The company organized a team – building activity and rented a farmhouse in the snow – covered rural area on the northeastern border.
The chubby boss specifically asked for some special wild game. The farmhouse owner fetched a peculiarly – looking little monkey from the kitchen.
“Just caught it. We’ll make you a dish of stir – fried monkey brain.”
The little monkey waved its claws and made strange sounds.
“Look, it seems to be imitating human speech,” the colleagues watched and laughed merrily.
But my face turned pale in an instant, and I shouted that it was bad.
This is bad! The monkey is talking, and it’s speaking Russian!
“When a monkey speaks, all the dogs in the village will be killed.”
This isn’t a team – building activity; it’s a sign of a potential massacre…
1
“When a monkey speaks, all the dogs in the village will be killed.” This was an old saying passed down in my hometown.
It was said that before liberation, a hunter went hunting in the mountains. He heard someone shouting an offensive term. After searching for a long time, he discovered that it was a monkey hiding in the shadows and cursing at him.
The hunter was furious and set his dog on the monkey, which was bitten to death.
That night, hundreds of monkeys came down the mountain and slaughtered all the dogs in the village.
If this incident was too long ago to tell whether it was true or false, then something I witnessed with my own eyes was enough to prove the ferocity and cruelty of a talking monkey.
When I was seven years old in winter, the old village chief killed a wild monkey that was crying for food in the village. As a result, the old couple, along with their little grandson, and the whole family of the next – door neighbor were killed by a group of monkeys with stones at night. The tragic scene was unforgettable for me.
A wild monkey that can talk will take revenge on anyone, humans or animals, old or young, with almost indiscriminate killing!
And the one in front of me was even more unusual. It was speaking the Gelgel language, one of the rare dialects of Russian.
It kept repeating the word “mama”. Those who couldn’t understand would think it was its natural cry.
These “mama” sounds made me terrified. Russians are so fierce that they can even fight bears. What about Russian monkeys…
Staring at the farmhouse owner who was sharpening his knife, I felt a chill all over my body.
2
I had to find a way to save this poor and terrifying monkey.
“Boss, let it go. This monkey can’t be eaten,” I summoned up my courage and stepped forward to persuade.
Everyone’s eyes left the monkey and turned to me.
The chubby boss squinted at me. “Why? And who are you?”
“Oh, she’s a new intern, Li Qing, Xiao Li,”
Liu, the bald – headed supervisor, smiled obsequiously and whispered to me, “Xiao Li, don’t talk nonsense.”
I replied seriously, “Monkeys are national protected animals. Killing monkeys is illegal. Without buying and selling, there will be no killing.”
Everyone laughed.
The farmhouse owner smiled slyly. “Young lady, take a good look. I said it was a monkey, but it just looks a bit like one. Look again, doesn’t it seem not quite like a monkey?”
Indeed, the little monkey in front of me had a strange appearance. Its whole body was covered in golden hair, and its facial features were seven – tenths like an ape, but three – tenths of its eyebrows and eyes had a human – like bone structure. Those who had seen the movie “Planet of the Apes” could probably imagine it.
Especially its pair of sunken eye sockets, as big as pigeon eggs, with very little white in the eyes, and the pupils were black – red.
Looking at these strange eyes, I got goosebumps all over.
Seeing that I was speechless, the owner was about to take the monkey away. But then I noticed that the monkey had no tail.
A monkey without a tail, is it an ape?
A talking monkey is already so cruel. What about an ape that can speak Russian…
I swallowed hard and said bravely, “I suspect this is an endangered species and must be reported – “
The owner interrupted impatiently, “Eat it and keep it in your heart. Young lady, I advise you not to worry about things that don’t concern you.”
After that, he glanced at the chubby boss.
The chubby boss didn’t look happy either.
Liu, the bald – headed supervisor, pulled me away. “Xiao Li, I’m warning you. You’re still on probation. If you don’t perform well in front of the boss, you’ll lose your job.”
“Supervisor, this isn’t a monkey. It’s an ape, a first – class national protected animal. It definitely can’t be eaten! Eating it will get you in big trouble!”
“You’re worrying about things that have nothing to do with you! Is the problem about whether it can be eaten?!” Liu was also angry. “The problem is how to make the boss eat and have fun!”
“It spoke. It’s speaking Russian!”
