I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 192 "Hey, Xiaoshi, long time no see~"

8:10 pm.

Xingfu Garden Community.

Following Taoyuan's map, Yu Shi parked his car in an empty parking space in the basement garage of Unit 1, Building 7.

"What did you ask me to do here?"

Yu Shi looked around and sent a message to the empty number.

She is very familiar with this community.

Ever since An An left, she has never been to this place that reminds her of her.

Even the parking space she was parking in was Yu Yu's former parking space...

"Why are those two gluttonous ghosts investigating An An?"

"Where is An An now?"

"What on earth did you ask An An to do?"

"Why didn't you tell me anything for twelve years? Why did you keep it from me?"

"Why let Orange and the others go to North City? Is An An in North City?"

Yu Shi sat in the car, constantly sending messages to Tao Yuan.

Even though it's just text.

But each question mark seemed to really convey the kind of...pain that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time.

"Taoyuan?"

But after waiting for a long time, Taoyuan seemed to have disappeared again, with no response.

"Can you...answer me?"

"Can you tell me what An An went through back then? What happened in Puguang Mountain back then..."

Yu Shi bit her lips, her body trembling slightly as she suppressed the pain in her heart.

It is Yu Yu's wish to take good care of An An and live with An An in Nancheng.

But she disappointed Yu Yu...

She didn't even see Lin Xing'an for the last time...

Twelve years...

Even now, Yu Shi still remembers the panic she felt when she woke up in the morning and saw with her own eyes that the words "go home for lunch at noon" on the note Lin Xing'an left for her had disappeared without a trace.

She saw with her own eyes that all of Lin Xingan's photos, all of his traces, everything disappeared...

Orange, Yunxi...

Everyone who went to Puguang Mountain that day didn't know what happened.

No one knows how Lin Xing'an died.

In the past twelve years, Yu Shi has not had a good night's sleep.

Although she thought about him day and night, time continued to blur her memory of Lin Xing'an.

She could no longer imagine that the child who was six years old in her memory would now look like eighteen years old.

"Stop playing dead! Answer me!"

Yu Shi spoke again.

"Jingle Bell!"

Suddenly! In the silent garage, a series of shrill phone rings suddenly rang out!

Yu Shi was stunned.

When she came to her senses, all the messages she had just sent to Taoyuan disappeared.

"..."

Yu Shi got out of the car and followed the sound that kept echoing in the empty space until he saw a public telephone in a corner.

This dusty, long-disconnected, and extremely worn-out phone was crowing desperately like an old rooster that had been poisoned and silenced.

She answered the phone without hesitation.

"What do I need to do? What do I need to do for you to tell me about An An?"

She took a deep breath, but her voice was still trembling.

"Crack..."

In the receiver, there was a noise like dust being crushed by electric current.

【Go upstairs】

The noise faded away, leaving only two words uttered.

Subsequently, the call was hung up.

Amid the beeping sound, Yu Shi looked up at the camera in the corner of the phone, which was flashing red light.

"Go upstairs..."

Although Taoyuan didn't say it.

But Yu Shi also knew the meaning of Taoyuan.

"call……"

She closed her eyes, adjusted herself, and then walked into the elevator.

In the elevator, she pressed the 12th floor button again.

Feeling the elevator slowly rising, Yu Shi felt a little complicated in her heart.

"Ding!"

The elevator door opened, Yu Shi tucked her long hair behind her ears, and looked towards the house at the end of the corridor.

The couplets and the word "Fu" on the door are still there, and everything seems to be the same as it was twelve years ago.

This made Yu Shi feel a little dazed.

The last time I came here...

Everyone is still here...

"Beep, beep, beep... click..."

Standing in front of the door, before Yu Shi could knock, the smart door lock made a light sound indicating that the password was correct.

Then, the door slowly opened.

"Hey, Xiaoshi, long time no see~"

Yu Yu was wearing the nightgown she often wore at home. She tilted her head and opened her arms towards Yu Shi with a smile.

Under the warm orange light in the room, she looked warm and cozy.

Time seemed to have left no trace on Yu Yu, making her look the same as she did twelve years ago.

"……sister……?"

"how come……"

Yu Shi looked at Yu Yu, who was standing outside the door in a daze. Her eyes gradually widened and her eye sockets became moist.

