Chapter 87: The Confrontation
Word Number:180
Author:梦里的漩涡
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Release Time:2026-01-09
As I peered through the doorway, I saw a figure hanging upside down. His feet were bound and hoisted high, his head dangling toward the floor. The flesh at his throat was peeled outward—not just cut, but forced open, as if it had been crudely hacked apart. I stepped over the bodies and entered the fifth-floor corridor. Inside, a dozen more corpses were suspended in the same horrific manner. They looked like laundry hung out to dry—except here, the only thing waiting to dry was human remains. The victims were both men and women, all with the same signature gash across their throats. Strangely, there was very little blood on the floor directly beneath them. Fighting back the bile rising in my throat, I pushed deeper into the building. I passed rooms lining the hallway, their numbers marked on the doors. 503, 504… The corridor wasn't long. After a dozen steps, the space opened up into an elevator lobby. Ahead of me lay more hallways and more rooms. I had no idea where Professor Li was hiding, so I simp