This novel was adapted into a short drama called "Red Fruit," which can be searched for.
Lu Chi was an 18th-tier celebrity who finally got the chance to appear on a dating reality sho...
As soon as Lu Chi said that, Chung Chor-hung burst into tears.
"Waaaaah~"
The piercing cries made the entire floor feel exceptionally terrifying.
Lu Chi felt some sympathy for the female ghost's plight and said to her, "Don't always cry, crying won't solve anything."
Chung Chor-hung nodded, her originally flat face slowly becoming blurry, then clearing up again, revealing bloodshot eyes, nose, and mouth.
It looks terrifying, but it doesn't scare Lu Chi.
Although he didn't know any Maoshan Taoist magic, he had the system Guagua. If a ghost wanted to harm him, Guagua could tell him the exact location of the female ghost. And Lu Chi himself had intermediate-level martial arts skills, so he could react quickly.
Moreover, he possesses comprehensive medical skills and divine eyes that allow him to see through the bodies of ordinary people, as well as female ghosts. No matter where she is or how fast she moves, Lu Chi can see her.
“I originally wanted to get revenge on them, but that hateful boss and his wife put up talismans at the entrance of the advertising company, so I couldn’t get into their company at all. And they also seemed to be carrying something to ward off evil spirits, so I couldn’t get close to them.”
Lu Chi thought for a moment and said, "That's not right! The criminal investigation team leader, Li Ren'an, asked me to help him solve a paranormal incident. He said that you scared Nie Weixing in the elevator, so Nie Weixing called the police to deal with you."
The female ghost shook her head: "I did see Nie Weixin in the elevator that day. I originally wanted to scare him to death and avenge myself, but then other people got into the elevator."
I had no chance for revenge at all. Nie Weixing always carried talismans, so I dared not approach him. That day, I truly missed my chance!
“No wonder…” Lu Chi asked Zhong Chuhong, “What about the other three people they called to help? You could deal with those three first, and scare the advertising company boss, Zhang Jiajun.”
"The proprietress Zhou Meihua, and the lawyer Nie Weixing, would also be fine. Let them live in constant fear, until they get sick from fright, or even die of fright."
Chung Chu-hung shook her head: "It's no use. Those three people aren't even in this building. And at the entrance of the building, Zhang Jiajun had a master put an invisibility talisman on me, so I can't get out at all."
Lu Chi finally understood. No wonder the female ghost had been trapped in this building and refused to leave; it turned out someone was plotting against her.
"So it's not that you don't want revenge, or that you don't want to leave this building, it's that you simply can't leave, right?"
A red dot appears.
Lu Chi then asked, "After you left this world, didn't your family look for you?"
“Sigh,” Chung Chor-hung sighed and said, “My father passed away more than 10 years ago. My mother, who has a disability in her left leg, is the only one left in the family. After I left, my mother has been fighting for my rights everywhere, hoping to get justice for me.”
But later they also crippled her right leg, mocking her and saying that now both legs were crippled, which made them look more compatible. Now my mother is bedridden at home, eating, drinking, and relieving herself all in bed.
If it weren't for the villagers occasionally bringing her food out of kindness, my mother wouldn't have survived. She's clinging to life, hoping one day to get justice for me.
"Waaah~" Chung Chor-hung couldn't help but cry again as she thought of her painful past.
Suddenly, she knelt on the ground, pleading with Lu Chi, "Please, if you want to take me in, wait until I've taken my revenge, okay?"
Lu Chi remained silent, thinking to himself that, in the end, Chung Chu-hung was the real victim.
Those who do bad things live swaggering in the sunlight, while the victims can only live pitifully in the shadows.
If I don't avenge him, I'll despise myself.
Lu Chi asked Guagua: "[Investigate the matter thoroughly. Is what Cherie Chung said true?]"
Guagua: [Okay... Master, everything Cherie Chung said is true.]
Lu Chi nodded and said to Chung Chor-hung, "Chung Chor-hung, every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. Whoever wronged you, you should go and wrong them. Don't go and hurt the other innocent people. Like tonight when I came to the 14th floor, we actually had no grudge against each other, but you still came to scare me."
This is your biggest problem. Once you've avenged yourself, you must leave immediately. If anything like today happens again, I will not let you off the hook!
Chung Chor-hung nodded and said "I'm sorry" to Lu Chi several times.
“I’m sorry,” Chung Chor-hung said, “I misunderstood you. I thought you were one of my enemies, hired to deliberately humiliate me, because there are legends about me on the 14th floor.”
These days, nobody dares to work the night shift; everyone rushes to leave after get off work in the afternoon. But you came to the 14th floor at night. I don't think you're brave; I think you were hired to humiliate me, which is why I was so angry and wanted to scare you.
Lu Chi didn't want to talk to her anymore. Whether it was a misunderstanding or intentional, it was wrong to scare ordinary people in the first place.
“Cherie Chung, I’m taking pity on you and will remove those talismans so you can go and take revenge on your enemies. But you must promise me that once you’ve taken your revenge, you must leave this place immediately and never set foot back here again.”
Chung Chor-hung prostrated herself on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing, saying, "Thank you, my benefactor! Thank you, my benefactor!"
Lu Chi put his phone back in his pocket and said to Zhong Chuhong, "Okay, now take me to the entrance of the advertising company. I'll remove the talismans they put on the door. As for what to do next, you know what to do."
Chung Chor-hung got up and led Lu Chi to the entrance of Tianrong Advertising Company.
He said to Lu Chi, "This is it."
Lu Chi nodded.
Guagua: [Host, the talisman is located in the very center of the doorway. You can buy a spell-breaking talisman from the system shop to break it.]
Lu Chi: [How many melon coins do I need?]
Guagua: [50 melon coins.]
Remembering that there were also talismans on the door of the department store, Lu Chi said to Guagua, "Give me two talismans to break the curse!"
[Ding! 100 melon coins consumed~]
The next instant, two spell-breaking talismans appeared in Lu Chi's hand.
Tang Xiaopiao and Zhong Chuhong stood on either side of Lu Chi, staring curiously at the broken curse talisman in Lu Chi's hand.
Lu Chi picked up one of the cards and threw it towards the center of the door.
The broken talisman that was thrown directly onto the door suddenly shone brightly, and a ghost face appeared in the center of the doorway.
The talisman that broke the curse was immediately stuck to the ghost's face, making the ghost's face look ferocious, and it began to struggle desperately.
About eight minutes later, the ghost face finally gave up and was destroyed by the spell-breaking talisman.
The talisman placed in the center of the doorway instantly turned to ashes, revealing its true form from the doorway before finally falling to the ground.