Chapter 31: Dream of the Future
Facing Liu Haoyu’s persistence, the Black Book was helpless.
Not only it, but Old Deng had also tried to dissuade Liu Haoyu more than once.
The profession of a ghost exorcis is truly not a good one.
But Liu Haoyu refused every time.
Didn’t he know that this line of work was very dangerous?
Not to mention faraway things, just in the past year, he had encountered dangers that numbered at least in the double digits.
Each time, he was on the verge of life and death.
Each time, he repeatedly crossed the threshold of the ghost gate.
It’s no exaggeration to say that an ordinary ghost exorcis who experienced the same things as Liu Haoyu, even just once, would not see the sun tomorrow.
But this man, every time, moved forward against the danger, fearless of death, yet managed to survive.
“The work of an ordinary ghost exorcis is already dangerous enough, and you’re still poking around in even more dangerous places. Really, you need to cherish your own life.”
The Black Book’s advice made Liu Haoyu pause, then he smiled and said.
“I cherish my life very much right now.”
As he spoke, Liu Haoyu headed towards the pedestrian street.
Although the sky was just beginning to brighten, there were already many pedestrians on the street.
But these had nothing to do with Liu Haoyu.
He was like an isolated island within the crowd, not getting involved with anyone.
Even though many female college students on their way to morning classes noticed Liu Haoyu’s presence, seeing his cold and haggard eyes, none dared to approach and talk to him.
“Boss, I want a red bean bun, and a steamed dumpling… No, change the steamed dumplings to xiaolongbao.”
Because of a supernatural event he encountered not long ago, Qin Liu felt a bit traumatized seeing dumplings, so Liu Haoyu changed his mind and chose to buy her some xiaolongbao.
“Okay.”
While the boss was packing, Liu Haoyu stood still, thinking.
If it were six months ago, he might have gone to chase the murderer overnight.
But the situation was different now.
Just as he said to the Black Book, he cherished his life very much now.
If something happened to him, wouldn’t Qin Liu be left alone again?
“Handsome?”
“Handsome? Hey?”
The breakfast stall owner’s voice sounded, bringing Liu Haoyu back from his thoughts. After scanning and paying, he took the breakfast and entered the alley.
“Do you want to eat?”
Liu Haoyu took out the Hong Yu and said to Qin Liu inside.
“If you want to eat, I’ll deliver it to you.”
The little ghost inside Hong Yu didn’t respond.
It seemed she still hadn’t recovered from what happened last night.
Thinking about it, if he were discovered while firing into the sky, he would also be embarrassed for a long time.
So Liu Haoyu didn’t disturb Qin Liu, who was hiding and feeling self-conscious inside Hong Yu, and continued along the alley.
Zhao Long had called him earlier, inviting him to the police station for some tea.
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“What am I doing??”
Inside Hong Yu, Qin Liu cradled her head, floating in the air and tumbling back and forth.
“Ahhh! What am I doing?!”
Fortunately, the screams from inside couldn’t be heard from outside Hong Yu.
Perhaps feeling a bit tired from rolling, Qin Liu slumped in the air, her head facing down.
Then, she fell into a deep sleep.
She hadn’t slept well last night, and then she encountered that extremely shameful and infuriating event.
So now she was both sleepy and tired. When she gave up thinking, it took her less than ten seconds to close her eyes and fall asleep.
After entering deep sleep, Qin Liu vaguely felt something moving around her.
She opened her eyes.
At this moment, Qin Liu discovered that she was no longer inside Hong Yu.
Instead, she had come to… the entrance of the Martyrs’ Cemetery.
In her hand was the lantern emitting a faint light.
Qin Liu was a little confused.
“Where is this… a dream?”
“Tap… tap… tap…”
At this moment, the same slow and heavy footsteps reappeared in Qin Liu’s ears.
She turned her head to look at the source of the sound, and her body stiffened abruptly.
She saw that appearing beside her… was the old man who was both blind and mute whom she had met in the rental house earlier!
He was quietly feeling his way forward, showing no sign of being blind.
Seeing this old man appear beside her, Qin Liu was greatly surprised, but she soon discovered that… he was not coming for her.
He seemed unable to see her.
