Qimen Dunjia

Chapter 31 I Met Me

That night, Lou Xiaolou was dealing with a difficult matter at work and left the North Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine very late.

The hemiplegic patient he visited had squinted eyes, lost consciousness, and had incontinence.His children and grandchildren took him around for medical treatment, but he didn't see any improvement, and it became more and more serious.

They believe that the old man became like this after undergoing acupuncture at the Northern Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, which is a medical malpractice.So he organized more than a dozen people to go to the North Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine to make trouble.

They pushed the old man in a wheelchair and blocked the entrance of the North Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, making it impossible for others to pass.

They also searched for Lou Xiaolou everywhere, asking for an explanation.The leaders of the North Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were worried about personal injury, so they hid Lou Xiaolou, and then sent people to negotiate with this group of people.

The other party proposed an astronomical amount of compensation, but the leaders of the North Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine did not agree.The other party said that they would not leave without losing money.Finally, the police came and finally got rid of this group of vexatious people...

After Lou Xiaolou went home and entered the door, he checked around and found no suspicious clues.

When he opened the closet, he found that the light yellow dress shirt and the navy blue dress trousers were gone, and the beige T-shirt and black trousers he lost were hanging on it, like a person hanging in the air.

He immediately realized that that person had come again!

It seems that there are two people living in this family. Usually, one goes out and the other goes home.He went home and the other went out.Even if two people are at home, they cannot see each other.The other got tired of a suit, hung it in the closet, and changed into the one he had just taken off.He was tired of wearing a suit of clothes, so he hung them in the closet and changed into the clothes that another person just took off...

But how did he get in again and again?

Lou Xiaolou suddenly remembered that dream:
Lin wants to tell him that today, he will lose one of the most important things.However, he didn't notice what was missing until he went to bed.However, he woke up suddenly in the middle of the night, and saw a white face close to his eyes, and said in a low voice: You lost the key to the house...

If the other self can't escape through walls, he must have the key to this house.However, Lou Xiaolou only had one key, which was kept in his pocket all the time. Could it be copied?
That person not only copied the keys of this house, he must have copied the keys of the car, the key of the unit’s consulting room, and the key of Sangya’s house...

When Lou Xiaolou divorced, one person left, and the property was divided into two.

Now, an unseen person comes and the property is split in two again.

Lou Xiaolou doesn't care about property.If this nightmare phantom completely disappeared in his life, he would rather give him all his property, as long as Sangya was left behind.

He walked into the study and saw a piece of paper on the table, which read:

Happy birthday to us.

He observed these words carefully, and found that they were exactly the same as his own handwriting.

At this time, someone knocked on the door.

He became alert all of a sudden, went to the bedside and turned off the light, walked out slowly, came to the anti-theft door, looked through the peephole, and saw a strange old man, about 60 years old, with a strong body.He was plainly dressed, carrying a plastic bag and an old-fashioned scale.He stood in the corridor, looking upstairs and downstairs anxiously, waiting for Lou Xiaolou to open the door.

Lou Xiaolou asked sharply, "Who are you looking for?"
The old man hurriedly said, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I collect waste products. Do you have any extra things to sell?"
It's midnight, what waste does he collect?Security shouldn't have let him in either!

Lou Xiaolou didn't get angry, he felt that the old man must have a background, and he wanted to know the real purpose of the other party, so he asked loudly: "What do you charge?" At the same time, he kept observing the old man's expression in the cat's eyes.

