Love Scene: Evidence Not Allowed to Become Sentient

Yu Yao is a detective who firmly believes in materialism, and she trusts supernatural things the least.

Yet, ever since she was little, she could hear strange things.

At the crime scene...

Chapter 22

Liang Yubai smiled and narrowed his eyes. "It's hard to say. I really didn't detect any aura of other souls in you, but what Miss Liang saw did confuse me."

Wei Tian hugged Liang Wan in a daze, shivering, "If you haven't noticed, then there shouldn't be anything on me."

Liang Yubai tapped his chin with his fan thoughtfully and pondered for a few seconds. "Let me ask you first, where did you go this time?"

"I went back to my hometown." Wei Tian responded honestly.

"My hometown is in the mountains, a vast expanse of endless mountains. Climbing is very interesting."

Liang Yubai was silent for a while before he slowly said, "I just climbed the mountain."

Wei Tian thought for a moment, "Well... of course there are many other things to do when I go back to my hometown, such as visiting relatives, visiting family members, and..."

She was suddenly stunned, "And we still have to go to worship our ancestors' graves."

The people in the room suddenly fell silent.

Liang Yubai slowly stood up from the sofa, and leisurely looked around Wei Tian, his gaze sweeping her from head to toe.

"What, what happened?" Wei Tian was a little nervous, with sweat breaking out on his fair face. It was obvious that he was a little timid about this matter.

Yu Yao also looked a little nervous and subconsciously leaned towards Bai Fang.

Bai Fang glanced at her silently without saying anything.

"You're clean now, nothing on you." Liang Yubai pondered for a moment, "But it's hard to say for sure if you didn't have something on you when you just came back, but now you're clean."

"What do you mean?" Wei Tian asked tentatively.

"This soul usually stays in this world because they have something to think about. The thing they miss most and regret the most is something about their relatives, so they often appear in the bodies of their relatives. Once they have confirmed some of their own affairs, they will dissipate on their own." Liang Yubai turned around and sat back on the sofa. "So you probably haven't been home for many years."

Wei Tian thought about it and said, "Indeed."

Liang Yubai raised the fan and swayed it gently, squinting his eyes and thinking carefully, "I guess that you two actually got up that night and went to the kitchen one after another."

She turned her head and glanced at Liang Wan, "I guess Miss Liang went first, and after Wei Tian saw what happened, she was so scared that she went back to the house and didn't dare to come out."

"During this time, Liang Wan returned to her room, and then Wei Tian came out again. He must have been quite frightened, so someone around you took the opportunity to possess him. But if he went to the kitchen, he probably wasn't cooking for the cat, but for you."

"Then Liang Wan noticed it, which led to the chaotic memory in her mind."

Liang Yubai waved his fan calmly, "So that night, you two came out, scared each other, and misunderstood each other, which led to the current situation."

Liang Wan was stunned for a moment, turned her head and looked at Wei Tian, and both of them smiled awkwardly.

"But the cause of the problem still lies with the cat running around with its soul in its mouth." Liang Yubai glanced at the black cat while speaking, putting the blame on it.

"Meow!" The black cat let out a defiant cry, obviously disagreeing with being blamed for the incident.

"What did it say?" Liang Yubai asked Yu Yao.

“Well…” Yu Yao didn’t know how to translate it, “It said a swear word.”

As she spoke, Yu Yao looked at the black cat seriously, "Little kitty, don't swear."

The black cat snorted lightly, turned around and lay on the ground, ignoring Yu Yao.

Liang Yubai was too lazy to argue with the cat and turned to look at Liang Wan. "Anyway, I will take the mother-in-law who is attached to you away in a while. I won't let her bother you anymore. I will take her back to where she came from. It won't be long before her wish is fulfilled and she will disappear."

Liang Wan nodded, feeling a little nervous and excited. Thinking back on the days when she had been completely unaware of how others had changed her, it was still a little scary.

"As for that cat..." Liang Yubai looked at the black cat again, "After all, it's my mother-in-law's cat. I don't know if Nianxiang is it, but I'll take it away too. You wouldn't keep a cat of unknown origin like this, would you?"

Liang Wan glanced at the black cat hesitantly, "What about the cat next?"

