Chapter 37
The scream of the Long-Tongued Ghost echoed through the grim forest.
Its figure was like a black lightning bolt, shuttling frantically between the trees.
But no matter how it ran, it couldn’t escape the man behind it, only watching as he got closer and closer.
Liu Haoyu found himself in a rather awkward situation.
“I’m really just asking for directions! Have you seen an old man wearing a Taoist robe?”
However, even after Liu Haoyu said this, the Long-Tongued Ghost didn’t dare to make a sound.
Especially seeing Liu Haoyu’s “innocent” face behind a gas mask, it was even more terrified.
Seeing how murderous he looked, it feared that falling into his hands would be worse than death.
Seeing that the Long-Tongued Ghost didn’t reply, Liu Haoyu could only shout as he ran.
“Don’t run, I don’t eat people!”
One man and one ghost, one in front and one behind, staged a “man and ghost chase” in the desolate forest.
Although the Long-Tongued Ghost was fast, Liu Haoyu’s stamina was better, and the distance between them gradually shortened.
Facing the man with a sinister smile behind him, the Long-Tongued Ghost’s heart sank. It knew it couldn’t escape anymore, so it suddenly stopped and turned to face Liu Haoyu.
Its long tongue curled down, and it said with a terrified expression.
“You… what do you want?”
“Don’t be nervous.”
Having finally encountered a ghost, and one that seemed sentient, Liu Haoyu naturally wouldn’t let it go… or rather, let it escape.
He raised the fire axe in his hand, indicating he meant no harm.
“I’m a ghost exorcist, I just wanted to ask if you’ve seen an old man wearing a Taoist robe here.”
As he spoke, Liu Haoyu’s gaze fell on the Long-Tongued Ghost.
Although it was a Long-Tongued Ghost, its clothing was clearly a modern police uniform, and around its neck was a purplish-black ligature mark, clearly from hanging.
Perhaps a policeman who had strayed into the hidden world had died here.
But regardless, because Qin Liu had suddenly appeared and scared away the ghosts, Liu Haoyu naturally couldn’t let this Long-Tongued Ghost escape.
The man and the ghost stared at each other for a long time, and after a while, the Long-Tongued Ghost spoke first.
“Do you think I’m stupid?”
Liu Haoyu shook his head after hearing this.
Perhaps due to being in the hidden world, this ghost’s soul was well-preserved, so it couldn’t be called “stupid.”
“Then that settles it,” the Long-Tongued Ghost spread its hands. “I’ve never seen someone carrying a fire axe and wearing a gas mask in the middle of the night claiming to be a ghost exorcist. You’re just a shrimp fried rice!”
As it spoke, the Long-Tongued Ghost retreated.
Liu Haoyu was a little speechless.
This Long-Tongued Ghost was actually afraid of shrimp fried rice?
This wasn’t scientific.
“See!” the Long-Tongued Ghost said sanctimoniously, seeing Liu Haoyu’s silence. “You’ve been exposed by me! Don’t think you can deceive me, a people’s policeman, with your poor intelligence!”
“And you, a people’s policeman, were trying to scare people earlier?”
“Isn’t this to make innocent people leave this place quickly? What did I do wrong?”
Seeing what the Long-Tongued Ghost said, Liu Haoyu knew that the other party was likely a good ghost, so he prepared to explain further.
He opened his backpack, intending to take out his funeral home work certificate.
It contained all certifications, including funeral director, embalmer, and cemetery administrator.
With these things, he wasn’t afraid the other party wouldn’t believe his identity as a ghost exorcist?
However, as soon as he opened the backpack, the handgun that the Black Book had given him earlier fell to the ground with a “plop.”
Looking at the handgun on the ground, a strange silence suddenly filled the air.
The man and the ghost raised their heads in unison, their eyes meeting.
The tense expression on the Long-Tongued Ghost’s face gradually turned into fear and shock.
“I think I can explain, this really isn’t what you think.”
After a moment of silence, the Long-Tongued Ghost stiffly turned around, took a deep breath, and instantly rushed out more than ten meters away.
“Do you think we, the people’s police, would believe your ghostly talk! You terrorist!”
Even as it ran, the Long-Tongued Ghost didn’t forget to shout.
“Someone! Someone is attacking the police! Someone is killing ghosts!”
Watching the other party’s rapid speed, Liu Haoyu was stunned, but there was nothing he could do but pick up the handgun and chase after it with the axe.
“I’m really not a terrorist! And aren’t you the police? Why are you afraid of terrorists?!”
“Believe you’ll be a ghost!”
While cursing, the Long-Tongued Ghost still remembered to turn back and give a middle finger.
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With the help of its survival instinct, the Long-Tongued Ghost ran a long, long way this time.
Liu Haoyu also chased a long, long way.
After all, when Qin Liu appeared, all the ghosts within a few kilometers acted like they had seen their father and fled into their shells.
He had finally found a ghost he could communicate with, could he let it go?
No!
“Let me explain properly first!”
“I found this gun!”
“We can sit down and talk!”
“…”
“If you run again, I’ll shoot!”
After repeated failed attempts to persuade it, Liu Haoyu had to resort to slightly less conventional methods.
Upon hearing this, the Long-Tongued Ghost, which had been running wildly, finally calmed down.
Even more importantly, it… had nowhere else to go.
Looking at the sheer cliff in front of it, the Long-Tongued Ghost silently raised its hands, turned to face the uninvited guest wearing a gas mask, and had a look of tragic determination on its face.
“Hmph… why are you running so fast?”
The terrorist wearing the gas mask, holding a gun in his left hand and an axe in his right, slowly walked out of the darkness, like a death god collecting souls.
He was slightly out of breath due to the intense exertion, and even from a few meters away, the Long-Tongued Ghost could hear his heavy breathing.
Liu Haoyu, worried that the other party would do something foolish, slowed his pace and panted.
“I’m really not a bad person, Officer.”
“Heh heh…” The Long-Tongued Ghost looked at the man wearing the gas mask. “Do you think anyone will believe what you’re saying?”
The Long-Tongued Ghost didn’t want to die, and it looked around for a way to escape.
Jumping off a cliff was impossible; it was a ghost, not Ultraman.
“Calm down first,” Liu Haoyu said to the Long-Tongued Ghost. “I’m really a ghost exorcist. If you don’t believe me, I can summon a ghost right now to explain it to you.”
“Are you looking for me… hmm?”
Qin Liu had been keeping an eye on the situation outside. She was holding a lantern and had poked half her body out of Hong Yu…
Then she was forcefully pushed back by Liu Haoyu.
When Liu Haoyu turned his gaze back to the Long-Tongued Ghost, the ghost’s face was filled with extreme terror and despair.
The moment Qin Liu appeared, it felt a fear from the depths of its soul, as if facing Godzilla, unable to even resist.
After a long time, it managed to utter this sentence.
“I was wrong, brother. Don’t let that female ghost out, and everything else can be discussed.”
