Chapter 4: The Ghost Has Arrived (Part 2)

A low, deep cough suddenly echoed in the silent room, sounding particularly jarring.

After a while, there was no movement. He glanced at his watch again, and his pupils suddenly dilated in shock

Subsequently, an image unexpectedly appeared on the screen, depicting a figure kneeling on a large bed, with their head bowed and hair falling over their face

A gray and white long shirt is draped over the sofa in the shape of a human figure

The corridor at the entrance appears to be darker than other areas, as dark as ink.

Huo Jianguo was breathing slowly, while Qu Si was trembling incessantly

In such a moment, under such circumstances, beside a man she had known for merely over two hours, this exhausted and tormented woman surprisingly fell asleep.

The night grows deeper, and the darkness becomes denser

The sound of "刷啦! 刷啦!" has finally ceased

He has already discerned that there is more to Qu Si's words than meets the eye

Qu Si hurriedly opened her eyes and looked at Huo Jianguo. Her voice no longer sounded like her own: "You... have coughed..."

Suddenly, he noticed that the clothes on the hanger were gone, and that pair of leather shoes was also missing

With a sudden shout, the flames surged fiercely, the firelight flared up abruptly, and a face, withered and aged, emanating a chilling aura, suddenly appeared behind the oil lamp

The red rope sways left and right in the air

With a loud bang, Qu Si suddenly sprang up from the bed, fell heavily, and then lay motionless.

Ga!

Laughter came from behind Huo Jian Gui.

He did not know how much time had passed, but he felt his eyelids suddenly becoming somewhat heavy, as if an invisible hand was pulling at his eyelids, trying to make him close his eyes

That face suddenly disappeared

or rather, merged together

The entire Little Lion community was shrouded in darkness

Creak! Creak!

Huo Jianguis's lips suddenly twitched, a kind of neurotic tremor.

He certainly cannot sleep, especially not tonight

The figure on the large bed remained in the same position as before, kneeling with both knees and with the head bowed down

He stood by the window for a while, then returned to the bed and lay down quietly.

Huo Jianguo looked around, and there was nothing unusual in the room. Just as he was about to get out of bed, he suddenly noticed that there was another person lying beneath him. He turned his head and was astonished to find that another version of himself was still lying straight on the bed, his eyes closed.

That invisible hand is still forcefully pulling at his eyelids

Huo Jianguo was just about to lower his head to check what was happening with the person lying on the bed when suddenly, that person on the bed abruptly opened his eyes, glanced at the watch, and saw that the numbers displayed on the watch were: 23:23.

The black screen on the television on the right suddenly floated into the air, as if it had been torn away by a great force

In the master bedroom, two people are lying on the large crimson bed

Huo Jianguo was taken aback; he knew that the bed ghost was about to rise.

Suddenly, the red string on the leg of the big bed shook with a "weng!"

Huo Jianguo felt as if something had brushed against his forehead. He slightly raised his head but saw nothing. Qu Si remained facing the wall, completely still

With a loud crash!

Those colorful shoes have now turned into a single color, black. They lie on the ground in a haphazard manner, resembling pairs of dark feet, about to set off to places unreachable during the day

He looked down at his watch again; the time was still 23:23. The stopwatch was running, having been in motion since earlier, yet the time remained fixed at 23 minutes.

The faint light swayed out from the living room, casting a mottled and shadowy illumination on the balcony

Silence, like a ferocious flood, suddenly engulfed the room

Cough

The door seems to be open

It is as dark outside as it is inside the house

Her hands were gripping the edge of the television, and her neck was straining outward in a twist

At this moment, he looked at his watch again: 23:59

He closed his eyes a total of five times, each time squeezing his eyelids tightly against his eyeballs. This is his method of overcoming sleep.

