty country road. Wu Tong rarely spoke along the way. Now he remembered that since there was a house in the city, why did the landlord live in the country and not want to sell the house in the city?
"I'm guessing you're in trouble.”Zhong Shu spoke first.
Wu Tong naturally knew what he was referring to. Looking at the scenery along the way, he sighed and said,"There are indeed many strange things that have happened at home. I really can't figure it out. I haven't offended anyone, so who is it that wants to treat me like this?”
"Do you want to know the rumors about the ghosts in this building?”
"You know about it?" Wu Tong looked at him sideways.
So Zhong Shu told Wu Tong about the legend of the ghost that Lou Chang had told him. He then talked about his son and wife.
When he heard that his wife had betrayed him and ran away with an old man from the south, Wu Tong was also afraid. Would that day come for him and Li Tong?
Thinking of that strange old man, Wu Tong felt extremely itchy all over his body, and more than that, he felt a sense of disgust that could not be dispelled.
"Do you believe there are ghosts in the building?" Wu Tong asked after listening to the story.
Zhong Shu's heart tightened. This was a question that anyone who had heard of this story would ask. However, he still could not find a scientific and logical reason that could convince people. He could only ask,"What about you? Do you believe me?"
"I don't know either, but there are many things that can't be explained. Take the underground sounds for example. This building doesn't have a basement, but where did those sounds come from? I don't think it's just an illusion.”
Zhong Shu blinked, as if he wanted to say something, but he shut his mouth tightly.
The landlord lived half an hour's drive from the city.
After the two of them got out of the car, they saw a continuous green mountain in front of them. In the embrace of the green mountain, there was a quiet small village.
Wu Tong was surprised by the landlord's residence as he walked towards the village with Zhong Shu.
The two stopped in front of a small courtyard. Wu Tong looked at the two red iron gates, which matched the characteristics the landlord had mentioned. "This should be the place they were talking about on the phone.”
"Let's go in!" Zhong Shu said.
The courtyard wasn't big, but it was extremely unique and had a different flavor.
In the courtyard, two old men were fiddling with the flowers and plants. When they saw a stranger, they slowly raised their heads and looked at him in confusion. After a while, the old man recognized Wu Tong and asked in confusion,"It's you, young man. Why are you here?”
Wu Tong smiled." Uncle, we have something to ask you."”
The old man hurriedly invited the two of them into the house. His wife was busy serving tea and pouring water, which made Wu Tong feel a little uneasy.
The room was very simple. There was a huge statue of the God of Wealth on the opposite wall, and the furniture seemed to be covered in a thick layer of dust.
" I'm a police officer," Zhong Shu said calmly." I'm currently investigating a case that might be related to the ghost in the building." Oh, it's the house you rented to Wu Tong.”
The old man's expression changed when he heard the word 'ghost'. His bronze-colored forehead was sweating profusely. It was unknown whether it was due to fatigue from the work just now or fear.
"What do you want to know?"
The old man's gaze was a little wandering. Zhong Shu saw this scene and asked,""Did anyone live in your house in the city half a year ago?”
The old man thought for a while and muttered for a long time before saying,"Half a year ago…no one lived here."
Zhong Shu looked at Wu Tong and asked again,"Think about it carefully. Did you remember wrongly?"”
"It can't be wrong," the old man said firmly. A year ago, my child's mother and I moved out. Because the building was close to the roadside, we couldn't stand the noise all day long. Later, we saw that it was very quiet here, so we moved here.”
Wu Tong was very puzzled. The house he lived in had been empty for almost a year. Why did he only think of renting it to him a month ago?
Zhong Shu looked at Wu Tong and voiced out his doubts for him.""Wu Tong only moved in a month ago. The house has been empty for so long. Why didn't you rent it out or sell it?”
The old man was stunned and blinked." I don't have time." The countryside was different from the city. There were many things to do every day, so she forgot about them.”
Zhong Shu grabbed onto his words and asked again,""Then why did you want to rent out the house?”
" This..." The old man's face turned red and he tried to find a reasonable excuse."Then I happened to meet Wu Tong. He said he wanted to rent a house, so I rented it to him.”
