I'm Investigating妖怪Cases in the Human Realm

As a fake half-demon, Yue Jiuling feels that living in the human realm is actually pretty good. However, this is only true if she can retrieve her original body and separated soul. There's no c...

Chapter 150 Strange Place

Wu Jing had been targeted by the suspect before, and she went along with him to his house to play along. As a result, she discovered some strange things and then ran away while he was drunk.

When Ya Zi saw that Yue Jiuling had stopped eating potato chips, she reached out and snatched some from her. Yue Jiuling kindly shared her chips with Ya Zi and asked Wu Jing, "What's strange about this place? How is it strange?"

"It was really strange. I saw that he lived alone in his house, so I secretly went to his study. But who knew that there was a strange shrine in his study? And I couldn't turn on his computer no matter what I tried. I also felt like there was someone else in the room, but I was the only one there."

Wu Jing felt a chill run down her spine when she recalled what had happened. She rubbed her arms and said, "It was like seeing a ghost. I felt like someone was breathing on my back. When I went out, I was pushed, but luckily I wasn't hurt. When I came back, I reported the strange thing to the higher-ups, and then they invited you here."

Ya Zi stroked his chin and said, "Tsk tsk~ According to you, that person probably keeps a ghost, right? Otherwise, why would they keep a coffin in their house?"

"Possibly, but isn't it a bit too ostentatious for him to put it in the living room?"

Yue Jiuling thought this person was too strange. People usually keep ghosts secretly, but he just puts them in the living room. Isn't he being too arrogant?

Little Cabbage listened to them talk for a long time, and finally said weakly, "Um, I'm a little scared of ghosts and stuff, can I not go tonight?"

"Heh~ Who was it that told us we were coming here to train? Why are you scared now?"

Yue Jiuling looked at the timid little cabbage and teased him, "Seriously? It's only the first day, why are you scared already?"

Ya Zi chimed in, "That's right, Little Cabbage, you can't do this! You need to have the courage you have to watch horror movies!"

Little Cabbage, still a bit timid, said after hearing their teasing, "Um, ghost movies are different from this. Ghost movies are fake, but this ghost is real. I... I'm still a little scared."

Little Cabbage didn't really know why he, as a monster, was afraid of ghosts, even though he wasn't human. But he was still afraid, though he didn't know why.

Wu Jing laughed when she saw their conversation, because she never expected that her colleagues in the special department would be afraid of ghosts.

She said, "Comrade Xiaobaicai, our superiors have said that the people in your department are really capable. How come you're different from them?"

"That's right, Cai Cai, you need to be brave!"

Yue Jiuling gave Xiaobaicai an encouraging look.

However, her look had no effect; Xiaobaicai remained as timid as ever.

Seeing that he had amused the man enough, Ya Zi decided to stop. He laughed and said, "Alright, since you're not going, you'd better obediently take the ducks back and wait for us."

Xiao Baicai was originally planning to nod in agreement, since he was genuinely afraid of ghosts. However, he remembered that when he first came out, he had told Director Yu that he wanted to toughen up, and it would be too embarrassing to back down now.

So he hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, maybe I should go with them. I can't always be so scared. I'd better try to overcome it..."

He thought that although he was a minor demon with no special abilities, ordinary ghosts and monsters couldn't harm him, and he was still carrying the 'talisman' that Ya Zi had given him.

Ya Zi laughed when he heard him say that, and said with a chuckle, "Oh, are you serious? You can't regret it this time!"

Yue Jiuling also said, "Yes, we'll be going to monitor that person, so we might not have time to protect you. You'll have to face those terrifying ghosts by yourself!"

Yue Jiuling wasn't actually lying to him. Because they didn't know the person's background, and they didn't know what they were going to face, they were worried that they wouldn't be able to protect Xiaobaicai.

"Okay, I understand, but I still want to go with them. I can do it. Besides, Brother Long gave me a talisman, didn't he?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiaobaicai finally spoke to everyone with a determined look on her face.