Or perhaps they think that the family must have had some urgent matter to attend to last night, which is why they were making so much noise, and that things will probably stop tonight.

That's what our neighbor thinks.

I thought last night's incident was just a coincidence or an exception, but I didn't expect that sound to come again tonight!

The neighbors couldn't take it anymore and started calling the property management.

The anger in his voice was so strong that even Yan Xiaoxiao could hear it.

But this is a good thing, too. If this matter can be resolved as soon as possible, they can all get a good night's sleep.

The property management in her residential community is quite good. Usually, if a resident complains about something, the on-duty property management staff will come to check the situation within two or three minutes at the fastest, and within ten minutes at the latest.

Moreover, the property management here has staff on duty 24 hours a day. There are fewer things to do at night, so the property management staff should be able to get here faster than during the day.

Yan Xiaoxiao eagerly awaited the property management to come and resolve the issue, but to her surprise, quite some time passed without her hearing any sound of the property management knocking on her neighbor's door.

She thought it was because she hadn't checked her phone, so her perception of time was inaccurate.

However, just as she was thinking this, she heard the disgruntled voices of her neighbor next door.

The neighbor next door seemed to be talking to his wife, complaining about how the property management staff hadn't come over for almost ten minutes, and they hadn't seen a single person yet...

So it wasn't that her perception was wrong, but rather that a really long time had passed?!

That doesn't make sense. Logically speaking, the property management's work efficiency shouldn't be this low.

Could something have happened?

After this guess popped into her head, Yan Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered what Lin Xi had reminded her of.

Could it be that something's going wrong outside?!

Immediately afterwards, Yan Xiaoxiao vaguely heard a voice from her neighbor next door saying, "Wait until I call to urge them again."

She thought for a moment, then quickly wrapped herself in the blanket, got out of bed, and went to the window, where she could hear the sounds from next door more clearly.

It was already past midnight, and in the quiet of the night, she could still hear the voices from next door if she tried hard enough.

The neighbor called quickly and received a reply from the property management company shortly afterward.

However, the property management's response differed somewhat from the understanding of the neighbors and Yan Xiaoxiao.

The other party said that they had sent someone to check the situation on this floor of their building as soon as the neighbor called.

"There's no one here! It's been ten minutes already. If they were here, they would have been on my floor by now. I haven't seen anyone. Could it be that your staff are all lost in this neighborhood?"

"Nobody's here! I told you nobody's coming, why would I lie to you! Get someone to handle this quickly, otherwise who can sleep with all this noise!"

The property management company probably agreed to send someone over, and the neighbor finally hung up the phone. He then complained to his wife about the property management staff, saying that the previous staff member must have been slacking off, using the excuse of coming to handle something to go somewhere to smoke or play on his phone, which is why they hadn't arrived even after more than ten minutes.

However, he called the property management office again, and they will definitely contact the first staff member to ask him to come over as soon as possible.

But after waiting for several more minutes, the property management staff still hadn't arrived.

The neighbor's anger flared up again, and he started berating the property management staff for their inefficiency and irresponsibility. He felt he had to make another call to find out what was going on!

But before the call could be made, there was a knock at the door.

"They've finally arrived!"

They'll knock on the door at this time; no need to guess, it's definitely someone from the property management.

The neighbor then put down the phone and turned to walk towards the door.

Yan Xiaoxiao also heard the knocking noise from next door. Her guess was the same as her neighbor's: that the property management staff had come. So she quickly ran to the door and pressed her ear against it to listen.

I thought that given how angry my neighbor was, they would definitely say some unpleasant things to the property management staff as soon as they opened the door.

But when the door opened, Yan Xiaoxiao heard not the neighbor's angry accusations, but a scream from the neighbor.

Yan Xiaoxiao: "!!!"

His eyes widened instantly, and he couldn't wait to open the door and see what was happening outside.

But just then, Lin Xi's voice echoed in her mind, forcefully stopping her urge to open the door.

The neighbor's wife had obviously heard her husband's screams as well, and rushed to the door to check. As soon as she saw it, a chorus of screams erupted from next door.

Yan Xiaoxiao was like a badger in a melon patch, jumping around, desperately wanting to eat melons.

But she stubbornly refused to open the door.

Fortunately, it seems that besides opening the door, you can also see what's happening outside through the peephole!

The motion-activated lights in the hallway are usually off, so you might not be able to see anything through the peephole.

But the screams from the couple next door were enough to wake up the motion-activated lights, so she could very well see what was happening outside through the peephole.

Just do it!

Yan Xiaoxiao quickly lifted the peephole cover and peered through it.

Upon seeing this, they were equally astonished and speechless, covering their mouths tightly to prevent the scream that had risen in their throats from escaping.

Because she saw a somewhat familiar figure in the hallway outside the door.

That figure should be a staff member from the property management office. Yan Xiaoxiao had seen him a few times before, so she had a vague impression of him.

He was a young man who wasn't very old, not very tall, and quite thin. Although he seemed to be quite cheerful and talkative, Yan Xiaoxiao always felt that he wasn't very upright.

Because she happened to pass by that young man once and overheard him sending a voice message on his phone, saying that so-and-so, a female resident in their neighborhood, had a good figure and was beautiful.

Although it sounded like a compliment, his face was accompanied by a frivolous smile, and his judgmental attitude towards the female homeowner made Yan Xiaoxiao feel very disgusted.

Fortunately, this person was probably just talking big and didn't dare to do anything real, so I haven't heard of anything happening in their neighborhood.

The young man looked completely different from usual. Although he was still wearing his work clothes, the white shirt peeking out from under the black suit was stained with blood.

And what's most chilling is the dagger stuck in his chest!

Logically speaking, someone who has suffered such serious injuries would have already started calling for help or an ambulance.

However, he appeared at his neighbor's door with a blank expression, as if nothing was wrong with him.

His face was ashen white, and blood was still dripping from his body, making him look incredibly strange.

The two neighbors next door were either more frightened by the young man's blood-covered body or by his bizarre state. In any case, after screaming, they immediately asked the young man what was wrong, while also preparing to take out their phones to call the police.

But the young man opposite them remained silent, staring at them expressionlessly, before slowly extending his hand towards them.