The old man turned to the door and asked, "Do you have any extra books at home?"
Lou Xiaolou said, "No."
The old man turned to the door and asked, "Do you have any extra bottles at home?"
Lou Xiaolou said, "No."
The old man turned to the door and asked, "Do you have any extra clothes at home?"
Lou Xiaolou said, "No."
The old man turned to the door and asked, "Do you have any extra electrical appliances at home?"
Lou Xiaolou said, "No."
The old man seemed to have nothing to say. He lowered his head and thought about it, and suddenly whispered something that Lou Xiaolou couldn't think of: "Does your family have... extra people?"
Lou Xiaolou shivered a bit: "Human?"
The old man said, "Yes, extra people."
Lou Xiaolou said: "No!"
The old man said, "Think about it carefully."
Lou Xiaolou said, "What do you mean? I'm the only one in my family!"
The old man said calmly, "No, you are not alone in your family."
Lou Xiaolou said, "Where is he?"
The old man said, "Look for it yourself. When you find it, I'll take him away. Don't worry, I'll wait here."
Lou Xiaolou said, "I've searched for it, and there really isn't one!"
The old man stared at the cat's eyes, as if he was staring at Lou Xiaolou's eyes. He suddenly said, "There is another place you haven't looked for."
Lou Xiaolou trembled again: "Where?"
The old man said: "Under your bed."
Lou Xiaolou was shocked suddenly!Before the divorce, he and his ex-wife had been living in the house in Shaoyaodi, with a double bed in the bedroom.There are only two single beds in this house in the Jingshan District of the Asian Games Village, one in the bedroom and one in the study.Just now, he suspected that there was someone at home, so he looked everywhere, but he didn't look under the bed!
There are books under the bed in the study room, it is impossible to hide people there.Then, this "excess" person should be hidden under the bed in the bedroom...

Lou Xiaolou turned around slowly and looked towards the bedroom.

It was very quiet inside.

He walked over step by step, walked into the bedroom, and stared under the bed.The sheet was huge and hung down, blocking out the bottom of the bed, with a dark slit.

He jerked the sheet back, and there was no one.He bent down and looked in. There were two different shoes and an empty Coke bottle thrown under the bed.

He breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly became nervous again. He stood at the door of the bedroom and looked towards the study.

There was no light in the study.

He tiptoed over and stopped at the door of the study. The inexplicable birthday wishes were faintly placed on the table.He suddenly regretted that he should not have turned off the light in the study just now.The switch was at the bedside. Now, if he wanted to turn on the light, he had to walk beside the bed.If there is really someone below, as soon as you reach out, you will grab his feet...

He glanced around, and suddenly found an important problem, there were too many books on the shelf!A week ago, he had just tidied up the study room, removed some books that he didn't read often from the shelves, and stuffed them under the bed.Now, the books are back on the shelves!
There is indeed someone hiding under the bed!
He retreated to the kitchen step by step. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find the kitchen knife at home, so he picked up a rolling pin, went to the study again, and yelled under the dark bed: "Come out!"
No one spoke under the bed.

He shouted again: "Come out, no matter who you are, I will not hurt you. Otherwise, I will call the police!"
There was still no sound from under the bed.

He bent down and looked in. It was too dark to see clearly.So, he went to the bedroom to get a flashlight, and took a picture of it from a distance - all the books below were taken out and placed on the shelf.However, there was no one under the bed.

He put down the rolling pin, turned on the light, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became: What is going on here?

He walked out of the study, came to the anti-theft door, and looked out through the peephole. The old man was still waiting patiently.

He said: "I checked and there was no one. Maybe, someone came in during the day and now it's gone."
The old man said: "Let me tell you, this man is still at your house. There is something wrong with your eyes. If you don't let me take him to the waste station, he will throw you into the trash can."
After speaking, the old man staggered downstairs.

Lou Xiaolou chased to the window and saw the old man walking towards the gate of the community with a plastic bag and an old-fashioned scale on his shoulders.It happened that a security guard patrolling at night came by, and he passed the old man.Generally speaking, during this time, when the security guard sees such a person, he will definitely stop him for questioning. However, this security guard didn't seem to see the old man, and walked over without looking sideways.

Lou Xiaolou came to the living room, sat on the sofa, and began to think: The old man said, this person is still hiding in the house, so where can he be?I have searched all the places where people can hide...

There is only one explanation, and that is that this person is invisible.Last time, Lou Xiaolou saw his back, but he disappeared as soon as he turned a corner.Maybe, he has been lying under the bed in the bedroom, or under the bed in the study...

