Chapter 4 Night shift at the Graveyard (3)

Suddenly, the atmosphere became heavy and cold, everyone felt unease in their hearts.

Kaito took a deep breath, then stammered: "Don't... don't worry... those three corpses are definitely fake, or if they're real, they're placed inside the church, not near us."

"Just don't look at or go near the church anymore."

However, Rover was different, he checked his phone, reviewed the list of tasks he had just photographed, and then said: "No, we have to face it."

"What do you mean?" Alex shouted: "Just don't look at it anymore. Besides, Kaito just said those corpses are placed inside the church, not..."

Alex immediately shut his mouth when Rover held up his phone. The phone screen displayed the list of tasks, Rover's finger pointing at a line near the bottom.

[If a corpse falls on the floor, put it back in its place.]

All three of them gasped, the air they inhaled feeling icy cold as if they were in a freezer.

What was the meaning of that task? Why would a corpse fall on the floor? Why would it need to be put back in its place?

Everyone suddenly shivered, goosebumps rising on their skin.

"Don't worry..." Kaito suddenly said: "If a corpse falls on the floor, then someone must have pulled it down. That means... there are company employees in this place."

Hearing this, Alex and Akiko breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps Kaito was right, there were company employees here, and they wanted to scare them, so they came up with these strange tasks.

Rover didn't say anything, he just rubbed his chin, staring at the list of tasks on his phone.

He didn't believe in ghosts or devils, if those things really existed, why hadn't he seen them in the past 31 years?

Rover believed in science more, so he felt that Kaito was right.

Perhaps there were company employees here, they wanted to scare him and everyone else, so they created these tasks.

"Alright, there's no need to be afraid." Kaito frowned: "As long as we work together, even if there are really ghosts here, they won't dare to appear."

Alex and Akiko nodded, agreeing with what Kaito had just said. Working together was much better than working alone.

At least, if they encountered danger, they could unite and protect each other.

Rover also nodded in agreement, although he was older than the other three, he wasn't a brave person or a good leader.

He was just an ordinary coward.

"First, check the water pipes near the north fence. If there's a leak, just close the main valve."

"So... Rover, you stay here and watch the surveillance cameras. Akiko, Alex, and I will go together to check the water pipes."

"Heh?!" Akiko grimaced, complaining: "Why do I have to go with you?"

"Suit yourself, but this is for your own good." Kaito explained: "Alex is too impulsive, he can't stay here alone or with you. Do you want to stay with him?"

"That..." Akiko hesitated, Alex really was like a thug, she didn't want to stay with someone like that.

"Oy! You..." Alex yelled angrily.

"Hm?!"

Seeing Kaito's murderous gaze, he immediately fell silent.

"I've considered many scenarios, Rover is the oldest here, he has enough composure and maturity to monitor the cameras, especially camera number 6."

Akiko and Alex shivered when Kaito mentioned camera number 6.

Kaito continued: "Besides if Rover is in danger, he can lock the door and wait for us to come back and help."

"We'll go together, Akiko is the weakest, but with me and Alex helping, it will definitely be safe."

All three of them found Kaito's words extremely reasonable. Rover sighed inwardly, feeling that Kaito was truly suited for the leadership role.

In just a short time, he had divided the work reasonably and even thought about safety in case of danger.

Rover felt a bit relieved, with teammates like this, even if he slept, he could easily pass the trial.

Kaito and the others started searching around the room for tools or anything else.

In the cabinet placed in the corner of the room, there was only a small hammer and a protective jacket, which, of course, no one wanted to wear.

Under the cabinet was a small box containing 4 coins with a small piece of paper underneath.

[Put a coin in your mouth, you can sleep well.]

"What the hell is this?" Alex frowned: "What's the point of putting a coin in your mouth?"

"It seems like a cultural custom here." Kaito rubbed his chin: "There are many legends that say if you put a coin in the mouth of the dead, they will be led to the afterlife by the Grim Reaper."

"Here... the security guard probably means that using these coins to put in the mouths of the dead can help their souls reach the afterlife easily."

