I touched the inside of the window with my finger, scraping off some dirt.
Faye Yan lightly exclaimed, "How dirty! Did you clean the window?"
" I didn't open the window, was it you who opened it?" My eyelid twitched slightly.
Mingying shook her head.
For a moment, the heart-pounding feeling became even stronger.
My intuition kept telling me something was wrong.
The window was open, and there were muddy footprints along the window sill.
The details all indicate that someone may have jumped off from here!
But Zhao Lei was perfectly fine. The one who jumped off could not have been Zhao Lei!
All of a sudden, an idea popped into my mind.
Could it really not be Zhao Lei?
"I felt like Zhao Lei seemed a little off, didn't you?" I asked Mingying again.
"No, I didn't notice anything wrong... What are you trying to say?" Mingying seemed a bit uncomfortable.
"There's nothing wrong, no fear, no reaction when the magic formation is put on the neck... Fear, timidity, helplessness..." I looked back at everything before, Zhao Nancun's behavior, it all fits the standard of a normal person too much."
Is it possible that Mingying herself forgot to open the window?
Then how do we explain the muddy prints?
"Go to the inside of the Huang Si Building, find the corpse of the one who jumped off the building, and see who she is. Find out where Shih Qing lives on the floor. Tell me." Without hesitation, I said directly.
"This..." Mingying clearly realized something was wrong.
She told me it was the fourteenth floor.
In the next moment, both of us went out at the same time.
When we arrived at the door of the living room, my body stiffened slightly, and I stopped and went back into the room I was staying in.
I took out the wooden box and gestured for Mingying to take it to the Huang Si and then put it down in a safe place.
Mingying's forehead began to sweat a thin layer of sweat.
She looked at me again, her teeth clenched tightly: "You must be careful... Also, Shih Qing is my very good friend. If there's a problem... You must protect her."
"Um." I just nodded.
After leaving the room, I entered the elevator and pressed the fourteenth floor. Mingying then pressed the negative third floor.
The elevator beeped, and after I stepped out, the door closed quickly.
The corridor on the fourteenth floor was still the same as Mingying's floor, but there was no shoe cabinet outside. One side of the door was closed tightly, and the other side was a stairway. The passage door was open, and cold winds kept coming out.
Taking a deep breath, I went forward and knocked on the door.
The knocking sound echoed in the corridor, without any response in the silence.
I knocked a few more times, waiting for about a minute and no one came to open the door.
Frowning, I took out the copper piece used to pick the lock. I opened the door quietly.
When I opened the door, the inside of the house was very dark, as if the curtains were completely closed, blocking out the sunlight.
The wind from the corridor entered the living room, making a series of whimpering sounds.
Extremely quiet, no one at all.
"Shi Qing?!" I shouted.
There was a echo in the room, even spreading to the corridor, it was pile upon pile, making me feel a sudden chill.
"Zhao Lei?!" I shouted again, with no sound at all.
My heart sank a bit more.
Shih Qing didn't come back?
It's not right... Or is Zhao Lei really in trouble?
My nostrils twitched, and suddenly I caught a faint smell of blood.
The smell is very faint, but very fresh.
Following the direction of the smell, I hurriedly went to the right.
Turning the handle of the bedroom door, a dull sound was heard, and a sense of resistance came through. The door was locked from the other side and couldn't be opened.
I took out the copper piece again, quickly inserted it into the keyhole, and clicked it open.
The smell of blood suddenly hit my face!
The room was even darker, with only a sliver of light seeping through the curtains, casting two narrow beams of light.
On the bed lay a person quietly, with a delicate peach-shaped face, white cheeks, wasn't it Shi Qing?
Only her head was visible, her body covered by a quilt, as if she were sleeping...
Suddenly, the phone vibrated, and I answered the call immediately.
"Xian Shen, did you knock on the door and no one opened it?" The slightly relieved voice of Mingying was in my ears, "Hurry downstairs."