I finally couldn’t hold it back and shouted at them, “It’s calling for its mother. It has a mother! If we kill it, we’ll all die!”
“It’s speaking the Gelgel language, not very standard, but I can understand it. I had a classmate in college who came from Grozny in Russia…”
Everyone was stunned, and then burst into laughter.
I became even more anxious. “I’m from Sichuan. I’ve seen monkeys kill people! You guys don’t understand at all how terrifying the revenge of wild monkeys can be!
“I advise you to let it go now! Right away! Immediately!”
I tried to save this pitiful ape and these ignorant and fearless city – dwellers.
But they laughed even more heartily. Some of them even bent over with laughter, and tears came out.
The chubby boss spat out his cigarette butt, stood up, and stared down at me with a contemptuous and provocative look.
“What you eat makes you stronger. I’m definitely going to eat this high – IQ monkey brain!”
3
In the private room, there was a greasy round wooden table with a hole dug in the middle.
The little ape’s head stuck out from the tabletop, and its neck and limbs were firmly fixed, unable to move at all.
There were faint tears in its eyes, and it pitifully called “mama”.
It seemed that it could only say the word “mama” and was probably looking forward to its mother coming to save it.
I really wanted to save it too, but unfortunately, I was alone and couldn’t do much.
And just now, my phone was roughly snatched away by Liu, the bald – headed supervisor. These scoundrels were afraid that I would call the police.
Liu was also afraid that I would make the boss unhappy again, so he simply isolated me.
Everyone gathered around the table to watch. The farmhouse owner was skillfully shaving the little ape’s head.
I stood on tiptoe and saw the little ape’s lips trembling and tears streaming down its face. It seemed to have foreseen its impending death.
It was so spiritual. Why are humans sometimes so cruel? Do they really have to eat it?
Several times, I tried to squeeze in to save it, but my colleagues, as if they had made an agreement, pushed me out again.
After shaving the head, the owner opened the toolbox beside him.
It was an electric drill!
“Just watch, but don’t take pictures.”
The owner was very self – protective. He scanned the crowd with his eyes. Only when everyone put their phones in their pockets did he plug in the power.
The electric drill started “buzzing”.
“You’ll get retribution!”
I turned around, muttering, unable to bear to watch any longer.
“Squeak… Squeak…”
A series of shrill wails resounded through the farmhouse. Three – tenths of the sound was like a monkey’s, but seven – tenths was more like a child’s cry, making people’s hair stand on end.
My colleagues cheered. Liu, the bald – headed supervisor, shouted the loudest, and the chubby boss cheered the most enthusiastically.
As the electric drill continued to work, the table shook, and the little ape’s cries became weaker and weaker.
“Pour the oil!” the farmhouse owner shouted.
Immediately, a cook lifted the curtain. He was holding a small cup of smoking hot oil in his hand.
With a “sizzle”, I shuddered all over, as if the oil had been poured on my heart.
“It’s not completely dead yet. Eat it while it’s fresh. This stir – fried monkey brain tastes best when you suck it. It’s really delicious.”
The owner wiped his bloody hands and chuckled. “If one isn’t enough, there’s another one in the backyard.”
The wild – game feast was about to start, and the atmosphere in the private room reached a climax.
The chubby boss looked around at everyone. “Whoever eats it will become smart. Who wants to try it first?”
Several supervisors looked obsequious and eager to try. But the boss rolled his eyes and his gaze fell on me.
“Let that Xiao Li, Xiao Li, come first.”
4
I shrank back.
“Come on, the boss is giving you face. Don’t be ungrateful.” Liu, the bald – headed supervisor, pulled me to the table.
The dead ape, the broken skull, the twitching brain matter, the red and white brain pulp.
I felt nauseous and turned around, unable to help retching.
The chubby boss flicked the ash off his cigarette and smiled wickedly. “Don’t be afraid. It won’t call for its mother anymore.”
Everyone laughed again.
I was pale – faced. “I, I dare not eat it… It’s illegal to eat it…”
The chubby boss impatiently threw a straw over. “Suck a mouthful, and I’ll give you a thousand yuan.”
I covered my mouth and shook my head.
“Two thousand yuan,” the chubby boss increased the offer.
I shook my head desperately. I would never suck it even if I were killed.
“Boss, I’ll do it! I’ll do it!”