He glanced at the bedroom, then at the study, Lou Xiaolou regretted it.Just now, he should have invited the old man in and asked him to help him find this person.Since the old man knows that he is still in this house, and since the old man said he can take him away, then he must be able to see him, and he must be able to cure him...

However, he let the doctor who treated the virus go away.Tonight, the virus will definitely break out.

After sitting for a while, Lou Xiaolou was so tired that he walked into the bedroom.

After undressing and lying down, he turned off the light, and the moonlight flooded in at once.

Lou Xiaolou stared at the closet door under the moonlight, it was closed.Inside, a beige T-shirt and black trousers are hung, they are combined together, like a person hanging in the air...

Lou Xiaolou suddenly thought, has that person been standing in the closet all the time?He was wearing a beige T-shirt and black trousers.Lou Xiaolou can only see the clothes, but not the person inside the clothes...

There was a sound from under the bed.It seems that a mouse ran past, it seemed that something fell off the bed, it seemed that a person lying under the bed was really uncomfortable, and he moved his body slightly...

Lou Xiaolou remembered a joke:
The teacher said that after death, people turn into ashes.The student said: There are many dead people under my bed.

There was another sound under the bed.

Lou Xiaolou became alert—he looked under the bed just now, except for two shoes and a Coke bottle, there was no one there.

Just thinking like this, I clearly heard the sound of someone crawling under the bed, and this thing hit the bed board under Lou Xiaolou's body, and Lou Xiaolou's spine was pushed against!It's definitely not a mouse, this thing is bigger than a mouse!
He sat up suddenly, and a head had already come out from under the bed.The man crawled out swiftly, stood up, and looked at Lou Xiaolou quietly.

The moonlight was unclear, and his face was dark.

Lou Xiaolou was stunned, he and this person looked at each other for a while, and suddenly his head grew bigger - this person was himself!
He tremblingly asked: "Who are you...!"
The other party does not speak.

Lou Xiaolou asked again: "What do you want to do?"
The other party still did not speak.

Lou Xiaolou said, "I'll call the police!"
Two drops of liquid flowed out of the opponent's eyes. Under the moonlight, Lou Xiaolou saw that they were tears.Then, the man suddenly pulled out a shiny object, it was a kitchen knife, it was Lou Xiaolou's kitchen knife!Lou Xiaolou hurriedly backed away and leaned against the wall. The man had already rushed over and slashed at him with a knife.

Lou Xiaolou dodged instinctively and escaped. He grabbed the quilt to protect his body while jumping out of bed.The opponent's knife slashed on the quilt, and Lou Xiaolou had already rushed to the door of the bedroom, and ran out as fast as he could.

The other party chased them out.

Lou Xiaolou threw down the quilt, and the other party tripped and almost fell. At this time, Lou Xiaolou had already opened the security door and jumped out.

He stumbled downstairs and ran towards the gate of the community.

A security guard was walking around the door. When he saw Lou Xiaolou running over, he came up to him and asked, "Sir, what's the matter?"
Lou Xiaolou rushed to his side, looked back, the corridor was quiet, and did not see the other self chasing up.He touched his head, then looked at his hands, there was no blood.Then he looked at his arms and legs, which were not injured.Then he said: "There are gangsters in my house!"
The security guard asked, "How many?"
Lou Xiaolou said: "One!"
The security guard asked the building number, and then said: "Stay here and don't move, I will take someone to have a look right away!"
After speaking, he picked up the walkie-talkie and started calling his companions.At an intersection, the security guard met two other security guards, explained the situation, and ran towards Lou Xiaolou's house together.

When they came downstairs to Lou Xiaolou's house, they saw Lou Xiaolou walking towards him with a kitchen knife in his hand.The security guard said: "Don't meddle, call the police! We'll handle the matter here!"
Lou Xiaolou looked at them and walked away along the corridor without saying anything.It was pitch black in the distance.

The three security guards slowed down, walked into the building door, and approached upstairs step by step.

(End of this chapter)