"I'll look for a family willing to adopt him."

Liang Wan then smiled relaxedly, "Okay, thank you Miss Liang."

Liang Yubai waved his hand dismissively, "Just give me the money and it'll be easy."

She stood up from the sofa, raised her hand and started to chase them away, "Anyway, leave the follow-up matters to me. Soul collecting is something that ordinary people shouldn't watch. If you have nothing to do, please disperse."

Yu Yao was forced to get up from the sofa. "Is this all my business? Is there anything else I can do to help?"

"What's the use of someone like you who can't do anything and can only listen to cats talking? You have nothing to do now and can leave." Liang Yubai dragged Yu Yao out of the house without saying a word, and Bai Fang followed out.

"Ms. Yu, I will settle the subsequent expenses with you." Liang Wan shouted in the room, and Liang Yubai slammed the door shut without any courtesy.

"I'll just throw it away after use. Am I a tool?" Yu Yao stood at the door with drooping shoulders.

"Maybe he doesn't want ordinary people to get too deeply involved in this matter. After all, it is an area that ordinary people can't touch." Bai Fang responded calmly, turned around and went downstairs. Yu Yao immediately turned around and followed him down.

"So is this matter resolved now?" Yu Yao followed Bai Fang in small steps, glancing at him from time to time. Perhaps she had some thoughts in her mind, worried that once the incident was over, she would have nothing to do with Bai Fang anymore.

"It depends on how it's resolved later. Who knows if there will be any more problems? Let's go back and wait for news." Bai Fang turned around and walked back, and Yu Yao followed quickly behind him.

"That's right. We have to make sure the two people behind us are okay before we can call it a day."

"Um."

Once the two of them finished talking about this topic, they basically fell into silence.

Bai Fang walked in front and Yu Yao followed behind.

Before they had walked a short distance, Bai Fang suddenly stopped. Yu Yao, who was walking with her head down, bumped into Bai Fang's back.

"Why are you always following me?" Bai Fang turned around, staring at Yu Yao and rubbing his forehead. He then turned around and pulled her to his side. "Although we haven't known each other for long, we've watched some interesting things together, so we can be considered friends."

Yu Yao paused, then raised her head with sparkling eyes. "Really? Am I already friends with Doctor Bai?"

"I told you I'm not a doctor, and you don't have to call me Dr. Bai all the time. You can just call me by my name." Bai Fang lowered his eyes and stared at Yu Yao who was rubbing her forehead with her hand. It shouldn't be a big deal to just bump into her back, but Yu Yao was nervous and rubbed her forehead randomly, which turned a red spot on her forehead.

There was a red spot on his fair forehead. Yu Yao raised her head and looked at him with bright eyes, like a small animal. She looked quite cute.

"I'm used to calling him that." Yu Yao smiled, mainly because she really felt that Bai Fang was her doctor. He was much more useful than many psychologists she had seen before. Recently, her communication with those objects had become much smoother and she was not as resistant as before.

Is this the power of love? This is a magic potion!

Yu Yao chuckled as she exaggerated the story in her mind, creating a sweet feeling out of nothing.

Bai Fang stared in confusion at the person in front of him who would suddenly smile foolishly from time to time, wondering what was going on in her mind.

She raised her hand and glanced at the time. "I have guests this afternoon, so I'll go back first."

Yu Yao was stunned. Her eyes, which had been bright just now, suddenly became watery. "Doctor Bai, are you leaving now? Can I come to your place next time?"

Bai Fang nodded and said softly, "Well, you can come to me anytime, but..."

She glanced at Yu Yao doubtfully, "You shouldn't be worried anymore, right?"

"Yes! Of course!" Yu Yao decisively blamed herself. "It's still very difficult for me to communicate with objects. Sometimes, when I talk to them, I feel like I'm having a hysterical attack, talking to myself. It's really uncomfortable to think about it now."

Bai Fang was silent. He just saw her talking to the cat. Wasn’t it quite smooth?

"Okay, then you can come to my place when you are free. You are welcome anytime. I will be going back first."

"Then I'll go back with you. My bike is locked downstairs."

"Um."

The two of them walked slowly back to the downstairs of the consultation center.

