Chapter 5: Ghosts

Lin Shuang returned to her residence after resigning from the company, and it was already half past two in the afternoon. She stripped off her coat and fell headlong on the bed. She is soberly aware that she is unemployed from now on. She was going to go to the office at 11 p.m. to pack her things so she could avoid meeting her colleagues who were working overtime.

Farewell is Lin Shuang's least favorite scene. She would rather choose and say goodbye. She lay in bed, thinking that she would become a professional copywriter from tomorrow and survive on her manuscript fees. In addition to writing for newspapers and magazines, she plans to write long-form serials on the Internet, so that she can earn more. How easy is it for a single-handedly girl to come out and break into the world? However, Lin Shuang likes to rely on her own strength to work hard, anyway, her survival standard is not high, as long as she doesn't starve to death, she can do something she likes, this is a perfect life.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, Lin Shuang put on a pair of loose black jeans and a black jacket on her upper body, and hurriedly went out. Walking out of the dark corridor, I finally saw the cold moonlight, and my heart became relaxed. It was a cold night, but there was no wind, and it was much warmer than usual.

As soon as Lin Shuang walked into the company building, she was surprised to see Xiaoli's back flashing into the elevator. She hurriedly called out to Xiaoli, but she shouted several times, and the elevator door did not open again. Xiaoli is still wearing that red skirt, and her back is so dignified and beautiful. What is Xiaoli doing here so late? It's so weird.

Lin Shuang stood in front of the elevator door and waited for the elevator to come down. She saw the elevator pause for a moment on the 14th floor, then move back to the 1st floor. This shows that she didn't see the wrong person just now, it was indeed Xiaoli who went up to the 14th floor. Lin Shuang decided that when she went to the editorial office to pack her things, she would go to the 14th floor to find Xiaoli. Although Xiaoli disdains to associate with Lin Shuang, Lin Shuang always feels that Xiaoli is extremely close, because they grew up together after all. Even if Lin Shuang is affectionate, she also hopes to talk to Xiao Liduo.

The elevator finally went down to the 1st floor, and Lin Shuang walked in and pressed the number button on the 18th floor. The corridor on the 18th floor is pitch black, why is there no one to fix the broken lights? Lin Shuang looked around, couldn't see anything clearly, and couldn't help but feel his scalp tight. She walked quickly to the editorial department, quickly took out the key to open the door, and felt the switch of the electric light on the wall in the dark.

Lin Shuang suddenly felt safe, and the light could drive away all the dark things. She pulled out a cardboard box from the filing cabinet and began to pack her belongings inside. There weren't many things, and they were quickly loaded. At this moment, she suddenly felt a dark shadow lying on the glass above the door. She jerked her head back, and the black image vanished like lightning.

Could it be that I am hallucinating again? Lin Shuang muttered to herself and walked out with the cardboard box in her arms. She deliberately didn't turn off the lights in the editorial department, and she was complained about by Director Song behind her back tomorrow. She glanced at the side of the hallway by the small light in front of the door. I vaguely saw that at the end of the left side of the corridor, a tall black shadow was moving rapidly towards me.

Lin Shuang said "Mom" and hurriedly walked to the elevator. The elevator just stopped on the 18th floor, she stepped into the elevator quickly, pressed the number key on the 14th floor, and the elevator slowly ran down. She was going to the 14th floor to see Xiaoli and told Xiaoli not to come to this building so late in the future. Lin Shuang also planned to tell Xiaoli all the strange events she had encountered on the 14th floor, so that Xiaoli must pay attention to safety.

The elevator soon reached the 14th floor, and the corridor on the 14th floor was lit up, not very bright, but much stronger than the 18th floor, where you couldn't see your fingers. Lin Shuang didn't dare to shout at Xiaoli rashly, for fear of disturbing her, and even more afraid of scaring her. So, Lin Shuang held the cardboard box and paced from this end of the corridor to the other end of the corridor. Room by room, it was all pitch black. Lin Shuang continued to walk forward, moving forward against the door.

Lin Shuang finally saw a dim light in a room. She was pleasantly surprised to look through the glass above the door, wanting to see if there was Xiaoli inside. But the light was dim, and I couldn't see it clearly. The door is hidden. She wanted to push the door in, but she didn't think it was polite. So I decided to keep walking and see if the other rooms were also lit.

Lin Shuang walked all the way to the end, and did not find the second room with the lights on, which means that Xiaoli was in the room just now. Lin Shuang excitedly ran to the lighted room in Shicai, she came to the door that was still hidden, and knocked softly a few times, but no one answered. She tried to knock a few more times, and called Xiaoli a few times, but still no one answered. What's going on here? She obviously saw Xiaoli go up to the 14th floor.

Lin Shuang was bold, gently pushed open the door, and quietly walked in. The structure of this room seems to be a bit peculiar, with a piano in the center of the outer room, and a ring of silver glittering steel pipes installed along the white walls, as if it were used for practice.

Lin Shuang walked to the inner room again, the door of the inner room was locked, and he couldn't push it open. Lin Shuang knocked on the door a few times, but no one responded. She had no choice but to lean on the glass of the door and peek in. She saw what appeared to be a laboratory, and the table in view was full of bottles and cans. What attracted Lin Shuang the most was the small and delicate glass bottles on the table, particularly small and very small glass bottles, at most two inches high, containing unknown liquids.

Lin Shuang found that there seemed to be other rooms inside the laboratory. Her eyes widened, and she tried to look into the innermost place, and was surprised to find a red dress left on the innermost floor. Lin Shuang looked at it carefully and felt that the texture of the red dress was very similar to the red wool that Xiaoli was wearing. Could it be that Xiaoli has a tryst with her boyfriend here? Otherwise, how could the clothes be thrown on the ground? But what if Xiaoli is not in a tryst, but in case she is in danger?

Lin Shuang hesitated, not knowing what to do. Finally, she finally tried to call Xiaoli, and then held her breath, waiting for Xiaoli's response. But he didn't wait for Xiaoli's response, and there was silence inside. Lin Shuang lowered her voice a little again, and shouted Xiaoli a little loudly, but there was still no sound to respond to herself. Lin Shuang couldn't pay attention to whether he should leave immediately or call the police decisively.

At this moment, the piano outside suddenly sounded, and it was actually the song "Dream Wedding" again. Lin Shuang was so frightened by this sudden sound that she almost collapsed to the ground, she closed her eyes tightly, listening to the sound of her pounding heartbeat. Suddenly, she heard footsteps from far and near, and the exact footsteps were about to reach the door. Lin Shuang didn't have time to run out, so she had to bend down and quickly run to the terrifying piano and hide behind the piano.

The door creaked open, and the piano music came to an abrupt end. The footsteps that walked in came a few steps in the direction of the piano and stopped. After a while, he turned and walked inside. Although the man paused for a moment, it seemed like a century to Lin Shuang, and she felt that her breathing was so tense that she was about to stop.

Lin Shuang heard the door of the inner room close, and then there was a sound of anti-locking. She patted her heart and finally put her mind at ease. Who is this person? What are the bottles and cans in the lab used for? Why is the door of the outhouse open? Did the owner forget to lock the door, or did the owner not bother to lock the door because of an emergency? Lin Shuang was full of doubts in her heart.

At this moment, Lin Shuang's mobile phone suddenly rang. Lin Shuang was almost frightened to death, she hurriedly turned off her mobile phone, and the caller ID flashing on the screen was Ouyang Lie's phone number. This person is really annoying, does he know that this phone call will kill him? Lin Shuang angrily scolded Ouyang Lie in his heart.

The door to the inner room was immediately opened. The footsteps came to the piano again, took a few steps, and paused. The man seemed to be intently checking to see if there was anyone in the house? Lin Shuang covered her mouth tightly with her hands, and she didn't dare to come out.

At this critical moment, there was a knock at the door. Terrible footsteps made their way to the door, and the door was opened.

