Chapter 2

To be honest, Xu Ming’s real name is not “Xu Ming”.

This is her pen name. She used this name when she was painting and writing novels in college. Now, most employees in this company are used to using nicknames, so she took this name out and used it as her nickname in the company.

The name on her ID card is actually “Gu Ming”. A few years ago, it was “Xu Ming”. Behind this change, there is a very rustic reason -

for some subtle reasons, she was sent to someone else’s home to be raised. It was not until the aunt named Xu who took care of her disappeared for no reason that she was taken back by her family and changed back to her original surname.

But when she came back, she always felt strange and out of tune with the so-called "family". This alienation finally reached its peak a year ago, after her biological parents passed away. The remaining brother and sister almost openly excluded her. From the time her parents' funeral arrangements were completed until now, they have not even let her enter the house.

Relatives who know about this always say that they are not kind, saying that her brother is partial and her sister is too scheming, and they have no friendship at all in order to fight for the inheritance; but Xu Ming knows very well that this exclusion has nothing to do with inheritance.

Everything that should be given to her has been put into the card. They may simply hate her.

...Of course, it may also be said that they are "afraid".

The fear of her is inherited from her biological parents.

*

Sunday·9:35 pm.

The bright light of the mobile phone flickered in the corridor, and only the sound of tiny footsteps could be heard in the silent corridor.

"Ming, Teacher Mingming..." Qiu Yufei's trembling voice sounded again, "This situation, isn't it a little strange..."

"We have been walking for almost 20 minutes, why haven't we reached the company yet?" "

..."

Patting the hand that was tightly holding his own soothingly, Xu Ming didn't rush to speak, but his heart sank slightly.

Indeed, it can no longer be seen.

Although their company is the farthest from the elevator, it is not so far that they can't find it now. Not only that, the phone calls trying to contact other people have not been connected, the mobile phone has no signal, and the lights in the company can't be seen at all...

Obviously, some people should be working overtime now.

Thinking of this, Xu Ming's eyes became more solemn.

She knew from a very young age that her physique was somewhat different from other people's. For a long time in the past, she often saw traces that did not belong to this world, and sometimes walked into strange places.

Therefore, after noticing the strangeness of the notice on the elevator, she immediately thought of "that aspect" and habitually adopted her most common way of dealing with it in the past.

Go find someone.

Do not accept any strange instructions, ignore any strange signs, but immediately turn around and rush to a bright place with many people. According to Xu Ming's experience, this can often solve 80 to 90 percent of the problems.

But this time, something was obviously wrong.

She clearly did not follow the instructions of the notice, but she still fell into a strange situation.

So what is the situation now? Is it a ghost wall?

Xu Ming is not sure. While comforting Qiu Yufei, whose tone was becoming increasingly flustered, she was thinking quickly about countermeasures. Suddenly, a voice rang out in her mind, ethereal, crisp and fleeting:

"Hehe."

Xu Ming: "..."

What the hell is going on?

Xu Ming frowned, pondered for a moment, and decisively pretended not to hear it. At this moment, Qiu Yufei screamed and fell down, dragging Xu Ming down with her.

"Yufei? Hey!" Xu Ming hurriedly steadied himself and was about to ask about the situation, but Qiu Yufei had already let go of her hand, stepped back several steps, and her face turned pale.

"Yes, there is something!" she said in horror, "I just saw it, there is something in front of me--"

Even if it was only for a moment, she still saw it--a burnt human face that suddenly appeared in the flashlight!

"What... no, wait, don't sit on the ground, stand up first." Xu Ming was startled, and hurriedly lifted the person up. Qiu Yufei shook her head desperately, and her voice was faintly crying.

"I can't get up... my legs are weak..."

As if she was still immersed in a huge shock, Qiu Yufei's words were trembling, and she was a little confused:

"I really saw it, it's not an illusion, Teacher Mingming, believe me, there is something dirty here... a ghost wall! I know, we must have encountered a ghost wall... ah!"

Before she finished speaking, she heard her scream again. Xu Ming looked over and saw Qiu Yufei's eyes wide open, staring at the glass wall on the side of the corridor in horror. Then, she began to shake her head repeatedly, her mouth wide open, but after a long while, she managed to squeeze out a sound -

"...Run."

"Ming, Mingming, run quickly, it's coming, coming through the glass...Ah, don't come over! Don't touch me! Help, help--"

The screaming sound soon stopped. Under Xu Ming's shocked eyes, Qiu Yufei's body suddenly leaned back, but one foot was raised high, as if it was stretched straight by something.

