After returning from Hong Kong, Tang Wanjun became much more positive. She stopped watching silly variety shows and started practicing her voice again, and began to pay attention to the latest pop songs. During this time, she followed Shen Huai to the company and even went to the recording studio and dance studio for a walk.

So much so that before Shen Huai left the company recently, he had to go to the recording studio and dance studio to catch him back.

Then there were rumors within Morning Star that President Shen was going to promote a new singer and was currently investigating. So when Shen Huai went there next time, he found that the newly signed artists had worked much harder, and everyone's eyes were shining when they looked at him.

Shen Huai: "..."

Tang Wanjun, the only one who knew the truth, laughed so hard that she slapped her thigh. Shen Huai was also helpless, but he also knew that it would be useless even if such rumors were clarified. In addition, he had been investigating Huayu recently, so he simply ignored it.

Shen Huai has learned some information about the new singers who were suppressed by Huayi before. Some of them have completely quit the circle and are unwilling to have anything to do with this circle. Some have signed contracts with other music companies and are unwilling to offend Huayi again.

But recently, there are new clues.

Three years ago, a girl singing under the overpass was filmed. Because she only sang her own original songs, she didn't care about the audience's song requests and even angrily responded. This hot temper and beautiful appearance made her popular all over the Internet.

Her name is Xia Shiyu. It is said that she came to Zhongjing City to hang out after graduating from high school, determined to become an original singer.

After she became famous, many companies wanted to sign her, including Huayu Entertainment. However, Huayu Entertainment required the copyright of all songs, so Xia Shiyu refused. In the end, she signed with a record company with a good reputation in the industry.

She is indeed very talented, and with her previous popularity, her debut was extremely smooth, and she was considered the most promising new star.

Among the newcomers who debuted that year, her brilliance completely overwhelmed her peers, because that year Shen Huai had just signed Bai Weijia and paid special attention to the newcomers of the same period. He was quite impressed by Xia Shiyu.

However, even after Xia Shiyu entered the entertainment industry, her hot temper did not change. She directly posted on Weibo to accuse Zhuo Feiyang of plagiarizing her new song. Zhuo Feiyang was at the peak of his career at that time. A stone stirred up a thousand waves and shook the entire entertainment industry.

Zhuo Feiyang has many fans, and he was furious at the time. He directly scolded Xia Shiyu on Weibo, and Xia Shiyu was not afraid and scolded him back.

Huayi also found many seniors in the music industry to post articles implying that Xia Shiyu was cheating, and even found Xia Shiyu's company, but Xia Shiyu refused to give in. Even when extreme fans found her residence and sent her dead rats and photos, she never backed down.

Later, this war of words attracted more and more people. Gradually, some people questioned that the music style of the two songs was very similar, but they were directly suppressed by Huayi. However, such voices gradually increased.

But who could have imagined that at this time, gossip media broke the news that Xia Shiyu had worked as a bar hostess in her early years, and was kept by someone after her debut, and attached several blurry photos.

Afterwards, many people who claimed to be her former classmates and teachers said that she did not study hard in school, hung out with some questionable people in society, and even committed campus violence against female classmates.

All kinds of dirty water were thrown at Xia Shiyu.

The direction of public opinion suddenly changed.

People convicted her based on a few photos, and they did not believe anything said by people with "problematic" character.

No matter how Xia Shiyu defended herself, she was just singing in a bar, she was not a little gangster, and there was no campus violence, no one believed her, and it seemed that criticizing her became politically correct during that period of time.

At first, she was still arguing with the netizens who were bullying her online, but later, she gradually became silent. Not long after, it was reported that she had terminated her contract with the new company and had disappeared.

She was gradually forgotten by netizens, like a small stone thrown into a lake. Although it caused a momentary ripple, it soon sank to the bottom of the lake. No one cared about her anymore.

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After reading about Xia Shiyu's experience, Shen Huai decided to meet her in person. According to the address, he came to a small town in the south.

The weather at the end of September was still hot, and the weather was extremely hot. As soon as Shen Huai got off the plane, he felt the oncoming heat wave. He went directly to where Xia Shiyu lived according to the address.

To his surprise, this place was extremely dirty, messy and dilapidated. The narrow alleys had potholes on the floor, and all kinds of garbage were piled on both sides. Flies and rats roamed around, and there was a foul smell.

The residents on both sides looked at him curiously and talked about him in dialect.

Shen Huai frowned slightly. He was wearing a clean suit, which was totally out of tune with this environment.

Tang Wanjun, on the other hand, had a nostalgic expression on her face: "I lived in such a place when I was a child. This kind of place was full of mixed people. It was hidden in the deepest part of the city and it was difficult for ordinary people to find it. This girl must have suffered a lot when she was a child..."

Shen Huai responded softly, then quickened his pace and finally arrived at the destination of this trip, a very dilapidated tube building.

The style of this building is very old. The walls are peeling off, revealing the red bricks inside. There are patches of moss growing in the shade. Walking into the building, it suddenly feels dim. The walls are dark and covered with various small advertisements.

Shen Huai went upstairs and came to Xia Shiyu's door. He knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.

Tang Wanjun was a little puzzled: "Didn't she hear it? Or did she fall asleep?"