Lured by the generous reward, a thin woman with big wavy hair volunteered. She was Zhang Jie, the logistics staff in our company.
The chubby boss ignored Zhang Jie. His face gradually darkened, and he held out a palm. “Five thousand yuan!”
I still shook my head, but my eyes stared out of the window in horror.
Outside the private room was the dark farmyard.
I saw a pair of big red eyes!
It stuck to the window and then suddenly disappeared.
I shouted in panic, “Its mother is here. Its mother will kill us all!”
“Damn it! Crazy!” the chubby boss cursed viciously. “Get out. You’re fired.”
Sensing that a great disaster was about to befall, I advised Liu, the bald – headed supervisor, to call the police, but he forcefully drove me out of the private room.
Standing under the eaves, by the dim orange light, there were a series of large footprints nearly fifty yards long in the snow.
Footprints similar to human ones, with distinct five toes!
5
On a winter night in the Northeast, the snow was falling heavily, and it was bitterly cold.
Unable to bear the cold, I entered the hot – spring pavilion hungry.
The pavilion was divided into male and female sections, with a 1980s – style bathroom decoration. There were two pools, one large and one small.
Shortly after I got in, female colleagues came in one after another, hooking their shoulders and looking sleepy.
Especially Zhang Jie, the logistics staff, was dead drunk and could hardly walk.
It turned out that she had shown off at the dinner table. She not only had a good capacity for alcohol but also sucked most of the monkey brain and won a five – thousand – yuan bonus.
Entering the pool, the colleagues glanced at me contemptuously and started chatting among themselves.
I huddled alone in a corner of the hot – spring pool. Unintentionally, I saw that there was an army – green Lei Feng hat in the small pool next door.
Which woman would wear a hat while soaking in the hot spring, and it was a men’s hat?
I was puzzled. Judging from the old – fashioned style, it must belong to a mountain dweller in the Northeast.
The landlady had reminded us before that some of her relatives were staying temporarily and might come to soak in the hot spring, and we didn’t need to worry.
I paid more attention to the Lei Feng hat.
The Lei Feng hat seemed to sense my gaze and buried its head lower, as if very afraid of seeing strangers.
I felt a vague sense of unease.
At this time, a colleague came in and called, “The boss is waiting for everyone to sing K. There will be a reward for those who sing well!”
The female colleagues rushed out of the water one after another. I had soaked enough, so I changed my clothes and went to the kang in the hall to drink tea and warm myself.
I had already lost my job. There was no need to force a smile anymore.
Zhang Jie should have been the last one to come out. She was wearing a red hat and a long black down jacket and was walking towards the door.
Under the dim yellow light, I stared at her back. I always felt that her walking posture was a bit strange, and she seemed to have become taller and fatter.
Just as I was full of doubts, a scream came from the hot – spring pavilion!
“Ouch, my god!
“Someone’s dead!
“Someone’s dead!”
A cleaning aunt ran out in a panic, staggering.
6
A naked corpse was soaking in the steaming pool. The disheveled hair floated on the water like tentacles.
It was Zhang Jie! Zhang Jie was dead!
I had clearly seen her leave with my own eyes, but she herself was dead in the pool.
Then who was the Zhang Jie who had just gone out?
I was shocked and scared. Looking around, the Lei Feng hat was lying alone by the pool.
The Lei Feng hat! Could it be that the person wearing the Lei Feng hat killed Zhang Jie and then left pretending to be Zhang Jie?
And those who had soaked in the hot spring had drunk a lot. No one had noticed the existence of the Lei Feng hat, and no one had even looked at the small pool.
My throat tightened. I wanted to say something, but I couldn’t say anything.
The sudden death of an old employee had scared the chubby boss pale. He tremblingly took out his phone, but it slipped into the pool.
“Call the police! Call the police quickly!” he shouted desperately at Liu, the bald – headed supervisor, and the farmhouse owner.
The two of them rushed out to call the police.
According to the instructions of the police on the phone, Zhang Jie’s body was temporarily left in the hot – spring pavilion, and the pavilion was temporarily sealed.
“Now the mountain roads are blocked by heavy snow. It will take about an hour for the police to come up the mountain. During this period, to ensure safety, everyone must stay in their respective rooms.
“If you have any needs, call me, and I’ll come to serve you.
“The murderer may still be here. Everyone must be vigilant.
