Chapter 909 That person is in the corridor
Maybe they were too full, the two of them felt more and more sleepy as they lay there. They struggled to get up and cleaned up quickly. Guan Xia and Pang Le washed up casually and lay down to sleep.
Perhaps it was because what you thought about during the day you dreamed about at night. Guan Xia, who always had a good sleep, actually had a dream that night.
She dreamed of the evening when she returned from her trip. She was pushing a heavy suitcase and met a man wearing a hat and blue work clothes in the narrow corridor on the first floor.
The man had a very ordinary face, with a square face, long and narrow eyes, messy eyebrows, and a high nose bridge. However, such facial features on a square face were not ordinary, but rather gave people a weird feeling.
Guan Xia couldn't help but look at him twice more before she moved aside and motioned the man to go first.
Perhaps because she looked too much like a disabled person with her stiff legs leaning on a trekking pole, the man's expressionless face revealed a gentle smile. He stood closer to the wall than Guan Xia had, making way for her and kindly asked, "Do you need help?"
It was a very ordinary question, but it strangely repeated itself in the dream, the sound getting louder and louder, so loud that it even made people feel dizzy.
It was at this moment that Guan Xia woke up from her dream.
It was clearly just a normal memory, but when Guan Xia woke up, she found herself covered in cold sweat. She was shivering from the cold even in the middle of the night, which was not too cold.
Subconsciously, she turned her head to look at Pang Le who was sleeping next to her. As if she had regained a sense of security, Guan Xia slowly let go of the worry that had been hanging in her heart after she woke up.
Guan Xia grabbed a tissue and wiped the sweat off her face, then lay back on the bed. After a while of trying to fall asleep, she suddenly remembered why she felt the man's voice sounded familiar when she was shopping in the supermarket tonight. The tone and intonation were exactly the same as the maintenance worker she met that night.
This discovery shocked Guan Xia.
She spent a second wondering if she was overthinking it, but denied it the next second. She believed in her judgment that they were definitely the same person.
This affirmative answer made Guan Xia's heart beat rapidly, and goose bumps began to appear on her back uncontrollably.
The pitch-black night magnified the fear. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but through the narrow crack in the door, she seemed to hear some slight noise in the living room.
A terrible guess flooded into Guan Xia's mind, making her feel weak all over and her mind almost blank.
Not sure how many seconds he was stunned, Guan Xia's first reaction after coming to his senses was to get out of bed, almost throwing himself to the door and quickly locking it.
The loud bang on the door woke Pang Le up immediately. He turned on the desk lamp and saw Guan Xia struggling to drag the dressing table. He asked in surprise, "Guan Xia, what are you doing?"
Guan Xia didn't bother to answer. She pushed the dressing table behind the door in one breath and said with a gasp, "The murderer, the man we met in the supermarket tonight, is the murderer."
Pang Le was confused for a moment, but soon reacted and took a breath, "The serial killer upstairs?"
Although she was safe for the time being, Guan Xia felt her legs getting weaker. She almost had to hold on to the dressing table to keep herself standing. She nodded vigorously.
Pang Le immediately got out of bed and without a word, dragged two bedside tables over to press against the door. He pressed his entire body against the furniture that temporarily served as an obstacle and said in a hurried tone, "Call the police. You have the phone number of the detective in charge of this case. Call him directly."
Guan Xia responded casually, took out her cell phone from under the pillow, found the contact information, and called.
The moment she dialed, Guan Xia was a little worried that no one would answer. Fortunately, her worry did not come true. After a few rings, the voice of the police officer she had heard before rang in her ears, "Ms. Guan? What's the matter so late at night?"
As the police's voice rang out, the system interface that seemed to be dead for a while suddenly popped up in Guan Xia's mind, and a line of words appeared quickly.
You are questioned by the police, and you suddenly remember that at 22:09 on the evening of April 27, you met a nervous young man in the supermarket while buying food. His voice sounded familiar to you, and you keenly noticed that he seemed to be the same maintenance worker you met at 17:53 on the afternoon of April 19. You decided to tell the police.
Perhaps she had become somewhat numb from extreme fear, so the system's sudden appearance didn't surprise Guan Xia. However, the system's confirmation of her guess made her legs go weaker. She tried her best to control her voice, which was trembling. "Comrade police officer, the maintenance man, that maintenance man, appeared at the Jiafu Supermarket at the entrance of Four Seasons Yunding Community tonight. I remember that voice."
Guan Xia stammered as she finished her words. The police officer on the other end of the line instantly understood what she meant and asked very quickly, "Is your current environment safe?"
Guan Xia subconsciously looked up at Pang Le. Pang Le was still leaning against the furniture and smiled soothingly at Guan Xia.
Guan Xia suddenly became calmer and answered as concisely as possible, "It's safe for now, but I'm not sure if he's outside the door."
The policeman quickly said, "Don't hang up the phone," and then there were hurried footsteps. Guan Xia guessed that he must be running to call for help.
The sound only lasted for a few seconds before returning to silence. Guan Xia knew that the sound was muted on the other side.
Pang Le quickly said, "If he tries to break in, I'll hold him back, and you run out and press the fire button in the hallway. Only by waking up everyone in the building can you help me. Remember?"
It was the first time that Pang Le spoke to her in such a serious tone. Guan Xia seemed to have foreseen the scene of Pang Le fighting for his life, and she was so scared that tears were about to flow.
Pang Le raised his voice a little, and his tone became more severe. "Remember?"
Guan Xia took a deep breath, wiped her face vigorously, then looked at Pang Le and nodded vigorously.
Pang Le then relaxed his expression and said in his usual confident and relaxed tone, "Don't worry, who am I? I started practicing martial arts at the age of three and won the women's 50kg boxing world championship at the age of 21. How could I be defeated by a man who is a complete layman? Maybe I can help the police a lot tonight and win an enthusiastic citizen award."
Guan Xia was already panicking, and after hearing Pang Le's words that seemed to be a sign of trouble, she became even more panicked. She glared at her and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
Pang Le also realized later that what he had just said was not right. Just as he was about to say something else, the sound of an elevator rising suddenly came from outside the quiet door.
The two exchanged glances, and Guan Xia immediately spoke into the speakerphone, "There's an elevator sound, officer! The man is in the hallway."
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