Chapter 12
One sentence from Red Infant snapped Jiang Li out of her daze.
That’s right-coloring!
“Baby, how did you think of coloring?” Jiang Li looked at him.
Red Infant giggled, “Because Yingying often plays coloring games! That way, black and white can turn into color~”
It seemed that sometimes, you couldn’t rely entirely on adult logic.
Every so often, following a child’s line of thinking might bring unexpected surprises.
Jiang Li lowered her head and picked up the dagger from behind the photo frame.
Was this dagger a hint that she needed to use fresh blood to color the painting?
Never mind, after all, she wouldn’t die, so she might as well give it a try!
Jiang Li held the dagger and made a small cut on her fingertip.
Bright red blood dripped down her finger onto the black-and-white memorial portrait.
Wherever the blood touched, it turned red…
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Huaguo.
The members of the Intelligence Department saw the crisis resolved and finally let go of Dai Chunli.
But before long, blood began to ooze from Dai Chunli’s fingertips.
At first, it was just a drop, then all ten fingers started bleeding at once!
By then, the head of the Intelligence Department had already sent the doctors and nurses out of the lab.
Only the Mom Group Team Leader and a few members remained.
“Team Leader, Dai Chunli keeps bleeding. Should we call the doctors back?” a member asked.
The Mom Group Team Leader gave her an indifferent glance, “What are you afraid of? As long as the Chosen One clears the stage, she won’t die. Don’t worry about her.”
After saying this, she strutted out of the lab in her high heels, leaving Dai Chunli to her fate.
……
In the Strange Tale World.
Jiang Li covered the entire black-and-white memorial portrait with her blood.
Wherever she painted, it all turned into a bright red traditional Chinese wedding scene.
The previously sinister and terrifying smiles of the couple now returned to normal.
Seeing there were five minutes left until midnight, Jiang Li hurried to stand on the stool and put the Wedding Photo back in its place.
“Mommy, come over here,” Red Infant called.
“Alright, just a moment, Mommy’s coming.”
Jiang Li climbed down from the stool.
Red Infant excitedly pointed at the blood-red long fingernails sticking out from under the bed: “Mommy, there’s an auntie hiding under the bed!”
Jiang Li felt a chill up her spine.
There were only three minutes left-was something else about to happen?
“Baby, can you pull her out by the hand?” Jiang Li propped her chin on one hand and frowned in thought.
She was debating whether to drag the thing out and throw it away.
After all, she was about to rest, and it was disgusting to have something like that under her bed.
What’s more, this should also be part of the Pollution Source.
When it came to Pollution Sources, the further away the better.
“I can pull her out!” Red Infant shouted excitedly, his strength surprisingly great.
Red Infant grabbed the woman’s hand and pulled her out.
A foul, rotting stench began to fill the air.
That thing’s face and body were wrapped in a thick layer of plastic wrap, its features indistinguishable.
“Baby, do me a favor and throw her out the window,” Jiang Li glanced at the clock, “Within two minutes.”
With two minutes left, Jiang Li was about to go to bed.
It seemed the Morse Code warning that “there’s a Pollution Source in the Bedroom” didn’t refer only to the Toilet.
It actually included the thing under the bed as well.
No wonder, before she drank the Honey Water, her mental pollution increased so quickly.
Having eaten a midnight snack, Red Infant worked extra hard.
“Roger! Mommy!” Red Infant agreed briskly.
“Need Mommy’s help?” Jiang Li was a bit grossed out by touching that thing, but still asked.
“No need! Mommy, you hide behind me, don’t let this ghost thing dirty your clothes!”
Red Infant declared heroically, walked to the window, pushed it open, and tossed the thing out with great force.
With a “bang,” it landed far away.
Thirty seconds left, and the second hand pointed to midnight.
Jiang Li glanced out the window. The night sky was ink-dark, and a blood-red moon was slowly rising.
Night Rules, Rule Ten:
[Before going to bed, be sure to draw the Curtain. Don’t make eye contact with the Eyes outside the window.]
It seemed that once the blood-red moon appeared, monsters would follow.
Jiang Li hurried to the window, picked up Red Infant, quickly closed the window, and drew the Curtain.
Then she swiftly lay down in bed, hugged Red Infant, pulled the covers over them, turned off the lights, and went to sleep!
“Mommy, are we sleeping this early?” There were five seconds left to midnight.
“Mm, I’m tired, time to rest.” Three seconds left.
“Oh.” Red Infant also closed his eyes.
“Click-” The second hand hit zero.
The blood-red moonlight rose, hanging high in the sky, dyeing the heavens crimson.
……
4:00 a.m.
Jiang Li, deep in sleep, was awakened by the sound of chopping meat.
“Bang-bang-bang-”
Her Husband was in the Kitchen, making a huge racket.
Jiang Li heard the noise, but didn’t open her eyes.
Family Rules, Rule Five:
[If you hear the sound of chopping meat at night, do not open your eyes.]
Jiang Li lay on her side, eyes closed, pretending to sleep.
The noise from the Kitchen continued, the chopping growing more urgent.
At that moment,
Jiang Li felt that the mattress to her right seemed to sag slightly, as if something had pressed it down.
The next second, a man lay down there.
The sound of chopping meat from the Kitchen did not stop.