My House of Horrors
Chapter 787

I Raised a Big Dog

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"Over here!"

There was a door in the middle of the corridor that stood ajar. Wang Xiaoming was so panicked that when he saw the light that had disappeared reappear, he grabbed Chen Ge and dragged him into the room in the middle of the corridor.

As the two of them slipped inside, a beam of light swept toward the far end of the corridor.

"That was close! We almost got spotted!" Wang Xiaoming gasped, hiding behind the door.

"Getting inside the room may keep us safe for the moment, but it also adds risks. The lights are on in here, so someone must be inside. Before, we only had to deal with one person. Now we might have to deal with two, or even more." Chen Ge didn't get angry at Wang Xiaoming for making the decision on his own. There was no point arguing now; it would only waste precious time they needed to escape.

"Let's wait here for a while. As soon as the person outside leaves, we'll go."

"First, you can't be sure whether the teacher outside noticed us. If he did, he'll definitely be waiting somewhere outside the door. Second, someone lives in this room. We don't even know whether we can safely hold out here until the teacher leaves." Chen Ge never left his life in the hands of luck. He picked up his bag and went into the kitchen.

"What are you doing?"

"Looking for a window."

The apartment was ridiculously spacious. It had three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a kitchen. It didn't look like an ordinary apartment at all.

Chen Ge ran into the kitchen and headed straight for the window, but his heart sank when he saw the anti-theft net installed over it.

Without a moment's hesitation, Chen Ge went to

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