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Chapter 44 I'm truly a brave, fearless, witty, and handsome author

There was nothing under the bed.

Gu Mian stared at the space under the bed for a long time before confirming that there was indeed nothing there; she didn't even see a single mouse.

When they looked up again, the expressions of the people outside were even more exaggerated.

"You...how could you..." Yuwen Hao stared intently at Gu Mian and swallowed hard. "Not afraid at all?"

Qinghuan gripped the blanket tightly in her hands: "What do you expect someone to be afraid of, someone who can stick their head out in the middle of the night and curse at ghosts?"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Hao looked even more surprised.

Gu Mian looked up at the wall clock; it was 1:05 a.m.

He then turned to look at the pale-faced people outside and asked, "Where is Lin Yue'er?"

Lin Yue'er was missing, and Gu Mian discovered this problem as soon as she opened her eyes.

But the others only then realized what was happening and their eyes widened.

"That's right! Where's Lin Yue'er?" Yuwen Hao suddenly stood up.

He and Qinghuan were both woken up by Huang Yu, who was on night watch. As soon as they woke up, they were attracted by the strange noise under the bed and did not notice that someone was missing.

Huang Yu, his face deathly pale, began, "I... I dozed off while on night watch, and when I opened my eyes I saw Lin Yue'er was gone. I was just about to tell you when I heard a sound from under Dr. Gu's bed..."

The rest is history.

Huang Yu woke them both up, and neither of them dared to speak until now, when they realized that Lin Yue'er had disappeared.

Lin Yue'er's disappearance must be the work of the ghost under the bed; she's probably back in her old apartment now.

"What a terrible teammate," Gu Mian said, patting her white coat and picking up the chainsaw from the bedside table, which she then slung over her shoulder.

Huang Yu lowered his head and stopped talking.

Yuwen Hao looked at Gu Mian, who had stood up, and asked, "Dr. Gu, what are you going to do?"

"Of course we're going to catch... cough, rescue people, what else can we do?"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Hao hesitated. He glanced at Lin Yue'er's empty bed, then looked up at Gu Mian: "Lin Yue'er was taken away by a ghost, wasn't she..."

Wouldn't we be courting death if we went?
Of course, Yuwen Hao didn't say what he was going to say, but everyone else understood what he meant.

Gu Mian said knowingly, "If you're scared, you don't need to go. I can go by myself."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Hao silently sat back down on the sofa.

Gu Mian didn't waste any time and turned to leave.

But then Huang Yu suddenly stood up and said, "Dr. Gu, let me go with you..."

He lowered his head guiltily as he said this, looking as if his conscience was being tormented, since Lin Yue'er was in danger because of his negligence.

Gu Mian glanced at Huang Yu, who had his head down, and said, "If you want to come, then come."

"Wait..." Qinghuan also walked over quickly: "Doctor, can I go with you?"

He didn't intend to actively save people; he simply felt that following Gu Mian was more reliable.

Gu Mian nodded in agreement.

Seeing that everyone else was about to leave with Gu Mian, Yuwen Hao stood up anxiously: "Then I'll go too."

If Gu Mian and the other two leave, he will be all alone here, and being alone at this time is the most terrifying thing.

Finally, the four of them set off together on the road to Lin Yue'er's apartment.

It's October now, and the weather is no longer hot; it's starting to cool down, and it gets a bit chilly at night.

The sky was pitch black, and the few streetlights standing by the roadside emitted a dim light, flickering every now and then.

The dense green trees beside the streetlights blocked the light, making the already dim streetlights even dimmer. The shadows of the leaves were projected onto the ground by the light, like twisted hands.

The group walked quickly along the dimly lit road, the green belt beside them occasionally twitching as if there were some living creature inside.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Huang Yu, who was wearing the thinnest clothes, shivered.

"Hang in there," Gu Mian glanced at him. "We're almost at Lin Yue'er's apartment."

They couldn't get a taxi. Taxis were already scarce, and it was 02, so at night they couldn't even see a car.

Fortunately, Lin Yue'er's apartment was not far from their hotel, and they could already see the outline of the apartment.

Huang Yu nodded, arms crossed. Just then, a bell suddenly rang in Yuwen Hao's pocket.

He quickly pulled out his phone; the small screen glowed faintly in the darkness, and the caller ID showed it was a landline from Lin Yue'er's apartment.

"Hello?" Yuwen Hao answered the phone immediately: "Is this Yue'er?"

Lin Yue'er's voice, tinged with tears, came through the phone: "I...where are you? I'm in the apartment right now...I woke up here..."

Because Yuwen Hao pressed the speakerphone button, everyone could hear Lin Yue'er's voice on the other end.

Yuwen Hao comforted her, "Don't be afraid, we're on our way."

"You...you're all here?"

"Um……"

Just as Yuwen Hao was about to answer, Gu Mian suddenly grabbed him and pressed him down.

He looked at Gu Mian with some surprise, only to see that the doctor did not speak, but just shook his head at him.

Seeing this, Yuwen hesitated for a moment before speaking into the phone: "No... Dr. Gu didn't come. How are you now?"

Gu Mian then withdrew her hand.

Qinghuan looked at Gu Mian with some curiosity, but Gu Mian only shook her head and did not intend to say anything.

Lin Yue'er was still talking, but her voice was very soft: "I...I don't know...I opened my eyes and found myself in this bed. I didn't dare to move...so I called you immediately..."

Is there any noise under your bed?

Lin Yue'er paused for a moment: "No... No! That's not right! I heard it... Yes..."

The four of them continued walking briskly during the call, and they had already arrived at Lin Yue'er's apartment building.

Her voice was still coming through the microphone: "Please come quickly... I'm scared, boohoo..."

"Don't be afraid," Yuwen Hao gripped his phone tightly, "we'll be there soon."

She lived on the fourth floor, and the four of them had already started going upstairs.

Lin Yue'er kept saying, "I heard it... something is moving under my bed, and the sound is getting louder and louder. It's trying to come out!"

As Yuwen Hao strode upstairs, he said, "Can't you get out of bed and rush out?"

They are now close to the fourth floor.

"No..." Lin Yue'er said, her voice trembling with tears, "I dare not move, I only dare to use the phone on the bedside table to call you... Please come quickly."

Upon hearing this, Qinghuan, who was standing next to him, suddenly paused, a strange expression on her face.

The four of them had reached the fourth floor, and just a few more steps away was Lin Yue'er's room.

Qinghuan stopped in her tracks and refused to move forward.

Yuwen Hao looked at him with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong?"

Qing Huan paused for several seconds before hesitantly looking at Lin Yue'er's door not far away and asking, "This morning, Lin Yue'er said that her phone was dropped on the ground, right?"

Moreover, she said she didn't even dare to pick it up and rushed straight out the door.

Lin Yue'er didn't go back to the apartment all day. Who picked up the phone on the floor and put it on the bedside table for her?

Otherwise, it must have been made by a ghost.

Or... she's lying!
Qinghuan's voice was quite loud, and the person on the other end of the phone obviously heard it too.

There was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by a somewhat grating laugh, a completely different voice.

At first, it was bulging and full, like a muffled laugh coming through a blanket.

Then the laughter became shrill, as if it were being squeezed out of the throat, like a strange croaking of a frog.

The laughter was loud and shrill, so frightening that Yuwen and several others turned pale and almost dropped their phones.

What's going on! Qinghuan's face also turned pale. Wasn't it Lin Yue'er who called?

Just as the group was in a panic, Gu Mian snatched the phone and unexpectedly said something to the person on the other end—

I'm at your door.

The laughter stopped abruptly.

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