Chapter 139 It wasn't that He Zhao looked down on the kid; it was that she genuinely thought the kid was useless. In front of He Zhao's stall…
It wasn't that He Zhao looked down on little ghosts; she genuinely thought they were useless. There were quite a few little ghosts appearing in front of He Zhao's stall, all of them confused and ignorant, with very low strength. If left in the wild, they might naturally perish after a while due to the lack of yin energy.
It was after eating a few bites of food at He Zhao's place that I felt my mind clear up a bit, allowing me to continue living normally. Even if the little ghosts those people made were slightly more advanced, they would still be at most the level of an old woman, easily dealt with by a level two investigator like Wang Yu.
They definitely weren't trying to raise poisonous insects to take a fancy route, otherwise they wouldn't have been described as "chickens and dogs" by the main villain. More than half of them were just a bunch of small fry.
He Zhao didn't think they were just using small fry to cover up their true intentions in front of the big villain. They were already seeking cooperation, so why were they preparing some half-finished products instead of showing the client some finished products? Did they even want to cooperate?
So those "clay chickens and clay dogs" must be their finished products, hoping to get investment from the big villain, but unfortunately the big villain didn't take a liking to them.
This was strange, but He Zhao knew they must have some other dirty tricks up their sleeves.
Sometimes, people can be really bad, even worse than ghosts. At least ghosts do things logically, and even with the child ghost's previous unreasonable behavior, He Zhao could clearly predict what it would do next.
But humans are different. Humans are animals without behavioral logic. Take He Zhao herself as an example: one second she might be playing games or watching TV, and the next second she might be asleep. Can such behavior be logical?
Not to mention the things bad people do; they might be laughing and joking with someone one minute, and then suddenly pull out a knife and stab them the next. Humans are probably the most inexplicable creatures in the world.
Therefore, He Zhao had no idea what those people were up to. He could only conclude, "In short, they're not doing anything good."
The mud demon nodded: "Yes."
The Mud Demon chatted with He Zhao for a few minutes, then other guests arrived, and their conversation naturally shifted. The Mud Demon was still somewhat worried about the Child Demon; it hadn't seen the Child Demon for several days. Even though it knew the Child Demon was doing well recently and that deep down it was an adult, it still worried.
He Zhao told it to relax; the child ghost was quite composed now. However, she speculated that the child ghost and the mud ghost hadn't met for several days, most likely because the child ghost was doing it on purpose. An ordinary ghost might not be able to do this, but that brat, though composed, was still a bit arrogant, so it was quite normal for him to time his encounters with the mud ghost and the old woman.
Speak of the devil, and he appears! The Mud Demon arrived earlier than usual today, something the Child Demon probably hadn't anticipated, so it—directly confronted the Mud Demon head-on. The Child Demon was somewhat shocked upon seeing the Mud Demon, likely not expecting to run into it.
It hesitated for a moment, but still sat down next to the Mud Demon. The three seats in front of He Zhao were now filled.
The mud ghost hadn't finished its meal when the child ghost asked for a bowl for itself. Then, a conflicted look appeared on its face. After a while, it whispered, "I'll pay for its meal today."
The ghost, who was eating at the other seat beside them, suddenly looked up: "Huh? Are you treating me to dinner?"
The child ghost pursed its lips, looking rather unhappy, and said, "It's not for you, it's for it, it!" The child ghost even stretched out its hand and pointed at the mud ghost. The other ghost, realizing it had made a fool of itself, and knowing there must be something between the mud ghost and the child ghost, quickly finished eating, wiped its mouth, paid, and ran away.
Leaving behind the Mud Ghost and the Child Ghost, the Child Ghost became somewhat dishonest again, resembling the brat from before. However, after fidgeting for a while, it regained its composure and sighed, "I'm sorry, I did some very bad things to you before. I know you're actually a good person and very kind to me... It was my fault, so... so please let me pay for your meal, it will make me feel better."
The Mud Demon hadn't seen the Child Demon for quite some time, only hearing about its current state from He Zhao. But hearing so much couldn't compare to seeing it for oneself. A look of astonishment appeared on its mud-like face, before it seemed to melt away, its expression genuinely conveying its joy.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's no big deal. Thank you so much, thank you for treating me to dinner."
The two of them seemed to have reconciled with just a few simple words. He Zhao, watching from the side, couldn't help but mutter, "Mud Demon, you're such a soft-hearted person, forgiving it so easily."
"It didn't do anything particularly bad, just a little temperamental, which is forgivable." The mud ghost chuckled a few times, then turned back to continue eating, sharing some of its experiences as a ghost with the child ghost.
For example, you should save the ten yuan in ghost money every day, and preserve the rest of the yin energy. Try to absorb as much yin energy as possible from the mortal world so that you don't dissipate. You can also use this yin energy to help restore more of your memories.
