Just as evil and justice are two opposites, fear and hope appear to be in opposition to each other. However, nothing is absolute. In fact, many times hope is the right accomplice of fear. Without hope, you may fall into despair or maybe You will not fall into a desperate situation, and life and death are unknown. However, once you get hope that you should not get, most of the time, your destiny will deviate, and then the original uncertainty will gradually become clearer and clearer.
At that time, compared to uncertainty, a clear and clear ending is the worst ending, and this kind of ending is often extremely tragic.
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In front of the stairs, Zhao Ping stared down.
It was like waking up from a nightmare, like an electric current rushing through his body. With the unique keen intuition of a veteran, he seemed to feel something in an instant. Then he turned around suddenly, turned back suddenly, and turned his body at an unprecedented speed to look at the corridor behind him. However, When he turned back completely, when he completely averted his gaze, there was nothing in his eyes. He saw no abnormality behind him, and the corridor behind him was still empty. After all, he had just turned around very fast, and the whole process took less than a second. If there was anything, He should be able to see something, but in fact there was nothing behind him.
Seeing this, Zhao Ping instinctively took a long breath, and the right hand that originally reached into his pocket also instinctively reached for his glasses and then adjusted the bridge of his nose, but...
He was only halfway there, and before he could even let the breath out of his mouth, the next second, Zhao Ping froze and froze again, with a look of horror on his face, even several times more frightened than when he first heard the sound. , and a pair of wide-open eyes covered by lenses.
reason? The reason is simple, because this time it is no longer a sound, but an actual discovery.
Just now he saw, ahead, on the far right side of the corridor, which is the direction of the corridor...
There was a person, and a figure flashed past quickly, and instantly disappeared into the toilet! ! !
Yes, because the figure was too fast, when Zhao Ping captured it, he had already entered the toilet.
Seeing this, Zhao Ping didn't make any moves or react in particular. After getting over the initial nervousness, he just stared at the toilet at the end with his eyes narrowed for a while, then turned around and left without saying a word, heading towards his room. Walked straight away.
Snap.
Not long after, with the sound of the door opening, Zhao Ping returned to the living room with the same expression as when he left. After entering the room, Chen Xiaoyao, who was pestering Zhu Yuandong and talking nonsense, just looked up at him without speaking, and then continued. He kept teasing Zhu Yuandong with lewd smiles, but the old professor still sat on the sofa with an annoyed face, raising his head and scolding the young man from time to time.
Seeing this, Zhao Ping first looked at the time on his watch. When he found that the time had entered 23:26 in the middle of the night, this time he did not sit back on the sofa or watch TV. Instead, he went straight to give instructions to Chen Xiaoyao and Zhu Yuandong. He said: "Okay, you two, that's enough chatting. It's getting late, we should take a rest."
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If you ask who among the executors is most afraid of sleeping, there is no doubt that it is Zhu Yuandong.
It is often said that it is difficult to change a person's worldview, but once it changes, it will most likely be a major change. When a person completely changes his long-held worldview, he may even fall into another kind of paranoia due to the excessive change. Professor Zhu was undoubtedly a staunch atheist before he entered the Cursed Space. At that time, he not only did not believe in any theories about the God of God, he would also often spit on anyone who talked to him about such topics. Fu, things are unpredictable. A seemingly ordinary subway ride leads him into hell and danger, and he is forced to become an enforcer.
Then, his worldview was overturned, completely overturned.
evidence? Everything he experienced from the moment he boarded the hell train was proof.
If this is the case, what is the final result?
The result is very simple, that is, now he not only believes deeply in worms, but is also more afraid of them than anyone else.
"Ah hoo."
The time has now reached 23:30. After hearing what Zhao Ping said, Chen Xiaoyao yawned decisively and cooperatively, then stood up from the sofa and echoed: "That's right, it's really late. Hehe, listen to Senior Zhao. Having said that, I feel really sleepy."
