"He got off work early that day, so he went to his mother-in-law's house to pick up his child, but he never expected..."

The man suddenly choked up a bit, but no one urged him, instead patiently waiting for him to compose himself.

"Hu--" The man reached out and rubbed his face, as if trying to steady his emotions.

"That day, A Zhe left the bar at around 9 o'clock, which was early for him, and because he was picking up his son, he didn't drink."

"By the time he picked up his son from his mother-in-law's house, it was already past 11 at night, and his son was so sleepy in the car that he kept dozing off."

"But the more rushed he was, the more things went wrong. When he got to the door, he realized that he had forgotten the keys in the car."

"A Zhe's home is in an old-fashioned residential area, and the elevators often malfunction, so he preferred to run downstairs. He told his son to wait for him in front of the door, and he ran downstairs to get the keys."

"The process went smoothly, taking less than 10 minutes round trip. When he went upstairs, the child was still standing there obediently."

"At first, A Zhe didn't notice, but when he got closer, he realized that the child's eyes were a bit strange."

"There was just a slight dazed feeling. A Zhe frowned and called out to the child, but the child didn't respond and kept staring at one spot." The man said, "It was deep in the corridor."

"What's there?" the woman in red asked, seemingly intrigued by the story.

Shaking his head, the man answered in a weathered voice, "Nothing at all."

Clearly, no one believed that answer. If things were so ordinary, why would the man have set it up so much?

"At the time, A Zhe didn't know why, but staring at the depths of the corridor made him feel panicked, and all he could think about was leaving the corridor and getting into the room."

"The door opened smoothly, and A Zhe hurried inside, but when he turned around, he found that the child hadn't followed him in."

"A Zhe turned to pull him in, but unexpectedly, the child shook off his hand, shaking it off with force, and then just stood there blankly in front of the door, looking terrible, as if possessed."

"A few seconds later, the child slowly turned his head and said to A Zhe that someone wouldn't let him leave and told him to wait there!"

"A Zhe was stunned when he heard this, and then became angry, thinking that someone had passed by and scared the child while the adult wasn't around. He rolled up his sleeves and asked the child who it was."

"And then..." The man's voice went hoarse, "The child looked at him, his eyes seemed full of confusion, and then he raised his hand and pointed to the empty end of the corridor."

"Dad, he's standing right there!" The man mimicked the child's voice.

Jiang Cheng was alright, but the fatty was suffering. The man's story was very immersive, and when the fatty heard that there was an invisible person standing at the end of the corridor, his heart skipped a beat.

As cold sweat began to spread across his forehead, a pale hand reached out, it was the female student, handing him a tissue.

"Thanks." The fatty took the tissue, and when he touched the female student's hand, he found that her hand was very cold, as if it had just been pulled out of cold water.

The man paused, but soon continued the story: "A Zhe was startled by the child's words, but after all, he was an adult, and after the initial shock, how could A Zhe believe such things?"

"He was very angry at the time, thinking it was the child's prank, and was about to teach him a lesson, but before he could open his mouth, he heard a knock on the door."

"It came from the end of the corridor."

"At first, it was very light, one knock at a time, then it seemed like the person knocking on the door was getting impatient, the frequency of knocking became faster and faster, and the sound became louder and louder, and finally it was as if he was crazy."

"A Zhe was dumbfounded at the time, clearly there were only him and the child in the corridor, how could there be a knock on the door?"

"And it just so happened to be in the direction that the child said someone was?"

"The more A Zhe thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the phone in his hand fell to the ground with a thud."

"Right after that sound, the knocking suddenly stopped."

"A Zhe had a feeling that he couldn't describe, or rather, it was just a simple sixth sense, he felt that the surrounding temperature was slowly decreasing."

"It was as if something cold was approaching him."

"He wanted to pull the child into the room, but his legs wouldn't move, not just his legs, his whole body was stiff, only his eyes could move."

"The scariest thing was that the child raised his head, looked at him, and said to him: Dad, he's looking at you."

"In the end, A Zhe panicked and learned from the movies to bite the tip of his tongue hard. A strong bloody smell poured out, and he was pleasantly surprised to find that his fingertips could move slightly."

"Then he continued to fight against that strange power, little by little, and regained control of his body."

"At this time, the child suddenly smiled, looked at the other end of the corridor, and happily said something, said it for a while, then looked up at A Zhe and told him... he's here."

"With his body back under control, A Zhe didn't dare to stay any longer. He grabbed the child and fled into the room in a few steps."

"Then he quickly locked the door and ran into the innermost bedroom."

"In the last second before A Zhe fled into the door, he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye, under the dim light, a shadow was projected on the mottled wall of the corridor, the shadow swayed and walked towards him and the child, but in the corridor... there was no one at all!"

The man's storytelling skills were stronger than the previous few, and most people were immersed in the story, only Jiang Cheng turned his head and glanced at his own shadow.

There was also Huai Yi, who was secretly looking at Jiang Cheng's shadow, and after finding that Jiang Cheng's shadow trembled slightly, Huai Yi was so frightened that he immediately withdrew his gaze and didn't dare to breathe loudly.

The short, fat man exhaled and continued, "That night, A Zhe didn't dare to sleep at all. As soon as he closed his eyes, his mind was full of that dark shadow."

"He just hugged his child and hid in the bedroom, dealing with it all night."

"Fortunately, there was no movement outside all night, and A Zhe didn't dare to open the door until the next day, when he heard the neighbors talking outside."

"As soon as he opened the door, he saw the neighbors next door and across the hall gathered in front of his door, whispering something. When they saw A Zhe coming out, they were startled, with expressions as if they had seen a ghost."

"The door across the hall was ajar, and the man darted back inside and slammed the door shut."

"The woman was from next door, and when she saw her own door closed, she ran downstairs in a puff of smoke before A Zhe could even say hello, leaving her grocery basket behind."

"Because of his previous work, he worked day and night and rarely met his neighbors, and they weren't familiar with each other, but no matter how unfamiliar they were, it shouldn't have been like this."

"A Zhe was suspicious and angry at the time, so he went forward and knocked on the door across the hall, wanting to ask what was going on."

"But he knocked for a long time, and there wasn't even a sound, let alone opening the door, as if no one was home. Finally, A Zhe got angry and slammed on the door a few times."

"In the end, this family still didn't open the door, but not far away, in the corner, the door of another family opened."