Chapter 5: Nightwatch

Chapter 5: Nightwatch

The middle-aged man turned to look at the muscular man but was glared back. The encounter ended awkwardly. The muscular man stood up and offered to start the watch. He urged the rest to sleep early.

The muscular mans vigil would go from 10 pm to 12 midnight. There were 6 hours left after that. After discussing with the rest, Jiang Cheng would stay up from 12 midnight to 2 am; the middle-aged would take the shift from 2 am to 4 am; Fatty would stay up from 4 am to 6 am.

The muscular man found a thick blanket and settled down beside the fireplace. The flame cast his face occasionally in the shadow.

Jiang Cheng lay on the sofa next to Fattys. The middle-aged man stayed on the other side of the living room, away from them.

Brother, Fatty stretched his neck over to whisper, Are you asleep?

Jiang Cheng turned to show Fatty his back. Jiang Cheng stayed up for the two hours the muscular man took the vigil. Other than the sound of wood burning, nothing happened. When it was time, the muscular man walked over to wake up Jiang Cheng.

Be on alert when youre on the watch. Shout to wake us up if something happens. The muscular man added as if in worry, Those things have a higher chance of happening after midnight.

What things? Jiang Cheng stood up to ask.

The muscular mans face dimmed, but he still answered in a whisper, Supernatural things. After a quick exchange, the man took the sofa Jiang Cheng vacated. Jiang Cheng walked over to the fireplace and continued the shift.

The surrounding was quiet. Other than Fattys occasional snores, there was no other sound. The middle-aged man and the muscular man had their eyes closed. They looked like they were asleep, but Jiang Cheng suspected they were just pretending, like how he had been earlier.

Two hours later, Jiang Cheng walked to the other side of the living room and shook the middle-aged man awake. They didnt have much time to talk. Jiang Cheng went back to sleep while the middle-aged man took a few sips from the bottle of mineral water and went to the fireplace. He added some firewood to the pile and sat before the fireplace. He held the pocket watch in his palm.

The middle-aged mans experience was not as bountiful as the muscular man and the woman, but he had escaped twice from the mission. Therefore, he knew about the supernatural things the man mentioned and how scary they were.

The male worker at the corner of the bedroom just wanted to stretch and yawn when he was interrupted by a shrill scream. He was so shocked that he almost fell down from the chair.

The woman and the girl who were sleeping on the bed were woken up by the scream. They shared a look and then rushed downstairs.

Jiang Cheng and the muscular man stood beside Fatty. Fatty was slumped on the ground. It was clear where the scream came from.

The three of them looked at the toilet in the corner.

There was fear, anxiety and confusion.

The woman with the mole looked around. When she failed to find the middle-aged man, her heart was prepared. She shook the innocent girls hand off and walked to the toilet alone.

The toilet door hung open. She stood at the door and took a quick glance inside. Even though she was prepared, she sucked in a cold breath.

The middle-aged man stood rigidly before the mirror. His body faced the door and away from the mirror. However, his head was twisted 180 degrees to look at the mirror behind him.

In the mirror reflection, the middle-aged mans eyes bulged like they were about to fall out of the sockets.

After they calmed down, the woman and then the muscular man moved to examine the middle-aged man. Jiang Cheng followed after watching for a few seconds. He stood outside the door to look in.

The woman moved her hand away from the mans neck and concluded, A giant force snapped his neck.

This was something evident.

He was given the fright of his life right before his death, The muscular man added as he looked at the middle-aged mans eyes.