Chapter 65 Distraught Father
Qin Liu was a bit stunned by the sudden appearance of the white ghost.
However, it didn’t seem to mean her any harm; instead, it emanated emotions of self-blame, despair, and pain.
Qin Liu cautiously followed it, getting a little closer, and could still hear its constant murmuring.
“I didn’t protect my daughter… I didn’t protect my daughter…”
The voice was mournful and melodious, and coupled with the grim old industrial district, it sent a shiver down Qin Liu’s spine.
This made her recall the other party’s identity.
The white shadow was none other than Shirley Lai’s father—Zhenhua Lai.
After Liu Haoyu had dealt with the fierce ghost in her home, this father had acted as a guardian spirit to protect his daughter.
But judging by the current situation… he had presumably failed.
It was even highly likely that he had witnessed his daughter’s tragic death firsthand.
Thinking of this, Qin Liu’s heart felt heavy and uncomfortable.
“My daughter… my daughter…”
The white ghost shadow had lost all reason, and was only sustained in this world by the obsession of protecting his daughter.
But now that his daughter was dead, and he was still here, it was likely that he still had some unfinished grievances.
Qin Liu followed behind him, perhaps the white ghost shadow could lead her to her daughter’s corpse.
Two ghosts, one red and one white, moved forward in the cold night. The wind tonight was particularly strong and cold.
The leaves on both sides of the road rustled like the wailing of countless fierce ghosts.
Thinking of Liu Haoyu’s struggle with Shirley Lai’s departed soul in the workshop, Qin Liu couldn’t help but feel a sense of urgency.
She tentatively urged Zhenhua Lai, saying:
“Big brother, can you walk a bit faster?”
“I didn’t protect her… I didn’t protect her…”
The more he spoke, the more painful his tone became. He even covered his head, knelt on the ground, and let out a mournful cry.
“Why… why…”
Looking at the white ghost shadow kneeling on the ground, Qin Liu felt a complex mix of emotions.
Who could be blamed for this matter?
Liu Haoyu had done everything he could. He was only human, not a superman, and couldn’t possibly protect Shirley Lai at all times.
Before leaving, he had specifically instructed the girl to try and go home with others and not to go out at night.
It was a pity that Jiangliu City didn’t have a Martyrs’ Cemetery, otherwise Liu Haoyu would have definitely told her to stay there.
And Zhenhua Lai, he was just an ordinary guardian spirit, how could he possibly contend with Gu Qianyang?
Therefore, if anyone was to blame… it was that Old Bastard.
Qin Liu’s memories resurfaced, and her gaze turned ice-cold.
Let’s not forget that her own biological parents had also died at the hands of this Old Bastard.
Pulling back her wandering thoughts, Qin Liu shook her head. She tried her best to calm her emotions and not to fall into the state of a guide.
After walking for a while longer, Zhenhua Lai stopped. He tremblingly reached out a hand, pointing towards a large dumpster not far away, and then gradually disappeared before Qin Liu’s eyes.
Seeing this, Qin Liu understood what he meant. She whispered a “thank you” and walked over to the large dumpster.
Holding her breath, she controlled her grudge to open the dumpster.
It was filled with industrial waste, emitting a foul odor of dust and chemicals.
Glass, scrap metal, slag, and all sorts of messy things were mixed together, and this trash was covered in gushing blood.
Shirley Lai’s corpse was casually thrown into the dumpster, her body curled up, her posture contorted and stiff, as if she had suffered extreme pain before dying.
The scrap metal and glass inside the dumpster had torn her clothes to shreds. The blood from her wounds had mixed with the dust and solidified, forming dried bloodstains and grime.
Her facial features had been cut off, and only a sliver of flesh remained connecting her head to her neck. Such a tragic state of death made Qin Liu unable to bear to look.
In the past, she would have been terrified to death, but now, she just wanted to finish this as quickly as possible.
The girl took a deep breath, took out the peach wood nail, and held it tightly in her hand.
Even though she herself was a ghost, she could still wield such an item that repels evil. This was rather strange.
Perhaps it was because her body was still alive?
Qin Liu couldn’t figure it out, nor did she intend to think too much about it. She raised the peach wood nail high, aimed it at Shirley Lai’s heart, and fiercely stabbed it.
“Ahhhhhhh!!!”
As the peach wood nail pierced Shirley Lai’s body, the corpse, which had been dead for a long time, suddenly let out a piercing scream. Her body trembled and struggled incessantly.
Her contorted limbs thrashed wildly, like a drowning person grabbing for a life-saving straw in the water.
Qin Liu was startled by the scene and took two steps back, but before long, Shirley Lai’s corpse fell to the ground powerlessly, her body rapidly shriveled, and finally turned into ashes, scattering in the howling night wind.
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Time rewound a little, after Qin Liu left.
Liu Haoyu looked at the fierce ghost in front of him with gritted teeth. At this moment, how he wished he could take an axe and split its head in half like a watermelon.
“Roar…”
Shirley Lai let out a beast-like growl and roar. She hunched her body, disappeared into the shadows, vanishing from Liu Haoyu’s sight. In the next second, she instantly appeared behind Liu Haoyu.
“This trick again!”
Without thinking, Liu Haoyu turned around, raised his fire axe, and swung it down fiercely.
The axe blade cut through the air, making “whoosh” sounds. However, instead of dodging, Shirley Lai rushed forward. The axe blade directly hit her head, colliding with her solid skull.
With a “crack,” her head was split in half, but her hand didn’t stop. Instead, she continued to reach for Liu Haoyu’s chest.
“Damn it!”
Liu Haoyu, unable to retrieve the axe stuck in her skull, quickly dodged to the side.
Following that, another worker’s body began twitching violently. After he died, the fierce ghost’s wound returned to normal, and the fire axe blade was firmly stuck in her forehead.
Qin Liu had been gone for a long time now, and Liu Haoyu was becoming increasingly anxious. He knew he couldn’t drag this on any longer. Just as he was about to take out seven or eight Zhenlei Talismans to unleash a barrage of firepower, Shirley Lai’s body suddenly began to struggle violently, emitting sharp and painful screams.
As a ghost exorcist, Liu Haoyu naturally understood that Qin Liu had already driven the peach wood nail into Shirley Lai’s corpse!
This was a golden opportunity to completely eliminate her.
So Liu Haoyu immediately threw out all the Zhenlei Talismans in his hand.
“Boom boom boom!!”
A series of explosions completely pulverized the fierce ghost’s body into dust.
When the dust settled, Liu Haoyu looked at the mess on the ground, standing still and panting.
