Chapter Fourteen: A Glimmer of Life on the Front Lines

  Zhang Xiaolu didn't even have time to shout, and Lin Meixin had already fallen. Zhang Xiaolu stared wide-eyed as she fell, scared half to death, because she never thought she would push Lin Meixin down.

  She ran down the bridge with a handful of snot and tears, seeking our help. Everyone was stunned by what they saw before them, and no one could utter a word in fright.

  Lin Mei's heart returned to the hotel soon, and she came back as if nothing had happened. However, her gaze at Zhang Xiaolu was colder and more hateful than before.

  In the following year, Lin Meixin and Zhang Xiaolu became strangers again, with no intersection at all. However, we were all curious that Lin Meixin fell from such a high suspension bridge, how could she come back alive as if nothing had happened...

  Lin Wei's face became even more fearful after he finished speaking.

  Wasn't Lin Mei's heart already dead when it fell on the Chain Bridge, and the person they saw in the past few years was actually a dead person?

  I can hardly believe what has happened recently, but I also dare not believe it.

  There can be only one reason for this discrepancy, unless everything I see is an illusion.

  But I trust my own eyes, and what I see cannot be unreal.

  I returned to the small inn, opened that old computer, twisted my sore neck, and stared at the screen with a frown. According to the order of death, tonight at midnight was Lin Wei's time of death, he would also follow in the footsteps of other dead people, dying under the wheels.

  If Lin Wei really died tonight, it would further confirm the irreversibility of death. I suddenly felt particularly powerless, perhaps this kind of death is something we can't change at all!

  I thought of that mysterious person who secretly sent me a text message. Since that threatening text message, there has been no movement. Will he send another text message to me? Is he still paying attention to my movements in secret?

  What was the purpose of that mysterious person, I'm too lazy to think about the authenticity of the information sent to me, after all, my name is not on that death list.

  But I have an idea that is so strong it can't be stopped, and I must find out who this mysterious person is who has been secretly texting me.

  Thinking of the mysterious person lurking in the dark, I couldn't help but shiver, and suddenly felt a chill in the room, as if there was a ghostly presence behind me, staring at me with malice.

  I turned around in terror, fortunately there was nothing behind me.

  I have to say that I really believed the mysterious message, if everything is true as he said, choosing to be alone may indeed be a dead end.

  When night fell, I returned to the advertising company's office again.

  The office was eerily quiet, with everyone's mood extremely heavy. The discussion craze from a few days ago had long since dissipated. No one spoke, leaving only heartbeats and sighs.

  Xu Peilong broke the dead silence and said, "Think about it, everyone, is there really no way to stop what's happening? Tonight it's the class monitor's turn."

  Lin Wei's head jerked up in terror, and everyone's gaze converged on me. After all, I was the only variable in this death incident, the only survivor. I reckon they all thought that only I could help them stay alive.

  I was a bit nervous and hesitated before saying, "Time is of the essence, we all know the source of this incident now, it's not very realistic to solve it from the root cause, what we can do now is just to prevent Wei Ge from entering the elevator."

  "But this thing is fundamentally something we can't stop, Xiaopeng and Xiaolü's death has proven that."

  "Not necessarily." I negated Xu Peilong's view and said, "These dead people were all controlled by Lin Meixin's ghost soul, entered the elevator, and then appeared at the scene of the car accident. I think that if we leave the company office building tonight and take Wei Ge to another place, everyone will guard there and prevent him from entering the company office building. Maybe there is a glimmer of hope."

  My words ignited a glimmer of hope for survival in Chang Linwei, and he asked cautiously, "So, you mean to stop me from entering the company's office building?"

  "Yes, later I'll go buy a rope and tie you up in a place that's farther away from the company office building. We'll all keep an eye on you, maybe we can prevent Lin Mei Xin's ghost from leading you to the entrance of the company building."

  As soon as I finished speaking, everyone started discussing it in a lively manner and finally agreed with my point of view.

  At eight o'clock in the evening, we took Lin Wei to an abandoned house about four or five miles away from the company's office building.

  "I've already checked this room, the doors and windows are all in good condition, there shouldn't be too many problems. Wait a bit for Wei Ge to hide in the small bedroom inside the house, then we'll lock the small door of the bedroom, everyone will guard at the door." When I said these words, actually my heart didn't have any confidence either.

  Lin Wei was no exception. At the moment of death, he had completely lost his composure and calmness, placing all his hopes for survival on us. "Thank you, thank you for not abandoning me."

