The sound seemed like someone was approaching with gentle steps. Ren Zhifei quickly warned, holding his breath and turned to look in the direction of the sound.
"Meow!" A black cat passed by and jumped out of the window.
Everyone burst into laughter, and Cheng Peng even directly laughed at Ren Zhifei for being timid, which made the latter extremely embarrassed. After this small episode, the haze between the few people was swept away, and the harmonious atmosphere returned to the original one. Ren Zhifei was infected by the crowd, and his fear of dangerous buildings became less intense. He suddenly remembered that the black cat looked familiar, and at the same time, the scar on the back of his hand ached faintly.
Just after walking through the corridor for a while, Ren Zhifei felt that the second floor was obviously darker.
"Maybe it's because the sun is going down." Lang Zhijia explained.
Looking around, he found that this place felt familiar. There is dust accumulation on the ground, which is full of deep or shallow footprints; the corners are covered with cobwebs and dust mixed together, showing a dirty dark color; and the roof has large and small dark marks on the gray background, and there are long and thin cracks. Between the traces, there were like black lightnings. There was a hollow sound of wind coming from the second floor of the empty and dangerous building, sometimes distant and sometimes close, all of which interacted with each other to form a space that made people go crazy.
This feeling was not only heart-stopping but also unexpectedly familiar. Ren Zhifei suspected that he was the only one who felt this way, because the others looked as normal, as if this was just an ordinary outing.
Wu Xiaofeng noticed Ren Zhifei's expression and touched Lang Zhijia lightly. Lang Zhijia nodded and led everyone to slow down. Gradually, Ren Zhifei broke away from the team and walked in front. In the eyes of everyone, he seemed to be sleepwalking.
Cheng Peng couldn't hold it in any longer and asked, "Zhifei, are you remembering something?"
Ren Zhifei stopped when he was asked this question. He found that everyone had distanced themselves from him, as if separated by an invisible wall. Facing the questioning eyes, Ren Zhifei couldn't lie and simply replied: "Yes, I feel that this place is very familiar, as if I have seen it before."
"Or...have you been here before?" Lang Zhijia simply made it clear, leaving Ren Zhifei with no way out.
Ren Zhifei wanted to argue, but suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and shouted: "I remembered where I saw it, it was in a dream! I dreamed of Zhang Yi..."
"Dreams are a reflection of reality. If you have never been here in person, how could you dream about it?" Wu Xiaofeng spoke, hitting the mark, "You always want us to admit the existence of Zhang Yi, but have you ever thought about it? What if it was you who was wrong?”
"Impossible!" Ren Zhifei said flatly, "If Zhang Yi doesn't exist, why would I remember it! How can I explain the photos, the list, and the empty desks!"
"It is these coincidences that fuel your fantasy! If Zhang Yi exists, why don't we remember it! Compared with your evidence, there will only be more evidence to prove that Zhang Yi does not exist!" Wu Xiaofeng's voice was a little louder, trying to give Give the other party a heads-up so that they can wake up as soon as possible.
Wu Xiaofeng's voice reached the dangerous building, bringing back echoes that made Ren Zhifei's brain go into a trance. This time it was Ren Zhifei's turn to start to waver. He fell into confusion and muttered to himself: "Is it my problem? Zhang Yi really doesn't exist?"
Ren Zhifei's condition made everyone happy, and Lang Zhijia even said: "No one is willing to admit that they have mental problems, but as long as you are willing to face him, you will be able to recover. No matter what happens, we will definitely help you, we are Oh my friend!"
Lang Zhijia's words moved Ren Zhifei for a moment, so much that he even wanted to deny his original idea. At this time, Ren Zhifei fell into self-doubt, his mind was in chaos, and he almost lost himself. He was no longer able to argue with everyone, so he just took steps and continued walking. He had no time to take care of the foreseen danger. He urgently needed to explore the truth in the dangerous building, in order to prove to himself, or to wake himself up from the hallucination.
"Who!" Lang Zhijia suddenly shouted forward. Ren Zhifei looked up and saw a figure hurriedly flashing past and running upstairs. Ren Zhifei was not sure, so he asked everyone around him: "What did you see?"
"Human!" Cheng Peng trembled, "It's really a human this time! Or..."
Lang Zhijia was impatient by nature and had already taken the lead and chased after everyone before they could react. Zheng Xiaojun exclaimed: "Zhijia, what are you doing!"