"Hmm?" I was a little confused.
"She told me that Zhao Lei suddenly said she was leaving and was very anxious, and couldn't stop her. There was nothing she could do, so Zhao Lei left."
"Just in time, we didn't think Zhao Lei had a bit of a problem, not sure where the problem lies..."
I felt my head buzzing!
Is Shi Qing with Mingying?
Who is on the bed!?
I grabbed a corner of the quilt and pulled it down sharply!
Shi Qing on the bed showed no reaction.
However, the scene of pulling back the quilt, Shi Qing on the bed showed no reaction, made me feel like my scalp was numb and my heart almost burst out from my throat!
Shih Qing was only the head intact, a large opening in the chest area, as if something had drilled its way out from inside!
Vague pieces of flesh, a strong smell of blood, complete silence!
The white and delicate cheeks were clearly pale and without blood!
"Listen to me..." My voice was instantly lowered.
"The person beside you is not Shi Qing... It might be Zhao Kang. Don't confront him. Although I haven't understood all the characteristics of the Plague Ghost, I know why he hasn't acted yet. He wants the suit and the corpse's clothing."
"Go find Yang Guan Shift or anyone in the Huang Si Building, don't be alone with her. Shi Qing is already dead."
I dare not speak too loudly.
After all, the "Shi Qing" by Mingying's side is actually Zhao Kang!
Who knows if he can hear it!?
But Mingying did not answer me, and there was only silence on the other end of the phone.
This silence was so intense that it made me feel like my heart was being consumed by fear.
Especially the deathly silent face on the bed, as if it were watching me, added a few more touches of horror.
"Mingying?" I called out in a low voice again.
There was still no response, so I put down the phone and glanced at the screen.
The screen was still on, but the call had been disconnected for a while. The normal wallpaper was displayed.
My face turned pale!
Dial the number again.
There is only the beep-beep sound on the other side, which means there is no signal and it's completely unreachable!
The smell of blood filled my nose, and I tightly clutched my phone, with my knuckles turning white.
Looking at Shi Qing's body on the bed, her blood had soaked through the entire sheet, and if this were the ground, it might be just like the way the body that jumped off the building earlier was soaked in blood!
No!
Is it really jumping off and dying!?
Or is it a way to mislead others!?
I faintly guessed a possible scenario, "Zhao Kang" must be following Zhao Lei or attached to some item on Zhao Lei's body.
He was not possessing a live human, so my charms had no effect. Earlier, when I used a razor, it seemed like I was going to kill Zhao Lei, and he didn't react.
Because whatever I did at that time had nothing to do with him.
After that, when I went to the room with Mingying, "Zhao Kang" made his move!
He can only consume souls, just like dead people. He cannot control the body.
So, he discarded the body and, after eating Zhao Lei's soul, transformed into Zhao Lei's appearance.
The floor is too high, we can't tell from afar, and then we found Zhao Lei was still there, so we naturally wouldn't think much of it...
A chill ran down my spine.
"Zhao Kang" is so cautious; he must be wary of me!
Who knows how much he has been eavesdropping on!
What would have happened if Shih Qing hadn't been called by Mingying?
If Mingying and the "Zhao Lei" of that time had fallen out of my sight, perhaps Mingying would have been victimized as well?
But now, "Zhao Kang" has become Shi Qing's appearance and is already alone with Mingying!
I quickly processed these ideas.
I have a clearer understanding of Zhao Kang's goal: it's most likely the dead man's clothing and glasses!
When I gave Mingying the wooden box, I had guessed this, and did not leave the items at her home or bring them to the fourteenth floor myself!
But I didn't expect that Zhao Kang's thoughts were so vivid!
Suddenly, I shut the bedroom door firmly, hurried out of the living room, and pressed the elevator button.
The elevator has been parked at the basement floor, motionless, making me even more anxious.
I called Mingying again, and it still beeped, with no signal...