  Lin Wei's eyes were slightly red and his tears sparkled vaguely.

  I felt a pang of sympathy and walked over to his side, patting him on the shoulder, reassuring him, "Don't worry, we'll all make it through!"

  Xu Peilong and others also comforted Lin Wei one after another.

  Due to limited preparation time, we didn't buy and install battery-powered lamps, but instead chose to use candles for lighting, after all the flashlight only covers a very small area.

  Lighting the candle, the dark room suddenly shone with a few sparks of firelight, the weak flame swaying in the wind, casting our shadows on the walls around us, forming several moving figures.

  At last, in our anxious waiting, midnight twelve o'clock was approaching. That is to say, the moment of Lin Wei's death was approaching.

  Lin Wei was locked in the small bedroom by us, and we locked three big locks on the door of the small bedroom. In order to be more secure, Xu Peilong and I moved a old cabinet to block the door.

  After all these preparations were done, we stood at the door of the small bedroom and guarded it together.

  I was close to Xu Peilong and could clearly feel Xu Peilong's fear, his body kept trembling.

  Time flowed slowly in the suffocating atmosphere, and in the space filled with anxiety and fear, no one spoke a word. Only the candles swaying in the wind occasionally made a "hissing" sound.

  Due to fear, all of our breathing is particularly heavy, and we can hear each other's heartbeat. Everyone exchanges silent glances with terrified eyes.

  I glanced at my phone and it was already 11:55. The time of Lin Wei's death was getting closer and closer.

  "Honk honk...... honk honk......"

  I don't know if it's because I'm too nervous and having auditory hallucinations or what, but I seem to faintly hear a series of almost inaudible footsteps.

  "Have you guys heard anything?" I couldn't help but blurt out, and everyone was startled by my sudden loud voice.

  Xu Peilong perked up his ears and listened for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Lan Tian, did you hear wrong? There's no sound at all."

  "Really?" No way? I find it strange, why can I hear it but Xu Peilong can't?

  I held my breath and listened carefully again, but strangely, the sound had disappeared.

  "Maybe I heard it wrong?"

  "I'm scared to death! This building has been abandoned for so many years, who would come here in the middle of the night, unless it's not human!" As Xu Peilong's voice fell, everyone couldn't help but shiver again.

  Everyone dares to stay here tonight, holding onto the hope of escaping with their lives, because they believe in what I said this morning. Perhaps Lin Meixin's ghost can only wreak havoc within the company building.

  I still had some misgivings and shouted towards that small bedroom, "Wei Ge, Wei Ge, are you okay?"

  "I'm here, nothing's going on outside, right?" Lin Wei's slightly trembling voice came from the bedroom.

  Hearing his voice, I breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Nothing's wrong, everything is normal."

  "That's good." Lin Wei replied from inside.

  After a brief conversation, the abandoned house fell into deathly silence once again.

  "Creeping... creeping..." I suddenly heard again that chilling footsteps which had just disappeared.

  "It seems like there really are footsteps, can you guys hear that?" Xu Peilong cried out in a terrified tone, and everyone immediately tightened the already taut string even further.

  Zeng Mingqing, who had been silent all along, was shaking all over, his eyes pleadingly looking at me, muttering to himself, "I heard it, I heard it... It's footsteps, there really are footsteps."

  Xu Peilong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Everyone, don't panic. Maybe someone who had too much to drink just happened to pass by here and thought it would be a good idea to come pee in front of this abandoned house."

  His words did not alleviate everyone's tension. Because, everyone was very clear that who would get drunk and come here to pee in the middle of the night?

  Suddenly, a cold gust of wind blew in from the broken window, and the candlelight throughout the room flickered wildly. Under the flickering light, our shadows were stretched out, rounded, twisted and distorted, like a group of dancing demons.

  "Creeping... creeping..." The footsteps were getting closer and closer, the sound was getting clearer and clearer, as if it had just arrived at the door.

  Maybe it's her, it really is her!

  My heart was tightly clenched, Zeng Mingqing was already frightened, his upper and lower teeth were chattering with cold tremors.

  Lin Wei's terrified voice came from the small bedroom, "Hey, are you guys still there? What's going on? Nothing happened, right?"

  "We're all here watching over each other, just take care of yourself."

  The footsteps suddenly disappeared, but I knew that she might be standing at the door right now, ready to come in at any moment. The Forbidden Spirit

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