507 Assistance (1/2)
”Kacha!”
A shockingly loud sound made Chen Xinbo turn around. With a stern look, he shouted. ”Who's that?”
”It's me... me... Haha, Mister Chen, the moon is really bright today, haha...”
Detective Ma stood out and nervously scratched his head.
Chen Xinbo seemed to have used too much strength from the shock of discovering that someone was spying on him. The head of the girl suddenly rolled to the ground and tumbled around. It was a skeleton with hair!
”Ah! Wei'er!”
Chen Xinbo let out a cry and quickly carried the skull in his hands before wiping the dust away from it. ”Did it hurt? Be good, don't cry! The pain will go away.”
Looking at how Mister Chen was treating the skeleton, Detective Ma shuddered in fear.
...
”Sigh...”
It was nightfall and Uncle Chen was suffering from insomnia. He held a wine glass and sipped on wine as he reminisced about the past.
”Elder Mistress's death was a huge blow to Mister Chen... From that day onwards, he was desolate and gave up on all of his business. Furthermore, he believed that monk, that he could really recall Elder Mistress's soul with jade! Everyone in the residences were in fear and Missus Chen had pleaded her husband, but Mister Chen was still unwilling to leave...”
The Elder Mistress of the Chen Family was dead!
However, Chen Xinbo refused to accept this fact. He had even ordered the people of the residences not to speak a word about her death and everyone had to act as though Elder Mistress was still alive. This was a requirement for the 'ritual'!
He had spent almost half of his fortune buying rare and treasured jade rocks and was using them to create a spell capable of recalling a soul!
This was the truth about the Chen Residences!
”How can a dead person be revived? Master is crazy!”
Uncle Chen's face was flushed as he mumbled to himself. ”Even if her soul returns, it will only be a ghost, right? Everyone in the residences is already scared to their wits. Sigh, I need to look for an opportunity to advice Master about this!”
He did not realise that a pair of pale hands had landed on his shoulders. Suddenly, the pair of hands tugged up.
”Pa!”
The wine glass fell to the floor and shattered as Uncle Chen was lifted from the ground.
”Haa....”
His face was flushed from the alcohol and as he struggled, he could not force himself out of the pair of cold hands.
”Elder Mistress... Elder Mistress's soul... let me go!”
His tears and mucus were flowing out as he spoke whatever he could think of.
However, that pair of hands held relentlessly. Finally, with a twitch, Uncle Chen had lost his breath.
”Bang!”
His corpse fell to the ground and the reflection in his eyeballs were...
...
”Detective Ma!”
Finally, Chen Xinbo had pieced the skeleton together and spoke without turning his head to look at Detective Ma.
”Ah... Mister Chen, yes!”
Detective Ma let out an embarrassing smile. It was none of his business that Mister Chen had this quirk to keep corpses.
However, if he wanted to be paid, he had to ensure that Chen Xinbo was happy.
”The real reason I hired you is for you to assist me in looking for my daughter's soul! I've seen her... However, she is unwilling to see me! If you can let me see her once more, I am willing to pay whatever price you ask for!”
Chen Xinbo's crazed look was a desperate one as well.
”Cough cough... Don't worry, Mister Chen! I will do my best to accomplish it!”
Detective Ma adjusted his tie. Suddenly, he noticed a white shadow flashed by. ”Gh... Ghost!”
His legs turned jelly as he collapsed to the ground. A strong sense of fear paralysed him.
”D*mn it d*mn it d*mn it... I have yet to repay my car loan. If I delay any longer, the bank will mortgage it, this is a huge loss...”
Unknowingly, this was the only thought which surfaced in his mind.
”Creak! Creak!”
On the other side of the room, a pair of pale hands appeared on the railing. Following which, there was a head full of long black hair.
A female ghost crawled into the room on all fours and there was a crackling sound as she made her way across the room.
”Wei'er? Is that you?”
Tears welled up in Chen Xinbo's eyes as he rushed towards the ghost. ”Are you here to visit Father?”
The female ghost raised her head, revealing bloodshot eyes and a pale face.
In that instant, Detective Ma felt a sense of familiarity looking at the face. If not for the eyes and the pale face, this lady might be beautiful.
”No... You are not Wei'er!”
Chen Xinbo slipped and fell to the ground. ”You are.... Ahhhhhh!”
”Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Detective Ma realised what was happening. He quickly got up to his feet and ran like mad towards the stairs. ”I'm doomed! My client is dead and I won't get to earn anything!”
With quick steps, he made his way downstairs.
Initially, the lower level would be the living room which would link to the guest room.
However, this time, Detective Ma was shivering in fear. He looked towards Elder Mistress's room and noticed a big pool of blood seeping out. A pale pair of hands were firmly planted on the door, leaving a bloodied palm print.
”This is none of my business!”
He was on the verge of crying as he rushed down the stairs.
When he arrived at the first floor, all he could see was the same corridor as upstairs. The ghost in white was advancing towards him.
”No... Don't come over!”