Chapter 49
An Yun approached He Tao in confusion, and listening to his heart-wrenching screams, he hurried forward, grabbed He Tao's shoulders tightly with both hands, trying to wake him up, but He Tao kicked him in the middle, and he fell on the bed in pain.
I immediately realized that He Tao was still sleeping and was clearly haunted by the nightmare just now.
Having not slept well and being kicked for no reason, An Yunke could not swallow this breath. He propped himself up in pain and slapped the other person in the face. He saw that He Tao's eyes were much clearer.
"Are you awake now? A grown man is still afraid of ghosts? Cui Linlin is already dead, so calm down and get the funeral done!"
He Tao woke up with a burning pain on his face. An Yun's face appeared in front of him. His expression relaxed in an instant and he responded in shock.
Outside the door, Cui Lelin was standing at the door, his ear pressed against the door, listening clearly to every movement in the master bedroom. Recalling the words in his dream, he clenched his little fists.
When there was no more sound in the master bedroom, Cui Lelin turned around and returned to his room indifferently. When he woke up again, it was already daybreak. As if nothing had happened, he greeted He Tao as usual, but it seemed that something had changed.
"Dad, good morning. Did you sleep well last night? I had a beautiful dream yesterday. I dreamed of Mom. She must have missed me, so she came into my dream. Did Mom come to you in your dream?"
Meeting Cui Lelin's expectant eyes, He Tao felt that the little boy's smile was inexplicably eerie. The scene of last night kept flashing back in his mind. He panicked and the knife and fork in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Cui Lelin's smile froze on his face. He looked at He Tao with confusion in his eyes and asked innocently,
"Dad, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy that Mom came to see you? Do you like Aunt An more than Mom and me? Otherwise, why did Mom die when Aunt An showed up?"
An Yun was walking out of the kitchen with a plate in his hand. He panicked when he heard the last sentence. He quickly walked over, picked up the knife and fork on the ground, and smiled as gently as possible.
"Le Le, Daddy definitely likes your mom more. We met a long time ago, but you were too young then and didn't remember me. Besides, there should always be someone at home to take care of you, right?"
Cui Lelin's eyes fell on An Yun's face. After a moment of silence, he smiled and responded in a friendly manner.
"Auntie An is right."
Seeing that Cui Lelin did not continue to ask questions, An Yun breathed a sigh of relief. He put his hand on He Tao's shoulder and patted him gently, spending a peaceful breakfast time.
Sitting alone in the empty office, He Tao always felt a chilling feeling behind him. Every once in a while he would glance under the desk, as if someone was hiding there as if playing a prank.
The touch on his ankle was like a brand, engraved in He Tao's heart and could not be erased.
As soon as He Tao calmed down, last night's dream kept flashing through his mind, and he felt uneasy.
The sun was shining brightly in the sky, bringing a strong burning sensation, and the leaves drooped on the branches, lifeless.
Only the crematorium exudes a refreshing coolness, which seems out of place with other places.
He Tao's thoughts were in a mess and he was really worried. He always felt that the touch yesterday was not fake, so he bravely came to the crematorium.
Cui Linlin's body is temporarily kept in the morgue and has not been cremated yet. The original cremation time was 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Having done something wrong and having a guilty conscience, He Tao didn't even dare to see the corpse in person. Instead, he walked into the monitoring room and asked to see the surveillance footage from last night. He handed the staff a stack of red bills and asked him to guard the door.
The crematorium normally closes at 6pm, but the staff on duty usually work all night.
In the video, at nine o'clock in the evening, the staff on duty checked the morgue for the last time, closed the door and left. The morgue was dead silent, with no movement.
He Tao's tense expression gradually relaxed, but at this moment, the surveillance screen flashed twice, and freezer number 0721 was suddenly pushed out...
The freezer opened automatically, and the corpse inside sat up instantly. He glanced towards the corner of the surveillance camera, and saw that the screen suddenly went black and he could not see anything.
He Tao's face showed visible panic, and he hurriedly shouted to the staff outside the door,
"What's going on? Why did the surveillance suddenly go black? I can't see the rest of the footage."
The staff didn't take it seriously and looked very calm.
"The morgue's surveillance cameras automatically shut off at midnight, and the room has a password-protected door, so the body won't get lost. Besides, who would come to the morgue in the middle of the night to steal a body?"
The other party's tone was full of frivolity and irresponsibility. He Tao was so angry that he pointed at his nose and started to curse.
"You're completely irresponsible. Aren't you afraid I'll report you? If a body were to find its way out, would you be able to shoulder the responsibility?"
As if they had heard a huge joke, the staff looked at He Tao suspiciously with a sarcastic smile on their faces.
"If you're mentally ill, go get treatment. The mental hospital is just across the street. You've come to the wrong place. What nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight? Did you do something wrong and you're afraid of ghosts coming to haunt you, so you're deliberately looking for trouble here?"
