Chapter 0011 No One Lives
"Lao Wang, please help me contact them first. I will find a way to get the money in the next two days."
"OK."
Wang Cuzi limped away carrying the rag bag.
I'm not sure if he's reliable, but he's been in the business for many years, so he has some skills. Seven days is not a long time, and it's better to have someone to help than to do it alone.
After a sleepless night and a severe fright, my body was extremely tired. No matter how many worries I had in my heart, I couldn't hold on any longer.
Lock the doors and windows, and go back to the bedroom to rest.
I didn’t sleep well and had many nightmares. Sometimes it was Sister Hong, sometimes it was the scary old man in the bun shop. I wanted to run away but I couldn’t…
When I woke up, it was already dusk.
I was sweating all over and my clothes were all wet, as if I had just been pulled out of the water.
I lit a cigarette and sat alone in the dim shop, thinking for a long time.
No matter how much I don't want to believe it, it is an indisputable fact that I have fallen into a horrible trap. It is useless to give up. The most important thing is to seize every opportunity to break free.
I put out my cigarette, took a shower, changed my clothes, ate something quick, and then rode my electric scooter out of the urban village as the sky just began to darken.
In less than half an hour, I arrived at the gate of an upscale residential area.
The imposing gate stood tall, with several spotlights shining on the marble doorplate.
Yunhui Yayuan.
It is a famous high-end residential area in the eastern district of Dongzhou City, close to Dongzhou University and not too far from the urban village where I live, but the environment is completely different.
Wearing cheap clothes, I took out the key ring and pretended to be calm under the security guard's scrutiny, and swiped my card to enter the community without changing my expression.
There are green trees and winding paths, and you can feel a slight coolness as soon as you enter.
In such a large community, the occupancy rate is not high. Only a few households in each building have lights on. Almost no one walks outside. It is so quiet that it is a little scary.
The lights were dim, the shadows of the trees were swaying, and there seemed to be something . This high-end neighborhood had an inexplicably eerie feeling.
When walking alone inside, I always feel a chill on my back, as if something is following me, but when I look back, there is nothing there.
I walked and searched, but I was not familiar with the place and the light was too dim, so I could not find the direction of Building 6 for a while. I stopped and squinted my eyes to look around the entire community.
Rustle, rustle——
The bushes nearby swayed slightly and made a furtive sound, as if there was really something inside.
I frowned, carefully approached the bush, turned on the flashlight on my phone, and shone it over.
whoosh!
The branches and leaves were shaking, and suddenly a dark shadow jumped out from the bushes and rushed towards me. I was startled and quickly dodged.
The black shadow fell to the ground, and it turned out to be a tall and strong German Shepherd Dog. It bared its teeth and had a fierce look in its eyes. It crouched down in an attacking posture and made threatening sounds from its mouth.
I just moved slightly, and it seemed to be greatly stimulated. The black hair on its neck stood up and it barked at me crazily.
Could it be that I was unlucky enough to run into a mad dog?
Blackbacks are famous fierce dogs. When being targeted by such a dog, I dared not move at all. I groaned in my heart and thought about how to escape.
"Luka, Luka, where are you?"
At this time, a woman's anxious cry was heard not far away. Not long after, a very elegant middle-aged woman hurried over.
"Luka, why are you here? Why are you barking again! Stop! Stop!" The middle-aged woman was stunned when she saw this scene, and anxiously shouted orders to the black back.
The black back barked and retreated as if it had found a savior, hiding behind its owner. It slowly calmed down, but its eyes were still staring at me vigilantly.
The look was very strange, as if he was afraid of something.
"I'm sorry, sir. I didn't scare you, did I? My Luka sometimes runs around and barks, but he has never hurt anyone." The middle-aged woman calmed the black back, grabbed the leash, and smiled at me apologetically.
The tone is gentle and seems to be very qualified.
"It's okay, I'm not hurt anyway." I breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good." The middle-aged woman looked at me and said in a strange tone, "You look unfamiliar. You must have just moved in. If you have nothing to do, go home quickly and don't walk around the community ."
"Why?"
The middle-aged woman didn't answer me. She hurried away with the German Shepherd and soon disappeared into the night.
Why are the people in this neighborhood so weird?
With doubts, I continued to wander around the community and finally found Unit 2, Building 6.
Unexpectedly, I ran into the middle-aged woman downstairs again.
Standing at the elevator entrance, both of them were surprised and embarrassed.
As soon as the German Shepherd named Luka saw me, the hair on its neck instantly stood up again. It stared at me with two fearful eyes and made threatening sounds from its mouth.
The middle-aged woman touched Heibei's head and comforted him for a long time.
"I'm very sorry. Luka used to just bark at the air, and I don't know what happened today." The middle-aged woman pressed Blackback with a headache.
My heart skipped a beat.
It is said that dogs can see things that human eyes cannot see. Could it be that I have been contaminated by something unclean?
A chill ran up my spine and I turned around subconsciously, but of course I saw nothing.
In the dimly lit hall, there were only me, the middle-aged woman, and a dog with a strange look.
Feeling uneasy, I took out my large black screen cell phone and prepared to use the camera to check if there was really anything following me.
Ding.
Just then, the elevator door slowly opened.
The middle-aged woman seemed very anxious and rushed into the elevator first, leading her German Shepherd.
"It's getting dark, it's best not to stay outside. If you don't mind, let's go upstairs together." After looking at me, she pressed the elevator door again.
This was the second time she said this, and from her expression she didn't seem to be joking.
What's wrong with this neighborhood?
"Okay, thank you." I entered the elevator and swiped my card.
There is one elevator for each household and the elevator only stops at the floors where the card is swiped, which provides very good privacy.
I'm on the 18th floor and she's on the 17th.
The reflective metal door was closed. In this enclosed and narrow space, the German Shepherd seemed even more nervous. Its strong body curled up behind the middle-aged woman, with its tail between its legs and not daring to make even a threatening growl.
"You live in 1802?"
I was holding the black phone, and before I could turn on the camera, the middle-aged woman suddenly asked a question.
From the moment she saw I was going to the 18th floor, her eyes became strange.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" I didn't give a direct answer because I am not a resident here at all.
"It's nothing...it's just that the house on the 18th floor has always been empty and no one has ever lived there." The middle-aged woman hesitated to speak. It was obvious that she knew something but was not sure how to say it.
unoccupied?
I was stunned.
If 1802 is an empty house, then wouldn’t my trip be in vain?
But looking at the middle-aged woman's expression, it seems that it's not just as simple as no one lives there.
"Madam, what exactly is the problem with the house on the 18th floor? Can you explain it more clearly?" I asked sincerely.