"I'm going back." Bai Fang turned around and went upstairs.

"Yeah." Yu Yao stared at her reluctantly, watching Bai Fang turn around with eager eyes, her eyes as pitiful as a puppy about to be abandoned.

The gaze was very passionate, and when he turned around, his eyes were watery again. Bai Fang stood at the stairs and was unable to move his feet because of the stare.

"Why don't you go upstairs and have a drink of water before leaving?" Bai Fang turned back hesitantly and invited.

"Okay, okay!" Yu Yao seemed to have been expecting this sentence for a long time, and quickly slipped to Bai Fang's side.

Bai Fang had no choice but to lead her upstairs.

After pouring a glass of water for Yu Yao and placing it on the table, Bai Fang took off his coat, put it on the back of the chair, and turned to go into the compartment.

Yu Yao sat obediently in the living room, holding the water that Bai Fang gave her with satisfaction.

"Doctor Bai is really a very nice person. She is beautiful and kind-hearted. She is simply a goddess." She drank water while humming softly with satisfaction, praising Bai Fang over and over again in her heart.

"What goddess..." A small voice suddenly sounded in the room, not loud but quite obvious.

Yu Yao was stunned and turned around to look around. Bai Fang was still in the compartment. If there were any other sounds in the room, they were most likely objects.

She leaned over and looked around. The sound came from the table, where many of Bai Fang's things were placed. Behind it was the windowsill, where some succulents that Bai Fang raised were placed.

It’s probably the succulent plant that we weren’t allowed to touch last time.

Generally, plants become silent quickly as they grow. Yu Yao had never come into contact with succulents before, so she was a little curious.

She stood up and walked to the windowsill, peering at the beautiful, bright green succulent plant in the sunlight, and asked softly, "Was it you who made that sound just now?"

As she said this, she reached out and touched the succulent plant.

"Don't get close to me!" A loud voice of resistance suddenly popped out from Duo Su, "Who cares about you?"

"Wasn't it you who made the sound just now?" Yu Yao turned her head blankly. Is there any other object in this room that can make a sound?

She slowly moved to the side and glanced at Bai Fang's desk. These things looked quite new, so they should not be able to speak yet.

Her eyes wandered around and she suddenly noticed a pen next to Bai Fang's computer. It looked like he had just come back and took it out of his clothes and put it there.

Because it was not very eye-catching, she did not notice it at first glance. But when she looked at it carefully, she found that the pen did not look that new and looked quite old. Compared with other brand new objects, it was the only thing that could speak.

She slowly moved to the side of the table, staring at the pen on the table, not daring to touch it. She just moved closer and asked cautiously, "Were you the one who spoke just now?"

The pen made no response.

Yu Yao looked around again with self-doubt. The other objects didn't seem to be able to speak. She thought for a moment and whispered to the pen, "Bai Fang is a goddess."

"Pooh!" the pen spat quickly.

Yu Yao: ...

pen:……

"It's you, isn't it?"

The pen is silent again.

Yu Yao reached out and poked it. "Why do you dislike Dr. Bai? You are her pen."

The pen rolled around on the table after being prodded by Yu Yao. It was clearly a bit annoyed. "My pen is a thing for cultured people, but it's being carried by a gangster leader who doesn't even use it. And she's calling me a goddess? Haha."

The pen uttered a sharp sneer and then fell silent again.

Yu Yao poked it twice in dissatisfaction. "My Lady Bai is beautiful and kind-hearted, how can you be called a gangster leader? Don't talk nonsense."

"Goddess? She, she, she?" Fountain Pen's voice was filled with disdain. "She's a double-faced person. Only fools like you who are obsessed with her pretty face would be deceived."

"What are you talking about? Who is the fool? And how can my goddess be two-faced?" After being scolded twice by the pen, Yu Yao was quite unconvinced and pressed it with her fingers, rolling it back and forth on the table.

"Let me go! Don't go away!" the pen yelled, "I'm a cultural person's object, please show me some respect!"

Yu Yao laughed and said, "Well, I'm still a cultured person. What's wrong with a cultured person playing with cultured people's things?"

Yu Yao was having more fun playing with the pen here, when suddenly the sound of the door opening came from the compartment over there. Yu Yao quickly let go of the pen and took a big step back to avoid being discovered by Bai Fang that she had touched the pen privately.