“Of course, it’s more likely that the lady drowned because she drank too much.
“Our place has a very good public security record. There has never been a murder case before.”
At the entrance of the hall, the farmhouse owner was comforting everyone while looking outside from time to time, looking very uneasy.
I noticed his gaze. More often, it fell on the ground, as if he was looking for something.
But the large footprints in the snow had been covered by the snow at some point.
He must have seen that big footprint too, right?
7
The guest rooms were located in the backyard, a long and narrow single – story wooden building.
The interior of the large wooden house was connected. There was a corridor running through one side, and rooms were distributed on the other side.
I lived in room 103, very close to the entrance of the hall.
As soon as I entered the room, my phone screen kept flashing with messages from the company’s team – building group.
The chubby boss: “For safety reasons, before the police arrive, everyone should keep the group active at all times. If you find anything unusual, be sure to remind each other.”
Supervisor Liu: “Do you think Zhang Jie was really murdered? Who on earth would want to kill Zhang Jie? We’re new here and haven’t offended anyone, right?”
Finance Song Jie: “Didn’t you hear the boss say that the public security here is very good? The probability of murder is very small. I also think it was an accident.”
Salesperson Lao Wang: “Zhang Jie drank too much. You shouldn’t soak in the hot spring when you’re drunk. How can someone with a muddled mind and weak physical strength go into the water? You women left her alone.”
Lao Wang then shared several links, all typical cases of drowning due to drunkenness and suffocation after soaking in the hot spring.
Everyone liked and agreed one after another, and the atmosphere in the group became much more relaxed. After all, if it was ruled out as a murder, there was no need to worry about their personal safety.
Only I knew that this was a misdirection. The terrible truth was far beyond their imagination.
Since human lives were at stake, I thought it necessary to remind them again.
“It wasn’t drowning. It was murder.”
“The one who killed Zhang Jie was the ape’s mother. It sneaked into the hot – spring pavilion, killed Zhang Jie, put on her clothes, and left. I saw it with my own eyes.”
“You shouldn’t have eaten the monkey brain. Now it’s coming for revenge. If we don’t come up with a countermeasure, we may all die here!”
The chubby boss:”Xiao Li, shut your stinking mouth!”
Yingye Jingjing: “Li Qing, you’ve already been fired by the company. Now you’re probably hoping we all die, right? What a petty mind!”
Finance Song Jie: “This young girl looks innocent, but she has such a vicious heart! Zhang Jie met with an accident, and she’s making jokes about the dead.”
Everyone started blaming me, saying I was trying to stir up trouble and that I, an outsider, had bad intentions.
I could only force a bitter smile.
I really wanted to share the cases of wild monkeys taking revenge on humans in my hometown, but I thought better of it.
At this moment, Chen, who loves fitness, sent a frightened emoji.
“I seem to have just seen Zhang Jie.”
8
Supervisor Liu: “Are you crazy? Zhang Jie is still in the hot spring.”
Perhaps realizing his words were inappropriate, Liu, the bald – headed supervisor, quickly sent a “praying” emoji. “May Zhang Jie rest in peace. Chen, calm down.”
Chen continued to express his fear: “It was really Zhang Jie. I’m absolutely sure I didn’t misidentify. Is there anyone else in the group wearing a long black down jacket and a red hat?”
The team – building group fell into a deathly silence.
The chubby boss: “Chen, where did you see her?”
Chen: “Outside.”
The chubby boss: “What the hell are you doing outside? Come back!”
Chen: “My girlfriend asked me to take some pictures of the snow scenery. Oh my god, could it be haunted? My phone just ran out of power. I’ll be back right away.”
Me: “@Chen who loves fitness, run! The ape is wearing Zhang Jie’s clothes. I’m not lying to you!”
Chen was a nice guy. When I first joined the company, he had offered me a lot of help.
Just as I decided to call and remind him, a dull, strange noise came from outside the window, as if something heavy had hit the glass of the room.
I summoned up my courage and slowly drew the curtain.
A face was pressed against the glass, staring straight at me.
9
I instinctively let out a scream!
It was Chen. His face was pressed tightly against the glass, and his facial features were distorted.
He stared with wide – open eyes and an open mouth, as if he wanted to say something to me, but all that came out was blood.
Immediately after, with a thud, the body slid down powerlessly.
