Silent footsteps
Xia Ming is a night owl.
He likes to play computer games with the lights off and not go to bed until late at night.
That night, he turned off the lights and watched a horror movie. The movie was about a man living in an old apartment building. Because there was a gap between the door and the ground, at night, when someone passed by the door, A dark shadow passed by.
Every time a shadow passes by, there are footsteps.
But once, when someone passed through the gap under the door, there was no sound…
As he looked at it, Xia Ming couldn't help but look towards the door.
He rents an apartment building, like a student dormitory.
The apartment building is very old and the rubber pad under the door is missing, so there is a gap between the door and the ground.
At night, there is always a dim light on in the corridor, and there is a narrow band of light in the gap under the door.
While watching the movie, Xia Ming's eyes inadvertently fell on the strip of light.
The building was very quiet.
Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed across the light band.
Xia Ming's heart trembled. He looked at the watch. It was already twelve o'clock in the middle of the night. Who would come home so late?
He yawned and was about to continue watching the movie when he suddenly shuddered.
From beginning to end, he did not hear any footsteps in the corridor.
Movies are fiction.
Reality is just like the movies!
Maybe, it was a woman, and her footsteps were very light.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next night. Xia Ming turned off the lights and watched a movie again.
He looked a little bored and glanced at the gap under the door.
He looked at his watch. It was already midnight…
At this moment, a black shadow passed by on the light band!
He shuddered, but still didn't hear any footsteps!
Could it be that this person is also a woman who walks very lightly?
He couldn't sleep that night.
Room 314
Xia Ming lives in No. 313 on the west end of the third floor.
The innermost one is No. 314. Together with No. 301 opposite No. 314, the person must live in one of the two apartments.
On the weekend, he knocked on the door of No. 301.
The door opened, revealing an old woman with a wrinkled face.
He lied that he was looking for a friend named Zhang, who lived on the third floor.
My mother-in-law said that she was the only one in the family and there was no one with the surname Zhang.
Xia Ming said sorry and went to knock on number 314 again.
The mother-in-law widened her eyes and said, "No need to knock, there's no one here."
“Where are the people?
"It turns out that there was a young and beautiful woman living here. She died a year ago."
Dead!
He suppressed his fear and continued to ask, "What does she do for a living?"
"I don't know. She always came home at midnight. No one knew what she did for a living."
Go home at midnight!
Xia Ming was scared. Could that silent black shadow be her?
He hurried back to his room, locked the door, and felt a chill in his heart.
It turns out that there is a ghost living next door!
As he recalled, since he moved into the apartment building, the neighbors have indeed been very quiet.
That night, Xia Ming turned off the lights and watched a movie.
Before I knew it, it was almost midnight.
He began to stare at the bottom of the door again.
Not long after, another shadow passed by quickly.
Xia Ming rushed to the door and opened it. He was a step too late. Just as he opened the door, the door of No. 314 was closed.
He still didn't hear the man's footsteps!
That night, Xia Ming couldn't sleep.
Dong…Dong…Dong…
Just as he was daydreaming, there were three loud bangs on the wall at No. 314.
He was breathing fast and staring at the wall for a while. Who was hitting the wall?
The thudding sound lasted for more than ten times and then disappeared.
Wall smashing sound
The next night, Xia Ming went drinking with his friends and it was almost twelve o'clock when he returned home.
He was drowsy as he took out his key to open the door when he sniffed and smelled a strange scent of perfume.
He turned around and saw a woman walking towards him.
She looked to be around twenty-five, had long hair and was very fashionable.
She smiled at Xia Ming, came to the door of room 314, and took out the key to open the door.
Xia Ming went home and drank a glass of water to calm his mind.
That woman lives next door.
Suddenly, he remembered something and jumped up from the sofa.
My mother-in-law said that no one lives at No. 314 and the owner died a year ago!
Xia Ming didn't dare to move for a long time, as if the mysterious woman was standing in the room.
