Chapter 60: You Can’t Eat It Either
After settling the bill, Liu Haoyu was already starving.
The man stuffed the purchased clothes into the rear compartment of his motorcycle and then scanned the surrounding streets.
After a short time, he discovered that the women’s clothing store was very close to the noodle shop he had eaten at before.
He remembered that it tasted very good when he ate there.
So Liu Haoyu decided to have his lunch there.
Liu Haoyu entered the shop as if he knew his way around and ordered a bowl of beef noodles and a roujiamo for himself.
While waiting for the food, Qin Liu’s little head was also looking around.
Although she wasn’t hungry, she was craving it.
The aroma that filled the shop after entering made her a little unable to control herself.
“So fragrant…”
“Want to eat?”
Since the two were sitting in a very secluded spot, and Liu Haoyu’s voice was not loud, no one noticed him speaking.
“Even if I want to eat, I can’t eat it.”
Qin Liu sighed with a hint of sadness.
She couldn’t possibly ask Liu Haoyu to set up an altar for her here and offer the food, could she?
Such a thing was not realistic in any way.
“I’ll pack a portion later…”
Liu Haoyu meant to say something else, but he suddenly thought of something.
Noodles would become soft if left to soak for too long, and even if the noodles and broth were kept separate, the broth would still get cold.
Besides, there was no electricity at the haunted house, and it wouldn’t be convenient to heat it up, so it seemed difficult to let Qin Liu have a bowl of noodles.
Oh, right?
Liu Haoyu reached out his hand. He roughly knew where Qin Liu was sitting opposite him.
So he tried to touch her.
However, this time Qin Liu obviously wouldn’t give Liu Haoyu an easy chance. She subtly shifted her body, dodged Liu Haoyu’s hand, and asked vigilantly.
“What are you doing?”
“Want to eat noodles?”
“I can’t eat them… Huh?”
After saying that, Qin Liu seemed to understand Liu Haoyu’s meaning.
If this man could touch her, then… could she eat if he fed her?
“It seems you understand too. Want to try?”
Liu Haoyu was a smart person. Seeing Qin Liu fall silent, he could tell she understood his meaning.
So he picked up a large piece of beef with his chopsticks and handed it to Qin Liu, saying.
“Let’s see if you can eat it.”
“…Ah~”
Although she felt a little embarrassed, under the temptation of delicious food, Qin Liu decided to try a bite.
As a result, she only ate air.
She didn’t even bite anything.
The chopsticks and the beef on them passed through Qin Liu’s body. No matter how she tried, she couldn’t get the meat into her stomach.
At this, Qin Liu sat back in her seat, looking disappointed, and said.
“It seems I can’t eat it.”
She rested her face on the table, like a salted fish trying to flip over but failing.
“That’s truly a shame.”
Seeing this, Liu Haoyu stuffed the large piece of beef into his mouth and picked up the roujiamo from the table.
“How about trying this one?”
“Roujiamo?”
Qin Liu saw the roujiamo in Liu Haoyu’s hand and didn’t hold out much hope. She opened her mouth and took a bite.
As expected, she still bit into air.
Qin Liu’s aura became even more lifeless.
It was a pity that Liu Haoyu didn’t feel Qin Liu’s intense resentment towards the food. He tasted it with great relish and praised it, saying.
“It tastes quite good, but unfortunately, you can’t eat it.”
Qin Liu’s resentment deepened. Her resentful little eyes fell on Liu Haoyu, as if she wished she could possess him and taste it wonderfully.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t do it. Possession required the victim to be in a state of extreme fear or coma.
While Liu Haoyu was trying to feed Qin Liu, a male police officer in uniform not far away was watching Liu Haoyu’s every move.
The officer frowned. His intuition told him that the man in the corner had clearly been talking to someone.
But there was clearly no one in front of him.
What was going on?
While the officer was thinking, another man in plain clothes, looking very haggard, sat down opposite the officer.
This haggard man was Li Rongjun, who had narrowly escaped death last night.
“Officer Wang Wenqi…” Li Rongjun’s haggard, clouded eyes looked at the police officer opposite him and asked, “Do you believe in ghosts?”
Facing Li Rongjun’s question, Wang Wenqi couldn’t help but lean back.
“Ghosts and monsters are tales of belief; if you believe, they exist, if you don’t, they don’t. Officer Li, did something happen to you? Please tell me in detail, perhaps I can help you.”
After saying this, Wang Wenqi noticed Li Rongjun’s eyes widen, his bloodshot pupils suddenly shrinking, as if he had encountered a terrifying epidemic.
After a while, Li Rongjun tremblingly took out a cigarette. Just as he was about to light it, he saw a “No Smoking” sign posted on the wall.
He could only put the cigarette back.
“Last night…”
When Li Rongjun noticed the red iron door, he scrambled into the car. He didn’t dare to go home or anywhere else.
He just stayed in the car and slept for the entire night.
But even in his sleep, the blood-red iron door still lingered in his mind.
No matter how he tried to escape, he couldn’t.
He could only watch as the door got closer and closer to him.
Then he woke up in a fright.
In his terror and uneasiness, Li Rongjun understood one thing.
He was definitely being haunted by a ghost!
After listening to Li Rongjun’s account, Wang Wenqi patted his shoulder to comfort him.
“It’s okay, you’re just too tired.”
“No! I saw it with my own eyes!”
Li Rongjun’s expression suddenly changed. He shrank back, holding his head, and said.
“…It’s coming, it’s coming…”
In just one night, this strong middle-aged police officer had fallen into a state of delirium. His voice also attracted Liu Haoyu’s attention.
Hiding in the corner, Liu Haoyu saw Li Rongjun’s somewhat strange mental state and immediately thought of something.
The police officer he encountered last night seemed to be him.
What happened to him?
Liu Haoyu’s gaze fell on Li Rongjun. He saw the man’s mouth agape, his body trembling uncontrollably. His hand, as if cramping, slowly raised, pointing at the wall and saying.
“The door… the red iron door…”
This fear was so real and desperate that it even affected Liu Haoyu’s emotions, making him almost believe that a blood-red door had appeared on the wall.
He then turned his head to look. It was just a white wall and an open window. The warm sunlight shone into the room, giving a very healing feeling, but to Li Rongjun, it was like a terrifying hell.
Now, not only Liu Haoyu realized something was wrong, but Wang Wenqi also stepped forward to quickly support Li Rongjun’s body.
“You probably have hysteria. I’ll take you to the hospital.”
With that, Wang Wenqi helped Li Rongjun leave the noodle shop.
Seeing this, Liu Haoyu finished the roujiamo in a few bites and followed them.
It seemed he had found a clue about the black shadow that had escaped earlier.