“How could that be…”

She shook her head slightly, her breathing became a little faster, her face was full of disbelief, a complex mixture of various emotions.

"Am I dreaming..."

Yu Shi murmured, two lines of tears unconsciously flowing down her face.

She didn't dare to move forward, didn't dare to blink, and didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that the slightest movement would cause Yu Yu to disappear from before her.

But Yu Yu took the initiative to walk in front of her, raised his hand to wipe away the tears on Yu Shi's face, but his hand passed through Yu Shi's body like a phantom.

Where they touched, a firefly-like glow overflowed.

This made Yu Yu and Yu Shi stunned.

"Xiao Shi, I'm sorry, I can't wipe your tears anymore~"

Yu Yu withdrew his hand disappointedly.

Even though there was a smile on her face.

But his eyes were also red and his brows were slightly furrowed.

The two looked at each other as if they were looking in the mirror. It seemed that each of them had a lot to say and a lot of questions to ask, but they were speechless.

"Come in first."

Yu Yu waved to Yu Shi.

After entering the room, Yu Shi noticed that there was another person in the room, which was dressed no differently from ten years ago.

"……Who are you……"

Looking at the woman in front of him who was a little thin but had dark and bright eyes, Yu Shi was stunned.

"Yunxia, twelve years ago in Villa No. 6, had the ability [Hallucination]."

"We... have met once."

Yunxia's words made Yu Shi nod his head in sudden realization.

The image of the clouds at that time also appeared in my mind.

Twelve years have passed, and Yunxia now looks like... a patient, with a haggard face.

"so……"

Yu Shi looked at Yu Yu.

"Yes, this is the effect of my [Hallucination] ability."

"But Yu Yu isn't an illusion in the traditional sense. You can understand her as... the real Yu Yu, with past memories."

"This is a variation of my ability, transformed by that illusionary ghost... It can summon the deceased from the places where they left the most traces and memories."

"This room is where Yu Yu left the most memories and traces. These remaining memories have transformed into the woman you see now."

Yunxia explained to Yu Shi.

"……Understood……"

Yu Shi nodded, not quite understanding. "Xiao Shi, I only have memories of this apartment."

"To me, I have always been in this house, but to you, I may just be a shadow of the past."

"Yunxia just told me a lot... It's about my future."

"...I'm sorry, I left early and can't accompany you..."

Yu Yu was silent for a moment, then looked up and said.

There was a hint of powerless melancholy on the gentle face.

"sister……"

Seeing that Yu Yu actually apologized to her, Yu Shi shook her head and her eyes became red again.

"It's my fault. I'm sorry for you and An An. I didn't protect An An well..."

"I still……"

In Yu Shi’s mind, she thought of the scene where Yu Yu was served like that in the gourmet restaurant.

This nightmarish scene tormented her almost every night for the past twelve years, making her toss and turn and unable to fall asleep!

"I'm sorry... Sister..."

Tears welled up in Yu Shi's eyes.

"Sister...I...really miss you and An An..."

"Why is this happening... I have no family left. I'm all alone. I'm all alone..."

"I'm so tired... An An has removed the mark, Lin Yunchen is dead, and everything is moving in a positive direction... but..."

"Why did I get up so late that day... Why did I sleep in that day..."

"If I get up before An An, if I...if I can stop An An, if..."

Although I know that the Yu Yu in front of me is just a collection of those remaining memories, just a "image".

But seeing Yu Yu's gentle eyes, which were exactly the same as in her memory, Yu Shi couldn't help but shook her head, covering her face, and said with great self-blame.

The voice contained the pain that had been pent up for a long time.

Yu Yuze sat next to Yu Shi.

There were tears in her eyes as well.

But the falling tears turned into starlight, and dissipated bit by bit as they fell.

"Xiao Shi, I don't blame you, I don't blame you..."

She hugged the sobbing Yu Shi with her illusory body, and there was a hint of brokenness in her voice.

"How long have you not had a good rest..."

"I have white hair..."

Yu Yu's hand gently stroked Yu Shi's long hair, just like when they were children, his eyes full of heartache.

"Boom boom boom!"

It was a long time before Yu Shi managed to calm down.

There was a knock on the door outside.

"Hello, beauties."

Yunxia opened the door.

Wearing a classic Kobe jersey, flip-flops, and with a crew cut and blond hair, Wang Xi waved and greeted several old acquaintances in the room.

