Li Yuanzhao nodded. She already had a problem with not sleeping well at night and feeling dizzy in the morning, and she had just been frightened, so she felt really bad and could barely stand.
Wei Aiguo helped Li Yuanzhao into the house and sat her on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). "I'm going to find Xiaoyan!"
"No!" Li Yuanzhao grabbed Wei Aiguo. She had rushed out because she was alone in the house while her son had been sent to someone else's house.
Wei Aiguo's wrist ached from Li Yuanzhao's grip. Why was she using so much force? "Let go first!"
Wei Aiguo stepped back, trying to shake off Li Yuanzhao.
Li Yuanzhao didn't let go, but gripped even tighter, and stood up with Wei Aiguo's help.
Wei Aiguo is a serious person. He is a war hero and a retired soldier.
Li Yuanzhao trusted her husband the most. But Wei Aiguo, a former soldier, also made her feel that he was reliable.
What's wrong with this person? Wei Aiguo reached out to push Li Yuanzhao away. Li Yuanzhao's other hand grabbed him tightly instead. Li Yuanzhao was only able to stand up because she was holding onto Wei Aiguo. "I saw a ghost, really."
"Huh?" Wei Aiguo didn't believe in ghosts.
But Li Yuanzhao was pale and swaying, as if she had been frightened.
“Last night, it wasn’t even late, it was already two or three in the morning, when the criminal investigation team suddenly had something to do and called the brigade headquarters, so they took him away. It kept me awake. There are still some materials at the brigade headquarters, and I want to go and see how long they will last.”
"I'm not really afraid of the dark, and besides, what could be unsafe in the brigade? So I went..." Li Yuanzhao's trembling voice paused for a moment. "I came from the west side, and happened to pass by the west compound... There were lights inside, really lights, so I went closer to take a look. The door wasn't closed properly, and looking in from the outside, I thought there seemed to be a figure inside..."
Everyone says that courtyard is haunted. I never believed it, otherwise I wouldn't have gone that way...
I suddenly felt scared, so I came back.
The more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt. What kind of ghost was that? Maybe there was someone in that house, perhaps… one of those morally questionable people who went there in the middle of the night…
I won't feel at ease unless I see it with my own eyes. If there are people involved, there will always be traces, right?
So I couldn't resist going there just now. I didn't go inside; I was outside and could see clearly into the house.
The snow in the yard was perfectly smooth, without a single footprint. There were no footprints around the perimeter of the wall either, not a single one. How did the person inside get in? Did they fly in? Anyone who could fly in wouldn't be human.
I used to not believe in ghosts.
But I saw it…”
Someone hanged themselves in the west courtyard, and everyone says it's haunted. So, neither adults nor children in the village go there to play. The courtyard just sits empty.
It's such a well-hidden spot where nobody notices it...
Wei Aiguo had a lot of ideas in a flash. But first, he needed to keep Li Yuanzhao from saying anything reckless. Wei Aiguo had to calm Li Yuanzhao down.
Wei Aiguo resisted the urge to forcefully push Li Yuanzhao away, saying, "Let go of me, I'll get you a glass of water!"
Talking it out is always the most effective way to release emotions. Li Yuanzhao recounted what had happened, and she felt a little better. Li Yuanzhao slowly released her grip, "I'm so sorry! I was so scared..."
Wei Aiguo immediately took a few steps back.
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