Chapter 5 - Midnight Mansion (3) (2/2)
Lu Wenjing who was being illuminated by the light from the flashlight was a little pale. She was bending down with the crowbar in her hand. She pointed to the foot that had fallen into a gap on the floor and said with embarrassment: “Sorry, the floorboards broke. I was surprised by it and thought something had grabbed my leg……”
“Are you crazy? Stop acting surprised over something like that.”
Wang Jianming was scared to death earlier but, seeing that it was just fake scare, he immediately yelled out with irritation. Lu Wenjing who was yelled at by him revealed a wronged expression. Holding tightly onto the crowbar, she lowered her head dejectedly.
Seeing Wang Jianming’s rude attitude, Cheng Zhi Chu couldn’t help but frown. Wang Jianming had not yet calmed down and proceeded to direct his attack at Cheng Zhi Chu. Looking at him up and down he asked: “You’re saying that there are ghost’s footprints? Where is it?”
Being asked with a scornful expression like that made Cheng Zhi Chu also feel irritated. With a cold expression he said: “I definitely saw bloody footprints earlier, but I don’t know why it’s gone now.”
“There are no footprints? You’re actually just too embarrassed to admit that you saw wrong right? I mean, can you guys stop scaring people over nothing? We’re already nervous enough as it is so what are you going to do if you end up really scaring someone to death……”
Wang Jianming grumbled and then turned his head over and changed his expression. He carefully looked at Ren Xue who had a bad expression and smiled: “Xiao Xue, are you okay? You cold? This place is pretty cold. Do you want me to take off my jacket for you…..Ah? You don’t want it? But your face is so pale. You should wear it———”
“Enough, shut up. You’re so embarrassing!”
Ren Xue’s face flushed red. She felt that Wang Jianming is just too embarrassing and reached out to knock the jacket in his hands onto the ground causing dust to spread around her. She then turned around and angrily stomped over to Lu Wengjing to help her pull her leg out.
Wang Jianming was at loss. He didn’t know why she was angry. He quickly apologised: “Xiao Xue, I’m sorry. I………”
“Shut up!” Ren Xue didn’t look back and just yelled that phrase at him.
In an instant, the atmosphere was very awkward. Bai Yi supported Cheng Zhi Chu with faint smile on his handsome face. His eyes however were very indifferent when he looked at the others. This was particularly the case for Wang Jianming. Each time his eyes fell onto Wang Jianming, it would become several degrees colder.
Cheng Zhichi didn’t notice this and just wanted to resolve the situation. Although he was still a little upset, he said: “Sorry brother for scaring you but we didn’t do it deliberately. Also, I’m certain that I didn’t see wrong. Bloody footprints really appeared here, and the left foot appears to have been cut in half. It may be the ghost of someone who has lived here before.”
Wang Jianming didn’t say anything. After Lu Wenjing was pulled out by Ren Xue, she pulled out an old envelope stained with blood. In a small voice she said: “I found this…….It looks like a letter.”
“I also found a key, but I don’t know what door it is for.”
Cheng Zhi Chu pulled out the key and showed it to everyone. The five people once again grouped together, and Cheng Zhi Chu was given the letter. He glanced at the cover and then at the address before tearing open the envelope and reading the contents.
“This is………..a letter written by this mansion’s second owner. It is a letter addressed to his wife.” Cheng Zhi Chu said with a frown.
【To my sweetheart:
Dear, you probably didn’t expect this kind of surprise from me. I actually bought the Sorcha mansion and it was at an incredibly low price. I’m about to go crazy from happiness. I want you to take the children and come over here to live with me now!
Of course, there is a reason why the Sorcha family is willing to sell this mansion…..Although you may be scared, I feel that I should tell you the real reason.
Just a year ago, a tragedy occurred in the mansion. It’s owner; Sorcha family’s young daughter Mrs Mei Jie, and all their servants and even all the living animals died tragically in the mansion overnight. So far, no arrests have been made for this case.
God, this is such a terrible thing………The murderer must’ve had a deep grudge against the Sorcha family, or they wouldn’t do something as horrendous as this.
Reading until this point, you’re probably wondering why I didn’t mention Mrs. Mei Jie’s newlywed husband. Could it be that he is still alive?
No. In fact, rumour says that he had already died before this tragedy had even occurred and that he had died in the basement of the mansion. It’s just that there was no evidence of this, and no-one had seen his body so the police could only record him as missing.
A rumour has been passed amongst the nearby residents: Mr Charlie, that is, the newlywed husband, was probably killed by Mrs Mei Jie.
Before they were married, Mr Charlie was just a poor boy from the countryside. But with his good looks, Mrs Mei Jie fell in love with him at first sight. Like this, he eventually integrated into the Sorcha family and became a member of the upper class.
It’s also because of this that Mrs Mei Jie would often treat him as if he was a dog. Whenever she is unhappy, she would throw a flurry of insults and attacks at Mr Charlie. In front of his wife, he had no dignity at all. In the end, perhaps because of some dispute between the two, Mrs Mei Jie simply killed him off.
I saw some horrific evidence of this in the basement: There were lots of scratches on the ground and the walls and even traces of dry blood. I once asked one of the servants to clean the blood up but, no matter what they did, it couldn’t be removed. It’s not difficult to imagine what terrible things had probably happened in the basement.
Perhaps the tragedy that happened afterwards had something to do with Mr Charlie, but I didn’t want to probe any further, so I decided to permanently seal the basement off.
You also don’t have to worry dear. Something like this would definitely not happen to us because we love each other and will continue to love each other for the rest of eternity.
That’s right. There’s something else that’s interesting. In the mansion’s main bedroom on the second floor, that is, the room that the newlywed couple had used, was a hidden door. It is hidden behind an oil painting and it requires a key to open, but I couldn’t find the key. The hidden door is extremely solid and it cannot be broken with external force.
When you come, we can bring the kids together to try and find the key. This will be a very interesting and fun family treasure hunt activity!]
“……….It is then signed off with, ‘Your love’ and the letter ends there.”
Cheng Zhi Chu read the letter and looked up at the others. After Ren Xue finished listening to it, she wanted to say something, but she suddenly felt someone touching her shoulder.
She thought it was Wang Jianming wanting to hook his arm around her shoulder and just frowned and moved her hand intending to swat his hand away only to find that her hands hit thin air – It didn’t touch anything.
At the same time, in addition to feeling something touching her shoulder, she also felt fluid dripping down. The fabric on her shoulder soon became stained and a faint bloody smell could be smelt.
Her body suddenly stiffened, and she slowly lowered her head down and peeked behind her.
A pair of footprints were printed clearly on the ground closely behind her. The left foot lacked the front half and blood-red stains were left on the dusty floor.
“Splat.”
Bai Yi’s Diary (Part 5)
Why did you make Zhi Chu angry?
Since you suspected him, I’ll make you and your girlfriend really encounter a ghost.
PS: The scared Zhi Chu is so cute. I couldn’t help but want to give him a kiss.