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Rustle, rustle...
Just as Liu Haiping's hope began to rise, she twitched her ears and suddenly heard a strange noise. It wasn't inside the room but outside, as if... as if something was approaching her room.
The sound was very soft, like someone was intentionally muffling their footsteps. Listening closely, it was also somewhat erratic, not just one person, at least 3 or 4.
This odd sound of footsteps paused briefly outside the door and then a voice came through the crack.
"Liu Haiping."
The voice wasn't very clear, as though someone was deliberately pinching their throat when calling out, causing Liu Haiping to break out in a cold sweat with her back hairs standing on end and her forehead drenched. She clenched her teeth and didn't dare make a sound.
Something was off, anyone would know something was off.
"Liu Haiping."
"Liu Haiping."