"Hello, did you see a lady here just now?" It turned out to be Ouyang Lie's voice.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see anyone here." God, listening to the voice, this person is actually the hip-hop teacher Yang Luo on the 14th floor. Could it be that Yang Luo also has a relationship with Xiaoli? Yang Luo said that he was a teacher who taught hip-hop dance, but what were those bottles and cans for?

Ouyang Lie left, and the door was closed again. Lin Shuang's heartbeat was even more chaotic and fast, no, Yang Luo must have suspected that he had been here. After Yang Luo closed the door, he walked quickly towards the piano step by step.

"Knock knock", at this time there was another knock on the door.

"Hello, the light in the hallway is too dim, I want to go to the bathroom, but I can't tell which is the men's bathroom. Can you take me there? It was Ouyang Lie's voice again.

"Wellใ€ใ€ใ€ใ€ใ€ใ€ okay, I'll take you." Yang Luo hesitated for a while, closed the door, and walked towards the bathroom with Ouyang Lie.

After Lin Shuang heard the footsteps go away, she immediately crept out from behind the piano and ran out of the door. She didn't have time to take the elevator, so she had to burrow headlong into the staircase. That's all you can do, go down the stairs and won't be discovered. The stairwell was so dark that there was not a single light. Lin Shuang turned on the flashlight function of the mobile phone and lit it for herself, but just after the next floor, the mobile phone ran out of battery. Lin Shuang had no choice but to walk through the darkness.

Suddenly, Lin Shuang heard a faint cry. That's right, it's a woman's cry. The cry was full of pain, as if crying for help. Lin Shuang looked around in fear, unable to see anything, let alone discerning the direction of the cry. She herself was in the dark, and she couldn't move an inch, so she cautiously leaned forward, for fear that she would step on the air and roll down.

But no matter how careful Lin Shuang was, he still couldn't get used to walking in the dark. The more frightened she became, the more she felt that someone behind her was silently approaching her. Her breathing grew more and more rapid, and she felt the shadows behind her approach. She shuddered, stepped into the air, and rolled down the stairs.

Lin Shuang endured the pain, desperately ordered himself to stand up immediately, limping and continuing to move. She didn't dare to look behind her all the way, for fear that when she turned around, she would see a terrifying face lying on her shoulder.

Just when Lin Shuang was overwhelmed, a beautiful red flashed in front of him. Lin Shuang looked over in horror, and it was actually a pair of red embroidered shoes. The pair of gorgeous embroidered shoes are still the shoes that Lin Shuang is familiar with, and the peony flowers on both sides of the shoes are still in full swing, and it seems that there will never be a day when they will wither.

The pair of embroidered shoes walked forward steadily, carefully leading Lin Shuang. Lin Shuang tried her best to keep her eyes open, wanting to see what kind of person she was in front of. However, no matter how wide her eyes were, she couldn't see the body above her shoes. Or, above this pair of embroidered shoes there is nothing, just a pair of dignified and beautiful shoes walking in the dark. Lin Shuang was frightened into a cold sweat along the way, and finally got out of the darkness of the predicament under the guidance of the pair of embroidered shoes full of spirits.

Lin Shuang insisted on not letting herself fall, and staggered out of the company building. She sat alone on the edge of the dark flower bed on the side of the road, gasping for air, still clutching the cardboard box in her arms. Her mind kept reproducing everything she had seen tonight, and she couldn't tell if it was reality, or if it was her own hallucinations, visual and auditory hallucinations. She finally burst into tears, covering her mouth tightly with her hands to keep her cry from coming out.

Lin Shuang felt that his nerves were like a fragile string, and they were on the verge of cracking. These strange events that have happened in these days are more like tough silk threads, tightly wrapped around Lin Shuang's neck, as long as a little force, it will completely kill the extremely fragile nerves.

"Lin Shuang, I've finally found you!" There was an awe-inspiring cry in the darkness, and a huge black shadow pressed towards Lin Shuang. Lin Shuang, as soon as her eyes were dark, she didn't know anything.