At this time, there was another banging sound from the wall next door…
There was that damn banging sound against the wall again. It must have been that woman who did it.
After a minute, the sound disappeared.
Xia Ming wanted to go over and take a look, and heard someone knocking on the door.
He opened the door and the person outside was the beautiful woman next door.
Her face turned pale and she spoke incoherently, "I'm sorry… I'm scared… Did you hear… that sound… It was so scary."
"You mean, the sound of pounding on the wall?"
"Yeah, didn't you hear it?"
He felt something was not right, "You didn't smash it?"
"How could it be me?"
"I'll go with you and take a look."
The two went to the next room and checked carefully, but found nothing unusual.
It can be seen that she did not lie.
If she wasn't the one who smashed the wall, then who was it?
Xia Ming was a little scared. "The mother-in-law of No. 301 said that the hostess here died a year ago. How come you-
"She is my elder sister, Ayu, and I am her younger sister. My name is A Jiao."
Gillian said that she came to take away her sister's belongings and would leave after staying for a few days.
So that's what happened. Xia Ming heaved a sigh of relief, then said in horror: "Could it be that the one who smashed the wall was your sister?"
Gillian took a step back, "She's dead, don't scare me."
He said sorry and hurried back to his home. From then on, every night around midnight, there would always be a sound of someone smashing the wall next door.
Every time, Gillian would knock on the door and chat with Xia Ming, and she didn't dare to go home.
Every time, after she left, he would think about it for a while. One day, he saw the problem.
Death of Ayu
Every time, as soon as the sound of hammering on the wall stopped, Gillian would come knocking on the door.
Xia Ming couldn't help but guess that the person who smashed the wall was herself.
But why did she do this?
One night, as soon as the sound of banging on the wall stopped, Gillian came again.
Xia Ming sat down with her, "Why did you come as soon as the sound of pounding the wall ended?"
"Are you thinking, I'm the one punching the wall?"
"No, I mean–"
Just as he finished speaking, dong…dong…dong…
There were three more hits on the wall next door!
Xia Ming felt a chill running down his back and froze there.
"It's coming again!" Gillian said in horror.
He swallowed and asked, "How did your sister die?"
"She died by hitting her head against the wall!"
"ah!"
Xia Ming screamed and almost fell to the ground.
Then, Gillian told the story of her sister.
A year ago, Ayu had a boyfriend.
Originally, they were planning to get married, but no one expected that her boyfriend had a lover outside behind her back.
After knowing the truth, Ayu went to confront her boyfriend.
The two had an argument, and the boyfriend decided to break up with her in anger.
Ayu sat alone in the apartment and cried all night.
In the middle of the night of the next day, she was filled with grief and anger, and in despair, she banged her head against the wall and died.
After hearing this story, Xia Ming was horrified.
He made a bold decision, "Tomorrow night, let's go to your sister's house and see who is behind this."
The Ring
The next night, around midnight, Xia Ming came to see Gillian.
The two chatted idly, glancing at the clock on the wall from time to time.
Time slowly approached midnight…
The two of them looked at each other, as if they were both waiting for the sound of someone knocking on the wall.
"I don't think there will be that sound tonight." Xia Ming smiled and stood up to leave.
Dong…Dong…Dong…
There were three more hits on the wall!
He was stunned as if he had been electrocuted. The sound came from next door!
Xia Ming’s house is next door!
"In my house?" He thought he had heard it wrongly, but when he listened carefully, the voice was indeed coming from his own house.
They ran back to Xia Ming's house like crazy, and the sound of banging on the wall disappeared.
That night, Xia Ming couldn't sleep.
He woke up at three in the morning.
He was awakened by the sound of banging against the wall, which sounded like knocking on his heart.
He turned over and sat up angrily. It was the middle of the night and he was not going to be able to sleep?
Xia Ming calmed down and thought, no one was knocking on the wall next door, and no one in his own house was knocking on the wall either.
