Yu Yao is a detective who firmly believes in materialism, and she trusts supernatural things the least.
Yet, ever since she was little, she could hear strange things.
At the crime scene...
Liang Wan quickly locked the door, turned on the lights in the room, and curled up in the quilt, staring at the door.
The cat in my arms pressed its ears, shook its body and said nothing.
The whole house was dead silent, with only the sound of chopping vegetables coming from the kitchen, accompanied by the boiling of water in the pot, which lasted for a long time.
Liang Wan hid in the quilt, extremely nervous. She was so tired that she fell asleep unknowingly.
I was drowsy and was awakened by a knock on the door.
She shuddered all over and woke up instantly. The lights were still on in the room, and the sound came from outside the door.
"Get up and eat." The roommate's low and gentle voice came from outside the door, accompanied by two heavy thuds.
Liang Wan huddled in the quilt, trembling, and hugged the cat tightly in her arms, not daring to move.
"Are you asleep?" The roommate's puzzled voice slowly came from outside the door. Liang Wan held her breath and tried not to make any sound. As long as she didn't go out tonight, everything should be fine.
There was silence outside the door for a long time, as if there was no sound.
Liang Wan stared at the door intently, not daring to breathe. She knew very well that there was no sound of her roommate leaving from outside, and she was still standing at the door.
"The light is on...you should not be asleep yet?" The roommate's voice came faintly from under the crack of the door. It was a very familiar voice, but with a different tone, it felt like a stranger's voice.
"Young man, you can't go to bed hungry. Get up and eat. The cat also wants to eat." There was a heavy knock on the door.
It hit the door slowly, one thud after another.
Liang Wan held her breath and dared not say a word.
The other person had a very gentle attitude and spoke in a steady manner, but Liang Wan always felt an indescribable weirdness. The roommates she was familiar with all had an aura that was very unfamiliar to her.
His behavior was strange, his expression was wrong, and even the way he spoke was like a completely different person.
Still calling her a young kid? Her roommate never called her that.
The person standing outside at this moment was definitely not her roommate, but some other terrible person who possessed her roommate!
"Why are you pretending to be deaf and dumb?" The steady knocking on the door suddenly became a little heavy, and each knock was stronger than the last. The person outside the door seemed a little annoyed.
"Why don't you come out?"
"Come out now! Come out now!!" The roommate's voice gradually became hoarse and angry, and the sound of knocking on the door became louder and louder, clanging so loud that the door panel shook.
Liang Wan was trembling all over and was about to cry.
She got up in a panic, afraid that the thin door panel would not be able to withstand her heavy blow, so she quickly pushed some tables and chairs to the door and held it tightly.
Hearing the sound of Liang Wan's movements coming from inside the room, the noise outside the door became even more intense. Even the roommate's voice gradually became hoarse and out of tune, from a low voice to a hoarse voice, like the voice of an old man.
"Come out now!"
Liang Wan quickly shrank back into the quilt, wrapped her whole body in it, not daring to move at all. She curled up on the bed holding the trembling cat, not daring to do anything the whole night.
The sound lasted for almost half an hour. The noise outside went from calm to violent, and then to furious. The knocking on the door was deafening, but no one came in. Then she slowly quieted down.
The water in the pot in the kitchen was quiet, and the sound of cutting vegetables had stopped. The door of my roommate's room opened slightly, and then the whole house fell into silence.
Did she go back to her room?
Liang Wan stared at the door, breathing shallowly, not daring to move or sleep at all. She just held the cat and stared at it until dawn.
After a sleepless night, she felt extremely sleepy and her mind was a little hazy. She curled up in the quilt holding the cat and fell asleep.
As her consciousness gradually faded and she was about to fall asleep, she heard a sound outside the door. It was so clear in the quiet room that Liang Wan was startled. She looked towards the door with wide eyes. It was a sound coming from her roommate's room, probably the door opening.
Is that strange man out again?
Liang Wan suddenly became alert, held her breath and paid attention to the situation outside.
The footsteps slowly came out of the roommate's room, walked towards the kitchen little by little, and then slowly came back to Liang Wan's door.
"Liang Wan, are you still not awake?" came the roommate's voice. She knocked on the door. The voice sounded similar to usual, nothing unusual.
"You..." Liang Wan frowned, not quite sure whether her roommate outside the door was normal. She hesitated and did not dare to open the door. "I'll sleep a little longer."
"Oh, okay, you go to sleep. I'll go out for a while and be back later." The roommate responded softly, then turned and went into his room. After a while, he came out and left the living room directly.
After hearing the sound of the living room door closing, Liang Wan carefully got up and stood at the door, trying to listen to the sounds outside. There was no movement in the whole house.
