In the evening, when Lu Anning and his team arrived at the construction site, the rain had just stopped.

At the construction site, no work had started. The workers were all gathered together chatting. Someone was vividly describing a recent haunted incident that had been of concern to everyone. When he got to the exciting part, several women were so scared that they huddled together.

"Stop talking! It's too scary! How can we sleep at night? Are you trying to scare us to death?"

"If you ask me, this construction site is unclean, and the developers who are collaborating with the government have the biggest problem. They must have upset the evil spirits here, and that's why they're causing trouble. Xiaowu and several of his friends saw something filthy, and now they're lying in the hospital. We can't become like them."

"What should we do then?"

"Yeah! We're just working to earn money, and we only know how to move bricks. If anything goes wrong, I still have two children to support back home!"

Talking about their families, everyone sighed. They all came out to make a living, and it wasn't easy. They just wanted to get through the year smoothly, get their wages, and go home to celebrate the New Year. Who would have thought that moving bricks would also cause them to run into ghosts?

"If something like this happened in my hometown, we would find a high monk to perform rituals to relieve the suffering. The most important thing is to find out why these evil creatures are causing trouble! Only when they are satisfied can we have peace."

"What's the point of being safe?! If those things don't leave, they'll suck our Yang energy. Xiaowu and the others must have had their Yang energy sucked away, which is why they're sick and in the hospital. We don't know who will be next."

"You are so sure that their illness is related to seeing ghosts. Did you see ghosts with your own eyes, or did you diagnose the cause of their illness as a doctor?"

A cold voice came from behind, interrupting their discussion.

The worker turned around impatiently and said without thinking, "Who are you to care so much? What I said is what it is. What do you know?"

After he finished speaking, he took a closer look and saw Lu Anning with her arms folded across her chest, looking at her with a half-smile. The worker didn't recognize Lu Anning, but he did recognize Jiang Feng and Li Jinguo next to her.

He snorted coldly, "Boss Jiang, Boss Li, you've finally shown up. Brothers, the boss is here, we can't let them get away! We must give everyone an explanation for what happened today, otherwise, we will make a big deal out of it. Let's see who dares to stay in this haunted building."

With a shout, everyone immediately surrounded Lu An Ning and the other two, staring at them with fierce eyes, as if they had done something unforgivable.

Li Jinguo was the first to speak up. "Don't believe the rumors. No. 1 Academy is a government-cooperated project, so there will be absolutely no problems. Please work with peace of mind. The sick workers are receiving excellent treatment in the hospital and will be able to return once they recover. There's no need to worry."

"Don't believe them. Anyone can say nice things, but we'll be the ones in trouble. We have to solve this ghost thing, or we'll go on strike."

"Yes! Strike."

Lu Anning had been silent the whole time, but only now realized that there were two or three people taking the lead in the crowd, invisibly inciting others.

She stood up with a cold face. "Everyone, please calm down! I'm the person in charge of the entire project, and I want nothing to happen to it more than anyone else. I'm here today to resolve this issue, and I hope everyone won't be instigated by those with ulterior motives. There are no ghosts in this world, so don't believe rumors."

"Don't listen to her. With so many people seeing it, it couldn't be fake. Maybe the boss did something wrong and is getting retribution. Let's tie them up and take them to the haunted place, and make them kneel down and kowtow to the ghosts to make amends. If there's a reason for every wrong, those things won't come after us."

"That's right! Tie them up."

Most of the bricklayers were large, uneducated men who were easily provoked and rushed towards them with ropes. Suddenly, the scene was in chaos.

Lu Anning was grabbed by someone. She shook off one hand and stretched out another. During the shoving, she stepped on bricks and was pushed twice more. She fell heavily on the concrete floor. Her foot was twisted and her hands and feet were burning with pain.

Fortunately, the security guard at the construction site heard the noise and rushed over to stop the man in time. Jiang Feng and Li Jinguo were not in much better condition either, and all three of them looked a little embarrassed.

Lu An Ning was helped up. She felt a piercing pain in her knee, but she endured it and walked in front of the crowd. Her cold eyes swept over everyone and fell on those busybodies.

"You all say there is a ghost, but who has seen it with their own eyes? Stand up!" The cold voice was resounding, and the roar suppressed everyone.

"That's what you said, right? Okay! Since everyone believes the construction site is haunted, tomorrow night at 11 o'clock, the three of you take me to see the ghosts on the construction site. I want to see what kind of monsters dare to go against the government."

Lu Anning's voice was so loud that it immediately silenced all the troublemakers. Everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak.

"Whether there's a ghost or not, we'll find out tomorrow night. If anyone disagrees, you can come along. Also, who of you just now was the one who committed the act of intentional injury? I reserve the right to pursue accountability. Once I've caught this ghost, we'll settle the score together."

Lu Anning's face was stern, his back straight, and he exuded a powerful intimidation. These people had never seen such a scene before, and with Jiang Feng and Li Jinguo protecting them, Lu Anning only glanced at them, and the three troublemakers all hid, not daring to speak again.

Lu Anning was helped and limped away from the construction site, but he didn't know that this scene was filmed by someone and posted on a certain audio platform.

The news that a key project in Jiangcheng was haunted attracted widespread attention, and Lu Anning's back was also captured in the video.

After getting in the car, Lu Anning wiped herself briefly and wanted to go back directly, but Jiang Feng disagreed. He and Li Jinguo insisted on sending her to the hospital to treat her wounds. The palm of her palm was obviously scraped and her knee might have been injured as well.

"If you came out with us, and Young Master San knew you were injured, he would blame us for not taking good care of you."

Li Jinguo nodded repeatedly. Lu Anning was stunned and then she remembered that she had not told Tang Jingyuan about her visit to the construction site!

It should be... okay!