Could it be that the sound came from the wall?
He was a little scared, so he got out of bed, walked to the wall, and knocked on it with his hand. It was not hollow inside.
Suddenly, the phone rang, which was particularly disturbing in the quiet midnight.
He ran over and grabbed the microphone, and a terrifying hoarse female voice came out: "Give me back my life!
“You… who are you?”
"I'm Ayu!"
With a thud, his hand loosened and the microphone fell to the ground.
She is a ghost
At midnight the next day, Xia Ming came to see Gillian again.
She had just opened the door when the door of No. 301 opposite also opened. It was her mother-in-law.
When she saw him, she looked surprised.
"Young man, what are you doing here?"
"Come to see my friend."
The old man hunched over and looked around. "Where's your friend?"
He pointed at Gillian, "It's right here."
"Where?" The old man's eyes suddenly widened.
"That's her, can't you see?"
The mother-in-law didn't see anyone beside him at all. She backed away from the door, her face pale, "Young man, I didn't see anything."
"What did you say!"
Before he could continue, the old man shouted "There's a ghost" and slammed the door.
Xia Ming broke out in sweat on his forehead and slowly turned his head.
Gillian's face was as pale as paper and expressionless, as if the person who just spoke had nothing to do with her.
Her head snapped toward him, as if her neck were a dead cat . "Do you believe her?"
"I…" Xia Ming didn't know how to answer.
"Come in." She said softly and turned to go into the house.
When she walked, she made almost no sound…
He didn't have the courage to go in, so he ran back to his home in embarrassment.
Double fat tire
The next morning, Xia Ming just went out and met the mother-in-law of No. 301 again.
When the old man saw him, he was as surprised as if he had seen a ghost.
Xia Ming took the initiative to ask: "Mother-in-law, have you seen the hostess of No. 314?"
"Of course I saw her a year ago. I still have her photo."
"Can you show it to me?"
The old man went back to his room and soon came out with a photo, "That's her."
Xia Ming took it and said, oh my god, the person in the photo is Gillian!
The old woman kept grumbling, "What a good girl! How could she die by hitting her head against a wall?"
He stood there in a daze, not even breathing.
That night, Xia Ming didn't even play on the computer. He just sat at the door in a daze.
Just after midnight, a figure appeared in the gap under the door.
The man walked very slowly and finally stood at the door of his house.
This person walks without making any sound.
There was a knock on the door. "Who is it?" Xia Ming stood far away.
"It's me, Gillian."
His heart immediately tightened and he hesitated whether to open the door.
After about half a minute, he finally opened the door.
Gillian stood at the door with a cold expression, "Why did you take so long to open the door?
"I…"
"Are you afraid of me?"
"No."
"You're lying!"
Xia Ming had no choice but to admit, "I saw your sister's photo?"
Gillian smiled, "Do you mistake me for her? We are twins, outsiders can't tell us apart."
He had a feeling that she was lying too!
Internet strangers
After Gillian left, Xia Ming went online for a while.
On QQ, a stranger with a big beard sent him a message.
"Don't trust Gillian, she's dead!" He was stunned for a moment, "Who are you?"
"I am Gillian."
Xia Ming shuddered, "But your profile picture shows a man."
"How much of the Internet is real, idiot?"
"who is she?"
"She is my sister, Ayu, and I am A Jiao."
"How do I know if you're lying too?"
"Can you find someone to verify it? Besides you, who else has seen her?"
Xia Ming suddenly realized that the old lady in No. 301 didn't see her!
He typed very quickly and asked, "How did she die?"
"He died by hitting his head against the wall."
He died by hitting his head against the wall again!
Previously, Gillian, who lived next door, also said the same thing about Yu.
Now, the person who calls herself Gillian also said so.
After all, who is telling the truth?
He made a bold request.
"I want to see you."
"Tomorrow night at nine o'clock, downstairs of your house. Tell me your address."
