Nightmare Assault

When they got on the bus for registration, a woman from the booth told her weakly that the person who left was not a police officer.

“Then, why was he wearing a police uniform?” Chen Yi was stunned.

Then, another woman added. That was their theme. The man came out of nowhere in a doctor’s outfit. He changed behind the couch. When the rest heard that, Chen Yi was laughed at by her colleagues. When they arrived at the station, her head was still buzzing.

The next day, she received a notice from above. She was transferred from heavy crime to public security management. She worked there since. When this happened, her internship with heavy crime hadn’t ended.

Chen Yi became obsessed after that. She found the sketch artist and painted Jiang Cheng’s portrait based on her memory. She made 20 copies of it. She pasted them on her office and her bedroom walls so that she would never forget this humiliation.

Finally, God looked down on her, and she found the culprit.

“Miss Xu,” Jiang Cheng said, “Our conflict is internal. If we clash here, it doesn’t benefit anyone.” Chen Yi shot a glance at Fatty. Fatty moved to stand beside the Doctor to show his support. He puffed up his cheeks to appear imposing.

“Fine.” Chen Yi scoffed, “We’ll clear our debts after we leave this place.” She turned and walked to give Jiang Cheng a kick on his butt. Jiang Cheng could easily avoid it, but in the end, he chose to stay still. He accepted the kick.

“Was he there that night?” Chen Yi pointed at Fatty.

Jiang Cheng sighed and told her, “What do you think?”

Chen Yi studied Fatty and gave up the thought of kicking him. She didn’t want to harm an innocent. After noticing the way Chen Yi looked at him was different from how she looked at the Doctor, Fatty realised he had been looked down again.

“Which rooms do you have?”

“610, 614.”

Jiang Cheng picked them on purpose. Chen Yi’s reaction was fast too. Jiang Cheng noticed that she quickly swiped the keys to Rooms 707 and 710. Chu Jiu didn’t pick. Chen Yi shoved the key to Room 707 to her.

Jiang Cheng opened his hand to reveal the key to Room 610 in his palm. “Miss Chen,” Jiang Cheng said sincerely, “You’re on top this time!”

When Chen Yi reacted, she wanted to give him another kick, but Jiang Cheng avoided it. Chu Jiu blinked innocently as she stared at Chen Yi and Jiang Cheng. Did the man say anything wrong? Sister Chen Yi’s room was above his.

When the charade was done, they prepared to go upstairs. Jiang Cheng ran to the elevator to summon it. “Miss Chen,” He turned around to say, “I’ve called the elevator for you.”

Chen Yi ignored him and used the stairs. After confirming that the lights were on in the stairwell, she brought Chu Jiu with her and glared at Jiang Cheng. Moments later, Jiang Cheng led Fatty over. The group went up the stairs.

They were quick. They reached the sixth floor soon. Jiang Cheng invited Chen Yi and Chu Jiu to go for a drink in his room. However, he was turned down. Jiang Cheng ruffled Chu Jiu’s hair and escaped with Fatty.

When they entered the corridor, Fatty noticed the Doctor’s expression changed. His officious nature was gone.

The corridor was dim. Only a few yellow lights remained. They were like half-open eyes, staring wickedly at the living.

Staring down the corridor, Jiang Cheng had a bad feeling. Once he entered the corridor, something might eat him. The wind came from an unknown location to ruffle Jiang Cheng’s bangs. He tightened the collar of his shirt and slowly walked forward. Fatty followed Jiang Cheng. His small eyes looked cautiously around.

To his surprise, the old lamps had sensors. When they passed up, the lamps lit up further. The corridor was relatively clean. The place didn’t have as many residents as the old man claimed.

Jiang Cheng checked the room numbers to find their rooms. Most of the rooms had a rental notice. He plucked a random one and placed it before his eyes.

“The rental for the whole room with water and electricity is only 450. You don’t even need to pay the deposit!” Fatty leaned over to read the flyer. Even the hostel he stayed in wasn’t this cheap. Jiang Cheng took two more steps and yanked down the flyer for another room. He compared the two and put his hands down. The prices and conditions were similar. This was probably the price point for the rooms on the sixth floor.

Fatty touched Jiang Cheng’s shoulder. He didn’t dare to speak. He communicated using his eyes. Jiang Cheng knew that he was saying they shouldn’t linger in the corridor. When they passed by Room 610, Jiang Cheng didn’t pause. He walked straight to Fatty’s Room 614. With Jiang Cheng’s permission, Fatty opened the door with his key. The door opened, but neither of them wanted to enter the room. They stood outside the door to check out the place.

This was a quintessential small apartment with one living room and one bathroom. The front door opened to the living room. The bedroom was to the left. There was a corner to the right. Standing at the front door, one could see a wooden door after the corner. Due to the angle, Fatty had to guess the bathroom was behind the wooden door.

The layout was long. There was only one small window. Even though it was morning, the lighting in the room was bad. To conclude, the Feng Shui was bad.

Since the doors to the bathroom and bedroom were closed, Jiang Cheng didn’t leave instantly. He shot Fatty a glance. The latter entered the room and found the light switch. He turned on the lights and shuffled over to the bedroom. He slowly pushed the door open. At the same time, he ran back to the Doctor’s side. Thankfully, there was nothing in the bedroom. He did the same with the bathroom door. Nothing happened.

After examining the place, Jiang Cheng lowered his voice, “Don’t fall asleep tonight.” He paused, “Be careful.”

This was the first time Fatty would sleep apart from the Doctor since they started the nightmare mission. He nodded and told Jiang Cheng, “Doctor, you have to be careful too.”

“Remember,” Jiang Cheng turned to him and ordered, “Stay calm no matter what. Do not run towards dead-ends like the bedroom and bathroom. Try not to leave this room.

“Do not answer the door no matter who the guest is. I will not come find you.” Jiang Cheng said, “Ignore it if something happens to me. You are of no help to me anyway.”