Chapter 513 - Cooked (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

“Are you blind? Those are not dolls; those are dead bodies! Let me go!” No matter how hard the homeless man tried to struggle, he was unable to escape from Lee Zheng and Tian Lei’s grasp. He finally quieted down after a few minutes.

“No wonder he’s homeless—the man is mad.” The man stopped resisting, so Tian Lei relaxed. However, Lee Zheng acted different from Tian Lei. He took out a handcuff to apprehend the man.

“Hey, Ol’ Lee, it’s just a mad homeless person. Is that really necessary?”

Lee Zheng kicked the trash next to them aside to reveal several hidden, sharpened metal sticks. “Don’t let your guard down. These people could do anything when they’re pushed to their edge.”

Seeing those hidden weapons, Tian Lei stopped talking. He remembered that the man had been trying to move that way when he was struggling earlier.

“I’m not crazy! I’m trying to save you!” the man screamed stubbornly.

“Stop wasting our time. You picked these broken parts from the landfill, right?” Lee Zheng looked at the dolls. After the toys were abandoned, they had lost their charm. They turned weird and ugly. The broken faces were filled with loneliness and sadness.

“No, they’re not toys. They were already here when I came! They have nothing to do with me!”

“You’re still trying to argue?” Tian Lei kicked the metal rods aside to make sure the man would not be able to reach them. “There are so many rooms here—why did you stay in one that is filled with broken toys? You are a sick man.”

The man looked like he was really wronged, and he did not sound like he was lying. “Many have died here, so Ming Yang Residence is cursed. All the tenants that moved here became cursed; everyone in Eastern Jiujiang knows that. If not for the storm and the lack of any other shelter nearby, I would not have come here.”

“Stop trying to change the topic! Answer my question! Was it you who collect these dolls?” Tian Lei’s voice turned up.

“No, when I entered the room for the first time, the room was already filled with dead bodies.”

“Then why did you stay here?” Tian Lei already stopped correcting the man.

“You can’t leave after you’ve seen the dead bodies! They will follow you, and it’s pointless to run!” The man screamed like mad. “Now you’re stepping on their bodies, but one day, they will step on your cold, dead bodies!”

“Ol’ Lee, what do you think?” Tian Lei was perturbed by what the man had said. If they were someplace else, he would not have felt that way, but standing there, he just felt unsafe.

“You believe a mad person? Keep a close eye on him. I’ll go ask Captain Yan.” Lee Zheng entered the bedroom where Captain Yan and Chen Ge were investigating. “Captain Yan, the man is mad. He said that these dolls are dead bodies and touching them will get you cursed.”

“Well, it’s too late for that.” Captain Yan pointed at Chen Ge helplessly. This boss of a Haunted House was more zealous than a cop. Without flashlight, he squatted down to inspect each doll closely. With a light cough, Captain Yan asked, “Xiao Chen, did you find anything?”

“Most of these dolls are made by plastic, and the date of production ranges across many years. They should have been collected from all over the place by the homeless man. But I’m curious, why would he break them?” Chen Ge picked up the head of the doll. “Look, the cut is obviously made by knife, or else it would not have been so clean.”