She arrived on the [-]th floor in a nervous mood. Before Wang Xinlan could speak, the sound of a kitchen knife chopping on the chopping board could be heard. In the silent midnight, in the deserted building, this sound was definitely not normal.

Wang Xinlan instinctively began to think about whether there might be some homeless man hiding here, or some extremely vicious gangsters.

If this were the case, wouldn't she be committing suicide by blindfolding her eyes and making a sound?

"Yumeng, are you there?"

But after hesitating for more than ten seconds, out of trust in Li Gui, Wang Xinlan still spoke. Perhaps to drive away the fear in her heart, she shouted louder this time.

bang~

The sound of the kitchen knife chopping on the chopping board stopped, and Wang Xinlan continued to shout Yu Meng's name. The moment she finished speaking, she heard the creaking sound of the door opening coming from the corridor on the [-]th floor.

Someone came out?

Da~da~da~da~

The clear sound of leather shoes hitting the ground came from the dark right side, and she was walking towards Wang Xinlan very quickly, but she still had one sentence left.

"Yumeng, are you in there?!"

The sound of breathing became more and more rapid. Wang Xinlan's whole body was cold and she didn't dare to finish shouting without hesitation. The footsteps coming from the corridor stopped in front of her just as she said her words.

"Well....."

Wang Xinlan gritted her teeth, and a strong smell of blood came from the tip of her nose. As a police officer, she quickly determined what the man wearing leather shoes in front of her had been chopping.

He immediately thought of the dismemberment case sent to him by his colleague, but hadn't the murderer been caught? Who is this guy in front of him, another murderer?Or a ghost?

No matter how flustered and nervous Wang Xinlan was, Li Gui's comforting voice would never come from behind, so she had to rely on herself now.

The man who dismembered the body did not leave. Judging from the smell, he was now at the door of the corridor. Wang Xinlan held the armrest's hand and unconsciously used her best strength. She slowly turned around.

As if unaware of the man in front of her, Wang Xinlan then walked upstairs. The surroundings became quiet again, but the smell of blood and the sound of footsteps did not dissipate.

Guessing a certain possibility, Wang Xinlan's steps up the stairs unconsciously accelerated, but the smell of blood lingering on the tip of her nose did not weaken at all.

The murderer is also following me!

A picture emerged in Wang Xinlan's mind. She was walking in front blindfolded, followed by two people behind her.

There was a fat nanny wearing a dirty apron and a weird smile, and another man carrying a kitchen knife, covered in blood, but wearing leather shoes.

When Wang Xinlan reached the turn of the stairs on the [-]th floor, she suddenly stopped. She stood there for a few seconds without looking back, then held on to the handrail and walked towards a higher floor.

The unknown is an insurmountable fear, especially when it is deprived of sight, the uneasiness becomes even stronger.

Wang Xinlan would have random thoughts at the slightest disturbance. Wang Xinlan could accept a normal environment, but when she was separated from Li Gui, her current experience had already become weird.

Taking the two people to the [-]th floor, Wang Xinlan called out Yu Meng's name as usual. This time, a woman's singing voice surrounded her in the corridor.

Suddenly far away and suddenly passing by, it seems that the singing woman has been walking up and down the corridor.

After hearing Wang Xinlan's cry, the singing did not stop, but became clearer.

When Wang Xinlan walked towards the [-]th floor, there were already three people following behind her. She was not sure what they looked like.

With the weird singing, the strong smell of blood, and a nanny whom she had almost no memory of, Wang Xinlan didn't know how much psychological pressure she was under.

All she knew was to bury her head forward, thinking about nothing and not caring about anything.

"As long as you don't look back and don't open your eyes."

When they reached the [-]th floor, there was a sudden sound of singing behind them, and the smell of blood that had been lingering around the tip of her nose dissipated with it. Wang Xinlan tried to stand still for a few times, and the sound of slightly staggered footsteps also disappeared.

All the weird senses disappeared in an instant, as if nothing had ever appeared.

Why did everyone leave?

Wang Xinlan did not expect such a situation. The three people behind her disappeared so suddenly, which made her feel an indescribable sense of crisis for a moment.

"Yumeng, are you in there?"

She also knew that the sudden departure of these strange beings was not because of their kindness. It was more likely that there was a more terrifying being on the twentieth floor where she was now.

It was so scary that they wanted to leave.

"Yumeng, are you in there?"

