Chen Lin stood up again, the chill fading from his face as though nothing had happened.
He winked at the two curious girls, smiling gently.
"All right, it was just a petty thief. It's been taken care of."
"Let's grill some skewers first. There'll be a good show in a bit."
As he spoke, he deftly picked up several skewers of marbled beef and set them on the sizzling grill.
Sizzle-
Fat dripped onto the charcoal, sending up a burst of sparks as the rich aroma of meat instantly filled the air.
Chen Qianqian and Zhang Ruoxi exchanged a glance, each seeing the deep confusion in the other's eyes.
Taken care of? How?
They hadn't seen anything!
But seeing how calm and confident Chen Lin looked, they felt awkward asking any more questions. They could only swallow their doubts and sit obediently on their little folding stools, waiting for the skewers.
Just as Chen Lin handed the first batch of grilled beef skewers to the two hungry girls, the blue tent not far away suddenly began shaking violently without warning.
"Aah! Ghosts! Stay away! Stay away!"
A gut-wrenching scream filled with sheer terror abruptly pierced the lively night air of the Camping Area.
It was so shrill it barely sounded human, as though the man had seen a demon from hell.
Bang!
The tent's zippered entrance was violently forced open from inside.
A portly, middle-aged man with a bald crown scrambled out of the tent, stumbling and crawling.
Tears and snot covered his face. His gaze was unfocused, his pupils dilated to their limit with fear. His whole body shook like a leaf, and his crotch was soaked-he had actually wet himself in terror.
"Help! Ghosts! So many female ghosts!"
The fat man crawled frantically across the ground on all