When I saw Grandpa's earring, heard the female ghost describe what Grandpa looked like, and even mention my family's dog.
It could be said that her description was extremely accurate, and she even had proof.
But Master's words kept echoing in my heart.
I couldn't leave the shop at night, nor could I take anything out of the drawer.
If I left the shop now, everything would be ruined.
But what if Grandpa had really died?
Was I really not going to see him one last time...
That was my Grandpa—the Grandpa who had depended on each other with me and raised me with his own hands.
In that instant, a battle of thoughts erupted in my mind.
At the same time, I analyzed the situation as follows.
First: everything the female ghost said was true. Grandpa had died for some reason and truly couldn't come over, so he needed me to go see him one last time.
Second: the female ghost was lying. She had somehow gotten Grandpa's earring and was trying to trick me into leaving the Yin Longevity Shop.
Third: the earring in the female ghost's hand was fake. She had investigated me and made a counterfeit earring.
After thinking it over, I first ruled out the third and second possibilities.
Even if she had investigated me, could she have found out that Grandpa's earring had a flaw?
Could she have stolen Grandpa's large earring? Or had she made one herself?
The most likely possibility was still the first.
The female ghost was telling the truth. Grandpa really couldn't come over and was waiting for me to go see him one last time.
But I couldn't leave the shop!
My senior brothers and sisters had held out for twelve years. Master had planned this for twelve years.