I slammed the door shut heavily.

The room was just as it was when I went out.

In a panic, I wandered around the room, even drawing all the curtains in the room and living room.

I curled up on the sofa.

My mind kept recalling that male police officer from the night before last.

Who is he?

Is he really a policeman...

"No! Jiang Xuan, don't scare yourself!" I patted my face, comforting myself, trying to suppress the increasingly realistic and horrifying thoughts in my mind.

Then, I quickly finished dinner and took a shower.

I even carefully checked the doors and windows and double-locked the door before going to bed early.

I had a dream.

In the dream, it was a dark, secretive forest.

A man dressed in black, his figure blurred by fog, making it impossible to see his face.

The man lifted the sickle high and slashed down viciously.

Red molten liquid surged up from the ground and then turned into black blood.

The thick stench of corpses filled my nostrils.

I couldn't help but vomit heavily; it was tonight's wontons.

I slowly lifted my head, meeting his pitch-black eyes.

There was nothing, just desolation.

He seemed to notice me, tilted his head, and chuckled softly, saying:

"Caught you."

I woke up terrified by that strange dream.

Coming to my senses, I realized it was already daylight.

Suddenly, I thought I was going to be late, but then I looked at my phone and realized today was Saturday.

Exhausted, I took a hot shower and was just about to order some takeout casually.

The doorbell rang—

I stood dazed in the middle of the living room, facing the door.

Step by step, I approached the back of the door.

The peephole revealed two people, a man and a woman.

Both were wearing police uniforms, hats, and masks.

[The world seems to have turned into a giant amusement park.]

[And I'm repeating the same game.]

"Hello, ma'am." Seeing that I was finally home, the leading police officer sighed with relief.

"This is our work ID, please assist us in completing an investigation!"

He briefly showed me his police ID and said sincerely, "May I ask if you saw any strange people in this building between 2 and 3 PM on July 27th?"

I stared at them blankly, unable to say a word.

Realizing my odd behavior, he called out to me again, "Ma'am?"

I finally came to my senses and murmured, "No... I didn't see anyone, I was at work..."

The female police officer looked at me suspiciously, seemingly sensing something.

"Did you come back during that time?"

Facing her piercing gaze, I quickly shook my head.

"No."

I silently despised myself.

But there was no other way; I was too scared...

That dream seemed to be a warning in advance!

It told me that someone was watching me from the shadows, knowing everything about me, even that my surname was Jiang...

Seeing my clueless expression, the two police officers exchanged glances.

"Alright, thank you for your testimony. If you think of anything later, just call the police hotline or this number to inform us."

Before leaving, the female officer handed me a business card, still uneasy.

I stood there, clutching the card with her personal number tightly in my hand.

My eyes followed them as they went to the next household to gather information.