For example, you absolutely must not attack ordinary people. Even at night, you must remain a quiet ghost and try not to disturb ordinary people. Otherwise, if you are discovered by investigators from the Countermeasures Bureau, you will definitely be arrested. Those who do bad things will be directly eliminated and their souls destroyed.
But if it's a good ghost that has never harmed ordinary people, He Zhao and Qiao Yanyu will try to help it fulfill its wishes and then reincarnate.
"Then why don't you reincarnate?"
The child ghost looked at the mud ghost and couldn't help but ask this question. The mud ghost had so much experience, it was obviously an old ghost. It spoke clearly and didn't seem to have any obsessions, which made it very suitable for reincarnation.
It's still here, and the child ghost really doesn't know why.
"Because I want to stay with my boss a little longer. My boss is a good person, and Qiao Yanyu is a good person too. They don't urge me to reincarnate quickly. I just want to stay in the human world a little longer. Also, the little girl I saved is really cute. She often picks flowers that her mother grows for me. If I can stay a little longer, I also want to see her grow up a bit more."
The mud ghost seemed genuinely pleased as it spoke, its muddy form almost sliding off the chair. The child ghost simply said "Oh," and continued eating. The mud ghost then casually asked, "So, what's your wish?"
The child ghost stopped what it was doing, looking somewhat confused. It pursed its lips and after a while said, "Actually, I don't remember... I just remember that there was someone very important to me, and I wanted to know if she was doing well and if she had fulfilled her wishes. I remember that, but I can't remember what she looks like."
"I remember she was a girl, very young, about the same age as me..."
"Oh ho, some information about the kid ghost has finally been released." He Zhao thought to himself. It seems that at least a lot of Qiao Yanyu's huge stack of information can be eliminated. For example, all the information on men can be discarded, and all the information on older women can also be discarded. After this screening, there probably won't be many candidates left.
"So you remembered and told me, finding someone for you is a piece of cake," He Zhao boasted nonchalantly. It wasn't really her job; the task would most likely fall to Wang Yu or Li Xia. But for an investigator, finding someone was indeed simple.
"good."
Since it concerned his own wish, the child ghost nodded honestly, indicating that he would tell He Zhao if he knew. It ate in silence for a while, and the mud ghost also finished its meal. After pushing its bowl away, it asked the child ghost again, "Do you remember how you became a ghost?"
The child ghost paused for a moment, and it took him a long time to think of any useful clues. He answered somewhat uncertainly, "I... I think I have a vague memory. I felt like I hadn't become a ghost, but there was a voice that kept saying something like 'hate, hate so much, why not them, why me?' and so on. Then when I opened my eyes, I didn't remember anything."
"Is this how all ghosts transform?" He Zhao found it somewhat amazing. The Mud Ghost nodded and said, "Yes, that's how I became a ghost. I still find it amazing when I think back on everything. I didn't have any hatred in my heart, so how could I become a ghost? There must be some mistake. How could I become a ghost?"
They didn't continue the conversation. After finishing their meal, the child ghost paid the bill, and both ghosts left.
Qiao Yanyu arrived quite late today; it was already 11:30 and she still hadn't appeared. He Zhao, bored, played around with his phone for a while, but then found even that uninteresting and started spacing out on the table. Qiao Yanyu finally arrived a little after midnight.
Wang Yu's car pulled up in front of the stall, and Qiao Yanyu eagerly got out. Wang Yu followed, locked the car, and then came over. Luckily, He Zhao had brought a few extra chairs today, otherwise Wang Yu wouldn't have had a place to sit.
After everyone sat down, Qiao Yanyu first checked on He Zhao and breathed a sigh of relief upon finding her unharmed. He Zhao, meanwhile, began to chatter on about the day's events, especially concerning the child ghost, particularly when discussing its identity.
Wang Yu, who was standing next to her, spoke up: "If that's the case, then I have someone in mind."
He Zhao and Qiao Yanyu both gave Wang Yu a look, signaling her to speak quickly. Wang Yu rubbed her hands together before beginning her explanation: "It was an accident a couple of years ago... I would call it an accident, but I think it's more accurate to classify it as homicide. It was in a busy downtown area, a middle-aged man went bankrupt and jumped off a building to commit suicide, but he landed on a girl, who died on the spot."
"That girl was quite pitiful. She had just finished her art exam and came to a hot pot restaurant in the downtown area with her friends to celebrate. But when they got to the intersection, this happened. It caused quite a stir at the time. Many people online analyzed that the middle-aged man had actually planned it all along, and only jumped after seeing the two girls. If he was trying to catch a body double, then he probably wanted to take her to the underworld to keep him company."
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