Chapter 9 Telephone
The morning sun pierced the clouds,
casting its light on the deserted streets.
Liu Haoyu walked out of his apartment,
at this moment he had taken off his gas mask,
looking almost no different from an ordinary person.
“That police officer shouldn’t cause you any trouble, right?”
Because Liu Haoyu took off his mask,
Ke Wen naturally saw his appearance,
and was able to confirm that he was indeed the legendary “Night Rain Murderer.”
“It shouldn’t be,
after all, who can be a criminal police officer for ten years
and not be a seasoned veteran?”
Liu Haoyu shrugged.
“Besides, I didn’t kill anyone,
so my conscience is clear.”
“I hope the other party
won’t cause you any trouble.”
Although Liu Haoyu had
not much to do with this serial murder case,
the police would definitely find any way to solve the case,
and this would surely include Liu Haoyu.
However, for some reason,
Liu Haoyu didn’t seem scared at all.
This made Qin Liu
couldn’t help but complain.
“Aren’t you afraid
they’ll lock you up
as the murderer?”
“The police aren’t that stupid.”
Liu Haoyu said,
taking out a shattered mobile phone from his pocket.
This mobile phone,
of course, was Ke Wen’s phone.
After getting his consent,
Liu Haoyu bought this phone for 500 yuan.
And Ke Wen sold it to Liu Haoyu
without any hesitation.
Come to think of it,
after all,
after encountering such an incident,
no one would want to keep this eight-year-old phone
with a shattered screen.
More importantly,
this was Ke Wen’s private mobile phone,
which did not contain any confidential documents.
According to himself,
the confidential documents were in another mobile phone.
Liu Haoyu had no interest
in these confidential documents.
But he was very interested in this mobile phone.
“See if you can find
any trace of Gu Qianyang
from this mobile phone.”
The mobile phone still contained
a strong grudge.
As a ghost exorcist,
Liu Haoyu could determine
what kind of ghost attacked Ke Wen
from the aura on it.
It was something called a “Mirror Ghost.”
Mirror ghosts cannot appear under natural conditions,
they can only become mirror ghosts
after being killed by a certain ritual.
These things can travel back and forth between mirrors,
and once a victim sees their reflection,
they will be tragically killed by them.
However, mirror ghosts
had nothing to do with Ke Wen
or the symbols on the chests
of the previous two victims.
Then what was it that Gu Qianyang killed these people for?
“Let me see.”
Qin Liu took the mobile phone
handed over by Liu Haoyu.
After she pressed it a few times,
the phone, which should have been broken
and unable to turn on, actually lit up.
After a long wait,
this mobile phone,
which did not know how many years it had been used,
finally started.
Qin Liu flipped through the call records
and found the garbled call
that had been made earlier.
Under normal circumstances,
ordinary people cannot dial back,
and even ghost exorcists like Liu Haoyu
could do nothing about it.
However, Qin Liu naturally had her methods.
She tapped on the phone with her slender fingers,
and all the networks and signals disappeared.
The screen turned into a string of strange gray and white noise,
like the static on an old television.
After waiting for a while,
Qin Liu pressed the redial button.
A sharp crackle of static
came from the earpiece,
which was extremely piercing.
“Beep…”
After an unknown amount of time,
all these noises disappeared,
leaving only a long tone.
Finally, the call was connected.
“…”
There was no sound from the other side,
only heavy breathing…
Slow, even, as if pressed against the microphone,
right beside them.
However, listening to this sound,
Qin Liu’s expression was a cold smile.
“Gu Qianyang,
your little tricks
don’t work on me.”
After the other side of the phone was silent for a few seconds,
a hoarse, low male voice sounded.
“Qin Liu…”
His voice was like an evil ghost
crawling out of hell,
and even through the phone,
one could feel his extremely decaying aura.
“You’re still alive.”
“That must have disappointed you,”
Qin Liu retorted tit-for-tat,
“How could I die
before you’re completely dead.”
“Hehe…
you’re still as cute as you were
when you used to tremble
at the sight of ghosts.”
Gu Qianyang, shameless as ever,
did not care about Qin Liu’s hostility,
and even said happily.
“But seeing you exorcise ghosts
for decades,
and protecting the peace of Jiangliu City for decades,
I am truly gratified.”
The conversation between the two was naturally heard by Liu Haoyu.
The latter wanted to take the phone,
but Qin Liu stopped him.
Although Liu Haoyu
did not know what the symbols on the chests of those deceased were,
Qin Liu still had some impression of these things.
She ignored Gu Qianyang’s sarcastic remarks,
and just narrowed her eyes.
“Some exorcists who claim to protect Jiangliu City,
but in the end,
they haven’t done a single good deed.”
“It’s better than you playing house
with some man.”
“Playing?” Qin Liu let out a mocking sound,
“Respected Comrade Director Gu,
aren’t you also ‘playing’
by going to such great lengths to kill people?”
A rustling sound of paper flipping
came from the other side of the phone.
Gu Qianyang seemed to be recording something,
but his voice was still very calm.
“It’s just a necessary sacrifice.”
“You speak of killing people so nobly,
then why don’t you sacrifice yourself
for the righteousness in your heart?”
Qin Liu’s eyes became colder and colder,
and her pupils gradually dilated,
slowly turning into that terrifying, expressionless appearance.
“In the end,
you’re just killing people,
using their flesh and blood and souls
to do some unknown business.
Let me guess…
you want to open a passage
connected to hell, right?”
Qin Liu’s words made Gu Qianyang suddenly chuckle.
“Qin Liu,
you’re as smart as you were when you were little.”
He said, and his voice suddenly lowered.
“But what good is that?”
“With your current incomplete body,
or that frail ghost exorcist behind you?”
“You can’t stop me.”
“Click! Beep…”
The phone was suddenly hung up,
and the mobile phone screen instantly went dark.
This time, no matter how Qin Liu pressed the power button,
there was no response.
She could only slowly put down the phone,
look up at Liu Haoyu,
and ask.
“You heard the entire conversation just now, right?”
Liu Haoyu nodded.
The fire axe spun in his hand.
Suddenly, he grinned,
but there was no warmth in his eyes.
“This old bastard is quite confident.”
“But that’s good,
underestimating the enemy is a major taboo in battle,”
“So…
when it really comes to fighting,
don’t blame me for stuffing the axe into his mouth.”
