Startled, Su Meng lunged at Lawyer Zhou beside her and clung to her tightly, refusing to let go.

Seeing me stand up, the long-haired man panicked instantly and hurriedly grabbed my arm.

"Don't open the door! Haven't you heard the old folks say, 'A person knocks three times, a ghost knocks four times'? The person outside is probably not alive!"

As soon as he said that, Su Meng trembled even more violently.

Although Attorney Zhou tried to remain calm, he couldn't help but move slightly closer to me at this moment.

I said, "Maybe it's Grandma knocking on the door?"

My reminder brought the others back to their senses.

So much time has passed since the old woman left with the food, and I haven't seen her since.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The knocking didn't stop; instead, it became even more intense, as if something urgent had happened.

Immediately afterwards, a man's voice came from outside the door: "Is anyone there? Open the door! My car has broken down, please help me out."

As I listened to that voice, I felt a vague sense of familiarity.

The people inside looked at each other, pushing and shoving each other, none of them willing to take a single step closer to the door.

Even Gao Qian, who had just been clamoring to go to the toilet, turned pale and took two steps back.

Seeing this, I sighed helplessly and could only walk towards the door.

When I opened the door and saw who was standing outside, my heart skipped a beat.

I instinctively took two steps back.

The person who came was none other than Luo Tianhe, with whom I had a fierce conflict at the hospital.

"It's you, brother! What a coincidence!"

Luo Tianhe greeted me warmly and squeezed in from next to me.

He then sat down at the table as if he were a familiar face, opened a can of beer, and stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth: "I'm starving!"

It took Liu Junming and the others quite a while to react.

However, everyone looked at Luo Tianhe differently.

Liu Junming was somewhat wary, while Gao Qian disliked Luo Tianhe's ravenous eating habits.

The long-haired man, somewhat fearful, opened another can of beer for Luo Tianhe.

Su Meng's face was flushed, and she looked at Luo Tianhe with a little shyness, her eyes practically sparkling with hearts.

As for Attorney Zhou, she kept her brows furrowed and subconsciously distanced herself from Luo Tianhe.

She's a lawyer who specializes in handling criminal cases and deals with all sorts of people, so she probably figured out what Luo Tianhe does for a living.

"Sit down, make yourself at home, don't be shy."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Luo Tianhe was not embarrassed at all, and even waved to everyone with a smile.

He gives the impression that he is the master of the house.

Liu Junming realized what was happening, sat down next to Luo Tianhe, and clinked a can of beer with him.

"Hey buddy, what's your name?"

"Luo Tianhe!"

Luo Tianhe waved his beer at me: "Dude, don't be so nervous, come sit down, let's put an end to what happened last time."

Since he was being so generous, I naturally didn't hesitate to sit opposite him.

Luo Tianhe hiccuped and asked, "I heard you guys shouting and yelling inside just now. What were you saying?"

"They're telling ghost stories. The captain said this village is haunted and people have died here," Su Meng said quickly.

"Did a bride die?" Luo Tianhe said casually.

I looked at him in surprise. He knew about this too?

Luo Tianhe glanced at me, as if he knew what I was thinking, lit a cigarette, and said, "I came here specifically for this."

Su Meng blinked her big, watery eyes, her face full of admiration: "Brother Luo, you can catch ghosts too?"

"Catch my ass! I don't have that ability."

Luo Tianhe said, "In two years, they plan to build a highway that runs through the entire village. My older sister asked me to come and talk to the village chief about selling the land."

"This place is about to be demolished? Brother Luo, what do you do for a living? You're so well-informed, can you give your brother some inside information?"

Liu Junming poured Luo Tianhe a glass of wine with great enthusiasm.

Even the aloof lawyer Zhou was trying to get closer to Luo Tianhe, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Luo Tianhe truly lived up to his role as the leader. From the moment he entered the room until now, he had been in a guiding position, subtly making everyone revolve around him.

I noticed that the old lady hadn't come back since she left, and I wondered if she had gone to rest next door.

The old lady didn't knock on the door until around 7 a.m.

She was carrying a basket on her back, its contents bulging, covered with a cloth.

It wasn't until the old lady appeared that Liu Junming and the others came to their senses and realized that they had been chatting all night without realizing it.

According to their original plan, they were to leave Rabbit Ear Village the next day.

We talked all night yesterday and were planning to go to the village with Luo Tianhe to take a look, hoping to buy a piece of land and wait for its value to appreciate.

Even Gao Qian was no exception.

After all, no one would complain about having too much money.

Before leaving, Liu Junming left three hundred yuan on the table as payment for the previous night's lodging.

The old lady didn't touch the money on the table and stood at the door watching us leave.

After walking a few meters, I looked back and found that she was still watching, and her gaze was particularly strange.

I don't know if it was just my imagination, but I saw a hint of fear in her eyes.

What is she afraid of?

Are you afraid of us?

Are they still afraid we'll go to the village?

Or perhaps...

I'm afraid of the rumored headless bride.

Upon arriving at the village entrance, Luo Tianhe made a phone call to the village chief.

Less than half an hour later, the village chief came out, accompanied by several village officials, all with enthusiastic faces.

"Hello Mr. Luo, you must be tired from your journey! We've been waiting for you like the stars and the moon, and we're so glad you've finally arrived!"

Luo Tianhe shook hands with the village chief and pointed to the road they had come from, saying, "Village chief, could you help me find a few people to tow my truck? The wheels got stuck in the mud last night when I came here."

The village chief's eyes widened instantly: "You arrived last night? Where are you staying?!"

"I stayed at the old lady's house up ahead. It was too late, so I didn't go into the village to bother her," Luo Tianhe said casually.

Upon hearing this, the village chief and village officials were so frightened that they took a few steps back, keeping a certain distance from us, their faces showing some fear.

"You're staying at her house?"

Luo Tianhe was taken aback: "Is there a problem?"

"A problem? A huge problem!"

The village chief's face turned pale, and he asked cautiously, "You didn't eat at her house, did you?"

At that moment, not only I, but everyone else realized that something was wrong.

Gao Qian frowned and asked, "Village Chief, please speak frankly."

The village chief swallowed hard. "That old woman isn't quite right in the head. Several times people have seen her digging up graves late at night, and the corpses were..."

"vomit!"

Before she could finish speaking, Su Meng was the first to burst into vomit.

The others also suffered a severe setback.

Luo Tianhe vomited the most, frantically trying to clear his throat, his face turning ashen, and he could barely stand.