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Zhiqing remembered that before this, he and Ziya had been in another place, where Liang Chao and Sun Meng lived. They originally thought the area had been evacuated. However, they learned from the newspaper that there was still a house that had not been evacuated. With a sense of curiosity, they decided to check if it was Liang Chao's house. When they arrived, they found that indeed, the house where Liang Chao lived had not been evacuated. The reason was that an Aunt lived there, who was adamant about not leaving the home she had occupied for decades.
The Aunt's resolute attitude caused significant losses for the evacuation team. Firstly, Party A could not deliver the land on time, delaying the construction schedule, which meant Party A had to compensate Party B for their losses. Secondly, the new residential area blocked the original roads of the neighborhood, making it inconvenient for the Aunt to go out, prompting her to threaten legal action against the construction company. The construction company was Party A, who found themselves in a bind with Party B.
Putting aside their troubles, Zhiqing and Ziya were unconcerned about who was suing whom. Early in the morning, they arrived at the old residential area only to find they couldn't get in. They devised a plan to sneak in through a detour around the construction site. As they wandered aimlessly, they stumbled into a dark temporary passage. Sensing something was off, both Zhiqing and Ziya hesitated to proceed further. Just as they contemplated retreating, several figures jumped out from the shadows…
Meanwhile, Sun Meng had finally recovered and was discharged from Fourth Hospital. Anqing and Liu Haoming had already been informed by Ziya about Sun Meng's discharge date, which is why the couple arrived early at Fourth Hospital to take Sun Meng home. In the days to come, Sun Meng would be living at Ziya's house. The doctor repeatedly advised Anqing and her husband to provide Sun Meng with a good environment. In such an environment, Sun Meng would feel uplifted and her mental state would stabilize, preventing her condition from recurring.
Sun Meng embraced Anqing tightly, cherishing this warm maternal love belonging to Ziya. She lingered with her cheek against Anqing's for a long time before glancing at Liu Haoming and nodding at him but did not see Ziya or Zhiqing. A sense of disappointment surged within her like bamboo shoots after rain. Regarding Liang Chao, as Sun Meng gradually regained consciousness and learned from the doctors about her situation, she cried—she cried all night long. That night was filled with inner turmoil; guilt consumed her thoughts as she dreamt of Liang Chao appearing in her dreams with a sorrowful expression, holding her hand and expressing deep regret…
“Godmother, what about Ziya…” She held back tears that threatened to spill over, feeling a sense of being overlooked since Ziya and Zhiqing had not shown up since their visit to Fourth Hospital; it was said they were very busy. But today was her discharge day; surely they should have come to see her!
“Hmm… dear, it seems Ziya and Zhiqing have been quite busy lately; they haven't shown up at all.”
Under her husband Liu Haoming's gentle restraint, Anqing refrained from interfering too much in Ziya's personal matters. After all, they were both at an age where marriage discussions were appropriate; if they chose to live together, it would be understandable. As Anqing thought this over, she felt a pang of sadness—her daughter was no longer a child; she had grown up and would soon seek her own happiness away from parental care.
Returning home with Anqing, Sun Meng felt overwhelmed with emotions as memories flooded back like stories that seemed to have happened just yesterday but now felt distant and changed. Anqing and Liu Haoming worried that if she remained quiet, she might start overthinking things; thus, they arranged for Sun Meng to rest in Ziya's bedroom. One reason was that there was a computer in Ziya's room; however, Ziya's laptop was locked and required a password to access it. Therefore, Sun Meng could only use her desktop computer to log into QQ for chatting.
As soon as Sun Meng logged into QQ, a message notification popped up in the lower right corner of the screen. She glanced at it and moved her mouse to click on it. It turned out to be a short video clip. Clicking on it drew her attention completely.
In the video frame was a woman bound to a wooden board with tape over her mouth and blood covering her face… Sun Meng didn't want to watch such pointless horror videos but didn't know who sent it either. Curious about which website it came from, she clicked on it only to discover it originated from an overseas site. The video also included subtitles: "Welcome to Hell's Gate! You will witness stories you wish you hadn't seen. You’ll regret not watching! Do you know who is inside? Please don’t lose your curiosity; keep browsing!!! Remember..."
Sun Meng indeed did not abandon her intention to continue browsing despite being filled with questions; she felt drawn in by the text above that sparked her latent curiosity. "Come on! Watching won’t kill me," she thought as she decisively clicked on the video to watch further. Once she started watching, however, she found herself overwhelmed with dread as cold sweat began to trickle down her back.
Sun Meng was at a loss for a moment, wanting to tell Anqing about the situation, but the video alone couldn't convey everything. The accompanying text seemed threatening; if it were just an ordinary video, there would be no need for the sender to include such menacing words. Sun Meng thought about calling the police—yes, she would report it.
To avoid worrying Anqing and the others, Sun Meng lied, saying she was going out for a stroll and to get her hair done. She took a taxi straight to the city police station.
Upon arriving at the station, a young Female Police Officer greeted her. Out of courtesy, the officer poured Sun Meng a glass of water and took out a notebook, waiting for her to describe what had happened.
"Location, victim..."
"No, you've got it wrong. I'm here to show you this." Sun Meng hurriedly pulled a copied USB drive from her bag and handed it to the Female Police Officer with both hands.
"What is this?"
"A video." Sun Meng looked at the authoritative Female Police Officer with a mix of envy and respect.
"A video? What’s in it?"
"I can't explain it clearly; just take a look. It's very bloody."
As she spoke, the Female Police Officer plugged the USB drive into her computer to play it. Her eyes focused intently on the screen, and her brows furrowed slightly.
"This is nothing! It's just a clip from a horror movie."
"Um, it's really not just a horror movie clip. Someone sent this to me; the website address is here." Sun Meng had also noted down the website address on a piece of paper and handed it to the Female Police Officer, hoping she would take this matter seriously.
The female police officer took the website address handed to her by Sun Meng and hurriedly searched for it. After a while, she retrieved a USB drive, reassembled it, and placed it back into the paper bag.
"Um... this website has been shut down for a long time. What you brought has no value at all," the female police officer said, noticing the confusion on Sun Meng's face. She continued gently, "Let's put it this way! This video you have is just someone playing a prank on you."
"No way! April Fool's Day has already passed, hasn't it?" Sun Meng hesitated as she stood up, transferring the contents of the paper bag into her shoulder bag before slowly walking out of the reporting office. Behind her, she could hear the conversation between the female police officer and another officer.
"It seems she just came out of Fourth Hospital and brought this nonsense to report. Does she really think we have nothing better to do?"
Upon hearing their discussion, Sun Meng straightened her back, genuinely wanting to argue with them. However, remembering that she had indeed just come from Fourth Hospital and that she already had a record here—though it was due to an accidental homicide caused by illness—she felt disheartened. As she walked out of the police station, Sun Meng suddenly missed Ziya. She tried calling Ziya but only received a message indicating that the number was out of service.
Sun Meng raised her eyebrows and gazed into the distance at the bustling crosswalk, the endless stream of cars, and the noisy streets filled with an array of goods. Why did she feel like such an extraneous person? Where on earth had Ziya gone to have fun?
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