Chapter 37 Blood Debts Must Be Paid with Blood
Time flew by, three days later.
Inside the Jiangliu City Central Hospital.
Liu Haoyu and Qin Liu arrived outside a hospital room.
A nurse accompanied them.
“Sir, after you go in, please do not make any loud noises. The patient is not in a good mental state and needs rest. Also, please do not stay for too long.”
“Understood.”
Liu Haoyu nodded at the nurse’s instructions.
After the nurse left, Qin Liu, who had been following Liu Haoyu, looked at the psychiatric ward with some worry.
“This incident has really hit Officer Wang hard.”
Liu Haoyu remained silent for a moment before sighing.
“This is what it means to be a ghost exorcist…”
Even though most supernatural events were not very dangerous, no ghost exorcist could guarantee they would always return unharmed.
Once they encountered a supernatural event they couldn’t handle, it was a situation of no return.
Just like Wang Wenqi’s situation before.
Even with an entire squad of armed police, he was the only one who survived.
This was even when that old bastard wanted to keep his corpse to create ghouls. If he hadn’t been a ghost exorcist but an ordinary armed policeman, his fate would have been… annihilation.
According to the Black Book, after Ma Jianhua and the others escaped with Wang Wenqi, they immediately contacted the military region.
This was because what was inside the tunnel was indeed not something that the police or armed police could handle.
Upon receiving the news, the Jiangliu City military region immediately sealed off the tunnel.
Under the guise of a “riot control and counter-terrorism” exercise, they conducted a week-long counter-terrorism drill there.
No one knew exactly what happened.
All they knew was that there had been an unusual number of explosions in recent days.
“Let’s go in.”
Liu Haoyu pushed these messy thoughts out of his head and entered the ward.
Wang Wenqi, the police officer, was lying on the hospital bed, his eyes devoid of any light. His gaze was unfocused as he stared at the ceiling.
Only when Liu Haoyu placed something on his bedside table did the officer turn his head. His cracked lips parted slightly.
“Brother Liu…”
“I’m sorry for them…”
The feeling of watching his comrades die before his eyes was painful enough. What was even more painful was personally shooting his comrades.
Even though it was not Wang Wenqi’s intention, but he was framed by Gu Qianyang, that old bastard.
Regardless, this incident had taken a significant toll on Wang Wenqi’s mental state.
“It’s not your fault.”
Liu Haoyu pulled over a chair and sat down. Qin Liu stood beside him.
Wang Wenqi glanced at Qin Liu, seeming to want to say something, but couldn’t utter a word. He soon returned to his vacant, listless state.
“I was the one who pulled the trigger…”
“I watched them both fall,”
“Their blood splattered on me…warm,”
“Their eyes looked at me, questioning me,”
“I killed them…”
As he spoke, Wang Wenqi’s pupils constricted. He extended his hand from under the covers and gripped Liu Haoyu’s wrist tightly.
“Do you hear that?”
“They’re calling me…”
“It’s like they’re accusing me. It’s so cold in the tunnel…”
Hearing this, Qin Liu immediately looked in the direction Wang Wenqi was pointing.
There was only an empty corner of the wall, with no trace of any ghosts.
It seemed to be merely an illusion born from Wang Wenqi’s mind.
So Qin Liu withdrew her gaze and shook her head at Liu Haoyu.
“There’s nothing there.”
“There’s nothing…”
Upon hearing this, Wang Wenqi slowly released Liu Haoyu’s wrist.
“I’m sorry for them…”
Seeing his lost and dejected state, Liu Haoyu couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.
It would take a very long time to get out of this shadow, and it was possible he might never escape it.
Besides time healing the wounds, there was another way to help him stand up again, which was to instigate hatred.
“Listen, Captain Wang,”
Liu Haoyu’s expression turned somber.
“This was never your fault,”
“It was Gu Qianyang who controlled your consciousness and made you pull the trigger,”
“He was also the one who killed the armed police squad,”
“You, from beginning to end, did nothing wrong,”
“Now I can tell you responsibly, Gu Qianyang is still alive.”
Upon hearing this, a hint of clarity returned to Wang Wenqi’s unfocused pupils. He clenched the bedsheet, his body beginning to tremble.
“A few days ago, two citizens of Jiangquan City were found dead in their homes. Their chests bore similar eye-like symbols.”
“This indicates that Gu Qianyang is not dead and is hiding in the shadows, preparing his schemes.”
“Captain Wang, the death of your comrades is undoubtedly tragic, but compared to wallowing here…”
“What you should do is send this sinner to see King Yama.”
“…A life for a life, blood debts must be paid with blood.”
After speaking, Liu Haoyu placed a long black nail into Wang Wenqi’s hand and said to Qin Liu beside him.
“Let’s go.”
“Oh, okay!”
Qin Liu followed Liu Haoyu out of the ward, looking bewildered, and came to the corridor.
Looking at Liu Haoyu walking ahead, the young girl asked somewhat puzzledly.
“Is this really okay?”
The black long nail Liu Haoyu had just given Wang Wenqi was a Soul Extinguishing Nail brought back from Youdu.
It was a gift from King Yama to Liu Haoyu before they returned to the human world.
But the point wasn’t that. It was that in Wang Wenqi’s current state, even with the Soul Extinguishing Nail, he would have no chance of winning against Gu Qianyang.
That’s why Qin Liu found Liu Haoyu’s decision a bit strange.
Hearing Qin Liu’s question, Liu Haoyu stopped.
“Hatred is a strong stimulant, just like it was for you back then. With this, at least he won’t have a mental breakdown. With the support of hatred, he can stand up again and kill that old bastard with this rage.”
Qin Liu fell into thought. Liu Haoyu’s words did have some truth to them. Hatred could indeed reignite a person’s conviction. But what about after they avenged themselves and killed their enemy?
Just like the side effects after a stimulant wears off, the emptiness and confusion about the future after revenge could also destroy a person.
Just as Qin Liu was about to say something, Liu Haoyu’s mobile phone rang.
“The me you see, the me you see…”
Amidst the passionate music, Liu Haoyu answered the call.
“Hello?”
“Is this Brother Liu?” Ma Jianhua’s voice came from the other end of the phone. “Support from the Jiangquan City police force has arrived, but one person wants to see you.”
“Oh?” Liu Haoyu paused. “Who is it?”
“It seems to be a girl named Liu Zining.”