Shen Huai was also a little surprised, but he came prepared this time, so he was not in a hurry and knocked again.

However, Xia Shiyu did not open the door, but the door opposite her opened, and a drunken, messy-haired man stuck his head out: "Who are you looking for?"

Shen Huai asked: "Excuse me, does Xia Shiyu live here?"

The man looked Shen Huai up and down, narrowed his eyes, and made a gesture of asking for money with one hand.

Shen Huai took out the money from his bag and handed it to him, but he didn't let go. He asked calmly: "Tell me what you know first."

The man tried to pull it out, but found that he couldn't pull it out. He curled his lips and said: "You don't have to knock on the door. She hasn't left the house for three days!"

"Three days?"

The man said unhappily: "That's right. Three days ago, I was about to go out and ran into her. She ignored me and went back to her room. I haven't seen her go out since I came back. Look, the electricity bill is still on her door!"

Shen Huai noticed that there was still an electricity bill on Xia Shiyu's door. He reached out and touched the door handle, but felt a layer of dust, proving that the man was not lying.

He let go of his hand.

The man looked at the banknote with satisfaction, and suddenly asked curiously: "Hey, I heard that this girl was a star before? Is it true or false?"

Shen Huai did not say anything, but directly took out another banknote and asked: "Where is the neighborhood committee here?"

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Shen Huai spent money to find out the address of the community from the man, but he still knocked on the door again, but there was still no response.

Tang Wanjun volunteered: "How about I go in and take a look?"

Shen Huai nodded, but when Tang Wanjun wanted to pass through the wall, she was stopped. She and Shen Huai were stunned for a moment, after all, this had never happened before.

Shen Huai then noticed that there was a faded yellow talisman on the door inside, but the cinnabar on it was still very bright. This kind of talisman is often posted on the door of this kind of old house to protect the house and ensure safety. Unexpectedly, it blocked Tang Wanjun from the outside.

Because the talisman was posted on the door inside and there was a rag net on the anti-theft door outside, Shen Huai could not tear off the talisman.

So he had to give up this method and go downstairs to find the community police.

Tang Wanjun saw that his face was solemn and asked, "Are you worried that she has an accident?"

Shen Huai said softly, "I don't know, but I have a bad feeling."

After they arrived at the community and explained their purpose, the community police here were very enthusiastic and agreed to go to the house with him to take a look.

However, when they got there, no matter how they knocked on the door, there was no response from inside. This time even the police were a little worried. Several people worked together and broke into the house directly.

However, when they opened the door, everyone was stunned. They saw that the small room was full of garbage, take-out boxes were thrown on the ground at random, and even the inside was moldy. Flies were flying everywhere, and the room was filled with a bad smell.

Several policemen covered their mouths and noses and walked into the room. A female police officer opened the curtain and let out a small scream.

A pale and thin woman was lying on the bed, with pills and medicine bottles scattered on the ground.

The female police officer hurried over: "It's sleeping pills, call the police and call an ambulance, I'll go see if she's still breathing..."

Shen Huai had been standing at the door without moving. He knew better than anyone that the girl lying inside was dead.

Because the moment they opened the door, Tang Wanjun seemed to be sucked in and disappeared in an instant.

The sound of ambulances and police cars soon echoed throughout the alley. The doctors quickly lifted Xia Shiyu onto the ambulance. Several policemen came over and asked several community policemen about the situation.

After the police registered the situation, they looked at Shen Huai who was standing aside: "Sir, please come back to the police station with us to make a record."

Shen Huai nodded, took another look at the broken guitar in the corner, and then followed the police to leave.

Because the traces at the scene were very clear, there were no signs of coercion on Xia Shiyu's body, and the police also found a diagnosis of depression and drugs for depression on her desk, it was basically confirmed that she committed suicide.

Shen Huai came out after taking notes. Standing under the scorching sun, he was dazed for a moment. He had seen many deaths, from seeing the bodies of his parents in the plane crash to seeing Xia Shiyu who had emaciated into a bag of bones. However, he was not used to it. Instead, he felt more uncomfortable every time he saw it.

He suddenly felt a little dizzy and quickly held onto a tree trunk to steady himself.

The dizziness in his head seemed to make Shen Huai hallucinate. He seemed to see black shadows one by one. These shadows were not clear. They seemed to want to get close to him, but were blocked by something. The shadows made a low howl, which made Shen Huai feel a sharp pain in his head.

But when he opened his eyes, he found that there was nothing in front of him.

Seeing this, the community policeman who came out from behind him hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sir, are you okay?"

Shen Huai slowly came back to his senses and waved to him.

The policeman said, "Your face is very pale, why don't you go to the hospital for a check-up?"

Shen Huai shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

The policeman was particularly enthusiastic, "Go ahead, I just heard a call from the hospital saying that the girl has been rescued, and I was just about to go and see her! Didn't you come here specifically to find her? You should care about her, so let's go together."

Shen Huai knew that the person who woke up at this time was no longer Xia Shiyu. He sighed softly and followed the policeman.

The author has something to say:

This is essentially a light entertainment article. It has not become a suspense channel. We will explain why Huai Huai can see ghosts later.