I was already gradually becoming sleepy, and when I suddenly saw such a ferocious scene in front of me, my brain had no time to think. I just felt as if I was suffocating. I felt dizzy and my vision went black. I almost fainted on the spot!
I immediately calmed myself down, rubbed my eyes and looked out the window again, but the strange man had disappeared, as if he had never appeared at all.
At this time, I didn't know what I was thinking. I was so brave that I got up and went to the window to look out carefully. After making sure that there was no one outside, I returned to my bed on the floor.
Five minutes after this strange thing happened, I felt the cold sweat gradually flowing down my forehead. In the dark environment, I felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at me from somewhere, but I didn't even have the courage to reach out and turn on the light.
Just when I was immersed in fear and unable to come out, a eerie voice suddenly rang in my ears in the darkness. I was already very scared, and when I suddenly heard this abrupt voice, I was so scared that my hair stood up on the spot!
"What’s wrong with you?"
When I heard the voice, I immediately turned around to look. Although the room was dark at this time, my eyes had more or less adapted to the environment. I immediately saw Lin Yingxue, who had already fallen asleep, standing beside me and looking at me in confusion. After I saw clearly that it was Lin Yingxue, I was completely relieved and my previous fear was swept away.
"How come you got up without making any noise? You almost scared me to death just now, do you know that?"
I said in a somewhat blaming tone, while Lin Yingxue looked at me in confusion and said, "I just saw you get up and go to the window and I don't know what you were looking at. I thought you were sleepwalking."
"I wish I was sleepwalking. You don't know. I was almost scared to death just now."
I told Lin Yingxue about the strange man I saw. Lin Yingxue looked at me in disbelief at first, but her eyes gradually became serious because she knew that I would not lie to her at this time.
Now thinking back to the scene I just saw, I indeed saw a very thin man standing outside. The clothes that man was wearing looked very much like a shroud, but his face was covered with a brown liquid, like corpse oil that covered his entire face. In addition, the light was dim, so I couldn't see the man's appearance clearly. But the only thing that is certain is that what I saw just now was not a so-called ghost, but a real person!
This is a bit strange. If the so-called "curse" this time is aimed at Xiaopang, the captain and Dong Ge, why would that ghost come to my house to scare me? The captain is the only one who knows that I'm back. Could it be that the captain directed and acted all this himself? He came to scare me today, firstly to make me believe that there is a "curse" in it, and secondly to give me a warning so that I don't get involved in this matter
Although this can explain the strange man I saw, I am unwilling to believe it. After all, the captain and I know each other well and we are close friends. I believe he would not deliberately come to my house to scare me. Besides, Bai Qi's car is parked at the door of my house. People passing by will probably know that I am back after asking, so my return is not a secret.
I was just thinking about why this happened, but Lin Yingxue had already put on her coat and got out of bed and said, "Let's go out and take a look. After all, this is a courtyard. If that person pretending to be a ghost climbed over the wall from outside, he would definitely leave some clues."
Lin Yingxue's words immediately made me feel ashamed. I thought to myself, what was I doing just now? Wouldn't it be better if I just went out and took a look? Why am I still guessing here? Could it be that I was really scared by that weirdo
So I immediately got dressed, quietly opened the bedroom door, walked out of the room and into the yard. We moved very quietly because we were afraid of waking up my parents.
I came to the place where I saw the strange man just now. There was no clue left by the window, and the steps of my house were all cement, and there were no footprints or anything like that. I looked at the walls around the yard again, and there were no signs of anyone climbing the walls. Could it be that the man was still in the yard and hadn't left
Not only did I think of this, but Lin Yingxue's expression also became serious. She turned around and winked at me. I understood what she meant, and the two of us split up and searched along the wall bit by bit to see if there was any place where someone could hide.
But to our disappointment, we searched the entire yard and found no trace of anyone. Finally, we were sure that the strange man had quietly escaped, so we went back to the room to sleep and waited until the next day to discuss anything.
The next morning, before I woke up, my mother came knocking on the door. I opened the door in a daze, and my mother directly threw a pair of couplets to me and asked me to go out and paste them. I was a little reluctant as I was still sleepy, but my mother's face became gloomy, and I instantly perked up, picked up the couplets and ran out of the room, not daring to look my mother in the face.
I took the couplet to the gate of my yard, looked around, found a bench to stand on, and prepared to stick the couplet on the gate. Since today is New Year's Eve and our village has such a strange rule, the whole village was deathly silent as far as I could see, and there was not a single person on the streets.
Since it was my mother's order, I naturally could not treat it carelessly. I pasted the couplets carefully and prepared to go back to take a nap, but suddenly I remembered what happened last night. I immediately stood on the stool again and took a closer look at the wall of my house. Sure enough, I found some clues!
Bai Qi's car was parked next to my courtyard wall. The height of the car was very high. If he stepped on the roof and climbed over the wall, it would be very easy. Moreover, I also found traces of someone rubbing on the roof. It was obviously the weirdo last night destroying his own footprints! I also saw a mark similar to the friction of a rope near the top of the courtyard wall. I guess the weirdo climbed out along the rope after scaring me last night.
After figuring this out, I immediately relaxed a lot. Although the biggest suspect now is the captain whom I met yesterday, I was unwilling to doubt him before the matter was thoroughly clarified. I thought that I would make a final decision after I met all my partners tomorrow.
After seeing everything clearly, I got down from the stool and prepared to go home for breakfast, but suddenly I heard someone behind me calling me: "Hey, isn't this Xiaowen? You came back so early this year?"
I was naturally very familiar with this voice, so I immediately turned around excitedly and saw my uncle walking towards home with my aunt and cousin not far away.
Since my grandparents passed away, my uncle has become the only relative in my family, and my uncle is my mother's only younger brother, so every Chinese New Year, my uncle will bring his family to my house to celebrate New Year's Eve together, which also makes our home a little more lively.
My uncle has been very good to me since I was a child. Every time we meet, he would either secretly give me pocket money, buy me things or take me out to play. So I have always respected my uncle very much, but this respect and love is only for my uncle.
Except for my uncle, my aunt and cousin often make sarcastic remarks to me. I don’t know when I offended them. In short, every time I come over, they never give me a good look, and even ridicule and mock me in front of my mom and dad. If it weren’t for my uncle, I would have ignored this family long ago.
I remember it very clearly. I failed the college entrance examination that year. My parents didn't say anything to me, but my cousin came and scolded me as if I were his son. I will remember his face for the rest of my life. If there were no one else there, I would have beaten my cousin to death on the spot.
Sure enough, my uncle came forward warmly and hugged me, asking about my well-being, while my aunt and cousin approached with sneers on their faces. I went forward to greet them, but they ignored me and went straight into the yard and went towards the house.
My uncle is very afraid of his wife. Although he sees it, he can't do anything for me. He can only smile bitterly, pat my shoulder and tell me not to be angry.
After all, so many years have passed, and I know what kind of people they are. Naturally, I won't be angry about this matter. I chatted with my uncle outside for a few words and smoked a cigarette, then I took my uncle into the room.
When I entered the room, my mother had already prepared a sumptuous breakfast. Everyone was sitting around the dining table, but I saw my cousin staring at Lin Yingxue, who had an expressionless face opposite him, with his eyes wide open, and it looked like he was about to drool.
My aunt had a sour face, as if someone owed her money. Anyway, I ignored them and sat next to Lin Yingxue. I introduced him to her, "This is my uncle. We have a very good relationship. Sometimes I feel that he is even closer to me than my dad! Hehe! Those two are my aunt and cousin."
I was too lazy to introduce my cousin and aunt, and just said a few words to them. Perhaps Lin Yingxue heard something from my tone, so she just smiled and toasted my uncle with a glass of wine. My uncle also had a bright smile on his face from beginning to end, and exclaimed: "My Xiaowen is really capable. He actually brought back such a beautiful girlfriend! When are you going to get engaged? Then your uncle will give you a big red envelope!"
Although I knew that Lin Yingxue and I were acting, I still felt warm in my heart when I heard what my uncle said. But at this moment, an inappropriate voice suddenly sounded: "It's really a flower stuck in cow dung. You are so beautiful but you have to follow such a useless person. You might as well follow me!"
When I heard this, the smile on my face suddenly became stiff, because I knew that the person who said this must be my cousin!
Not only me, but also my mom and dad looked gloomy. Although Lin Yingxue next to me didn't know what happened, I saw that the look she gave my cousin gradually became colder.
"What nonsense are you talking about on New Year's Day! Apologize to Xiaowen immediately!" My uncle couldn't stand what my cousin said anymore, so he immediately stood up and pointed at my cousin and said angrily.
Unexpectedly, my cousin was not afraid of my uncle. He continued to sneer at me and said, "Did I say something wrong? Back then, my aunt and uncle worked so hard to send him to school, but he didn't even get into college. He has been out there for so many years but has not made a name for himself. What's more annoying is that he has been lying to us all along! I have asked around and found out that he doesn't work in a factory at all. Instead, he is a poor courier in a small city! Am I wrong to say that he is a useless person?"