Seeing that he didn't believe it, He Tao retorted unconvincedly,
"I saw the body sitting up. Turn the surveillance back on and see for yourself!"
But the other party didn't listen to his explanation at all, made a gesture to drive him away, and urged him impatiently.
"Hurry up and go! I've worked here for over ten years, and this is the first time I've seen a ghost possessed. Go across the street and have your head checked!"
He drove He Tao out of the door, took out two red tickets, threw them at He Tao as if giving alms, and slammed the door shut.
He Tao stood in the corridor, and a cold wind blew on his back, which made him tremble all over in an instant. He couldn't help shaking all over. An inexplicable fear came over him, and he turned back suddenly.
The end of the corridor was getting darker and darker. Even though it was daytime, there was still a gloomy atmosphere. The last room at the end was the morgue where Cui Linlin's body was kept.
Suddenly thinking of this, He Tao felt a gust of cold wind blowing across his shoulders, and the scene of "Cui Linlin" walking through the corridor last night unconsciously appeared in front of his eyes.
A wave of fear came over him, and He Tao started running, as if the person in the white dress was chasing him.
After running out of the crematorium gate, He Tao directly called the person in charge of the crematorium and briefly explained his intention.
"Can the cremation be moved up? I've had some issues here and would like to have the cremation moved up. Money is not a problem."
He Tao didn't dare to stay alone now, so he asked the driver to take him home.
Sitting in the car, listening to the noise outside the window, He Tao finally felt at ease. Perhaps because he was too nervous, he closed his eyes unconsciously.
With a "bang", He Tao felt the car body shaking in his sleep, and was awakened on the spot. His good sleep was disturbed and he became irritable.
"What's going on?"
But I heard the driver's voice trembling and his timid look.
"Boss, I bumped into someone."
His expression instantly turned serious. Upon hearing this, He Tao immediately sat up. The shaking just now was not light.
"This intersection is full of surveillance cameras. You can't even run away! You've been a driver for the Cui family for twenty years, and you can't even do such a small thing?"
The driver lowered his head, knowing he was in the wrong. He had been distracted for some reason when a figure suddenly appeared. He had no time to react and saw the figure flying several meters away. His palms were sweating.
"Boss, what should we do now?"
The surveillance camera had captured the entire process, so escape was impossible. He Tao called 120 and pulled the person out of the car to check the situation. It turned out that the other party had run a red light and suddenly ran out, but the car gave way to pedestrians, so he must be held responsible.
The girl was wearing a pure white dress, with her long hair covering her face. She was lying on her side on the road, having been knocked two or three meters away. She was already unconscious, with blood oozing from her forehead and gradually staining her white dress with dark red.
A similar scene appeared before his eyes again. He Tao was stunned, his pupils shrank, and he didn't dare to get close. He told the driver stiffly,
"The person you hit, go over and see if he's still breathing."
The driver walked over trembling, feeling extremely scared. The back of his shirt was already wet with cold sweat. His face was pale and he reached out his hand to feel the girl's breathing.
The moment he felt the breath, the driver felt a little better, and he breathed a sigh of relief. His sense of guilt was greatly reduced. He turned around and shouted to He Tao,
"Not dead yet, still breathing."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ambulance arrived.
Fortunately, the girl survived and will be fine after resting for a while.
When He Tao returned home, he immediately drove the driver away. As soon as he entered the door, he tore off his tie and threw it aside.
There was a rustling sound behind him. There was no one at home at that moment. He Tao's expression tensed for a moment, and the scenes in the surveillance camera came to his mind.
If "Cui Linlin" is really "alive", the most likely place she's gone is...
The touch in his dream last night became more and more real, and a guess emerged in He Tao's mind - what if it was the real "Cui Linlin" last night, and not a dream.
Now, "Cui Linlin" may be hiding in a corner of the house!
The rustling sound behind him sounded again, and this time, it was closer to He Tao!
He Tao's breathing became rapid, and he felt a chill on his back. The movement was getting closer and closer. Ten thousand ways of dying emerged in his mind, and he kept repeating the sentence in his mind,
【Cui Linlin returns for revenge.】
Once an idea comes into being, one cannot stop fantasizing.
"Hey! Dad!"
A hand suddenly patted He Tao's shoulder. Before he could hear what was said, He Tao fell to the ground. His face was already covered with tears. He buried his head in tears and kowtowed. Each kowtow was sincere and powerful.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. We shouldn't have hurt you. It was An Yun's idea. She wanted to kill you. It really has nothing to do with me. Don't come looking for me. If you want to find someone, go find An Yun. Please, let me go."
A childish answer came from above my head.
"Dad, what are you talking about? Who killed who?"
The voice fell into He Tao's ears, and He Tao barely came back to his senses. He looked up at Cui Lelin. The child was looking at him with strange eyes, pure eyes, as if to say that what just happened was a joke.
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