Delivery Driver

"Recently, Tianfu Street has seen a frequent string of murder cases. So far, there have been six murders, with seven victims. All victims had their kidneys removed, suggesting the work of an organ theft ring. All incidents occurred around midnight. We urge all citizens to limit their outdoor activities at night and be wary of suspicious individuals!"

"Multiple consecutive balcony jump incidents have occurred across Tianhai City. According to investigations by the Public Security Bureau, all individuals who jumped had previously purchased large amounts of welfare coupons from a certain welfare website online, leading to bankruptcy. The Public Security Bureau hereby calls on all citizens to cherish life and stay away from gambling!"

"..."

"Honey, it seems like Tianhai City has been a bit restless lately! Don't go out for runs at night these past few days."

"Don't worry, I'm not running alone. I've got three girlfriends with me. What are you afraid of?"

"Alright, fine!"

By the time Lu Siye returned to Tongjiang Residential Complex from outside, it was already around ten in the evening.

The family opposite his door watched the TV news at the same time every night. Their soundproofing was poor, so he often heard the news content from the hallway. Lu Siye was used to it.

He took out his key, opened the door, changed into slippers at the entrance, tossed his backpack onto the sofa, and lay down wearily.

"I didn't expect to escape the fate of being unemployed after graduation even after transmigrating," Lu Siye said with a self-deprecating laugh, resting his arm across his eyes.

That's right, Lu Siye wasn't originally from this world. He was a transmigrator.

In his previous life, he was also named Lu Siye. He was hit by a speeding supercar running a red light on his way to an interview.

Lu Siye thought he was dead for sure, but unexpectedly, he transmigrated to Earth, into a university freshman with the same name as him.

At first, he was excited, thinking he was the chosen one. He even shouted on the university commercial street: "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river..."

Although this incident cost him four years of dating options, he was still very excited.

But reality proved he rejoiced too soon.

Within half a year, the parents of this body died in separate car accidents, both caused by supercars. He later received substantial compensation for these incidents.

He then used this money to follow online gurus and trade funds, but he lost quite a bit.

After confirming he had no talent for financial management, he reluctantly sold all his funds and deposited the money into the bank to earn interest.

After graduation, he came to Tianhai City to look for a job. He didn't find one, but he did find a small place in Tongjiang Residential Complex that could shelter him from wind and rain.

After lying down for a while, he glanced at his phone and saw it was already eleven o'clock. Lu Siye ordered takeout from Meituan and then went to take a shower.

After showering, he habitually opened Tieba (a Chinese online forum) and began to roam the digital world.

[The murderer in Tianfu Street might not be human!!!]

He saw this title and clicked on it out of curiosity. Before entering, he checked the posting time: three minutes ago.

As soon as he entered, he saw a picture of a traditional Demon Suppression Talisman with a watermark from a certain website.

[Regarding the five murder cases in Tianfu Street recently, I'm sure everyone has heard about them to some extent.

I am a resident of Lianjiang Community. Yes, you read that right, the same community where the fifth murder case occurred. The victim of the fifth murder was my neighbor across the hall.

My neighbor across the hall was two male university students who had just graduated.

That night, one of them seemed to have gone out for something, leaving one person at home.

Later, around midnight, I heard a knocking sound at the door from inside my apartment.

At first, I thought someone was knocking on my door, so I went over and looked through the peephole.

A delivery guy in a black raincoat was standing at the door of those two students' apartment; he was the one knocking.

At the time, I wondered why the delivery guy was wearing a raincoat when it wasn't raining outside, but I didn't think much of it as it was his business.

Later, I watched the delivery guy through the peephole and had a feeling his knocking motion was strange.

He wasn't knocking with a bent wrist; instead, his entire arm swung back and forth, like those lucky cat figurines displayed in shops.

The student inside that night seemed to be in a bad temper. He yelled at the door, telling the person outside to stop knocking because he hadn't ordered any food.

But the delivery guy acted as if he couldn't hear, continuing to knock, and his knocking grew louder.

Just as I was about to get annoyed, the student in the apartment across the hall suddenly opened the door.

I clearly saw the student's expression at that moment. His face went from furious to terrified in an instant. He seemed to have seen something truly horrifying.

He quickly tried to close the door, but the delivery guy blocked it, forcing his way into the student's apartment.

After waiting for a while longer, there were no unusual sounds from the apartment across the hall. Soon after, the student saw the delivery guy out.

At that time, I thought I was just too stressed lately and didn't think much of it. I deleted the alarm message I had drafted and went back inside to sleep.

It wasn't until the next morning when his other roommate returned that he called the police. I was woken up by the police knocking on my door. I got out of my bedroom and opened the door.

The first thing I saw was the student lying on the floor. The floor around him was clean, with no bloodstains.

I also noticed that the student's stomach was sunken. Yes, sunken. His belly was almost touching the ground, as if... as if his internal organs were gone, and there was nothing to support his stomach, causing it to cave in.

It was then that I learned the student had been murdered.

At this point, the most bizarre thing happened.

I was terrified and immediately told the police officer everything I had seen the previous night. But after the officer checked the surveillance footage, no one could be seen entering or leaving the hallway.

After watching the surveillance video, I found it hard to believe.

Was this whole thing just my imagination?

No! That's impossible!

That murder case definitely has something to do with that delivery guy. He's probably not human, otherwise, how could a living person not be caught on camera?

It wasn't until then that I remembered. When that college student brought the delivery guy out of the house, his face was very pale, and he seemed really off, in a way I couldn't quite describe... just really off.

I told the public security officers about it too, but they said the door opposite mine hadn't been opened that night. They thought I was suffering from shock and mental distress, so they sent me to a mental hospital for treatment. I was only released today.

The reason I posted this online was to warn netizens: if you see a delivery person in a black raincoat in the middle of the night, whatever you do, don't open the door.

My mind is truly fine, please believe me, you must believe me, absolutely do not open the door... absolutely not...]

After finishing the story, Lu Siye habitually swiped his finger upwards. He saw the second floor's comment, which was still the original poster's statement.

[He's here! He's here! He didn't let me go...]

He's here? Who's here?

Lu Siye was completely confused. He subconsciously glanced at the time of the comment, which showed it was posted at midnight yesterday.

That's not right! This post was clearly made a few minutes ago, so why would the second floor's comment be from midnight yesterday?

Just as Lu Siye thought the website had glitched and he was about to scroll down to refresh.

The webpage suddenly displayed 404!

Even the mighty "River Crab God" had intervened. Could this incident actually be real?

"Knock... knock... knock..."

At the same time, a steady knocking sound came from Lu Siye's front door.

Lu Siye froze, subconsciously checking the time on his phone. It was exactly midnight.

The words spoken from outside the door next made him feel a chill run from the base of his spine straight to the crown of his head.