As he walked, the entire building began to exude a gloomy and depressing atmosphere.
The paint on the walls peeled off, revealing the dark red bricks; the iron railings on the stairs had rusted to black; and every door was riddled with holes from insects.
Chi Yaoyang continued to walk forward, looking around.
The whole building gradually became darker, as if shrouded by black clouds.
“What on earth is going on here?”
Chi Yaoyang thought silently in his heart.
Then, he walked up the stairs to the second floor carefully, taking every step with caution.
He glanced around but saw no one.
There was a faint smell of cigarette smoke in the air, which made people frown.
When he reached the second floor, his eyes fixed on the black marks on the wall.
There were obvious signs of a fire, and the walls were covered with charred black spots.
This made Chi Yaoyang feel a little strange, and a question emerged in his mind: What kind of fire happened here?
He looked around, but there was nothing of note except the incomplete walls and the stair railings.
Chi Yaoyang frowned and subconsciously tightened the handle of the suitcase in his hand.
Confused, he decided to open the door to the second floor to see if there were any clues inside.
He carefully stretched out his arm and pressed lightly on the door handle.
The door slowly opened, and there was nothing behind it. Although the scene outside was so strange, Chi Yaoyang couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
He walked into the room. It was empty, without any furniture or clues to find.
He looked around, his eyes falling on the burn marks.
This room was once a cozy home, but now it is just a pile of dust and burnt marks.
Chi Yaoyang stood in the empty room, the smell of smoke still lingering in the air, and he felt a deep fear.
He began searching around, hoping to find some clues to solve the mystery.
He opened a drawer and found only some disorganized papers and old newspapers.
He scanned it with a calm eye, but found no valuable information.
Chi Yaoyang continued to move forward, not leaving out any suspicious points in every corner.
Just as he entered the center of the room, he suddenly felt something was watching him.
Chi Yaoyang turned around and found that there was silence all around, as if even the air had stopped flowing.
However, this strange feeling became stronger and stronger.
He looked around nervously, trying to spot this mysterious watcher.
But no matter how hard he tried, he found nothing. Chi Yaoyang began to get a little scared, but he did not back down.
"Come out!" he suddenly shouted, "Who are you? Why are you following me?"
The room was filled with silence again, without any sound.
Chi Yaoyang felt his heartbeat getting louder and louder, and sweat was slightly oozing out of his forehead.
"I know you're here."
He whispered, looking into every dark corner of the room.
"You don't have to hide. Tell me what this is all about."
It was quiet all around except for the sound of the wind.
This inevitably made Chi Yaoyang a little discouraged. After all, he still believed in his intuition.
Still no response, Chi Yaoyang had no choice but to leave the room and move forward.
Chi Yaoyang pushed open the door to the third floor and the room was empty.
As he walked into the room, he looked around.
Dust filled the air, and the wallpaper on the walls had long since fallen off, revealing the mottled brick walls.
Wherever Chi Yaoyang looked, there was only dust and messy furniture.
He took a deep breath, and the room was filled with a stale, damp smell.
He began to carefully search the room which looked like it had not been lived in for a long time.
In the middle of the room stood an old wooden table, covered with a thick layer of dust.
Chi Yaoyang gently brushed away the dust, revealing the wooden tabletop.
He scanned the table for any clues.
Suddenly, he found a yellowed newspaper in the pile of waste paper.
He took out the newspaper, feeling indescribable astonishment in his heart.
The newspaper headline read: "Uncle burns family of three to death in revenge for brother's death." This is a report about a revenge murder case.
The newspaper wrote that in this residential area, an uncle was desperate because his younger brother was murdered and decided to take revenge on the murderer with blood for blood.
He took advantage of the murderer's sleep and set fire to his entire family.
After investigation, the police concluded that the fire was a carefully planned act of revenge.
Chi Yaoyang read the report carefully, and various possibilities and connections between clues began to emerge in his mind.
But he is not in a hurry to draw conclusions because there are still many questions that need to be answered.
He tried to recall the watcher he had seen downstairs earlier.
Could this revenge murder have anything to do with this building?
Why is the watcher following Chi Yaoyang?
Was he a witness to the murder?
The more he thought about it, the more complicated it seemed, so Chi Yaoyang put his thoughts aside for the time being.
He put the newspaper carefully into his pocket and continued to search the room for clues.
Chi Yaoyang continued to search the room, but he could not get rid of the feeling of uneasiness in his heart.
An inexplicable fear gradually enveloped him, and he keenly felt that something was wrong.
He stopped and looked up.
A monster appeared in front of Chi Yaoyang, lying on the roof and staring at him.
This monster looks like a somewhat thin human, but its body is covered with black scales and its piercing red eyes flash with ferocity.
Chi Yaoyang's eyes met with the monster, and he felt as if he was frozen in place.
The monster didn't say anything, but just stared at Chi Yaoyang closely.
Chi Yaoyang felt a strong sense of threat from its cold and ruthless gaze.
"Who are you? Why are you following me?"
Chi Yaoyang tried to break the silence.
But the monster did not respond, it just kept staring.
Its red eyes seem to be able to see into people's hearts, making people feel extremely scared.
Chi Yaoyang tried to avoid the monster and walked towards the door of the room.
Seeing the monster pounce on him, he suddenly felt a strong sense of alertness in his heart. He immediately dodged backwards, but found that the monster seemed to have predicted his movement. It turned flexibly in the air and pounced on him again.
Chi Yaoyang quickly raised his arms for defense, but the monster's strength was far beyond his imagination.
The moment their bodies touched, he felt a burning sensation, as if he was scalded.
The unbearable pain made Chi Yaoyang tremble and take a few steps back, and a drop of blood dripped from his arm onto the ground.
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