The moment he heard that voice, Li Jianbai's legs gave out, and he dropped straight to his knees.
His hand jerked violently, flinging his phone onto the stone steps in the distance. Amid the black-and-white static on the screen, a pale woman's face grew clearer and clearer.
"G-Ghost...!"
After being frightened three times in a row, Li Jianbai's mind went completely blank. Overwhelmed by unprecedented terror, his eyes rolled back, and he toppled backward.
Before losing consciousness, Li Jianbai still could not figure it out. Hadn't he merely developed an old district? How had he attracted so many supernatural things?!
Thud—!
With a dull crash, Li Jianbai passed out on the ground.
"Shhhhhh... Qingyu, why did he faint?" The icy, terrifying voice from the phone had vanished, leaving only a young girl's sweet, puzzled voice.
"..."
"Yeah, I'd only said two sentences before he fainted. I hadn't even told him that violent demolitions were forbidden from now on... How could a grown man's mental defenses be so weak?"
"..."
"It's fine. I did it very discreetly. Qiye and the others won't find out."
"..."
"I deleted all the documents and contracts within Li Group concerning the old district project. They won't be able to restore them. Evil begets evil. Even if someone has to be punished, punish me. It has nothing to do with Qiye and the others..."
The girl vanished from the phone screen. As the static abruptly ceased, the entire estate fell into dead silence.
The next day.
Early morning.
Lin Qiye pushed open his door and walked into the courtyard, yawning as he went.
"Morning, Qiye." Cao Yuan, who had just gotten up, smiled and greeted him. "How did you sleep last night?"
Lin Qiye raised his brows. "Pretty well. I slept straight through until morning.