Chapter 1061 - The Story of Light [2 in 1] (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

The shrill calls of cats drilled into his ears. Chen Ge’s hands that held Ying Tong were already covered in cold sweat. He still could not see anything, but he knew that Ying Chen had already entered the corridor, and the distance between them was drawing ever closer.

“Ying Chen? Don’t you normally use the elevator? Why would you be using the stairs today? Are you doing some kind of exercise?” Miss Dress’ voice came from the sixth-floor corridor. Perhaps the shock from seeing the human head had not passed—her voice was still trembling slightly.

“I believed that I heard someone talking in the corridor earlier, so I came up to look. By the way, why are you here?” Ying Chen’s voice came from the corner of the stairwell. Currently, there was a less than five meters between Chen Ge as well as Ying Tong and Ying Chen. If he took another few steps forward, he would be able to see Chen Ge, who was leaning closely against the wall.

“I have run out of Ah Mu’s medicine, so I came up here to ask Miss Red if she has any extra.” Miss Dress had slowly calmed down by then. The excuse that she gave was very convincing.

“Oh, you are here to get more medicine?” Ying Chen’s voice had a lilt of relief. In fact, there was now an undercurrent of mirth in it. “It must have been difficult to look after Ah Mu, but soon, the responsibility will be taken off your hands. I have already contacted the related organization, and they will all be sent away in a few days.”

“You are going to send Ah Mu away?” Miss Dress’ voice betrayed her nervousness. After knowing the real Ying Chen that was hiding the mask of kindness, she could not face him like she usually did.

“Yes, I can’t just expect you all to help me look after those children for nothing, right?” Ying Chen’s voice echoed down the corridor. It sounded like he had walked right up to Miss Red. “After all, the reason the children ended up that way…”

Ying Chen’s voice became lower and lower. Even Miss Dress had a hard time hearing him. “Sorry, what did you say?”

“I said, after all, the reason the children ended up that way…” Ying Chen sounded like he had sidled up close to Miss Dress. “… is all because of me!”

Bang!

Miss Dress’ body slammed heavily into the wall. The sound of muffled screams came from the corridor. Ying Chen probably covered her mouth with her hands.

“Shh, be quiet. Don’t panic. I will not cut your neck here. We do not want to ruin your beautiful face, do we?” Ying Chen’s voice echoed in the corridor. Like usual, the tone of his voice was like a draft of spring breeze. It brought comfort and trust. It sounded like he was playing with a bunch of kids. “When I was downstairs, I believe I heard you mention a human head. You do not need to answer. I only need you to nod or shake your head. That’s all. I am sure you can do that for me, right?

“You did not say that?

“If you continue to act like this, I do not think I will like you anymore. You know what? I have always admired your honesty, just like you have always adored my passion and selflessness.

“I will ask you again. Did you mention a ‘human head’ earlier or not?

“Ah ha. So you did. Since you have mentioned that word, it can only mean that my little brother is nearby. Is he hiding upstairs, hiding behind one of the doors, or hiding inside the cleaning closet?

“Am I pressing too hard? Your bulging eyes appear to have subconsciously glanced upward?

“Do not worry. I will not go and hunt him for now. Do you know how many times I have imagined squeezing your neck like this? The burly arms strangling such a soft and graceful neck. The fingers pressing on your pulse, as they slowly constrict to crush your windpipe. The joy is watching the change in your expression. How could leave during such a glorious moment? You are like a graceful cat. No, you will become the most beautiful cat that I have ever gotten the pleasure to adopt.”

The voices slowly died down in the corridor. By then, Chen Ge and Ying Tong had arrived at the seventh floor.

“Every floor is named according to the day of the week. The whole building is a recurring nightmare that you can’t escape from. But this also means that I can probably get back to the first floor from the seventh floor.” Miss Dress’ room was on the first floor, and Ah Mu was still inside her room.

“Ying Chen knew that Miss Dress had seen Ying Tong, so he will not allow Ah Mu to continue staying in Miss Dress’ room. He will go to get Ah Mu sooner or later. Now I have two choices. The first is to enter Miss Dress’ room to find Ah Mu before Ying Chen can, but there are two risks to this plan. First, Ah Mu might open the door for me, and the knocking might raise the risk even higher. The second is that after I enter Miss Dress’ room, Ying Chen might choose to wait outside the corridor for me to continue—the tiger waiting under the tree for the rabbit to come out of its hole.”

Time was ticking, and Chen Ge did not have much time to spend on thinking. Ying Chen could move soundlessly, but the call of the cats was continuously echoing in his eyes. That meant that the distance between them and Ying Chen had not changed.

“If Ying Chen is allowed to take Ah Mu away, it will be incredibly difficult to find Ah Mu again. Ying Chen might even directly kill Ah Mu! If he does that, Ying Tong will lose a part of his memory permanently. If that causes Ying Tong to unable to open his eyes forever behind the door, that will be the worst case possible.” Chen Ge held Ying Tong’s hand and continued to move forward, but he suddenly felt some resistance from Ying Tong. The latter did not seem to want to move further anymore. “Ying Tong? Why have you stopped? Let’s go.”

“I think it is better if we split up. Those who wish to help me have all died, I…”

“No matter what, do not stop moving.” Chen Ge did not wish to get into an argument with Ying Tong at that moment. He lowered his voice and dragged Ying Tong by his arm along the seventh-floor corridor.

Climbing up the stairs that should not have existed in the first place, Chen Ge found his way back to Miss Dress’ room based on the memory that had imprinted in his mind. He knocked lightly on the door. As the knocking travelled down the corridor, so did the sound of the cat’s meowing. Other than the sound of the cats, Chen Ge heard a different sound underneath the cacophony. It sounded as if something heavy like a body was being dragged on the ground.

“Ah Mu? Are you in? Would you please come and open the door? Please open the door, Ah Mu!” Chen Ge was so desperate that his forehead was covered in sweat. The cats’ wailing stretched his nerves thin. It caused Chen Ge’s heart to race. The sound of knocking sounded extra loud and hollow in his eyes. At that moment, he no longer worried about being exposed. Since he had made the choice, he had to suffer the consequences of making that choice. In this building, the consequences of making the wrong choice would be death.

“Ah Mu! Ah Mu!” The sound of pattering footsteps came from inside the room. At the same time, the sound of a heavy object being dragged disappeared, and in its place was a shriller and sharper meowing of the cats!

Ying Chen had abandoned the body and was running their way at full speed!

“Ah Mu!”

The door lock clicked open. The moment Chen Ge heard that, he pushed the door open, and dragged Ying Tong into the room by his arm. He did not dare to allow himself even a second of hesitation. He practically fell into the room. After he walked over the threshold, he slammed his body into the door and closed it. He found the lock and quickly gave it a twist!

“Do not speak! Try to not make any noise!” With his back leaning against the door, Chen Ge slid down to the floor with his arms hugging his backpack tightly. In the darkness, the sounds of the cats being slaughtered echoed in his ears. It came closer and closer until it stopped right outside the door.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

With every single knock on the door, Chen Ge’s heart skipped a beat. With his back against the wall, the sweat could not stop falling. At that moment, Chen Ge was suddenly reminded of something that made his whole body freeze with dread.

Ying Chen has killed Miss Dress! And Miss Dress might have the key to this room on her body!

One could not account for everything. In such dire circumstances, even Chen Ge could not have predicted everything. After he entered this door, his nerves had been in a very tense state. The death of Miss Dress had only made his already frayed nerves even more stressed.

Calm down, Chen Ge! Miss Dress did not even take her phone with her, so she might not have taken the room key with her as well. After all, we left in such a hurry.