Chapter 11: 011. Spirit Vision (Asking for recommendations even though no one is watching)
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12:21 PM.
The psychological counseling clinic.
Neighbor Roy stood at the door, holding a black plastic bag that seemed to be bulging with many items.
Knock, knock, knock...
"Dr. Du Wei, are you there? I've bought the cigarettes you wanted."
"Dr. Du Wei? Please come out to collect them."
After calling out twice, there was no response from behind the door.
Frankly, Roy's impression of Du Wei was quite profound, but she didn't know much about him, only that he was a handsome and charismatic psychologist who had moved over this year.
This kind of man had a strong appeal to women, and had Roy not already had a boyfriend, she wouldn't have minded pursuing Du Wei.
Knock, knock, knock...
After knocking on the door again, Roy was certain Du Wei was not at home, so she sighed with disappointment.
She took out a pack of cigarettes from the plastic bag intending to leave them in the mailbox at the door.
But the next second, she changed her mind, wrote a note instead, and slipped it through the door gap.
[The cigarettes are at my place, please come to pick them up]
After doing this, she turned and walked away. Her form-fitting black long dress accentuated her beautiful figure, making her a beautiful girl in any man's eyes, save for the black plastic bag in her hand which slightly spoiled the scene.
Just then, as if someone from behind had grabbed it, the note that was stuck in the door gap was yanked inside.
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Meanwhile, at Alex's place.
After being warmly invited, Du Wei could only agree to have lunch together.
Of course, the meal was ordered by Alex over the phone from a nearby restaurant.
Otherwise, Du Wei wouldn't dare to eat food made by a woman who led such a luxurious lifestyle and kept her figure and skin so exquisitely well-maintained.
"Alex, are you really sure you will take your nap promptly at 2 PM?"
After finishing his meal, Du Wei wiped his mouth and surveyed the room's setup while casually asking.
Alex flashed an enchanting smile, "I've never hidden anything from you, have I?"
Du Wei was silent for a while before nodding, "Yes."
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1:55 PM.
After the meal, Alex became quite lazy, lying on the sofa gazing at Du Wei with a gentle look.
What annoyed her was that the man in front of her hardly ever let his gaze linger on her, instead giving more attention to some of the furniture.
"If you like this furniture, I can give you a set. I remember those sofas and coffee tables in your house seem to have been provided by the agent when you rented, right?"
Du Wei paused momentarily, shifting from standing to sitting. He wasn't comfortable leaning against the sofa, so he leaned forward slightly and shook his head gently at Alex.
"No need, I really like my current furniture and do not like to change them arbitrarily."
It was just an excuse. The real reason was that he didn't want anyone to enter his house or have any physical touch.
Because only he knew how terrifying the two unseen Evil Spirits in his house were.
Especially the second Evil Spirit, which could target anyone.
At that moment, Du Wei glanced at the time on his phone: 1:58 PM.
He calmly said, "Two more minutes."
Alex blinked, "Yes, in two minutes I'll fall asleep. Are you sure you won't do anything to me?"
As Du Wei watched the phone's clock, he uttered two words, "No!"
"Well, that's quite disappointing."
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Alex made a regretful expression, but inside, she breathed a slight sigh of relief. At the same time, she noticed that Du Wei didn't seem to have a wristwatch and kept checking the time on his phone, which sparked an idea in her mind.
One of a man's favorite gifts must be a name-brand watch, right?
However, just as this thought surfaced in her mind, the very next second, her eyes closed and she lay down on the sofa, breathing steadily, entering a state of sleep.
Meanwhile, Du Wei furrowed his brow, a flash of incomprehension crossing his face.
"Are you really asleep, Alex?"
He noted that the time was now 14:00.
At that moment, the entire house was eerily quiet, with only the faint sound of Alex's breathing.
Du Wei put his phone back in his pocket, then walked over to Alex. He looked at her with a very serious gaze.
The human senses are very sharp, if someone stares at another person for a long time, the latter will sense it, or get an uneasy feeling.
Some people even sense the outside world in their sleep.
For example, a gaze or a movement, etc.
But Alex didn't move at all, sleeping very deeply.
She did not react like a normal person.
Du Wei frowned: "Deep sleep? Why at this time?"
Then he thought for a moment and extended a hand to Alex's shoulder, the touch was delicate and smooth as if caressing some kind of sleek stone.
"Wake up, Alex."
What answered him was silence.
Du Wei's heart sank; this state was definitely not normal. It was absolutely impossible for a person to be talking normally one second and the next, be unable to be awakened by any amount of shouting.
Unless they were dead.
At this moment, Du Wei's heart jerked, and a sharp ringing noise filled his ears, forcing him to bend down, cover his ears, with a very unsightly expression on his face.
He heard a sound.
Tick tick tick...
This is...
Du Wei suddenly looked up, his eyes darting to the antique clock on the wall.
Somehow, the hands of the clock had started moving again, ticking forward bit by bit.
Tick tick tick...
Tick tick tick...
Regular, eerie, rigid, mechanical.
All sorts of adjectives to describe the sound he was hearing flashed through Du Wei's mind, and suddenly he saw something strange before his eyes.
He saw a shadowy figure standing behind Alex on the sofa, looking at him with an empty gaze.
Du Wei took a deep breath, his gaze remaining calm as he watched the presence of the shadow.
At this moment, the scenery inside the room underwent many changes in Du Wei's eyes.
The light became gloomy, as though shrouded in a layer of dim haze, and many already dark corners became pitch black, like an invisible gaping maw, emanating some kind of malice.
Du Wei also saw many black, thread-like filaments, similar to spider silk, emanating from Alex's body, who seemed dead asleep, linking to the shadow as if the two were one and the same.
"Soul?" he thought calmly to himself, asking and answering in his mind.
"It's probably not."
At that time, the words of Father Tony as he left the church came to mind.
[When the power of the Evil Spirit starts to erode you, you will be more susceptible to their attacks. As the erosion deepens, both your body and spirit will undergo some abnormal changes.]
[We call this phase Spirit Vision.]
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone