As night fell, the research institute gradually quieted down. The bustling corridors became empty, and the once bright lights dimmed, giving way to encroaching darkness. From a distance, it seemed like a ferocious beast, waiting silently for its prey to fall into the trap.
Glasses rubbed his slightly chilled arms and shrank his neck. “Do you feel it’s a bit cold around here?”
Xia Chi: “No, it’s not cold.”
Glasses: “Then what is it?”
Xia Chi also rubbed the goosebumps on his body. “It’s spooky.”
“Just think about it. During the day, it’s crowded with people, busy and bustling. But at night, everyone disappears. The sharp contrast between day and night makes it particularly eerie.”
Glasses looked around nervously. “I know this situation, it’s most noticeable in schools. During the day, it’s crowded with students, but as soon as it’s nighttime, not a soul is in sight. I once left something at school, and when I went back, it was already dark. The school was deserted, and I walked alone in the dark corridor. When I reached the classroom door, my flashlight suddenly revealed a dark shadow in the corridor.”
“Ahhhh!” Xia Chi’s trembling hand suddenly grabbed Glasses’ wrist, suppressing his scream.
Glasses was already lost in his terrifying memory, and he jumped when Xia Chi suddenly grabbed him, joining in the scream, “Ahhh, why are you scaring me?! Just scare yourself, scaring other people can be deadly.”
With a terrified look in his eyes, Xia Chi pointed a trembling finger toward the dark depths of the corridor. “I’m not trying to scaring you. When you were talking about school life just now, I saw a figure flash by.”
Glasses immediately froze. “You, you, you, don’t scare me. I’m scared, this isn’t fun at all.”
Xia Chi was nearly hanging on Glasses, “I, I, I didn’t. I really just saw a shadow. And it seemed like there was something heavy dragging from behind. It…it looked like a person.”
The two stared at each other and hugged each other at the same time. “Ahhhh, ghosts! Zombies! So scary!”
Xia Chi: “Brother, brother, save me, save me, wuuuu.”
The man in a suit showed no change in expression, just standing silently beside them. “…”
“Xia Chi, are you calling me?” A calm and clear voice came from not far behind them. The shivering Xia Chi turned to look, and the moment he recognized the person, he jumped down from Glasses’ body, agilely hanging onto the newcomer. “Brother, brother, wuuu, you finally came to pick me up. There are ghosts here, there are ghosts in this research institute.”
Bai Lixin, who had been waiting for them at the basement for quite some time and finally had to come look for them: “…”
‘You’re so scared that I don’t know how to comfort you.’
After a moment’s contemplation, Bai Lixin asked, “Did you see something?”
Xia Chi lifted his head from Bai Lixin’s shoulder, revealing a pair of watery, aggrieved black eyes. He opened his mouth tremblingly and told Bai Lixin exactly what he had just seen.
After listening, Bai Lixin looked down the corridor with an inquisitive gaze. “You mean you saw a figure dragging another person across the corridor?”
Xia Chi nodded vigorously. His fear diminished considerably as Bai Lixin’s calm expression influenced him. He gathered courage and said, “Yeah, the place he disappeared is right by the wall. But there’s only a wall there. If it had a physical form, it couldn’t pass through. So, it must be a ghost. Wuuu.”
Bai Lixin patted Xia Chi’s back comfortingly, his crystal clear eyes shining in the darkness as he looked straight down the corridor. “There’s another possibility. What you saw might not be a ghost. Maybe there is a hidden chamber inside the wall.”
Xia Chi was stunned.
Glasses and Lin Xiao also looked over.
Bai Lixin: “I previously had the chance to go to the data room and made a strange discovery. Since it’s a research institute, there should be rooms specifically for experiments, and there should be a lot of experimental equipment. However, in this research institute, the data room really only has a pile of data. Where are the beds and instruments? At that time, I speculated that this institute isn’t as simple as it seems on the surface, there should be some unknown secrets.”
“Xia Chi, you’ve made a great contribution.”