Lang Zhijia chased him to the stairs without looking back, and his voice came from far away, "I'm going to see if he is a human or a ghost!"
Wu Xiaofeng suddenly became nervous and explained to everyone: "We infer that Zhifei had hallucinations because he was frightened. Zhijia must have regarded this person as the culprit! This is too impulsive! The other person is an adult, and he really thinks that he is the culprit. Zhijia is no match for you if you push him into a hurry!"
When Ren Zhifei heard Wu Xiaofeng's words, he suddenly thought of the old madman who once chased him. Seeing that Lang Zhijia's figure had disappeared into the corridor, Ren Zhifei was so anxious that he broke away from the crowd and chased after him. When things got to this point, everyone had no choice but to follow him one after another.
Ren Zhifei ran almost as hard as he could, leaving everyone far behind him. When he reached the corridor, he heard Lang Zhijia's roar: "Where are you running! I've caught you!"
Ren Zhifei didn't stop for a moment and immediately climbed up to the third floor. Through the invisible corridor, the environment on the third floor is even darker. There is no light source in the entire space. It is so gray that everything here has no color, as if it is a black and white movie. Ren Zhifei stepped onto the third floor of the dangerous building and saw two people standing frozen in front of him with their backs to him. It was the mysterious man and Lang Zhijia. Lang Zhijia grabbed the other person's shoulder with one hand. Whether it was fear or too much force, Ren Zhifei could clearly see that he was shaking. But the mysterious man seemed to be immobilized. He didn't fight back when he was caught. Instead, he fixed his original posture and let out a heavy breathing sound.
"Zhijia! What's wrong with you?" Ren Zhifei was about to step forward as he spoke, but was stopped by Lang Zhijia.
"Don't come over!" Lang Zhijia controlled his voice not to tremble, "He... his body... is cold..."
cold? As long as they are alive, they will have body temperature. Could this person be...
"Are you a human or a ghost?" Ren Zhifei shouted fiercely, and there was a chaotic sound of footsteps on the stairs behind him. It was obvious that Wu Xiaofeng and the others had already rushed over.
"You... touched me..." The man's stiff body moved, and he slowly turned his head. His words seemed to come from an ice cave, cold and hollow.
Ren Zhifei and Lang Zhijia saw each other's true face, with dark skin and clear facial features, but with an air of hostility. What stood out was his hooked nose and the vertical scar across his left eye.
"Li Changhong!" Wu Xiaofeng, who rushed to the third floor, screamed, "He is a murderer who has been absconding for many years! I didn't expect him to be hiding here!"
Li Changhong looked blank and didn't care at all about being called out. He just stared at Lang Zhijia and said word by word: "You met me... you..."
At this time, Lang Zhijia was extremely frightened. No matter whether the opponent was a ghost or a wanted criminal, he was not a good person. He could only use up his only strength to shout: "Run!"
Li Changhong grabbed Lang Zhijia's hand with his backhand, and his tone became urgent, "You can't run away if you touch me... You..."
Ren Zhifei's uneasy feeling became more and more intense. He had no time to think about it and rushed forward like crazy, trying to rescue Lang Zhijia from the dangerous situation. He shouted loudly to embolden himself, rushed forward and knocked Li Changhong away. Li Changhong didn't notice Ren Zhifei at all and was knocked to the ground. Ren Zhifei felt as if he had bumped into an iceman, and his scalp was numb with cold.
He seemed to be in a state of surprise. He pointed at Ren Zhifei and said, "You... also touched me..."
Ren Zhifei paid no attention to what the other party said, took Lang Zhijia's cold hand and ran out. Wu Xiaofeng froze on the spot. What happened in front of him was so shocking that he couldn't speak. Cheng Peng and Zheng Xiaojun also walked out of the corridor. Ren Zhifei shouted "Run", and Wu Xiaofeng came back to his senses, leading the two people behind him back to the corridor.
Li Changhong was still lying on the ground in a daze. Suddenly he remembered something and suddenly got up and chased after him, "Don't run! It's dangerous outside!"
A group of people would not listen to Li Changhong's words and ran out one after another. Ren Zhifei led Lang Zhijia through the hall on the second floor and headed straight to the downward corridor. The entire dangerous building actually began to shake, and sand and lime soil fell one after another, as if the end was coming.