Chen Xuan knew that there were no ghosts in the world.
Ghost is an alternative created by humanities, a profile of human heart, a means of expression, and a kind of metaphysics.
There are always people who commit crimes under the guise of "ghosts". Chen Xuan's existence is to prove that "ghosts" do not exist.
But this time.
Chen Xuan didn't know how to prove it.
...
The car sped through the silent night, with only the flashing warning light on the roof making a sharp sound.
"What a ghost. Such a strange thing can happen?"
The police officer driving the car complained and stretched his waist. After receiving the report at three o'clock in the morning, he could only rush to the scene.
Chen Xuan, who was sitting in the car behind, glanced at the rearview mirror and responded:
"There's nothing strange about it. It all depends on man-made things. There are plenty of strange things."
"Maybe it's just a prank?"
Chen Xuan has seen more weird cases, which were eventually proven to be man-made.
This incident is nothing.
Thanks to the traffic conditions in the early morning, Chen Xuan's three-person team quickly arrived at the crime scene. Standing at the door of room 1201, the police officer entered the six-digit password of the room. After the password was correct, the door made a beeping sound. There was a confirmation sound, and then the lock spring made a clicking sound, and the door quietly opened a gap.
The loud noise made the police officer who opened the door hesitate. He tried to cover the smart door lock to reduce the volume, but it was obvious that he was overthinking it.
Slowly opening the door, the dark living room looks quiet under the moonlight. This is a very stylish living room with sofas and coffee tables——
At this moment, a man was sitting on the sofa. Through the moonlight, Chen Xuan could see that the man's eyes were half-open, leaning forward, with one hand on his thigh and one hand suspended in mid-air, as if he was listening in class. Normally, there is a black pen in his hand, which is stagnant in mid-air, motionless. The moonlight shines on the dust and moves, otherwise Chen Xuan would think that the picture is frozen.
The sound of the door opening did not cause the silent man to change. Instead, the door on the other side quietly opened a gap, and a trembling voice came from the room.
A woman poked an eye out of the gap and shouted:
"Police, officer..."
"I'm here."
Seeing the man who showed no signs of movement, Chen Xuan did not act rashly. Leaving a police officer behind to watch the scene, Chen Xuan walked around the living room and walked towards the room.
Walking into the woman's room, as soon as she entered the room, the woman couldn't suppress her voice and said tremblingly:
"Officer, you are finally here, but you scared me to death!!"
"What happened? What happened to the man in the living room?"
"How do I know what's wrong with him? I don't know him!"
The woman answered hurriedly and explained the whole story of the incident——
The woman's name is Li Qiqi. She is 24 years old. She has just started working for two years. She thought that she would live in a single apartment when she got rich. Women are always more concerned about the safety of living conditions and other issues. Li Qiqi also lived with peace of mind in the first two months.
But just tonight, when the woman got up and wanted to get up for the night, she suddenly found... a person sitting in the living room.
Suddenly there was a strange man in the house. The woman was so frightened that she quickly retreated into the room and then called the police.
"Are you sure you really don't know him?"
Accompanied by the police officer, Li Qiqi obviously became more courageous. She licked her dry lips, looked towards the living room with vigilant eyes, then retracted her head and confirmed:
"I definitely don't know him, I've never met this man."
"And my passwords are all new. Only my best friends and parents know. How could they give my room password to a stranger?"
"The most important thing is that there will be a sound when the combination lock is opened, but I didn't hear any sound at all."
The woman's thinking was relatively clear, but the more she explained, the more confused the young police officer became.
"Then how did he get in?"
"how could I know!"
Chen Xuan walked out of the room and walked to the edge of the living room, carefully observing the man's expression.
His eyes were not completely closed, and there was a slight gap. Looking through the gap, the man's eyes were unfocused.
"Is he sleepwalking?"
The woman asked in surprise. When she turned around, the woman's hands were already on the little police officer's arm.
"Ma'am, this is not appropriate..."
"Aren't I scared?"
"Did you see his state clearly when you opened the door? He was also sitting on the sofa like this at that time?"
Chen Xuan asked, and the woman lowered her head, thought for a moment, then raised her head and said with uncertainty:
"He was sitting on the sofa, but I didn't know he was asleep. I just knew he didn't notice me."
"He was still moving at the time, and it seemed like he was writing something on his hand."
"What's written..."
Chen Xuan's eyebrows twitched and he looked at the man's hand again. There was no paper underneath and the man's arms were in the air. He didn't know what he wrote at that time.
Chen Xuan put the voice recorder on the table and patted the man on the shoulder.
"Hello, sir? Are you awake?"
Following the slaps, the man didn't react at first, but after a while, the man's body began to tremble, and the supporting force seemed to be removed. Then the man slowly opened his eyes, out of focus. His eyes flashed with confusion for a moment, and after seeing everything around him clearly, he became a little panicked and shocked.
"what happened?"
"who are you?"
The man was shocked for three times, put down the pen in his hand, then looked around with doubtful eyes, then frowned and said:
"Police, police? Why did you show up at my house?"
"That's what we want to ask you too."
The young police officer asked seriously:
"Why did you suddenly show up at this lady's house?"
"What? This isn't my home?? This really isn't...me, I don't know. I was sleeping at home just now. Why did I end up here?"
"Do you really have no memory at all?"
"No......"
The man's eyes showed confusion and confusion, and Chen Xuan didn't look at him intentionally.
"What's your name, where do you live, what do you do? What did you do before going to bed?"
As time passed, the man's expression became less nervous, and he responded with some sluggishness:
"My name is Wang Sanbei. I live in Chaonan District. I am a clerk. Before going to bed... before going to bed, I was reading a novel and had nothing else to do."
"Chaonan District?"
The young police officer paused and frowned.
"Are you kidding me? This is the Happy District. One is in the south and the other is in the north. Are you saying...that you sleepwalked all the way from Chaonan District to the Happy District?"
The straight-line distance between the two districts is 20 kilometers. How did they come here?
"Happiness Zone...how did I end up in the Happiness Zone?"
"Have you ever had symptoms of sleepwalking before?"
"No...I've never heard of me having this symptom before."
"Then go get yourself checked out. Sleepwalking into someone else's home... this is my first time seeing you."
"I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry... I really don't know what's going on. Is this lady's home? I'm so sorry!"
"I don't know what's going on. I, I'll pay you some compensation. I broke up with you. I really didn't mean it..."
Wang Sanbei's sincere expression was softened by Li Qiqi. Li Qiqi was not an aggressive person to begin with. Seeing Wang Sanbei's appearance, Li Qiqi did not pursue the matter further.
"It's really weird...could it be that I didn't close the door myself?"
Li Qiqi thought to herself and sighed.
But Chen Xuan looked at the door a little strangely.
How did Wang Sanbei enter this room? When you first entered, the door was still locked. Even if the door was unlocked, the sleepwalker would not lock the door again.
And the electronic lock makes a sound when opening and closing the door.
There is also sleepwalking from Chaonan District to Xingfu District.
Is Wang Sanbei lying?
"Okay, it's not too early now... If anything happens, let's contact you tomorrow."
After all the work, there were already signs of dawn in the community. In order not to cause a commotion, Chen Xuan ended the investigation and would follow up later.
But Chen Xuan didn't expect that three days later...
