Chapter 84 Do we really have to meet?

What did you say?

On the other end of the phone, Lü Wendong, who had seemed tired just moments before, suddenly raised his voice considerably: "You said you know the name of that little hero?"

"Um."

His name is Gu Nian'an.

"Gu Nian'an?"

Lu Wendong hesitated for a moment, repeating the question over and over again, his voice trembling slightly and filled with doubt: "How...how can you be sure that this is really his name?"

Zhong Wan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then turned her head to look at the tightly closed door, her voice low and somber: "Because of some unexpected events... I learned about him, and I also saw his ghost..."

"ghost?"

"Yes, if you don't believe me, you can come and see for yourself."

"Okay, okay, can I really see it? Is it really his ghost?"

Lu Wendong became visibly agitated: "When would be a convenient time for you? Where can I find you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Wan glanced at Lin Yan'an and silently mouthed, "Have him come to the store?"

Lin Yan'an nodded and handed the freshly poured tea to her.

Zhong Wan reached for her teacup, took a sip, and then continued speaking into the phone: "If it's convenient for you, you can come to see me anytime. My name is Zhong Wan, and I'm the owner of the Namiya General Store. We'll be waiting for you at the store."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Lu Wendong quickly agreed, and then said, "Niu Niu... that's my daughter. Ever since that incident... I'm worried about leaving her alone at home. Can I bring her with me?"

"Can."

Zhong Wan agreed in a deep voice, then hesitated for a moment before reminding him, "But he is a ghost now, aren't you... afraid of scaring your child?"

Lu Wendong shook his head with a wry smile: "It's better than letting her immerse herself in her own world."

He took a deep breath and continued in a hoarse voice, "And the reason we persisted in searching for his family's background is also because of my daughter."

The scene from that day played out vividly in his mind, as if it had just happened.

God knows how terrified and devastated he was when he arrived at the hospital and saw Niu Niu lying pale and unconscious on the hospital bed.

Every minute and every second I spent by her side was agonizing.

After a long wait, Niu Niu finally woke up, but to my surprise, she seemed to have lost her soul.

The once chattering little girl suddenly became eerily quiet.

Seeing this, Lü Wendong's heart sank, and with red and swollen eyes, he went over and hugged her.

Feeling the familiar embrace, Niu Niu couldn't help but burst into tears.

After a long silence, she asked him in a choked, dry voice, "Where is the older brother who saved me?"

Seeing the expectation in her eyes, Lü Wendong just wanted to avoid the answer.

Death is such a cruel thing for a child her age.

But running away won't solve the problem.

Lu Wendong still whispered the result to her. After Niu Niu cried until she was almost exhausted,

Lu Wendong held Niu Niu, who was crying her eyes out, and respecting her wishes, took her to see the hero's remains from a distance.

Niu Niu leaned against the window, her eyes blurry with tears, staring intently at the body under the white sheet inside. She choked out, "Daddy, what was his name?"

"Dad... doesn't know."

Lu Wendong answered with some difficulty, his gaze lowered to avoid her eyes: "Dad asked Mom, and Mom and her colleagues didn't find any personal information on him."

"Nobody knows his name..."

Why?

Niu Niu stared blankly inside, choking back tears as she asked, "He's a great hero! How can a hero not have a name?"

"Waaaaaah ┭┮﹏┭┮...Daddy..."

Niu Niu suddenly turned around and hugged Lü Wendong's leg, her eyes still fixed on the inside: "Brother, it must hurt so much inside."

She raised her bandaged little arm and cried, "It hurts so much, Niu Niu, and it must hurt a lot too, brother..."

Niu Niu sniffed, but tears welled up again: "But Niu Niu still has her dad and mom, and what about her brother's dad and mom?"

Lu Wendong remained silent, then gently stroked her back, patting her back to help her catch her breath as he whispered, "Dad doesn't know, but Mom and the others are already looking for her."

"Shall we wait a little longer?"

Okay~

Just recalling his daughter's heartbroken, pained, and confused expression made him feel suffocated.

Lu Wendong took a deep breath, and after regaining his composure, continued in a hoarse voice, "Niu Niu won't be afraid..."

"That's the little hero who saved her..."

Zhong Wan paused for a moment, then said softly, "Okay, then we'll wait for you here."

"Okay, we'll go right away."

Lü Wendong quickly agreed and hung up the phone.

A hint of confusion and bewilderment flashed in his eyes.

Do ghosts really exist in this world?

Lü Wendong didn't know the answer either, but a strange hope arose within him.

He glanced at his daughter, whose face was pale and who had become skin and bones in less than three months, and his eyes were instantly filled with heartache and bitterness.

In just three short months, her once round face became sunken, and her bright eyes became empty and lifeless...

Lu Wendong wiped his face, turned around and walked to Niu Niu, squatted down, looked down at the shards she was clutching tightly in her hand, and then looked up.

Looking into her empty eyes, he said softly, "Niu Niu, how about Daddy takes you somewhere?"

Seeing that Niu Niu still didn't respond, Lü Wendong smiled wryly and continued to mutter to himself, "Shall we go see Niu Niu's little hero brother?"

"elder brother……"

Niu Niu finally responded, repeating the words in a soft, murmuring voice.

Lu Wendong was taken aback upon hearing this, and then suddenly became excited: "Yes, let's see our brother, let's go see our brother."

"Dad will take you there right away!"

Filled with a mixture of trepidation and excitement, Lü Wendong picked up Niu Niu and the two quickly followed the navigation to their destination.

After getting out of the car, he looked at the desolate surroundings and... the faintly visible grave mounds in the distance, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Without thinking too much, he quickly opened the back door and took his daughter out.

Niu Niu clung tightly to her father's neck, a flicker of fear crossing her eyes as she looked at the unfamiliar surroundings.

Those big eyes were filled with unease and anxiety.

As soon as the two entered the store, they felt a chill wash over them.

Lu Wendong paused slightly, his expression tense. He instinctively tightened his arms and turned to protect his daughter in his arms.

"Mr. Zhong?"

Upon hearing the sound, Zhong Wan quickly got up, walked to the railing, and looked down at the building below.

"Hello, is this Mr. Lü?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Wendong quickly looked up, and only when he saw Zhong Wan's delicate and harmless face did he feel relieved.

He nodded quickly: "Yes, it's me."

After finishing his sentence, Lü Wendong swallowed hard, his voice tense, and asked somewhat nervously, "Where...is the young hero's ghost?"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Wan turned her head to look behind her, and said softly to the figure that Gu Nian'an had just conjured, "They're here."

"Um."

Gu Nian'an nodded, looked down at her now fully recovered body, then looked up at Zhong Wan and Lin Yan'an, and asked somewhat nervously, "Do we really have to meet?"

"Won't...won't it scare them?"

Zhong Wan shook her head upon hearing this: "I don't know."

"Let them come up first."

"good……"