Chapter 9 (1/2)

Translator: Red Sky

Editor: DogLeading

Chapter 9 Those years

”This old man is also a police?” I asked Liu Jianjun as we walked inside. The mortuary was so quiet that our footsteps and even breathing could be heard echoing in the place.

”His son was a police officer but he died while carrying out a mission. The old man didn't have pension, so the bureau later arranged him to work here. Anyways, getting few tens of dollars allowance a month is good enough to live in the country, it can also be considered as a justification to his son's sacrifice.” Liu Jianjun spoke with a sigh. Considering the whole country, a police officer died in the mission almost everyday; this old man's son was just one of them.

”Ah, a beauty while alive, but not so pretty now.” Pulling the cold cabinet, the zipper of the bag covering the corpse was opened up. I sighed while looking at the bluish white complexion of Yang Cuihua.

”Wait a while. Eh, aren't you afraid of ghosts?” I pulled a chair beside Yang Cuihua's corpse and picked my ears as I asked Liu Jianjun.

”……” Liu Jianjun pointed his middle finger to me.

”Creak” As the time neared midnight, the two sliding doors of the mortuary opened by itself. Liu Jianjun, who was dozing off in the corner, was startled. He was about to get up when I signalled him to stop.

”Yiiyii!” A faintly discernible mist began to condense beside Yang Cuihua's corpse, which seemed to be crying as it looked at the corpse in the cold cabinet.

”Why are you crying, young girl?” I said to the ghost, to get along with it. When people died, their spirit would have a lot of inner grievances. And if you were to agitate it, who knows if it won't make a mess of you. So, even while knowing this spirit was Yang Cuihua's soul, I pretended to not know. Why would I use force when I could solve this peacefully?

”Ahh, you, you can see me?” The ghost was startled upon hearing me; it looked at me and asked.

Here was a startled ghost, and over there was a startled Liu Jianjun. In the ghost's eyes, I was talking with her. But in Liu Jianjun's eyes, I was talking to myself.

”Young girl? Where is the young girl!? Is this guy seeing a ghost?” Liu Jianjun looked all around the mortuary under its pale lighting and thought to himself. When he thought of this, he couldn't help cold sweat running down his back. He suddenly recalled my purpose in coming here, that was to meet a ghost!

”How could I turn a blind eye to such a beautiful girl?” I discreetly glanced at Liu Jianjun, indicating him to not make a careless move. Then, I looked at the ghost in front of me and softly said.

”Hehe~you are such a smooth talker.” The female ghost laughed; unexpectedly, her face contained some shyness.

”Ah, you are here waiting for me, right?” After joking around, the female ghost gave a light sigh and asked me. She knew in her heart that ordinary people could not see her, let alone look at her corpse and joke with her.

”Yes. I want to know who killed you. You are also not willing to enter reincarnation like this, right?” I pushed the cold cabinet shut and said to the female ghost.

”A lot of things come to mind. There truly is karma; I didn't believe it before, but now I believe. Actually, I don't blame him, after all he paid a lot for me. But in the end, it was me who harmed him. Thinking about it, if I were him, maybe I would also be bent upon taking revenge, by hook or crook.” The female ghost slightly frowned and said.