Noticing that Grandma Song was staring at him, Gu Xizhou was silent for a moment. He stepped aside and pointed at the landline on the table. "You can use it."
Grandma Song's eyes curved into crescents as she squeezed out a smile. When she picked up the phone, she stole a glance at Gu Xizhou and smiled shyly. Then, she picked up the phone and pressed a string of numbers.
"Du — du —"
After the busy tone, the call was picked up a moment later.
"Son, when are you coming to pick me up … I don't want to be here. I want to go home." Granny Song grabbed the receiver and covered it with her hand. She repeated the same words in a low voice as before.
The man on the other end said in a deep voice, "Okay, okay, okay. I'll pick you up tomorrow. I'll come tomorrow. Mom, go to sleep first, okay? Our son will pick you up tomorrow. "
"Really?"
The old lady was pleasantly surprised. Then, the old lady's son said helplessly, "Okay, Mom. Sleep early."
"Okay, I'll sleep now."
"Mom, pass the phone to the doctor in the hospital. I want to talk to them."
"Okay, okay, okay." Grandma Song handed the phone to Gu Xizhou with a smile. Then, she smiled and said, "Doctor, my son asked me to pass the phone to you. He, he has something to talk to you about!
"He's going to pick me up!"
When Grandma Song said this, she was dancing with joy. Gu Xizhou lowered his eyebrows and glanced at the smile lines at the corner of Grandma Song's eyes. Then, he took the phone from Grandma Song's hand. He took the receiver and said in a low voice, "Hello, family member."
As soon as Gu Xizhou finished speaking, the man on the other end of the phone said, "Didn't I tell you not to call my mom? What's wrong with you? If I could let my mom stay at home, would I be able to send her over?
"Don't lend your phone to my mom in the future! I'll visit her when I'm free. "
Hearing the man's impatient voice, Gu Xizhou frowned. He looked up and saw Grandma Song smiling sweetly at him like a child. Gu Xizhou just grunted.
The man cursed and scolded Gu Xizhou. In the end, he warned, "Be careful, or I'll file a complaint against you!"
Gu Xizhou couldn't be bothered with him and hung up the phone.
"Grandma Song, go back to sleep," Gu Xizhou said softly.
Grandma Song opened her mouth as if she wanted to continue chatting with her son. When she saw that her son had hung up, she looked very disappointed. But then, she thought of something and smiled. "Then, I'll go back."
Gu Xizhou smiled at the old lady and nodded. "Sleep early."
"Yes, doctor."
After Grandma Song left, Gu Xizhou's trio sat in the office on duty. The door of the office was half-open.
Si Yu sat at the desk and gently patted Gu Xizhou's shoulder as he asked, "What did that person say to you on the phone just now?"
Gu Xizhou calmly recounted what Grandma Song's son had said on the phone without any expression on his face. Si Yu shrugged and jumped down from the desk. He sat at the desk next to Gu Xizhou's and whispered, "Then, will you still let Grandma Song make the phone call in the future?"
Gu Xizhou curled his lips and crossed his legs. He spread his hands and said, "I'm not afraid of him filing a complaint against me. Since this world is real, let Grandma Song make the phone call. Maybe something will change."
Si Yu nodded in agreement. "That's good too."
Fang Zhi, who was sitting in his seat, heard Gu Xizhou's words and involuntarily looked at the landline in the office. He wondered what Grandma Song's original ending was.
While Fang Zhi was thinking, Si Yu and Gu Xizhou were whispering to each other. Time passed unknowingly as they chatted. Fang Zhi glanced at the time and reminded them, "Si Ge, Gu Ge, it's time for the ward round."
Fang Zhi pointed at the clock on the wall. As he spoke, he picked up the record beside Gu Xizhou's hand. Gu Xizhou called Si Yu and the other two out. There were only five patients on this floor. It was not a lot, but they had to record them one by one. They also had to measure their temperature and blood pressure. It seemed simple, but it was actually very troublesome.
Fang Zhi walked out of the office and looked at the eight wards on this floor. He walked into each ward one by one and made a record. After he finished recording Grandma Song's condition, he instinctively raised his head and glanced upstairs.
He wondered if the person on duty upstairs was doing a routine check.
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard two clanging sounds. Something had hit the metal fence twice. He immediately tensed up and instinctively looked at Gu Xizhou and Si Yu.
The sudden clanging sounds in the originally quiet surroundings were eerie in the dark. Moreover, they were in a sanatorium that was similar to a hospital.
Gu Xizhou frowned when he heard the sound. He turned and walked to the entrance of the corridor. There was a lock on the yellow wooden door. There was a square frosted glass on each of the two wooden doors. A dark silhouette could be vaguely seen through one of the windows.
Clang! Clang!
The thing outside slammed the metal gate twice again. Si Yu grabbed Gu Xizhou's hand and turned to ask Fang Zhi, "Are you done recording everything?"
Fang Zhi nodded hurriedly. "Yes, yes."
"Let's go back."
Gu Xizhou wanted to open the door to check out what was going on, but Si Yu dragged him away. The thing outside remained in the same spot and slammed the metal gate twice again.
