The Undiscovered Clue

After bidding farewell to Deng Xiaolin, Liu Haoyu walked to a deserted corner.

Although Elder Deng had explained many things, there were still many unresolved matters at this moment.

For instance, when Elder Deng and his companions entered the haunted house, they should logically have encountered Qin Liu.

However, from his words, it was clear they had only met a large group of fierce ghosts and not Qin Liu.

Regarding that basement door…

It wasn't just Elder Deng's companions; even Old Wang kept making strange noises about the "basement." It was evident there was a definite connection.

It was just that he hadn't figured out what was going on yet.

With this thought, Liu Haoyu took out the Black Book from his backpack.

After not writing in the Black Book for so many days, a large section of blank pages had appeared.

This should be enough to ask many questions.

So, Liu Haoyu bit his finger. He intended to write something, but the Black Book surfaced with a line of text first.

"The resentment of the white-clothed fierce ghost has been eliminated, and her enemy has been torn to shreds by her rage."

"But the matter is far from over. The murderer of the family of four is still at large."

"Please find this evil spirit from hell as soon as possible and purify it."

"Note that the red house still holds clues you haven't discovered."

After this large block of text appeared, the Black Book fell silent.

Seeing that there was still some blank space, Liu Haoyu wrote on it.

"What is Qin Liu's connection to the basement door?"

In response to Liu Haoyu's question, the Black Book offered no reply. It simply spewed the bloody words Liu Haoyu had written onto the ground.

It seemed it did not wish to answer this question.

However, it had to be said that the Black Book appeared to be genuinely afraid of Qin Liu.

It mostly chose to ignore or remain silent regarding questions about Qin Liu herself.

Seeing this, Liu Haoyu could only resort to a secondary question.

"Did Qin Liu kill those two ghost exorcists?"

Based on Elder Deng's account, the two ghost exorcists who committed suicide clearly appeared to be possessed.

The most likely cause of their possession was encountering a fierce ghost.

For this reason, Liu Haoyu did not want this matter to involve Qin Liu.

From his interactions during this time, the possibility of Qin Liu being a killer was very, very low.

The Black Book looked at the question Liu Haoyu had written. After a moment of hesitation, a line of text appeared.

"She was once the most terrifying fierce ghost in the world. If she had encountered those ghost exorcists, they wouldn't have even left behind ashes."

"The main reason for their tragic deaths was seeing something they shouldn't have."

"And you, you still have a chance to turn back now. Abandon this investigation and leave this haunted house."

"Otherwise, your fate will be the same as those ghost exorcists."

The Black Book, just like Elder Deng, tried to dissuade Liu Haoyu.

However, the young man calmly closed the book.

He didn't say anything. As usual, he mounted his motorcycle in the fading sunlight.

Liu Haoyu returned to the haunted house.

Before returning, he realized it was Thursday.

Coupled with his previous promise to Qin Liu, Liu Haoyu specifically went to Kentucky Fried Chicken.

He brought some modern food offerings for the little ghost.

Carrying fried chicken, burgers, and fries into the bedroom, Liu Haoyu found that Qin Liu didn't seem to be in the room.

Where had she gone?

Although he was a little puzzled, Qin Liu was a phantom who appeared and disappeared unpredictably, so Liu Haoyu didn't think too much about it.

He placed the new incense sticks on the shrine again and put the bag of KFC food on the altar.

Afterward, Liu Haoyu walked out of the room.

He wandered through the gloomy haunted house.

The temperature inside the haunted house was still very cold.

The light inside was also very dim. Liu Haoyu walked along the corridor on the first floor, moving forward continuously.

Soon, he reached the end of the corridor.

According to Elder Deng's account, the basement door should be located right here.

But in front of Liu Haoyu, there was only a gray-white wall covered in moss and vines.

It was old and dilapidated, just like its surroundings.

If Elder Deng hadn't said anything, Liu Haoyu would never have thought that a blood-red iron door had ever existed here.

Gazing at the gray-white wall, Liu Haoyu slowly reached out and placed his hand on it.

No matter how hard Liu Haoyu pushed, he couldn't move the wall.

It was just an ordinary wall, with no hidden door behind it.

Liu Haoyu withdrew his hand.

It seemed the door had really "run away."

But he had to find it. Only by finding the door could he understand the source of the resentment in this haunted house.

However, he currently had no method or clue. He could only follow the Black Book's guidance to find the so-called "evil spirit from hell," perhaps then he could understand what happened.

As the crescent moon gradually rose, Liu Haoyu went outside, fetched a bucket of water, and soaked himself in it.

The icy water was piercing, but it also cleared his mind.

After pondering for a long time, he decided to return to that blood-red residential house.

As the Black Book said, perhaps there was a clue he had overlooked inside.

While Liu Haoyu was soaking in the cold water, a missing person notice popped up on his phone.

"Two students from Jiangcheng University have been missing for many days. If any citizens have any clues, please contact 110 immediately..."

The two people mentioned in the news were likely Sima Cai and Wang Qiang.

The police nowadays were much more efficient than they were ten to twenty years ago.

He figured they wouldn't need much time to find that red house.

However, he hadn't left any clues inside the house, so the police probably wouldn't suspect him.

Honestly, in this line of work, Liu Haoyu's biggest headache wasn't the fierce ghosts, but the police.

If a stranger frequently appeared at crime scenes, it would look suspicious, wouldn't it?

Moreover, since most of the perpetrators were fierce ghosts, it was usually difficult to prove his innocence.

Therefore, in such situations, he had to be careful. He didn't want to catch a ghost only to end up being sent to jail himself.

After showering, Liu Haoyu dried himself, got dressed, and walked back inside.

The temperature inside the house was even colder now. He shivered and then headed towards the bedroom.

But for some reason, the bedroom was brightly lit by candles. It was clear that Qin Liu had returned to the bedroom.

Liu Haoyu gently pushed open the bedroom door, about to step inside.

Just then, he suddenly saw a young girl wearing a red wedding dress sitting on the bed.

She was holding a hamburger in both hands, nibbling on it like a hamster, which was a bit endearingly cute.

Her delicate, porcelain-white feet were dangling lightly, making one's heart flutter and wanting to hold them in their palm.

Nice legs, good to look at.

He knew those flawless, jade-like feet belonged to someone without even thinking about it.

But the problem was... she had manifested?

Liu Haoyu froze. As he refocused his gaze, preparing to look again.

The girl in the red dress had disappeared, as if she had never existed.