Bai Fang walked out of the cubicle and seemed to have taken off her high heels and changed into a pair of slippers. She glanced at the furtive Yu Yao and asked, "What were you talking to just now? I have something that can talk in this room, too."

Yu Yao secretly glanced at the pen on the table.

"Don't expose me!" The pen immediately raised its voice to warn.

Yu Yao thought that this pen was Bai Fang's personal item, and maybe she would have the chance to ask him some things about Bai Fang next time, so she silently shifted her gaze to the succulent plant on the windowsill.

"It's this plant. It can talk."

Bai Fang walked slowly towards the table, "Plants can talk?"

Yu Yao nodded vigorously. "Yes, new plants are the noisiest. They become quieter as they grow up."

Bai Fang nodded thoughtfully, "I see. Not only old objects, but plants can also talk. Your world is quite interesting."

Yu Yao chuckled, "It's just that sometimes I hear things talking, which makes me jumpy, but otherwise it's fine."

Bai Fang nodded, then turned his gaze to Yu Yao, "I have guests coming soon, you..."

"I'll be right back!" Yu Yao immediately grabbed her small satchel on the sofa, waved to Bai Fang, and walked out the door. "I'll come to your place next time."

After confirming that Bai Fang nodded in agreement, Yu Yao turned around and left with peace of mind.

Just now when I went to pick up the bag on the sofa, I caught a glimpse of Bai Fang's heel out of the corner of my eye. The back of his ankle seemed a little red, probably because it was rubbed.

Dr. Bai looks good in high heels, but she doesn't seem to be used to wearing them.

Have you never worn high heels before?

Yu Yao went downstairs with a lot of thoughts in her mind and rode her little bicycle back.

The pen just now said that Bai Fang was a gangster leader and was not worthy of holding a cultural object like it, and he was so hypocritical?

Is her goddess a gangster? Or the gangster leader?

What's the matter with being two-faced?

Yu Yao was completely confused by the pen's words, but she didn't have time to ask the pen properly.

I'll find a chance to ask again next time I get a chance.

Yu Yao rode her bike back home, cooked a simple meal, and spent the whole afternoon playing games. Later that afternoon, Shu Wen sent her a message, saying that they had previously agreed to have dinner together in the evening.

She is my only close friend, and I usually agree to all invitations since she is free anyway.

Yu Yao changed into a plain white dress, took her bag and went out. Before leaving, she reminded the things at home again, "I'll be back later."

After saying that, he ran out.

There are usually not many people at home, so these are the only things we can talk about. It has become a habit for me to leave a message when I go out.

When Shu Wen invited her to dinner, the place was usually not far from his home, so she didn't need to ride a bike and could just walk there.

After nightfall, the area becomes much more lively. The surrounding commercial streets are ablaze with neon lights, reflecting the cool light of the street lamps. Cars are coming and going on the road, and dense figures are coming and going on the sidewalks.

After work, many people change into casual clothes and go out for a walk. Some people who need to work overtime also take a break to have a meal. At this time, there are all kinds of people on the street, it is lively, but also dangerous. After all, who knows what those gangsters standing in the street corners and smoking are thinking.

Yu Yao and Shu Wen made an appointment to go to a small restaurant they usually go to. It was right on the side of the road. The store was not big and was inconspicuous among a bunch of fancy stores, but the food inside was very good. Shu Wen and Yu Yao both liked it very much. When they made an appointment to go out for dinner, they usually went to that restaurant.

The store is located roughly between Yu Yao's home and Bai Fang's consulting office, and there's a traffic light to cross.

Yu Yao was chatting with Shu Wen on the phone while standing at the traffic light, waiting for it to turn red.

There was an alley right behind the intersection, where a few thugs were standing. They were squatting on the ground smoking, and their eyes were glancing outside from time to time. I had no idea what they were planning.

As soon as Yu Yao stood at this intersection, she felt a stinging sensation from behind. She turned her head and glanced, and her eyes met those of one of the thugs. She turned her head away quickly and retracted it.

