Chapter 12 How could her death have anything to do with me?

  I searched for the company's name on Baidu and a string of eye-catching headlines appeared. I clicked on one of them and read it through.

  As expected, the content I searched for was consistent with what Lin Wei said, whether it was the time of death or the order of death. Moreover, my name was not in it at all.

  At this moment, I didn't feel the excitement that Lin Wei had when he said it during the day. Instead, I felt full of doubts. In the matter of these people dying one after another, what role did I play? And how did I finally escape death?

  To put an end to this bloody and deadly event, I made a crucial decision to go to the police station tomorrow to report the case. Even if it means dragging out Lin Mei's death, I can't care about that anymore.

  The next morning, I arrived at the police station and was received by a policeman in his forties.

  "Hello, I'm looking for a very young police officer with a round face and big eyes."

  I didn't immediately tell this policeman the purpose of my visit, but rather wanted to confirm whether there was a young policeman who had taken down my statement after Liu Tingting's death.

  "Are you his relative or friend?"

  "No. I have something very important to find him."

  "Let me think for a moment!" The policeman thought for a while and replied, "Our police station doesn't have such a young comrade as you described?"

  "What? No way! I met him just a week ago!"

  "There are only about ten people here, if there was such a person, how could I not remember? Of course, if you've encountered some trouble, you can also tell me."

  On the second morning after Liu Tingting's car accident death, two policemen took me back to the police station and made an inquiry record. But now that I ask, it turns out there is no such person, and I vaguely feel something is off, cold sweat seeping from my forehead. If those two policemen didn't exist, then what was it that took me to the police station that day? And was the place I went really a police station?!

  The policeman's eyes were fixed tightly on me, waiting for my response.

  "My mind was a jumble, and it took me a while to stammer out, 'I'd like to know if your police department has received any cases of mysterious car accident deaths recently.'"

  The policeman's eyes flashed with a strange expression, "No! What's wrong? And I can tell you for sure, no."

  "So? Do you have any records at the police station about a series of car accidents that happened three years ago in front of an advertising company?" I mustered up my courage and spoke out the doubts in my heart, mentioning Lin Wei and his group's names.

  "You're talking about that traffic accident case? I do know something about this, since I've been working here for over a decade. Three years ago, more than ten accidents occurred at the entrance of an advertising company, and people died in a strange way, being hit by cars every other day. Alas, we didn't find out what the reason was after investigating for a long time, and finally had to give up." The police officer said with a sigh.

  Three years ago? Indeed, it was three years ago! I was shocked and my heart was frightened like a stormy sea. Lin Wei and the others had already died three years ago, but now they have ten people who are still alive. Why is that?

  The policeman saw my pale face and big drops of sweat, patted me on the shoulder and said with concern, "Young man, I'd like to give you some advice. Maybe you're under too much pressure from life and work, why don't you go see a doctor?"

  The police officer's words were extremely euphemistic, but I heard the implication. He was guessing whether I was a mentally ill person with psychological problems!

  As I walked out of the police station, my mind was completely messed up. I couldn't tell what was real and what wasn't anymore.

  This series of events completely overturned my previous perception. The single dormitory I rented for over a year turned out to be a haunted house, with a ghost door in the mirror in the bedroom. Supernatural forces led Lin Wei and more than ten others step by step towards death. And now this policeman is telling me that I never went to the police station, nor did any young policeman take my statement. Moreover, this city has been very peaceful recently, without any car accidents or deaths.

  Are they all lying? I couldn't tell, it felt like a dream, a very realistic dream.

  I spent the whole day in a daze on the bed of a small inn, and my entire being was plunged into an abyss of fear. Even if everyone else is lying, can't my own eyes deceive me?

  When night fell, I kept my appointment with Lin Wei and others and went to the company's office.

  Everyone was there, and the moment I pushed open the door, I saw Zhang Xiaolu's face turn ashen. I knew exactly how this weak woman who had been searching for Liu Tingting's boyfriend felt at that moment.

  Tonight it's her turn to die, Death has arrived, and no one can resist the fear of death.

  Lin Wei's handsome face was gloomy, and he quickly made arrangements. I stayed alone in the office to watch the surveillance screen, the entrance of the elevator on the corridor was guarded by Zeng Mingqing, Lin Wei continued to ambush the exit of the first floor elevator, and all the remaining people were led by Xu Peilong to stand at the door of the company building.

