Chapter 38 Bait
Since there was no way to escape, Liu Haoyu could only place his hand on the gas mask and stabilize himself.
Through the lenses of the gas mask, his incredibly cold eyes scanned the dim room.
Liu Haoyu had always emphasized that he was not a murderer.
But now, he absolutely could not face this situation with the mindset of a victim.
“I am a murderer… I am a murderer…”
“I search for targets in the darkness, everyone fears me…”
“I am a murderer…”
“I have no emotions.”
A voice, like self-hypnosis, kept whispering in the corridor, making the already gloomy corridor even more eerie.
After doing all this, the man picked up the fire axe in his hand and walked towards the second floor again.
When Liu Haoyu reached the doorway of the room, his cold eyes looked at the door, then he kicked it hard.
The already dilapidated door was instantly kicked open by Liu Haoyu.
The man in the room seemed completely unprepared for Liu Haoyu to open the door in this manner. He was immediately hit in the face by the door and fell backward.
But just as he was about to fall, his body seemed to be supported by something, and he stood up again.
It was only when he saw Liu Haoyu’s attire that he was completely stunned.
Who exactly was the murderer?
Especially since Liu Haoyu held a blood-stained fire axe, compared to the pig-killing knife in the man’s hand…
It was clear that this was not a weapon of the same caliber.
Seeing this, the man dared not delay. He immediately jumped out of the window from the room, giving Liu Haoyu no chance to pursue.
When Liu Haoyu rushed to the window, he found that the man had already disappeared into the vast darkness.
“Damn it!”
Liu Haoyu cursed.
If he had been able to knock the man down with that kick, perhaps he wouldn’t have escaped.
But for some reason, just as he was about to fall, something seemed to have propped him up.
Was it a ghost?
Liu Haoyu thought of the strange woman and felt that this possibility was very high.
As he was thinking, rapid footsteps could be heard from behind him.
Wang Wenqi, dressed in a police uniform, rushed in, holding a handgun.
“Put down your weapon…”
However, upon seeing the familiar attire, the police officer’s expression froze.
After a moment of silence, he spoke.
“Xiao Liu, don’t dress like this next time, it’s bad for your heart.”
“Officer Wang, why are you here?”
Seeing Wang Wenqi, Liu Haoyu’s expression was also a little surprised.
In this regard, Wang Wenqi said helplessly.
“I ran into a girl who was courting death on the road and was about to take her home. When I passed by here, I saw a man sharpening a knife. Where is that person now?”
Liu Haoyu looked in the direction the man had left and said.
“He ran away.”
At the same time, Liu Haoyu, standing by the window, also saw a police car not far away. Inside the car was a young girl excitedly waving at him.
It seemed that the girl who courted death in Wang Wenqi’s words must be Bai Anting.
Although she courted death, it must be admitted that this girl’s luck was truly amazing.
If Liu Haoyu hadn’t come tonight, or if she had come a few days earlier, she might have been made into Bai Anting’s sauce or Bai Anting’s cubes.
“There’s a corpse hidden in this house. I’ll go dig out the corpse first.”
Liu Haoyu took out some tools from his backpack, but these tools would not be able to break open the cement floor easily.
Fortunately, Liu Haoyu was strong enough. After finding a suitable hammer, he and Wang Wenqi went up to the even colder third floor.
“What a strong smell of corpse…” Wang Wenqi pinched his nose and said, “Hasn’t any kind-hearted citizen reported it to the police?”
“Ordinary people would be scared to death if they passed by here, let alone get close. Moreover, the third floor is very well sealed, so people outside naturally wouldn’t smell this corpse odor.”
As Liu Haoyu spoke, he smashed the cement floor and pried it open bit by bit with a crowbar.
Wang Wenqi also helped. As the two worked together, cement blocks kept falling off, and the smell of corpse grew stronger.
Liu Haoyu, wearing a gas mask, felt a little better, but Wang Wenqi was almost choked into a coma.
Behind the two, Xu Wanrong’s vengeful soul was silently watching everything.
Finally, the cement floor was completely pried open, and the corpse hidden underground was completely exposed to the two of them.
