The Villa

5.The Missing Knife

　　The room was eerily silent.

　　Combined with the unpleasant smell that lingered in their nostrils, they both felt a chill run through their bodies.

　　Tick-tock—

　　A drop of liquid fell from the ceiling beside them, hitting the wooden floor.

　　The sound itself wasn't loud, but in the completely silent room, it was amplified infinitely...

　　Ning could even feel Liu beside him shudder as the unknown liquid fell.

　　"Br...bro..."

　　Liu's voice trembled, and he slowly raised his hand, as if trying to touch something.

　　Ning took a deep breath and said:

　　"Don't turn on the light."

　　"If you don't want to die."

　　Liu was stunned.

　　"Wh...why?"

　　Ning shook his head.

　　"I can't explain yet."

　　"...Just know that in a place with wind, it's best not to turn on the light."

　　"If the light is on, then stay away."

　　After listening, Liu suddenly remembered that whenever Ning passed by the window, he would always close it tightly!

　　For some reason, he felt a chill run through his entire body!

　　Then, Liu's gaze fell on the crack under the door, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

　　He didn't know which bastard was the last one to enter the room, but he hadn't turned off the light in the corridor!

　　After what happened, neither of them could sleep, and they didn't care about being in close proximity to the same sex, they squeezed onto the same bed, as if each other's body temperature could bring some comfort.

　　He didn't know how long it had been, but the sky gradually brightened outside, and the rain wasn't as heavy anymore.

　　Liu looked at the time and saw it was already morning.

　　The light from outside, though not very bright, was enough to see through the gray haze.

　　His gaze fell on the floor to his left.

　　The constant dripping sound that had been coming from there.

　　Liu got out of bed and carefully looked at the stain on the floor.

　　He bent down and smelled it.

　　"Ugh——"

　　The pungent stench almost made him vomit.

　　Ning, who was nearby, also noticed his strange behavior and came over to take a look.

　　Ning bent down and sniffed, his face changed slightly.

　　"This is..."

　　Liu leaned over:

　　"What is it?"

　　Ning was silent for a long time before slowly saying:

　　"Corpse water...or corpse oil."

　　"Usually, when an animal rots to a high degree, the fat oozes out in an oily form..."

　　Liu couldn't take it anymore and quickly interrupted Ning:

　　"Okay, okay, bro, stop! I...I get it."