  This time, Lin Wei's arrangement added an extra layer of insurance, which was for Zeng Mingqing to stop Zhang Xiaolu from entering the elevator.

  At ten o'clock, everyone was in position. I stared at the computer monitoring screen, with Zhang Xiaolu sitting next to me, shivering with fear.

  It seems like the wind has picked up outside, causing the office windows to rattle "clank, clank". A low humming noise is transmitted into my eardrums, sounding somewhat like a baby's cry.

  I felt a chill run down my spine, and turned around to look at Zhang Xiaolu, only to see her body shaking violently, almost collapsing to the ground.

  "I comforted her, 'Xiaolü, don't be too scared, maybe things will take a turn for the better.'"

  Zhang Xiaolu nodded nervously, "Lan Tian, I'm still a bit scared! Although I'm with you now, but after a while, I'm worried that something unexpected will happen."

  "I thought for a moment and replied, 'How about this? At midnight, you hold my hand tightly, and I'll grasp yours firmly. That force can only pull you out of my hands if it cuts off my hands!"

  Zhang Xiaolu's face regained a hint of vitality, and she said gratefully, "Thank you, Lan Tian."

  I said so, but in my heart I had no bottom line at all. Can I stop Zhang Xiaolu's death?

  Since Zhang Xiaolu was sitting right next to me, I temporarily didn't need to watch the computer screen's surveillance and chatted with Zhang Xiaolu in a relaxed manner to alleviate her anxious mood.

  Time was approaching midnight twelve o'clock, that is to say, away from Zhang Xiaolu's death moment has been getting closer and closer.

  Zhang Xiaolu didn't just grab my hand, but instead threw her entire body into my arms, hugging me tightly, her slender figure trembling nonstop. Her voice was already shaking uncontrollably as she cried out, "Lan Tian, I don't want to die! I'm still so young, and there are still so many good days ahead of me..."

  I was already feeling anxious and confused, and Zhang Xiaolu's incoherent crying and shouting further disrupted my thoughts. Moreover, under the dim yellow light, her cries seemed to add a strange and eerie atmosphere.

  I suddenly felt a chill run down my spine as the temperature in the office plummeted and a cold gust of wind blew straight at me!

  Something's wrong! In the chaos, I tried to pull Zhang Xiaolu up, but she hugged me tightly and couldn't move an inch.

  The lights in the office flickered with the gust of wind, and suddenly went out with a "pop" sound. The entire office was plunged into darkness except for the faint blue glow from the computer screen in front of us. My heart tightened suddenly!

  Zhang Xiaolu has stopped crying at this moment, and her head is buried in my arms, her whole body shaking violently!

  I suppressed the enormous fear in my heart and opened my eyes wide to look around the office. My god, I saw a blurry figure suddenly appearing from above the office window, with long hair covering his face, wearing bright red clothes that were particularly eye-catching in the dark.

  Is this familiar figure, dressed like this, anyone else but Lin Meixiu who has passed away?

  It's her! She's back for revenge! All these people who have died are because of her! My thoughts had barely fallen when that red figure was already floating in front of me.

  I couldn't see her expression clearly, she just floated steadily in the air less than three feet away from me and stopped.

  I don't know if it's fear or anger that's greater at this moment, but I couldn't help but shout loudly, "Lin Mei Xin, stop! I know it's you! Aren't the people you've harmed enough? Even if your death is really related to them, you've already killed so many people. If you don't stop now, aren't you afraid of going to hell?"

  The figure in red laughed gloomily, "Go to hell? What's going to hell compared to the suffering these people have inflicted on me? Lan Tian, do you know the pain of having no hope for life? Do you know the resentment of being torn apart by others? You'd better speak up! Speak up!" Lin Mei sneered with a "heh heh" laugh, "Lan Tian, you coward, aren't you always secretly in love with me? Why don't you dare say it out loud? You're not a good person either, and my death is also partly your responsibility!"

  What does her death have to do with me? She had scolded me until I was dizzy and speechless.

  Lin Mei's long hair suddenly swung back, revealing a terrifying face, with two bloodshot eyes staring tightly at Zhang Xiaolu hiding in my arms. She smiled sinisterly and said, "You were so capable back then, didn't you think about today when you stole my boyfriend from me? When you threw my arm into the toilet pit, did you not consider the consequences? You water-like woman, how come you're afraid now? Hehe... hehe..."

  Her face didn't look good when she wasn't smiling, but when she did, it pulled on the muscles of her face, even more deadly. Forbidden to ghosts.

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