Chapter 102: The Heartless Man
Wang Wenqi’s words sent a shiver down one’s spine.
The two young girls eavesdropping behind the door were also greatly frightened.
Liu Haoyu, after pondering for a moment, said with a smile, “Brother Wang, your ghost story-telling ability is quite good. What ghosts and monsters are there in this world? Superstition is not to be encouraged.”
Upon hearing Liu Haoyu’s words, Wang Wenqi laughed heartily and then said, “You saw through it. I was just trying to fool you. According to the forensic doctor, the victim died from gradual blood loss, and the murderer committed suicide out of guilt by jumping into the river, which caused this time difference in death. As for why there was no scream, the reason is also very simple. This murder happened at three in the morning, and the victim’s mouth was stuffed. The place was also remote and secluded, so no one discovered it, which is normal.”
This time, the two girls hiding behind the door breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Haoyu waved his hand upon seeing this. “I knew it. But this level of fear can’t scare me, a horror novel enthusiast. Brother Wang, next time, make up a better one so I can have more material when I become a novelist in the future.”
“Absolutely!”
While they were talking, Old Deng had finally finished organizing his belongings. At this moment, the old man, over sixty years old, was wearing a yellow Taoist robe with a Bagua diagram in the center. Although Old Deng was old, coupled with this Taoist robe, he indeed had a touch of immortal aura.
“Little Liu, you’re here?” Old Deng looked at Liu Haoyu in surprise, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Just in time. Help me keep an eye on that girl in the house tonight, don’t let her run out late at night.”
“I’m not going to run out late at night!” Deng Xiaolin, who had been hiding, finally couldn’t help but jump out and complain, “I’ve been very well-behaved recently.”
“Stay at home with Little Liu. Officer Wang, let’s go.”
“Okay,” Wang Wenqi nodded, then said to Liu Haoyu, “Little brother, we’ll meet again if fate allows.” With that, the two left the folk custom shop.
Now, only one man and two women remained in the shop. Liu Haoyu looked at Deng Xiaolin and Bai Anting and asked, “How is it? Is your stay comfortable?”
“It’s okay,” Bai Anting said with great satisfaction, “It’s quite novel to live with a girl of the same age for the first time.”
The personalities of these two girls were quite compatible, and they both liked supernatural things. Thus, with this common topic and hobby, the two quickly hit it off. They were probably already good sisters who could sleep together.
“Although my parents were a bit confused, they didn’t say much,” Bai Anting recalled what her parents had said. The first reaction of the elderly couple when they heard Bai Anting’s request was that she had found a boyfriend. To prove her innocence, Bai Anting sent them a photo of herself and Deng Xiaolin. Then, the parents’ tone became worried, as if their beloved daughter had turned gay. After much explanation from Bai Anting, the parents finally reluctantly understood Bai Anting’s explanation. However, even so, these parents were much more open-minded than those in many families. It was precisely because of this that Bai Anting was able to stay at Deng Xiaolin’s home for a period of time. And this place was definitely much safer than Bai Anting’s home. After all, this folk custom shop had many talismans and formations for defense, and ordinary ghosts and monsters dared not approach this place. Even if there were really powerful evil spirits, Old Deng was not to be trifled with.
Of course, today was an exception. Liu Haoyu looked at Old Deng’s departing back with some confusion. He rarely saw Old Deng wearing that Taoist robe when going out. Was he going to Panwang Temple?
Liu Haoyu truly knew that Wang Wenqi’s subsequent explanations and justifications were all fake. The victim died from blood loss after twelve hours, causing the time difference in death? You must know that losing more than 1000 milliliters of blood carries the risk of shock. And when blood loss exceeds 2000 milliliters, clinical death occurs directly. So, it was obvious that it was not plausible for a person’s blood to flow for twelve hours. It was only used to fool Deng Xiaolin and Bai Anting, those two young girls. It had no effect on Liu Haoyu.
“Hao-ge, why do you always come so suddenly? You didn’t even tell me.” Deng Xiaolin, like a younger sister, walked up to Liu Haoyu quickly. “You didn’t let me prepare myself mentally…” As she spoke, Deng Xiaolin put on a shy and coy expression. This scene stunned Bai Anting, who felt that there might be something going on between them. She wanted to watch the drama, but Liu Haoyu unceremoniously gave Deng Xiaolin a chop on the head. “Prepare yourself for what?” How could he not see Deng Xiaolin’s little thoughts? Deng Xiaolin wanted to show off their relationship, but Liu Haoyu mercilessly exposed her. However, she was not discouraged and immediately said, “That’s right… we’ve slept in the same bed before, so there’s really no need to prepare ourselves mentally.” Bai Anting’s expression became even more shocked. She regretted not getting some popcorn from the refrigerator.
“That was a long time ago. It’s normal to sleep in the same bed when we were kids, right?” Although Deng Xiaolin had slept in Liu Haoyu’s bed before, Liu Haoyu was fixing the black book at that time, so it wasn’t really sleeping together.
“Hmph, heartless man.” Seeing that Liu Haoyu was unyielding, Deng Xiaolin could only give up. “Little Bai will sleep with me tonight, Hao-ge, you go sleep in the guest room by yourself.”
“Of course, no problem.” Liu Haoyu didn’t care about this; he could sleep anywhere, even on the floor, and he could sleep soundly.
“By the way, does your grandpa still have any Hong Yu?” The purpose of coming to this folk custom shop was to get more Hong Yu to allow Qin Liu to move freely.
“Grandpa seemed to have gotten some in the afternoon. It should be in the cabinet… Don’t forget to pay.” Although Deng Xiaolin liked Liu Haoyu very much, she still had to uphold principles regarding money. After all, she wasn’t Liu Haoyu’s wife yet.
“Got it. You two should sleep early.” Seeing Liu Haoyu packing his things, Deng Xiaolin asked, “Hao-ge, are you going out tonight?”
“It’s not urgent tonight. Since Old Deng has gone out, I have to stay here.” Hearing Liu Haoyu’s words, Deng Xiaolin couldn’t help but feel a little touched. Was he staying to accompany her? As expected, Hao-ge was still very considerate.
“Mainly I’m worried about you two troublemakers running out in the middle of the night.” As soon as these words were spoken, Deng Xiaolin’s little touch of emotion vanished without a trace. The girl stamped her foot in anger, then pulled Bai Anting’s hand and walked into the inner room.
After the two girls entered Deng Xiaolin’s bedroom, Bai Anting finally asked, “Judging by your appearance, you quite like this man, don’t you?”
“Of course…” Deng Xiaolin, who had flopped onto the bed, lacked energy, “But he always treats me like a sister.”