"Hey, old friend, we meet here." Just as she turned her head, a hand came from behind. A young thug with a perm was smiling and put his arm around her shoulder. He turned Yu Yao's slender body and faced the other side of the alley. "It's been so long. Go say hello to my friend."

Yu Yao was startled. She caught a glimpse of a few thugs squatting in the alley. They were clearly here with ill intentions. Her eyes flashed, and she simply and directly ripped the man's hand away, raising her voice, "You've got the wrong guy. Who's your old friend?"

There were quite a few people waiting for the traffic light at the intersection. When Yu Yao raised her voice, she immediately attracted the attention of many people. They all turned around and quietly paid attention to the situation here.

"What are you talking about? It's me. I haven't seen you for so long, how could you not recognize me?" Under the gaze of a group of people, the gangster felt a little embarrassed and nervous, and quickly made up a lie to smooth things over.

"I told you I don't know you, who are you?" Yu Yao was very disrespectful and tried to sabotage him.

The gangster got anxious and grabbed Yu Yao's hand, dragging her towards the alley. "I have a few old friends here. You'll definitely recognize them when you see them."

The other party saw that Yu Yao was thin and looked easy to bully, so he wanted to pull her over and trick her. However, he didn't expect Yu Yao to be very stubborn. She refused to go with him even when he grabbed her hand and pulled her back.

There was shouting and it was about to get into a quarrel, but no one around seemed to want to intervene. The noise of the two people's argument was mostly drowned out by the noise of the crowd.

Bai Fang had originally come out to meet a client outside. As soon as he sat down on the second floor of the hotel, he caught a glimpse of Yu Yao through the window at the intersection downstairs. She was struggling with a gangster and was obviously being harassed.

I didn’t expect that we would meet again in the evening after just separating at noon.

She glanced at the time and saw that the client had not arrived yet, so she put down her bag and turned to go downstairs.

Yu Yao and the gangster were struggling with each other and couldn't get away. She looked back and saw the green light on. People around her began to rush to the other side of the road. No one would care about her at that time.

Unable to pull her hand back, she hurriedly raised her foot and kicked the thug hard in the crotch.

The man groaned in pain, let go of Yu Yao, and knelt down, holding his crotch.

She quickly pulled her hand back and ran across the street.

After running for a while, she slowed down her pace and twisted the red scratches on her arms. The more she thought about it, the more she felt wronged. How could she be harassed by such a gangster? It was so infuriating.

"Why do you look so depressed? Did you get bullied?" The little flowers in the roadside flowerbed saw Yu Yao passing by and laughed and ridiculed her.

Yu Yao stopped and touched her wrist. "Some thug grabbed me."

The flowers in the flowerbed were shaking with laughter. One of them suggested, "You will be bullied by that kind of people. Even though you look weak, the thugs in this area are all in the same group."

"If you can do it this time, there will definitely be a next time. You might as well just go and show them that you're not someone to be bullied."

Yu Yao was stunned, staring at the flowers, "What kind of demonstration is this..."

"I have a brick right here. Take it and go back and scare them. It will surely work."

Yu Yao thought for a moment, "Will it really work? I can't scare anyone with a brick like this."

"It's useful, of course it's useful." The flowers encouraged her and analyzed to Yu Yao how to make the demonstration more effective, citing the cause and effect.

Yu Yao was also dizzy, and was being driven around by the flowers. She picked up the big brick and turned to walk towards the intersection.

I was still entangled and worried all the way, and unknowingly walked back to that intersection.

She nervously put her hand holding the brick behind her back and looked into the dark alley. There were several people inside, and it seemed that one more person was walking out.

Yu Yao mustered up her courage, took two quick steps forward, and blocked the entrance to the alley.

Just when I was mentally prepared to follow the lines given by the flowers and make a fierce show of force, when I looked up and saw the man's face clearly, all the sounds got stuck in my throat.

"Doctor Bai, Doctor Bai... why are you here?" Yu Yao nervously hid the brick in her hand behind her.

"Hmm... just passing by." Bai Fang replied calmly. Yu Yao in front of him was shy, as if hiding something. She raised her chin slightly, "What are you hiding behind you?"

Yu Yao's cheeks flushed, and she took out a big brick from behind her back in a secretive manner.

"I just picked it up from the roadside..."