The awkward conversation quickly ended, but Wu Tong thought about it carefully and realized that the old man's words were very suspicious.
The house had been empty for nearly a year and they wanted to rent it out again. What changed their minds?
"Could it be that he just had a whim? Or was it really as he said, too busy and too far away to care?”Wu Tong said.
Wu Tong's words were not unreasonable, but Zhong Shu felt that the old man must be hiding something.
Zhong Qiang was like a mummy that had been awakened by a sacrifice. He sat up straight from the bed and looked at everything in the room blankly as if he had arrived in a strange place.
"Cockroach…"
The ethereal voice was like a soul that had been wandering in the human world for a long time and could not find its home. It floated around him.
Zhong Qiang got off the bed and was led out of the room by the voice.
The corridor was unusually cold, and gusts of cold wind poured in from outside. He seemed to be unaware of it as he slowly walked up the stairs.
The voice was from upstairs, ethereal and eerie.
Who was he? Why do you always have to call me? Zhong Qiang asked himself again and again in his heart. Suddenly, he felt a trace of uneasiness and fear.
The second floor, the third floor, the fourth floor…Finally, Zhong Qiang stood on the fifth floor. He looked up and saw the number 13 on the door.
He didn't know why he was standing here. Was there someone living in the 13th room? He reached out and gently stroked the bone-chilling door, as if a cold snake was crawling along his fingers towards his arm.
Here, the call was even stronger.
"Little cockroach…Little cockroach…"
Fang Lin, is that you?" He mumbled to the door, but his eyes were fixed on the door. It was as if he could already see inside through the door. Fang Lin was standing in the middle of the room, waiting for his good friend to arrive.?
However, he did not move. He knew that his good friend had disappeared from this world. Perhaps he was already dead!
Zhong Qiang will never forget that day
"Cockroach, I'm very afraid."
Zhong Qiang seemed to know something because Fang Lin had been behaving rather strangely recently. The sudden change in his friend had left him at a loss.?
"What are you afraid of?" asked Zhong Qiang.
Fang Lin pulled the bag on his back." I've been feeling like someone's following me for the past few days."”
"Who's following you?" Zhong Qiang asked in confusion.”
Was someone really following him? Zhong Qiang stopped and looked around Fang Lin. There was a long-haired young man wearing sunglasses walking around Fang Lin.'Is that him?' There was also a dull middle-aged man standing behind Fang Lin. He did not look like a good person either.?
"I don't know."
In fact, Fang Lin's family was very rich. Zhong Qiang only knew that. As for why someone was following him, it was probably because of the money.?
Fang Lin's family was rich, and his father was doing business outside. His academic performance was outstanding, and he did not have the spoiled arrogance of a rich kid.? Zhong Qiang's studies were a mess and he was a loner. In the eyes of others, it was indeed unbelievable that they could become friends.
The two of them walked slowly on the street. From time to time, Zhong Qiang kicked something that could be kicked on the road and said,"It'll be fine. Don't think too much.”
"Maybe. My dad's business hasn't been doing well recently and he's always throwing tantrums.”
Zhong Qiang looked at his fair and tender face, which was covered in a layer of fog and could not be seen clearly.
He didn't expect that their journey together would be their final farewell.
Zhong Qiang could never forget the confusion and helplessness in Fang Lin's eyes when they parted ways at the train station. He could vaguely read something from Fang Lin's gaze.?
Until today, he still believed that it was those cold and terrifying people who abducted Fang Lin.?
He hated those people.
Just as Zhong Qiang was still thinking about the past, he suddenly heard the sound of someone walking downstairs. The sound of footsteps seemed to be pounding heavily on his heart.
He slowly turned around. As the sound approached, he first saw a pair of shoes. He held his breath. He would never forget this pair of shoes.
Those were Fang Lin's shoes!
It was a pair of shoes from an unknown brand. The style was a little odd. It looked like a tank head. It should be a famous brand because Fang Lin's father was very rich.?
After half a year, this pair of strange shoes appeared in front of him again. How could he not be excited?
"Fang Lin." He called out in a low voice. He wanted to rush forward, but he hesitated.
A rotten smell assailed his nostrils. Zhong Qiang seemed to be able to see Fang Lin's rotten state. He held his breath and leaned backward until he leaned against the bone-chilling door.?
