Chapter 1060 - Blind Man with Light [2 in 1] (2/2)

“That sounds reasonable, but why would Auntie Wu linger around this particular cleaning closet on this floor?” Chen Ge grabbed Miss Dress by her elbow. “Is the closet locked?”

“No.”

“Go and open the door. I suspect Auntie Wu might have hidden something inside the closet.”

The woman led Chen Ge and walked to the side of the cleaning closet. She gave the door a light tug. “Hmm?”

“What’s wrong?”

“It cannot be opened. It feels like something is stuck against the door on the other side.”

“It is not locked, but it cannot be opened, huh?” Chen Ge was suddenly reminded of something. He leaned toward the door and softly whispered, “Ying Tong? Are you inside there? I know your elder brother is a crazy murderer who likes to torture cats. I am here to help you escape this building!”

“What are you mumbling about at the air?” Just as Miss Dress said that, a click suddenly came from inside the cleaning closet. It sounded like someone had removed the item that had blocked the inside of the closet door. “Who’s in there?”

Opening the door, Miss Dress sucked in a cold breath.

“What did you see? Say something! Don’t just stand there,” Chen Ge urged in the smallest voice he could manage.

“Ying… Ying Tong is inside the closet! Why is he hiding here‽” The woman was shocked and that caused the volume of her voice to rise.

“Ying Tong?” Even though Chen Ge had already mentally prepared himself and knew that Ying Tong would be hiding somewhere in this building, he did not expect to encounter him so early in his journey. “Looks like I am quite lucky this time.”

“Who… are you guys? Was it Auntie Wu who told you I am hiding inside the closet?” Ying Tong’s voice sounded rather dull, like that of a robot. It was devoid of any human emotions.

“I am here to help you escape. I know the type of person your elder brother really is. I guarantee that he will receive his due punishment.” Chen Ge took one step forward. His hand touched Ying Tong’s shoulder. He used his fingers to lightly caress Ying Tong’s face, and the tip of his fingers ran over the uneven surfaces that were from the many different wounds.

“I look like a monster, don’t I?” Ying Tong’s voice came from before Chen Ge.

“I’m blind. I cannot see your appearance, but I know that you have a strong and kind heart. More than that, you also have a very clever and calm mind.”

If a normal child was placed in Ying Tong’s position, they would have gone insane already, but that did not happen to Ying Tong. He had been trying to find an opening to escape, and even after so many failures, he had not given up. Even though the siblings’ personalities could not have been more different, they were both incredibly clever, and in a way, both of them would grow up to become incredibly awe-inspiring individuals but for different reasons.

Chen Ge memorized Ying Tong’s appearance. To gain Ying Tong’s trust, he held Ying Tong’s hands and placed them over his face. “My name is Chen Ge, and from now on, you are not alone. No matter the result, I will always be by your side.”

No one had told Ying Tong these words before. That Auntie Wu should be helping Ying Tong in the dark, but she too did not dare give Ying Tong any promises. When Chen Ge was feeling Ying Tong’s face, he brushed against something Ying Tong was holding. The boy was carrying a big bag with him. Inside it was something in the shape of a ball and a stick-like object that appeared to be a flashlight.

“What is inside that bag of yours?”

“Auntie Wu did not believe me initially, so I had to take something to show her for her to believe me.”

“What is it?”

“A football that my elder brother made.”

A rustling sound came from the small room. Ying Tong opened the bag, and Miss Dress peered to look into the bag out of curiosity.

“Ah! A human head!” Fear overwhelmed her heart. Miss Dress was stunned in that moment, and she forgot that she needed to keep her voice down.

“Shush, we need to be quiet! We cannot stay here any longer! We need to get to the sixth floor so that Ying Tong can meet up with Ah Ying!” Chen Ge’s hypothesis would be proven when Ying Tong met Ah Ying. Now he could not wait for them to reunite. Miss Dress held Chen Ge and Ying Tong with each hand. The trio reentered the stairwell, but when they reached the landing between the fifth and sixth floor, the old elevator in the building suddenly started to move and make its horrible sound.

“The elevator is moving! Someone is using the elevator to come up the floors! Is it because Ying Chen heard our voices?” Miss Dress’ earlier gasp when she found out about the human head was rather loud, so Chen Ge was quite worried about that. He stopped moving, and his expression turned dark. The elevator stopped at the fifth floor, and immediately following it was the weak meowing of cats.

“It is Ying Chen!” The cat’s call did not increase in volume immediately, which meant that Ying Chen had stayed close to the elevator, but it was certain that the man was now on the fifth floor.

“We need to move.” Since the group had gotten so big, their movement would be much louder. However, Chen Ge was devoid of a better idea other than to stay as far away from Ying Chen as possible.

“We will go to Miss Red’s place first and hope that she will open her place up for us to hide in!”

The sound of the cat had not changed. Miss Dress led Chen Ge and Ying Tong up to the sixth floor, and they stopped before Miss Red’s door.

“Do not knock. It will make too loud of a noise. Give her a call or a text message, and tell her to open the door.”

“But I didn’t bring my phone with me.”

When the two spoke, the sound of a girl singing came from the other side of the staircase. The person holding the broken music box was coming up the stairs!

The cats would warn Chen Ge of Ying Chen, but they would not warn him of other people. Ying Chen had found help from the tenants inside the building. This was a very bad development for Chen Ge, who was unable to see anything.

“What should we do now?”

They were running out of time and options. Knocking would have a fifty percent chance of attracting Ying Chen’s attention. If Miss Red took her time to open the door, they would be captured, and Ying Chen’s helper was closing in from the other side.

“We will retreat to the left stairwell for now.” The plan had to be changed. As Chen Ge’s group was moving toward the left staircase, suddenly the cats started to growl and howl. The distance between Ying Chen and them was closing.

“The man has heard our movement!” Chen Ge gritted his teeth. He realized that Ying Chen was very hard to deal with. Earlier, he had been tricked before, so this time, he had found another person to go up the stairs with him. Each taking one side of the stairs, they would be able to corner the people in the corridor!

The cat’s meowing drilled into his ears, and the meowing was becoming more shrill and twisted. The three of them stood at the mouth of the staircase, and Ying Chen was probably heading up the stairs.

“It was me who made the noise, so he’ll be looking for me. The two of you should go and hide on the seventh floor. I will stay to delay Ying Chen as long as I can.” Miss Dress volunteered to walk down the fifth-floor corridor. Chen Ge grabbed Ying Tong by his hand and led him up toward the stairwell, but they were moving silently up to the seventh floor.