I saw Zhang Jie behind Chen.
No, it was the murderer wearing Zhang Jie’s clothes.
Under the red woolen hat was a furry face. The eyes and eyebrows were vivid, and its upright body and well – proportioned limbs made it look almost indistinguishable from a human.
It was neither a monkey nor an ape. Could it be a wild person? A talking wild person?
I stood dumbfounded in front of the window, my mind completely blank.
The wild person was carrying Chen’s body, staring at me expressionlessly. Those big black – red eyes, against the backdrop of the yellow light and white snow, were extremely terrifying.
I opened my mouth, feeling parched, and couldn’t say anything.
Suddenly, the wild person curved its lips in a strange way, made a throat – slitting gesture towards me, then dragged Chen’s foot with one hand and disappeared into the vast white snow – covered forest.
After what seemed like a long time, I finally picked up my phone. But my hands were shaking so much that I typed and deleted, deleted and typed again. In the end, I could only send a trembling voice message.
“Chen, Chen is dead, killed.”
Yingye Jingjing teased: “Killed by whom? By Zhang Jie? Or a monkey?”
I said with a sobbing voice: “It’s an ape, no, a wild person! A wild person! Chen was killed right outside my window.”
Finance Song Jie laughed: “I live in room 102. I heard your scream just now. You’re acting so real, even bringing up a wild person.”
Me: “You can try to contact Chen.”
Several colleagues @ – mentioned Chen one after another, but there was no reply in the group.
Supervisor Liu: “Didn’t he just say his phone was out of power? Xiao Li, I advise you to be kind and not spread rumors.”
I was about to explain when the light bulb above my head flickered a few times, and the room was plunged into darkness.
There was a power outage.
Messages popped up on the screen again. It was the farmhouse service group.
Boss Xue Shan: “There’s a power outage. Everyone, don’t panic.”
The chubby boss: “Don’t you have a generator at home?”
Boss Xue Shan: “The generator has limited power. It can only supply partial power to the hall and the corridor. Wait a moment. I’ll come and bring candles.”
“Also, what’s wrong with that tall guy of yours? I told him to stay in the room and not run around, but he wouldn’t listen. There’s already been a death. Don’t cause me any more trouble, okay? How am I supposed to do business in the future?”
The “tall guy” the farmhouse boss mentioned was Chen.
Salesperson Lao Wang: “See, I told you Chen was fine.”
Yingye Jingjing: “Li Qing, this scoundrel, is deliberately creating panic. I suggest handing her over to the police later.”
Colleagues below expressed their support one after another.
The chubby boss: “@Chen who loves fitness, come back to me right now!”
Chen in the group still didn’t reply.
I had seen Chen being killed with my own eyes. If someone saw him still alive, there could only be one explanation.
The wild person had changed into his clothes. Next, it would continue to take revenge and kill people dressed as Chen.
10
At this moment, a series of chaotic footsteps sounded in the corridor.
Boss Xue Shan: “I’m at the door of room 101. The guest in room 101, please open the door. I’m here to bring candles.”
Room 101 was occupied by Yingye Jingjing.
Yingye Jingjing: “The boss’s service is really prompt. I’ll open the door right away.”
After a while, someone in the group asked: “Jingjing, is it bright over there? Take a photo of the lit room and show us. It must be very cozy, right?”
Jingjing didn’t answer.
The chubby boss: “@Boss Xue Shan, have you finished delivering to room 101?”
After about another minute, Boss Xue Shan replied: “I think so.”
In the team – building group, everyone took turns @ – mentioning Jingjing, but Jingjing still didn’t reply.
Boss Xue Shan: “I’m at room 102. The guest in room 102, please open the door.”
Room 102 was occupied by Finance Song Jie.
Finance Song Jie: “Coming, coming.”
The sound of the door opening and then a heavy closing came from the next room.
I pressed against the wall and seemed to hear Song Jie making a strange sound, something like vomiting, or a stifled sob, which stopped abruptly.
Supervisor Liu: “Song Jie, has the candle been delivered?”
Song Jie also didn’t answer.
The chubby boss: “@Finance Song Jie?”
I also @ – mentioned Jingjing and Song Jie one after another, but no one replied.
The chubby boss: “Something’s not right! Before the police arrive, everyone lock your doors and don’t open them to anyone.”
