She felt the stinging pain before she could wake up. The temples on either side of the head are like two thin needles inserted into it. This pain is so subtle, they are hidden and not lost, hidden and not revealed, but they are persistent and determined to torment her.

When she awoke, her eyes were filled with blinding light, but after a split second, the light dissipated like smoke, and darkness quickly replaced it. Her mind was blank for a moment, and the darkness in her eyes didn't give her any hint of reality, so she thought she was in a dream at first, but the darkness in the dream would not be so thick.

My head was still aching, and my body seemed to be getting heavy, and it was very difficult to move. She struggled twice, and finally gave up the idea of sitting up. The only thing she could be sure of now was lying on a slightly hard bed. This is definitely not her own soft and wide bed, except for the different texture of the sheets, but also because she sleeps on this bed, there is an extremely oppressive feeling.

Where the oppression came from, she had no way of knowing, and in the darkness, she couldn't know anything about the situation. She could only lie on her back like this, staring into the darkness, breathing in the darkness, sinking herself into the darkness.

Thankfully, she knew she was awake at the moment.

She also felt sweat on her forehead, but her body was still cold. She was like a beach under the scorching sun, her body immersed in the sea, but her head exposed in the hot sun.

The icy waters soaked her body as cold as ice. She thought she must be frozen, otherwise why couldn't she move? Now that the body has become static, the only thing that can move is the mind. Moreover, she now confirms that she is conscious.

What do you think, if you're in a nightmare?

Dreams don't feel so real, and people don't feel pain in dreams.

If it weren't for the dream, where would the darkness be so thick?

She listened quietly for a moment, but only silence was heard. She felt that the silence was as thick as darkness. Her voice was distinct as she swallowed and blinked.

It was so quiet that she only listened for a moment, and then she couldn't bear it anymore. She wanted to scream loudly, no matter what, as long as she could make some noise.

But this has also become a luxury for her. Her mouth struggled open, and a few syllables dangled in her throat for a moment, then slipped silently down again. It frightened her, and she realized that she had fully integrated into the deep silence, and she had become silence.

Unable to see, unable to hear, thinking is the only thing left for her to drive.

- Where is this, how did I get here?

She suddenly began to fear, and she thought that if the darkness and silence never disappeared, would she not lie here like a dead man forever?

Or is this hell in the first place?

When she thought of hell, she couldn't help but let out a low **. After that, she was stunned, because in the silence, she clearly heard her own ** voice. It's faint, but even the faintest sound can break the silence. As if inspired, she impulsively let out a series of hoarse sounds from her throat, those voices were indistinct, but they gave her hope.

And, while exhaling those hoarse voices, she noticed that her hands and feet could move slightly.

She tried her best to writhe and scream...... She suddenly stopped, but her heart beat a lot faster. She heard another voice, one she couldn't tell it was coming from, but it suddenly permeated her.

She listened closely, and the voice continued to sound again. It was as if someone was beating a drum not far from her, and the drum beat was unusually dull.

She still couldn't tell the direction of the voice, but it didn't take long for another voice to come, and before she could even think, a light rushed in.

The light was so strong that it seemed to have opened a gap in the sky, and the waves of light poured down at once. Although she closed her eyes in time, she still felt that her eyes were instantly stabbed, and the skin on her face was burned with a slight pain.

Some shadows drifted in the light. She closed her eyes for a moment, thinking she could adjust to the light, before slowly opening them.

It turned out that the light was not as strong as she had imagined, and she immediately thought that the light was much blocked by a shadow. The shadow fell straight into her sight at the moment, and she quickly recognized that it was in the shape of a human being.

The nerves in her whole body suddenly tightened, and some fear came over her.

She finally saw clearly, the shadow in front of her had a pale face, and her thin body was wrapped in a black shirt. The black shirt was only unbuttoned at the top of the neckline, and the cuffs were tightly buttoned. The shadow of the face gradually became clear, his chin was pointed like a vertebrae, his cheeks were deeply sunken, his nose appeared particularly straight, and the glasses stuck in the bridge of his nose appeared very large.

She finally remembered that she had seen this man before, in the company elevator.

All the lost memories came flooding back at this moment. She couldn't help but let out a long ** again, and then her thoughts suddenly went blank.

She fainted again.

He stared at the girl lying in the box, although his face was still expressionless, but there were already many subconscious pleasures in his heart. The box was like a coffin, but it was much more spacious than the coffin, taking up almost half of the room. The box was made of nannan wood, which was very strong, and the inside of the box was also decorated with good soundproofing materials, so as to ensure that the girl would not make any noise inside the room.