"So sad? You have nowhere to lean on, so I can lend you a shoulder!"

Seeing Yu Shi's eyes flushed, Wang Xi also straightened his chest generously.

"roll!"

Yu Shi wiped the tears from her face and gave Wang Xi a cold look.

"Why are you here? Didn't you go to North City with Orange, Yunxi, Xiaole and the others?"

She took two deep breaths and asked with a frown.

"Ah! This is not the case. Plans can't keep up with changes!"

"That day, there was a gluttonous ghost at the station whose power was a damn rebound. It killed me. After I killed it, I was so badly injured that I couldn't leave."

"If I force myself to go, I'll be a burden to Orange. She was already at the end of her strength at the time. If she escorts me to North City, it's easy for something to go wrong."

"So I thought about it at the time and decided to let them go first."

Wang Xi waved his hand and said.

On the exposed arm, a sharp scar was extremely conspicuous.

"Then why don't you come to the coffee shop?"

"First, I'm recovering from my injuries, and second, I'm afraid of being tracked by those gluttonous ghosts. I want to be safe. I haven't left the house for over a month, and I'm suffocating!"

Wang Xi stretched and moved his body.

The joints made a crackling sound like frying beans.

"After Orange and the others arrived in North City... did they contact you?"

Yu Shi was silent for a moment, then asked worriedly.

"No, but I guess it's nothing serious. There's support over there."

"Hmm...so...was it Taoyuan who asked you to come just now?"

Although she had no physical body, Yu Shi always held Yu Yu's hand.

"Yeah, I was just about to take a bath and apply the medicine when Xiaodu at home suddenly started talking to himself. It scared me."

"Why did he ask you to come here?"

"No! He didn't say that!"

Wang Xi scratched his head, his clear eyes revealing a bit of stupidity.

"I was also called by Taoyuan. I arrived only twenty minutes earlier than you."

"He asked me to use my ability to summon the afterimage of Yu Yu's memory."

"Otherwise... nothing."

Seeing Yu Shi's inquiring look, Yunxia also said.

"Taoyuan? What do you want to do? Speak!"

Yu Shi glanced at the various electronic devices in the room and asked with a frown.

"Is it about An An?"

Yu Yuze asked while looking at the TV in front of him.

After a moment, the TV turned on by itself.

But there was no picture, only Taoyuan's voice appeared.

【Everyone, long time no see】

Although Taoyuan's voice was an electronic sound without any emotion, Yu Shi could actually hear a hint of fatigue in it...

This is the last time I will talk to you all.

[Now I have entered the preparatory stage of hibernation. After tonight, I will fall into complete and total hibernation.]

[I asked everyone to come because I hope everyone can kill two gluttonous ghosts here.]

The TV made a buzzing sound and the picture finally appeared.

Above, photos of Xu Zhe and Liu Xu appeared.

The progress of their investigation into Lin Xing'an was within my expectations.

[However, Xu Zhe's persistence in this matter is beyond my imagination.]

[This will cause great trouble to Lin Xingan’s work]

So, before I go into hibernation, I'd like everyone to address this issue here.

"Wait a minute... what the hell? Hasn't my brother been dead for twelve years?"

"And haven't all traces of him... disappeared?"

Wang Xi was stunned for a moment, rubbing his head and asked, "Is my memory confused? Did I hurt my brain?"

He looked at the TV, then looked at Yu Shi and Yu Yu.

Lin Xing'an is still alive

[After Puguang Mountain, he was in a coma for ten years and only woke up two years ago]

Taoyuan's voice came again, but there was no intention of explaining.

"...No, then where is he now? Why is he...what happened then?"

"And why didn't you tell us?"

"Juzi and I burn fifty yuan worth of paper for him every Qingming Festival!"

Wang Xi asked in confusion.

A thoughtful look appeared on Yu Yu's face.

[Lin Xing'an is carrying out a very important but also very dangerous mission]

The fewer people know he is alive, the fewer people know his past, the safer he will be.

Taoyuan was silent for a moment and still did not answer Wang Xi's question.

It was just said in a very cold and official manner.

His attitude made Wang Xi frown, but just as he was about to speak, Yu Shi raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Are these two gluttonous ghosts a big threat to An An now?"

[Very big]

"Okay, then kill them."

A hint of determination appeared in Yu Shi's eyes.

(End of this chapter)