Supervisor Liu: “I also think something’s wrong. Could the murderer be the farmhouse boss? Did we enter a shady establishment?”
The atmosphere in the group suddenly became tense. I was so scared that my whole body was shaking.
Because I was the tenant of room 103.
I heard a knock on the door.
11
Boss Xue Shan: “I’m at the door of room 103. Guest, please open the door.”
Looking through the peephole, there was a dimly lit corridor outside. A person was holding a lit candle in their hand.
It was the farmhouse boss, wearing cotton – padded clothes, pants, and a Lei Feng hat.
But why didn’t Jingjing and Song Jie reply after getting the candles?
I had even called their phones just now, and it showed that no one answered.
“Guest, I’m here to bring the candle.”
The farmhouse boss continued to knock on the door, and his voice was trembling slightly.
My hand had just touched the doorknob when I pulled it back.
I replied nervously, “I don’t need the candle.”
The boss outside the door seemed not to have heard me and just stood there motionless.
“Guest, I’m here to bring the candle.”
He was like a puppet, just knocking, knocking continuously.
The knocking sound became faster and louder!
“I don’t want the candle anymore!” I shouted with a sobbing voice. “I said I don’t want it! I don’t!”
The knocking stopped abruptly, and footsteps sounded.
I peeked through the peephole again, and there was really no one outside.
Just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a red eye suddenly appeared in the peephole.
It was staring at me!
“No! No!”
I was so scared that I let out a scream and sat down on the ground with a thud.
After a while, there was no sound outside, and no other situation occurred.
I summoned up my courage and looked through the peephole again. There was no one outside.
I had shouted a couple of words in the Gelgel language in a hurry just now. Could the wild person have recognized something?
I had managed to escape danger for the moment. Room 104 next door was unoccupied. The wild person should have gone towards room 105. I had to remind the farmhouse boss as soon as possible that a wild person was following him.
Before I could give a warning, someone had already posted a short video in the farmhouse group.
It was the landlady who posted it.
In the slightly blurry video, the farmhouse boss was walking mechanically in the corridor. You could even hear his intermittent crying, as if he was being held hostage.
Behind him, there was a person of similar height, wearing Chen’s down coat, with furry calves showing underneath.
Landlady: “There’s a tall person behind my husband. He has hair on his body and is wearing your colleague’s clothes. He should be the murderer! Everyone, don’t open the door.”
The group immediately exploded!
Supervisor Liu: “Damn! It seems to be a wild person! This is Chen’s clothes. Chen has really been killed!”
Salesperson Lao Wang: “Could Jingjing and Song Jie have also met with misfortune?”
Customer service Mei: “What Li Qing said is true. The ape’s mother has come for revenge. What should we do?”
Customer service Li Li: “@Intern Li Qing.”
Supervisor Chen: “@Intern Li Qing.”
“Ah!”
At this moment, a shrill scream came from outside the entrance hall.
12
I was very close to the entrance and heard it clearly. It seemed that the landlady had met with an accident.
Hadn’t the wild person entered the corridor just now? Why was it outside again? Could there be more than one?
I curled up in the bed, shivering.
People in the group kept @ – mentioning me. My fingers were shaking so much that I could barely control them, and my teeth were chattering. It took me a long time to say a “yes”.
Then, another rough wail was heard. Judging from the sound, it was the farmhouse boss.
If I guessed correctly, the wild person must have thought the boss had lost his value as a bait to open the door, so it simply killed him.
It could hide and knew how to lure and kill. Its intelligence was terrifying, even surpassing that of an average human.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
The wild person started a more direct and brutal approach. It was smashing the doors!
Judging from the sound, the doors seemed unable to withstand much. For a moment, screams, wails, and cries for help echoed in the corridor.
The originally quiet and comfortable guest rooms had become bloody slaughterhouses.
The chubby boss sent a voice message: “The situation is urgent. Everyone, don’t just sit and wait for death. Climb out through the windows! Hurry!”
I went to the window again, looking at the black – and – white world outside, not sure if I should go out.
The sound of glass breaking came from other rooms one after another, followed by a few heart – rending howls.
Supervisor Liu sent a panicked voice message: “Damn, don’t go out! There seem to be wild people outside too. There are two of them! Supervisor Chen, Li Li, and a few others have been torn apart!”
