Chapter 004: Secret Room
I took a deep breath and tried a few more passwords at random, but they were all wrong. I became more and more certain that the numbers Wang Yue sent must have a purpose. The first number opened the door to the staircase, and the second number must be related to her front door, but why did I enter it wrong?
I re-entered the four numbers: 5890. Still wrong. After looking at the combination lock for a long time, I suddenly slapped my head and wondered why I had forgotten this. Generally, when entering the password for this kind of combination lock, you have to enter the "#" character at the end to indicate that the input is complete.
I entered the number again, and with trembling hands I pressed the # key. I heard a low electronic beep, and the lock opened! I breathed a long sigh of relief, and every pore in my body opened up.
I pushed the door open and it was dark without any light. I took a few deep breaths, pushed the door open and walked in.
It was very cold in the room, even colder than the temperature outside. The moonlight could hardly penetrate and it was filled with an eerie darkness.
I felt around on the wall to find the switch, and after turning it on, there was light. In front of me was the living room, which was large and clean. Opposite was a 50-inch LCD TV, the glass of the coffee table was bright, and the French windows were covered with thick black curtains. No wonder it was so dark.
I looked around and found no one in the living room and no sound in the house. Even so, I still felt an unusual silence, as if something terrible was brewing in it.
The floor was very clean. I was supposed to take off my shoes, but I was still careful and walked into the house with my shoes on. If anything really happened, I could just turn around and run away.
I walked lightly onto the floor and into the living room, calling out with courage: "Wang Yue, Wang Yue?"
There was no sound in response.
I took a deep breath and walked to the bedroom. Her house had two bedrooms and a living room. I took out the wrench from my bag and held it tightly. I knew it was useless, but I still held it to make myself feel confident.
I pushed open the first door and it was very dark inside. I felt for the light switch on the wall and only after turning it on could I see the scene clearly.
This was a study room. Except for the windows and the door, every wall was lined with bookshelves that reached the ceiling. The top two floors were filled with antiques of varying heights, thicknesses, and thicknesses, while the lower floors were all filled with books. Next to the bookshelf was a large celadon flowerpot with some rice paper and calligraphy and paintings in it.
If this is really Wang Yue's house, it means she must be from a scholarly family. But thinking of her usual secretiveness, I feel that the aura is not right, which is really strange.
I didn't go in, but turned to another bedroom, which was the last room in the house I hadn't seen. I knocked on the door gently, calling her name, and the door opened a crack, and it was dark inside.
I bit it and gently pushed the door open, and a creaking sound came out in the darkness.
The room was dark, and I subconsciously felt for a switch on the wall, but I couldn't find it. Strangely, it felt rough and cold, as if I was touching a concrete wall.
It was so dark that I had no choice but to take out my phone, turn on the flashlight mode, and shine the white light over there.
In the darkness, in the middle of the bedroom, there seemed to be something, casting a huge shadow, lying on the ground. I felt uncomfortable all over, my heart was beating violently, and I really wanted to leave, but how could I leave now that it had come to this?
I stood outside the door and called softly, "Wang Yue, Wang Yue."
There was no sound from inside. I mustered up my courage and walked in slowly, holding my phone. As far as I could see, the bedroom was very large, no less than the living room outside, but there was no furniture or decorations, it looked very empty, the most eye-catching thing was the huge thing in the middle, which looked like a large wardrobe turned sideways, but it didn't look like it, it was really hard to describe.
I walked towards the shadow, got close enough to take a picture with my phone, and froze. In the middle of the bedroom, there was a huge black coffin.
At that moment, I felt like my soul was taken away from me, my brain was blank, I couldn't say anything, I couldn't move, and I felt like there were ghosts hiding in the darkness all around me, slowly approaching me.
The next second I rolled and crawled out of the bedroom, tears streaming down my face with fear. I had only one thought in my mind: run as fast as I could, the farther the better! I staggered out of her house, not daring to take the elevator, and ran down the stairs like crazy until I reached the first floor. At this time, several young men and women came in from outside, holding beer and cooking, talking and laughing. Seeing me like this, they were a little suspicious.
I was so excited that I almost cried. I finally saw someone and felt much more at ease. I tried to calm my breath and pretended to be calm as I walked out. When I was outside and the wind blew, I realized that my body was soaked with cold sweat.
