Chapter 44
In the ward.
Xu Xiaoxia said, "Luoyu, Mommy is going to talk to those two and will be back in a few minutes. Don't be afraid."
Luo Yu, who was still huddled in the corner of the bed, nodded. The talisman in his hand had been wrinkled by him. Xu Xiaoxia felt a surge of sadness in her heart again. She tried hard not to cry in front of Luo Yu and quickly ran out of the door.
After Xu Xiaoxia left the ward, Luo Yu immediately turned his face to the wall, took off the mask of disguise, gasped for breath, and had a splitting headache.
A few seconds later, the door was suddenly opened, and the patient Luo Yu quickly returned to his seat. This time, it was Luo Zeping who came in. He was holding a plastic bag in his hand, which contained a bowl of lean meat porridge.
Luo Zeping opened the disposable lid and said, "The porridge is still a little hot, let it cool for a while."
Luo Yu shrank back and nodded, his eyes fixed on the hot porridge on the table.
Luo Zeping looked at the gauze on his body and said, "Luo Yu, when your injury is almost healed, our family will go on a trip to Xinjiang. I'll take you to the prairie to ride horses and chase sheep. How about that?"
Luo Yu slowly raised the corner of his mouth and nodded in agreement.
Luo Zeping laughed and patted his head. "Okay, then I'll tell your mother. She's sure to be very happy."
Luo Yu nodded again, "Okay, let's go chase the sheep."
The porridge had cooled down for a while by then, so Luo Zeping picked it up and fed it to Luo Yu one spoonful at a time.
Since he had never done this before, when he scooped up the porridge and fed it into Luo Yu's mouth, a lot of rice soup dripped onto the bed. It was quite difficult to eat this bowl of porridge. He fed a spoonful, put it down, wiped it off, fed another spoonful, put it down, wiped it off... over and over again, and almost knocked the bowl over.
When Xu Xiaoxia came in and saw this scene, she couldn't help but smile knowingly.
Fathers are always rough when it comes to doing things like this. They cannot take care of their children as carefully as mothers, but actions speak louder than words, and those who are attentive will understand.
The TV on the wall started playing a variety show, but Luo Yu had no intention of watching it. He just kept looking at the little sparrows chattering on the telephone pole outside the window.
The white of the ward gradually turned to gray, the sun set and the moon rose.
Luo Yu glanced at the clock on the white wall. It was 9:45. He was going to the underworld tonight.
Time kept passing, and in the blink of an eye, there were only 5 minutes left until 12:12.
Luo Yu glanced at Luo Zeping who was sleeping on the table and Xu Xiaoxia who was sleeping in the bed next to him. After confirming that they were fast asleep, he tiptoed out of bed. Just as his butt left the bed, there was a sudden squeak, which was particularly loud in the quiet ward.
Luo Yu's breathing suddenly stopped, and then he heard a tired gasp.
Luo Zeping and Xu Xiaoxia woke up. Luo Zeping asked, "Do you want to go to the bathroom?" He stood up and said, "Dad will go with you."
Luo Yu looked at the wall clock again - 12:09.
Luo Zhi was not around, and 12:12 midnight was his only way to enter the underworld. If he missed it, he would have to wait until tomorrow. The time in the underworld was 12 times that of the human world per hour, so if he squatted in the toilet for 10 minutes, it was equivalent to staying in the underworld for 1 hour.
In that case, that's enough.
Luo Yu said, "Yes, Dad, I can't hold it anymore." After that, he hurried towards the toilet, and Luo Zeping followed closely behind.
underworld.
Gi stood on the blue stone steps at the entrance of the ghost house with red eyes, looking up at the staircase mountain behind the ghost house, which was emitting a strange green light. At the top of the staircase mountain, the green light was tinged with red, as if two forces were fighting each other, but it was obvious that the green light had the upper hand.
Gi rubbed his eyes and bumped into someone head-on when he re-entered the ghost house.
"Luo Yu? When did you come?"
Luo Yu had already circled the Ghost Mansion, but there was no sign of Luo Zhi. He said, "I've been here for more than ten minutes. Where's Luo Zhi? Why can't I find him?"
Gi suddenly stiffened, and it seemed as if it had a mouthful of water in its mouth, which it wanted to spit out or swallow. In the end, it decided to swallow it. It said, "He went to Liangcheng to do some business."
