Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1027: Chapter 716: The Key

But Captain Zhou didn’t dare to look back, nor did he dare to change direction back to Sijing Building casually. Although his heart was filled with worries, he could only walk silently back to the dormitory building.

At this point, he could only hope that Xu Yiqiu and Tao Anyun had already succeeded and obtained the keys. After all, he could already be sure that Lv Jun’s death was related to Vice Director Huang.

This guy is not human; he is actually a Ghost.

But then the problem arose again. It wasn’t yet time for the female ghost to start killing openly, so how did Vice Director Huang die?

Captain Zhou determined that this person should have been killed by the female ghost, which means that the female ghost’s death was also not unrelated to Vice Director Huang.

Sijing Building.

Room 706 on the 7th floor.

At this moment, Xu Yiqiu had successfully opened the door and entered the room. She had put shoe covers on both her feet in advance, trying not to leave any traces. ƒreewebɳovel.com

The lights couldn’t be turned on, or the light would be seen from outside, arousing suspicion. She carried a small aluminum flashlight.

Upon entering, there was a small living room. The furnishings in the room were simple and clear. On the coat rack by the door, there were only two old clothes, no keys.

The bathroom door was half-open, with life essentials like a basin, toothbrush set, and soap box inside, nothing special. The Vice Director’s life was very simple.

It wasn’t until she opened the shoe rack in the living room that Xu Yiqiu was surprised to find a pair of women’s high-heeled shoes, in a vivid red color, indicating that there was another female occupant in the room.

Xu Yiqiu slowly furrowed her brow. She remembered that there was only one toothbrush in the enamel cup in the bathroom earlier.

But this wasn’t the time to delve into these matters; getting the keys was the objective. After a simple check around, Xu Yiqiu’s gaze locked onto a door on the west wall of the living room. She judged that it was the bedroom.

Stepping forward quietly, shielding the flashlight with her hand to leave just a bit of light for illumination, she didn’t rashly open the door out of caution, but listened through the door for a dozen seconds. It was very quiet inside, not like anyone was there.

Xu Yiqiu gently pushed open the bedroom door. Sure enough, no one was inside. The bed was neatly made, suggesting her luck was still good.

Upon entering the bedroom, she immediately started searching for the keys. As expected, her gaze quickly locked onto the gigantic wardrobe against the wall. frёewebηovel.cѳm

The wardrobe was pitch-black, standing as a tall shadow in the dark bedroom, resembling a silent coffin.

In the bedroom, she didn’t find the suit pants that Vice Director Huang had changed out of, so Xu Yiqiu naturally focused on the large wardrobe. Just as she was step by step approaching it, suddenly, urgent footsteps sounded from the hallway.

Someone had returned.

Xu Yiqiu’s heart tightened. Soon after, she heard it clearly; it was the sound of leather shoes - it was Vice Director Huang!

There was no time to question why Brother Zhou and Tao Anyun hadn’t warned her. She could already hear the sound of keys inserted and turning in the lock. The next second, Vice Director Huang would come in!

At this critical moment, Xu Yiqiu had no choice. She quickly pulled open the left cabinet door of the wardrobe and hid inside.

She was prepared for this before she came. If Vice Director Huang discovered her, then it was his own bad luck. She had no choice but to kill him.

Listening to the approaching sound of leather shoes, Xu Yiqiu had already taken out the surgical knife and gripped it in her hand, her gaze turning icy.

She planned to strike as soon as the other party opened the wardrobe door, to slash his throat in one swift motion, not allowing him to make a sound, or it would awaken the households nearby.

Sure enough, returning to the room, Vice Director Huang, without a word, didn’t even take off his shoes, and came straight to the bedroom, pushing open the door and arriving in front of the wardrobe.

Just as Xu Yiqiu was poised and ready to strike with the knife, the wardrobe door didn’t open as expected. She heard a "creak creak" sound coming from outside the wardrobe door, followed by the crisp sound of keys clashing above her head.

After a brief hesitation, Xu Yiqiu understood. No wonder she couldn’t find the keys - the old man had hidden the belt and the large bunch of keys on the top of the wardrobe.

This large wardrobe was taller than Xu Yiqiu, and she couldn’t discover it. And the "creak creak" sound was because Vice Director Huang stepped onto the bed to reach the top of the wardrobe where the items were hidden.

"So cunning..." Xu Yiqiu cursed silently in her heart. She couldn’t understand why all this caution was necessary for just a few keys.

Upon confirming the keys were still there, Vice Director Huang let out a sigh of relief, put the keys back, and then jumped off the bed. It was at this moment that Xu Yiqiu felt her heart leap to her throat.

Because this time, Vice Director Huang didn’t move again. He stood in front of the wardrobe, separated from her by only a cabinet door.

Slowly raising her knife, Xu Yiqiu sensed that the thing she least wanted to happen was about to occur. She was from a killer organization, didn’t belong to any faction, purely doing it for the money. Without real skill, this kind of work couldn’t be done. Speaking of strength, let alone one Vice Director Huang, even three more could be handled.

She had already planned. After getting rid of this person, she would stuff the body into the wardrobe, needing just a day or two to delay, and then the mission would be over.

"Dean Huang, Dean Huang!!"

Just when the conflict was about to break out, suddenly, there was a rapid knocking on the door from outside. Xu Yiqiu furrowed her brows. It was Tao Anyun’s voice.

The next second, the sound of leather shoes quickly moved away toward the door, with a "creak," the iron door was opened.

"What do you want at such a late hour?" The light from the corridor spilled through the door crack onto Vice Director Huang’s gray face since no lights were on inside the room.