Not only that, her whole body began to move on the floor, her palms struggling to grab the ground tightly, making a harsh sound!

...? ! !

Although Xu Ming had a lot of experience in seeing ghosts, he was also a little frightened at this moment. He quickly grabbed Qiu Yufei's arm and dragged her hard. Looking at Qiu Yufei's feet, he could only see her left leg raised straight up and her right leg kicking wildly. Apart from that, he could not see anything else.

... Did something attack? Are they trying to drag Qiu Yufei away? Why can't I see it?

Xu Ming's face froze, but he heard another voice in his mind:

"Hehe."

It was that ethereal voice again, and that very annoying voice again.

So annoying.

Xu Ming tutted his tongue, ignoring the annoying voice. He just tried his best to hold Qiu Yufei's upper body tightly and continued to wrestle with the invisible thing. The good news was that from the strength he felt in his hands, the opponent's strength was not particularly strong, at least not to the point where they could drag both of them away...

But for Xu Ming, it was also hard enough. Moreover, as a living person, she would get tired, but the unknown thing on the other side would not...

Unfortunately, she had no experience in dealing with this kind of situation. She had always gotten into danger and escaped on her own before. She concluded that the most effective way was to try to stay calm. However, given Qiu Yufei's current condition, it was obviously unrealistic to ask her not to be afraid.

But now she couldn't see the thing that was dragging her, let alone attack. Xu Ming gritted his teeth, his brain was spinning rapidly, and suddenly he seemed to think of something, and turned his gaze to Qiu Yufei.

The latter was obviously frightened out of her wits at this moment, and kept shouting "let go" and "help". Xu Ming raised his voice and called her name several times in a row, which drew her attention back, and then he quickly said, "Qiu Yufei, can you see what is grabbing you now?"

...Ah?

Qiu Yufei looked at her in shock, then glanced at her feet like lightning. After a slight hesitation, she nodded with tears in her eyes.

"Yes, I can see it." She tried to suppress the crying in her voice, "It's a thing like a dried corpse, charred, with claws like branches, tattered clothes, and a tag hanging on it..."

"No need to describe it in such detail." Xu Ming interrupted her, "It's okay as long as you can see it."

"Now, listen to me - kick it! Kick its vitals!"

...Ah? ?

Qiu Yufei looked at her in shock again, as if she heard her say something crazy.

"No, no, Mingming!" She really cried out this time, "How can I kick it..."

She kept kicking her feet, it was useless!

"Why not?" Xu Ming asked without hesitation, his tone was so righteous, "The action of force is mutual. Since it can touch you, you can definitely hit it!"

"-Are you sure?" Qiu Yufei was so confused that she even forgot to cry. She was stunned for a second before she found her voice again, "The problem is that this matter is not Newton's responsibility, don't talk nonsense at this time-"

Xu Ming: "..."

To be honest, she was not particularly sure. But she really thought it made sense.

Because the touch is two-way, so people can also fight back against ghosts when they are touched by ghosts. This rule is obviously valid!

"Anyway, try it first!" Xu Ming spoke faster, his tone was still so righteous, "Death is also a ghost hero, Newton is not alive now!"

... Is this also called a reason? !

Qiu Yufei was stunned. For the first time, she realized that even when one is extremely scared, one cannot suppress the urge to complain.

On the other hand, perhaps because her brain has been frightened to the point of being incoherent, she suddenly felt that this statement seemed to make sense...

Before she could think about it, the terrifying sensation on her feet quickly drew back all her attention. After such a long stalemate, Xu Ming was clearly unable to hold on any longer. Seeing her body being dragged bit by bit into the darkness, Qiu Yufei's fear finally reached its peak.

"Ahhh, get out of here!" She screamed uncontrollably, and her struggling right leg instinctively kicked forward again.

The next second, she suddenly froze.

Her eyes were wide open, even wider than before.

Xu Ming didn't know what she had seen. She only knew that the pulling force she felt on her side suddenly became much weaker. She seized the opportunity and dragged the person towards her again, and then said: "What did you see now?"

Qiu Yufei: "..."

"I saw it fall." She murmured, her expression still a little absent-minded, "I kicked it."

It was obvious that she had never been able to kick it before, and she just passed through it when she touched it.

Xu Ming: "..."

See, what I said.

She looked at Qiu Yufei who was in a daze again, and exhaled tiredly. She was about to let the person get up first, but the next moment, she saw Qiu Yufei's expression changed, her eyes dimmed, and she raised her feet - aimed at the air in front and started kicking again!

