Chapter 60

"Not human?" Jiang Dezhi was furious: "Are you T.M. kidding me? If it's not human, what is it? Could it be a ghost?"

"Yes, yes!" Xiao Li immediately seemed to have found a savior, excitedly saying to Jiang Dezhi: "Mr. Jiang, you're so wise, you guessed it right. When we were moving the boxes just now, something brushed past us. So, Mr. Jiang, you must stay here to give us courage!"

Jiang Dezhi was very angry. He was already in his forties, and during his childhood, there were very few horror movies, so he naturally didn't believe in such ghost stories. However, the two young men looked like they wouldn't dare to work without him, which made Jiang Dezhi very helpless. He had no choice but to wave his hand and say, "Alright, alright, go do your work quickly. I'll stay here and see what kind of thing is playing tricks, hmm? Old Zhang, what's wrong with you?"

Jiang Dezhi didn't care, but the security guard Old Zhang seemed very afraid, which made Jiang Dezhi quite puzzled. Old Zhang was about the same age as him and should not have taken such things seriously, but now he seemed a bit abnormal. Hearing Jiang Dezhi's question, Old Zhang trembled and said, "Mr. Jiang, you don't know. Actually... actually, this third workshop has a history. There might really be something here."

Under Jiang Dezhi's urging, Old Zhang said, "This area, the South Suburban Industrial Park, was originally just wasteland and had no rural areas. However, the area around Dongfang Hardware is close to the edge of the countryside. As you know, in recent years, rural areas still practiced burial in the ground. This place was originally a cemetery for a nearby village! Many people from the village were buried here. Later, when the city expanded the industrial park and built a public cemetery to promote cremation, the graves were moved, but some of them, without relatives, were left behind and simply filled in."

"Moreover, I heard that before Dongfang Hardware built the workshop here, there was a bankrupt and abandoned small factory. At that time, a murder case happened here. It seems that a murderer kidnapped a girl walking at night, abused her, and then killed her, burying her on the spot. After several cases, the murderer was cornered by the police and committed suicide here."

As the saying goes, scaring people can scare them to death. Jiang Dezhi didn't feel anything at first, and Xiao Li and Xiao Liu, seeing Jiang Dezhi's calmness, gradually calmed down. But after Old Zhang's story, they immediately felt a chill on their necks, even though it was early summer. They felt a bit cold, and their breathing became much heavier. Jiang Dezhi was still okay, but Xiao Li and Xiao Liu, especially Xiao Li, who had seen it with his own eyes, were already drenched in cold sweat.

"Mr. Jiang... Mr. Jiang." Xiao Li's voice was tinged with a sob: "What should we do? Can we change the place? Or at least turn on the lights?"

Jiang Dezhi said helplessly, "We can't change it. Old Zhang only has the key to this place, and it's a spare one. We can't enter other places, and if we force our way in, it will leave traces. We can't turn on the lights either. There are other factories nearby that are working overnight, and if the security guards of other factories see, it will cause trouble. Don't think too much. These things only become problems when you think too much. You two, hurry up and finish the work. I'll keep an eye on things here. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can leave."

Xiao Li and Xiao Liu knew there was no turning back. It was too late to regret now. They had to tough it out and continue working. Meanwhile, Jiang Dezhi and Old Zhang, standing by the truck at the workshop entrance, were also very tense, their attention focused on the surroundings. Old Zhang's story was too scary, especially when combined with the current environment, which added a lot of credibility. Even the usually brave Jiang Dezhi felt a bit uneasy.

"Ah!"

At this moment, Xiao Liu also cried out. It turned out that he had also seen the shadow that Xiao Li had mentioned. Originally, only Xiao Li had seen it with his own eyes, and although Xiao Liu was afraid, he still had a glimmer of hope, thinking it might be Xiao Li's hallucination due to his timidity. But now, he saw a white shadow pass by his eyes, and one person seeing a hallucination was understandable, but two people seeing the same thing left no room for doubt.

The four of them stopped their actions. Xiao Li and Xiao Liu kept searching the surroundings with the lights on their safety helmets, their senses heightened to the maximum. Although Jiang Dezhi and Old Zhang couldn't see the surroundings clearly, their hearing became very acute in this situation. Suddenly, a loud noise came from deep inside the workshop, making them all jump, almost wanting to drop everything and run. But thinking about what they were doing, they had to suppress their fear and continue working.

Surprisingly, in this state of fear, Xiao Li and Xiao Liu worked much faster than usual. Although there were a few more minor sounds and they saw the white shadow several times, they managed to complete the task Jiang Dezhi had given them, placing all the wooden boxes in the appropriate positions. Just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief,

"Ha ha ha ha ha~~~~~"

A very ethereal laugh echoed, sounding like a young girl's but not quite human. More importantly, they couldn't determine where the laugh was coming from; it seemed to come from all directions. Their nerves were stretched to the limit. At this moment, they remembered the story Old Zhang had told about the murderer who had killed several girls, and their hair stood on end.

"Ah!"

This time, it was Jiang Dezhi who screamed. Seeing everyone look at him, he explained, "Just now, something touched my neck, it was icy cold, and it brushed past me. I didn't even react before it disappeared!"

"Mr. Jiang!" Xiao Li and Xiao Liu pleaded, "The job is done, let's go!"

"Mr. Jiang!" Old Zhang was anxious. If the other three left, he would be the only "human" left in the factory. How could he spend the rest of the time here? "You can't leave me behind. At least stay a little longer, or leave one of you here."

"You two, get in the car and start the engine," Jiang Dezhi said to Xiao Li and Xiao Liu. Then he turned to Old Zhang, "Old Zhang, it's not that I'm not being fair, but we can't stay. If someone else sees us, we'll be in trouble. You're going back to the guardhouse anyway, not staying here."

Just as Jiang Dezhi finished speaking, something touched his neck again, just like before. Scared, Jiang Dezhi, despite his obesity, jumped and climbed onto the truck. The truck, as if being chased by something, left Old Zhang behind, who was enveloped in the exhaust fumes, and rushed out of the factory gate. Realizing what was happening, Old Zhang scrambled back to the guardhouse, locking himself inside and not daring to go out again.

[PS: Third update of the day!]

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