I didn't rush to leave the community, but came to a pavilion and sat there in a daze. The moonlight was dim, the shadows of the trees were swaying, and a cold wind blew from time to time. I sat there for a long time before my legs regained some feeling.
Now we are faced with an extremely important question: what should we do next?
I don't have the courage to go back again. I have a shadow on my heart. I shudder at the thought. But what about Wang Yue? When I think of her, I really feel disgusted. I feel more and more that this woman is ominous. If I get involved with her, I'm afraid I won't know how I will die in the future.
But he left like this, without an explanation, and I couldn't get away from it. I suppressed my strong disgust and sent a WeChat message to Wang Yue, asking her what was wrong with her and why there was a coffin at home. I went there, but didn't see her, so I planned to call the police.
After sending this message, my hands were shaking. It was right to call the police, otherwise I would never be able to clear myself of guilt even if I jumped into the Yellow River.
I was about to call 110 with trembling hands, when suddenly my cell phone rang. I was so scared that I calmed down and saw that the caller was from an unfamiliar number. Could it be Wang Yue calling?
I quickly answered the phone, and surprisingly, I heard Li Daming's voice: "Lin Cong, last time you talked about your relative's child sleepwalking, how is it being resolved? I went back to look up some information and will send it to your email later. I hope it can help you."
"Thank you." I said in a faint voice.
Li Daming noticed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?"
"No...no..." My throat gurgled.
Li Daming said, "Tell me quickly and see if I can help you. I'm leaving on a business trip tomorrow, so you'll have to wait a week before you can contact me again."
I was so angry that I almost laughed. He really thinks he is a big shot. Now I am anxious, angry and scared. I thought that if I report this to the police, it will definitely be known to the whole company, and you will know about it by then. Li Daming, Li Daming, you took the initiative to get involved in this mess.
"Damin," I said, "This matter is very troublesome. I plan to call the police."
Li Daming said, hurry up, where are you, wait for me to come over and tell me.
He was more anxious than I was. I had no idea either, so I had to tell him which neighborhood he was in and I would pick him up when I got there. After hanging up the phone, I lit a cigarette with trembling hands and waited for him to come over.
After I finished smoking two cigarettes, the phone rang and Li Daming said he had arrived outside the community. I put out my cigarette and went out to meet him.
At the entrance of the community, as soon as he saw me, he asked what was going on.
By this time I had calmed down and told him everything that happened tonight.
Li Daming blinked his eyes. "I was wondering, when you asked me about sleepwalking that day, you were evasive. I felt something was wrong at the time. This is your privacy, and I didn't dare to ask if you didn't tell me. So this is what happened."
"Shall we call the police?" I said.
Li Daming said, "Don't rush, let's wait and see. Don't rush to make a decision before you figure out everything."
He has a magical aura that can calm people's minds. No matter how strong the storm is, they always feel calm and relaxed.
Li Daming is mainly responsible for negotiating with outside agents in the company. Perhaps he has gained some experience from frequently sitting at the negotiation table.
I thought to myself, being in sales is really a good training job. I feel a little out of touch with society sitting in the office, so I should learn from his aura.
I was about to take him into the community, but Li Daming took me to a small supermarket next door. I was a little surprised. Was he hungry and wanted to eat so late at night ?
I asked him what he was doing. Li Daming said, "Didn't you just say there was no light in Wang Yue's bedroom? Let's buy a flashlight first."
I couldn't help but secretly admire this person for his thoughtfulness.
I bought two flashlights and took him to the building. We took the elevator all the way to the seventh floor. We arrived at Wang Yue's house. I pressed the code to open the door and walked in together. This time, with Li Daming around, I felt much more at ease, not as scared and nervous as before.
I wanted to take him to the bedroom, but Li Daming waved his hand and said there was no hurry. He walked around the living room, checking everything.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Take a look. Look for clues," he said. He didn't elaborate on what clues he was looking for.
We found nothing, so we went to the bedroom. I pushed open the door, and Li Daming turned on the flashlight and shone it into the room.
The flashlight was much brighter than a cell phone and instantly illuminated the entire bedroom. The first thing that caught my eye was the huge, pure black coffin. When I saw the rest of the place clearly, I was completely stunned.
