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Chapter 55 Old Li
To be honest, when I heard what Mr. Zhu said, I was really scared. After all, it was so sudden that I wasn't prepared at all; it was no wonder my whole body felt numb.
However, on the other hand, I am a Yin Yang Master, and I've seen many ghosts by now. I quickly regained my composure after the initial shock. I pulled Mr. Zhu behind me, took a deep breath, and shouted in a strong voice towards the door in front of us, “You bold Evil Spirit, instead of reincarnating after death, you dare to linger around the Yang Residence causing trouble! Are you not afraid of being unable to transcend for eternity?”
As soon as I finished speaking, the crying from behind the door suddenly stopped, and the entire floor fell into a dead silence.
This feeling was very strange because even though that thing was hiding nearby, it did not respond.
At that moment, Mr. Zhu suddenly tugged at my shirt. Without thinking, I knew he must have noticed something wrong, so I hurriedly turned around to look. I saw that his already terrified expression had turned into a strange one. He pointed towards the end of the corridor behind us for me to see.
At the end of the corridor was the Elevator. Yes, he wanted me to look at the Elevator because it was in operation. The floor indicator above the Elevator showed a red arrow pointing upwards, along with the floor number slowly climbing...
Why was the Elevator moving by itself again? Who was riding the Elevator?
This was the question we both had again because no one dared to ride the Elevator. Only ghosts would dare to ride it!
At this moment, we completely forgot about the crying female ghost in the storage room behind us and instead fixed our eyes on the Elevator doors.
The Elevator soon stopped at the fourteenth floor, then with a crisp "ding," it indeed came towards our floor again. Our hearts raced as we heard a creaking sound; the Elevator doors opened. This time, the Elevator was not empty because there stood a person inside—the security guard!
Both Mr. Zhu and I were stunned, unable to believe our eyes. Anyone familiar with this building would know how strange the Elevator is since two people had died due to its incidents. How could a security guard possibly take the Elevator up?
I quickly rubbed my eyes; no doubt about it, it really was one of the building's security guards.
“Old Li, is that you?” Mr. Zhu exclaimed in surprise first.
The security guard surnamed Li looked puzzled and said, “It's me! What's wrong? Didn't you ask me to bring up the keys?”
Mr. Zhu nodded blankly and then said, "Yeah, but how did you come up directly in the Elevator?"
Old Li smiled and said, "The stairs and the Elevator are the same; the Elevator is even faster."
Hearing this, I couldn't help but admire this security guard named Li a bit more. He was indeed bold; no wonder he dared to take on this security job. After all, I, as a Yin Yang Master, wouldn't dare to take the Elevator, yet he came up directly in the Elevator in the dead of night. I had to respect him for that.
After taking the key from Old Li, he said that if there was nothing else, he would head back. I nodded; I didn't want him to stay here either. If I opened the storage room door and that female ghost suddenly attacked, I couldn't guarantee everyone's safety.
Old Li turned to leave and headed straight for the Elevator. I thought for a moment; although this person was bold, the Elevator had experienced two accidents before, resulting in two deaths. Moreover, I had witnessed the strangeness of the Elevator tonight. So I told Old Li, "Going down is easier than going up; I suggest you take the stairs!"
Old Li paused when he heard me, turned back with a smile, and said he didn't bring a Flashlight, so it would be difficult to walk in the dark.
I said, "Why don't you take a Flashlight down? One Flashlight is enough for us." To be honest, I didn't want him to lose his life just because he helped me deliver a key. If that happened, I would feel guilty for life.
However, Old Li shook his head and declined my good intentions, insisting on taking the Elevator.
At this moment, Mr. Zhu also advised him, "You know what the situation with the Elevator is; don't push yourself."
Old Li smiled but didn't respond and walked briskly toward the Elevator. Seeing him ignore our good advice made me genuinely worried for him, fearing something might happen. However, he was an adult and older than both me and Mr. Zhu, so I couldn't say anything too harsh; I could only hope he would safely return to the lobby.
Soon, Old Li reached the Elevator. He pressed the button for the door to go down, but surprisingly, the door didn't open. I quickly looked at the display screen above the Elevator door and found that it showed negative one floor! Since Old Li pressed the down button, the Elevator was ascending from negative one floor to the Fourteenth Floor...
I was completely stunned, feeling a chill run down my spine! Just a moment ago, Old Li had come up in the Elevator, which had stopped at our floor—the fourteenth floor. But why was it now showing negative one floor?