Upon seeing the rotten corpse, Wang Wenqi finally couldn’t hold back. He quickly pinched his nose and said.
“My God… it’s rotten to this extent.”
Liu Haoyu felt a little better. He squatted down and observed the completely rotten corpse of a young girl.
On the corpse were pasted talisman papers, and the corpse’s limbs were tightly bound by iron chains stained with dog blood.
It was no wonder that Xu Wanrong was trapped on the third floor and could not go down.
At this moment, Wang Wenqi couldn’t help but ask.
“These talismans… aren’t they used by ghost exorcists?”
“Yes,” Liu Haoyu nodded and then said, “That person is very likely a mad ghost exorcist.”
Liu Haoyu carefully recalled the scene where the man was about to fall but then stood up again.
Undoubtedly, a ghost was helping him.
And that ghost should be the woman he saw earlier.
“Xiao Liu, don’t move for now. Maintain the scene, and I’ll let the brothers from the bureau handle it.”
“Okay.”
After that, Liu Haoyu sent Bai Anting home and, amidst her wails, told her parents about her going out for a live stream at night.
Liu Haoyu quietly watched everything without saying a word.
Well, this was all for the child’s own good. Otherwise, who knows where she would cause trouble next time, and it could be fatal.
After settling Bai Anting, Liu Haoyu rode a shared bicycle back to Fugui Apartment.
These had already been cordoned off by the police.
When Wang Wenqi saw Liu Haoyu arrive, he subtly grabbed him and handed him a bag of things.
“The things in this bag are the talismans from the corpse, and a section of iron chain. Perhaps they will be of some help to you.”
After speaking, the police officer continued with his work.
Liu Haoyu held the iron chain in his hand. The cold touch felt as if he were touching something from inside a refrigerator.
Immediately after, he felt Xu Wanrong’s resentment.
After the chain and talismans were untied, the terrifying killing intent spread throughout Liu Haoyu’s body along the chain, even affecting his consciousness.
Fortunately, Liu Haoyu quickly regained his senses.
Looking at the iron chain in his hand, he realized that Xu Wanrong had now become a fierce beast out of her cage, eager to tear the escaped man to pieces.
However, she simply couldn’t find him, and this resentment had nowhere to vent.
If she continued to suppress it, something would happen sooner or later.
In response, Liu Haoyu said.
“Don’t worry, he can’t escape. Do you want to see your mother?”
“…”
Perhaps hearing the word “mother,” Xu Wanrong’s resentment calmed down, but she did not nod and instead shook her head.
Although she had lost most of her sanity, she still understood that if she told her mother about her current situation…
“Mother will be sad.”
A short sentence appeared in Liu Haoyu’s mind.
Seeing this, Liu Haoyu smiled and said.
“Alright, I understand.”
“Then… let that man pay his blood debts.”
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Time flew to the morning of the next day.
Qin Liu sat on a park bench.
It wasn’t that she had the leisure to watch the sunrise in the early morning.
It was because a man was sleeping on the park bench next to her.
In order to catch the escaping man, Liu Haoyu had chased him all night, and finally decided to rest on a park bench for an hour.
“Will this really not cause sudden death?”
Qin Liu looked at Liu Haoyu’s haggard face with great concern.
At this moment, Qin Liu noticed that the Black Book was vibrating violently.
The sound of “buzzing” was very loud, like an alarm clock trying to wake Liu Haoyu up.
But Qin Liu pressed down on the Black Book.
When the Black Book stopped vibrating, Qin Liu said in a hushed voice.
“Shhh… quiet.”
Saying this, she opened the Black Book and was about to bite her finger, preparing to ask it what was wrong, when a voice that was neither male nor female appeared in her mind.
“We can communicate in this way.”
“Wow…”
Qin Liu was stunned when she heard the Black Book’s voice.
“So you can talk do you?”
“Not many people can talk to me, and Liu Haoyu is not one of them.”
The Black Book seemed to have been suppressing its voice, sounding quite low.
“Liu Haoyu is sleeping, is there something you need him for?”
“That person is indeed a ghost exorcist, but he is indeed crazy.”
“Originally, he just wanted to arrange a ghost marriage, but he accidentally killed his niece.”