"I'm a very cautious person when it comes to things that I'm afraid of. Even though my roommate went out, I didn't dare to open the door and go out. I even lay under the crack of the door and looked out for a long time. Only after I confirmed that she had gone out did I go back to bed and sleep peacefully." Liang Wan drooped her shoulders, looking very lost.
"Because that night, her abnormal behavior really scared me. I didn't go out to see her, nor did I ask her where she was going. As a result, she never came back after she left, and now she is missing." Liang Wan's eyes were a little red. "But since that day, I have had dreams every night. I dreamed that she came back and knocked on the door, asking to come in."
"I opened the door many times in my dream, and every time I opened it, there was no one outside."
Listening to Liang Wan's narration bit by bit, Yu Yao fell into deep thought.
This really touched her blind spot.
She had always just listened to things talk, but had never come across something so weird.
"Did you hear any other sounds?" Yu Yao asked tentatively. She could only start from the sound.
"Voice?" Liang Wan thought for a few seconds. "My roommate's voice that night was very strange. At first it was her own voice, but then it gradually became a little unlike hers. In the end, it even sounded a bit like an old man's voice."
"Old man?" Yu Yao was confused for a moment, thinking of the previous stewed meat shop owner who also had a human voice.
Maybe they were both of the same nature, being bent over by something?
"By the way, the voice I heard from my roommate in my dream was the same as usual, but after I opened the door, the roommate's voice disappeared. Instead, I heard the voice of an old man downstairs and the meowing of a cat."
Liang Wan hugged her arms tightly, trembling. "It's scary to think about it now. My roommate called me a young kid that night, which sounded like an old person calling a young person."
Yu Yao nodded, thinking it made sense. From the current perspective, there might indeed be something unclean on Liang Wan’s roommate, and it was even at the level of causing trouble.
But she is a person who can only hear voices and can't do any exorcism. Even if she knew, how can she help? Can she make the ghost go away by reasoning?
"How about this," Bai Fang said calmly, "If your roommate is just missing and not dead, maybe we can help you look for him."
"We can help find the person, but we probably can't be of much help with the strange events happening to her. You can try to ask a professional for help." Bai Fang spread her hands. She knew the limits of Yu Yao's abilities and didn't want to make promises she couldn't keep, so she could only do her best.
"If you can find it, that's fine." Liang Wan nodded, her eyes sincere. "If you are a private detective, please help me find it. If you can't find the thing on her, I will pay you. Please help me find it."
"I went to the police station to report a missing person that day, but there's still no news of her whereabouts." Liang Wan lowered her eyes dejectedly. "The police said that after she left the community, she went to a remote area, near an abandoned area with no surveillance, and they couldn't track her down."
"That's great too." Yu Yao immediately took out a pen and paper and handed it over. "Leave your contact information and the area near the abandoned area where she disappeared. We'll go look there. If we find any clues, I'll let you know."
Liang Wan nodded, her eyes red. After taking the pen, she quickly wrote down the contact information and address on the paper.
"No matter what, please help me find him. The police didn't believe what I said. They just said I was too nervous. I've been holding these things in my heart and can't tell anyone. I feel much better now that I can talk about it." Liang Wan touched her chest and relaxed a little. "No matter whether what happened that night is true or not, now all I need is to find him."
"Okay, I'll try my best." Yu Yao nodded. After receiving the address, she began to search for the location and check the distance.
"Hmm..." Liang Wan looked at Bai Fang hesitantly, "This is a counseling center, right? You just listened to me talk about so many troubles, which can be considered as work. If possible, I would like to pay you. I feel much better after venting my troubles."
Bai Fang smiled slightly and said, "I'll send you the price list and fees later. If you need them, please come to me next time."
"Okay!" Liang Wan nodded vigorously and stood up from the sofa. "Then I'll go back first. My cat is waiting for me at home. I'll trouble you two with my roommate's matter."
"Leave it to us." Yu Yao nodded.
Bai Fang stood up and said, "I'll take you down."
"Thank you." Liang Wan followed Bai Fang downstairs. Yu Yao was busy searching for the address and did not go to see anyone off.
She sat on the sofa for a while, and suddenly she slowly caught a point.
Liang Wan just said that she wanted to trouble the two of them. Is Dr. Bai also involved in this matter with her?
Yu Yao shook her head. Dr. Bai still had work to do and probably didn't have time to study this matter with her. After all, this was her job, Yu Yao.
She held the phone and pressed it again and again, sighing softly.
It seems that Dr. Bai is very interested in these things. It would be great if he could bring some along.
She also wanted to go to a secret and strange place with Dr. Bai to track down the missing person, and then something thrilling would happen, creating a suspension bridge effect.
If things develop this way, her and Dr. Bai’s future will be bright!