It's been more than three years since this box was made, and now it's the seventh girl lying inside.

He had already pulled out the girl's ID card from the bag she was carrying, and knew that her name was Yuan Li. Yuan Li, he muttered the name, feeling that the name was as ordinary as the girl in the box.

Now that this ordinary girl has become his prey, he is thinking of how to teach her a lesson. He stared at Yuan Li's face, which was supposed to be wearing neat makeup, but now that the makeup was on, the black eyeshadow hung down, drooping under the eyes like a long piece of eye droppings. And because of sweating, there are a few traces of foundation clearly on her face.

He went to find a towel, soaked it in water and wrung it out, and came over to wipe Yuan Li's face.

He didn't like to be around a sloppy woman.

Now that Yuan Li's face was clean, he leaned down to look carefully. It turns out that this girl's skin is still very fair, so why is she wearing all those cheesy makeup? He thought about it for a moment, and was quickly relieved. He now decided that this was an extremely superficial girl, otherwise, how could she be so presumptuous in mocking a stranger in the elevator?

Thinking of the girl's words and actions in the elevator, he immediately became angry.

He will teach this girl a good lesson, he wants her to know that thin people also have self-esteem, and at any time, don't easily trample on the self-esteem of a thin person.

But he hadn't figured out how to teach her a lesson, he thought about it for a while, and then decided to discuss this issue with Yuan Li.

Yuan Li was sedated and had been in a coma all day. Just now he heard movement in the box and opened the lid. Yuan Li must have been frightened, he could tell from the expression on her face before she fell unconscious again.

Why was she so frightened, wasn't she still arrogant in the elevator?

His heart was full of malicious pleasure, and he checked Yuan Li for him, and made sure that her body was fine, so he moved a chair and sat on the edge of the box, waiting for the girl in the box to wake up.

About a quarter of an hour later, the muscles in Yuan Li's cheeks moved. He quickly moved the chair back to make sure that Yuan Li couldn't see him when she opened her eyes, otherwise, it would be bad if she fainted again.

After a while, he was sure that Yuan Li had woken up, so he slowly paced to the box, and Yuan Li saw him, his body writhing as hard as he could, and his face was full of irrepressible panic. She opened her mouth wide and let out a muffled, hoarse cry. The cries were faint, but they seemed to come from her internal organs, and he frowned.

"Why are you so scared?" He spoke, his voice was still very strong, the magnetic sound was sufficient, and the Mandarin was also very standard, unlike many people in this city, Mandarin mixed with dialects.

"Why be afraid?" He repeated, "I think let's talk calmly, so that it will be good for you and me." Yuan Li stopped writhing, apparently his words moved her. However, there was still an indelible horror in her eyes, as if she was facing a monster that she hated at the moment.

He was a little angry in his heart, but he was calmer on his face. "None of us want to be in a situation like this, but now that we're facing it, we have no choice," he said. Yuan Li stared at him blankly, as if pondering his mind and guessing what he wanted to do. But she quickly figured out the situation, and although she hadn't spoken yet, she nodded slightly.

He smiled. The lines of his face softened when he smiled, and the gaze from behind his glasses was soft, as if it was not lethal at all. This made Yuan Li a lot more emboldened.

Yuan Li thought that maybe he didn't want to hurt himself, he just wanted to find an opportunity to be courteous to himself.

He really looked like he was paying homage to her.

He walked over to the box and said softly, "I think we'd better create an atmosphere where we can talk on an equal footing, so, if you don't mind, I'd like to help you out of this box." Yuan Li was stunned, as if she didn't believe that such gentle words came from the mouth of the man in front of her, but looking at the smile on his face at the moment and the expectation in his eyes, she had to believe it. So she thought, maybe this man is not as scary as she thinks.

He leaned down, gently lifted her body, and helped her sit up. She had some strength at this point, but apparently not quite enough to support herself, so at last he gently picked her up and placed her in a chair.

Only then can Yuan Li see this room clearly. The room was less than twenty square meters, the walls were snow-white, and on the west side was the box she had just left. The rectangular box was painted a dark blue, the color of the imaginary sea. On the opposite side of the box, there are two more chairs and a table. The chairs were placed on either side of the table, and now the two of them sat on them. The table in the middle is small and delicate, with two glasses filled with water on top. The cup is the simplest of kinds, but it is very elongated, and the water inside can tell at a glance that it is pure water and not another drink.