“Afterwards, fearing Xu Wanrong’s extremely strong resentment, he could only suppress her in that building.”
“His mind was tormented day and night, and he finally went mad and killed his wife, turning her into a ghost servant.”
“He dare not leave that house, because he worries that once he leaves, the seal will be broken.”
“At that time, Xu Wanrong, who had transformed into a fierce ghost, would definitely not let him go.”
After the Black Book finished speaking, Qin Liu scratched her head and said.
“Then where is he now?”
“This madman knows very well that after he leaves the apartment, Xu Wanrong will definitely come after him.”
“For this, he prepared to refine a more powerful ghost servant to confront her.”
“His target was the young girl who was watching the scene last night.”
“When Liu Haoyu sent her back, he was controlling the ghost servant to follow.”
“After confirming the address, he will take action soon.”
The Black Book said and then disappeared.
Qin Liu was stunned when she heard this.
If that’s the case, wouldn’t Bai Anting be in danger now?
Is this girl unlucky or lucky?
When the sun was high, Liu Haoyu finally woke up on the park bench.
He hadn’t slept in such a place for a long time and felt a little unaccustomed to it now.
It was strange to say, he had prepared himself to be woken up by the Black Book and then listen to its endless babbling.
But he didn’t expect the Black Book to be completely silent.
Could it be that it couldn’t find the man’s whereabouts?
Liu Haoyu scratched his head in confusion, but at this moment, he smelled a very familiar floral scent.
That was Qin Liu’s scent.
Was she sitting next to him?
Liu Haoyu sat up and then looked to his side.
There was nothing, yet it seemed someone was sitting there.
“You’re finally awake.”
As expected, Qin Liu had been sitting beside him all along. Seeing Liu Haoyu wake up, she quickly said.
“While you were sleeping, the Black Book said that the man seemed to be planning to make a move on Bai Anting.”
“So, I thought of a way that not only can protect Bai Anting but also capture him directly.”
Qin Liu’s voice was a little proud, as if she had spent a lot of effort to solve the final question of a math test and had succeeded.
“He knows Bai Anting’s home, so he will definitely make a move tonight. Then, I will wear Bai Anting’s clothes and wait for him inside to catch the fish!”
After listening to Qin Liu’s plan, Liu Haoyu, who was not fully awake, yawned.
“How is it, isn’t my plan great?”
“The other party is a ghost exorcist…”
Liu Haoyu’s eyes were drowsy. Even though he knew that Qin Liu was very strong, Liu Haoyu seemed unwilling for Qin Liu to take such a risk.
Most importantly, human blood might incite the ferocity within ghosts, and Liu Haoyu did not want Qin Liu to come into contact with human blood.
Qin Liu seemed to think that Liu Haoyu was worried about her safety.
She put her hands on her hips, crossed her arms, and said.
“Besides me, who else can be the bait?”
This was indeed a problem.
After all, they couldn’t use Bai Anting as bait.
Moreover, come to think of it, if Qin Liu were the bait… what would be the difference between that and using a nuclear bomb to fish?
Liu Haoyu got a headache.
At this moment, the all-knowing Black Book vibrated “buzzingly.”
Liu Haoyu opened it, and a line of playful blood words gradually appeared on it.
“Bait doesn’t always have to be female.”
“That madman’s incomplete intelligence will only recognize gender by clothing.”
“So you only need to wear women’s clothes and stay in Bai Anting’s bedroom.”
“The big fish will naturally take the bait.”
Looking at the blood words left by the Black Book, Liu Haoyu’s expression became a little contorted.
He was nearly 1.8 meters tall and had a strong physique because he was a sports student. If he wore women’s clothes in this situation… the scene would be too beautiful to bear to look at!
Liu Haoyu couldn’t even imagine the scene without his eyes watering.
“Of course, you can choose not to wear them and let Qin Liu be the bait.”
Upon seeing the Black Book emphasize this sentence again, Liu Haoyu pondered and finally made up his mind.
Catching a criminal… wearing women’s clothes was just a necessary sacrifice, nothing major.
It’s just that a new problem arises now…
Could he actually fit into Bai Anting’s clothes?
