Chapter 2 Chapter 1 The Elevator That Keeps Rising

This story takes place in a rapidly developing and overcrowded metropolis. All such large cities have a characteristic: due to the increasing number of people, the building of houses is developed to high altitudes in order to accommodate more people. This kind of tall houses are called mansions. In any city like this, commerce must be extremely developed. There are people doing all kinds of businesses, and many of them form large groups. The people who serve in these institutions have stable jobs and considerable income, forming a class that can Call it the middle class. In such a metropolis, every inch of land is expensive, and the rent must be expensive. It is so expensive that even if the middle class has a stable income, they don't want to afford it.

Therefore, buying a residential unit has become the ideal of many people with stable jobs. Luo Ding is such a person. He is a director-level employee in a large organization. He has a simple family and a good income. He has already saved a considerable amount of money. The greatest pleasure in his spare time is to study the various strata for sale buildings. According to the architectural drawings, and according to the advertisements in the newspaper, to check the buildings that are under construction or have been built, and want to buy a unit from them. On Saturday, Luo Ding was driving the car, the weather was very hot, but he was very excited, because he saw in the newspaper that there was a newly completed building with several units, and the price was very reasonable.

The location of that building overlooks the entire city, and it has a large balcony. All of this is in line with his ideal. He drove the car and drove up an inclined road. Not long after, he saw the towering building. . The building is twenty-seven stories high, looking from a distance, it looks like a towering mountain. Looking at the straight building, Luo Ding secretly admires the ability of the construction engineer. How could a twenty-story building be built so neatly? So straight, not even an inch of skew! The building had just been completed, and no one lived there yet. Luo Ding stopped the car in front of the building, and as soon as he got out of the car, he smelled a unique smell of a new house.That kind of smell is not pleasant, but for Luo Ding who has already planned to choose a unit in this building as his living place, this kind of smell makes him feel excited.

He walked into the entrance of the building. The two large glass doors in front of the lobby had already been inlaid with glass, but they hadn't been wiped clean. There were many inexplicable pictures drawn with white powder on the glass. The floor of the lobby is made of artificial marble, and on one side of the wall, colorful tiles are used to form a pattern.On the other wall are several rows of stainless steel mailboxes. Luo Ding was thinking in his heart: It can be said that it is a first-class building. When people live in it, of course there will be a few pots of flowers and plants in the lobby, which will make it look extraordinarily grand.Luo Ding stood in the lobby for a while, as if he had already paid for one of the floors, and carefully inspected a broken tile. It was not until a few minutes later that he suddenly felt that this There seemed to be no one in the building. Of course, he knew that there were no residents, but what about the administrator?

He looked around, reached out and slapped the mailbox, making a loud noise. After a while, I saw a thin middle-aged man walking down the stairs. The man was tall and staring. The eyeballs were so small that they couldn't touch the upper and lower eyelids. Friendly attitude: "What's the matter?" Luo Ding puffed out his chest: "I'll come and see the house!" The little eyes were still rolling, but his attitude seemed to be much friendlier. He unwrapped a bunch of keys from his waist: "Which unit do you want to see?" Luo Ding had already made up his mind, and he immediately said: "High-rise, above the twentieth floor, but not the top floor, it's hot!"

The little eyes rolled, took out two keys, and handed them to Luo Ding: "These are two units on the 22nd floor, please go up and see for yourself!" Luo Ding has seen many houses in the past six months. Most of them are either accompanied by agents or managers. Like today, the managers handed him the keys and let him go to see by himself. It was the first time.However, Luo Ding was very happy with this. If he went to see it alone, he could see it more carefully. "When you buy a unit, you have to spend your life's savings. You have to be careful. Someone will accompany you. It seems embarrassing to be picky. If you look at it alone, you can see until you are satisfied."

