Since graduating from high school, I have moved out of my parents' house. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although my family is not wealthy, my grandmother left me a two-bedroom apartment before she died, and I have been living alone ever since.

Maybe it's because this year's national policy stipulates that firecrackers are not allowed, and the New Year's flavor is light, and the atmosphere is a little cold.

Turning around, I stopped in front of an old building by the river.

From the outside, the whole building is a little old, and the mottled walls, tangled creeper dead branches and rusty electronic doors all tell the history of this building.

The street lamp was broken, and only the cold moonlight above us shone on the two of us.

For some reason, I feel cold tonight.

It's not a sensation of body temperature.

I've been exercising all year round, and I've never felt any discomfort even during the snowstorm.

It's a visceral chill that is terrifying.

I shuddered and took out the key from my trouser pocket, and was about to open the electronic door, but I heard Zhao Wei say: "Brother, you live here?" ”

I was a little impatient and said, "Yes, the house is getting older, you can live there." ”

"No, I didn't mean that. I mean, something doesn't seem right here......"

I stopped to pick the lock.

This kid is a well-known coward in the store, and he can be scared half to death when there is a power outage in the toilet, so it's no wonder that tonight is so vibe.

But strange to say, the figure of the black cat always appeared in my mind, and the vicissitudes and treacherous green eyes.

"Don't you think it's a bit deserted here?" To lighten the mood, I asked.

"That's right! That's how it feels! It's an old community, and although there are only a few buildings, it shouldn't be so deserted! ”

"The neighborhood used to be a staff dormitory at a nearby chemical plant. The factory closed down early, and most of the people who lived here were old employees of my grandmother's generation. After the death of my grandmother, the old people in several buildings have almost gone, and most of the young ones are reluctant to move here, but they don't want to sell it early because of the demolition compensation, so they seem to be a little lonely. Look, I'm the only resident in this unit. I said as I opened the electronic door on the ground floor.

Zhao Wei didn't say anything more, and followed me into the building.

Just as I was about to touch the light bulb switch on the wall, a familiar and strange sound crept into my ears.

Meow......

I jerked my head back and opened the door.

The door was empty, not to mention the cat, and there was no ghost.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Zhao Wei asked in amazement.

"Did you hear anything?"

"I didn't ...... Nope! Zhao Wei was probably frightened by my expression, and said in a trembling voice: "What did you hear?" I'm cowardly, don't scare me. ”

"It's nothing, I guess I'm tired, a little auditory hallucination." I walked up the stairs slowly, feeling a little lost.

When I got home, I settled Zhao Wei in the packed guest room, and went back to the bedroom to sleep.

For some reason, I was lying there tossing and turning, and I was a little restless.

Meow...... Meow......

The voice rang out again.

I woke up from my bed, and the sound came clearly from the window.

The hairs all over my body stood on end suddenly, because my family lived on the fifth floor.

The sound is getting louder and closer.

I wanted to wake up Zhao Wei, who was in the guest room, but after thinking about it, he picked up a wooden short stick leaning against the head of the bed and pulled it towards the curtain.

Swish!

The white moonlight poured in, and there was no half cat shadow outside the window.

The eerie cat meows were gone, and all that was left was the suffocatingly cold air.

At this time, a strange cry sounded outside the door again.

Ignoring fear, I put on my coat and crept to the door, carefully placing my right eye close to the cat's eye on the door.

It was pitch black outside the door, and I couldn't see the darkness of five fingers.

But the cat's meow was like a ghost from hell, and it stirred my nerves all the time.

Meow......

The panic in my heart was mixed with a little irritability, and I finally couldn't bear it anymore, and opened the door with a "bang", shouting, "Who? Who's there to pretend to be a ghost! If you don't come out again, I'm going to beat people! As he spoke, he shook the stick in his hand.

Meow......

The voice came from the upper right corner, and I craned my neck forward, only to notice a black cat standing at the corner of the stairs leading to the sixth floor.

That look, yes! It's that look, it's clearly the one I met on the road.

This weird cat tracked me all the way to my house!

However, I was relieved to see it appear.

It is said that cats have a high IQ, and even if they are tracked by it, it is not a big deal, so let me be unlucky!

"Get out, go!"

I waved my stick at it, and the guy sprang away.

I closed the door and was about to go back to my bedroom when I noticed a dark figure standing in the dark living room.

I don't know if it's my hallucination, but this black shadow is like a ghost from hell, and it pounces on me with teeth and claws.

Yes!

I subconsciously raised my hand to block it in front of me, and another thought flashed out of my chaotic mind for some reason, shouting: "Zhao Wei, don't sleep!" Run! ”

When the sound fell, I heard a familiar voice from the direction of the living room: "Brother Li, what are you doing?" This surprise scared me a lot! ”

looked at it in amazement, only to find that this black shadow turned out to be Zhao Wei.