The oil lamp in the living room was extinguished by the wind

Huo Jianguo quickly walked towards the east wall

In the blink of an eye, the dark object on the window disappeared

It seems that someone is fiddling with the window frame

The shadow remained completely still

A strange cry emanated from her throat

The wooden bed shook violently, and Qusi on the bed slowly crawled up. She knelt on the bed, her head bowed, with long hair cascading in front of her, swaying left and right

Suddenly, the wind began to blow

Huo Jianguo did not speak, his eyes were very bright, so bright that it felt as if they were not the eyes of a human being. In his hand, he held a black umbrella, which was resting on the bed, positioned between the two of them.

He suddenly stood up

The night has grown deep

It does not indicate that the owner of this house is very poor; it only suggests that the owner is quite eccentric

When! When! When!

A sound of rushing water echoed from the restroom, and soon after, the door to the restroom swung open. A little girl with a ponytail stood at the staircase, staring directly into the darkened living room

The person in the television slowly raised her head, her complexion pale, lips blood-red, and her eyes emitted two ghastly yellow glows

The wind burst in like a rough man, and with a whoosh, the door curtain danced in the breeze

Huo Jianguis eyes remained open, his ears perked up like a wolf, intently listening to the sounds around him

At this moment, he glanced at the watch again, the display on the left showed: 23:23

No, that is not one's own image, but rather an image of someone dressed in a black suit

He took a deep breath, and suddenly, he felt the large bed move slightly

Only one remains of Huo Jian Gui.

Qu Si said softly: "Where do you want me to go? The sofa? Or the floor..."

Oppression and eeriness filled every corner of the bedroom, overflowing and beginning to spread outward, flowing through the room like water

At that moment, Qu Si suddenly turned over, resting one arm on Huo Jianguo's waist

A dark object flashed past the window

Many windows in the other buildings are lit, but in this building, only a few scattered windows are illuminated, and the light appears particularly dim

The air conditioner is turned off, the television is turned off, and the room has become foggy

Huo Jianguo turned his head to look at the door; the doorway was empty, yet it seemed that something had floated down from the door.

The wind seeped through the cracks of the window, gently billowing the black curtains.

Hehe

Curled up inside is Qu Si

The two Huo Jian Gui collided with each other

Room 404 was silent, with only the sound of the wind occasionally rustling the door curtain, producing a rhythmic "whoosh" sound

He can hear the sound of a single grain of dust falling to the ground

On the coffee table in the living room, an old oil lamp is lit

In the shadow behind the door curtain, there seems to be a person standing, a small figure, pressed against the wall, with eyes that are a ghastly yellow, motionless.

Four red strings emitted a series of 'squeak squeak squeak squeak' sounds

Soon, the Little Lion community was also engulfed by darkness

The sudden sound pierced through Huo Jianguo's eardrum, causing his entire body to shudder abruptly

Swish, swish, swish, swish

However, there is no dust settling, only the sound of 'swish swish' from the window.

The sofa is completely empty

The lights of the surrounding buildings also gradually went out

Hehe! Hehe! The wax figure on the bedside is grinning ominously

The time is still 23:23

This suit is precisely the one on the hanger

Room 404 is equally dark.

He saw his own blurred reflection in the mirror on the east wall

Creak! Creak!

The large bed emitted a loud sound

The front legs of the large bed stood upright, making a creaking sound as it began to move

It seems that someone is sitting behind the sofa blowing on the lamp

Creak! Creak!

Suddenly, a sharp scream erupted from the bed where Qu Si was lying.

The wooden bed began to stir, like a bull caught by the neck, struggling to break free from its restraints

Each sound is monotonous and mechanical

Huo Jianguo suddenly turned around, gazing at the large bed

The gray and white long shirt on the sofa is missing

He waited quietly

Hooray

Perhaps falling asleep was not her intention; it was this bed that forced her into slumber

Huo Jian returned and glanced back, only to see the wax figure placed on the bedside suddenly grinning at him in a strange manner

A woman with long hair crawled out of the television, supporting herself with her hands on the ground, arching her body.

In a room with modern decor, the lighting of an oil lamp is already quite eerie

It is somewhat strange that it has not yet been a minute

He glanced at his watch; the left display showed 23:23, while the right display showed 2

Qu Si suddenly hugged her arms tightly, her body trembling even more: "I won't go... I won't go anywhere... I can escape for a moment... but I can't escape for a lifetime..."

