On New Year's Eve, the lights were on full display.
In Li Xiangdong's house, all the lights were turned on, inside and out.
Logically speaking, the doorway should be well-lit, so there shouldn't be any dark shadows.
But as fate would have it, this afternoon when the children were playing around, Li Jiabao was playing with a slingshot and accidentally broke the light bulb in the doorway.
It's considered impolite to hit children during the Lunar New Year, so Li Jiabao escaped punishment.
However, on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, all the shops were closed, so there was nowhere to buy light bulbs.
Therefore, the entire doorway was dark.
Li Xiangdong's eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought of many things in an instant. However, he acted very quickly and immediately called Gui Yuhe, who was standing behind him, over.
Ning Ruoruo was right next to Li Xiangdong when she sensed a sudden change in his aura. Confused, she subconsciously glanced in the direction Li Xiangdong had just been looking.
"ah--"
She let out a short, soft gasp.
However, the sound was drowned out by the thunder, and only Li Xiangdong, who was beside him, heard it.
Ning Ruoruo's expression was solemn as she looked at Li Xiangdong.
Li Xiangdong reached out and grabbed her arm, gave her a slight look, and then shook his head.
"Go in first!"
Ning Ruoruo calmed down, grabbed Li Ping with one hand and Daxia with the other, and said gently, "Let's go inside and play cards!"
"Great! Great!"
Daxia clapped her hands happily.
Li Yan suddenly appeared out of nowhere, saying, "I'm here too!"
"With you here, let's go!"
Li Xiangdong and Gui Yuhe stood at the front of the crowd.
Gui Yuhe's muscles were tense, and his eyes were fixed on the dark figure in the doorway like sharp arrows.
Li Xiangdong smiled and helped Grandma Jiang and Grandma Hong into the house, saying, "It's too cold outside, let's go in after a while!"
Grandma Jiang was still a little unhappy.
Grandma Hong said with a smile, "Let's go watch how the children play cards! I don't know how to play yet, this is a good opportunity to learn from them."
Liu Jiangsu also said, "Let's go, let's go, it's freezing cold, our ears are going to freeze off."
Three elderly women took the lead, and the others followed one after another into the house.
Liu Junbo walked at the back, and Li Xiangdong whispered a few words to him.
Liu Junbo quickly entered the house and soon took out two guns, handing them to Li Xiangdong.
Touching the cold, hard barrel of the gun, Li Xiangdong's previously anxious heart instantly calmed down.
He told Liu Junbo to close the door, and to watch over the people inside with Luo Honggang and Bai Yulong. He then handed Gui Yu a gun.
Despite their large movements, the dark figure in the doorway remained motionless.
Li Xiangdong quietly asked Gui Yuhe, "Look, isn't that a ghost?"
On New Year's Eve, the gods descend to the mortal realm, and evil spirits and demons dare not roam freely, but can only lurk in dark places.
Gui Yuhe: "...Let's go take a look!"
Waiting like this isn't a solution.
With bullets loaded, even the most malevolent spirits cannot withstand the bombardment.
The two people slowly approached each other, and the closer they got, the more they realized that this was just a person.
This person has their back to them.
When they were about a meter away from the shadowy figure, the two stopped.
Li Xiangdong picked up a bamboo pole and gently poked the dark figure's shoulder.
Gui Yuhe pulled the bolt of his gun, ready for battle.
"Hey—who are you! It's the New Year, I don't care if you're human or ghost, don't come out and scare people! Otherwise, I'll beat you to a pulp."
Hearing Li Xiangdong's trembling voice, yet still pretending not to be afraid, Gui Yuhe glanced at him speechlessly.
He had no idea how Li Xiangdong felt!
He simply can't be a staunch materialist right now!
Seeing that the dark figure didn't move, Li Xiangdong mustered his courage and moved even closer.
"Do you have been wronged and want us to avenge you? You can appear in my dreams tonight..."
As he was rambling on and on, the dark figure suddenly moved!
Li Xiangdong leaped nimbly and landed behind Gui Yuhe.
Guiyu remained steadfast, like a small mountain.
He hissed, "Speak! If you don't speak, I'll shoot!"
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Inside the room, Liu Junbo and Bai Yulong nervously watched the situation outside through the glass.
Grandma Jiang had just lost a hand of cards. After Dr. Gu comforted her with a smile, he turned around and saw Liu Junbo looking outside with a serious expression.
He looked outside as he spoke, "Who's there!"
Liu Junbo quickly put his arm around him and whispered, "Dr. Gu, don't shout! Don't scare them."
Doctor Gu blinked and nodded.
Grandma Jiang turned to Doctor Gu and asked, "What? Who's here?"
Doctor Gu's face was stiff as he forced a smile. "I said water, yes, water! Do you want some water?"
Grandma Jiang thought for a moment, "Then give me a cup of the water boiled with sugarcane juice."
Upon hearing this, Li Lan brought over a pot of sugarcane juice from the outer room and poured it for the person who wanted it.
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Gui Yuhe's patience was completely worn out.
Because the dark figure moved for a moment, then stopped moving again.
A sense of malice rose within him. He gave Li Xiangdong a look, then suddenly stretched out his right hand and gripped the dark figure's shoulder like an iron claw.
It has bones and flesh; it's a person!
"You're acting so suspiciously, who are you anyway!"
As he spoke, Gui Yu exerted all his strength with his right leg and kicked the dark figure in the back of the knee, where the tendons were numb.
The dark figure knelt down on the ground with a thud.
In a flash, Gui Yuhe reached out and grabbed the shadowy figure's arms, capturing him instantly.
"It's a woman!"
Li Xiangdong: "Ah!"
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Li Xiangdong was absolutely furious.
Honestly, he had never been that angry before.
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