signingbooks Chapter 337 - 339: Murderer
Chapter 337 - 339: Murderer
["Hurry back! Go back! Don’t waste time there!"]
["Yeah, be careful! Walk quietly and make sure he doesn’t spot you. You’re heading back in."]
["Faster! I’m dying of anxiety! I can hear the door inside banging! He’s definitely coming out in a second!"]
The viewers were worried sick for the girl, flooding the bullet comments with frantic reminders.
But the girl had no time to look at the bullet comments.
Under everyone’s terrified gaze, the girl tiptoed cautiously back into the room.
This was it—make or break.
Sweat streamed down her face, nearly blurring her vision.
As she crept, step by step, toward the bathroom...
...the viewers’ hearts eased up a little.
But in the next second, Su Nian’s voice came through her earpiece: "Don’t move!"
Su Nian’s voice was frigid, like a clear spring. It carried enough force to freeze the girl in place with just that single command. She didn’t understand what was happening.
But in the next second, CRASH!
The door was kicked open. The bedroom door was poor quality to begin with, and the lock was just an ordinary, even somewhat cheap, one.
After being kicked a few times by the man, it gave way easily.
In that instant, everyone’s hearts leaped into their throats once more.
She trembled all over but bit her lip desperately to keep from making a sound.
The viewers in the live stream were on the edge of their seats right along with her.
Into the silence, a sudden burst of hurried footsteps and heavy panting came from the direction of the bedroom, then gradually faded into the distance.
["There really is someone! From the sound of it, it’s definitely a man. What the hell did he want, hiding under this girl’s bed?"]
["What else would a man want? It’s always one of two things: money or sex!"]
["Oh my god! This is terrifying! It feels like nowhere in the world is safe!"]
["Especially for a woman who lives alone like me, seeing this kind of thing in the middle of the night... this is so messed up!"]
The girl didn’t dare to move. She listened as the footsteps receded, heading from the bedroom, out the front door, and far into the distance.
But without a word from Su Nian, she still didn’t dare to move, and a suspicion grew in her mind.
’Could the person outside be like me, just standing by the door, waiting for me to show myself?’
The footsteps grew more and more distant, and fainter and fainter.
The man who had been hiding under her bed was gone...
As the sound faded away, it was almost certain that she was temporarily safe.
"Quick, go lock the front door! Close all the windows!"
Su Nian prompted.
The girl snapped out of her trance as if waking from a nightmare, drenched in sweat. She had bitten her lip so hard it had nearly drawn blood.
After hearing Su Nian’s words, she leaped into action, taking two steps at a time. First, she locked the front door.
Then the windows. She moved swiftly, closing them all within two minutes.
Next, she began to climb toward the bathroom window. Outside this bathroom, there was an extended ledge.
At the same time, from outside, the sound of someone climbing the stairs came again. THUMP, THUMP, THUMP.
The viewers in the live stream all held their breath in unison.
This kind of thrilling event was just too immersive; many of them felt as if they were the girl right now.
The killer outside could come back at any moment, and she still had to climb onto this high outer wall.
This was the top floor—the twenty-fifth floor. It was a height that would make your heart palpitate and your head spin just by glancing down.
["I hear footsteps! Don’t tell me that killer is coming back again?"]
["Oh god, this is so dangerous! Why aren’t the police here yet?"]
["It won’t be that fast! It’s only been seven minutes since the streamer gave the warning. I checked; the nearest police station is over a ten-minute drive from her complex."]
["What do we do? What do we do? The footsteps are getting closer! It’s definitely the killer!"]
Hearing the footsteps drawing nearer, the girl clenched her jaw. She had already climbed onto the bathroom windowsill.
She carefully closed it tightly behind her, making sure to leave no sign of her escape.
「Thirty seconds later」
The footsteps stopped.
He landed a vicious kick on the front door. He realized he’d been tricked.
"Fucking hell! You bitch, you dare to trick me? Just wait ’til I get in there, I’ll make you wish you were dead," he threatened viciously.
At the same time, the sound of his footsteps moved away from the door.
He’d realized something was off just moments before. The woman seemed to have spotted him, so he’d quickly crawled out from under the bed and chased after her.
He hadn’t expected her to lock the door. By the time he frantically kicked it open and gave chase...
...after running for a few minutes, he suddenly realized something was wrong. He was fast. If that bitch had really run down the stairs, he definitely would have spotted her.
Even if he hadn’t caught up, he should have at least heard her footsteps. But why couldn’t he hear a thing?
He instantly understood. When he’d run out, he had noticed the elevator was broken, so the bitch could have only taken the stairs.
But when she ran out, he hadn’t heard the slightest sound of anyone going downstairs.
There was only one possibility: she never ran downstairs at all!
At that thought, the man furiously rushed back. But when he reached her door, he found it had been locked.
He was livid, cursing at the door. ’Once I get my hands on her,’ he thought, ’I’ll stab her a few times just to feel better!’
He had been observing this target for several days and confirmed that she lived alone.
She had no boyfriend or close friends. He was sure he could have his fun with her without anyone finding out. Who knew he had underestimated her.
The girl let out a sigh of relief. ’The door and windows are all locked. He definitely can’t get in now, right?’
"Don’t relax too soon. He’s standing right outside your door!"
Su Nian’s voice was ethereal, like the chime of colliding jade stones—a sound that was pleasant to the ear, yet it carried an icy chill.
The girl froze, instantly afraid to move.
["Holy shit, what a bastard! Is he even human?"]
["He’s clearly an animal! He’s definitely waiting outside the door, planning to make his move when she comes out!"]
["Oh my god, this is too terrifying! The more you think about it, the scarier it gets!"]
Time passed, second by second. The man outside, after waiting for the girl to come out to no avail...
...was filled with rage. He lifted his foot and viciously kicked the door a few times.
Once! Twice!
The sound of the kicks was loud, and this "security" door wasn’t all that sturdy.
The man’s voice was vicious. "Damn it! If you’ve got the guts, then stay in there forever!"
A murderous glint flashed in his eyes, but he wasn’t stupid. He didn’t dare to delay any longer.
He thought to himself: ’I wonder if that bitch called the cops.’
’If the police show up, I’m definitely screwed.’
’Better to run for now. I’ll come back for her when the time is right!’
The sound of police sirens began to rise, growing from distant to near...