As he spoke, he walked into the bedroom, took off his coat and lay down on the bed. There was no movement after that.
The whole process was completed in one go, quickly and quickly. .
Looking at Chen Xiaoyao on the bed, Zhao Ping was silent for a moment, turned his head slightly, then looked at the sofa and Zhu Yuandong.
Through many observations before and now, it seems that Zhu Yuandong no longer cares about everything in the outside world and is only immersed in his own world. Because he was so immersed in it, he didn't even seem to hear the conversation between Zhao Ping and Chen Xiaoyao just now. He looked worried.
Worried? What are you thinking? What do you care about?
The answer is self-evident. Zhao Ping not only knew what Zhu Yuandong was thinking in his heart, but also guessed what he was most afraid of at the moment. Seeing this, the man with glasses moved, walked closer, put his hand on Zhu Yuandong's shoulder and patted him lightly. , touched by this, he suddenly came to his senses, and the old professor immediately raised his head.
At this moment, Zhu Yuandong raised his head and looked at Zhao Ping with doubtful eyes. The bespectacled man in front of him named Zhao Ping also stared at him. Neither of them spoke. For a while, the two sides fell into a brief silence. Seconds, they looked at each other for several seconds. Just when Zhu Yuandong was about to ask, Zhao Ping unexpectedly spoke before him as if he had calculated the right time, and then said something to Zhu Yuandong, which at least for the old man personally was quite interesting. Attractive words:
"Professor Zhu, do you want to leave this hotel?"
Um! ?
Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Ping said this, Zhu Yuandong's expression changed slightly. As mentioned above, what would the old man most want to do at this moment? Then there is no doubt that you should leave the hotel as soon as possible. After all, there is a quarrel in this hotel called Tsim Sha Tsui, and the hawks specialize in killing mainlanders! God knows if he will still be alive after tonight. God knows what will happen if you fall asleep like this? In fact, this is the main reason why Zhu Yuandong still dares not sleep, so naturally, after hearing Zhao Ping's suggestive inquiry, the old man replied without hesitation: "Think, think!"
Zhu Yuandong's answer made Zhao Ping very satisfied. He nodded and went straight to the topic: "It seems that my guess is right. Professor Zhu is indeed aware of the seriousness of the situation. If you really want to leave, I have a way." I can help you get out of this hotel.”
What does it mean to provide help in times of need? This was called helping him when he needed it. When he saw the man with glasses expressing his willingness to help him and heard that he had a way to get out, he felt happy and was about to continue nodding. But the next moment, Zhu Yuandong's expression changed as if he suddenly thought of something. The joy instantly turned into suspicion, and he immediately asked Zhao Ping with doubts: "Wait, you just said there is a way to leave? You are not kidding me, are you? The door of this hotel has been completely sealed, and all of us are If you can’t get out, you say you have a way? How is that possible?”
Don't mention it, a professor is a professor. Even though he is older, his most basic logical memory is still intact. If the old professor still reacted instinctively when he heard the words of leaving, then when the next second comes, Zhu Yuandong will quickly Think back and quickly recognize the reality, so that you can instinctively recall what happened during the day.
Yeah, are you kidding me about your surname Zhao? You said there is a way to leave the hotel? How to leave? How to leave? Have you forgotten that the door to the hotel was sealed by hawks?
As for Zhao Ping...
Facing the old man's question, Zhao Ping smiled. Not only did he not answer the other party's question, but he changed the topic and asked the other party: "When did I tell you to go out through the gate?"
Zhu Yuandong was stunned for a moment. After a few seconds, he finally realized something and asked with a look of astonishment: "Then you mean..."
"window."
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At midnight in the morning, there was a noise in the silent corridor, and as the door quietly closed, two figures appeared inside.
