My face turned deathly pale, and my eyes stared in terror at a pair of shoes in front of the door. I would recognize these shoes even if they were reduced to ashes. They had appeared in front of me more than once, first at the door of my small room, then at the hut by the wall, and now here.
Seeing these shoes, I knew I wasn't dreaming last night. Fang Lei really did follow me here, and he might even have actually entered Tong Liu's dormitory. As for why he left in the end, I think it was because of the security guard's appearance.
What happened last night flashed through my mind like a movie.
Fang Lei kept repeating last night that there were only two days left. I remember the night before last I had a nightmare in which he also said there were only three days left. Could this be a coincidence?
I can't believe it myself. Is Fang Lei really going to kill me in three days? Or will he finally walk out of that little house after three days?
Damn it, you really want to kill me?
Since you're relentlessly pressuring me, I'll get Hu Ergou to wipe you out.
Thinking of Hu Ergou, I felt inexplicably more confident. I raised an eyebrow, walked over, and kicked the shoe away.
I grumbled as I got on my electric scooter and started heading towards the courier station. When I passed the gate, I stopped, greeted the security guard, and offered him a cigarette.
After all, his appearance last night might have scared Fang Lei away, indirectly saving my life.
The security guard took the cigarette, glanced at me, and said irritably, "Next time you two watch porn, be more discreet. When I used to watch with Feng Liu, I always kept the volume down. Also, don't drink so much at night. Making a ruckus in the middle of the night will cause complaints from the residents, and then Feng Liu will have his pay docked."
I felt a little embarrassed, gave an awkward smile, and said, "Okay."
I never expected the security guard to have this kind of fetish, getting involved with Tong Liu. I really couldn't agree with it, so after saying goodbye, I rode away on my electric scooter.
I returned to the small room at the courier station, my mind still preoccupied with Fang Lei. I had already gone to sleep at Tong Liu's place, but I never expected him to follow me there.
It seems I can't avoid it. Going home is not an option either, lest I attract this thing back home. My great-uncle is so old; if I scare him into something bad, I will regret it for the rest of my life.
After much thought, the only solution now is to ask Hu Ergou to get rid of this filthy thing. Even if it costs some money, it doesn't matter.
This filthy thing hasn't completely broken free yet, otherwise I'd be dead.
However, I'm still not sure if this dirty thing is Fang Lei. It seems I need to call Old Li and ask him what's going on. Old Li also knows about the courier station incident, so he didn't hold back when I asked him.
But it's almost time for work, so I'll finish delivering the packages first before calling Old Li.
"Changming, here, this is the breakfast I brought for you." An Lili was already standing at my door at some point, smiling as she spoke. Today she was wearing denim shorts, and her two pale legs almost blinded me.
"Lili, I'll transfer the money to you later. You always bring me breakfast, and I feel bad about it. If you keep doing this, I won't dare to eat it." I don't know if it was An Lili who opened the copper lock. If it was her, I don't know how I should face her. I subconsciously want to keep some distance from her; it's an instinct.
"Fine, I won't bring you any more." An Lili seemed a little angry. She threw the breakfast on my table and walked towards the door.
"Li..." I was about to call out to her, but when I opened my mouth, I didn't know what to say. When I heard her say that she wouldn't bring me anything anymore, I suddenly panicked. I didn't even know why I felt this way.
Could it be that I've unknowingly fallen for An Lili?
I shook my head, didn't chase after them, took out a cigarette, lit it, and silently smoked.
After finishing his cigarette, eating breakfast, and sending An Lili a 15 yuan red envelope, he slowly walked towards the courier station.
In the sorting room, An Lili seemed genuinely angry. She didn't say a word to me all morning, and I didn't take the initiative to talk to her either.
I loaded the package onto my electric scooter, went to the restroom on my way back, and when I passed the office, I noticed the door was open. I gently pushed it open and peeked inside, only to find that Zhang Guangyin wasn't there. I remembered the security camera incident, so I gently pushed the door open and went in.
The large bunch of keys was still on the glass cabinet; it seemed that An Lili had put the keys back.
I went to the computer, skillfully opened the monitoring memory, took out my phone, and copied all the videos from the past few days into it. Now was not the time to watch them, so I turned off the computer and left the office.
I suspect it was An Lili who did it, because that little house hadn't been touched in the three years I'd been working at the courier station, while An Lili had only been there for a month when I saw her secretly trying to open that brass lock. Who else could it be but her?
But I don't want her to do it. I'm afraid that if I find out she did it, I won't know how to face her in the future.
I shook my head, trying not to think about it anymore. I put my phone in my pocket and rode my electric scooter to deliver packages.
At 2 PM, I finally finished delivering the packages, returned home, had a quick lunch, and went back to my room.
Grandpa Wu was taking a nap at the moment, and his thunderous snoring could be heard.
How I wish I could hear that snoring sound at night, especially when I'm having trouble sleeping.
Over the years, I've gotten used to my fifth grandfather's snoring. I always feel uneasy if I can't hear it when I sleep at night.
I shook my head and smiled slightly, not bothering my fifth grandfather. He usually slept for two or three hours at noon and had to get up at four o'clock in the evening to team up with Hua Shi from the next village to slaughter pigs.
I took out my phone, hesitating for a moment whether or not to open it to check, but I was also afraid of seeing something I didn't want to see.
I hesitated for a moment, but finally turned on my phone and opened the file that I had copied from my office computer. Since it was already copied back, I felt uneasy if I didn't check it. Even if it really was her, there was nothing I could do to change it. I'll just have to take it one step at a time.
Because of the issue with the phone's playback, I couldn't select the playback date, but I only copied the day I saw An Lili open the copper lock, up to yesterday afternoon.
I sped up the playback and stared intently at the monitor screen, my heart pounding with tension.
"I hope it's not you," I murmured to myself.
Just then, a person appeared on the monitor. I quickly pressed the pause button. The time was 8:30 pm the night before last, the night I went to Zhong Lingui's house.
When I finally saw what the person in the surveillance footage looked like, my heart skipped a beat.
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