Episode 5 Chapter 041 Monitoring
We didn't stay there for long that night and came back because the whole thing was strange. Guangfu Road had just been built and surveillance was not in place, so no one knew what happened there. Shi Hu asked me to go over just to confirm what happened. In fact, his main purpose was to see if I could remember anything, but looking at my confused expression at the time, I guess I couldn't.
It was almost eleven o'clock in the evening when we came back. Shi Hu went upstairs with me because this incident had happened again and he had to be careful. He also reminded me that now that this kind of thing had happened again, I could not go anywhere, although there was no definite evidence to prove that I was driving the car and hit someone to death.
I understood what Shi Hu meant, so I told him that I would not make things difficult for him. Shi Hu said that he was basically in charge of all the cases related to me, so if I had any problems or remembered anything, I must tell him as soon as possible, so as to save a lot of trouble. He also reminded me not to talk about these things easily with some strangers of unknown origin, in case they were some disguised reporters.
I remembered it all. We were talking as we returned to the eleventh floor. In fact, I already felt that the atmosphere was a bit weird when we were still downstairs. It was not for any other reason, but because the light in my room was on, so when I saw it, I realized that something was wrong. Sure enough, when we walked to the door of the corridor, we saw a mannequin with disheveled hair placed at the door. It looked like a dead person lying at the door.
Seeing this situation, Shi Hu and I were both shocked. I asked who was so bored as to put this dummy at the door again. Shi Hu was deep in thought without saying a word. After a long time, he said that this dummy appeared again and again, which must have a purpose. But so far, we still don’t know what the purpose of the appearance of these two dummies is. In other words, what does their appearance indicate every time? This has not been fully determined.
So Shi Hu said that we should ignore it for the time being and go into the house first. So I listened to Shi Hu, although I felt a little uncomfortable, I still held it in. I opened the door, and when I entered the door, I felt a gust of cold wind blowing over, and the lights in the house were flickering, all the light of the sea lanterns.
I turned on the light, and Shi Hu came in and closed the door. I didn't pay attention to it after he came in, but Shi Hu was careful and saw it first. He asked what was on the ground. Then I looked over and saw that under the sea lantern behind the door, a human figure had appeared at some point, just like the one I saw in 721 that night.
I was speechless for a moment and just stared blankly. Shi Hu had already looked away and quickly went to other sea lanterns. I followed him and sure enough, there was a human-shaped imprint under each sea lantern, which made my back feel cold.
Finally, we looked at the round mirror on the coffee table. The round mirror had cracked in the middle. Although it was not split, the cracks had spread all over the entire mirror surface. Master Nan had said that this mirror must not be touched , let alone moved. But now, it had simply shattered.
When Shi Hu saw this, he took a few steps back and didn't dare to get close to the mirror, as if something terrible would come out of it. Then he took out his phone and dialed a number. If nothing went wrong, it should be Master Nan's call, but the call was not connected. Finally, Shi Hu hung up the phone. He said that no one answered Master Nan's call. I said that maybe his phone was not with him, so Shi Hu put away the phone. He looked around the room carefully, and then suddenly said to me with sharp eyes, let's turn off the sea lamp first.
I was stunned and asked why the sea lamp was turned off. Shi Hu said that this might be related to the sea lamp and he had a bad feeling now. I asked what the premonition was, and Shi Hu said that my worry might come true and Master Nan was possessed.
I didn't expect that Shi Hu, who didn't even believe what I said casually, would take it as a fact, and he said it so seriously. However, Shi Hu never speaks nonsense, so although I doubt it, I don't question it. As he was talking, Shi Hu started to blow the sea lantern next to the sofa. I saw that Shi Hu was serious, so I didn't say anything, and went to the other sea lanterns and blew out all of them. After all the sea lanterns were out, I was completely confused and didn't know what to do. Shi Hu seemed calmer, probably because he had experienced this kind of thing many times.
He analyzed very rationally that if Master Nan was really possessed, it was probably a game of attracting ghosts instead of exorcising evil spirits from the moment he stretched the ink line. The wooden adze and round mirror he gave us were not for protecting the house, but for attracting ghosts. If you think in this way, you will find that many things make sense, why can I still see someone in the room after the exorcism, I can still see someone standing under the street light, and the dummy at the door will appear inexplicably, including why my car drove to Guangfu Road.