There was her own trembling echo in the corridor, and all the strange anomalies seemed to disappear here. A kind of terror without any warning spread crazily in Wang Xinlan's heart.

The silence, like stagnant water, was gradually burying her reason.

"Yumeng, are you in there?"

However, at the end of the three sentences, nothing came from the twenty-floor corridor. The silence under the strange pause was the most unsettling.

Wang Xinlan didn't dare to stay. She was no longer in multiple categories. Now she just wanted to get to the non-existent 24th floor as soon as possible.

Holding on to the handrail, she sped up and moved toward the 21st floor. While lifting her leg, her shoe suddenly hit something soft.

The moment Wang Xinlan paused with a dull expression, an old woman's cold laughter came from in front of her.

"Beautiful girl, can you help mother-in-law?"

Chapter 494 The non-existent floor

The old voice had an indescribable weirdness.

Wang Xinlan's body froze, and large beads of sweat condensed on her forehead, rolling down to the black cloth covering her eyes.

The experience on the previous floors made her instinctively think that all dangerous entities would appear in the corridors of each floor, but she never thought that they would be waiting for her on the stairs.

Li Gui said not to pay attention to these voices, but now the old man in front of her was blocking her way. How was she going to get up?

"Girl, my mother-in-law has some pain in her neck and can't walk. Can you help me?"

The old man's voice was sincere, but Wang Xinlan, who had already read the case report, found it difficult to face this sudden inquiry with a normal mentality.

She kept tightening her fingertips on the armrest. The dagger she used to defend herself could not bring any effective sense of security.

She wanted to let go of the handrail and go around, but she was worried that the old man in front of her would suddenly rise up. When the time came, she would be pushed down and die in the same way as the old man. Would her soul also be imprisoned in this building?

scapegoat? !

The scene of her tragic death in the corridor came to mind. Wang Xinlan's lips trembled slightly, and she quickly thought of these three words.

"As long as you understand their obsessions, you will find that they are actually very simple."

Li Gui's words began to appear in Wang Xinlan's mind. She couldn't help but swallow her saliva. She wanted to say something, but she felt like something was blocking her in her throat, and she couldn't make any sound.

"Girl, aren't you willing to help your mother-in-law?"

The old man's voice became a little strange again. In his pocket, the puppet Li Gui handed her began to struggle.

"Mother-in-law...you, how do you want me to help you?"

Some strange noises, ignore them.

This was something Li Gui had repeatedly emphasized to her before coming, but now the situation changed. The old man on the stairs suddenly appeared by himself, blocking the upward stairs.

Wang Xinlan was unwilling to give up. Thinking of Li Gui's words describing ghosts, she spoke for the first time to communicate with these 'people' who shouldn't exist.

"I want you to carry me up."

The stuffed animal in the pocket was not struggling, but was trembling slightly.

After the old man in front of her said these words, Wang Xinlan felt a cold air coming towards her, and then her back sank, and her shoulders were tightly grasped by a pair of hands.

The old man climbed up behind her? !

After getting through the uneasy fear that spread in her heart, Wang Xinlan thought she could just close her eyes and walk to the roof without caring. But what happened was that after she left Li Gui, everything she encountered became more and more beyond her imagination.

The stuffed doll in the pocket did not escape, but burrowed into the pocket in fear. Wang Xinlan froze half of her body, and her brain fell into a chaos of thoughts.

"Girl, you are so kind. My family lives on the 21st floor. I am really troublesome for you."

The old man's voice behind him became kind again, but Wang Xinlan, who had already known the other party's identity, did not dare to speak too much.

After being frozen on the stairs for a few seconds, she gritted her teeth and walked upstairs in the darkness, carrying the non-existent old man on her back.

A long time ago, when Wang Xinlan was still young, she heard some elders in the village say that some ghosts who died in vain would lie on the backs of passers-by and use these passers-by to return to their homes.

At this time, the people carrying the ghosts must not panic. They must obey their instructions and leave with these ghosts on their backs.

Wang Xinlan was not sure whether the rumors she heard when she was a child were what she was experiencing now. She only felt itchy on her neck, and the old man on her back leaned his head to the side, getting heavier and heavier.

It seemed as if what was lying behind her was no longer a ghost, but a mountain.

Every time you lift your feet and put them down, the weight on your back will increase.

The stairs that could usually be climbed in a few seconds were now difficult to walk.

