Chapter 012
No matter where I go or what I do, I always have to be on the lookout for a ghost to pop up out of nowhere. This is not something a city worker like me should experience.
Faced with these bizarre things, I had no choice but to run away. If I really didn't have much time to live like Tintin said, then I might as well just wait for death. Why should I suffer this kind of pain?
I escaped from the bathroom and stood in the corridor. Occasionally someone passed by me, but I was not in the mood to chat with them. The only thought in my mind was to go home and wait for death.
I turned around and was about to go downstairs when someone suddenly stopped me. I looked back and saw that it was Brother Wang.
At that time, I was really not nervous at all and had no intention of running away.
Brother Wang saw that I looked unhappy and asked, "Xiao Tan, what's wrong with you? Did something happen at home again? Something was wrong yesterday."
I made a bitter face and said to Brother Wang, "Please kill me. It's better for me to die in your hands than to be scared to death."
Brother Wang adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose and comforted me, saying, "You are young and have a bright future. Why are you talking nonsense?"
I didn't say anything , and Brother Wang joked with me again, saying, "Besides, if I kill you, I have to pay for your life. You want to drag me to be buried with you, brother. Xiao Tan, if you have anything to say, tell me, brother. There is nothing to worry about."
As he said that, he took me to the office. He asked me to sit on a chair and sat beside me. He said, "Young people tend to think in extremes. Tell me what happened and I will give you some advice."
I never thought that I would fall to the point where I would need a ghost to enlighten me, but when I looked at him, I felt that he was still the same as before his death, when I first joined the company, who would help me solve problems without hesitation and taught me how to make reports step by step.
I still can't figure out how a man like Wang Ge could die so suddenly? Even after death, he still lives in his own world as if in a dream.
I thought about it for a long time before I asked him in a low voice, Brother Wang, what would you think if you suddenly knew that you were going to die?
Brother Wang's face changed, and I thought he remembered that he was stabbed, but he asked me, Xiao Tan, you haven't been diagnosed with a terminal illness, have you?
I shook my head and said no.
Seeing my affirmative look, he thought for a while and then said, "I haven't thought about your question. But if my answer can solve your problem, I will consider it."
Brother Wang stood up and looked at the window for a while, as if he was thinking about what to say to persuade me.
After a long while, he said, if I am going to die, I will definitely not let go of my wife and children. My wife and I have suffered for half of our lives, and my children are a few years younger than you. If possible, I will at least find a way out for them before I die. Otherwise, when I leave, they will be orphans and widows, and their lives will be difficult.
I couldn't help but feel touched when I heard his words. Then I asked, if you didn't have time to make arrangements, but you can become a ghost after you die, and there is still a little chance, what would you do?
Brother Wang smiled and said, "Xiao Tan, you are getting more and more mysterious. No matter what, as long as there is still a chance, even if it is just to say a few words to my wife and children, I can tell them to live well, which can be regarded as a wish come true."
When I thought about Brother Wang’s current situation, I couldn’t help but shed tears.
Brother Wang panicked when he saw me like this, and hurriedly advised me, "Xiao Tan, you are already a man, why are you still crying? Don't let others see you as a joke. Tell me what happened to you."
I choked for a long time and finally held back my tears. I wanted to open my mouth to explain what happened, but when I remembered what Ding Ding said, I bit my lip and finally said nothing.
Seeing that I was unwilling to speak, Brother Wang probably didn't want to push me too far, so he said, how about this, you go ask your boss for leave, don't go to work today, go home and have a good rest.
I nodded, and Brother Wang added, "But you must not be too depressed. There is no gap that young people cannot overcome."
I said, Brother Wang, don’t worry, I won’t.
He then smiled and helped me up from the chair. I wiped the tears from my eyes, thanked him, and went to the leader's office to ask for leave.
The leader made things difficult for me and said that you know there are really not enough people in the company right now, so you should just persevere as long as you can.
I ignored him and just said that I had just been discharged from the hospital and needed to go to the hospital for a follow-up check. He had no choice but to let me go.
I came out of the office and wanted to tell Ding Ding what had happened, but when I reached into my pocket, my cell phone was gone.
I panicked for a moment and thought about where I put it. Suddenly I realized that what I threw at the old man in the bathroom just now seemed to be a cell phone.
I was suddenly nervous again after calming down. But maybe it was because of what I just talked about with Brother Wang, I suddenly felt that ghosts might not be as scary as I imagined. After thinking for a while, I decided to go and get my phone back.
I stood at the door of the bathroom and looked inside for a while. It was quiet inside, nothing strange. Someone happened to be coming out, and when he saw me standing at the door looking in furtively, he gave me a few strange looks.
I was somewhat embarrassed, so I just walked in. I stood in front of the cubicle door, endured for a while, and then slowly opened the door.
Fortunately, the room was empty and I didn't see the old man. My phone fell to the ground and the battery was knocked out. But I picked it up and found it was still usable.
I was feeling happy and thought it was a waste of money to buy a new phone.
But when I looked up, I saw a face full of wrinkles!
The old man was hiding in the cubicle, and I didn't know when he appeared. His face was only ten centimeters away from me, and I could even smell the thick, choking smell of cigarette smoke on him.
I stood there, staring into his eyes. I broke out in a cold sweat, and my hands and feet were still shaking uncontrollably. Fortunately, the old man suddenly laughed, a sound that made people's hair stand on end, and then he disappeared.
I stood there in a daze for a long time, the sweat on my forehead dripping down the tip of my pen. It took me a long while to come back to my senses.
I left the company trembling, the sun shining on me, feeling refreshed. I looked back and found Brother Wang standing in front of the office window. I waved to him as a farewell.
Sitting on the bus on the way home, all I could think about was Brother Wang. I finally made up my mind to help him, even though I was clumsy and had no ability, but as he said, I could still pass the message to his wife and children.
I looked at my phone and Ding Ding didn’t reply to my message, but Lin Tian called me several times.
I didn't know what he wanted, so I called him back.
But there was still the usual beeping sound on the other end of the phone, and finally it turned into a busy tone and no one answered.
I thought to myself, could it be that these people have seen a ghost? I couldn’t get through to anyone I called.
It was almost twelve o'clock when I got home. I bought some food in a nearby alley and prepared to bring some back for Ding Ding.
When I got to the front of the building, I tiptoed forward and took a look. The long-haired woman had disappeared. I breathed a sigh of relief and was very happy.
But when I went upstairs and came to the door, I found it was tightly closed. I thought Ding Ding had fixed the door lock, but when I looked at it, it was still broken. After thinking about it, I realized that Ding Ding was not the kind of person who would do such a thing.
But no matter how hard I pushed the door open, I couldn't. I thought Ding Ding might be blocking it from the inside, so I had no choice but to knock on it from the outside and yell his name.
But I knocked for a long time and there was no response from inside the house.
My heart suddenly started to tighten, wondering if something had happened.
He quickly knelt down and looked through the crack in the door. But it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.
I thought that was not right, because there was a small gap under the door, so I usually hid the key there in case I lost it and couldn't open the door.
But now when I looked inside, there was not even a light at all.
I was anxious, thinking that Ding Ding was still inside, so I shouted a few more times, but still heard no response.
I could only lie on the ground and stick my fingers into the crack of the door to see what was blocking it.
I reached out and suddenly felt something soft, like silk. I quickly dug it out and took out some black silk threads.
When I took a closer look, my heart sank. It turned out to be a hand full of hair!
I wonder if the long-haired female ghost has entered the house! I wonder if Ding Ding's tricks will be used against him!
Thinking of this, I became even more anxious! I didn't care about anything else and kicked the door directly!
After a few bangs, the door finally showed some signs of loosening. I reached out to pull it and found that there were countless hairs tangled inside the door, making it a dark mass.
I took out the small knife from my back bag, put my hand through the crack in the door, and cut it with all my strength. There was a loud swishing sound, just like silk being torn. I don't know how much hair I cut, but when I pulled my hand back, my entire palm was covered in black!
I kicked the door open and was immediately stunned by the scene in the room!
Almost everywhere I could see, whether it was on the walls, ceiling, floor or furniture, it was all covered with dense hair. I could hardly believe that this was where I lived!
I froze at the door, not daring to go in. I was getting more and more scared!
I called out tentatively, "Ding Ding."
Still no response.
I was hoping he'd gone out, but when I took out my phone and called him, I heard a ringtone and he was still inside!
I swallowed my saliva, clenched the knife in my hand, and walked in with courage. As soon as I stepped in, I felt the hair on the ground was so thick that it felt a little soft.
When I walked around the entrance and turned into the living room, I was shocked again!
I saw a human shape on the wall of the living room. His body was tied tightly with countless hairs, and his feet were pressed against the wall, like a black mummy.
I yelled, ran towards him, and tried to pull him out of the pile of hair!
But the hair seemed to be growing on the wall, no matter how hard I tried, it was useless. I continued to cut with the knife, afraid that he could not breathe, so I cleaned the hair on his face first.
But as soon as I cut some off, I was stunned!
This person is Lin Tian!