The chubby boss sent a voice message: “What the hell! Did we stir up a wild – person nest? What should we do? What should we do?!”
The group fell completely silent.
Staying in the room meant waiting for death, and going out was like walking into a trap. There seemed to be no way out.
At this time, an invitation popped up on the screen.
The chubby boss opened a voice group, and only four people were left in the group.
Me, the chubby boss, Supervisor Liu, and customer service Li Li.
The chubby boss: “Xiao Li, Xiao Li, do you have any ideas?”
Supervisor Liu: “Xiao Li, we shouldn’t have not listened to you. You’re the company’s translator. See if you can communicate with the wild people and ask them to stop killing.”
Me: “This is a rare language. I only know a few basic words. I can’t do anything.”
Customer service Mei cried: “I can hear that beast smashing the door of room 112. Lao Wang is definitely doomed. After she kills Lao Wang, I’ll be next. What should I do? What should I do? I don’t want to die!”
The chubby boss: “Here’s the plan. When the wild person breaks the door and kills Lao Wang, we’ll rush out together.”
Supervisor Liu: “Rush? Where to rush? Going out is just asking for death! Damn it, why haven’t the police arrived yet?!”
The chubby boss: “Go to Xiao Li’s room. Since Xiao Li has survived, the wild person probably won’t go there again.”
Supervisor Liu: “Mei, you’re close. When you hear something happening to Lao Wang, shout in the group immediately, and we’ll rush together.”
They were just talking among themselves without asking for my opinion. With Mei’s shout of “rush”, the three of them knocked on my door within five seconds.
I wasn’t sure if the wild person would come back, nor could I guarantee that they wouldn’t bring me misfortune.
I was hesitating whether to open the door.
13
The chubby boss said anxiously: “Xiao Li, open the door. I’ll make you a full – time employee, give you five times your salary, and make you the deputy general manager.”
Supervisor Liu: “Xiao Li, I was the one who approved your entry into the company. I’ve helped you. Please, don’t stand by and watch us die.”
Customer service Mei cried: “Li Qing, I have a disabled younger brother at home. If I die, what will happen to him? Please, please open the door.”
During the company’s poverty – alleviation activities, I had been to Mei’s home. She really had a seven – year – old brother.
Her parents had died in a car accident the year before last, and her brother had lost his legs in the accident. Now, she was the only one taking care of him.
My heart softened. I gritted my teeth and opened the door.
Supervisor Liu was the first to try to squeeze in, but he was immediately pushed aside by the tall and stout chubby boss.
The chubby boss forced his way in and then slammed the door shut!
I was stunned by this scene. Supervisor Liu and Mei were still outside!
“Open the door! Open the door quickly!”
“Damn it! Fatty, open the door!”
“That beast has come out of Lao Wang’s room. It will definitely find us!”
“Li Qing, please, open the door!”
I wanted to open the door, but the chubby boss pushed me to the ground viciously.
“Are you crazy! There are too many empty rooms behind. If the number of people doesn’t match the rooms, the wild person will definitely find out. It’s already very dangerous for me to come in alone. I absolutely can’t open the door.”
I was completely shocked. I never thought people could be this bad…
At this time, heavy footsteps sounded in the corridor.
“I only took a sip of the monkey brain. It was Supervisor Liu who forced me. Please don’t kill me, don’t kill me! Ah!”
“Don’t kill me. I was also forced. There’s a fat guy in the room. He ordered me to do it!”
The wild person’s angry roar echoed through the corridor. Supervisor Liu and Mei were killed one after another. I could even hear the dull sound of muscle tissue being torn.
The killing outside gradually subsided, and a strong smell of blood seeped in through the crack of the door.
The wild person’s figure was no longer visible in the peephole.
The chubby boss wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and then started looking at me with a complex expression.
“I never thought a young girl like you could be so scheming. You’re really ruthless when it comes to harming people.”
I stared at him blankly, not understanding what he was saying.
“Hmph, still pretending to be innocent. Something happened to rooms 101 and 102. Why is your room 103 okay?
“You must have communicated with the wild person for revenge. You want to kill us all!
“You’re a vicious woman! This is indirect murder. I’ll expose your ugly face and make you have no place to hide in society!” The chubby boss became more and more angry, while I heard what seemed like “rustling” footsteps outside the window. I turned my head and gradually opened my mouth wide. A pair of black – red big eyes were peering through the curtain slit…
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“Bang!”