About five seconds later, Wang Xinlan took another step forward. Her waist muscles trembled, and she could clearly feel the weight behind her becoming heavier again.

After taking only two steps up, her calves began to feel sore, and the bones in her entire body began to wail.

"Mother-in-law, don't be afraid, I will take you up."

Just reaching the third step, Wang Xinlan was already exhausted. If she didn't do something at this time, she would probably be dragged to death by the old man behind her on the twenty steps.

"Thank you, little girl, you are so kind."

After hearing the gloomy words behind her, Wang Xinlan didn't know what her expression was now. She held the dagger tightly and had made up her mind.

If the old man behind her continued to exert force, she would stab her in the back.

But I don't know whether he noticed the dagger in Wang Xinlan's hand, or was touched by her kind reminder that he had never felt before in his life.

The old man's weight began to lighten little by little. Wang Xinlan breathed a sigh of relief and tried to walk upstairs again.

"Girl, tell me, I'm not afraid of your jokes. It was morning, mother-in-law, I just went out to take out the garbage, and who knew I fell down the stairs."

The dead old woman was mumbling to herself behind her, and Wang Xinlan noticed that with every word the old man said, the weight behind her would lighten up.

"Maybe the old man missed me. He left earlier than me, fell asleep without making a sound, and never got up again. I was lucky that night. I said that the old man didn't snore anymore."

Wang Xinlan has reached the corner of the stairs, and further up is the 21st floor.

"I always thought he snored very loudly, but then I couldn't even hear it anymore. He never gave me anything in his life. He only gave me a grate when he got married."

"Although it's not worth a lot of money, I have to bring it with me so that he won't blame me for not taking care of the house. Once I bring it with me, I feel at ease. I can comb it a few more times. Now that he's gone, I have to do these things myself."

"Thank you, little girl."

When Wang Xinlan reached the 21st floor, the old man's voice disappeared together with the weight coming from behind.

At the entrance of the entire corridor, she was the only one whose breathing gradually slowed down.As the tension and fear in her heart subsided little by little, Wang Xinlan gradually understood what Li Gui said. Perhaps these existences lingering in the world are really just some very simple obsessions, but no one has an idea or mentions them. To avoid it.

"So you've been getting these things done?"

Not knowing who she was thinking of, Wang Xinlan let out a breath of cold air, then shouted, and then moved forward. This time she walked from the 21st floor to the 23rd floor smoothly without encountering any accidents.

As usual, I shouted Yu Meng's name several times on the 23rd floor, but the handrail that was supposed to end here was still pointing up strangely.

Appeared!The 24th floor does not exist!

Chapter 495 I Have a Friend

Wang Xinlan couldn't tell what she was feeling, she was a little scared, a little excited, and vaguely uneasy.

She breathed slightly heavier, lightly beat her thigh, and walked towards the 24th floor, which should not exist.

This sudden extra layer seemed very different. The musty smell that had been surrounding the tip of my nose completely dissipated. The armrest grasped by the palm gradually became smooth, and the fingertips touched some hair-like threads under the armrest. With gentle shaking, the steps under my feet became wet and sticky.

Wang Xinlan had only encountered such a similar touch at certain murder scenes. The blood was flowing on the floor and gradually solidified when stepped on, it was a similar feeling.

But the surrounding air did not smell of blood, but only had a little stench. Wang Xinlan stopped temporarily.

Her breathing became rapid, and she couldn't help but feel fear in her heart. This faint odor seemed to be the smell of unprocessed corpses.

There is only darkness in front of you, and you have to imagine all the scenes. This kind of fear that is gradually entangled in the unknown is the most devouring thing.

Wang Xinlan didn't dare to think too much. The more she thought about it, the more she worried that she would be entangled in fear and dare not move forward.

The 24th floor of the stairs seemed to be higher. The sticky liquid under her feet and the disgusting hair on her hands made her nerves tense all the time. Her heartbeat, which had been slowing down, accelerated again with the strange experience. .

In the air, the smell of corpses became more and more obvious.

Wang Xinlan was not sure how many stairs there were to reach the 24th floor, and she was even less sure whether there was a corner for a pause like the floors below.

She just kept lifting her feet and exerting more force, and walked about a dozen steps. Her fingertips, which were holding on to the handrail, touched a touch of cold softness. The smell of the rotting corpse became stronger, as if it was close at hand and right in front of her. .

"Who?!"

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