The room was simple and neat, and Yuan Li was alert again.

No one's house is furnished like this, especially the big box, which is painted in a dark blue color, but still looks like a coffin.

"I think you must have some misunderstanding about me, so I especially wanted to have a chance for you to get to know me." The lean man spoke, his voice still soft, like to a friend who had known each other for many years.

Yuan Li was silent, she had a stomach full of questions, but she couldn't help but ask. After many years of wandering alone, she has some ability to face emergencies.

"The way I did it was a bit abrupt and may have intimidated you, and I apologize to you now." "Who are you?" Yuan Li finally spoke, her voice was still hoarse, but it didn't take much effort to speak, "Why am I here, what do you want to do?" The lean man smiled, and the lines of his face softened.

"I'll introduce myself and tell you how you got here, so don't be nervous, and don't be afraid, otherwise, I'll be upset." "So, tell me first, who are you?" "Don't you forget, we once met, in the elevator, you and another girl, you standing next to me. You must remember what you said in the elevator. Of course, Yuan Li remembered, and she immediately became nervous again: "I'm just joking with my colleagues, and it has nothing to do with you." "I also hope it doesn't have anything to do with me, so I won't invite you here." The lean man in black shook his head slightly, a little helplessness in his eyes. "However, there were only three of us in the elevator at the time, but I was really thin, and I couldn't pretend that I didn't hear you." "If my words hurt you, then I apologize to you." "No need." The lean man in black shook his head, "You don't have to apologize, because I can see that you really hate me, and you don't need to apologize when you express your true intentions." Yuan Li was speechless. She still doesn't know what kind of psychology she said in the elevator at that time. She wanted to justify something, telling him that she had no purpose in saying those words at all, but because of her straightforward character, she thought of it and said it. She didn't say it, for it occurred to her that these arguments were of no avail, and if the thin man had brought himself to this place because of what he had said, he would have been very mindful of what he had said, and he would not listen to his own excuses at all.

However, the lean man in black seemed to be very generous, and he didn't take Yuan Li's words in the elevator to heart at all. He said: "I invite you to come just to have a chance to communicate with you and make you understand that being thin does not mean that he is a nuisance. Yuan Li was stunned and immediately nodded: "I know, I know I shouldn't make fun of you like that." The man in black smiled again, as if he was very happy. He said, "You must be hungry after sleeping for so long, I'll go and prepare something to eat, and you can drink some water first." Yuan Li wanted to say no, but she couldn't. At this moment, there is a terrifying power in the person in black, and she is involuntarily subject to his will. She didn't want to do anything against his will, lest she provoke him. And, after the man in black said that, she really felt hungry and thirsty.

When the man in black got up, Yuan Li couldn't wait to pick up the cup on the table and drink the water.

The lean man in black walked to the door, suddenly turned around, smiled and said, "I will be back soon, with food, I think, you will definitely wait for me here." He paused, then added, "I like obedient girls. Yuan Li heard the meaning of the man in black's words, and she dispelled the idea of waiting for an opportunity to escape after the man in black left. Since the man in black said so, he must have a way to deal with her. She can't escape.

The door closed, and Yuan Li sat there quietly, her eyes wandering around. She didn't know where she was at all, and besides, her legs were still heavy at the moment, and it was obviously impossible to walk, which was why the man in black could rest assured that she would stay. Yuan Li secretly guessed in her heart the purpose of the man in black to kidnap her here, a single man, imprisoned a young and beautiful girl, what did he want to do?

Thinking like this, Yuan Li seemed to feel a little more relaxed. If the man in black was simply in need of a woman, then she would not be in a dangerous situation. Or, she could take the initiative and try to get out of the land as soon as possible.

About twenty minutes later, the lean man in black returned, carrying a plate containing four plates of stir-fried vegetables and a bottle of red wine. The dish was placed on the table in front of her, and Yuan Li wanted to pretend not to care, but the aroma wafted over, making her stomach rumble twice.

The man in black smiled and handed a pair of chopsticks to her: "I made these dishes, you can eat them and see if they suit your taste." Yuan Li stared blankly at the man in black, thought about it, and finally took the chopsticks.

