The gloomy creature drifted over and pulled back the heavy, oppressive curtains. Outside the tightly closed glass door, the sunlight was dazzling, streaming in from the bay window balcony.
Cheng Shuang was stunned.
It was night just now... Could it be that she achieved the feat of instantly traveling through time?
No, that's not right!
Her gaze suddenly fell on the wall. The gold wallpaper was peeling and mottled, the sofa with luxurious gold armrests had springs popping out, and broken furniture was scattered haphazardly in the living room.
This is still the same three-bedroom apartment.
The little girl almost wanted to slap herself awake; the world of ghosts and monsters was indeed unbelievable.
Since arriving at this gate of reincarnation, her mindset has become stable, having been thoroughly tempered and refined.
"Go to the master bedroom and see if there are any documents there."
Cheng Shuang instructed the strange and mischievous.
The two, one human and one strange creature, split up and acted separately.
Accompanied by the teddy bear, she searched through the study.
If the documents left behind by the two men were from the bedroom and study, they would not be outside the scope of the bedroom and study.
Unlike the dilapidated living room, the study was completely empty of furniture.
Only a few old newspapers remained, covered in dirt and wrinkles, as if they had been wiped with something.
Cheng Shuang put on gloves, picked up the newspaper, unfolded it, and looked through it one by one.
These are all financial newspapers, published between 1957 and 1959.
So, she did indeed leave the private girls' school?
The young girl turned her gaze back to the page, skipping over many professional reports she couldn't understand, until she saw a section introducing the top ten young talents in the financial world, placed in the center of the newspaper. A photo of a man with a mole on the corner of his mouth caught her eye.
He was holding a wine glass, clearly at a banquet, and was making a posed toast to the camera.
The man's name was Fei Sishi, and he was thirty-four years old.
It is said that the family has a mysterious and wealthy background, and that the family settled abroad with their fathers before returning to China in recent years to invest in the financial industry.
Although he has made a lot of money, he has a kind and loving heart and has done a lot of charitable projects, making him well-known in the industry.
Most importantly, he built the first building of this era and the country on his ancestral mountain. The building was ten meters high and, because of its location halfway up the mountain, it stood out from the crowd. It used advertising slogans such as "harmony between man and nature", "the most suitable environment for human habitation", and "the first hotel-style apartment with high-end decoration".
Despite its remote location, it caused a sensation at the time. People with money and free time wanted to buy one, regardless of whether they lived there or not. They could get a house and increase their social standing with it, so why not?
Of course, the newspapers didn't say it so bluntly, but the financial newspapers not only praised it but also commented on it. In particular, the newspapers emphasized that not all rooms in the building were for sale publicly. The thirty rooms on the first and second floors were rented to the orphanage through a bidding process.
The so-called bidding process is not the traditional "highest bidder wins," but rather an assessment of which orphanage needs help the most.
Two orphanages were fortunate enough to be selected. Most of the children were young, there were few teachers, and few people knew about their original sites. Not only was it difficult to get welfare funding, but it was also difficult for charitable volunteers to visit them frequently.
Faith stepped in and merged the two orphanages, officially establishing the 'St. Mary's Infant Rescue Center' in 1957.
Cheng Shuang stared at the words "Holy Mother Mary" until her eyes burned before looking up at the study window.
Outside the window, lush greenery stretched out, and the winding mountain road leading up to it was faintly visible. No wonder she felt it was so high; it was built halfway up the mountain.
Both are called 'Holy Mary', so what is the connection between the girls' private school and the orphanage?
Was it a coincidence, or intentional?
Finding no other clues in the study, the little girl grabbed a newspaper and ran towards the master bedroom.
Not all the furniture in the master bedroom was moved out; most of it remained. A large, European-style iron bed was covered with a soft plush mattress of some unknown material, which, after the passage of time, had become the best-preserved item in the room.
The master bedroom was covered in violet-patterned wallpaper, which was peeling and fading, revealing the yellowed walls underneath. The cabinets were mainly light-colored, and if not properly maintained, they would easily become dirty and difficult to clean.
The freak came in first, opened all the cabinets and checked them, confirming that there were no traces of the owner left inside.
Looking at the slightly dilapidated empty room, the little girl softly called out, "A weirdo?"
Just as she was about to push open the door to the bathroom connected to the master bedroom to look for it, the thing slowly popped its head out from under the bed.
Not only did it emerge, but it also brought with it a string of picture frames that made a metallic clanging sound.
The photo frame was hung on the bed frame, forming a straight line so that Cheng Shuang could clearly see the person in the photo.
There are ten photos in total.
In every photo, there is Fei Sishi, holding a child on the mountainside. But the child in each photo is different, yet all are equally beautiful, with a pair of clear, big eyes that look watery when they look at people.
Fei Sishi held them, while they held an ugly rag doll with two buttons sewn onto its flat face.
Cheng Shuang quickly spotted Ferro; he was on the third-to-last page, grinning broadly and looking very happy.
In the corner of the photo is a small line of text: Ferro, four years old, September 1959.
It's September again.
The little girl's eyelids twitched, and just as she was about to look at the dates on the other photos, the fluffy bed sheet suddenly moved.
A dark shadow darted from the foot of the bed toward her head, only to be mercilessly slapped down by the teddy bear she was holding, the slap aimed directly at the center of the bed, where it was trembling.
The zombie tumbled three times in the air and crashed onto the fluffy sheets. It didn't hurt, but it didn't understand what was happening either. Dizzy, it transformed from a flat pouch back into a cloak. As it tried to return to the top of Shuangshuang's head, it found that its vision was getting higher and higher, and it seemed to be being lifted up by something.
Cheng Shuang held her breath, unsure whether the sangsang monster was stunned by the slap or genuinely didn't sense any danger, as no sigh came out.
The man and the bear looked intently at the 'ghost' hidden under the plush sheet.
For a moment, the little girl even had a wild idea: could the fur have come to life?
The silly, listless monster finally came to its senses, its cloak drooping as if trying to see what was under its feet. However, as soon as it moved, the other side moved too.
With a flip, it was wrapped in the sheet.
Cheng Shuang saw a gray shadow dart away. She could sense that the monster was acting normally, so she casually threw the bear cub over.
The moment the bear cub landed, it grew to the height of a person and took a big step to catch up with the gray shadow that was constantly darting around in the living room.
Because all the doors in the living room were closed, it couldn't escape, but due to its speed, it only left behind afterimages.
Even the bear cubs were helpless against it for a while; it ran away the moment the bear's paws came down.
The little girl went over and lifted the plush sheet, revealing the flat, monstrous creature. She watched it slowly rise and float beside her. Although it was silent, the little girl had a feeling that the monstrous creature was angry.
An angry, gloomy creature drifted into the bathroom, making a clattering noise for no apparent reason. A moment later, it pulled out a long water hose and solemnly handed it to Cheng Shuang, as if waiting for her command to turn on the tap.
Zombie: Spit it!
Cheng Shuang: Wow, what a rare find – a hardworking and cooperative slacker!
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