Chapter 118: You Really Are a Pervert
It was midnight. The small town, which had been a bit lively earlier, had now become completely quiet.
There were almost no people on the streets. Most of the food stalls had already packed up, leaving just a few still open.
Once in a while, a car would quickly drive by, leaving behind piles of trash on the road, waiting for the cleaning workers to take care of it in the early morning.
When Li Mu and Yu Fan showed up in front of Chen Yi, the older man opened his mouth to say something, but didn’t know what to say.
“I secretly followed you,” Li Mu explained without much sincerity. He also took a small step to the side, trying to keep some distance from Yu Fan.
Maybe it was because Yu Fan had seen him naked earlier, but whenever Li Mu looked at him now, he couldn’t help but feel very awkward and embarrassed.
“Alright then,” Chen Yi sighed and said, “Your parents' situation is just a small part of this.”
“I know,” Li Mu nodded. “So what do we do next?”
He looked up at the street. There were only a few people walking around now, so he pulled out his phone, checked something, and said, “The last place where the ‘raincoat ghost’ was seen is right here.”
“Also, since the raincoat ghost might actually be a good ghost, there could be another ghost causing trouble here in Yingfeng Town.”
Just as he was speaking, Chen Yi got a call. He paused for a moment, then answered. His face suddenly showed surprise. “Okay, I’ll bring them over right away.”
Yu Fan asked curiously, “What happened?”
“It was the police station. Get in the car.”
They all quickly got into Chen Yi’s vehicle. Li Mu, who had been feeling uncomfortable around Yu Fan before, now felt a bit more focused and less awkward. He looked out the window, wondering what kind of ghost they might run into this time.
A few moments later, the car entered a very dark area of the town.
In this neighborhood, none of the streetlights were working. The buildings on both sides were completely dark too. It was like all the light had been swallowed up.
Even the lights inside the car turned off as soon as they entered the area. After driving forward a few meters, the car just stopped working.
Li Mu instinctively took out his phone, but it was already off and couldn’t be turned on.
“My phone shut down,” Yu Fan looked at Li Mu. “What about yours?”
“Same.”
Chen Yi’s face didn’t look good. “Get out of the car.”
He led the two of them out. They stood in the middle of the road. In front of them was total darkness, while behind them the light from the normal street lamps still glowed faintly. The line between light and dark was very clear.
Li Mu felt uneasy. Ever since his body started becoming more feminine, he didn’t feel as safe anymore.
Back then, even though he didn’t work out on purpose, running around all day delivering food had made him strong. If he ran into danger, he might not win a fight. But at least he could outrun most people.
That physical strength used to make him feel secure. He had no fear walking alone at night, knowing that, as a man, his body gave him some natural protection.
But now...
He looked down without thinking and then noticed that Yu Fan had somehow moved to stand in front of him.
“Should we wait for the police to block off the area, or go in now?” Yu Fan asked Chen Yi.
Chen Yi didn’t think for long. “You two stay here and wait.”
“Okay.”
Yu Fan watched as Chen Yi walked into the darkness. Then he turned to Li Mu, who still looked really nervous, and gave him a bright, cheerful smile. “I told you not to come. Now look at you, scared like a little kitten.”
After being teased, the bit of nervousness Li Mu had quickly disappeared. He crossed his arms and said with a cold face, “I wasn’t.”
“Then do you want to wait outside?”
“No.”
“I think you’re just pretending to be cool but actually scared.”
“Huh.”
The conversation didn’t last long before Chen Yi came back from inside, flicking a lighter. He grinned at Yu Fan and said, “It seems like this ghost can stop electricity from working.”
“That strong?” Yu Fan was surprised. “How does that work?”
“Who knows? Let the scientists figure it out. For now, just treat it like some kind of magic,” Chen Yi said as he waved them over. “Let’s go.”
Whenever a powerful ghost appears, it seems like they bring something like a "domain" with them. For example, the raincoat ghost would show up with thick fog.
The three of them walked into the darkness, one after another. Even though this part of the neighborhood had completely lost power, luckily the moonlight tonight was bright enough, so Li Mu could still barely see nearby things.
But being in the dark made his nervousness grow stronger.
Chen Yi walked ahead, relaxed and confident, probably because of the female ghost that stayed with him and gave him courage.
Li Mu kept looking around nervously. Yu Fan walked in the back and yawned from time to time.
From inside the apartment buildings nearby, they could hear people complaining and groaning about the sudden power outage. But those sounds didn’t last long. Soon, only the footsteps of the three of them could be heard.
“Don’t be too nervous,” Yu Fan said to comfort Li Mu. “If this ghost is new and has never hurt anyone before, it’s probably weak.”
But Chen Yi didn’t go along with that. “New ghosts are the most dangerous. You don’t know what they’re capable of.”
“If a ghost has a known history of attacks, it’s easier to get rid of them. We can analyze what they did, even look into how they died, and figure out their behavior, reason for killing, and what triggers them.”
“Actually, a lot of ways ghosts kill people can’t be explained by science, at least not yet.”
Yu Fan looked helpless. Clearly, Chen Yi’s words were having an effect. Li Mu looked even more scared now.
After they had walked about a hundred meters into the darkness, Li Mu suddenly felt a hand slowly reaching toward him.
He paused and looked down, but could only vaguely make out the shape of an arm.
Was Yu Fan trying something weird again?
The hand gently touched the back of his hand, carefully trying to hold it.
But Li Mu didn’t play along at all, he slapped the hand away with disgust and crossed his arms again.
Up ahead, Chen Yi was still explaining, “Usually, if you enter a ghost’s domain, there’s no need to panic. As long as you don’t match the ghost’s ‘rules for killing,’ they won’t come after you. That’s why I didn’t bother making special preparations and just brought you in.”
“Of course, if like Yu Fan said, this ghost is weak, then I hope it actually shows up. If I can see its face, even if we don’t catch it now, I can go back to the police station and work with a sketch artist to figure out who the ghost was and how they died.”
Yu Fan asked curiously, “But what if the ghost is wearing a mask?”
As he spoke, he also kept trying to hold Li Mu’s hand again.
Li Mu had already slapped his hand away a few times, but Yu Fan kept trying like nothing happened.
It made Li Mu feel both annoyed and a little helpless. There was no doubt about it now, Yu Fan really liked him.
Even though Li Mu was feeling a little scared in this situation, that didn’t mean Yu Fan should be messing around like this, right?
This guy really was a pervert... and probably gay!
“Yu Fan!” Li Mu couldn’t take it anymore. “Stop touching me!”
“Huh?”
Yu Fan immediately stopped walking. “What do you mean?”
Still pretending!