{While waiting, you asked your parents who the Man in the Black Trench Coat was.}
{After a moment of hesitation, your parents said he might be an old enemy, but they wouldn't say more.}
{After a brief silence, your parents asked why you were so skilled at climbing through windows, tying people up, and making threats.}
{You answered that it was something you had done in a performance during an interest class before.}
{Your parents frowned slightly, as if trying to recall whether that had really happened.}
{Silence again.}
{The tied-up boy, perhaps from fear or nerves, wet himself.}
{You all looked a bit awkward, but ultimately didn't do anything about it.}
{There were clearly many things you all wanted to say, but no one knew how to start.}
{Another silence.}
{Half an hour later, Mom suggested going home to check. The Man in the Black Trench Coat should be gone by now.}
{You and Dad refused, thinking it was safest to wait at least two more hours.}
{Your sister asked why you didn't just call the police.}
{Both Mom and Dad replied that calling the police wasn't an option.}
{They explained that it was too late, and since you didn't know the identity of the Man in the Black Trench Coat, the police might not even respond. Real-life police weren't like those on TV.}
{You and your sister didn't quite believe that explanation, but it wasn't the time to dig deeper.}
{Yet another long silence.}
{You asked Mom about Grandma and what happened after you went to her house on February 8.}
{Mom's face changed drastically. She told you not to ask about that.}
{Another silence, thicker than before.}
{At exactly 0:13 a.m., the sound of roosters crowing suddenly echoed from outside.}
{Your parents' expressions turned extremely serious as they subconsciously murmured: "Roosters crowing at midnight... Yin and Yang reversed, ghosts roam free!"}
{"We can't stay here any longer. The entire building and this whole community is about to become dangerous!"}
{Your parents immediately stood up, preparing to leave the neighborhood.}
{You mentally calculated the time. If you left now, you likely wouldn't encounter the Man in the Black Trench Coat, so you agreed.}
{You all stood up, quietly opened the door, entered the hallway, and hurried downstairs to the basement to drive away.}
{But the basement, usually packed with cars, had only one vehicle this time. It was empty inside but flashing with an eerie red glow.}
{"Run! Get out of here!"}
{Your parents shouted and bolted toward the stairwell.}
{But strangely, the stairwell behind you was suddenly gone.}
{Then, a man in a Black Trench Coat appeared in the basement, pulling a suitcase as he slowly walked toward you!}
{"Run!!!"}
{Your parents screamed, grabbing you and your sister and sprinting into the distance.}
{Yet no matter how fast you ran, the Man in the Black Trench Coat remained behind you, slowly but steadily closing the gap.}
{In desperation, your mother told you to pull out the Pocket Watch and forcibly stop its timer.}
{You hesitated slightly, then abruptly stopped the timer.}
{The Black Trench Coat man vanished. The car flashing red disappeared. The basement returned to normal, filled wall to wall with parked cars.}
{All of you were drenched in cold sweat, collapsing to the floor.}
{When you looked at the Pocket Watch again, it was now half-damaged.}
{You turned to your parents, questioning them what was going on? Why did the Pocket Watch from Grandma have such power? Who was the man in the Black Trench Coat? What exactly happened after you went to Grandma's house on February 8?}
{Mom was stunned by your barrage of questions. Then, she broke down in tears. It took a while for her to calm down and begin talking about your grandmother.}
{Your grandmother was a spirit medium in her village. Whenever the village faced anything eerie or supernatural, they would turn to her. And she always found a way to solve the problem. Over time, she earned a reputation.}
{On February 8, Mom took you and your sister to visit Grandma. You were all having a great time. In the afternoon, villagers from the nearby Yellow Village came to ask for help. They said someone in their village had been severely possessed.}
{It was a life-and-death situation, so despite her reluctance, Grandma had no choice but to go. She told Mom to stay home with you and your sister and not to leave.}
{After a full day of travel, Mom was feeling sleepy by midday. With nothing else to do, she napped with you and your sister.}
{Mom fell asleep quickly, but you and your sister stayed awake.}
{The two of you got up quietly, wanting to sneak over to Yellow Village and see how Grandma drove out evil spirits.}
{When Mom woke up and found you missing, she searched everywhere but couldn't find you.}
{Then she remembered you had mentioned wanting to go to Yellow Village, so she headed in that direction.}
{Near the edge of the village, she ran into Grandma coming back from Yellow Village.}
{Grandma scolded Mom for wandering around, and Mom asked if she had seen you and your sister.}
{Grandma shook her head, she hadn't seen either of you. Both of them panicked and quickly gathered people to search the nearby mountains.}
{But soon, night fell.}
{Once it was dark, it became even harder to search. Out of respect for Grandma, the villagers helped search until 1 a.m., but still didn't find you or your sister.}
{The villagers eventually left, leaving only Grandma and Mom to continue searching.}
{They also called Dad and told him what happened. He immediately took leave and rushed over.}
{Grandma used every trick she had and finally found you and your sister unconscious at around 4 a.m.}
{Mom wanted to take you both home right away, but Grandma stopped her with a solemn expression. She said, "Their souls are gone!"}
{If you were taken away now, your souls might never return!}
{"A person without the ethereal soul becomes sick or mentally broken. A person without the spiritual soul dies and vanishes!"}
{Grandma said your condition was extremely dangerous.}
{She stayed behind in the mountains while asking Mom to go back and fetch some things.}
{Grandma was going to perform a soul-calling ritual for you and your sister!}
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