In Yuncheng City, the male dormitory that was rated the worst in terms of discipline at Yanhuadong School was Dormitory 412. The dormitory had four members: Chen Tang, Ma Xiaoxiao, Wei Jie, and Zhang Bo, collectively known as the mischievous “Gang of Four.” They frequently caused headaches for teachers of all subjects, often making ghostly noises in the middle of the night, disturbing other dormitories, and even angering the dormitory supervisor. It wasn't until a certain incident occurred that these four finally settled down…
On the night of the fourth day of the fourth month, the male dormitory supervisor viciously warned the residents of Dormitory 412 not to disturb others' rest at night. Amid the strange cries of the Gang of Four, the supervisor shook his fist and walked away. “Chen Tang, got any good… show… tonight?” Wei Jie asked Chen Tang with a sinister grin. “Let's skip tonight, just sleep well. Tomorrow is a holiday; I'm planning to go travel to Nanshan!” Wei Jie awkwardly shifted his gaze to the other two, seeing Ma Xiaoxiao engrossed in reading a petty comic book and Zhang Bo happily playing a handheld game console. Frustrated, Wei Jie pulled up his blanket and fell asleep.
At 1:15 AM, Wei Jie woke up due to the urge to urinate. Squinting, he strode toward the toilet. The school dormitory's toilet was usually one room on the first floor, next to the water room. Wei Jie quickly took care of his business and was about to return to the dormitory to continue his conversation with Mr. Zhou when he suddenly heard a faint crying coming from somewhere. “That silly kid broke up again, so annoying!” Wei Jie muttered to himself. Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of water rushing, which startled him. Wei Jie mentally shouted, “Stay calm!” and slowly walked toward the water room. “What a scare, it's just the faucet I forgot to turn off. How frustrating.” After turning off the faucet, Wei Jie strode back to the dormitory.
As soon as he lay down, Wei Jie heard that strange crying again. The sound was so sorrowful and heart-rending, and it kept growing louder, coming closer as if gradually approaching him. Wei Jie wrapped himself tightly in his blanket, leaving only his eyes exposed to secretly watch the dormitory door. Under the hallway light, Wei Jie saw a pair of dark shadows through the bottom of the door, seemingly a pair of feet.Wei Jie's heart seemed like it was about to leap out of his throat. 'Knock... knock... knock,' a few light knocks sounded on the door. Every hair on Wei Jie's body instantly stood on end. The shadow in front of the door kept lightly knocking, accompanied by a continuous heartrending crying. At this moment, Wei Jie felt like he had merged with his blanket.\ With a 'bang,' the door was opened. Wei Jie lay on the bed quietly like a wrapped zongzi, biting his pillowcase and trying to slow his breathing. The 'tap, tap' sound moved from the dormitory door to the side of Wei Jie's bed. 'Luckily, I'm on the upper bunk. That dirty thing definitely can't come up here,' Wei Jie forced himself to console. 'Creak, creak.' 'Damn, what is that sound? Why is my bed shaking so violently? Could it be that... that thing climbed up here?' Wei Jie tightened his blanket around himself.\ 'Hoo hoo...' cries came through the blanket. Wei Jie felt frozen with fear and immobile. He silently prayed in his heart. A few minutes later, 'It seems to have some effect.' Wei Jie felt as if the dirty thing outside had already left and exhaled a big breath. He carefully opened a tiny slit in his blanket to observe outside. He saw his bed was empty; swallowing, he slowly looked under the bed, which was also empty. But the dormitory door was open. After hesitating, Wei Jie decided not to close it and wait until daylight.\ After making up his mind, Wei Jie prepared to go back to sleep and check things properly tomorrow. At that moment, he noticed something moving in his blanket. Just as he was about to lift it, a pair of pale, withered hands suddenly appeared, gripping Wei Jie's arms tightly and yanking him into the blanket, and then all contact was lost...\ The next day, the other three members of the dormitory found Wei Jie upon waking with twisted facial features and no breath. A forensic examination later concluded that he had died from extreme fright. Afterwards, the other three moved to different dormitories, but strange crying can still often be heard in the campus in the middle of the night...