As for what to do next, Shi Hu said that there was so much evil energy in the house now, so he had to avoid it. This was a last resort. He couldn't imagine what he would encounter or what would happen if he stayed in there for another night.
So Shi Hu and I quickly left the house. When I saw the dummy at the door, I became even more frightened. The officer in the branch also looked at it strangely. Shi Hu said we should leave quickly, because if we waited until 8 o'clock, we would be in trouble.
So he and I went downstairs quickly, but when we reached the seventh floor, I heard the "pa, pa" sound of footsteps again. Shi Hu told me not to care about it, and finally we left the community almost fleeing. I was still frightened until I got into Shi Hu's car. Finally, when we entered the city, there were more cars and people, and I felt a little relieved. Only then did I react and ask Shi Hu where he lived.
Shi Hu said that he was temporarily staying in a hotel. Then I remembered to ask him that he was not a local. Shi Hu nodded and said that he was assigned to take charge of the matter of Old Man Liu. Because this matter implicated me, I was also involved later. Now all matters related to Old Man Liu are handed over to Shan Lanjin, and he is specifically responsible for these matters of mine.
Although Shi Hu and I were almost familiar with each other, I still felt inexplicably uncomfortable being investigated without anyone noticing. And even if Shi Hu didn't say it, I could think of it. He had investigated all my information files that could be recorded, including when I went out, when I got off work, when I was at home, when I went out for parties, and even how many people I had dated. And based on how well Shi Hu knew me from previous times, I could tell that these were not just my imaginations but were indeed the case.
So I sat in the passenger seat without saying anything. After arriving at the hotel, Shi Hu lived on the 21st floor. This was not my neighborhood, so I didn't have to climb up the stairs. But I still had a fear of elevators, and I always felt a little awkward when I got in one. Shi Hu saw that I looked frightened and comforted me, saying that it was okay, and besides, Shan Lanjin also lived upstairs, and everyone would take care of each other, so I shouldn't worry too much.
So I could only nod. After reaching the 21st floor, Shi Hu knocked on the door of Shan Lanjin's room first. They each lived in a room and did not live together. According to my understanding, they were on a business trip. Generally, two people of the same gender are not allowed to live in two rooms on a business trip. The essence is to avoid extravagance and waste. So I asked casually, and Shi Hu said that Shan Lanjin was not used to living with others, so Shan Lanjin was an exception.
Shan Lanjin had also returned and was still awake. When he opened the door and saw me, he asked Shi Hu what was going on and why he brought me here. Shi Hu said he would come to his room and talk to him. Shan Lanjin then said he would come after sorting out the materials he had on hand. Then Shi Hu went to his room, opened the door, and came in with me.
There were a lot of things in the room where Shi Hu lived, and it was very messy, mostly files, documents, and the like. I said that he just put these things in a mess, and wasn't afraid that the cleaners would mess them up or lose them. I wouldn't dare to say anything more serious, but Shi Hu said that they had already informed the hotel and they would take care of the room themselves, and there was no need for cleaning.
So that's what happened. Shi Hu told me to sit anywhere, but I was attracted by the many photos on the wall inside. I seemed to see my photo pasted on the wall as evidence. I have seen this often in many TV dramas, but now I didn't expect to see the same scene in person.
The photos above were indeed mine, and they were all mine. I looked at them one by one, and the more I looked, the more surprised I was, because many of the photos were taken when I was at work, and there was a time on each photo. When I saw the time, I calculated it, and then suddenly turned to look at Shi Hu. I felt that there were many words in my throat, but in the end they turned into one sentence: "You started investigating me a long time ago?"
Shi Hu said nothing, but answered with two words: "Yes."
I continued looking at the photos. All of these photos were taken secretly without my knowledge. In addition to the photos of me going to and from get off work, there were also photos of me at home, including those standing by the windowsill, etc. Basically, I was followed most of the time in my life.
I suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of horror. I had been followed for such a long time and I had not noticed it at all. I thought they intervened after Old Man Liu's body was discovered, and I was dragged into this entirely because of Old Man Liu. But now it seems that this is not the case. Instead, it seems as if I dragged Old Man Liu into this.
I asked Shi Hu in confusion, "Why?"
Shi Hu replied to me, now I finally know why I was forbidden to leave here. In fact, even if it weren’t for the incident with Old Man Liu, I couldn’t leave. I was listed as a key surveillance target from the very beginning.
