Chapter 301: Chapter 301 Inconceivable
"What were you just talking about?"
Seeing these few people come over and ask in confusion.
They immediately recounted everything they had just said, word for word.
And when they finished speaking, those few listeners were even more incredulous.
"I heard that my friend just told me he saw it too, and he even screamed. We didn’t believe him though. Could it be the same person you all saw?"
Upon hearing this, everyone’s hair stood on end in an instant.
At first, they had thought their friend was just trying to deceive them, perhaps merely to scare them.
But after hearing those words, they finally realized that the matter might not be so simple after all.
At that moment, everyone fell silent. Their mouths hung open, yet in the end, no one could utter a single word.
Faced with such an incident, they truly felt helpless and completely clueless about what was happening.
After a good while, someone finally reacted and spoke up.
"Are you really not lying to us? Did you actually see it?"
One person asked this, and then several others nearby began to ask as well.
"Yes, don’t lie to us. We’re starting to believe you now," they said.
"What exactly happened? Explain it to us properly; could it be that you were simply seeing things or what?"
After hearing this, the two people directly involved immediately stepped forward and continued to recount their story.
"I truly saw it; I’ve already said I didn’t lie to you. I really did see it at that time. I thought I might be seeing things at first, but then, when I thought about it more seriously, something seemed off," one said.
"Because if I was really seeing things, why could I hear his footsteps? And they were very slow," they added.
After saying this, the other witness immediately nodded and spoke up.
"Yes, I saw it at the time as well, and what I saw was probably the same scene as him. Not only that, but I was so scared that I screamed," they said.
"Didn’t you hear someone walking outside yesterday? And walking very slowly, as if dragging their feet with long strides?" they asked.
Initially, they had indeed been somewhat skeptical.
How could such a thing possibly happen?
So many people had seen the old man already dead just yesterday.
He had collapsed right there on the street.
How could there possibly be such an inexplicable occurrence?
But now, after listening to what the two of them said and seriously reflecting on it, it seemed that they really had heard such a sound late last night.
It indeed made their skin crawl.
"My goodness, what on earth is going on here? This is too crazy. Can it really be true?" they wondered aloud.
"Yeah, now that you mention it, I seem to remember hearing that kind of sound last night while I was sleeping, but I didn’t pay much attention to it because I was simply too tired," another admitted.
"Good Lord, what’s happening? Why don’t we ask some other people as well, to see if they had the same experience? I really can’t take this anymore," someone suggested.
...
At this moment, they were indeed very scared.
Completely unsure whether it was real or fake.
So, they quickly began to ask the passersby around them.
In the beginning, those passersby too were quite disbelieving.
Because all of this did sound rather far-fetched.
But later on, they gradually realized that something was amiss.
Although not everyone had seen it, several people clearly stated that they indeed heard some strange sounds the previous night.
Sounds just like the slow walking they were describing.
It was because of this that the rumor spread further and wider.
Everyone started to spread the rumors vigorously.
Originally, Liu Zheng was still treating the new patients here.
He heard them discussing something.
As he listened, he found it eerily familiar.
So he quickly stepped forward and asked.
"What are you all talking about? You seem quite engaged."
A few of the patients were seriously ill, so they had chosen to receive an IV drip.
They were chatting while receiving the treatment, but Liu Zheng’s sudden inquiry startled them.
The patients shivered with fright.
"When did you come over? You scared us to death."
"Yes, you have no idea what we were talking about; it could really scare someone to death."
Seeing their extreme reactions, Liu Zheng felt even more curious.
He was very eager to find out exactly what had happened.
"What’s the matter? What were you talking about?"
The patients in front of him didn’t hide anything and immediately began to explain.
"Last night, someone saw the old grandfather who passed away walking outside."
"Yes, and it wasn’t just one person who saw it; several people did, and many seemingly heard footsteps outside."
"Oh my God, we really don’t know what is going on, but it’s just too terrifying."
...
After hearing the patients’ accounts, Liu Zheng’s eyes widened slightly.
He stood frozen on the spot for a moment.
Could it be that the sound he heard last night was this?
What exactly is going on?
He had checked seriously at the time, and the old man was indeed dead.
How could he possibly have come back to life?
Even if his own medicine was powerful, it couldn’t have such an effect.
Let alone others.
Once dead, it’s impossible for someone to come back to life.
So what exactly is all of this?
At this moment, his heart was filled with doubts, completely clueless about the situation.
Seeing Liu Zheng stunned there, they continued to speak.
"Doctor Liu, what’s happened to you? Why are you spaced out?"
"Right, you haven’t heard or seen something too, have you?"
After hearing this, Liu Zheng finally snapped out of his thoughts.
His expression was grave.
After a while, he nodded gently and said.
"Last night, when I was sleeping, I did hear someone walking outside, and indeed, the sound was a bit strange."
"But I was so tired at the time that I didn’t pay much attention and fell asleep soon after."
"Could it be that we all heard the same sound?"
Those patients had only heard it from others.
Now, after hearing Liu Zheng say this, they felt even more afraid.
