Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

The woman said that Xu Sandao had lived here for a long time. Once, her child opened the door and ran out by himself, and got lost in the community. It was Xu Sandao who brought him back.

In gratitude, he treated Xu Sandao to a meal.

“In January, he went on a long trip and has been staying at home ever since he came back, without going to work.”

The woman sighed and said, "It's not easy to do import and export business these days. I wondered if he had been laid off, but I didn't dare to ask any more questions."

import and export.....

Chen Ji seemed to be deep in thought.

But what is even more noteworthy is the information that the woman unintentionally revealed.

Xu Sandao hasn't gone to work since he returned from Tuotuo Mountain.

Then he was lying not only to himself, but also to Wan Xiaoshuang, saying that he didn't reply to the messages because he was too busy with work.

After a few minutes.

Under the eaves of the apartment building, several people stood blankly, watching the heavy rain cascade to the ground like a waterfall. A gust of cold wind slipped into their collars, making them feel chilly.

"What do you say now?"

Liu Zi asked, "If it's really as Brother Du said, then we'll have to wait for Xu Sandao to contact us first."

"The fact that he left the key there proves that he won't be going back anytime soon."

Chen Ji frowned, opened his phone, and looked at his chat history with Xu Sandao. His WeChat name had changed to "User Deleted," but his profile picture remained the same, the original gray one.

Why didn't he contact them directly?

Just then, Du Tingfeng's phone rang. It was Mr. Zhang, who had found Du Muyu, calling.

Du Tingfeng hesitated for a moment; it was only noon, not yet time to leave work...

He answered the phone, and before he could say anything, he heard a confused voice on the other end:

"Mr. Du, did you tell your sister my company address?"

Du Tingfeng's expression changed slightly: "What?"

"You found your sister?"

"no!"

"...What a coincidence! I saw her near my company."

Mr. Zhang's voice was loud and clear, reaching everyone's ears, and everyone was immediately stunned!

"She's in your tech park?" Du Tingfeng said incredulously. "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"No."

Xiao Zhang's muffled voice came through the phone: "It's her. To be precise, she's across the street from our area, next to another company."

"That's strange, why is she here?"

"This area is incredibly deserted, there's nobody on the streets... wait a minute."

She walked down a dead-end road.

Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps came from the other side, followed by Xiao Zhang panting, "I'm going with her now, you guys hurry—"

His voice stopped abruptly.

The call was abruptly cut off.

Du Tingfeng's expression was extremely solemn. He immediately dialed again, but could only hear a mechanical voice saying:

"Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service area..."

Rumble!

A muffled rumble of thunder echoed across the sky, and a few seconds later, a dazzling bolt of lightning streaked across the heavens.

......

The dull rumble of thunder startled Xiao Zhang awake!

He opened his eyes and froze instantly.

"Fuck..."

"I crossed?"

He looked around, completely bewildered. Wasn't he on a dead-end road?

How... how did we suddenly end up inside?

Moreover, Mr. Du's sister has also disappeared!

Xiao Zhang's mind was in complete chaos. He tried hard to recall, and he was certain that just a few seconds ago, he was holding an umbrella and running after Du Muyu on a dead-end road near the company.

There were no houses on that road, only an abandoned tin shack with a black sedan parked in front of it.

Du Muyu was walking towards that car.

He clearly remembered that Du Muyu was still wearing that coat, barefoot, like a ghost, moving through the rain.

Immediately afterwards, everything went black before Xiao Zhang's eyes, and when he opened them again, his surroundings had changed.

The only thing that hasn't changed is that it's still raining.

It was pitch black here, with the candlelight flickering on the wall, and I felt as if I were in a study.

The decor doesn't look modern. There are no lights either.

On the desk was an open booklet.

A gust of cold wind drifted in through the arched window, making Xiao Zhang shiver...

Calm down first.

He forced himself to calm down, touched the stone bricks beside him, and felt that they were wet and cold to the touch, but very real.

This is not an illusion.

Behind him was a stone door. Xiao Zhang tried to push it, but it wouldn't budge.

His heart sank.

What is happening now has completely shattered his understanding of things over the past two decades.

In short, let's get out of here first. We can't be trapped in this study forever! Xiao Zhang thought tensely, climbed onto the protruding stone bricks, and glanced out the arched window.

The outside was as black as if it had been smeared with ink.

All I know is that it's raining...

Xiao Zhang craned his neck to look outside, when suddenly, his body was lifted into the air by something!

He turned his head in terror, instantly terrified!

Wasn't he the only one in the house?

Standing in front of Xiao Zhang was a gigantic figure, dressed in a full set of pure black armor.

No head!

The severed neck was rotting, the flesh had turned black, and maggots were crawling out of it, emitting an unbearable stench. It was unclear how long it had been dead.

It held an iron chain in its hand, and with a snap, it was looped around Xiao Zhang's neck.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Zhang was thrown to the ground, and the pain made his vision go black.

However, his mind was more aware than ever of one thing:

It's a ghost!

Clang—Clang!

The headless ghost turned around and walked stiffly forward, dragging Xiao Zhang, who was bound by chains, along with it.

Xiao Zhang was completely unable to resist.

He felt his neck being strangled, making it hard to breathe, and his head spun.

Just then, everything went black before his eyes, and he couldn't see anything. A piece of cloth appeared out of nowhere and completely covered Xiao Zhang's eyes.

All that could be heard was a loud bang.

The stone gate appeared to have been opened.

He was then dragged away by the headless ghost, his body constantly rubbing against the cold stone bricks.

At this moment, Xiao Zhang was completely certain of his thoughts.

That means he is already dead.

This ghost is Black Impermanence, which is why it's holding chains. Aren't those Black Impermanence's soul-snatching ropes?

But the only thing he didn't understand was why he would still feel suffocated if he were dead.

Xiao Zhang couldn't see anything and didn't know where the ghost was leading him. He only knew that he kept walking and passed by stairs, seemingly going downhill.

After a few minutes.

With a loud clang, he felt his neck loosen and was then thrown to the ground.

The cloth that was blocking the view slipped to the ground.

He looked up in horror and saw the headless ghost standing outside the iron bars, then abruptly slammed the iron gate shut.

The lock fell with a click.

Xiao Zhang collapsed to the ground and was taken to a prison!