"Don't look. That thing outside isn't human."
Just as Si Yu finished speaking, Fang Zhi suddenly grabbed Gu Xizhou's sleeve and pointed to the corridor. He whispered, "The thing outside seems to have left."
Gu Xizhou heard Fang Zhi's words and turned to look at the frosted glass door. The black shadow had disappeared.
Tap, tap, tap.
It was the sound of footsteps. The thing had gone upstairs.
The three of them returned to the office. Gu Xizhou thought that the person upstairs would scream in terror and run downstairs. However, after waiting for a long time, Gu Xizhou did not hear anything. He naturally leaned against Si Yu and fell asleep.
His neck felt like it was being choked by a pair of hands. He could not breathe.
Gu Xizhou's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Just as he was trying to find support, a pair of hands grabbed his shoulders and whispered, "Xizhou, wake up, wake up!"
Gu Xizhou opened his eyes when he heard the voice. Only then did he see Si Yu's face clearly. He rubbed his sleepy eyes.
"Did you have a dream again?" Si Yu's brows furrowed as he asked.
Gu Xizhou did not deny it and only nodded.
Fang Zhi stuck out his tongue and pointed to the ceiling. He whispered, "I think there's a sound upstairs …"
It sounded like something was being dragged on the ground. It made a grinding sound.
Rip — —
Rip — —
The sound came in waves. Gu Xizhou and Si Yu looked at each other. They both looked up at the same time. Then, a trail of blood appeared on the snow-white ceiling. The dark red blood looked like it was about to seep through the ceiling and drip down.
Then, Gu Xizhou heard the sound of footsteps coming from upstairs. The footsteps started off small, but suddenly became very dense …
The sound was no longer in waves. At the same time, a terrified scream came from outside the corridor.
Gu Xizhou got up and was the first to walk out of the office. There was no light in the dark corridor. He had said that nothing would happen tonight, but it was too early to relax.
Gu Xizhou stood by the dark corridor and heard someone frantically pounding on the door.
"Open the door! Open the door! Save me, save me! "
Fang Zhi swallowed his saliva and looked at Gu Xizhou. He said anxiously, "Her voice sounds like … Feng Yuanyuan."
Feng Yuanyuan was a mission enforcer this time. She was a tall lady who had spoken to them earlier. Fang Zhi recognized her voice. Gu Xizhou also found it familiar. With Gu Xizhou around, Fang Zhi became bolder and followed Gu Xizhou. He looked at the lock and hesitated.
"Fang Zhi." Si Yu suddenly called out to him.
Fang Zhi was hesitating whether to open the door. When he heard Si Yu calling him, he quickly turned his head. "Si Ge? W-what's wrong? Is there a problem? "
Si Yu shook his head. "Break the glass."
Break the glass?
Fang Zhi glanced at the frosted glass on the door and turned to pick up the broom in the corner. He used the broom to break the yellow glass on the wooden door and shone the flashlight over. An unfamiliar woman was standing at the door, but she was making the same sound as Feng Yuanyuan.
The woman made the sound, but her mouth didn't move.
It was obvious that she wasn't a normal person.
The woman turned and stared at Fang Zhi. She stood outside the metal door and reached out to Fang Zhi. She kept calling out, "Save me, save me." However, her mouth didn't move at all. The woman kept pounding on the door as if she was waiting for the person inside to open the door for her.
When Fang Zhi saw this scene, he immediately had goosebumps on his back. That thing didn't leave. It stayed at the door and stared at them. At the same time, it opened its mouth and revealed a big smile, revealing a mouthful of sharp sawtooth teeth. There were even traces of blood on the teeth.
The moment the woman opened her mouth, Fang Zhi clearly heard Feng Yuanyuan's voice become louder. The sound seemed to come from the depths of the woman's throat. It came from afar and slowly became louder.
Fang Zhi shuddered and felt a chill run down his spine.
The woman's voice was indeed Feng Yuanyuan's. Then where … was Feng Yuanyuan?
Gu Xizhou found Fang Zhi's frightened expression amusing. Wasn't this kid used to the rules of the supernatural world? Dead people were normal.
Si Yu looked down at the female ghost and ignored her. She grabbed Gu Xizhou's hand and called out to Fang Zhi, "Let's go back to the duty room."
After returning to the duty room, Fang Zhi cautiously asked a few seconds later, "The person on duty upstairs, is he …"
Si Yu said casually, "You want to ask if he's dead?"
Fang Zhi: "…"
Si Yu narrowed her eyes and said indifferently, "He's dead."
Fang Zhi: "…"
Si Yu smiled at Fang Zhi and said, "Why do you think the person upstairs opened the door?"
"… Why?"
Si Yu sat on the chair and turned it around. She said, "Because there's one in the corridor."
"No way … Si Ge, don't scare me …" Fang Zhi's face turned pale.
Si Yu looked at him with a smile that wasn't a smile, and said lightly, "I'm just joking, I'm just joking. “
Fang Zhi: "…" No, you don't sound like you're joking. Sob, sob, sob.
