"Which part of the meat should I cut first? This girl's skin looks so shiny all over, why not peel it off and make a drum out of it?" The man's lecherous gaze stuck to me, his expression gradually becoming fierce, like a wild beast ready to pounce.
The man's thoughts sent shivers down my spine, and cold sweat dripped down my back. I dared not move, my scalp tight as if being fiercely grabbed, my heart already in my throat.
Taking advantage of picking up my ID, my brain quickly turned, thinking about the next course of action. When he entered, the man was carrying a heavy backpack, from which the outline of a long object could be seen. When he exerted force to lift it, the backpack changed shape, vaguely revealing the outline of that long object... it looked like a big knife!
Combining the bloody thoughts in the man's mind, I realized that he didn't "want" to kill me, but "intended" to kill me!
As I lifted my head, I took a close look at the man's attire. This glance heightened my fearful and nervous emotions. The man's pants were dotted with dried bloodstains, seemingly splattered on. The bloodstains, mud spots, and unknown stains mixed together in an indescribable eeriness.
Could it be that I just stumbled upon a serial killer right after they finished a murder...
"Madam, please check in quickly, our front desk will close at half past twelve," the staff's voice echoed from behind me. If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I couldn't imagine that a young woman in her twenties could have such a hoarse, elderly voice, as if she had already stepped halfway into the grave!
Could she be in cahoots with this middle-aged man, specifically luring pedestrians under the pretext of staying at the hotel, and then seizing the opportunity to engage in human trafficking? Once this idea arose, it lingered in my mind. I looked around, dim lights, dilapidated facilities, signs of uninhabited space... everything seemed so strange!
"Madam, please check in quickly, our front desk will close at half past twelve. After half past twelve, all the lights in the lobby will be turned off," the girl's hoarse voice sounded again, as if urging me. I looked up at the clock on the wall, the minute hand was about to point to thirty!
"Get on with it, please!" I gritted my teeth and handed over the documents. Regardless, the room was still safer than the lobby. The lights in the lobby were about to go out, and it would be pitch black, putting me at an even greater disadvantage. Once in the room, I locked the door, creating a safe space for myself, and immediately called the police.
Luckily, my room was on the ground floor, just a left turn from the lobby. As I pushed open the door and turned on the incandescent light in the room, the light behind me instantly went out, turning the dim hallway into complete darkness, with no visibility.
The room was so small, with only a bed and a table, but it provided some comfort, as the eerie middle-aged man was not hiding there. After locking the doors and windows, I used a heavy suitcase to block the door and immediately called the police on my phone.
However, it seems like a signal jammer has been activated in the room. I tried calling the police several times, but all I got was a busy tone. Outside the window, the blood moon hung low, with dark clouds moving and cold crows flying by, emitting eerie cries, adding a touch of strangeness to the already lonely night. At this moment, there came a faint sound of footsteps from outside the door, "tick-tock, tick-tock," the friction of leather shoes against the ground. It's highly likely that it's the middle-aged man from earlier, the one wearing leather shoes! He's about to make a move!
I fell into deep despair, cold sweat soaking my back and hair. I repeatedly tried to call the emergency number, and as the footsteps drew closer and stopped at my door, a reassuring voice finally came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, this is the police station. Can I help you with something?"
I almost wanted to cry out loud, but I was afraid the man outside would hear my call for help. I could only cover my mouth, trembling as I answered, "I am currently at the Chang'an Hotel in Heping Village. There is a strange man trying to kill me, and he is now outside the door. Please send someone quickly... I'm so scared..." By the end, I couldn't hold back my crying, choking on my words.
The man outside the door seemed to anticipate that I was making a call for help, and he stood silently in place, waiting patiently for his prey. The lights were on inside the house, and I was in the bright light, but I still felt a chill throughout my body, as if I were in an ice cave.
Just when one crisis had passed, another arose. Could it be that I am fated to encounter bloodshed during this time? How is it that I just narrowly escaped Lin Haoming, and now I've encountered a serial killer? I curled my body into a Qiuqiu, pressing myself against the corner of the wall, hoping to calm my wildly beating heart.
The man's ghostly voice came from outside the door, " cutie, do you have any candles in your house? The light in my room is broken, and I'd like to borrow a candle from you." The soundproofing in the house was not good, so even though there was a door between me and the man, his voice felt so close, as if he were speaking directly into my ear, incredibly eerie.
"No, I don't have any candles here. Don't bother me, I want to sleep," I pretended to be calm and shouted aggressively.
The man didn't give up, " cutie, can you lend me a charger? My phone is out of battery and my charger just broke."
"I'll say it again, don't bother me," after shouting, the man fell silent for a long time, so long that I almost thought he had left, but he hadn't. He just stood in the darkness like a ghost.
Suddenly, the man chuckled in a deep, eerie tone, sending shivers down my spine. "You forced me to do this..."
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