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Zhong Kui's Diary
“Ah!”
A piercing scream came from behind me, and I felt a chill run down my spine. Before I could react, the worst thing I feared happened: the Fat Woman lunged at me like a bird seeking shelter.
With a loud thud, I was immediately pressed against the elevator door by her immense force. My waist and limbs were completely pinned down, leaving me unable to struggle; I felt as if I had been flattened like a dumpling skin.
“Help... me...” I shouted as I struggled.
The blue light of a phone screen illuminated the space, and behind me, Fatty and Kong Xuan were trying to persuade the Fat Woman while exerting effort to push her into the corner of the elevator. Despite their efforts, the Fat Woman continued to murmur, “I just want a safe place to lean on. Why won’t you give me that?”
I swear, Fatty and Kong Xuan definitely weren’t using their full strength. Although Fatty had tried to persuade the Fat Woman to let go, his tone sounded more like encouragement. As for Kong Xuan, he took a picture with his flash before pulling her away, and when I turned around, I vaguely saw him posting on his social media.
I glared at those two idiots, filled with anger.
“Thank you, and you?” I instinctively replied before spitting and cursing at Fatty.
“She’s just being honest; don’t be so heartless!” Kong Xuan said, raising his chin towards the Fat Woman with a smile.
I really didn’t want to argue with them; the more I did, the more they would get carried away. I pulled out my flashlight and turned it on. The Fat Woman’s eyes widened in curiosity at the sight of such a large flashlight.
I handed the flashlight to Fatty and took out my phone to call Kang Qin. Earlier, he had been watching video surveillance; he should be in the Machine Room now.
After two rings, Kang Qin answered, “Zhong, why are you still not there?”
"We're in elevator number, and it suddenly lost power. We're trapped inside," I said helplessly.
"Lost power? Elevator number? Alright, I'll contact security..." At this point, Kang Qin suddenly fell silent, and then a scream came from the other end. Soon after, Kang Qin's voice echoed through the phone, "Who are you?"
The voice sounded quite distant; it seemed that Kang Qin had moved the phone away and placed it somewhere.
"Hehehehehe!" A chilling laughter came through the phone, sounding like a wild cat struggling for breath after having its throat stepped on. It was an uncomfortable sound, reminiscent of nails scraping against glass, making me wish I could grab the source of that laughter and beat them senseless.
"If you come any closer, I'll shoot!" Kang Qin shouted sternly.
"Hehehehehe!" The eerie laughter continued.
"Bang!" A gunshot rang out.
"Hehehehehe!" The sinister laughter persisted.
"Ah!" A scream from Kang Qin echoed on the phone, and then there was silence on the other end. Even the chilling laughter abruptly ceased, leaving an oppressive stillness. I looked at my phone; it was still connected and hadn't hung up.
"Old Kang! Team Leader Kang! Kang Qin! Say something!" I shouted again into the phone.
Faint sounds of rummaging came from the other end. After a moment, it seemed someone blew into the microphone a couple of times, followed by a series of muffled sounds. Then a chilling voice emerged from the other side: "Why... why...?"
"What do you mean why? Who the hell are you?" I yelled back.
A chilling laughter suddenly came from the other end: "Why do you want to watch the video? Now look, you've harmed someone, haven't you?"
"What do you mean?" His words sent an inexplicable chill through me. Could it be that Kang Qin was also killed?
"Hehehe..." The voice gradually faded away, leaving behind a deathly silence.
After several attempts to call, the phone beeped twice and then automatically hung up due to a lack of signal.
"Damn!" I cursed fiercely.
Fatty and Kong Xuan quickly asked me what was going on. I recounted the situation from the other end of the line, and Fat Woman, who was crouching in the corner, let out a sharp scream.
At that moment, my mood was terrible, and I couldn't care about anything else. I pointed at Fat Woman and said, "Stop screaming! If you scream again, I'll kill you!"
Fat Woman mumbled, "But I have a date. They say it's very sincere for marriage!"
"Do you really want to get married that badly?" At this point, I felt a jolt in my heart and couldn't help but pause for a moment before changing the subject. "So, are you working in this building? Do you work at Niya Clothing Company on the 17th floor?"
Fat Woman was taken aback. "Yes, I'm in the after-sales department!"
"Kong Xuan!" I slightly raised my chin toward Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan understood my meaning and discreetly pulled out a yellow paper talisman from his hand. He reached out to shake hands with Fat Woman and said, "So you're from Niya Clothing Company. What should I call you?"