The two walked out of the room and arrived at the corridor. At this moment, staring at Zhu Yuandong's confused face, Zhao Ping explained: "I checked deliberately during the day and found that all the windows on the first to second floors of this hotel were equipped with anti-theft nets. If you want to go out, you can only It can be seen from the third floor window. By coincidence, the floor we live on happens to be the third floor."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuandong, who now fully understood what the other party meant, was faintly panicked, and then replied in an uncertain tone: "Yes, but the third floor is the third floor after all. The height of the third floor is not low. Even if you fall down, you will not die even if you fall." He was smashed to pieces, and...even if he jumped out of the window, why didn't he jump from the guest room window but had to run to the bathroom window?"
It is obvious that Professor Zhu’s thinking is clear and his logic is smooth. It is undeniable that he is currently motivated by leaving, but no matter how anxious he is, he still wants to get the consequences. He also knows that jumping from the third floor is equivalent to suicide for people of his age. , coupled with layers of confusion, and the more he thought about it, the more he became afraid. Finally, Professor Zhu couldn't help it anymore.
Zhao Ping adjusted his glasses and shook his head and replied: "I think you misunderstood me. I didn't tell you to jump off the building, but I planned to let you climb down."
"Huh? Climb down? No need to jump?"
Seeing the other party showing curiosity, he nodded. The man with glasses still explained in a calm tone: "The reason why we gave up the guest room window is that the toilet is more convenient. There is a drainage pipe outside the toilet window, and the drainage pipe leads directly to the downstairs, unless your legs and feet are really inconvenient." , otherwise you can slowly crawl down the drainage pipe, and you can safely reach downstairs and leave the hotel without even jumping."
Sure enough, after further listening to the other party's explanation, Zhu Yuandong finally understood. He understood it completely. The old man suddenly realized, yes, why didn't he expect that there was a drainage pipe that could be climbed? If this was the case, maybe he could actually leave the hotel in this way. Escape from the prison!
"Okay, I've said what needs to be said, and I've also explained what needs to be explained. Professor Zhu, if you still don't dare, let's go back."
"No, no, no, let's go to the toilet, go to the toilet quickly!"
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With joy and excitement mixed in their hearts, without resting for a while, the two of them reached the end of the third floor and arrived at the door of the toilet using the light of the corridor.
At this moment, looking at the empty toilet, Zhu Yuandong, who was eager to leave, walked away without saying a word. He walked into the toilet first and walked towards the window. He was about to peek his head in and noticed that Zhao Ping did not come in together, but was still standing at the door of the toilet for a long time. Without making any move, the old man instinctively turned around and asked, "Hey, why don't you come over?"
It was obvious that the bespectacled man had been frequently giving advice to him while he was discussing the issue of escaping. But in fact, Zhu Yuandong had already concluded that the other party was actually as eager to escape as he was. What he called helping him earlier was nothing more than a matter of face. Right in front of you, but how could the other party...
(Huh? Does this person really not intend to leave?)
I thought so, but the reality was indeed like this. Listening to the old man’s doubts and looking at the other person in surprise, in front of the door, Zhao Ping shook his head and replied: "Professor Zhu, I think you misunderstood. I never said anything about it." I'm leaving with you, and the reason why I helped you was just because you were too scared, so if you want to leave, hurry up, no one knows what will happen if you are delayed for a long time."
After hearing the other party's answer and seeing the other party urging him frequently, finally, after confirming that the other party really did not want to leave, Zhu Yuandong sighed, and then said to Zhao Ping in a slightly apologetic tone: "Hey, it seems that I, Zhu, People really misunderstood you before. I thought you also wanted to... Forget it, let's not talk about it. Mr. Zhao and others, don't blame me for being timid. To be honest, I... I am really afraid of worms. , I have been frightened ever since I learned that there was a locust in the hotel during the day. Mr. Zhao, I am very grateful that you are willing to help me like this!"
Facing the old man's sincere explanation before leaving, Zhao Ping smiled slightly and said: "It's nothing. After all, you are just a newcomer. It is human nature to be afraid and it is understandable."
