The two security guards then came to their senses and hurriedly said:
"Okay, Ms. Su, please register here. Please go and come back quickly."
After registering her name efficiently, Yan Ning strode into the depths of the building.
She pressed the elevator button, the elevator doors closed, and it began to slowly ascend.
With a "ding", the elevator arrived at the eighteenth floor.
As soon as Yan Ning stepped out of the elevator, a faint smell of blood wafted towards her.
Although the place has been cleaned up, the stench of blood seems to have seeped into the walls and floor.
Yan Ning walked to the spot where Chen Mei had knelt, where a faint mark still remained.
The stairwell was dark, and a cold wind howled in through the windows, making a whistling sound, as if someone was crying softly.
The company building is very tall, and most people take the elevator. This spot happens to be a blind spot for surveillance cameras, and the silence is eerily quiet.
A bouquet of white flowers was placed in the corner where Chen Mei died.
Yan Ning walked closer and saw that there was another note on it.
Yan Ning picked it up and saw that it read: "We all miss you, Meimei. You will always be our little angel. May you be happy in your next life."
It seems Chen Mei was quite well-liked before. What reason would someone like that have to commit suicide?
They still chose this undignified and even cruel method, kneeling in the corner until their blood dried up.
What was she thinking in the moments before she bled out?
Yan Ning stood in front of the corner for a moment, pondering, then suddenly asked:
"Xiao Shi, analyze this for yourself: under what circumstances would you kneel on the ground?"
Xiao Shi thought for a moment and answered seriously:
"Perhaps when one is in extreme inner pain and under unbearable mental pressure, kneeling on the ground is a way to relieve emotions?"
“You’re right, but there’s another possibility.”
Yan Ning's expression was solemn, and his tone was calm but chilling:
"When a person feels that he or she is deeply sinful, he or she will kneel on the ground to repent and beg for forgiveness from others."
Xiao Shi was very surprised and immediately said, "Repentance? You mean, Chen Mei committed suicide to atone for her sins?"
Just as Yan Ning was about to respond, a chilling gust of wind suddenly swept by, making her hair fly wildly.
At the corner of the stairwell, a bright red flashed by like a ghost.
Xiao Shi stared wide-eyed in terror and screamed at the top of her lungs:
"Sister, there's something over there!"
Yan Ning suddenly turned his head and saw a figure slowly appear.
It was a female ghost, wearing a red dress, with her feet dangling in the air, and her long black hair slowly floating in the air.
There was a shocking red mark on her wrist.
Xiao Shi was so frightened that he trembled all over, and his voice changed tone:
"It's Chen Mei's spirit! How terrifying!"
"Ahhh!"
The female ghost let out a shrill scream, then bared her teeth and claws and pounced on Yan Ning frantically.
Yan Ning reacted extremely quickly, instantly pulling out a peach wood short sword from the canvas bag beside him and stabbing it at the female ghost without hesitation.
The female ghost trembled in fright at the fierce attack and quickly flew over Yan Ning.
She hovered above Yan Ning's head, making no further move, but staring intently at Yan Ning.
Yan Ning stared at her without fear.
The female ghost's face began to contort, and the skin on her cheeks peeled away inch by inch, revealing the bluish-white muscle tissue underneath.
Her eyes began to sunken, and her eyeballs seemed to melt away and gradually disappear.
Only two deep, bloody holes remained.
Fresh blood seeped out from the edge of the hole, dripping down his cheek.
She opened her mouth, fangs protruding from her gums, and a putrid stench emanated from her mouth, quickly filling the entire stairwell.
Xiao Shi couldn't help but yell, "Sister, this is disgusting! I can't stand it!"
Yan Ning said calmly, "Don't be afraid, this is just a trick she uses to scare people, it's all an illusion."
Yan Ning raised his head, looked directly into the female ghost's eyes, and said calmly:
"You're not Chen Mei, are you?"
"?"
These words froze both Xiao Shi and the female ghost.
Yan Ning remained calm, his gaze sharp, and said indifferently:
"Chen Mei's body has already been taken away by the police. Her soul would not remain here, especially not with such a strong sense of malevolence."
"You must be a wronged spirit who has been here for a long time."
The female ghost paused for a moment, then let out a chilling laugh.
Hahahaha!
Her laughter was sharp and chilling, like a razor-sharp knife cutting back and forth in the silent stairwell.
"You calloused little girl, you know a bit of magic but you're trying to show off your limited skills. If you don't want to die, get lost!"
Yan Ning remained unmoved, standing firmly in place with a calm and sharp gaze.
She spoke again, her voice clear and steady:
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be Yuan Yuan, Chen Mei's colleague who died five years ago."
These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the dimly lit stairwell.
The female ghost shuddered, her ferocious expression freezing instantly, replaced by utter shock.
"You, you actually know me?"
The female ghost's voice was no longer as arrogant and domineering as before; it now trembled slightly.
"I not only know you, I also know your story."
Yan Ning pondered for a moment, gathered his thoughts, and spoke calmly:
Five years ago, you and Chen Mei joined this company together. As newcomers at the same time, you should have supported each other.
"But Chen Mei harbored malicious intent and deliberately made things difficult for you. She spread rumors everywhere about you being kept by a sugar daddy, ruining your reputation. Not only were you fired from the company, but you also fell into a desperate situation and could never find a job again."
"..."
The female ghost fell silent, staring at Yan Ning in disbelief, momentarily forgetting to attack.
Yan Ning continued, "Not only that, she also shamelessly had an affair with your boyfriend."
"At that moment, you were utterly desperate, your heart was ashen, and you finally jumped from that building."
"This matter was suppressed by the company's senior management at the time and was buried in the darkness."
"All these years, you've been hiding in this building, filled with resentment."
“Day after day, year after year, your resentment grew stronger and stronger, so you began to harass Chen Mei and mentally control her.”
"Finally, that day she could no longer bear your resentment, and in a state of delirium, she chose to end her life in this stairwell."
Yan Ning raised his head to look at the female ghost floating in the air and said calmly:
"Am I right, Miss Yuan Yuan?"
Yuan Yuan suddenly threw her head back and burst into laughter, the laughter sharp and shrill:
"Hahaha, you're right, she killed me! So I want to get revenge on her, is that wrong?"
Her voice was filled with resentment, and the gloomy aura around her surged with her emotions.
"Do you know? Before Chen Mei died, she kept begging me to let her go, saying that she would make up for her mistakes in the next life."
"But I don't want her to pay for it in the next life, I want her to pay for it in this life, in blood!"
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