The next morning, there was finally no sound at all. Gu Xizhou was sleeping next to Si Yu when he heard rustling footsteps. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a gray-haired Grandma Song.
Grandma Song poked her head out and knocked on the door of the duty room.
"Doctor, doctor, you're awake!"
Gu Xizhou instinctively glanced at the clock on the wall. It was 5: 50 am. Grandma Song walked in and said awkwardly, "Doctor, can I make a call?"
"Go ahead." Si Yu opened the door and let Grandma Song in. After Grandma Song made the call, she repeated the same question to the man on the other end of the line.
"Son, when are you coming to take me home … I don't want to be here. I want to go home."
The old lady's voice was very soft and even a little hesitant. She seemed a little scared.
The man on the other end of the line gave the old lady the same perfunctory reply as yesterday. Then, he asked the old lady to pass the phone to the doctor. Si Yu picked up the phone and said, "Hello." Then, he put the phone aside. Gu Xizhou could vaguely hear the angry man on the other end of the line cursing and swearing.
"Are you even listening to what I said?"
Gu Xizhou watched as Si Yu returned after sending Grandma Song off. He picked up the phone and said, "Yes, I'm listening."
After saying this, Si Yu put the phone aside and let the man on the other end of the line talk until he got bored and hung up.
At 6: 00 am sharp, the nurses came to take over the shift. The two nurses looked at the ward records and checked the temperature and blood pressure before letting Gu Xizhou and Si Yu leave.
When the two nurses saw Grandma Song, who was waiting at the door early in the morning, one of them looked helpless and said to the old lady, "Grandma Song, we can't lend you the phone. Your son has already complained about us."
"Let me call him. I guarantee that he won't complain about you. My son listens to me the most!"
"No means no!" the slightly older nurse said coldly.
"Oh, okay then." The old lady pouted like a child. She felt so wronged that tears seemed to be welling up in her eyes. She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and walked out with her back hunched.
After the old lady left, Gu Xizhou heard the older nurse say to the younger nurse from afar, "You have to treat the elderly this way. Otherwise, they will come looking for you every day."
"But Grandma Song looks quite pitiful," the younger nurse said with pity as she hugged the notebook in her hand.
"What can we do? She does look pitiful. You asked her to call, but her son didn't care about her at all. He even complained about us. Every time he complained, we would deduct his pay.
"There are many pitiful people here. Those who live in the mental health building are even more pitiful. Even if they're not sick, they're already sick."
When the younger nurse heard this, she gasped and nodded obediently. She hugged the notebook in her hand and followed the older nurse into the on-call room.
Fang Zhi naturally heard the conversation between the two nurses. Including today, they had been on duty the entire night. They asked Grandma Song to call three times.
After the shift, Gu Xizhou and the others went straight upstairs. Feng Yuanyuan's floor was covered in blood. A man who teamed up with Feng Yuanyuan was also missing. There were only bloodstains on the floor, but they couldn't find the body even after searching the entire floor.
The disappearance of the two teammates quickly rendered the atmosphere of horror incisively and incisively. During breakfast, everyone was asking Gu Xizhou and the other two about what happened last night.
"Something knocked on the corridor door last night. We didn't open it. After a while, there were suddenly footsteps and all kinds of other sounds upstairs. I don't know what they were either."
"Something …" When they heard Fang Zhi's words, they didn't need to explain further. They knew what Fang Zhi meant. The thing that knocked on the door last night wasn't a human.
"So if we didn't open the door, would we be fine?" Asked a skinny man. He was wearing a white lab coat that looked a little big. There were deep dark circles under his eyes. It was obvious that he didn't sleep well last night.
"That depends on whether the thing was outside or inside the corridor," Si Yu said indifferently.
"It's inside the building too?" The skinny man swallowed his saliva. He looked bewildered and didn't look too good.
Si Yu spread his hands. "You'll have to ask Feng Yuanyuan. Oh right, after that thing eats people, it will make a sound like a dead person. You guys have to be careful."
"What's the situation in the other building?" Si Yu changed the topic. The people in the building next door were all mental patients. The situation was even more complicated.
Hearing Si Yu's question, the few people who guarded the building where the mental patients were yesterday shook their heads and said, "The patients in that building were all tied to the bed with something stuffed in their mouths. Even if they used their bodies to shake the bed, the metal bed would creak the entire night.
"No one rang the bell either."
The people guarding the nursing home were speechless. Of course, no one rang the bell. The patients were all tied up and couldn't press the bell even if they wanted to.
"I think a patient died when we changed shifts on that floor yesterday." A bespectacled girl thought for a moment and said, "I heard it from the nurse this morning."
Patient?
Gu Xizhou raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in a low voice, "Was it a man or a woman?"
The thing that knocked on the door last night was about 30 years old before it died. It was very likely that it was mentally ill. Although there were no sounds of chains on its body, it was still worth investigating.
"I don't know …" the girl asked tentatively. "Shall we ask after dinner?"
Gu Xizhou nodded. "Okay."
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