But before we could go to Zhao's house for the second time, danger had already struck us, and it came so suddenly.

On Monday, the day after Sister Li's family party, when I went to work, as soon as Sister Li walked into the office, I noticed that she looked a little haggard and melancholy.

I felt very strange, I was fine yesterday, but only one day, did something happen? Did she encounter something very unhappy, but she didn't call me to tell me, and in the past, as long as the relationship fluctuated a little, she would usually call me and tell me what was on her mind. What the hell happened this time?

Before I could ask, Sister Li whispered to me: "My cousin had an accident last night, but fortunately, Xiao Lei was here, so there was no danger." ”

I was surprised and asked, "Ah! Is it? What the hell is going on? ”

"I don't know the specifics, it was Xiao Lei and my cousin who called me this morning and said that maybe the blind man went to his cousin's house at night, and he also wanted to be unfavorable to his cousin, if Xiao Lei was not there, the consequences would be unimaginable."

After listening to Sister Li's words, I only felt that I felt a tightness in my chest and dizziness, this most terrifying ghost, it seems that I am finally going to confront him head-on. He is the source of my countless nightmares, and so many weirdness and horrors we have experienced are inextricably linked to him. To tell the truth, I used to be afraid of him because he was not a human or a ghost, but now I am extremely afraid of him because I know that he kills people without blinking, and the four or five people who wrote the county chronicles, as well as the old patriarch of the Zhao family, are very likely to be killed, but I didn't expect his claws to reach out to his cousin so quickly.

Sister Li continued: "I was going to ask for leave to go over today, but my cousin told me not to worry too much, work is important, he is fine, there is Xiao Lei living in their house, it is okay for the time being, mainly I want to call to remind the two of us to be vigilant and pay attention to safety." ”

I sat down in my seat with a heavy heart, and for a moment I was in a daze, but I didn't know what I was thinking. "Let's see if I can leave a little earlier in the afternoon and go to my cousin's house to see what is going on."

Sister Li nodded solemnly and agreed with my suggestion.

In general, Monday is the busiest day of the week. Sister Li and I wanted to do more quickly, so that we could squeeze out time to leave early in the afternoon, so we tried to devote all our attention to work. When I got busy, I felt that time passed very quickly, and before I knew it, it was noon, and after a simple meal, I quickly started to get busy again. It wasn't until more than three o'clock in the afternoon that I felt that today's matter had been dealt with, and after simply asking the leader for a leave, I quickly got into Sister Li's car and went straight to my cousin's house.

When my cousin opened the door for us, we were a little relieved to see that he was normal, and there was no fluctuation in his feelings. After entering the house, I found that Wang Xiaolei was installing some equipment to the windows of my cousin's house, and when he saw the two of us, he came over to say hello warmly, and then sat down with us and began to tell what happened last night.

After we finished the party at Sister Li's house yesterday, it was already evening, so we stayed at Sister Li's house and had a hearty dinner before going home. I myself went back by bicycle, while my cousin and Wang Xiaolei sent them back by car.

After coming back, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening, because my aunt went to my daughter's house in Shanghai, so Wang Xiaolei and my cousin were left at home. Because the two talked more speculatively, they chatted until late at night almost every day before going to bed, but fortunately, no one else disturbed them at home.

Last night was no exception, although it was already more than ten o'clock when they came back from Sister Li's house, they still talked very strongly, so they made a pot of tea and began to set up a "dragon gate array" again. Xiao Lei talked about his various thrilling experiences when he was on a mission, his cousin talked about this series of strange and strange things we encountered, talked about the blind man, talked and talked, and before he knew it, it was about one o'clock in the morning, and the two went back to the house to sleep.

No matter what work people do, they will have "occupational diseases" after doing it for a long time, that is, they have developed some special habits in long-term work. Wang Xiaolei is no exception, because he has been engaged in undercover work in overseas anti-drug work for a long time, so he pays special attention to every detail, because the slightest negligence will kill him.

When he was training in the Special Forces, his instructor told him that in combat psychology, there are no three types of mental states: blue, orange, and red. What does this mean? This mainly refers to the strength of people's psychological vigilance against potential dangers in the surrounding environment.

Blue is the state of vigilance of ordinary people to the potential dangers of the surrounding environment, and this state of vigilance is very weak. In this state, people are more relaxed, but they are also the least resistant to potential dangers.

Orange is the mental state of wild animals in general, wild animals will generally be very vigilant, observing the surrounding qiē, once they find a natural predator, they will quickly flee. In this mental state, the vigilance is relatively high, and the ability to respond to sudden dangers is also relatively strong.

