Midnight Whispers: A Century-Old Mystery Unraveled in a Dream

In a city hospital, there exists a legend: once upon a time, this place was a mansion, but at some point, it mysteriously vanished. Decades later, unwilling to leave the land vacant, the government built a hospital on the very same site. Within this hospital, many elderly traditional Chinese medicine doctors have reported seeing a pair of red dancing shoes at night, emitting a faint green glow. Attempts have been made to dispose of these red shoes, yet whenever someone tries, they find themselves unable to move their feet.

One day, a boy was admitted to the hospital. His name was "Feng," characterized by his large eyes and tall nose, strikingly handsome. The only oddity was his pale face, devoid of any color, making him look all the more peculiar. What's even stranger is that every night, he would appear in the corridor, standing motionless outside the operating room.

Dong, dong... the clock struck midnight.
And just like every other night, he got out of bed. Suddenly, the locked door creaked open. A chilling breeze then swept into the room, and when "Feng" opened his eyes, he found a mysterious pair of red dancing shoes appearing at the doorway, emitting a faint green glow. The green light began to spread slowly. Feng wanted to run away but found himself unable to move his feet, until the green light engulfed him completely.

When Feng woke up, he found himself lying in the hall of a mansion, and across from him lay a lady on the sofa, dressed in red, with red trousers, and red lipstick applied,
Ah...! And those red dancing shoes, Feng almost screamed. Feng knew the woman was making a phone call, but he didn't know to whom. He only heard the woman say: "I must see you tonight, or I'll die for you to see. I'll wear red and die at midnight. You know, those who die in red at midnight will turn into fierce ghosts.
"In 100 years, I will come to claim your life!" After saying that, the woman hung up the phone and placed a red rope in the center of the hall. She climbed onto a tall chair and put her head through the loop made from the red rope. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a large black cat burst into the hall... knocking over the chair. Feng wanted to rush over to save the woman but found himself unable to move his feet. The woman's feet were kicking wildly in the air, dong, dong, dong... At that moment, the clock's hands pointed exactly at midnight. Someone from outside was fiercely banging on the door, and after a long while, the door was finally broken open. A man who looked exactly like "Feng" rushed in, only to find a woman hanging in the center of the hall. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes were wide open, her tongue sticking out long, dressed in red clothes, red trousers, and her bare feet dangling lifelessly. The pair of red dancing shoes had mysteriously disappeared.
And the black cat's eyes emitted a faint green glow, meowing softly. Feng glanced at the calendar: August 12, 1909. He was stunned, then woke up with a loud "Ah!" Oh, it was just a nightmare. Feng took a deep breath, suddenly becoming anxious, and muttered to himself, "What's the date today?"

"August 12, 2009, no, it's past midnight, so it's August 13, 2009," a woman's voice replied.