The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 106 Repeat
"Because we're by appointment only, even though Miss Hong won't arrive for three days, we already knew no one would be staying for the next two days. I remember that night, I opened the door of the suite holding the vase. Before I even turned on the light, I saw a woman in white in the living room mirror. Her hair was wet, and her mouth was moving as if she wanted to say something to me. I was so scared that I dropped the vase and ran away. I went to find Manager Bao, and he accompanied me back to the suite. But when I turned on the light, there was nothing inside. At that time, I thought I was seeing things..."

"Opening and closing your mouth? Do you remember what you were saying?" Zhong Kui seemed very interested in this.

Xiao Sun frowned and tried to recall the words, even trying to make the shape he saw with his mouth. After a long pause, he hesitated and said, "It should be 'dear'..."

"Dear?" Zhong Kui repeated.

Seeing this, Xiao Sun opened his eyes wide and pointed at Zhong Kui's face: "Yes, that's the expression, that terrifying yet seductive look, just like you..."

Zhong Kui looked at the other people who became trembling with fear because of Xiao Sun's story. The cold wind in the mountains became more and more violent. Not sure whether it was because of fear or cold, they were shivering constantly.

"So who did you see next?" Zhong Kui's eyes passed over Aunt Liu and fell on the two men.

Xiao Wang immediately looked at Xiao Guo. Xiao Guo stood up hurriedly, like a student who was suddenly called upon to answer a question.

"Just sit down and talk." As soon as Zhong Kui finished speaking, Xiao Guo immediately sat back obediently.

"I, I also saw it when I was on patrol. The situation is similar to what Manager Bao saw, except that the ghost was floating higher, in that place..." Xiao Guo said, pointing to the top of the wall. Everyone followed his pointing. At this time, the moon was bright and sparse in the high night sky, and a wisp of smoke floated by, as if the ghost would appear in the moonlight at any time.

Zhong Kui seemed to be bored and looked at another male employee - the handyman Xiao Wang.

Xiao Wang was very self-aware and answered immediately: "I saw the same thing, but it was over in Room 2, Shanzi. There was a woman in white clothes with wet hair. She also seemed to be talking, but I couldn't make out what she was saying..."

Then, Aunt Liu recounted with lingering fear the horrific scene she saw on the night Hong Mei died.

"Ask some specific questions," Zhong Kui said. "Are you seeing modern people or ancient people?"

While others were still hesitating, Aunt Liu, the cleaning lady, blurted out with absolute certainty, "It's an ancient person!"

Xiao Sun said in confusion, "I can't tell who it is. I can only tell they're wearing white clothes."

"No, the hair is wet." Xiao Wang added.

"No, her hair is curly, the kind that has been permed, big waves. I'm sure she is a modern woman." Bao Chuchu expressed a different opinion.

Several people actually started arguing like this.

Qi Fei was speechless watching from the side and could not help but mutter: "Nonsense."

At this point, Zhong Kui asked the second question: "Is there blood on the female ghost?"

"no!"

"Yes!" Once again, only Aunt Liu gave a completely different answer from everyone else.

"Disappeared suddenly?" Zhong Kui continued to ask.

"Yes!" Everyone else answered confidently, only Aunt Liu hesitated.

Zhong Kui gave her a strange look. Aunt Liu muttered, "I remember before I fainted, the ghost turned and ran away from that path!" She pointed in the direction of the path, which was shrouded in darkness, and it seemed as if someone would jump out at any moment.

"So, the female ghost you saw was not floating in the air?" Zhong Kui discovered a characteristic.

Aunt Liu nodded immediately: "Yes!"

The crackling charcoal fire didn't warm the place much.

Xiao Wang was so cold that he stamped his feet and complained, "Our corridors are all warm with curtains. Why do we have to sit here in this freezing cold and ask questions?"

"Because the cold can help you concentrate and remember more details." The charcoal fire reflected on Zhong Kui's face, just like it was reflected on a snowman. The light was warm, but his face was cold.

When the charcoal fire burned out, the night conversation around the fire also came to an end.

It was exactly midnight. Zhong Kui stood up and glanced at the people in front of him one by one: "From now on, everyone will return to their respective positions according to the division of labor on the day Hong Mei died."

"Why?" Bao Chuchu asked immediately.

Zhong Kui glanced at her and said, "If you don't want that evil ghost to haunt the villa, then have everyone do as I ask." Zhong Kui looked up at the sky and said, "Today is a golden opportunity with five stars in conjunction. Go!"

After hearing what Zhong Kui said, Bao Chuchu had no choice but to order everyone to return to their respective posts that night.

Soon, the front desk received a call. The room the caller was calling was the suite where Hong Mei was staying. The moment the front desk clerk picked up the phone, the hand holding the phone began to tremble unconsciously.

Because it was Hong Mei's voice on the other end of the phone, and she said, "Honey, I want a glass of red wine."

The receptionist nervously told Xiao Sun through the intercom that she would send a bottle of red wine to Hong Mei's room.

Xiao Sun couldn't believe it. Following Zhong Kui's previous instructions, he went to the warehouse to get the same red wine as last time and sent it to Hong Mei's room.

When I knocked on the door, Hong Mei's voice came from the room, saying, "Come in."

Xiao Sun was so scared that he almost dropped the red wine in his hand on the ground.

On the intercom, Zhong Kui was still urging her not to waste time. Xiao Sun took out the administrator's room card and swiped it to enter the room.

Hong Mei appeared in front of her from the suite, wrapped in a bath towel. Her face was still as beautiful as ever. What was even more terrifying was that Hong Mei looked at her straight, raised her hand and pointed at the coffee table behind her, just like last time, indicating that she should put the red wine there.

However, this time Xiao Sun did not do as she was told. She was so scared that she fell to the ground and screamed heartbreakingly through the intercom, making everyone who heard it tremble with fear.

Suddenly, Hong Mei's appearance turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared from her sight. Zhong Kui walked towards her step by step through the smoke, squatted down and stroked Xiao Sun's head. "Don't be afraid." Then he put the dropped walkie-talkie back into Xiao Sun's hand and said, "Tell them, everyone stay where you are, and tell us one by one where everyone is now."

Xiao Sun looked at Zhong Kui's pale face and struggled to speak from his dry throat. He asked Bao Chuchu first, "Sister Bao, where are you now?"

"Me? I'm patrolling at the door of Room 2, Shanzi." Bao Chuchu said on the other end of the intercom.

(End of this chapter)