Red is the mental state of the soldier during the battle, this mental state is extremely excited, people in this mental state, all organs of the body will be extremely excited, in this state of the soldier, even their own intestines flow out, or the arm is broken, sometimes can not feel it. This state can also maximize the various potentials of the human body.

The instructor told Wang Xiaolei that a qualified special operations soldier must be in an "orange state" mentally in normal times, that is, he must maintain considerable vigilance against the surrounding environment, and he must not be sloppy at all, and he must not have any luck mentality. For example, even if you are tired and need to rest, try to find a wall and sit down against your back to prevent a sneak attack. Such a soldier can survive to the greatest extent.

Wang Xiaolei firmly remembered the instructor's teachings. And he applied this principle meticulously in practice, and it was this almost neurotic rigor that saved his life again and again. One example is the one in which he used odorless soap to wash clothes and managed to escape from drug dealers.

Therefore, because of this long-term professional habit, he will repeatedly check whether the doors and windows are closed every day before going to bed, and only after making sure that they are all closed and locked can he fall asleep. This seems to have become obsessive-compulsive disorder, but Wang Xiaolei doesn't want to change it, because he knows that only by maintaining this obsessive-compulsive vigilance can he survive in a difficult environment.

On this vacation, when he returned from a transfer, he stayed overnight in a hotel in a certain city, and the room he stayed in was on the 15th floor, but one of the windows of the room could not be locked. I wanted to change the room, but the hotel was full and there was no room to change, and he didn't want to go to another hotel. He himself felt that this kind of behavior was quite ridiculous, this was in a safe environment in the country, this kind of vigilance was not necessary at all, and he tried to convince himself not to change to sleep normally because a window was not closed well, as if he was facing great danger.

But he still had insomnia that night, and even though he was so tired and sleepy, he couldn't sleep, just because of the unclosed window! Unexpectedly, this "abnormal" vigilance, in my cousin's house, once again exerted great power, allowing the two of them to avoid great danger.

Here's how it happened.

After the two finished their conversation, they took a shower and went back to their rooms to rest. My cousin had a cold, so although it was very hot, he didn't sleep with the air conditioner on as before, but opened the window to let in the cool breeze that was used outside. Because for people with colds, continuing to blow the air conditioner tends to make the condition worsen quickly.

My cousin may never have thought that when he opened the window like this, he would cause Wang Xiaolei to lose sleep; But what he didn't expect was that it was he who opened the window like this that saved his life.

As soon as Wang Xiaolei heard the window in his uncle's room open, he thought, it's broken, he may be sleepless again tonight, but he is embarrassed to let his cousin close the window, so he can only lie on the bed, hoping that this time is an exception, he can also fall asleep with the window open. He tried to make himself fall asleep by all means, counting sheep, soaking his feet in hot water, eating a few bananas, but to no avail, and it was almost three o'clock in the morning, but he lay in the dark room, but still could not sleep. But Wang Xiaolei will never take sleeping pills, because for those who are engaged in special work, the various side effects brought by sleeping pills are too dangerous. They need a clear brain, a quick mind, the most important thing.

Just as Wang Xiaolei was tossing and turning, suddenly, he felt a strange movement coming from the wall, and with experience, he could clearly judge that it was the sound of climbing the wall, although the sound was extremely slight. Wang Xiaolei hurriedly put his ear on the wall and listened carefully, because the quality of solid sound transmission can penetrate the sound farther, so he can clearly judge that someone is indeed climbing the wall.

In the early hours of the morning, someone was climbing on the outer floor of the building, which was absolutely abnormal, thinking of the open window in his cousin's room, he quickly turned over, and quickly pulled out the dagger under the pillow, held it in his hand, did not turn on the light, and then tiptoed towards his cousin's room.

The door of my cousin's room was hidden, because there were no outsiders in the house, and just the two of them, my cousin usually didn't have the habit of locking the door of his room. Wang Xiaolei gently pushed the door of the room, then flashed into his cousin's room, quietly hiding in a corner, carefully observing the open window.

This is the seventh floor, and although the street lamps outside can't shine in directly, in the faint light, if someone climbs in through the window, they can definitely see it. He could hear the sound of climbing the wall getting closer and closer, as if it was coming towards this floor, this window, and he couldn't help but clench the dagger in his hand.

The climber seemed to be very agile, making a very slight noise, and approaching the window very quickly.