ALL NOVEL Chapter 32
“Mission?”
Black Mountain City, at the branch entrance of the Whale Gang.
Lin Yuan sat in the chair, raising an eyebrow slightly.
“Exactly.”
Zhang Baoyi brought a cup of tea and looked a bit helpless, lowering his voice:
“The branch master is getting older, not as impulsive as before. Now he is very cautious in his actions, afraid of breaking the rules. But the branch master also has high hopes for Brother Lin, so he found a compromise.”
“I’ve looked at the mission, it’s just a haunted house, a small matter. If Brother Lin finds it troublesome, let me handle it!”
“I guarantee I’ll do a fantastic job!”
At the words,
Lin Yuan shook his head lightly and said, “Rules are a good thing. I’ll go personally.”
“Alright, then I’ll accompany Brother Lin!”
Zhang Baoyi grinned.
He had already decided to hold onto this golden thigh tightly. What branch master, hall master, how important is a trusted ally of the big shots in the gang?
Lin Yuan didn’t refuse.
He nodded lightly, stood up, and said, “In that case, there’s no time to waste.”
Zhang Baoyi was stunned for a moment, not expecting Lin Yuan to be so decisive, but he quickly reacted, quickly shouted,
“Prepare the carriage quickly!!”
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Dark night, strong wind.
The moon was blocked by clouds, only casting a dim light.
Jia Xinyue was awakened in the middle of the night by a need to urinate. She usually slept until dawn and, in addition, liked cleanliness, so she never placed a chamber pot in the room.
“Xiao Cui?”
She called out to her personal maid who lived next door.
After calling several times without a response, Jia Xinyue resigned herself and, by the dim moonlight, found a matchstick to light the oil lamp.
“This girl must be sound asleep!”
But it was not her fault, as she never got up at night after all.
It was just that she drank a little more water today.
Xiao Cui was usually quite diligent and worked earnestly. Jia Xinyue wouldn’t mind the occasional minor mistakes she made.
Holding the oil lamp, Jia Xinyue gently opened the door.
A gust of cold wind blew in, making her shiver involuntarily.
Wrapping her clothes tightly, Jia Xinyue quickly walked towards the outhouse, with no sound along the way, everyone was sound asleep.
“Drip, drip, drip”
Suddenly, there was the sound of water droplets falling not far away.
Jia Xinyue subconsciously looked over, but it was pitch black there, the moonlight couldn’t reach it, she hesitated for a moment and didn’t approach.
It was probably just a water bag leaking on the roof.
She quickly entered the outhouse.
With the gurgling sound of flowing water, Jia Xinyue finished relieving herself soon and came out looking relaxed.
Walking back along the same path.
“Drip, drip, drip”
The same sound as before.
Jia Xinyue paused her steps.
She hesitated slightly, driven by curiosity, couldn’t help herself from walking towards the direction of the sound.
By the light of the oil lamp, she vaguely saw figures there.
“Who’s there?”
Jia Xinyue asked loudly.
There was no response, but the sound of dripping water suddenly disappeared.
She frowned, hesitated, and under the drive of curiosity, she couldn’t help but walk towards the direction where the sound came from.
With the light of the oil lamp, she could vaguely see figures there.
“Who’s there?”
Jia Xin Yue asked loudly.
There was no response, but the sound of dripping water suddenly disappeared.
She stopped in her tracks.
She hesitated slightly and, driven by curiosity, couldn’t help but walk towards the direction where the sound came from.
Lit by the light of the oil lamp, she could faintly see people there.
“Who’s there?”
Jia Xinyue asked loudly.
There was no reply, but the sound of dripping water had suddenly stopped.
She furrowed her brows, thinking there might be servants and maidservants colluding at such a late hour to do something unspeakable?
“Who’s there?”
Jia Xinyue’s voice became stern.
Such things were strictly forbidden because the servants and maidservants had all signed indentures, and unless the master permitted it, there could be no out-of-line actions.
After waiting for a few breaths without any movement, Jia Xinyue’s anger surged, and she walked over quickly.
The anger surged, and she walked over with large strides. But as soon as she got close, she froze. Because there were no servants or maids there, only a group of five or six-year-old children. They were in a circle, playing a game. Where did all these children come from in the house? Jia Xinyue’s mind stalled for a moment.
“Big sister, are you here to play games with us?”
Suddenly, a crisp voice of a little boy rang in her ears. Jia Xinyue began to feel something was wrong. She wanted to step back but was horrified to find herself moving forward.
“Big sister, come play with us!”
“Big sister, let’s play a game together!”
“Big sister, how about we play the ghost-catching game?”
Voices competed eagerly, very childish and crisp, but mixed together it made one annoyed.
“No, no….” Jia Xinyue’s eyes widened.
At that moment, she saw the children rise from the circle, all turning to look at her.
Their faces were very pale, their eyeballs seemed gouged out, leaving only two black holes dripping dark blood down their pale faces.
And the sound of dripping water heard was clearly the sound of drops of dark red blood falling to the ground!
“Big sister, come play with us…”
They laughed loudly, their mouths curving with alarming intensity, arms spread out, rushing towards Jia Xinyue….
Ah!!
Jia Xinyue sat up abruptly from the bed, covered in sweat, staring in horror at the pink canopy in front of her. And next to the bed was a chamber pot.
“Another nightmare….”
Jia Xinyue breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
The dream was too real, she still felt as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
The sky was just lightening, the sunlight slanting into the room.
“Miss!”
Rapid footsteps approached, the voice tinged with urgency, and the room door was quickly pushed open, revealing a delicate young woman hurrying in.
“Miss, did you have another nightmare?”
“Yes.”
Jia Xinyue sighed softly. This nightmare had been going on for several days, and every time she fell asleep at night, she would have the same dream.
Combined with recent events at home, her spirits had been greatly diminished.
“Xiao Cui, has the person we invited arrived?”
“Yes!”
Xiao Cui nodded vigorously, looking embarrassed.
“But…”
“But what?” Jia Xinyue looked at her.
“A hall master from the Whale Gang has arrived.”
Xiao Cui smiled bitterly, “When we wrote to them before, the Whale Gang judged it as a simple haunting incident and said they were short-staffed, so they would send someone over in a couple of days.”
“Who knew just as we invited other experts, the Whale Gang suddenly notified us that they were sending someone…”
Upon hearing this, Jia Xinyue frowned, contemplated for a moment, and said slowly, “We can’t offend the Whale Gang.”
“Since they are already here, let them investigate together. After all, human lives are at stake. As long as we speak politely, and offer a generous compensation afterwards, the Great Whale Gang shouldn’t hold it against us.”
Jia Xinyue had a faint premonition. The strange occurrences at home, combined with her eerie dreams, were probably not as simple as just a haunting!