Chapter 68 Chaotic Memories
On the other side, seeing Liu Haoyu descend as if from heaven, Qin Liu’s eyes widened in astonishment. She really didn’t expect Liu Haoyu to jump directly from the second-floor window. Normally, a person would have trouble even standing still after jumping from such a height, right? But she had to admit… it was quite cool.
After snapping back to reality, Qin Liu couldn’t help but ask Liu Haoyu, “Doesn’t your leg hurt?” The man didn’t respond, just kept shaking his leg. Well… it could be seen that it was still quite numb.
“That ghost infant is gone. Hong Yu couldn’t contain it.” In this gloomy environment, Liu Haoyu’s magnetic voice gave the young girl ample security. To be precise, it gave Qin Liu a sense of security. As for Liu Zining, she wasn’t scared at all. Although she had narrowly escaped death, the young girl merely patted the slightly dirty hem of her skirt. “Let’s check on this police officer first.”
She looked at the policeman named Yan Wenyi. He had been possessed by a ghost for so long and was even shot twice by Liu Zining with a handgun, yet he was still breathing. It’s just that the wound in his abdomen was still bleeding. Qin Liu also shifted her gaze from Liu Haoyu and carefully examined Yan Wenyi’s condition. As a teacher, Qin Liu had learned some first aid knowledge, so she knew very well that at this rate of bleeding, the policeman would die from excessive blood loss in less than half an hour.
However, it had been nearly two hours since Liu Zining shot him and drove the ghost infant out of him. How had he managed to survive until now? Qin Liu couldn’t understand, but she still prepared to bandage the policeman’s wound. He was just an unfortunate person caught in a supernatural event, and there was no need to harbor resentment against him for being attacked by a ghost infant. As for the fact that he had killed people while possessed… frankly, Qin Liu didn’t know how he would be dealt with afterward. But saving him first was definitely the right thing to do.
Qin Liu skillfully bandaged the wound of the policeman lying on the ground. Liu Haoyu, meanwhile, scanned his surroundings to confirm the current situation. The ghost infant had not been contained by Hong Yu, so the illusion before them had not disappeared. The only way to get out of here was to wait for daytime, but Qin Liu’s companion, Yan Wenyi, might not be able to hold on until then.
“Cough, cough, cough!” While everyone was contemplating their next move, the unconscious Yan Wenyi suddenly let out violent coughing fits, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, and his eyes slowly opened. Although his consciousness was still very blurry, he could vaguely see that there were two people standing beside him… and a flickering red shadow. The terrifying red shadow was like the god of death from hell, as if it were about to snatch his life away. He felt as if a large quantity of things were being squeezed into his brain, his body became stiff, and his muscles began to spasm. Driven by intense fear and the will to survive, he immediately sat up and kept retreating backward.
“Who are you?” Yan Wenyi frantically searched his memory, but he could only recall that he and other police officers had entered the air-raid shelter and returned to the Chinese Medicine Hospital in Guiping District with the bodies of two children. The memories after that… were gone. Wait? Was it one body, or two bodies that they brought out?
The chaotic memories caused Yan Wenyi’s brain to experience a tearing pain. Fortunately, at this moment, Liu Haoyu took out a Calming Talisman from his pocket and placed it in his mouth. A minty freshness shot straight to the top of his head. Yan Wenyi’s eyes widened, and then the talisman in his mouth seemed to melt, and he swallowed it.
“Feeling better?” A stranger’s voice sounded. Under the effect of the Calming Talisman, Yan Wenyi finally saw the three people before him clearly. It was a very strange combination. A masked figure who didn’t look like a good person at all. A vibrant and sunny female college student. And a girl in a red wedding dress who looked easily bullied. Would a normal person wear a red wedding dress in a place like this? Yan Wenyi found it a bit odd. Just now, he had clearly seen a terrifying red shadow. But now… where was the red shadow?
“Who are you?” “What is this place?” Facing the confused policeman who didn’t even know where he was, Liu Haoyu could only abandon his original plan. It seemed unrealistic to figure out the situation of the ghost infant through this policeman. “This is Gaze Village. We are passing travelers,” Liu Haoyu said in a calm tone. “Then we saw you lying on the ground. Other than that, we don’t know anything.”
“This… urgh!” After the adrenaline subsided, Yan Wenyi immediately felt the pain in his abdomen. He looked down and found that his stomach was wrapped with layer upon layer of bandages. Although the wound was covered by bandages, Yan Wenyi, being from the police force, could tell that it was a gunshot wound… What was going on… Right… He seemed to remember something.
The policeman’s eyes widened, then he clutched his head, his body trembling uncontrollably. Due to fear, his entire body began to convulse. And the wound in his abdomen began to bleed profusely. “Guiping District Chinese Medicine Hospital… Chinese Medicine Hospital…” Before the policeman could say anything else, blood tore through the bandages and gushed out continuously. This amount of bleeding was not what would be expected from a normal circumstance; it was more like the blood in his body was suddenly pumped out. In less than three seconds, he had completely turned into a corpse.
Neither of the two people nor the ghost present had expected the change to happen so quickly. It was only after Yan Wenyi had completely fallen silent that Liu Haoyu was the first to react and went to check his breathing. “He’s dead.” “…” Qin Liu and Liu Zining remained silent, especially Qin Liu. The person she had worked so hard to save was gone in an instant. The blood even splattered at her feet, leaving her feeling quite helpless.
At the same time, the surrounding chill and strangeness began to recede. The lights of four or five flashlights started approaching. “Qin Liu, return to Hong Yu.” Liu Haoyu, with his keen senses, noticed the police uniforms on these people. Why would the police come at this time? However, compared to Liu Haoyu, Liu Zining immediately recognized the origin of these policemen. She waved her hand and said, “This way! We are here!”
Hearing Liu Zining’s voice, the four or five policemen quickly rushed over. Seeing Liu Haoyu wearing a gas mask, they almost drew their weapons. Fortunately, one of the leading policemen seemed to recognize Liu Haoyu and said in disbelief, “What the heck! What are you doing here?”