"You went out again just after you came back. What did you go there for?" Luo Yu said.
Gi said: "The horse thing was attacked by a group of ghosts of the same attribute and was seriously injured. The Ghost King sent the young master to heal his injuries."
Luo Yu felt relieved when he heard it say that. If Luo Zhi could still be sent to do things after returning to the underworld, it meant that there was nothing wrong with his body. But he still couldn't help but ask one more question: "Gi, how is Luo Zhi doing after he came back?"
Gi said, "Nothing unusual, it's still the same as before. What happened?"
Luo Yu lowered his head: "During the time we were in the underworld, something happened in the human world."
Gi patted his shoulder and said, "Oh, I've heard the young master talk about this. Hey, the young master's body is as strong as an ox. Don't worry, he can just use his spiritual power to repair himself in a few strokes."
Luo Yu said, "But he has already lost a lot of spiritual energy because he helped me find the ghost under the tree to get money. Can he really recover so quickly?"
Gi took another big mouthful of water, and this time it took nearly a full minute before it forced the water down its throat. It said, "It's true that there was a lot of damage. The young master was in a lot of pain during the first two days, but after that, the Ghost King came back, and everything is fine now."
"By the way, let me take you to see the renovation of the store."
Luo Yu nodded: "I can only stay in the underworld for an hour now, and I have to go back after seeing it."
Gi was stunned for a moment, then he thought of something and was shocked: "You are imprisoned?!"
"..." Luo Yu said, "No, my dad is still waiting outside the toilet. If I stay in the toilet for too long, he will get suspicious."
Gi rubbed his chin and said meaningfully, "So you came to hell halfway through squatting in the toilet?"
"..." Luo Yu was a little helpless, "I didn't squat, I didn't even pull my pants, I just used squatting as an excuse to come to the underworld."
Gi understood now and said, "Then come with me."
Luo Yu had only taken a few steps outside the Ghost Mansion when he felt a sudden chill in his heart. He subconsciously turned around and saw the green, staircase-like mountain. He was immediately drawn to the faint red light atop it. He asked, "Gi, why is that mountain behind the Ghost Mansion lit up? Why haven't I seen it lit up before?"
Gi froze, and he quickened his pace as he walked, saying, "That's the Ghost King dealing with something in the mountains. Don't worry about it. It has nothing to do with you. You're pressed for time, aren't you? Hurry up."
Although Luo Yu felt strange, time was precious right now and there was no point in thinking too much about things that had nothing to do with him, so he jogged to catch up with Gi.
The store was built on the continuous street. Before Luo Yu arrived, he heard the sound of hammering wood. After walking completely into the source of the sound, Luo Yu smiled.
As luck would have it, the convenience store was built right next to the tea stall. I don’t know if it was intentional on Luo Zhi’s part or if this was the original location.
Luo Yu looked at the tea stall owner, who had his hands covering his ears with a furious expression, and laughed again. He asked, "Did Luo Zhi choose the land for the store, or did the Ghost King decide on it?"
Gi said, "Of course it was stipulated by the Ghost King."
Luo Yu nodded. What a coincidence! The only ghost he knew in this street was the owner of the tea stall. It seemed that he could drink free tea every day in the future.
Luo Yu noticed when he got closer that the store was not very large, only about five square meters, and was built with wooden boards. A wall was currently being erected.
Gi said: "According to their construction progress, it will be completed in half a month."
Luo Yu hummed, "Then it should be completed when I come the day after tomorrow, but I'm having some troubles in the human world right now, and Luo Zhi said it can be postponed..."
"Right!" Gi interrupted, "The young master also told me that you should take care of the affairs in the human world first. There's no rush for the convenience store. The Ghost King also agrees."
Luo Yu smiled and said, "Okay, thank you."
The corners of Gi's mouth twitched, "No... no need, it's as I should, as I should."
Luo Yu said: "Then do you know when Luo Zhi will come back?"
Gi said: "Not so fast, at least... a month or so."
Luo Yu nodded and said, "Okay, then I will come to the underworld again in two days. Now I have to go back, otherwise my dad will knock on the toilet door."
Gi nodded: "Okay, Luo Yu, you can rest assured to stay in the human world. The most important thing now is to deal with the affairs of the human world first."