Everyone was surprised by Kaito's knowledge. Of course, Rover also knew this, he just didn't want to say it, didn't want to show how knowledgeable he was.

As long as Kaito could 'carry' him, he could accept being a coward.

Kaito held the hammer in his hand, then said: "Let's go, we'll go to the north wall. Rover, you stay here and watch through the surveillance cameras."

Rover nodded, and Kaito led Alex and Akiko away. Akiko really didn't want to go, but in the end, she followed Kaito.

After a moment of commotion, the security room fell silent again.

Rover closed the door tightly, bolted it from the inside, and then sat down at the table with peace of mind.

He rubbed his shoulders, feeling them heavy as if two stones were placed on them.

'It seems... sitting in the office too much has caused some problems with my bones.' Rover thought to himself.

He took out the notebook the middle-aged man had given him, flipped to the task section, and compared it with the picture on his phone.

Both were the same, except for one thing... the number of tasks on the paper Kaito took was three more than the number in his notebook.

Rover hesitated, unsure whom to trust.

He started flipping through the following pages, there was nothing else in the back, and on the last page, he saw a small line of text.

'Good luck.'

Rover: "..."

He felt puzzled, could the middle-aged man, who seemed indifferent towards him, have written these lines?

He shook his head, stopped thinking, and started watching the surveillance cameras.

Everything was normal, except... there were no cameras on the path, so he didn't know what the other three were doing.

Reaching screen number 5, Rover suddenly stopped, frowning, unsure whether to switch to camera number 6.

He suddenly felt uneasy and cold inside.

'Tsk! There are no such things as ghosts or devils in this world, I must be imagining things.'

Rover reassured himself, but his heart was beating rapidly for some reason.

He took a deep breath, then grabbed the knob on the TV and switched to camera number 6.

Tick!

Everything was still normal, Rover breathed a sigh of relief.

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

"Ack!" Rover jumped at the sound of knocking on the door. He frowned and shouted: "Who is it?"

No one answered, making him even more confused.

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

The knocking came again, so loud that it made the door shake.

Rover started to feel a little scared, he wasn't afraid of ghosts, just afraid of burglars breaking into this place and threatening his life.

He stood up, clutching his phone, and shouted with a frown: "Go away!"

BAM!

BAM!

The knocking came again as if the person outside was answering him.

Rover shouted angrily: "If you don't leave, I'll call the police."

He immediately dialed '911,' however, he didn't press call, instead waiting for a moment.

The knocking stopped as if the other party had gone away.

Rover breathed a sigh of relief, collapsing back onto the chair. He suddenly realized that he was sweating profusely, large beads of sweat rolling down his face.

However, he didn't feel hot, on the contrary, he felt cold.

Rover wiped his sweat, reassuring himself: "It seems... there are really company employees here, they're trying to scare me."

He really didn't believe in ghosts or devils, if it was really a ghost outside, why didn't it just immediately come into the room and kill him instead of knocking on the door?

Rover guessed... the person outside must be a company employee.

It's just... he didn't understand why his heart was beating so fast, as if it was about to jump out of his chest. An invisible fear seemed to envelop his entire mind.

Rover took a deep breath, then exhaled, feeling that he had overthought things.

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

Immediately after, the knocking came again, continuously and louder than before.

Rover was startled, but then, instead of fear, he felt anger.

Extreme anger.

He dragged the chair, walking towards the door while shouting: "Damn it! Try knocking on the door again..."

Bap! Bap! Bap!

Before Rover could finish his sentence, he heard the sound of shoes hitting the pavement, fading away.

At this point, Rover was completely certain that the person who had just knocked on the door must be a company employee.

Damn it! Can ghosts wear shoes? Of course not, only humans could wear shoes and knock on the door like that.

But Rover was still angry, he opened the door, a cold gust of wind carrying the smell of blood hitting him in the face, making him wince.

"What the hell?" Rover cursed under his breath.

He looked around to find the person who had just knocked. However, it was pitch black outside, and the fog was everywhere, he couldn't see very far.

Suddenly, at this moment, Rover felt his shoulders become even heavier as if two big stones were placed on them.