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“The problem is the phone.” Chu Tian said in a dull voice, walking past Lin Huai and opening the toilet door, “Although everyone knows that playing with mobile phones will cause hemorrhoids. But…… ai1It’s a sigh, it is really hard for some people to listen.
When the two entered the bathroom, Ye Xian had already tried to listen to the movements in the bathroom. Chu Tian’s words created a terrifying situation in his mind: A girl was sitting on the toilet while looking at her phone, but above her head (Not related to whether or not she’s bald)2This is also in the raws … was a ghost crawling on all fours and moving towards her, it silently stared at her with blood-red eyes while the girl was still unknowingly staring at her phone……This scene……
“So scary ah…” Lin Huai said.
“Indeed. No matter when or where, having someone peeking at your phone screen as you browse is terrifying……” Said Lin Huai, “Especially if someone is looking at inappropriate things3yk what I mean…, it will simply cause social death4to die of embarrassment…”
Ye Xian: ……
“Then the answer should be quite obvious now.” Chu Tian smirked. He showed his chin as he took off his mask and looked at everyone with confidence: “The ghost was mad that she was using her phone in the toilet.”
Everyone: …huh?
“Using phones in the toilets can easily lead to hemorrhoids. Anyone whose grandparents live at home would understand that as long as you sit in the toilet for longer than twenty minutes, they would tell you to stop being on your phone even if you had kidney deficiency, constipation, or diarrhea.” Chu Tian said with an expression as if recalling some unpleasant memories, “This time the NPC might be an old ghost, you can see it from its disgust towards us when we ordered takeouts, it’s most likely very old-fashioned. When still alive, he is the kind of old man who forwards rumors to friends, buys ineffective healthcare products, and listens to MLM talks. That’s why, seeing Feng Yao’s unhealthy lifestyle, reminded him of his unfilial grandson, who played games with his phone until one or two o’clock, ordered takeout every day, and squandered more than 10,000 yuan to buy games on Steam…”
A huge “Ah?” appeared not only in the hearts of everyone present but also in Lin Huai’s heart. He was sure that he seemed to hear the sound of the ghost falling to the ground from the mirror in the toilet.This guy……
Ye Xian: “……What on earth are you talking about?”
Lin Huai: ……
“Alright, it’s time to get serious.” Chu Tian shrugged, “For some reason, Feng Yao came to the toilet in the middle of the night to squat when everyone was still asleep. What did she do while playing on her mobile phone that broke the rules, or in other words, lift the restrictions, which caused the ghost in the mirror to come out and kill her? According to the rules of the game, once the player triggers the death flag, it will notify and warn the ghost, which is why Feng Yao died so miserably.”
“But what exactly did Feng Yao do? Did she try to delete the app or give the app one star in the app store to get it removed?” Sha MaTe, who was finally getting more clear-headed popped up, “If I was the creator of the app, I would also be very mad. Just like when I ran into a scammer in XianYu5Prob a platform to buy things from other people, at that time I wanted to crawl through the net, find the person, and shove their head into the toilet……”
“I have no idea about that.” Lin Huai opened the flush tank which became so clean after self-cleaning to the point that it was completely see-through. The strong fishy smell was the only evidence of murder that happened here. He looked at Peng Xuan again: “Did you find anything else at the scene?”
Peng Xuan shook her head, she didn’t dare to come in. Others also shook their heads.
Seems like Chu Tian was the only weirdo who had entered the scene……Oh, I have also entered but I’m not a weirdo. ……I’m also a sociable ghost. He happily gave himself an identity check.
“I only found her phone.” Chu Tian picked up an evidence bag and raised his eyes, “But it was soaked in water and can’t be opened. I don’t know if the ghost had touched it, if it did, we could have gotten the ghost’s fingerprint. Alas, why can’t the ghosts find a cleaner crime scene…”
Lin Huai looked at him like an idiot: “I don’t think ghosts have fingerprints…”
Chu Tian turned to face him and asked: “How would you know?”
Lin Huai: “I read it in a novel…”
“We could still ask her best friend when she wakes up.” Chu Tian sighed in distress, “Let’s go to eat, at least there’s still something to look forward to……”
Lin Huai: “……Are you trying to say that luckily she didn’t die near the fridge?”
“You were the one who said it, not me.” Chu Tian covered his own mouth, “Don’t say such things when we’re planning to eat.”
Lin Huai: ……He suddenly remembered the hand he placed in the fridge which he later threw out……Wu6A sound of vomiting, I probably shouldn’t tell him about this. He looked at the other guy with a mischievous smile.
“Uh, wait.” Chu Tian said, “You have something on your face.”
“Wh- What?”
He didn’t expect the other to be so fast, he didn’t even have time to react when the other guys touched his cheeks. He can feel the other guy took this opportunity to pinch him.