He took the key and saw the thin middle-aged man with small eyes walking up the stairs again. He came to the elevator door, pressed the button, the elevator door opened, and Luo Ding walked in. The elevator is very spacious, with aluminum walls. Luo Ding pressed the button, and the elevator began to go up. When the elevator was going up, Luo Ding was already thinking, if he bought a house, he should at least add some new furniture, or, if he wanted to be more luxurious, he would entrust a decoration company to do a good job of decorating it, so that he could live in a more comfortable place. Comfortable, from now on, no need to pay rent every month, and the environment of this building is so good, sitting on the balcony, making a glass of whiskey, enjoying the scenery, is really a pleasure!

If he sees it by himself and thinks he is satisfied, he can bring his family to watch it together, and his wife will definitely like it too! The more Luo Ding thought about it, the happier he became. When he began to feel that he had been in the elevator for too long, he didn't know how long he had been in the elevator.There is a row of numbers in the elevator, whichever floor you reach, the number will light up.However, when Luo Ding raised his head and looked at the row of numbers, none of the numbers in that row were lit. Luo Ding frowned, and thought to himself, there must be a loose wire that couldn't connect to the small lights behind those numbers, that's why it happened like that, and he must talk to the administrator when he goes down later.

In terms of feeling, Luo Ding was sure that the elevator was still going up, and it was going up very steadily. He thought to himself, after all, it was the 22nd floor. Although the elevator went up quickly, it still took time. He was in a relaxed mood and whistled, but when he finished whistling a popular song, the elevator hadn't stopped yet. From his feeling, he could tell that the elevator was still going up. Luo Ding was stunned for a while, and then he reached out and patted on the door of the elevator. He knew that the elevator was going up, and even if he patted the door, he couldn't open it, but he had been in the elevator for too long!

Even if it's the 22nd floor, after being in the elevator for so long, it should be there.He pressed the button a few more times, but it was useless, the elevator was still going up, he was sure of this! Luo Ding began to get anxious, but he immediately felt amused. If the elevator stopped, there would be no big problem. Besides, if it continued to go up, where would the elevator go?At most, if it reaches the top floor, it will definitely stop. Could it be that it will pop out of the roof of the building and fly into the sky? When Luo Dingyi thought of this, he laughed, laughing that he might be too nervous, so he felt that time passed slowly.