“It seems we’ll rely on you for finding things. You’re amazing. Can you make more specific discoveries?”
Xiao Xia Chi, lost in praise from his idol, gradually lost himself. He instantly stood next to Bai Lixin and said seriously, “Of course, Brother, I’m Xia Chi. You can trust me as your reliable teammate. As long as it’s something I want to find, there’s nothing I can’t locate. Just watch me perform.”
Bai Lixin smiled, “Xia Chi, having you is great.”
Xia Chi blushed and scratched his head in embarrassment.
The flash of inspiration: “…”
‘I’m numb.’
Bai Lixin: “But we have other tasks today. I found the entrance to the sewer. Since you didn’t come to find me at the basement as I instructed, I came up to find you. Tonight, let’s investigate the sewer first.”
As Bai Lixin’s die hard fan, wherever Bai Lixin said to go, Xia Chi would never look in the opposite direction. He immediately nodded and moved forward in high spirits, “Okay, Brother, let’s go.”
Glasses and the man in the suit: “…”
Fear was like a tornado, it came quickly and went just as quick.
The floor still had some light, but when they reached the basement, there was no light at all. The dark corridor could only be illuminated by their flashlights.
All around was silent, only the sound of their footsteps and occasional flushing noises could be heard.
After arriving in this environment, Xia Chi’s encouragement buff had completely worn off. He once again obediently stuck close to Bai Lixin, whispering in a very faint voice, “Brother, aren’t we there yet?”
Bai Lixin: “We’re almost there. Follow me.”
They walked in the pitch-black corridor for a few minutes and stopped at a simple door.
Xia Chi looked at the dilapidated, rusty iron door with curiosity. “Where is this?”
Bai Lixin skillfully opened the door, and as it creaked open, the iron door made a “squeak” friction sound. “This is the dormitory my character lived in before. Come in, the entrance to the sewer is right here.”
Xia Chi: “…”
The room had a strong smell, a mix of mold and fishy odor.
As night fell, the research institute gradually quieted down. The bustling corridors became empty, and the once bright lights dimmed, giving way to encroaching darkness. From a distance, it seemed like a ferocious beast, waiting silently for its prey to fall into the trap.
Glasses rubbed his slightly chilled arms and shrank his neck. “Do you feel it’s a bit cold around here?”
Xia Chi: “No, it’s not cold.”
Glasses: “Then what is it?”
Xia Chi also rubbed the goosebumps on his body. “It’s spooky.”
“Just think about it. During the day, it’s crowded with people, busy and bustling. But at night, everyone disappears. The sharp contrast between day and night makes it particularly eerie.”
Glasses looked around nervously. “I know this situation, it’s most noticeable in schools. During the day, it’s crowded with students, but as soon as it’s nighttime, not a soul is in sight. I once left something at school, and when I went back, it was already dark. The school was deserted, and I walked alone in the dark corridor. When I reached the classroom door, my flashlight suddenly revealed a dark shadow in the corridor.”
“Ahhhh!” Xia Chi’s trembling hand suddenly grabbed Glasses’ wrist, suppressing his scream.
Glasses was already lost in his terrifying memory, and he jumped when Xia Chi suddenly grabbed him, joining in the scream, “Ahhh, why are you scaring me?! Just scare yourself, scaring other people can be deadly.”
With a terrified look in his eyes, Xia Chi pointed a trembling finger toward the dark depths of the corridor. “I’m not trying to scaring you. When you were talking about school life just now, I saw a figure flash by.”
Glasses immediately froze. “You, you, you, don’t scare me. I’m scared, this isn’t fun at all.”
Xia Chi was nearly hanging on Glasses, “I, I, I didn’t. I really just saw a shadow. And it seemed like there was something heavy dragging from behind. It…it looked like a person.”
The two stared at each other and hugged each other at the same time. “Ahhhh, ghosts! Zombies! So scary!”
Xia Chi: “Brother, brother, save me, save me, wuuuu.”
