Through Chen Xiaoqiu, I got in touch with Chen Yihan. After looking into it, I heard news that made my chest feel heavy.
The police had searched the entire residential complex, but they hadn't found Zhang Xin, the tenant of Room 402—Ghost Whisper himself.
There were four bodies in Room 402. Besides the one who was always with Qi Bai, the other two had been in the living room and the entryway. I'd seen the white outlines marking where the bodies had fallen.
Ghost Whisper was nowhere to be found.
Had Ye Qing taken him away?
But I'd dreamed about Ghost Whisper. He should have been dead...
When had he died?
The incident had happened three days ago. Three whole days had passed since then.
Besides, even if Ye Qing wanted to use Ghost Whisper, given his current state and Ghost Whisper's condition, he couldn't have kept him alive and used his abilities all this time.
I left the apartment and was on my way downstairs when it suddenly occurred to me that even if Ghost Whisper was dead, that didn't mean everything was over. He could have turned into a ghost after dying and still been able to use his abilities.
Ghost Whisper... Maybe Ye Qing was still keeping him imprisoned somewhere.
I couldn't stop myself from entertaining that possibility, or from feeling repulsed by what Ye Qing might be doing.
I tried my best to look on the bright side.
Ye Qing had a steady source of food and more than he could eat. His strength should increase further. That was a good thing. At least we wouldn't have to worry about him losing control. He was still bearing the side effects of his abilities for my sake and for everyone else's. The stronger he became, the better