She's not dead.
After nine o'clock in the evening, it becomes completely dark.
Xia Ming wandered downstairs, looking outside the community from time to time.
Soon, a woman in black came towards him.
He was dumbfounded.
This person is Gillian who lives next door!
She walked up to Xia Ming and introduced herself generously, saying that her name was A Jiao and the person living at No. 314 was her deceased sister A Yu.
Xia Ming was confused.
At this time, the old woman came back.
When she saw the person who called herself Gillian, she shuddered, "You… aren't you dead?"
"Mother-in-law, you misunderstood. It was Ah Yu who died. I am her sister Ah Jiao."
The old man patted his chest and said, "I was scared to death. You two really look so alike!"
Gillian laughed, "A lot of people say that."
The old woman hobbled up the stairs, mumbling something.
Xia Ming understood that she was a human, and the "Ah Jiao" who lived next door was a ghost!
It doesn't matter who she is, what matters is that she is not dead…
The nightmare has just begun
The two went upstairs and came to the door of No. 313. Gillian stopped suddenly.
"Is there something wrong?" Her appearance made Xia Ming a little scared.
She turned and asked, "How long have you lived here?"
"More than half a year."
"Don't you know that someone has died here?"
"Who died?"
She screamed, "My sister died in 313 a year ago!"
Xia Ming nearly fell down the stairs, "Doesn't she live next door?"
"That's her ghost!"
He swallowed and said with difficulty: "She died by hitting her head against the wall in my house?"
Gillian's face turned pale and she nodded vigorously.
"How did you know I saw a ghost on the Internet last night?"
"I've been able to see some unclean things since I was a child. Even on the Internet, I can sense it, so I found you."
Gillian's words made Xia Ming feel confused.
In a blink of an eye, it was midnight. He was standing guard at the door, and when a silent shadow passed by, he immediately opened the door.
Ah Yu was opening the door and smiled at him, "What's up?"
"Are you Ayu?"
She was stunned for a moment, then smiled again, "Ayu is my sister, she died a long time ago."
"I saw Gillian today."
Her expression immediately turned ferocious. "What did you say? You saw that bastard!"
Xia Ming shuddered, "Why are you so excited?"
"Do you know who my sweetheart ran off with a year ago? It was that unlucky Gillian! She actually stole her sister's man!"
So that's what it is!
"Ah Jiao is a jinx, a jinx!" Ah Yu roared with disheveled hair, like a madman.
Xia Ming was so scared that his hair stood up and he ran back home screaming.
That night, the horrifying sound of smashing walls continued all night long.
The next day, Xia Ming moved.
One evening a week later, in his new home, Xia Ming was drinking tea and reading a local newspaper leisurely.
"Yesterday, our city uncovered a major cultural relic theft case. The main culprits, Zhang Guiying and Pan Xia, illegally stole a pair of Tang Dynasty jade cups with nine dragon carvings from a cultural relic protection area in 2008. They hid under the floor of Room 313 in a certain apartment building and began their escape journey. Afterwards, they secretly returned to the apartment building and rented rooms 301 and 314, using haunted tricks to scare away the residents of Room 313. A nine-dragon jade cup was dug out. When the criminal was preparing to sell the stolen goods in another place, he was caught by the police in our city…”
Below the article is a photo of the criminal.
Zhang Guiying is the old lady living at No. 301.
Pan Xia is the so-called Ah Jiao, or Ah Yu.
They worked together to stage a terrifying show.
However, the law is strict and there is no loophole. They will eventually not be able to escape legal sanctions.
"These two bastards!"
Xia Ming was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He never imagined that they were actually thieves who were teaming up to play a trick on him.
He threw the newspaper away and just took a sip of tea when the cup fell to the ground with a bang and broke into pieces.
He slowly turned his head and stared at the wall next to the next door.
Next door, there were three sounds of hitting the wall!
Dong…Dong…Dong…
"over"