The man in a suit showed no change in expression, just standing silently beside them. “…”
“Xia Chi, are you calling me?” A calm and clear voice came from not far behind them. The shivering Xia Chi turned to look, and the moment he recognized the person, he jumped down from Glasses’ body, agilely hanging onto the newcomer. “Brother, brother, wuuu, you finally came to pick me up. There are ghosts here, there are ghosts in this research institute.”
Bai Lixin, who had been waiting for them at the basement for quite some time and finally had to come look for them: “…”
‘You’re so scared that I don’t know how to comfort you.’
After a moment’s contemplation, Bai Lixin asked, “Did you see something?”
Xia Chi lifted his head from Bai Lixin’s shoulder, revealing a pair of watery, aggrieved black eyes. He opened his mouth tremblingly and told Bai Lixin exactly what he had just seen.
After listening, Bai Lixin looked down the corridor with an inquisitive gaze. “You mean you saw a figure dragging another person across the corridor?”
Xia Chi nodded vigorously. His fear diminished considerably as Bai Lixin’s calm expression influenced him. He gathered courage and said, “Yeah, the place he disappeared is right by the wall. But there’s only a wall there. If it had a physical form, it couldn’t pass through. So, it must be a ghost. Wuuu.”
Bai Lixin patted Xia Chi’s back comfortingly, his crystal clear eyes shining in the darkness as he looked straight down the corridor. “There’s another possibility. What you saw might not be a ghost. Maybe there is a hidden chamber inside the wall.”
Xia Chi was stunned.
Glasses and Lin Xiao also looked over.
Bai Lixin: “I previously had the chance to go to the data room and made a strange discovery. Since it’s a research institute, there should be rooms specifically for experiments, and there should be a lot of experimental equipment. However, in this research institute, the data room really only has a pile of data. Where are the beds and instruments? At that time, I speculated that this institute isn’t as simple as it seems on the surface, there should be some unknown secrets.”
“Xia Chi, you’ve made a great contribution.”
“It seems we’ll rely on you for finding things. You’re amazing. Can you make more specific discoveries?”
Xiao Xia Chi, lost in praise from his idol, gradually lost himself. He instantly stood next to Bai Lixin and said seriously, “Of course, Brother, I’m Xia Chi. You can trust me as your reliable teammate. As long as it’s something I want to find, there’s nothing I can’t locate. Just watch me perform.”
Bai Lixin smiled, “Xia Chi, having you is great.”
Xia Chi blushed and scratched his head in embarrassment.
The flash of inspiration: “…”
‘I’m numb.’
Bai Lixin: “But we have other tasks today. I found the entrance to the sewer. Since you didn’t come to find me at the basement as I instructed, I came up to find you. Tonight, let’s investigate the sewer first.”
As Bai Lixin’s die hard fan, wherever Bai Lixin said to go, Xia Chi would never look in the opposite direction. He immediately nodded and moved forward in high spirits, “Okay, Brother, let’s go.”
Glasses and the man in the suit: “…”
Fear was like a tornado, it came quickly and went just as quick.
The floor still had some light, but when they reached the basement, there was no light at all. The dark corridor could only be illuminated by their flashlights.
All around was silent, only the sound of their footsteps and occasional flushing noises could be heard.
After arriving in this environment, Xia Chi’s encouragement buff had completely worn off. He once again obediently stuck close to Bai Lixin, whispering in a very faint voice, “Brother, aren’t we there yet?”
Bai Lixin: “We’re almost there. Follow me.”
They walked in the pitch-black corridor for a few minutes and stopped at a simple door.
Xia Chi looked at the dilapidated, rusty iron door with curiosity. “Where is this?”
Bai Lixin skillfully opened the door, and as it creaked open, the iron door made a “squeak” friction sound. “This is the dormitory my character lived in before. Come in, the entrance to the sewer is right here.”
Xia Chi: “…”
The room had a strong smell, a mix of mold and fishy odor.
