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Chapter 439 - 405: The Red Specter

Chapter 439: Chapter 405: The Red Specter

Liu Town at night was eerily quiet.

There were some faint lights in the distance, possibly from lanterns or candles.

The most unsettling thing was that Jiang Xiao and Bai Yi, as they walked on the stone-paved road, could only hear their own footsteps and the occasional whistling of the wind.

The houses lining the streets had their windows tightly shut, not a hint of light seeping out, as if the residents had mysteriously disappeared or were hiding from something, unwilling to be disturbed.

"Dad... is there no one in Liu Town?"

"It’s okay, let’s first see if there are any rules."

Jiang Xiao gripped Bai Yi’s small hand tightly and began searching for the rules at the entrance of Liu Town.

...

By now, some of the more physically fit Chosen Ones had also arrived in Liu Town, panting.

"Ah, dammit... this damn Kaidan!"

Jin Ye was leaning against a large rock at the entrance of Liu Town, on which were carved the two big characters for "Liu Town."

Many people, including Jiang Xiao and Bai Yi, were searching for the rules near the large rock.

Because it was the most conspicuous place nearby.

Just then, a sudden cold breeze blew past, and Jin Ye felt as if there was something behind him.

He turned around sharply, his small eyes the size of mung beans scanning nervously around, and finally landed on a figure.

That... was it a woman?

She wore a bright red dress, with a pair of red embroidered shoes on her feet, her makeup pale as a sheet, like a corpse.

At the same time, her eyes were vacant and lifeless, yet staring straight at him.

Jin Ye’s heart tightened.

Ah, dammit!

Could it be such bad luck?

He hadn’t even seen the rules, and he’d already encountered the ghost of Dalian?

Dalian’s face was pale white... and she suddenly gave Jin Ye a polite and sweet smile!

That smile completely shattered Jin Ye’s nerves.

"A ghost!!!"

"Ghost? Ahh!!!"

Jin Ye felt all the hairs on his body stand on end, his heart felt like it was about to jump out of his mouth, and he turned tail and ran!

∑(っ°Д°;)っ "A ghost! Someone help!"

(๑ŐдŐ)b "Ah! Save me! Ghosts! Ghosts!"

Huh?

Apart from his own voice, why did it seem like there was another voice crying out?

Wait a minute!

Jin Ye suddenly stopped in his tracks, staring with ill intent at the "ghost" who was covering her head and madly spinning in circles screaming for help.

"Are you damn human?" Jin Ye asked with a dark face.

"Aren’t you the damn ghost?" the woman asked back, puzzled.

Both of them: .....

"Not a sister? What good person looks like you, coming out to scare people like this?"

"I’m scaring people? Wasn’t it you who howled that there was a ghost which made me jump and run? Weren’t you the one who scared me?"

"Isn’t there something wrong with your dress code?"

"Get lost! How festive is my outfit? All in red!"

My god...

Jin Ye was at a loss for words, well talk about being red!

After some communication, Jin Ye also learned why she was dressed that way.

"Nowadays, the ghost of Dalian roams the town every single day, right? No one dares to go out, so I deliberately dressed in such a fiery red to chase away the darkness in everyone’s hearts."

Jin Ye: "?"

He had reason to suspect, was the "Ghost of Dalian" the residents of Liu Town mentioned a misunderstanding caused by this woman?

...

Jiang Xiao 😏 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯: "So, you’re saying you’re a person?"

The woman in red (#)༎ຶ۝༎ຶ(#): "What else?"

Goodness.

She really got one over on her.

It’s like walking with one hand on the wall, peeing with traces of blood!

What kind of person is this!

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao’s expression was somewhat awkward, and then he directly pinched Bai Yi, who was pretending to be dead at the side: "It’s all her fault, her reaction was too intense, and I didn’t think much in the moment... I might have gone a bit overboard..."

Bai Yi struggled wildly in Jiang Xiao’s hands, spitballing excuses non-stop.

"It’s not all my fault, who scared me first?"

After some explanation, both sides understood each other’s goals.

"You’re here to investigate the Dalian case?"

The woman in red rubbed her swollen face, asking curiously.

"I wouldn’t say ’investigate’..."

Jiang Xiao didn’t know how to put it, since he hadn’t seen the rules and didn’t know what exactly he was supposed to do next.

But it definitely had a close relationship with Dalian for sure.

"You should find me! I have the best relationship with Dalian! I know the most, but the previous government officer hurriedly closed the case; I knew there was something not right!"

"The two of you are dressed so strangely, could you be some sort of secret detectives sent here incognito for an investigation?"

Father and daughter exchanged glances, then slowly nodded.

"Yes, right, you’re not wrong."

Information delivered directly to your doorstep should never be turned down.

Learning that the two were indeed here for the case of Dalian, the woman in red was no longer angry, hopping onto a rock and started chatting away.

"Oh my, you probably already got the gist of the news from the papers. I will tell you some secrets only known to us town folks."

"Actually, many of us believe that even if Dalian’s death has nothing to do with her parents, they must surely be complicit in some way."

Hmm?

This logic doesn’t seem right.

If her parents knew and yet were not responsible for their daughter’s death, why did the previous government officer hastily close the case?

"That’s right, the papers weren’t wrong. The Song family, from top to bottom, all really loved Dalian; she was indeed the Song’s only daughter. No matter what, parents wouldn’t kill their only child, right?"

"The reason why there were rumors that someone inside the Song family was responsible for Dalian’s death is mainly because of the strange attitude the Song family exhibited when the government officer came to investigate..."

After thinking it over, the woman in red tilted her head and continued to speak.

"It’s as if the Song family knew the truth of the matter, but didn’t want to cooperate with the investigation. They also seemed unwilling to find out the cause of their own daughter’s death. There must be something shady going on!"

"Besides, everyone saw Dalian’s ghost, which means she must have had resentment!"

Emm...

Okay, Jiang Xiao had some speculations in his head.

"We will need to meet Dalian’s parents to know the details."

"Alright, I’ll take you to the Song family estate right now!"

...

Walking on the road, Jiang Xiao was still pondering the purpose of this Kaidan.

It couldn’t really be to have him figure out the cause of Dalian’s death, could it?

But that should be unnecessary to investigate...

Wasn’t it the story that she tasted the forbidden fruit of love with her elder brother and, after being discovered by her parents, was beaten with a wet whip and eventually forced to jump into the river?

Right, Dalian committed suicide, her parents knew the truth. Although she didn’t die by their hand, they couldn’t be absolved of their connection to her death.

So it would be normal for them not to want a government officer to investigate.

"No, that’s not right..."

Jiang Xiao had to be cautious here; it didn’t matter much for him, but Bai Yi was still with him.

So he had to let his not-so-abundant wits catch fire entirely.

If he went by the usual way of thinking, Kaidan would leave him without a hair on his head.

Could Dalian possibly be an antagonist?

A little twist, that’s a trick Kaidan always likes to use.

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