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"": "Luo Bin never heard footsteps coming upstairs.
He stole several glances at his pocket watch during that time. After a full hour had passed, he stopped waiting.
He rose slowly and crept cautiously toward the stairs.
At first glance, nothing seemed wrong.
He slowly descended. The first floor was deserted, with no evil spirits in sight. Only the roller shutter stood open by about half a foot.
The floor beside the table was empty. The bundle containing the Beauty Snake was gone!
Luo Bin's expression changed.
Had an evil spirit taken the Beauty Snake?
Would an evil spirit move the corpse of something like that?
His reason for not bringing it upstairs earlier had been simple: he did not want to frighten Gu Yiren.
After all, Gu Yiren was very timid. Since the matter had been resolved, he could tell her once he had finished dealing with it.
For a moment, Luo Bin's expression shifted uncertainly.
A pair of feet suddenly appeared outside the roller shutter. Luo Bin held his breath, focusing intently, but dared not make a move. He turned and returned to the bedroom, lay down, and could only close his eyes and try to sleep.
At first, he could not fall asleep. His mind was in turmoil.
It was almost dawn before he finally drifted off.
Luo Bin felt as though he had barely slept when a rumbling hubbub reached his ears. His eyes snapped open.
His head was turned toward the outside, so he immediately spotted Gu Yiren at the window ahead, peering downstairs.
"Luo Bin, come and look!" Gu Yiren called excitedly.
"What is it?" Luo Bin rolled out of bed and walked over to her.
Looking down, he saw a crowd of Town Residents on the road outside their