She didn't know how long it had been since she had eaten, but this time she couldn't stop eating. The man in black on the other side smiled and shook his head, poured red wine into the glass in front of her, stared at her, and said, "It's been a long time since I've eaten with a pretty girl. Yuan Li was stunned for a moment, took the initiative to pick up the wine glass, the man in black smiled more gently, clinked glasses with her, took a sip of wine, and said, "It seems that you are an obedient girl, so you can save a lot of unnecessary trouble." Yuan Li's eyes met him boldly: "What do you want to do, I will definitely listen to you." When she said this, she felt a little sad in her heart, but the performance of the man in black was beyond her expectations.

The man in black smiled: "I'm very interested in you, I want to know something about you." "My business?" Yuan Li was puzzled for a moment, she didn't expect the man in black's request to be so simple, "I'm a person with a simple experience, nothing will interest you." "You're wrong, no matter how dull your experience is, but, because I'm interested in your people, I'll definitely be interested in your simple experiences." Yuan Li was silent for a moment, choosing in her heart what things she could say to the man in black.

"I was born in a small county in Guizhou, and my parents were very ordinary workers, and the farthest place they have ever been in their lives is the provincial capital of Guiyang. The only motivation for my studies at that time was to be able to leave the small county, and I did, and the four years of college made me more determined not to return to the small county. Then, I came to the city and found my current job. The man in black listened very seriously: "You are such a simple girl. "In this city, I have no relatives, no friends, everything is on my own, so, in order to protect myself, I behave very aggressively in front of others, as if I am very shrewd and capable. However, when I get home and lie alone in bed, I feel very tired. A lot of the time, I think I can have someone to help me and give me a little bit of support. However, even though I have been in this city for more than three years, I still can't see the city clearly. The men who come to you have a purpose, they may give you a small favor at first, and if you accept, they will ask you twice in return, and you may have to give all you have. I know this, but I still have illusions, and that's where I am most conflicted. Yuan Li said sadly, she thought that if a man could send her home that night, she would not be in the current situation.

Her sadness fell in the eyes of the man in black, who shook his head and sighed softly, and gently stroked Yuan Li's hand resting on the table. Yuan Li's hand trembled, but she didn't refuse.

The man in black said: "It is really difficult for a woman to live alone in this city. "I call my parents back home, and what they care about most on the phone is not how much money I make every month, whether I find a boyfriend, or even whether I eat well and dress well, what they care about most is whether I am safe. In the hearts of a pair of old people, the peace of their daughter is the greatest comfort to them. The man in black was obviously completely moved by Yuan Li's words at this moment, and he lowered his head and sighed lightly: "In the world, only parents' concern for their children is the purest. Pity the hearts of parents all over the world. He stared at Yuan Li again: "You have to remember your parents' concern for you, and be careful to protect yourself in the future and keep yourself safe." He paused, then added, "Do you remember what I told you that night: don't go home late at night." The memory of that night came back, and Yuan Li was shocked for a moment, but then nodded heavily. The man in black in front of him looked very sad at the moment, and his eyes fell on her softly, full of pity. Yuan Li's heart was much calmer, and she even felt a little pity for the man in front of her.

"Okay, you've said so much, I think it's time for me to tell you about me." The man in black said, "I just don't know if you're interested in it. Yuan Li nodded busily, she was really curious about the man in front of her.

"I am a doctor, graduated from a famous medical school in Beijing, and after graduation, I worked in a big hospital in the city. I can't say how good I am, but I work hard and treat every patient like my own family. Two years later, I have become the deputy director of my department, and everyone thinks that I have a great future ahead of me. At that time, I met another girl, I liked her, she liked me, we had been in love for a year and a half, and we were going to have a wedding in the fall of that year. My life seems to be so happy that I can't think of anything that could change that. The man in black was silent for a moment, staring at Yuan Li's eyes and sighing softly, his emaciated face was full of vicissitudes at this moment.

"In the summer when we decided to get married, the province organized a medical team to go to South Africa to provide humanitarian aid. The medical environment in South Africa is very poor, and life is very hard, we have two places in the hospital, no one wants to sign up, and later, the hospital leaders found me. I was young and energetic, and with all the promises made by the hospital leaders after returning from South Africa, I finally decided to join the medical team. The man in black was silent for a moment, then continued, "Everything has changed since then. "In South Africa, work and life are very difficult, and I won't go into the details of this. Just six months after I arrived in South Africa, a plague broke out in our area, and our medical team immediately rushed to the affected area to rescue me. Unfortunately, I was also infected with the virus during the rescue and my life was in critical condition, so I returned to China early, and the medical equipment in China could save my life. Yuan Li was already unconsciously immersed in the narration of the man in black.