The darkness completely engulfed room 404

He was not surprised and continued to hold his breath in concentration

Huo Jian returned, remaining completely motionless

Huo Jianguo opened his eyes, while Qu Si closed hers

It resembles a human head, with long hair flowing in the wind, a slender neck, and the lower body is not visible

The movement is very apparent, and it feels as if you are sitting on the back of a sleeping cow, which suddenly awakens and then shakes its body violently

One of the red ropes binding the large bed has broken

Heavens, the unstoppable darkness has descended

Huo Jianguo recalled the other closed bedroom door, his open mouth closed again. After a while, he finally said: "It is best to go outside ... ... "

There is no sound of flushing in the restroom

Brush, brush, brush, brush

Immediately afterwards, that dark object floated back again

The image and actions in this footage are remarkably identical to those of Qu Si

A sudden sharp knock echoed from the east wall

At that moment, he felt the wooden bed sway slightly; previously it had moved up and down, but now it was moving side to side

A hand slowly climbed up from beneath the balcony, grasping the windowsill, and with a creaking sound, the window was opened

The dim flames are swaying from side to side

The person behind the curtain has disappeared

Huo Jianguo continued to widen his eyes, listening attentively

A flurry of snowflakes on the screen

When he lay back on the pillow again, the first thing he saw was that window

Huo Jianguo stared intently at that thing; this time, it did not float away but instead lay on the window, gazing at the person inside the room

The darkness revealed its overwhelmingly powerful force, devouring everything

His eyes emitted two eerie beams of red light

But he only closed his eyes for a moment, then quickly opened them again. After that, he closed his eyes once more, and then opened them quickly again.

A shadow flickered and vanished

Building 4, Unit 4, Floor 4, this floor is completely dark, with six rooms, all tightly shut.

He finally closed his eyes

Her head suddenly jerked forward

Two beams of hatred, mismatched with her age, shot from her eyes; this gaze was fleeting. After a moment, she lifted her head and looked upstairs. After watching for a while, she turned around and walked back into the restroom.

At that moment, the one lying down, Huo Jianguo, suddenly got up

A chilling laugh suddenly echoed in the darkness

He suddenly turned around and was astonished to find a man dressed in a suit standing two meters in front of him

After a brief silence, there was a sound of 'click'.

After a long while, Huo Jian Gui suddenly said, "You should go out and sleep."

His drowsiness seems to have faded away

As the curtain fell, the television turned on with a "pop" sound

His heart skipped a beat

Whoever the bed wishes to let sleep must sleep, and whoever it wishes to keep awake will inevitably suffer from insomnia

Suddenly, Qu Si began to roll over on the bed

Tonight, there are no stars or moon

Suddenly, there was a loud crash.

He let out a long sigh, his eyes wide open, holding the black umbrella in front of him

The large bed suddenly emitted a dull "creak" sound, as if it had let out a long sigh

Huo Jianguo leaped off the bed and stood before it, his body upright, holding a black umbrella, which he leaned against the ground

However, for some unknown reason, he usually only feels sleepy after midnight, yet tonight he is unusually drowsy much earlier, and the level of his sleepiness is quite severe.

The bed occupies nearly one-third of a person's life; if one were to discuss what absorbs the most vital energy from a person, the bed would undoubtedly be the foremost.

Qu Si has already fallen asleep, and a rhythmic soft snore is emanating from the tip of her nose

Ultimately, it is impossible to discern which is true and which is false

The firelight descends

After a long while, he quietly got out of bed, walked to the window, pressed his face against the curtain, and then slowly pulled the curtain open

Everything is still relatively normal

Huo Jianguo suddenly thrust the black umbrella in his hand forward

Qu Si turned over, and the red string made a soft "squeak" sound. She faced the wall, leaving her back to Huo Jianguo

Long hair sprang out from the television screen, cascading down and landing on the ground

The building at Unit 4, Building 4 of the Little Lion Community seems to be darker than the other buildings

One is outside, stretching the body, it is Huo Jian returning home