"Linna, don't let anyone disturb me, don't let anyone disturb me until I open the office door!"

"I want to read the manuscript from Mr. A!"

quickly replied to Mr. A's message, and after downloading the manuscript file of "Shadow Empire",

Carol went to close the office door.

He didn't care about the rest, he had to read the work first.

This new work "Shadow Empire" by Mr. ABC, the writer who has written "Imperial Epic" and "Seven Sins"!

As one of ABC's most avid and loyal readers, Carroll has been looking forward to reading the book every day since she knew the title of "Shadow Empire".

And at this moment, finally, Mr. A sent the manuscript over.

Carol was extremely excited at this moment, and the whole person felt like she was stepping on cotton.

And Lena outside the office, and the other editors of the publishing house,

Hear Carol's door closing, hear Carol shouting,

They all turned their heads one after another and looked towards the closed office door. There was some anticipation in his eyes.

“…… I don't know when we'll be able to read it. ”

"Soon...... At least we can read the Tao earlier than other readers. ”

"I don't know what kind of work Shadow Empire is...... I'm looking forward to reading it! ”

The editors gathered together and were looking forward to the discussion.

And in the office,

Carol was excited, as if she was stepping on cotton, and had already walked briskly to the back of her desk and sat down.

"Whew...... Whew......"

"I need to be calm...... Be calm......"

Looking at the Shadow Empire file displayed on the screen,

Carol exhaled several times, trying to calm herself down and read this work,

But after trying a few times, I still can't calm down, but the more depressed I am, the more excited I become.

Looking at the "Shadow Empire" displayed on the screen and not yet opened, I couldn't help but look forward to its contents.

"Forget it, so be it!"

I couldn't hold back my excitement, and I couldn't calm down my excitement.

Carol simply opened "Shadow Empire" directly,

The file opens.

In addition to the title of the book, the first thing that appeared in Carroll's eyes was the introduction of the whole book.

"The shadow on the ground stood up, and the shadow on the wall broke away from the wall......"

Reading this introduction, I probably feel the tone of the whole book,

Something depressing, scary, and a little weird?

"Is this a fantasy work?"

Carol couldn't help but think so, then paused, and then looked down further, landing on the first chapter of the text.

Mr. ABC didn't name the chapter, maybe the chapter was just a distinction between paragraphs.

And then go on,

It's the text,

“…… It's raining outside the window......"

eyes fell on the text of "Shadow Empire",

As Mr. ABC's smooth text narration unfolds,

Carol's originally excited and irrepressible emotions disappeared like this,

The excitement on his face gradually subsided, and gradually as the story unfolded, he began to immerse himself in the world of the text.

……

At the beginning of the story,

It's the protagonist Chang Mo, when he was anxious because of the scene of his shadow disappearing before,

In this rainy night, in the bedroom room, I encountered a scene of fear.

As he lay on the bed, he heard the same heavy wheezing sound under the bed, and the thunder light outside the window could not illuminate his shadow.

When I couldn't stand it anymore, I poked my head under the bed a little frantically,

But I heard it again, and there seemed to be someone on the bed who was restless and frightened.

It seemed that he was under the bed at the beginning, and on the bed, there was another one he was afraid of at this moment.

In this frightened environment, Chang Mo was anxious and frightened, and couldn't help but get up and ran towards the house.

But just running into the living room, he slowed down,

The living room has not yet begun, and in the dim environment, only the occasional thunder and lightning outside the window illuminates the living room.

And other times, in any darkness in the whole living room, there seems to be a terrifying figure,

And when he opened the door,

The darkness in the corridor discouraged him even more,

And just as he stood at the door of the living room, his hands clutching the doorknob,

Behind him there were again the sound of messy footsteps, frightened, restless gasps,

He turned his head in panic, but he only saw the table, stool, sofa, coffee table in the living room illuminated by the thunder, and the reflective TV screen reflecting his figure.

And the anxious gasp seemed to be behind him, in the dark hallway outside the living room.

"Peng!"

Chang Mo closed the door heavily, and didn't have the courage to break into the darkness of the corridor,

Then in a panic, he reached out and put it in the living room, in the kitchen next to the living room, in the bedroom,

All the lights in the house were turned on.

And Chang Mo, who stopped again, lowered his head again, but saw the shadow under him return to its original position.

It was in the living room, and in the kitchen, several shadows of different shades were reflected on the floor by the lights in different positions, overlapping each other.

"Whirring ......"

Wheezing heavily, Chang Mo sat heavily on the sofa in the living room,

Outside the house, the thunder still roared in the night.

Chang Mo sat in the living room all night.

……

Early the next morning. Chang Mo, who was sitting on the sofa, didn't know when he fell asleep last night.

Waking up from his sleep, he looked at the living room for the first time,

The living room was clean and quiet. The sunlight shining through the window gave him some security,

But let him follow, and couldn't help but look at his shadow on the wall next to him,

His shadow was still there, and as he tilted his head, he tilted his head to the side.

"Hoo ......"

Chang Mo breathed a sigh of relief and went to wash.

The washing ground is very full, and now it's daytime outside,

He was still a little afraid of being alone in this closed room.

He wanted to at least go to a place that was a little more open and had other people.

Moreover, he has an interview to go to today.

He didn't know why he was going to the interview in this situation, probably to find an excuse to stay in a crowded place.

He's got to get out early,

Because in addition to the morning interview, he also made an appointment with a psychiatrist doctor afterwards.

I want to see if I have a mental problem.

Maybe it's because I'm anxious about my future job, and I'm anxious about my job after graduating from college.

That's the way it is.

Out to the door,

Chang Mo has been staring at the shadow at his feet,

Just because of the change in light, his shadow changed direction, which made Chang Mo couldn't help but be surprised.

"Ding Dong ......"

"I don't know which one has no public morality, it's simply ...... without quality"

The elevator arrived, and as the elevator door opened, there was an aunt's scolding voice.

Chang Mo kept staring at his shadow and walked into the elevator, while the aunt was still scolding,

"It's just unqualified, haven't you read? The garbage is thrown in the elevator room, and it doesn't stink! ”

"Some people are really ......"

Before Chang Mo entered the elevator, the aunt was alone in the elevator, and after Chang Mo entered the elevator, the aunt didn't stop.

It seems that he just wants to say it to Chang Mo and let him follow along.

Chang Mo raised his head and looked at the corner of the elevator,

There were bags of garbage scattered there, there were takeaway boxes, and there were some other garbage, and the oil and paper were scattered in the elevator, which was disgusting.

just stared at it silently, followed by a stunned moment,

Then he lowered his head and stared at his own shadow.

"It's just, I don't know what's wrong, people ...... now"

The elevator got to the place,

The aunt scolded the person and left.

Chang Mo squatted down, picked up all the garbage, and took it out.