Chapter 753 He went
When he stepped into the house, he saw that the furniture was placed in a mess, and there were faint dark red handprints on the wall, as if someone was struggling to escape from here. Qi Tongwei's breathing became rapid, and he shouted loudly: "Who is it? Come out!" However, the only response he got was the echoing eerie laughter and the rustling sound of branches scratching the window outside.
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed past his eyes, and Qi Tongwei subconsciously chased after it. The black shadow shuttled through the house and finally disappeared at the entrance of the basement. Qi Tongwei hesitated for a moment, but still walked slowly towards the basement. The basement was filled with a foul smell, and the damp ground made people feel sticky.
With the weak light, he saw a shabby box in the corner of the basement, with a similar ghostly drawing on it. Qi Tongwei opened the box slowly with trembling hands, and found a dusty diary inside.
Qi Tongwei was exhausted physically and mentally after the series of strange events, but was dragged to the funeral home by his third aunt without explanation. The third aunt's eyes were confused and flustered. She tightly grabbed Qi Tongwei's arm and muttered some confusing words, as if she wanted him to solve some troubles that she couldn't explain.
The funeral home was filled with a depressing atmosphere, and the dim lights flickered in the turbid air. Qi Tongwei looked around and saw some dark red stains on the walls, like dried blood. In the corner were some old wreaths, the petals had withered and yellowed, emitting a rancid smell.
Suddenly, a loud noise came from deep inside the funeral home. Qi Tongwei and his third aunt followed the sound and saw a group of people arguing fiercely, with some even fighting each other. Their eyes revealed madness and paranoia, completely ignoring the fact that this was a solemn place like a funeral home.
In the chaos, Qi Tongwei noticed a pool of blood-red liquid on the ground, which seemed to have flowed from some unknown place, emitting a strange luster. His heartbeat accelerated involuntarily, and an ominous premonition came to his mind. The third aunt hid behind Qi Tongwei, looking at everything in front of her in horror, muttering to herself: "What's going on? I just wanted to take care of something, how could it turn out like this?"
Qi Tongwei tried to dissuade those people, but as soon as he approached, he felt an invisible force pushing him away. He was shocked and realized that the magnetic field here seemed abnormal, as if some mysterious force was controlling everything. The content of the quarrel seemed to be related to the distribution of interests, but it was mixed with some strange words that people could not understand, as if they were controlled by some evil thoughts.
At this moment, the lights in the funeral home suddenly went out, and the whole space fell into darkness. Then, a gloomy cry sounded in my ears, and the sound was far away and near, which made people shudder. Qi Tongwei fumbled to take out a lighter from his pocket, and the weak flame barely illuminated a small area around him.
With the help of the lighter light, Qi Tongwei saw that those who were originally arguing and fighting had stopped, standing there with empty eyes and a strange smile on their faces. The third aunt was so scared that she hugged Qi Tongwei tightly, her body trembling constantly. Qi Tongwei knew that they were in an extremely dangerous situation, and behind all these strange events, there must be an unknown secret hidden, waiting for them to uncover...
Qi Tongwei extricated himself from the chaos at the funeral home with mixed feelings and turned to volunteer teaching work in the mountainous areas. He thought he could find a little spiritual comfort in this peaceful mountainous area, but he never expected that new troubles would follow.
When he first arrived at the mountain school, the simple classrooms and simple students made Qi Tongwei feel a special responsibility. But soon, he noticed a strange atmosphere around him. Whenever he walked alone on the campus path or prepared teaching plans in the dim dormitory, he always felt like he was being watched, as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at him in the dark, which made his back cold.
What made him even more uneasy was that the three aunts, four uncles, two uncles, three grandmothers, and four grandmothers in the village always cast strange looks at him. There was something hard to describe in their looks, which was both scrutinizing and seemed to hide some unknown intentions. When Qi Tongwei passed by, they would suddenly stop talking and whisper in a very low voice, but whenever Qi Tongwei tried to get closer to hear what they were saying, they would stop abruptly and look away evasively.
One night, Qi Tongwei was returning to the dormitory after grading homework. When he passed by an abandoned warehouse, he heard a faint quarrel coming from inside. He moved closer out of curiosity and heard his own name.
"That Qi Tongwei, a grown man, came to our mountain. Who knows what he was up to?"
"That's right. I think the look in his eyes is not right. I wonder if he has any evil intentions."
"It might bring something bad to our village. We have to think of a way."
Qi Tongwei was filled with an inexplicable fear and grievance. He didn't understand why he was subjected to such groundless suspicion and malicious speculation when he just wanted to do something meaningful. These rumors were like invisible knives, eroding his psychological defenses bit by bit.
At night, he lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. The sound of the wind outside the window was like the howling of ghosts and wolves, and it seemed as if countless eyes were watching him in the darkness. Whenever he was about to fall asleep, he would suddenly hear some strange noises, like someone tapping on the window, or someone pacing outside the door.
Qi Tongwei suppressed his anxiety and slowly approached the place where the sound came from. With every step he took, his heart beat faster and faster, and cold sweat kept coming out of his forehead and sliding down his cheeks.
When he finally mustered up the courage and looked inside the house, he saw a dark figure sitting in front of the piano in the faint moonlight. The figure was a little blurry, as if shrouded in a layer of mist, but he could clearly see its hands dancing on the keys. Strange notes flowed out of the piano, echoing in this silent space, making Qi Tongwei's hair stand on end.
Suddenly, the shadow seemed to sense his presence and turned its head sharply. Qi Tongwei's eyes widened in horror, because he saw that the shadow had no head! Where the head should be, there was only a dark void. This horrifying scene made his legs go weak instantly, and he almost collapsed to the ground.