I patted my chest that was about to be shattered, took a few steps forward, and scolded angrily: "I said can you make a sound when you walk?" It's scary to be so scary behind your back, what a psychopath! It's only been a few hours, and my brother has been scared twice in a row by you! ”

Zhao Wei said with a look of grievance: "Didn't I drink too much at night and want to go to the toilet, who knew that as soon as I entered the living room, I saw you hiding behind the door and sneaking, I thought it was a thief, so I didn't dare to make a sound." ”

"I see." I let out a long breath, walked to the living room and turned on the light, and whispered, "Zhao Wei, guess what I saw just now?" ”

Zhao Wei thought for a while and said in shock: "You can't see something unclean!" I'll just say you're evil here, brother, should we invite a master to come back tomorrow to do it? ”

"The masters have gone home for the New Year, where do you look for them? And what I just saw wasn't a ghost, it was a cat. ”

"Hey, what's so strange about a cat. How many homeless wild cats must there be in any hallway? ”

"It's the black cat, the one we met on the road."

Zhao Wei was stunned and asked, "There are so many black cats, are you right?" ”

"This cat is not ordinary, especially the eyes are so weird, I am absolutely not mistaken."

"Could it be a homeless wild cat that follows you all the way back for Chinese New Year's Eve?"

"You think it's you!"

“…… Brother, don't bring such a burying person. ”

"Who has the time to bury you. To be honest, I think this cat is very evil. ”

At this time, there was a sudden loud sound of cats at the door, mixed with the sound of knocking on the door.

The lights on the ceiling flickered on and off, and then went out with a "click".

"Bang!" The doors and windows opened, and a cold wind swept in through the window, accompanied by the strange cat meow outside the door, raging on my eardrums.

Zhao Wei's face turned white, and he suddenly trembled and pointed out the door with his right hand: "Ghost ...... Ghost ......"

I looked at it, and suddenly a cold air rushed from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.

Slender black shadows crept in through the cracks in the closed door, changing their strange postures on the walls. The black shadow grew larger and larger, and countless slender black currents converged at the entrance, gradually solidifying into a vague huge cat face.

Meow...... Meow......

The meowing of the cat outside the door stopped, and the strange barking continued to come clearly from the "cat face".

I couldn't help but take a step back and said in a trembling voice: "What a demon! I have no grudges with you in the past, and I have no enmity today, why are you pestering me? ”

There was no answer, only the approaching shadow.

"Look at the way it looks, it wants to use us as a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." Zhao Wei said tremblingly.

I picked up my stick and slashed at the shadow.

The black shadow was stunned for a moment, then shrank back.

Just when I was puzzled, I only heard Zhao Wei shouting: "Brother! This guy is afraid of the stick in your hand! ”

I woke up with a startled club, and the short stick in my hand slashed forward.

The strange cat was really frightened by this, and then turned into a slender black shadow and slipped out of the crack in the door.

The light flickered a few times, then turned on.

I didn't dare to let go, and I held my stick and stared at the door for another three to five minutes before returning to the living room.

Looking up at the alarm clock, there were more than ten minutes to go until three o'clock in the morning.

I closed the window tightly, looked at Zhao Wei with a pale face, barely calmed down my panicked thoughts, and said with a wry smile: "Brother, fortunately, you reacted quickly, otherwise our little fate would be explained here." ”

After speaking, I carefully looked at the wooden stick in my hand, and saw that this guy was black except for the heavy hand, and there was nothing special about it.

Zhao Wei asked, "Brother, where did you get this stick?" ”

"I don't know. It's right there to beat the little stick, grandma is quite precious to it, is it an artifact to ward off evil spirits? ”

When I got up the next day, it was almost noon, and it was estimated that I didn't sleep well by the cat demon last night, and when I woke up, I looked in the mirror, and my eyes were as black as a panda.

was about to call Zhao Wei to come over and take a look, but there was no response for a long time.

When I entered the house, I saw that the quilt was neatly folded, as if no one had slept before.

Drip...... Drip......

The phone rings, and it's the sound of receiving a text message.

I opened it and saw that it was a New Year's message from a friend. was about to reply and bless it, but saw a new text message from Zhao Wei: Brother, I'll go around the city, come back in the evening, and just leave me for dinner.

it! This kid's plan is quite beautiful, and Lao Tzu hasn't even eaten breakfast and lunch.

I cooked a small packet of quick-frozen dumplings and was about to start eating when the doorbell rang.

When I opened the door, I saw that my aunt and grandmother were here.

She was carrying a stainless steel food box with three boxes of hot dishes, including chicken stewed mushrooms, steamed river eel and Longjing shrimp, all of which I loved.

"You doll, I knew you could only cook dumplings! There is no personal care for the New Year. Alas...... "Grandma nagged and put the food boxes on the table one by one.

I was hungry, grinning and taking the food box and munching on it.

"Eat slowly, and bring more food for dinner."

I stuffed my mouth with food and muttered in response.

My aunt sat down next to me and looked at me with a smile.

Suddenly, the smile on her face disappeared, and she turned to a solemn expression: "Xiaozheng, you...... Are you okay these days? ”