Aoba Office

After the nightmare, my consciousness became somewhat trance-like.

I seem to have talked to my brother, but it seems I haven’t.

I thought of my mother who died in a car accident last year. She jaywalked across the road, and the car causing the accident was blocked by illegally parked vehicles on the road and hit her directly. After being sent to the hospital, she died within two days.

Nearly a year has passed since the incident, but the lawsuit is still ongoing. My brother and sister-in-law are both busy with this matter and have been very haggard.

I should have hinted at my brother, but he didn't seem to understand.

I was thinking about the foreigner, and my mind wandered.

Every night, I dream about that yard, dreaming about being hung on a tree, dying and decaying bit by bit.

I wanted to run away and start looking for jobs in other cities.

No, I should go find the foreigner, I should catch him...

My thoughts are getting more and more confusing.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for the lawsuit to go to trial again.

The driver responsible for the accident and the driver illegally parked on the roadside are both defendants. The police have done all the relevant responsibility determination and criminal punishment. The lawsuit is about civil compensation.

I was sitting in the gallery and saw the surveillance video shown on the small screen in the courtroom.

Mother jumped directly from the sidewalk onto the road. She seemed to be running away from something, panicked and anxious. It was just a back view, but it allowed me to see her emotions. She is the one who raised me since childhood, of course I know that.

The defendant's attorney blamed the mother for the violation.

I can't listen anymore.

During surveillance, the mother was knocked to the ground. The driver got out of the car, and passers-by gathered around to watch.

I saw a head in the crowd.

At the bottom corner of the screen, he only showed his head, revealing a head of brown hair.

My body trembled slightly.

It's that foreigner!

I heard a noise behind me.

The sound of the door opening was drawn out. Just like the sound effects in a horror movie, the sound of "squeak--" seems to last forever.

I felt the gaze coming from behind. That gaze falling on him made people stand up with goosebumps all over their bodies.

Fear welled up in my heart, and I didn't dare to look back. Another thought urgently ordered me to turn back.

A cold wind came from the direction of the door, blowing on the back of my neck and brushing against my face.

The cold wind was like a knife, rubbing against my skin, as if it might cut my skin at any time.

I feel more scared.

squeak——

The door seemed to be closing.

The sound still dragged on for a long time.

My heart skipped a beat, hoping the door would close quickly.

I want to turn around and chase him out.

Two different thoughts gave me a splitting headache.

Bang!

There was a loud bang as the door closed, shaking the whole room.

The strange thing is that no one else seemed to notice this abnormality except me.

Da da da……

Footsteps approach.

I had been relieved, now terrified.

My body tensed and my ears perked up.

I heard the footsteps getting closer and landing in the corridor beside me.

Not many people came to listen, and I was the only one sitting in my row.

The man came in sideways, and his tall figure cast a shadow on me, completely covering me.

I felt like I couldn't breathe well.

That person smelled strange. Thick blood, cold wind, and seemingly scorching scorched earth...

I thought of that yard, and I felt a rope tighten around my neck, slowly pulling me to hang me up.

The man sat next to me.

My heartbeat suddenly stopped.

He made no extra movements. I only saw a figure in my peripheral vision, and I saw part of his knees, but not the rest.

But the foreigner's face came to my mind.

I was wary of the people next to me, but if he really wanted to do something, I guessed that I would just be an animal waiting to be slaughtered, and there was no way I could resist.

I can still resist...

There was a voice in my mind telling me to catch him.

I do not know what to do.

I didn't come back to my senses until the judge pronounced the verdict in court.

I saw my brother and sister-in-law looking towards me and nodding to me.

I don't know what happened.

My brother came over.

I thought about the person sitting next to me, and suddenly realized that the figure had disappeared from my peripheral vision.

I turned my head stiffly and found that the place around me was indeed empty.

"What's wrong with you?" my brother asked.

I shook my head and said nothing.

As I was about to stand up, I felt my ankle being scratched.

I lowered my head suddenly and met a pair of red eyes under the seat.

I was startled, blurted out a scream, and tried to back up, bumping into the chair in the front row.

My brother pulled me and asked me what was wrong.

He looked down and seemed to see nothing.

I looked over now and saw only a shadow under the bench. How could there be any eyes?

I was in shock, and then became even more confused.

When I wake up again, I have to think about my life span.

The man said I could live to be ninety-one. Even if I gave my nephew half of his lifespan, it wouldn't be the right time.

It’s not that time yet…

I comforted myself.

Suddenly I found myself waiting at the bus stop.

There were a lot of people around the station, many people waiting for the bus, and many people queuing up to buy things in the small shop at the back.

I looked at the brand and vaguely remembered that it was an Internet celebrity restaurant selling small cakes.

A new bus entered the station. Most of the people waiting for the bus were gone, and the surrounding area became empty.

I continued to wait for the bus, and the people lining up at the store behind me left and came again.

After a while, I saw the car I was waiting for at the intersection ahead.

The car is waiting for the green light and will be there soon.

There were many people who saw the car like me, and many people took two steps forward and approached the roadside.

I was a little slow, but I was squeezed behind.

There were two old ladies rushing ahead. I couldn't help but give way and walked to the side.

Looking around, I noticed a tall figure wearing a hat among the people queuing up to buy small cakes.

He and I looked at each other, and a red light seemed to flash in his blue eyes.

My mouth opened wide, a chill ran down my back, and I subconsciously wanted to run away.

There was a loud bang and billowing black smoke came out of the cake shop.

People around screamed and ran away.

The loud noise made me dizzy. I didn't know who hit me, and I fell to the ground.

My upper body fell onto the road, my feet still hanging on the sidewalk. Suddenly someone stepped on me and hit me hard.

I couldn't breathe out from the pain, my waist seemed to be broken, and the pain was unbearable.

The man struggled wildly on me and pushed my waist down a little more.

I cried out in pain, and the other person got up, stepped on my head, and staggered away.

There were screams all around.

I saw a pair of leather shoes stopped in front of me.

"Mr. Zhao, it's time." The voice I can't forget sounded above my head.

I felt a hand grab my head and lift me up easily.

I panicked and shouted in fear: "Why! Wait! Not yet..."

"It's time, Mr. Zhao." The voice said again.

I was lifted up completely and saw that Western face.

Only this time, his skin was red and his eyes were also blood red. He was not wearing normal clothes, and his naked upper body was full of muscles, which looked like they were made of plastic and were still exposed.

Two horns sprouted from his head, and a thin line-like tail swayed.

My eyes widened and I shivered.

This is not human!

This is……

demon!

monster!

Two thoughts collided in my mind.

The thing in front of me grinned with a ferocious smile, "Ninety-one years old is just nonsense. How could I have waited for you for so many years? Okay, Mr. Zhao, it's time to go."

I was shocked and angry, and subconsciously wanted to struggle, but who knew it would just pinch my head and drag me away.

I caught a glimpse of the scene behind me.

There was still black smoke pouring out of that cake shop. On the road in front of the station, I saw my body lying on the ground, blood pouring from my mouth, and I couldn't move.

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