Chapter 20: The Sound
"Senior, really...... It really appeared! ”
The appearance of that ghost ladder obviously made Zhao Anguo very frightened, Xia Qi signaled him to calm down and reassured:
"Don't mess around, don't bother with it for now, let's go back."
Xia Qi patted Zhao Anguo on the shoulder, then returned directly to the sofa, turned on the TV and watched it casually.
Seeing Xia Qi so calm, Zhao Anguo suddenly felt a little confident in his heart, and muttered:
"What a terrible ...... is just a broken staircase"
Watching TV absentmindedly, it didn't take long for Shen Ruotong to prepare the meal, and the large plates and small bowls were brought out of the kitchen.
Seeing this, Xia Qi and Zhao Anguo also hurriedly got up, took the meal from Shen Ruotong's hand, and carefully placed it on the coffee table in front of the sofa.
"I didn't expect Sister Ruotong to be a housekeeper woman, which also makes up for your character flaws."
"Zhao Anguo! Do you eat or not! ”
"Eat."
"You can't stop your broken mouth if you eat!"
Shen Ruotong glared at Zhao Anguo fiercely, which also frightened Zhao Anguo to gag his mouth and smile at Shen Ruotong.
Xia Qi didn't care about the quarrel between the two, at this time he picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the dish, and after tasting it, he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and praised Shen Ruotong's cooking skills:
"Ruotong, your cooking skills are really good."
"Hmm...... This fish is also delicious...... This rib stew is also very fragrant......"
Xia Qi felt that Shen Ruotong's cooking skills were comparable to those of Nangong Yun, and the food he cooked was much better than many of the big restaurants he had visited.
was praised by Xia Qi and Zhao Anguo like this, Shen Ruotong's face was also a little more ashamed, and he hurriedly changed the topic and asked the two:
"That...... What did you just say by the door? ”
"What else could there be, that ghost ladder has reappeared."
Zhao Anguo was originally eating energetically, but he heard Shen Ruotong ask about it. He put down his chopsticks and turned into a bitter gourd face again.
"The stairs we saw that day?"
"Well, it's out again, right outside the door."
After hearing this, Shen Ruotong hurriedly got up from the sofa, walked quickly to the door, and then walked back with a solemn face after confirming the matter with his own eyes.
After sitting down. She exhaled with some difficulty, turned her head to look at Xia Qi, who was still eating vegetables, and asked:
"What do we do next? Do you have a plan? ”
"Watch TV, eat, sleep, and observe for a few days." Xia Qi said his plan.
"Do nothing?"
"What do you want to do?" Xia Qi also put down his chopsticks at this time, then raised his finger and pointed to the top of his head, and said in a somewhat ridiculous tone:
"Shall we still go up the hellish ladder to the death?"
"But...... If we don't go up, then what's the point of us moving in? ”
"You're thinking too much. Do you think we're going to stay in the house honestly, and as long as we don't do anything, we won't get into trouble with the ghosts above?
Do you think the victims went up out of curiosity? ”
"Isn't it?" Shen Ruotong was somewhat skeptical of Xia Qi's statement.
"Perhaps. But I think it's more about being lured up. ”
Speaking of this, Xia Qi's expression suddenly became solemn, and he reminded word by word:
"From now on, we need to keep an eye on each other at all times, and notify others as soon as they hear, see, or feel anything unusual.
We have a vigil tonight according to the time slots. Make sure that two people are awake at each time slot.
Is there a problem? ”
"No problem, no problem, but senior. Are you sure the ghosts are going to do it to us tonight? ”
"I'm not sure, but since we've all moved in, we must be one hundred and twenty percent vigilant, lest we don't even know how we died."
"In that case, what are we going to sleep on?"
"Rest is necessary, after all, we don't know when the ghosts will do something to us. Maybe it's tonight, maybe it's tomorrow night, or even later.
Do we have to stay up all the time? ”
"Well, all when I didn't say anything."
Zhao Anguo gave Xia Qi a thumbs up, and he was completely persuaded by Xia Qi.
Perhaps it is because of the danger that can occur at night. So Zhao Anguo and Shen Ruotong almost didn't use chopsticks after that, but Xia Qi didn't think too much about it, and ate a lot of meals to store his strength.
Time passed minute by minute, and in a blink of an eye, it was midnight.
According to the "duty point" formulated by Xia Qi, he and Zhao Anguo were on duty from 1 to 2 o'clock. From 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock, he and Shen Ruotong were on duty, and from 4 o'clock to 6 o'clock, Shen Ruotong and Zhao Anguo were on duty.
Although Shen Ruotong didn't feel much sleep, in order to keep herself energized when she was on duty in the second half of the night, she could only try to let herself fall asleep.
Seeing that Shen Ruotong was already resting on the bed, Xia Qi and Zhao Anguo turned off the TV, so that the room was in a relatively quiet environment.
The unknown wait is always the longest, Xia Qi and Zhao Anguo stared at each other, and at the same time, their eyes were also on Shen Ruotong on the bed, intentionally or unintentionally.
After waiting like this for more than half an hour, Zhao Anguo finally couldn't hold back and said:
"Senior, let's find a topic to talk about, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to change shifts at all."
"Concentrate, be optimistic about me, be optimistic about Ruotong."
Xia Qi didn't want to chat with Zhao Anguo, because in his opinion, there was almost a movement upstairs.
He remembered that Zhang Xiaoxiao had said that in the middle of the night he heard a suspicious sound of running and jumping upstairs.
"Okay, then I'll talk to myself."
Seeing that Xia Qi was reluctant to take care of himself, Zhao Anguo muttered pitifully.
"When this incident is resolved, you can talk as much as you want, now give me my attention." Xia Qi changed to a commanding tone this time.
"Seniors are angry, I ......"
"All for all...... Whoa, whoa, whoa......"
Before Zhao Anguo finished speaking, a series of loud noises came from upstairs.
Hearing the sound, Xia Qi hurriedly made a silent gesture to Zhao Anguo, listening carefully to the sound that was still ringing.
"All ......"
Xia Qi listened for a while, but she didn't tell what kind of sound it was. Because it is not only like the sound of running and jumping, but also like the "bang" of smashing the wall.
"Senior ......"
Just as Xia Qi was trying to distinguish the kind of sound coming from upstairs, he heard Zhao Anguo's trembling voice suddenly come from his side.
"I hear you."
Xia Qi thought that Zhao Anguo was asking him if he had also heard the sound coming from upstairs, so he didn't look at his reply.
"Senior...... It's not a sound...... It's Sister Ruotong...... Sister Ruotong is gone! (To be continued......)