Under Zhong Qiang's horrified gaze, that person finally stood in front of him.
Fang Lin, is that really you?" Zhong Qiang moved his dry tongue. He suddenly wanted to drink water.
The smell of decay wreaked havoc in the surroundings. As soon as Zhong Qiang opened his mouth, a stench choked his lungs. He felt worms squirming in his stomach, and he almost vomited the food he had eaten at night.
The man looked at Zhong Qiang in a daze, but his eyes were empty, as if Zhong Qiang was not in front of him.
" Fang Lin, you..." Zhong Qiang wanted to ask more, but the rotten smell was too disgusting. He did not have the courage to continue speaking. He immediately covered his mouth with his hand.?
He was a dead man! Only dead people would have this rotten smell.
He did not know if that person was Fang Lin, but his face was covered in black stains and emitted a foul stench.?
"Little Qiang." A hoarse and indecipherable voice came laboriously from the man's throat, and he made a gulping sound as if he was swallowing something.
"You're not Fang Lin. He's already dead!”After Zhong Qiang said the loudest sentence in his life, he ran downstairs like a rabbit.
The sound of rapid and loud footsteps echoed in the corridor. He heard someone chasing after him, but he did not dare to turn back. He almost rolled and crawled back to the first floor.
A smoky figure drifted past him, leaving behind a strong smell of tobacco.
This person is
Zhong Qiang was shocked and wanted to take a closer look, but the black shadow had already blended into the night.
Summer had really arrived.
Li Tong was wearing a beautiful and appropriate dark blue professional dress. Coupled with her high hair bun, she exuded the shrewdness of a mature woman. Whenever she passed by, countless men would turn around to look at her. Even women would show jealous expressions.
Li Tong didn't care at all. All she could think about was the broken human-shaped wall in the living room, as if there was a dead man with a bloody face embedded in it.
"Sister Li, you're going on a blind date today. Why are you dressed so beautifully?”
As soon as she walked into the office, Xiao Wang, who was also the logistics secretary, came over and teased her. Little Wang was a young lady in her early twenties. She was usually diligent and had a quick mouth.
Li Tong wasn't in the mood to joke. She said lightly,""Is that so? I don't think so."
"Sister Li, are you feeling unwell? You look terrible."
"Maybe." Li Tong touched her face with her hand and felt that it was as cold as ice.
"What a lecherous man." Little Wang muttered softly.
"Who is it?"
"Who else? Look."
Li Tong followed her gaze and saw Mo Shaolin arrogantly patrolling the office. From time to time, he would point at his subordinates and sometimes reprimand them severely.
Mo Shaolin quickly walked towards her office.
"Xiao Li, what's wrong? Did you not sleep well?"
Li Tong stood up in embarrassment and said,"Nothing. I've been suffering from insomnia for the past two days."
"Oh, then you have to pay more attention to your health!”Mo Shaolin sized her up with his small eyes.
Little Wang glanced at Mo Shaolin with disgust. Fortunately, he did not notice.
"Thank you for your concern, President Mo. I will take note of it.”Li Tong pretended not to see anything.
"That's good, that's good." Mo Shaolin walked away sulkily. Halfway there, he turned back to look at her and seemed to mutter something.
"This pig!" Little Wang stuck out his tongue as he left.
"When are you going to learn to be a little more obedient? Be careful not to let him know that you've been fired.”Li Tong suddenly felt much better.
"I'm not afraid. There's a long line of companies begging me to work for them!”
Li Tong looked at her with a smile. Suddenly, the broken wall appeared in front of her eyes again.
Throughout the day, Li Tong felt someone following her. She turned around a few times, only to see the salespeople looking at her expressionlessly in the huge mall. Occasionally, a few men strolling around would cast her a burning gaze. However, when she turned around, the feeling of someone following her came again, making her break out in cold sweat.
It wasn't easy for her to stay up until nine o'clock at night. Li Tong felt that she was especially tired today. When the time was up, she slowly walked out.
Standing at the entrance of the supermarket, Wu Tong was nowhere to be seen.
Damn fellow, did he get the time wrong again?