Could it be that after arriving at the Fourteenth Floor, someone else took the Elevator down to negative one?
No one could answer this question for me, but I understood that it was impossible for anyone else to be in the Elevator. But if no one was in the Elevator, then why was it returning from the Fourteenth Floor to negative one?
I looked at Mr. Zhu, who was also staring at me with a face full of terror, clearly feeling incredulous as well.
At that moment, standing at the elevator door waiting for the elevator was Old Li, who seemed completely oblivious to any unusual occurrences regarding the elevator he was waiting for.
I immediately shouted at Old Li, "Old Li, come back! That elevator is not safe; let's take the stairs instead!"
However, Old Li completely ignored me and waved his hand dismissively, indicating that everything was fine.
Mr. Zhu also began to worry because the elevator was acting strangely, so he called out to Old Li as well, urging him to come back. But it was as if Old Li couldn't hear us; he remained unmoved by our pleas.
Seeing this made me so anxious that I felt like cursing. I headed straight towards Old Li at the end of the corridor...
The elevator was at the end of the corridor, quite a distance away from us.
But just as I took two or three steps forward, I stopped because the elevator had already arrived at the Fourteenth Floor. Then with a "ding," the elevator doors creaked open, and Old Li walked inside...
I wanted to shout at him, but when I opened my mouth, I couldn't make a sound; instead, I gasped in shock! Because just as Old Li entered the elevator, I saw that there was still someone inside—the little girl in a small red dress!
How could I forget that little girl? She was the one who played hide-and-seek with us on the fourth floor!
This time, the little girl wasn't upside down anymore; she was standing normally. However, I could clearly see that the upper half of her head was flat, almost like a slab—it was terrifying.
The little girl who had played hide-and-seek with us stood quietly inside the elevator, her mouth curved into a smile. And Old Li seemed completely unaware of her presence as he walked directly into the elevator and stood beside her...
When I finally shouted Old Li's name, the elevator doors had already closed, and then the display showed that it was slowly descending...
At this moment, Mr. Zhu's face turned pale; he trembled as he pointed at the elevator and stammered, "Sir... little... little... girl, that hide-and-seek little girl!"
I didn't respond to Mr. Zhu because he wasn't seeing things, which confirmed that I wasn't imagining it either. Because of this realization, my heart sank with worry and anxiety; Old Li was truly in danger now!
My heart raced as I focused intently on the floor displayed by the elevator, fearing that it would suddenly drop from several floors high down to the basement level. If that happened, Old Li would undoubtedly be doomed.
The floor numbers began to change: fourteen, thirteen, twelve... five, four, three, two, one. Fortunately, the elevator did not stop as I had feared; it came to a smooth halt on the first floor, and then the numbers froze.
Seeing this, both Mr. Zhu and I let out a sigh of relief; at least the elevator safely brought us to the first floor.
I sighed and said irritably, "Old Li is too reckless!"
Mr. Zhu nodded, but his next words left me stunned. He said, "Sir, do you think Old Li will be safe? I mean, the elevator bringing us to the first floor will be carrying a living person, right? It won't be his corpse, will it? Because that little girl was in the elevator!"
Hearing this made my heart tremble. Indeed, when the elevator went down, Old Li would have pressed for the first floor, but did anything happen after he entered? Would he be able to walk out of the elevator alive? I really couldn't be sure. Mr. Zhu was right; there was a ghost in the elevator!
I patted Mr. Zhu on the shoulder and told him not to overthink it; we had done our best to dissuade him. If something really happened, it would only be his fault for not listening.
After saying that, I took the key to the storage room from Mr. Zhu's hand and turned to walk toward the storage room...
At that moment, the sound of the female ghost crying in the storage room was still present; Yiyi Yaya sounded very mournful...
Soon, I arrived in front of the storage room door. I took out the key and slowly inserted it into the keyhole. Then I turned the key, and with a creak, the door opened...
As soon as the door opened, the previously continuous "Yiyi Yaya" crying sound suddenly vanished, and instantly the entire room fell silent. It was as if there had never been any crying at all; it felt like everything we heard before was just an illusion.
Although it was very dark inside the room and I couldn't see anything, as soon as the door opened, I hurriedly rushed into the room and shone my flashlight into all four corners. However, I didn't see any woman inside. This puzzled me; there had clearly been a woman crying in there just moments ago—how could she have disappeared?
Just then, I heard Mr. Zhu standing outside the door suddenly scream, "Ah!"
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