'Yao Yao, it's time for breakfast!'

Yesterday, when I returned to the old house in the countryside, I was exhausted from cleaning.

In the morning, I had just woken up and was still lying in bed, daydreaming, when I heard my mom shouting downstairs.

I was grumpy from waking up and grumbled as I went downstairs.

During that time, I caught a strange, fishy smell in the air, but I thought it was just the musty odor of the uninhabited old house in the countryside and didn't pay much attention to it.

Grandpa and Grandma were in the courtyard, chatting about the Chinese New Year while drying vegetables.

My little brother was completely absorbed in playing games in the corner, looking very excited.

My mom was holding a bowl and chasing after my two-year-old niece to feed her breakfast, all the while yelling at me and my little brother to have breakfast.

Still grumpy, I was about to say something back when suddenly I saw a burly man covered in blood, holding a blood-stained kitchen knife, charging into the yard.

'...' I was so frightened that I couldn't even make a sound and forgot to react.

I watched as the burly man rushed towards my grandpa and grandma, and with two swings of the knife, he severed their necks.

My mom was terrified and quickly ran away while holding my niece. But before she could take a few steps, her hair was grabbed.

'Crack, crack'—a few times, blood splattered.

I fell to the ground in horror, blood gushing from my head as the knife soaked in blood came down on me."