Luo Yu nodded, turned around to leave, but suddenly stopped.
Gi was startled again, "What's wrong?"
Luo Yu laughed awkwardly, "I almost forgot, the Ghost King set a rule for me. I have to stay in the underworld for three hours in the human world before I can go back on my own. Can you use magic to send me back now?"
Gi breathed a sigh of relief silently and nodded: "Of course, give me your hand."
After leaving the toilet, Luo Yu and Luo Zeping went back to the ward to rest.
The next day, Officer Lin and Officer Huang entered the ward again. After they came in, they first glanced at Xu Xiaoxia, and when they saw her nod, they looked at Luo Yu on the hospital bed.
When Xu Xiaoxia left yesterday, Officer Huang had already explained the cause of the security guard's death, including the strange circumstances. Xu Xiaoxia found it absurd, and she understood Officer Huang's intention to continue questioning. However, upon seeing Luo Yu's current state, she refused to agree, and finally, through negotiation, they decided to reschedule the questioning today.
Officer Huang said, "Luo Yu, can you cooperate with our police investigation now?"
Luo Yu nodded and said "hmm".
Officer Huang said, "The cause of death for the Laixing community security guard has been determined to be a peanut allergy, despite the fact that he avoided almost anything peanut-related during his lifetime."
Luo Yu's pupils suddenly shrank, his hands hidden under the quilt couldn't stop shaking, and his expression was almost unable to hold back.
Officer Huang continued, not noticing anything unusual. "We really don't want to see any more innocent people die, so if we ask you any questions next, you must answer them honestly. Don't be afraid."
Luo Yu could no longer hear anything. His brain nerves were breaking one by one. So that's how it was... It turned out that he was the one who killed the security guard. If the security guard had returned to the security room normally at that time, if he had not stood up to tease him, then none of this would have happened, and he would definitely be alive and well now.
"Luo Yu? Are you listening?"
"Luoyu?"
"Luoyu?"
Luo Yu's whole body was shaking more violently than sifted flour. He felt like he could hardly breathe, as if there was an expanding object blocking his respiratory tract and trying to suffocate him!
His body began to shake violently, he felt dizzy and his head hurt, his vision began to blur, and a shrill cry came out of his throat and into his eardrums.
"Luo Yu, Luo Yu is okay, mom is here, mom is here." Xu Xiaoxia hugged him and started crying too.
Luo Yuyue cried louder and louder, almost on the verge of despair.
I killed the security guard, I killed the security guard, I killed the security guard...
Luo Yu's mind was like a tape recorder, and this sentence kept ringing in his head. Every time it sounded, he became more and more collapsed, and his whole body seemed to be falling apart.
"Mom... Mom..." He clutched the hem of Xu Xiaoxia's clothes tightly. He wanted to tell her the reason that led to the security guard's death, but he couldn't. He had made a deal with the Ghost King, and his whole family's lives were waiting for the completion of that deal. He couldn't say it now, but he felt so uncomfortable. What should he do?
"...Mom...Mom..." Luo Yu cried and kept calling for his mother. This was all he could say at the moment.
And this time, he doesn't have to act anymore.
"Mom is here, Mom is here, Luo Yu, Mom is here..." Xu Xiaoxia felt increasingly distressed as she listened. She wished she was the one being tortured. Her child was so kind and lively, why did it have to be him! Why had it to be him! What had he done wrong?
Officer Lin and Officer Huang's interrogation today ended in failure again, and Luo Zeping walked out of the ward with them.
In the corridor, Luo Zeping pressed his solar plexus, sniffed his sour nose, and said, "Officers, the child's current condition is far from ideal. I know this case is too strange, but now..." He gritted his teeth, "If you keep asking questions like this and bring up topics related to that thing, my child will become a mental patient sooner or later!"
Officer Lin closed his eyes and finally punched the wall angrily.
Officer Huang looked up to the sky and sighed deeply. "We understand. Now let the child rest well."
After saying that, Officer Huang shook his head at Officer Lin and said, "Stop here for now. Let's go back to the station and see if there are any new developments."
Officer Huang said this, but in his heart he still believed that it was the ghost that was behind the incident. Ever since the man's body was found in the abandoned factory last month, they hadn't made any progress. But after the body buried under the tree case, they finally had some hope, but their investigation revealed a ghost.
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