The glass shattered in an instant! The wild person roared and smashed the glass with a punch, then climbed in through the window sill. She was still wearing Chen’s coat and holding the body of the little wild person in her arms.
Seeing the situation was bad, the chubby boss pushed me in front to block, and he himself quickly retreated to the door.
The wild person sniffed, pushed me aside, and with one step, grabbed the chubby boss’s neck.
Accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, his head spun 180 degrees on the spot, and his body fell heavily to the ground.
The chubby boss was killed in an instant, leaving only me and the wild person facing each other in the room.
The wild person shook her blood – dripping hand and stepped towards me step by step.
I leaned against the wall, trembling all over, and my body went limp.
15
“Mom!
“Mom!”
At this moment, a small figure jumped onto the window sill and leaped in.
It was a little wild person, wearing a tattered vest and a bright yellow scarf.
The little wild person pointed at me and kept gesturing something to the big wild person.
The wild person mother was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand towards me.
I closed my eyes, crying, and prepared to die.
But instead of the brutal killing, I felt a gentle touch. The wild person mother just gently patted my head.
I stared at her in a daze, and she grinned.
“Thank you,” she said in the Gelgel language.
The little wild person’s expression became more vivid. He pounced on me, pushing me to the ground, and rubbed his little head against my neck. It was furry and itchy.
It turned out that they not only held grudges but also knew how to distinguish good from evil.
At this time, faint voices came from outside.
The wild person mother quickly put on the chubby boss’s coat, dragged the body, and pulled the little wild person out of the room together.
Before leaving, the little wild person even made a face at me.
And I not only saved my life but also had an extra yellow scarf in my hand.
A scarf that originally belonged to me.
16
Time went back to the time of dinner.
After being driven out of the private room by Liu, the bald – headed supervisor, while the farmhouse owner and the chef came to toast, I quietly went around to the backyard.
In a dark firewood house, I found an iron cage, and inside it was the little wild person.
The young little wild person was curled up in the corner, whimpering softly and shivering.
I found an abandoned wrench and smashed the lock hard.
The little wild person watched me warily, not moving.
“Mom,” I said to him.
The little wild person was startled, then gradually gave up resistance.
Seeing that he was shaking badly, I tied the scarf around him and motioned for him to escape quickly.
The little wild person was very smart and disappeared into the white expanse in a blink of an eye.
17
The corpses in the snow were strewn about in all directions, with scattered limbs and internal organs everywhere. It was extremely cruel and bloody.
The police who arrived were trying their best to find survivors.
The nearby mountain villagers said they seemed to have seen an adult leading a child walking through the snow – covered forest into the mountains.
The police dispatched more forces to search the mountains, but found nothing.
In the end, I became the only survivor.
They took me back to the hospital for treatment and took a statement.
I roughly explained the course of events and accused the chubby boss and the others of their cruel killing of wild animals.
The police seemed to be listening to a strange tale. The idea that monkeys would come down the mountain to massacre humans seemed to go against common sense and was hard to believe.
But it was snowing heavily and dark at that time, and I was the only eyewitness. Moreover, based on the scars and wounds on the corpses at the scene, my description seemed to become reasonable.
The final conclusion was a murder case, but the murderer was never found.
After I returned, I looked up various materials. Combining the location of the incident and the appearance of the wild person, I had a bold guess in my heart.
There was a crazy Soviet biologist named Ivanov. He had launched an unethical “ape – man warrior” plan, that is, cross – breeding humans and orangutans.
The outside world generally believed that the experiment ended in failure, but there were also rumors that it was successful. Some people even claimed to have seen Soviet ape – men.
I don’t care about the rumors outside. I only believe what I saw with my own eyes.
I will bury this secret in my heart forever.
The fewer people who know, the safer it is.
18
After the terrifying night in the snow – covered rural area, I decided to change my career.
I applied for the major of wildlife protection, determined to do what I could for the harmonious co – existence of humans and animals.
After starting my career, I joined the International United Rescue Team for Wild Animals.
Every time I went on a mission, I would carry that yellow scarf with me.
I participated in many rescue activities on the border between Northeast China and Russia, but I never saw them again.
“Never see them again.
“This is good enough.”
– End –