Fat Woman did not know what kind of medicine Kong Xuan was selling, confusedly shaking hands: "My name is Cheng Yongqi!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Kong Xuan finally released her hand, shaking her head at me, indicating that the woman showed no signs of being possessed.
Just as I was about to ask her about her relationship with Du Weidong, the elevator suddenly beeped, and then bright lights flooded in, causing us to instinctively close our eyes.
After adapting for several seconds, we realized that the elevator had returned to normal. We hurriedly pressed the door open button, and with a 'ding', the doors opened.
The four of us quickly stepped out of the elevator. I glanced to my right and saw a room ahead with its door open and lights on. It seemed this was Kang Qin's Machine Room. I turned to Cheng Yongqi and said, "You wait for us here, don't go anywhere!"
Cheng Yongqi looked at us pitifully and nodded.
I really shouldn't have left her alone because I vaguely felt she was a desperate woman looking for marriage. Moreover, she worked at the same company as Du Weidong and Qin Zhicheng, so there must be some connection between them.
But I was more worried about the situation with Kang Qin. What had that ominous person done to Kang Qin? Had Kang Qin already fallen victim to foul play?
Comparing both situations, this one seemed more urgent.
Leaving Cheng Yongqi at the elevator door, the three of us quickly walked to the brightly lit room. It was immediately clear that this was the surveillance Machine Room, as there was a Control Panel inside. On it sat a large touchscreen displaying nine images that automatically cycled through various floors every few seconds.
On top of the Control Panel lay a person in a security uniform, next to an overturned chair. Lying beside it was none other than Kang Qin.
We entered and helped Kang Qin up, discovering he was still breathing. I quickly called for Kong Xuan. She extended her finger to check in front of Kang Qin's nose, frowning slightly. Then she took out a glass bottle and poured two yellow pills, feeding one to Kang Qin and the other to the security guard.
Before long, Kang Qin and the security guard slowly regained consciousness. Upon seeing us, Kang Qin was taken aback for a moment, then turned his hand over and realized his gun was still in his possession. He let out a sigh of relief, stood up, and forced a smile, saying, "Thanks."
The security guard, however, looked dazed. It wasn't until Fatty walked over and slapped him twice that he began to wail, "Oh my God, a ghost!"
Fatty slapped him again, and the guard stared at Fatty in shock, stammering, "Why are you hitting me?"
Ignoring him, I asked Kang Qin what had just happened. Kang Qin briefly explained that he and the security guard were reviewing video footage when he received my call. Suddenly, a black mist surged into the machine room, knocking out the security guard and then Kang Qin.
"What does it mean? It just knocked you out?" Fatty seemed incredulous.
"What do you mean by 'just knocked us out'? Are you saying it would be normal for it to kill us instead?" The security guard regained his composure and was displeased by Fatty's words.
"Brother, why don't you check if anything is missing here?" I quickly changed the subject since there had been sounds of rummaging on the phone.
The security guard looked around and then searched high and low, scratching his head as he said, "Huh! Nothing seems to be missing. This is really strange. Oh right, let me pull up the surveillance from the basement level."
He swiped on the touchscreen, and his expression changed slightly. "Not good; all the video surveillance recordings have been deleted."
At this statement, our expressions shifted as well. Earlier, when Kang Qin mentioned the black mist, I suspected Chen Fei'er was behind it. As for why she deleted the recordings, it must be because there were things she didn't want us to know.
The reason she hadn't deleted the videos earlier was likely because she believed no one would notice anything amiss. Now that we had Kong Xuan with us—an expert—she probably came to delete the videos out of fear that Kong Xuan would spot something wrong.
This was the only reasonable explanation I could think of; any other reasons simply didn't hold water.
"Is there something strange in this surveillance video?" Kang Qin frowned and said, "But I've watched this video, and there was nothing unusual."
"You've seen these videos?" I was overjoyed to hear that.
"Of course, I'm a detective. If I let such an important clue slip by, then my more than ten years as a detective would have been for nothing," Kang Qin nodded.
"Can you tell me the specifics about Kong Xuan?" I pointed at Kong Xuan.
Kang Qin furrowed his brow and described the surveillance footage. I firmly believed that as an experienced detective, he would have noted all the details. After listening, Kong Xuan subtly shook his head at me, indicating that there was nothing unusual here.
"By the way, was the video of Chen Fei'er’s sudden death also deleted?" After hearing Kang Qin's description, Kong Xuan turned to ask the security guard.
The security guard replied, "All of it has been deleted. Uh... is your Chen Fei'er that girl?"
I nodded, "That's right."
The security guard looked around and lowered his voice, saying, "If you want to see that video, I actually have a backup."
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