He wrapped the key in his hand, turned it, and looked up at the row of numbers. The most annoying thing was that the light was not on, otherwise, he could know which floor he was on now. The elevator was still going up, Luo Ding was smiling all the time, but gradually, he couldn't laugh anymore! At least five minutes had passed since he realized that he had been in the elevator for too long.It is absolutely impossible for the elevator to go up for so long and still not stop! Luo Ding began to sweat, and he pressed several buttons in succession, hoping to stop the elevator, but it was of no use at all, and the elevator continued to go up. When Luo Ding really started to get anxious, it was another three minutes later. The elevator was actually not hot, but Luo Ding was drenched in sweat. "Alarm" and "Stop" button, want to make the elevator stop. But it was of no use at all. No matter what he did, the elevator kept going up. According to the time calculation, the elevator may have gone up thousands of feet. However, everyone knows that there is no such tall building in the world. Luo Ding calmed down and panted involuntarily. This is impossible. The building has only twenty-seven floors. Of course, the elevator in the building cannot go up thousands of feet. So, most likely, it is because I feel that the elevator is going up, but In fact, the elevator had already stopped. Luo Ding tried his best to make himself accept this idea: the elevator broke down halfway, it was just a small accident, it was no big deal, even if the alarm bell was broken, the administrator with small eyes would definitely wait for him for a long time If you look for him without seeing him, it will be easy to find that the elevator stopped halfway, and someone will be called to rescue him, and he will be safe and sound. However, although Luo Ding tried his best to think in this direction, in fact, he knew better that the elevator was going up. It's not that Luo Ding has never taken an elevator before. Although the elevator's ascent is very stable, he can always feel it. Two minutes later, Luo Ding felt more and more fear, as if he had entered a nightmare.Where will the rising elevator take him? Luo Ding really couldn't restrain the fear in his heart, he cried out suddenly, even he himself didn't expect it, it turned out that the fear in his heart was so great that his cry was so shrill. Not long after he started yelling, the elevator vibrated slightly and stopped, and the door of the elevator opened. Luo Ding almost fell out of the elevator, he rushed forward a few steps, stretched out his hand to support the wall, saw clearly that it was a hallway with two opposite doors on both sides, and he regained his composure. The elevator door was open, and he was still in the building. He stretched out his hand to wipe his sweat, and there was nothing unusual. Everything just now was indeed like a nightmare. Luo Ding couldn't understand what was going on, so he could only imagine this: the elevator stopped for a while just now, Otherwise, he would never have been in the elevator for so long! He raised his hand, the key in his hand was still there, of course he was not dreaming, he could immediately use the key in his hand to open the two doors. And after opening the door, he can enter the living unit he wants to buy, which must be ideal, although he felt so scared in the elevator just now.That must be neuroticism, isn't the work too hard? Luo Ding was thinking chaotically, while walking forward, the door was quite imposing, he picked a key at random, inserted it into the door hole, turned it, the door opened, the smell of the new house was even stronger, Entering the door, there is a short corridor, and then, there is a quite spacious living room connected to the balcony. As soon as he saw the spacious living room, Luo Ding couldn't help but feel elated. He walked forward, the door was automatically closed, and he went straight to the glass door, removed the glass door, and stepped onto the balcony. At that moment, he froze. When he came, the sun was so fierce that it made a searing glint on the road, but now that he was on the balcony, looking down, it was just a gray area, and he couldn't see anything! When did the sky start to go bad? Luo Ding was stunned for a moment, then took two steps forward, leaned against the railing of the balcony, and looked down. At that moment, he uttered a terrifying cry for the second time! When he looked down, he didn't see the balcony on the next floor, but nothing!It is true that he is in a residential unit, but that residential unit seems to be floating alone in mid-air, unable to reach the sky or descend to the ground, it can be seen that it is only gray, and it is not known whether it is clouds or fog! Luo Ding screamed, and stepped back. With a "bang", he hit the glass door and fell into the living room.He still wanted to continue calling, but he was so frightened that although he opened his mouth wide, he couldn't make any sound. He ran to the door, opened it, and returned to the hallway. The elevator door was still open, he rushed into the elevator, but backed out immediately.Can't help panting, he is in a building, but why is it like this?He didn't want to be locked in the elevator by himself anymore, he would rather go down the stairs, he could run downstairs and call out loudly, someone would always hear his call. However, when he was looking for the stairs, his legs trembled involuntarily. There were no stairs! This building has no stairs! Just now, it was clear that there were stairs, and the little-eyed administrator walked down the stairs, but now, Luo Ding couldn't find the stairs!A building without stairs! Luo Ding staggered and ran back and forth in the hall, but there were no stairs, and there was no needle at the top of the stairs. If it was there, he would never miss it!However, there were no stairs, only an elevator, and the door was