She suddenly realized that Wu Tong and Zhong Shu had gone to the countryside to look for the landlord. She wondered if they had returned. Damn it, why did he have to investigate a dead person at this time?
Thinking of the dead man in the wall, she couldn't help but shiver. She wanted to call Wu Tong, but after thinking about it, she decided to wait a little longer. Perhaps he was on his way now.
"Sister Li, are you still here?" Xiaowang greeted her from afar.
"Wu Tong will be here in a while. You go first!”
"Then I'll go first. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Li Tong walked slowly alone. She seemed to have forgotten that she could take a taxi home. Her heart was in a mess. She was both angry with Wu Tong and afraid to go home.
The street lamp cast her shadow on the ground. When she saw her own shadow, she couldn't help but gasp.
Just then, she heard footsteps behind her.
Ever since Wu Tong's time was changed by an invisible hand, the horror of going home alone came back to her. She regretted not taking a taxi and wanted to flag one down now, but there were always so few cars on this street. The front and back were empty, and only the street lights accompanied her.
Li Tong looked back in surprise. The street was dark, so she couldn't be sure that there was someone there.
Li Tong quickened her pace and finally reached home. When she saw that there was no light upstairs, her heart turned cold.
Wu Tong had not returned yet.
The footsteps behind her were getting closer and closer. Li Tong felt cold sweat on her back. She saw a fork in the road. She didn't think too much about it. She turned into the small road and hid behind a big tree. She wanted to see who was following her.
A figure appeared. It was a woman with curly hair draped over her shoulders, covering her face.
Li Tong finally relaxed and followed behind the woman.
The air was filled with the smell of high-end perfume, but when she thought of the man in black that night, she only felt a wave of fear in her heart.
The woman walked into the building.
Li Tong quickened her pace and followed him. However, when she entered the building, the woman was gone. Instead, it was a child. He stood in front of the first room in a daze, as if he was looking at something.
Li Tong knew him. He was the son of the man next door.
"Why aren't you going home?" Li Tong asked. She had a very special feeling about this child.
Zhong Qiang looked at her and continued to stare at the door."My classmate is calling me."
Li Tong looked around but didn't see anyone or hear anyone's voice. She asked curiously,""Where is your classmate?"
He pointed at the door." It's right here.”
Li Tong was dumbfounded. She looked at him timidly and almost avoided him by sticking close to the stairs. At first glance, she saw the stain of cat blood in front of her door. It was like a scar that could never be removed.
She opened the door with trembling hands. The room was dark and she could not see anything, but she vaguely felt that something had happened at home.
"Wu Tong?" She called out softly.
In the darkness, a weak voice sounded in the bedroom.
Li Tong's eyes widened. She remembered that she should turn on the lights, so she fumbled around on the wall and finally found the switch. With a bang, the darkness was instantly driven away by the light.
She walked into the bedroom in fear and saw a confused Wu Tong struggling to sit up from the bed. His hair was a mess.
So he was sleeping at home!
After feeling relieved for Wu Tong's safety, Li Tong thought about how she was walking in fear at night while he was sleeping alone under the blanket. She said angrily,"No wonder you didn't come to pick me up. So you're sleeping at home!”
"What did you say? Sleep?" Wu Tong looked at her innocently.
"Aren't you sleeping?" Li Tong asked.”
"How could this be?" Wu Tong muttered to himself.”
Li Tong rolled her eyes at Wu Tong and walked to the wall alone. When she saw the eye-catching scar, she stopped and looked at it, as if she wanted to see what was going on.
As it had just been repaired, the patch was still very wet, which made it look very strange. A human figure vaguely appeared, as if there was really a dead person inside.
Not long after, the two of them lay down to sleep with their own thoughts. This time, the sound from the underground seemed to penetrate the obstacles and reach their home clearly.
" Cockroach, save me…Cockroach, save me…"
"Did you hear that?" Wu Tong asked.
"I heard it. It seemed to be saying,'Little Qiang, save me'…Who is Little Qiang?”she asked, puzzled.
"Zhong Shu's son, the kid who lives next door.”
Li Tong immediately saw Zhong Qiang staring at the room opposite her and felt her body turn cold.#
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