The deal with the demon had been made in 2021, two years ago.
If the demon had kept its end of the bargain, it should have already killed the spirit of the shared bicycles.
I told Wu Ling about it. Nangong Yao still needed to investigate. All we had to do was check whether the people who had died at the spirit's hands were still alive or dead, and we'd know the answer.
Before I left, Wu Ling still hadn't replied.
I was especially careful when I went out.
I glanced at the shared bicycles parked at the entrance to the residential complex. There were no strange figures near them. The spirit hadn't appeared.
Even so, I walked around the bikes.
After getting on the bus, I looked again at the shared bicycles along the bike lane, but I didn't notice anything unusual.
I didn't run into any traffic accidents along the way.
That should have been a good sign.
But when I got to work, Wu Ling messaged me to say the people who had died before were still dead. The only difference was that their deaths had been slightly different. They had all been hit by cars, but the specific injuries had changed.
I was worried sick. I didn't know whether the demon had failed, or whether the shared bicycle spirit had died and then reappeared, still just as malicious and killing people at will.
After telling the others, I still went to Workers and Peasants Sixth Village by myself.
When I reached the entrance to Workers and Peasants Sixth Village, I saw shared bicycles parked on the sidewalk. Two or three bikes were there, and they all looked damaged. Some had dented wheels, while others had problems with the handlebars or seats. I still didn't see the