The old man walked directly towards the main gate of the Martyrs’ Cemetery.
The security guard at the door was playing on his phone, not noticing the hunched-over old man entering the cemetery.
Qin Liu silently watched the old man’s actions and followed closely behind him.
As she passed the guard booth, Qin Liu looked at the security guard playing on his phone and the electronic clock behind him.
“… October 28th, 10 PM… 28th?!”
Qin Liu was stunned. She had fallen asleep at 5 PM on the 28th, so 10 PM on the 28th… wasn’t that tonight?
What was going on?
Could it be that what she was seeing now was something that might happen tonight?
Realizing this possibility, Qin Liu quietly held her breath.
The identity and abilities of this guide seemed to be far more extraordinary than she had imagined…
Qin Liu did not stay put, but followed the old man. She dared not speak, and stared intently at the old man’s movements.
The path the old man walked was very familiar to Qin Liu.
Following this path would lead directly to An Qinglian’s campsite.
Could it be… he intended to attack An Qinglian?!
Realizing this possibility, Qin Liu immediately became anxious.
She reached out her hand to try and stop him.
But her hand passed right through him.
She couldn’t touch the old man at all.
“What’s going on…”
After multiple failed attempts, Qin Liu also realized.
She was currently in a dream, and it seemed she could only watch.
“Tsk…”
Seeing this, Qin Liu could only withdraw her hand.
She glanced at the clock on the wall again.
The time displayed was past ten o’clock at night.
This meant that this might be something that would happen in the future, and she couldn’t change it now. She could only remember what she saw, and then tell Liu Haoyu about what happened in the dream after waking up.
Next, the old man suspiciously entered the Martyrs’ Cemetery.
He seemed to be very familiar with the layout, almost always moving along blind spots of the surveillance cameras.
Along the way, the cameras did not capture his figure.
“Why is he so familiar with this place?”
Qin Liu was a bit confused, but what happened next completely shocked her.
The hunched-over old man suddenly straightened his body and hid in a corner at a very fast speed.
His speed was so fast that he didn’t seem like an elderly person, but more like a robust man.
The patrolling security team passed by him without noticing that an uninvited guest had entered the Martyrs’ Cemetery.
“The second shift will be here later, let’s withdraw first.”
“Yeah~ It’s so late, how about we go eat a late-night snack together later?”
“Good idea.”
The security guards left, chatting and laughing.
The old man, who had been hiding in the shadows, reappeared.
His cloudy eyes now appeared incredibly sharp, filled with hatred for the world, as if he equally despised everyone.
“The shift change takes about 5 minutes, that’s enough.”
The moment he spoke, Qin Liu finally realized.
This was not the voice of an old man at all!
The old man in front of her was disguised!
Qin Liu thought of the missing Zhao Kaiwen…
Could this man in front of her be him in disguise?
Zhao Kaiwen’s profession was a master electrician, and he probably worked on the electrical circuits of the Martyrs’ Cemetery, which was why he was so familiar with the place.
Qin Liu held her breath, observing carefully.
She knew that everything happening now was likely something that would occur tomorrow night.
Therefore, Qin Liu didn’t dare to blink at this moment, staring intently at the man’s every move.
Under Qin Liu’s gaze, the man entered the Martyrs’ Cemetery.
A chilling cold wind suddenly rose within the cemetery.
This wind blew against An Qinglian’s tent, trying to wake her up.
But the young girl in the tent had no idea what was happening.
She vaguely heard someone in her dream telling her to run.
And it seemed there were heavy footsteps outside…
“Riiip!”
The tent canvas was directly ripped open by the man with a knife.
Accompanied by a ferocious laugh and the girl’s desperate scream.
Amidst these screams, accompanied by the sounds of flesh being cut, blood splattered the tent canvas, turning it blood red.
Soon, the girl could no longer even wail; her body lay in a pool of blood, twitching feebly.
But even so, the man did not stop. He seemed to be venting all the hatred and madness in his heart onto the girl before him.
By the time the security guards rushed over in a hurry, the girl in the tent had already become an ice-cold corpse.
The madman disguised as an old man was kneeling on her, showing the arriving security guards a chilling smile…