"Ah, really? It's good to understand, it's good to understand. In that case, then, I'll go. Mr. Zhao, take care, and say sorry to Captain He and everyone for me."
"Okay, I will."
This was the end of a sincere farewell. After saying this, Zhu Yuandong moved. Having been surrounded by fear for a long time, he immediately turned around and climbed out of the window. At the same time, he saw Zhu Yuandong move and saw that the other person was completely inside the toilet. For some reason, Beside the door, Zhao Ping's expression changed. It changed instantly. The smile just now disappeared, and the casualness just now disappeared. His whole face instantly became solemn, and his brows became knitted. His right hand reached into his pocket like lightning. The person even quietly stepped back a few steps, quickly retreating in the opposite direction to the toilet door. While retreating, he stared ahead, staring at the window, staring at Zhu Yuandong, who was facing the window with his back to the door!
No one understands what this means, and no one knows what it means. There is just silence, confusion, and the sudden alertness of the man with glasses.
At the same time, inside the toilet, because he was in a hurry to leave, after saying goodbye to Zhao Pinggao, Zhu Yuandong came to the window, stretched out his hand to push open the glass, and first cautiously stuck his head out of the window to look down. He saw that there were fruit pipes all over the bottom, and he felt a surge in his heart. He was so happy, and then he held the platform with both hands and jumped out of the window...
Can……
Just when the old man was about to climb to the window sill, or just when Zhu Yuandong was about half a meter away from the window and climbing down, something happened. A terrible change that was both sudden and completely unexpected happened:
An old woman walked out of the toilet. He jumped out of the inner room in an instant and walked into the outer room at a terrifying speed that seemed like he was walking slowly but was actually an afterimage. The process was silent, and then he stood motionless.
However, it is precisely the temporary stasis of the old woman that allows her appearance to be fully revealed.
As far as the eye can see, the old woman's overall attire is old and unremarkable. She wears an old-fashioned white vest on her upper body and black pants and black shoes on her lower body. Her face is covered with wrinkles and her complexion is faintly blue. She lowers her head slightly and remains motionless. Currently, he is standing there quietly, in front of the window, behind Zhu Yuandong! ! !
And Zhu Yuandong...
Undiscovered, unnoticed, unaware of everything behind him, he was still climbing hard with the joy of escaping from his life.
Then, the old woman slowly turned her head and looked to the left, towards Zhu Yuandong.
The next moment, a surprising change occurred.
The old woman walked quickly towards Zhu Yuandong, who was jumping towards the window!
The next moment, something even weirder happened.
That is……
I don’t know if it was because my eyes were blurry or if I was in a trance, but in my field of vision, when the old woman rushed towards Zhu Yuandong’s back, the old woman faded in an instant, and her entire body became translucent in an instant. Finally, this translucent person appeared. The old woman entered Zhu Yuandong's body and disappeared after basically overlapping with Zhu Yuandong's body.
Gone, the old woman disappeared.
However, disappearing doesn't mean anything, because things are not over, not over yet, far from over.
In other words, when the bodies of the translucent old woman and Zhu Yuandong overlapped, for some reason, in front of the window, Zhu Yuandong, who had struggled to climb out of the window earlier, stopped moving instantly. His whole body suddenly stiffened and paused as if he had been shocked by electricity, like a sculpture. It seemed to freeze on the spot. .
After freezing for a few seconds, he retreated indoors, gave up climbing out of the window, and then slowly turned around. However, when he completely turned around, he saw that Zhu Yuandong's face was dull, his eyes were lifeless, and he was as confused as if he had lost his soul. , was stunned for a short time, and then, Zhu Yuandong made another move.
Da, da, da, da.
Shaking his body and swaying his head, he walked to the washstand on the left like a puppet, slowly stretched out his hand, first picked up the water plug and plugged the water outlet, and then turned on the faucet...
Bah, clatter, clatter.
