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Chapter 124 - 1 Halloween Night

Chapter 124: Chapter 1 Halloween Night

Jin Yunran and her colleague left the Abyss Blue Whale Coffee and after they parted ways, she headed to a nearby parking lot and got into her car.

The toiletries and change of clothes she needed to bring to her sister’s house were all packed in the trunk of her car.

After fastening her seat belt, she turned on the navigation and started the car.

A while later, Jin Yunran made a phone call to her sister and then put on her Bluetooth earpiece to talk.

"Sis," Jin Yunran watched the traffic ahead and said, "There’s a bit of a jam up front; I might arrive a bit late."

"No worries, take your time and drive safely." The voice on the other end of the phone was her sister’s, and at first listen, one could really feel the similarity between the sisters’ voices.

The sister’s voice sounded much calmer.

"Okay, good. Sis, you and Yun Yi go ahead and eat dinner, don’t wait for me. I had some cake at the coffee shop just now; I’m not hungry. It’s the one near my company."

Jin Yunran did have coffee, but she didn’t actually order any cake. Understanding her sister’s personality, she mentioned it on purpose.

"Alright then, Yun Ran, be extra careful on the road."

"Okay, goodbye, sis."

Even though her sister’s voice sounded normal, the more it did, the more Jin Yunran worried about her.

Just over a month ago, her brother-in-law, Gao Qishu, passed away suddenly.

And his death was very strange.

He died in the study in the early hours of the morning.

It was her nephew, her sister’s son Yuyi Gao, who discovered the body.

The brother-in-law was lying on the ground with an expression of sheer terror on his face.

On the desk, his diary was still placed. The brother-in-law had always had the habit of writing in his diary before bed, a practice he had maintained for many years without fail.

That day, he hadn’t written a single word in his diary before he died in such a mysterious manner.

The coroner examined the body, finding no signs of external injuries or poisoning, and ultimately could only conclude that it was a sudden cardiac arrest that led to his death. However, the brother-in-law had no history of heart disease, and his blood pressure was always normal. He had regular, full-body check-ups at the same medical institution every year, this year being no exception.

The terrified expression on his face when his body was found led his sister to believe he must have experienced some fright before his death.

However, their house was situated within the well-secured Eagle Garden villa, and there were no signs of external intrusion into the house. The surrounding surveillance also showed no thieves had entered.

The last phone call from the brother-in-law came three full hours before his death.

That night, after the brother-in-law said he would come to sleep after finishing his work, his sister went to bed first. After completing his workload, it seemed the brother-in-law followed his usual routine, opened his diary, ready to write before going to sleep, but at that moment, he must have experienced some shock that led to a fatal cardiac arrest!

One month passed...

The once-happy family was shattered.

When Jin Yunran first heard the news, she could hardly believe it.

Her brother-in-law and sister could be described as the most loving couple she had ever seen. At the office, she often heard colleagues who were married complain about the various disappointments of life after marriage, actively spreading fear of marriage. Yet, having been married for many years, her sister and brother-in-law had always been as loving as if they were newlyweds. Just by looking at the moments her sister shared on social media, one could tell that the brother-in-law truly doted on her sister to his core. Such a blissfully happy family of three suffered this calamitous tragedy—wouldn’t anyone else have suffered a complete mental collapse?

After the incident, Jin Yunran immediately went to her sister’s side to help her with the funeral arrangements, pick out a gravesite, and together, they collected the urn from the funeral home and watched as her brother-in-law was laid to rest.

Just four short days ago, the brother-in-law was finally laid to rest.

What Jin Yun Ran had never expected was that her sister had pre-arranged a spot for her own name on her brother-in-law’s tombstone, indicating she planned to be buried alongside him after her death.

But her sister wasn’t even forty years old! Had she already decided to stay unmarried for life, to live as a widow for her brother-in-law?

Jin Yun Ran was genuinely worried about her sister’s current mental state, and even began to harbor a terrifying suspicion: Could it be that her sister intended to follow her brother-in-law in death?

Once this thought took root in her mind, Jin Yun Ran found herself unable to focus on work. After much reflection, she had to admit that the possibility was uncomfortably high.

Her sister knew that if she were to leave this world, Yun Ran, as her niece, would never be neglected by her younger sister, who was currently an executive in the company with an annual salary of hundreds of thousands, making her an elite member of society capable of raising Yun Yi without much difficulty.

Of course, she dared not speak directly to her sister about this, as if her sister didn’t already have such ideas, reminding her might actually plant the seed of suicidal thoughts—what then? Right at this time, the Case she had been busy with finally caught the client’s favor, and the leadership was quite pleased. She seized the moment to request a lengthy leave of absence, which the leadership promptly approved.

She planned to stay with her sister for the following days. Her sister was still on bereavement leave, and it was conceivable that spending days alone with Yun Yi in that large mansion could lead to folly born of grief. She intended to counsel her sister well, to help her emerge from her sorrow as soon as possible.

At dusk, her car left the highway, and the high-rise buildings of the urban area gave way to the low houses of the suburbs.

The three-story mansion owned by her sister and brother-in-law was located in the Eagle Garden residential area of W city’s Pingjiang District.

Eagle Garden, embraced by mountains and waters, boasted a large garden within the villa complex and a lake nearby, and the rooftop provided a perfect spot for soaking in the sun. Yun Ran remembered being in awe the first time she visited; after all, her brother-in-law had bought the mansion outright!

If you enjoy reading novels, you might not be familiar with the name Gao Qishu, but most likely, you’ve heard of Abyss Blue Whale, his pen name. He could be counted as one of the top writers in the novel market, and through royalties, he had achieved financial independence long ago. His death also left countless readers lamenting across the land, and in the past month, journalists had frequently come to interview, causing quite a disturbance for her sister.

Following the navigation’s directions, Jin Yun Ran was getting closer and closer to her sister’s home.

And as she did so, the sky grew darker.

Eagle Garden was now almost within sight.

But at this moment, for some reason, Jin Yun Ran began to feel inexplicably nervous.

Jin Yun Ran wasn’t sure where this feeling originated from.

She gripped the steering wheel tighter, slowly turning it.

In front of the headlights, the road was sparsely populated with cars and pedestrians.

Come to think of it...

To this day, her brother-in-law’s death remained a mystery.

Did he die from fright-induced cardiac arrest or from sudden heart failure due to overwork? There was no consensus on the cause.

Her sister still felt incredibly guilty, believing she shouldn’t have fallen asleep so early that night and should have waited for her husband. Or perhaps, she should have stayed with him in the study until his work was done.

In fact... in Jin Yun Ran’s memory, her brother-in-law was a man of great courage.

She and her sister had met him on a Halloween night years ago. The two sisters had gone to a haunted escape room to spend the eve of All Hallows’ Day. He was a customer, just like them, in the same batch to enter the game. Many of the escape room’s challenges were terrifying, and even Yun Ran, known for her tomboyish nature, struggled to bear it. At that time, her brother-in-law, Gao Qishu, was undaunted by danger and calmly analyzed how to escape the room. Otherwise, she and her sister might have been stuck there until the end of the allotted time.

Speaking of which...

She suddenly remembered that Halloween was only a few days away.

Perhaps because the sisters both worked in foreign enterprises, they tended to celebrate Western festivals with a sense of ritual.

This Halloween night... was supposed to mark the seventh anniversary of her sister and brother-in-law’s acquaintance.

If this tragedy hadn’t happened... they would surely have celebrated it splendidly...

At last, Eagle Garden appeared before Jin Yun Ran!

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