"I didn't die, but when I came out of the hospital, almost no one who saw me knew me." The man in black smiled self-deprecatingly, "I was originally 1.80 meters tall and weighed more than 150 pounds, but after I was discharged from the hospital, my height has not changed, but my weight is only more than 70 pounds." I became a monster in the eyes of those around me. Yuan Li already had a taste of grief and indignation in the tone of the man in black.

"I'm a monster because I'm skinny. Not only did my girlfriend leave me, but even the patients in the hospital didn't want me to come and treat them. The hospital's commitment to me after returning from South Africa has also become distant. No patients came to my clinic, no colleagues wanted to deal with me, my friends gradually distanced themselves from me, and then the hospital had to transfer me to the back office, so I was deprived of my right to be a doctor. In a fit of rage, I resigned in anger and stayed away from the place that I couldn't look back on. The hand on the back of Yuan Li's hand trembled a few times, and then Yuan Li felt the pressure on her hand gradually increase. She looked at the lean man in front of her sympathetically, thinking to herself that this was also a poor person, and she really shouldn't have laughed at him when she was in the elevator that day.

The man in black's sad and indignant expression disappeared instantly, and he laughed self-deprecatingly again: "Now that you know the reason why I am so thin, if we meet again in that elevator, will you still ridicule me again?" "I'm sorry." Yuan Li sincerely apologized to the man in black, "I regret it in my heart now, I shouldn't laugh at you, on the contrary, I should respect you." "Respect?" The man in black obviously didn't expect Yuan Li to choose this word, he groaned for a moment, and suddenly smiled. His smile was special, like raindrops falling in a pool of water, rippling layer by layer. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, then the muscles of his cheeks began to quiver slightly, and finally, his entire head shook with it.

Yuan Li watched in amazement at the instantaneous change of the man in black. He smiled with a faint sneer, then laughed out loud, and the voice grew louder and louder, and at last it became a loud laugh. The expression on his face became hideous because of this.

A smile can make people hideous, which is a very strange feeling, so the fear that has gradually disappeared returns to Yuan Li's heart. She didn't know how a simple word could make the man in black have such a big reaction.

And the man in black couldn't stop laughing. He stood up, his whole body shaking in laughter. Yuan Li heard the dangerous message from the laughter.

The man in black later overturned the table, kicked over the chair, and grabbed Yuan Li's arm and pulled her up before she could react. Yuan Li's body was still a little weak at the moment, and she hadn't even recovered the strength to stand, but the strength of the man in black was beyond her imagination. The weight of her entire body was propped up on the arm of the man in black, and the arm that was grabbed hurt as if it was about to be twisted.

"What are you going to do!" Yuan Li's voice was already filled with some crying.

"What am I going to do!" The man in black repeated Yuan Li's words, his eyes glaring fiercely at the weak girl in his hand, and then a few loud laughs, the laughter was crazy and unrestrained, as if the blocked rush had found a gap and rushed down. The surging torrent and thunder can easily destroy the homes that people have worked so hard to build.

"What can I do? You said you should respect me, but you laughed at me, you laughed at someone you should respect! The face of the man in black became more and more hideous, his cheeks trembled, and the cheekbones on both sides seemed to be about to penetrate the flesh and skin, and you could even see the whiteness of the bones through the flesh.

"I've already apologized, what else do you want from me!" Yuan Li struggled and screamed.

"I don't want your apology, can an apology change what has happened! You've insulted me, and you're going to pay for it! No one can change it, no one can help you, what you have done, you must be responsible for yourself! "What do you want from me?" Yuan Li also became hoarse.

The man in black stood still for an instant, and Yuan Li also stood still in his hand. This silence lasted for nearly two minutes, and then, the man in black seemed to have regained his composure. He gently put Yuan Li on the chair, his face calm, as if he was thinking about something that bothered him in his mind.

Yuan Li's face was pale at the moment, and the leisurely changes had completely destroyed her will. When Shicai was chatting, the man in black was gentle and elegant, and Yuan Li almost believed that he was an inlethal man. But in just an instant, everything was reversed again, and the terrifying man in black reappeared, this time, he clearly placed the danger in front of Yuan Li.

Yuan Li's whole body trembled uncontrollably when the man in black was thinking, because she really couldn't think of any way the man in black would use to punish her.