"I let you scare me! I let you catch me! Do you think I'm easy to bully? I tell you, I've practiced! Kick you, kick your balls -"

Qiu Yufei cursed, and her feet moved like she was riding a bike. Xu Ming was silent for a while, then hesitantly let go of Qiu Yufei's hand. Qiu Yufei didn't say anything, but quickly got up and rushed to the place where she had just kicked. With a "Ya-ha", she kicked him hard with a high whip kick -

and then ran back.

Xu Ming was prepared, and when he saw her coming back, he immediately dragged her to run in the opposite direction. While running, he did not forget to ask about the situation just now: "So what happened to the guy in the end?"

"I knocked its head off!" Qiu Yufei had a heavy nasal tone, but her tone was very high-pitched and full of pride, "That guy looks scary, but in fact his movements are very slow and his strength is not very great. As long as I can hit him, I'm not afraid at all!"

"Remember to wipe your tears before you show off." Xu Ming added bluntly, glanced at the battery level of the mobile phone in his hand, and clicked his tongue in annoyance, "The phone is running out of power, I still have to find a way to leave here first..."

"I should have brought a power bank." Qiu Yufei sniffed, "Teacher Mingming, are you okay? Why do I feel like you're weaker than me..."

Xu Ming: "..."

She didn't know whether she should tell Qiu Yufei that her feeling was right. Her legs were indeed a little weak now - but not because she was scared, but because she was tired. She didn't know if it was because she

had used up too much energy in the wrestling just now. Now it was a little difficult for her to walk, and her chest still hurt a little, as if she had just run 800 meters.

Qiu Yufei obviously thought of the human tug-of-war before. She looked at her gratefully and quickly changed the subject: "By the way, we have defeated that guy just now, right? If we defeat him, will the ghost wall be broken?"

"How can it be that easy... huh?"

Xu Ming's expression suddenly froze before he finished speaking.

As they were talking, they had hurriedly run through another corridor. The moment they turned the corner, Xu Ming clearly felt that the surrounding environment had changed in an instant - as if they had passed through a barrier.

Moreover, she heard it clearly. At the same time as that change happened, the voice in her head rang again.

But this time, the voice didn't say "hehe".

- It just made a light "tsk" sound, as if it had just witnessed something that made it particularly unpleasant.

Xu Ming's heart moved, but he didn't dare to stop, and continued to run out following the light of his mobile phone. He didn't run far when he was suddenly stunned.

To the right of the two of them, just a dozen steps away, a familiar light was shining steadily through the glass wall.

"It's the company!" Qiu Yufei was stunned for a moment, then she shouted with joy, "Great, I finally found it..."

She never dreamed that one day, she would actually cry with joy just because she saw the door of her own company.

Qiu Yufei couldn't help it, and her eyes, which had just been dry, began to wet again. She wiped her eyes hurriedly, dragged Xu Ming forward quickly, and was about to push the door to enter, but her arm was grabbed by Xu Ming.

"Wait." She heard Xu Ming say, "Yufei, let me confirm something with you first."

...?

She turned her head in confusion and met Xu Ming's calm eyes.

"Our company is on the seventh floor, right?" "

Of course." Qiu Yufei said without thinking, "7012." "

And the office building only has eight floors in total, right?" Xu Ming said again.

Qiu Yufei didn't know why she asked this, so she could only nod again. But Xu Ming sighed, pulled her back, and tilted her head to let her look at the house number next to her: "Then take a closer look, what number is this?"

Qiu Yufei: "..."

Strangely enough, the information that seemed very normal just now, after Xu Ming emphasized it, the problem suddenly became extremely obvious -

9012.

It was clearly written on the house number that it was 9012.

"Nine... Ninth floor?" Qiu Yufei opened her mouth slightly, and it took her a long time to find her voice, "Why is it the ninth floor?"

"..."

"Maybe it's because this is not our company at all." Xu Ming released his hand that was tilting her head, walked to the side alone, and stared at the closed glass door with his head down.

Qiu Yufei slowly turned her head and subconsciously followed her gaze. She suddenly began to tremble.

On the glass door was a company logo made of decorative stickers.

Bathed in the warm light coming from the room, the already light-colored decorative stickers became even less conspicuous. Even so, Qiu Yufei could see clearly that the

sticker on the door was not the "Xiaolu Media" where they worked.

It was "Hongqiang Consulting".