Accompanied by the sound of rushing water, more than ten seconds later, the pool below was quickly filled with water pouring from the faucet.
then……
Plop!
Zhu Yuandong dived headlong.
He suddenly bent down and plunged his entire head into the sink! ! !
Gulu, gulu.
The blisters rose and fell one after another, and the body began to tremble.
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This was an extremely weird scene, and it was also an extremely horrifying scene. At this moment, all of this was seen by Zhao Ping, and was completely imprinted on the vision of the man with glasses outside the toilet door.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Ping's pupils shrank! ! !
His body was shaking violently uncontrollably, and cold sweat instantly spread all over his body.
However, he did not run or escape. He still stood outside the door, watching the toilet and the room like a spectator. Only his right hand, which was deep in his pocket, was covered with veins, as if he would be quickened if there was any abnormal movement. Like taking out something.
As for Zhu Yuandong...
His head was still in the water, so he took the initiative to submerge his head in the water.
Time passed minute by minute, and as time passed, Zhu Yuandong began to struggle. After putting his head into the washbasin, he gradually began to struggle, began to tremble, began to twitch, and moved his hands wildly against the sink. He seemed to want to He broke free from the pool and raised his head. However, even though Zhu Yuandong struggled so hard, his head that was deeply immersed in the water never rose even half an inch and never left the pool.
Why?
Why is this happening?
There was obviously nothing around him, and he had obviously plunged his head in. No matter how you looked at it, it was suicide. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuandong looked like he had been murdered and forced into the pool by pressing his head.
What about the facts?
The fact is that there is no, there is nothing. As far as the eye can see, there is only one person in the entire toilet, Zhu Yuandong. Only Zhu Yuandong committed suicide under extremely strong and crazy resistance! ! !
As time continued to pass, Zhu Yuandong struggled more and more fiercely, and the shaking gradually reached its peak.
After the peak, there is weakness, silence, the gradual disappearance of the struggle, and the increasingly paralyzed body.
Five minutes later, Zhu Yuandong stopped twitching, his hands dropped down, and his whole body remained motionless. He kept his weird posture of sticking his head into the pool, completely frozen, and fell into complete silence.
He died, lying in front of the pool. He died inexplicably and silently. Until he died... his head was still deep in the pool, and he never raised it even a little bit.
Finally, a corpse was left behind, a tragic corpse with a large amount of unknown liquid and yellow substance covering its crotch.
Then, the whole toilet fell silent and returned to silence.
Sand, sand, sand...
At the same time, outside the toilet, seeing that the other party was dead, and confirming that there was no more trouble, Zhao Ping also moved, slowly moving, and moved backwards along the corridor, without even trying to wipe away the cold sweat. Gradually recede in the opposite direction to the toilet.
During the process of retreating, the bespectacled man kept his breathing to a minimum and tried his best not to make a sound with his footsteps. Currently, his nerves were highly concentrated and he looked around while retreating.
Zhao Ping did not quickly turn around and return to the room until he retreated to a certain distance and was far away from the toilet. After confirming that he was far enough away from the toilet, he quickly turned around and returned to the room.
Snap.
"Hoo, ho, ho!"
The moment the door closed, in the living room, Zhao Ping's limbs went limp, and he leaned against the door and instinctively gasped for breath. Fortunately, he was not an ordinary person, and the strong calmness unique to senior people was not a fake. In just a few moments, he was afraid. Already gone, the fear has been suppressed.
What followed was contemplation, silence, and a pair of cold eyes behind the lenses.
The man seemed to be recalling something, thinking about something, his brain was working rapidly, and his eyes kept wandering.
With a certain idea in mind, mixed with a certain thought, the man with glasses pushed open the door and arrived at the bedroom.
However, something surprising is...
After entering the bedroom, the expected scene did not appear.
In the field of vision, the bright room is clearly visible, the surroundings are empty, and there is no one on the bed.
Chen Xiaoyao is missing!
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