Book 3: Chapter 7: Seven Tombstones
“I saw it! I saw it! I saw that woman turn into a puddle of blood!”
4:18 AM. Ma Hong Liang stood on the steps hooting energetically. As he shouted, he flailed his arms around, the cuffs on his wrist making jarring clanging sounds as it rattled against the staircase railing.
“Shut up!” Ye Xiao roared.
However, Ma Hong Liang could not calm down because this was his first time witnessing a death in this house. If he had seen the other three’s dead states, perhaps he would have been a bit more numb to it.
But now…
“Wh-What is going on? Someone tell me! What is going on? How di-did she die like that?!”
Ma Hong Liang covered his head with one hand while yelling incredulously.
“No one knows what’s going on! Be quiet right this instant!” Ye Xiao furiously glared at him.
Ma Hong Liang blanked out for a moment, then plopped down onto a step. He shook his head and muttered, “There’s something wrong with this house. There’s definitely something wrong with this house, that’s why no one lives here…”