still open, waiting for him to walk in. It was like a monster with its mouth wide open, waiting for him to throw it in!Luo Ding had no other choice, no stairs, he had to go down by the elevator, he had to leave here, this horrible building.Luo Ding panted quickly, walked into the elevator, pressed the button, when the door of the elevator closed, and felt that the elevator was beginning to descend, he even covered his face with his hands and began to cry. He is an adult, it would be better if he hadn't cried for many years, but at this moment, what happened just now has really exceeded the scope of his fear, the reason why he cried is completely a natural physiological reaction . He felt that his legs were weak, and he was almost unable to stand in the elevator. He held on to the door of the elevator with both hands. As the elevator was descending, he started to yell. Suddenly, the elevator shook and the door opened. Luo Ding rushed straight out, he rushed too fast, so with a "bump", he bumped into the row of mailboxes on the opposite side. He held onto the mailbox, panting, and saw that he was in the lobby of the building, just like when he came in, he could see the ground and the cars outside through the glass door. Luo Ding slowly stood up straight, suddenly, he felt someone put his hand on his shoulder, he couldn't bear any more fright, so he jumped up abruptly and turned around. He saw the administrator, the administrator's eyes were more white than black, it looked so strange, the administrator's smile seemed to be malicious, the administrator asked: "Sir, have you seen it, are you satisfied?" Luo Ding yelled, stretched out his hand and pushed the administrator away. He pushed so hard that the administrator might have been pushed to the ground by him, but he ignored it and ran out immediately.He could vaguely hear the administrator yelling behind him, but he ignored it, just ran forward, ran to his car, opened the door, started the engine, drove the car, turned to the ramp, and went down Straight down.And just as he was driving straight down, there was a car driving up. Luo Ding heard the car on the opposite side honking its horn, and the sound of the car horn was deafening. However, Luo Ding still had no way to control his car, he only saw the front of the opponent's car, approaching quickly, followed by a woman's scream and a loud bang. Luo Ding's car collided with a car coming up the slope, he rushed forward abruptly, and passed out. Luo Ding was injured in a car crash and was sent to the hospital. All of the above was said after he woke up. The manager of that building is called Chen Mao. Chen Mao is a very experienced building manager. This building has just been completed and no one lives there yet, but people keep coming to see the house, and his job is not very idle. What did he say about Luo Ding? He said: "It was a Saturday and it was very hot. I heard someone asking if anyone was there, so I walked down from the second floor and saw the gentleman." "When you saw him, did you think he was a little abnormal?" The person who asked the question was a police officer who was in charge of investigating the crash case. Of course, he also knew what happened to Luo Ding. Chen Mao's answer was: "No, it seems that he likes this building very much. He wants to see the upper floors. I gave him the key, and he got into the elevator. After he got in, I remembered that I forgot to tell him. , the small light in the elevator is broken, I don’t know which floor it will stop at, but that doesn’t matter, which floor’s button you press, of course it will stop at that floor.” "What happened next?" the police officer asked. Chen Mao said: "I didn't go up with him. Many people come to see the house and don't like to be accompanied. Besides, I have to receive other people who look at the house. He went up for a long time—" the police officer interrupted Chen Mao: " how long?" Chen Mao thought for a while and said, "How long? It seemed like half an hour, and it seemed a little longer. I can't remember. When he came down, I saw him standing with his hand on the mailbox. I walked over and took a picture of him. shoulder, asked him if he liked it, he suddenly yelled, pushed me hard, and ran out, the key was still in his hand, I asked him to return it to me, but he didn't listen!" The officer asked, "You didn't chase him?" Chen Mao said: "Of course I chased after him, but when I chased him out, he had already got into the car, and the car rushed down the slope. When I came to the intersection, I saw his car collided with another car!" The police officer didn't ask any more questions, because the matter obviously had nothing to do with Chen Mao. In the car that collided with Luo Ding's car head-on, there were a man and a woman. These two people who suffered false alarms for no reason were our acquaintances.Xiao Guo and his wife.Xiao Guo is Detective Guo, who has become a private detective and has achieved great success in his business. His wife is the female employee of the travel agency, who scared a Japanese devil who had participated in the Nanjing Massacre, and almost thought he saw him. Ghost of that lady. After they got married, they lived well and wanted to buy a unit in that building, so they went to look at the house together. Who knew that when they drove close to the building, a car rushed down like a mad cow.Xiao Guo's driving skills are top-notch, he immediately sounded the horn, turned around, and stepped on the brakes, but the opponent rushed down too fast, so they still collided. Fortunately, they were not injured and walked out of the car immediately. Seeing Luo Ding fainted, he called the police, called an ambulance, and sent Luo Ding to the hospital. Xiao Guo also went to the police station later, and told the story of the situation at that time. With Chen Mao's testimony, it was not his fault, but Luo Ding's, but Luo Ding told his strange experience.