"There's still no answer. Never mind, I'll leave the school first."
A strange emotion spread in Gao Ru Xue's heart. She was very anxious, and everything that she saw was suspicious.
"Sir, please drive faster. I'm in a hurry."
The enclosed space made it hard for Gao Ru Xue to breathe. She rolled down the window, and the wind messed up her hair.
Her eyes scanned the crowd, but Gao Ru Xue did not feel any excitement. She felt like someone was looking at her from somewhere.
"You're a student at Jiujiang Medical University, right? Don't wander around at night. It's been quite chaotic lately. " The driver held the steering wheel and said casually, "There have been several murders in the city these past few nights. The victims were horrible, and I heard that their eyes were gouged out. I'm not trying to scare you, but before the killer is caught, you'd better stay at school. "
The driver probably meant well, but his words changed in Gao Ru Xue's ears, and her mind started to wander.
Murder? A few in a row? Why did he tell me to go back to the dormitory? Is he the killer?
In Gao Ru Xue's eyes, the driver's normal face turned dark, and his every movement seemed to be hiding malicious intent.
Gripping the phone, Gao Ru Xue did not reply. She turned to look out the window and occasionally sneaked glances at the driver.
Twenty minutes later, the taxi arrived at Xi Xia Hu. This was the place that Dr. Gao had bought two years ago.
After paying the fare, Gao Ru Xue got out in a hurry. It was almost 10 pm, and the number of people in the area had decreased.
Xi Xia Hu was one of the more luxurious areas in Jiujiang. It had a beautiful environment, and it was next to Xi Xia Hu, but the location was rather isolated.
Entering the area, the streetlights gave off a faint white light. Gao Ru Xue hurried forward with her head lowered. She did not dare to look at the bushes on either side, and the greenery at night looked quite creepy.
"Crap, the book and glass are in the taxi." She had been in a hurry when she got out, and she had accidentally left the things in the taxi.
The glass was fine, but she needed to use the book in class. With that in mind, Gao Ru Xue became even more agitated.
The taxi had already left, and she could not go back to get it.
She glanced at the time on her phone. It was almost ten o 'clock at night, and there were almost no other people in the neighborhood. However, the lights in the buildings in the distance were still on, which made Gao Ru Xue feel at ease.
Xi Xia Lake had its own little garden. After passing through it, Gao Ru Xue arrived at the third building. She lived on the thirteenth floor of the third building.
"The neighborhood is so quiet today."
Gao Ru Xue felt a chill on her exposed arms as she entered the corridor. She clapped her hands and waited for the voice-activated lights to come on before she dared to move forward.
Compared to the past, the neighborhood didn't seem to have changed much, but Gao Ru Xue felt that something wasn't right.
The words that the driver had said to her in the car flashed through her mind. Murder, eye-gouging, and so on. It was like a rope slowly tightening around her neck.
"Could the driver be the murderer?"
"I feel like his tone is very strange. The serial murders happened in different places, and the killer was able to commit the murders in one night. He must have used a vehicle, and the killer is most likely a taxi driver."
"Could it be that the deceased sat on the seat that I sat on? Could there be a bloody tool hidden inside the trunk? "
The more Gao Ru Xue thought about it, the more afraid she became. She would turn back to look every few steps, afraid that someone would suddenly jump out from behind her.
Leaning against the wall, Gao Ru Xue pressed the button. When the door opened, the voice-activated lights went off.
Darkness suddenly descended, and Gao Ru Xue's body froze at the door. She could see a dark human silhouette inside the elevator!
Clap!
The sound of hands clapping came from inside the elevator. A man in a raincoat brushed past Gao Ru Xue and headed down the corridor.
"A raincoat? It's not raining outside. "
The wide brim of the hat covered the man's face. He was not tall, and the oversized raincoat covered his legs and shoes.
The man left in a hurry, and there was no blood or anything suspicious on the raincoat.
"Is it going to rain tonight?" Gao Ru Xue glanced at the weather forecast on her phone. There would be showers after midnight. "What a strange person."
Gao Ru Xue only dared to enter the elevator after the man left.
The light shone down the corridor. She watched the elevator door slowly close, and an indescribable pressure suddenly appeared. She felt like a fish that had been abandoned on the shore, and it was difficult to even breathe.
"I'd better not take the elevator." Gao Ru Xue used her hand to block the closing elevator door. She walked out again, and she had a very bad feeling when she looked at the elevator.
Running into the emergency exit, Gao Ru Xue started to climb the stairs. The stairs did not seem to end. When she reached the sixth floor, she heard the first floor's emergency exit creak like someone else had entered the emergency exit.
"Someone is following me?"
Gao Ru Xue was instantly reminded of the strange man in the raincoat, and at the same time, the words that the taxi driver had said appeared in her mind.
"The man in the raincoat is the serial killer? Could it be that he has just killed someone inside this building? " Gao Ru Xue's face blanched. "I accidentally ran into his murder. Does he want to come after me?"
Initially, Gao Ru Xue purposely slowed down to try not to make too much noise, but under the pressure of fear, she ran faster and faster.
"I need to get home as soon as possible!"
Footsteps came from downstairs. There appeared to be another person coming up the stairs from the emergency exit!
The distance closed, and Gao Ru Xue ran as fast as she could. Her home was on the thirteenth floor, and there seemed to be five floors between them.
Gao Ru Xue ran until she reached the corner of the thirteenth floor. She pushed open the emergency exit door and rushed into the corridor.
She searched for the key in her pocket, and the footsteps in the corridor became clearer. The person was following her!
Her fingers were stiff. Gao Ru Xue tried twice before she managed to insert the key into the keyhole. She turned the key to open the door outside. By then, the sound from the emergency exit was getting closer; it was only one floor away from her.
"Quick!"
Gao Ru Xue found the key to the door inside. She shoved it into the keyhole, and the footsteps turned into running!
The person had also reached the thirteenth floor!
The spring moved, and the door inside opened. Gao Ru Xue ignored the door outside and rushed into the room.
She turned around and closed the door. Then she leaned against the door and started to gasp for air.
"I'm finally home."
Adjusting her breathing, Gao Ru Xue leaned against the door and looked out through the peephole.
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