“A little naughty.” Chu Tian said as he swiftly exited the bathroom, “Second experiment. I’m gonna go eat now, bye-bye.”
After that, he hurried away.
Lin Huai: ……You’re the naughty one.
After everyone left, Lin Huai was still standing in the place where the murder occurred. He narrowed his eyes slightly and opened his Yin Pupil.
Any death will leave traces. Following the guidance of Yin energy, he saw the last scene of the girl before her death.
The terrified girl sat on the toilet, her head tilted upwards to the limit, and a blurry shadow reflected in her eyes.
In her hands were……two phones.
Wait… Two phones?
But at this moment, a hand patted his shoulder: “Why aren’t you going to eat?”
Lin Huai looked back and saw that it was Chu Tian, who came back again for some reason.
“Everyone else came down except for you.” Chu Tian shrugged, “So I……”
“Are you worried about me?” Lin Huai side-eyed him.
Chu Tian: “No, I’m here to ask you if you are gonna eat. You can give me your portion if you don’t want to eat.”
Lin Huai: ……You’re such a foodie7In an insulting way.
He casually said yes and followed the other downstairs. Maybe it’s because of his professional skills8as a ghost, he subconsciously stayed behind Chu Tian, stepping on his shadow with his toes —— this was the easiest way for ghosts to catch up.
“Actually, I have always been curious.” Chu Tian said suddenly as he walked in front of him with his hands in his pockets, “You look like a newbie who speaks nonsense all the time, but every time it gets to the point. Also, the speech you had just now in the bathroom showed your high education. It’s as if you’ve met these ghosts before. Heh… Your behavior makes people think that it’s impossible for this to be your first game… No, it makes people doubt whether or not you’re even human.”
Lin Huai chuckled, “So? Didn’t you say that you no longer doubt my identity?”
“I simply said that I no longer think that you are the ‘Ghost’ in this round.” Chu Tian said lightly.
Lin Huai: ……
“I didn’t say……” His steps halted, “that I no longer doubt your identity.”
Looking at his back, Lin Huai suddenly thought of something.
After successfully possessing the body, Lin Huai worked hard to investigate his usual living environment to prevent being harmed by exorcists.
Despite him being quite behind in common sense, Lin Huai still managed to find some information through his ‘new’ roommate, Lu Jin, who has very good programming skills. But of course, at the expense of 648 yuan for this programming nerd…
After some digging9Through the internet ofc, Lin Huai discovered that there are three exorcist families in the country that poses some threat to him.
One of the three exorcist families is the Zhang Family. However, the Zhang family is located in Qingcheng, far away from him. They probably won’t waste thousands of yuan on plane tickets just to catch him.
The Cheng family is having some issues with their economy, so they are not a problem. The only family he has to watch out for is the Chu family in Jinling. He heard that they seemed to be very active, running around everywhere.
……That’s why he has to be on guard with people surnamed Chu.
Could this Chu Tian guy be from the Chu family? What is he planning? Did he figure out my identity? Tsk…… forget it, I don’t understand, might as well just kill him.
He squinted, the originally dark pupils suddenly had a bright glint of red.
It might not be easy to kill Chu Tian, because in this group of people, only Chu Tian seems like he is hiding something. But there are no other options…… and he also believes that the one who strikes first would gain the upper hand.
“Mhm, after careful consideration, I have figured out your identity which is——“
Right before the murderous intent could hit him, Chu Tian stepped to the left and said: “Are you a personnel sent by the government?”
“……Huh?”
Lin Huai managed to stop right before Chu Tian’s artery and Chu Tian, who seemed to be oblivious to the fact that he was hovering between life and death a second ago, said leisurely: “The moment I saw you, I knew that you were someone send by the government. Because you have an aura of righteousness and you’re also not afraid of anything.”
Lin Huai, who only has a ghostly aura: ……
‘Why bother pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger…’ He silently withdrew his hand, ‘This guy is such a……’
Such a pig. 10Basically an idiot. I decided to keep it as ‘pig’ instead of ‘idiot’ bc it would ruin the joke since the previous sentence was supposed to match with this. Not trynna offend anyone.
Chu Tian smiled as if he knew Lin Huai’s thoughts and suddenly reached out to his face, catching him off guard.
—— And pinched it.
“The third test.” He said, “En…… After three tests, I can confirm the test results.”
“Huh?”
“Not using a human skin mask, disguise or make-up……” Chu Tian said.
“It is indeed your real face.” He mumbled quietly so that Lin Huai wouldn’t hear, “I was wrong…… You’re not him…”
1 thought on “Chapter 8 – People with good morals should respect the elderly and love the young”
Is Chu Tian looking for a certain someone?? Hmm..