Chapter 1066 - Dream of Chen Ge [2 in 1] (1/2)
Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Millman97
In the silence of the night, a dark shadow moved slowly through the living room. The clock hung on the wall ticked rhythmically. It was now three o’clock in the morning. His fingertips scratching the surface of the wall. The man finally stopped before the door to Ying Chen’s bedroom. The doorknob slowly turned as the door was gradually pushed open.
The icy gaze pierced through the darkness, staring at the man in bed wearing his pajamas. He was in a very deep sleep. The corners of his lips were curled up into a smile, as if he was indulging in some kind of happy dream. The shadow from beyond the bedroom slowly approached the bed. It moved silently, and it was standing right beside the bedside.
Suddenly, the sound of a book’s pages flipping echoed in the dark bedroom, and the stinging, pungent stench of blood spread. The man who was lying in bed frowned. He tossed his body around, and his face turned right to face the person who was standing beside his bed. Quietly kneeling before the man, the shadow was titling its head as he studied the man who was sound asleep as he raised the gory-looking doctor skull cracker’s hammer that he was holding.
“Ying Chen?” With a soft call of his name, Ying Chen’s eyelids fluttered slightly. The man was slowly called out from his wonderful slumber. He saw the blurry outline of a person standing beside his bed. Both of his eyes started to focus. An iron hammer that was covered with spikes and carved with blood grooves was speedily heading toward his shoulder. Sucking in a cold breath, Ying Chen’s body supercharged, and he leaped up from the bed instantly as he rolled to the side to avoid the onslaught. The spikes slashed through the pajamas before it fell on the bed, shattering the frame!
Ying Chen did not dare imagine what would have happened to him if he did not narrowly avoid the attack earlier. He would probably have been left disabled.
“Who are you?” Standing on the other side of the bed, Ying Chen’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. The scare had gotten the better of him; even his voice was shaking.
“You were able to avoid that because I never meant to hit you in the first place. As you’ve done to others, I plan to take my time with you.”
The voice from the darkness caused Ying Chen’s body to be covered in goosebumps. At the same time, he found the voice very familiar, like he had heard it somewhere before. He had just been woken up from his sleep and dropped into a nightmare. His mind was too fuzzy to focus on too many things. Before he could piece everything together, the figure charged at him again.
His hands reached toward the study table, and Ying Chen grabbed a fruit knife. However, before he could use it, his arm was smacked into by a heavy force, and he instantly lost all feeling of his limb. The arm dangled weakly by his side, and the fruit knife clattered to the floor with a cling. A foot kicked the fruit knife to the side. The figure that stood in the dark stared firmly at Ying Chen. At that moment, Ying Chen did not dare move an inch. He was leaning against the wall. He had no idea how this scary monster had gotten into his bedroom and how he had ended up in this situation.
“I am not good at bullying those weaker than me. The games that you play and like so much are so boring in my eyes.” The figure took one voluntary step backward and lightly shook his head. Dragging the heavy scary-looking hammer, he walked out of Ying Chen’s bedroom, and he closed the door behind him.
His heart still palpitating, Ying Chen held his arm that had become as useless as a limp noodle. He pinched his face to figure out whether he was still in a dream or not. The smell of blood intensified. Blood vessels spread and crawled all over the surfaces of his room. Pale faces slowly appeared on the walls as they stared down at him.
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Leaning against the bedroom door, Chen Ge put away the hammer and listened to the screaming that came from Ying Chen’s bedroom. Half an hour later, the screams stopped. Chen Ge reopened the door, went in, and dragged the fainted Ying Chen out.
“This one is not as strong as I anticipated. He is so much weaker compared to the Ying Chen possessed by the ghost fetus.”
When Chen Ge was dragging Ying Chen through the living room, the sounds of the cats kept coming from the room that Ying Chen kept the adopted stray cats in. One of the cats cried extremely loudly, which reminded Chen Ge of the cats’ call behind Ying Tong’s door. It was because of the warning from the cats that he had been able to discern Ying Chen’s location.
“I almost forgot. You guys are also his victims.” Chen Ge smashed the door down with the hammer. Once the door splintered and cracked, endless streams of cats rushed out. They phased through Chen Ge’s body before they dispersed and disappeared into the darkness. “Those are the spirits of the cats who have died in this room, huh? Good, it is time for them to gain their freedom as well.”
Chen Ge walked into the room. There were a few wounded strays in the room. They were very afraid of Chen Ge. Once Chen Ge entered the room, they moved to curl up in the corner. Their instinct to run was as clear as day.
“You saved me behind the door, and now it’s my turn to save you.” Chen Ge was not a vet. He decided to send the cats to the pet clinic after the sun came up. After dealing with their treatment, he would then return to New Century Park.
“Chen Ge…” Ying Tong walked out from his bedroom. His hands were on the wall. The boy had not gotten used to using his eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
“There is a dead body hidden under Ying Chen’s bed. It’s our stepfather.” The stepfather in question should be the relative that Ying Chen mentioned earlier. Actually, the relative had done well by them, but unfortunately, that was not what Ying Chen thought. “Also, Mr. Wood, Miss Dress, and Auntie Wu… I know where they are.”
3Ying Tong should be talking about the location of their dead bodies. This caused Chen Ge’s heart to squeeze. He touched Ying Tong’s head. “Of course, we will go and find everyone.”
Sitting on the sofa, Chen Ge called Lee Zheng on his personal number. When the call was connected and Lee Zheng’s blurry voice came through the line, Chen Ge only then realized that it was not yet even four in the morning.
“It’s like this, Inspector Lee. I am currently at Ying Chen’s home.”
“Didn’t we decide that we’d go and investigate his house together in the morning? Why are you there now?” Lee Zheng had completely woken up. He could hear a trace of something unpleasant in Chen Ge’s tone.
1“As you know, I hate evil and uphold justice as the absolute value in my life. The thought of an evil man walking free prevents me from having a good night’s sleep.”
1“Stop going around in circles and get to the point—what have you found?” The sound of Lee Zheng putting on his clothes came through the phone.
“As we suspected, Lee Zheng was indeed torturing those strays cats, but more than that, I have evidence that he is a heartless murderer. I found a dead body under his bed. I hope you guys can get here as soon as possible. I have found both the physical evidence and a trustworthy witness.”
1“No matter what, you have to ensure the safety of yourself and the witness! We will be there in a minute!”
The call was ended. Listening to the busy dial tone from the phone, Chen Ge took a glance at the unconscious Ying Chen beside him.
“After all, I have single-handedly apprehended such a vicious and crazed murderer. Shouldn’t I appear to be more disheveled myself?” Chen Ge quickly tore open parts of his jacket and his shirt so that he would look more the part. While waiting for the police to arrive, Chen Ge took out the black phone from his pocket. He clicked on the screen and started to read the few new messages.
1“Congratulations, Red Specter’s Favored, you have completed 7/9 of the Trial Mission, Ghost Fetus. The ghost fetus has lost the eyes that can look into the human heart. He will not be able to study your thoughts anymore! Warning, Red Specter’s Favored, you do not have much time left!
“Congratulations, Red Specter’s Favored, for surpassing the limit for the affection level of a unique-type Red Specter. Blood heart mission activated—the red high heels!
“The Red High Heels (Bloody Heart Mission. After completing this, there is a very high chance that the Red Specter possessing the red high heels will officially become your employee): Have you heard of this cursed game? This game is called… the red high heels.
1“Mission requirement: Enter the cursed hospital at midnight to look for a pair of bloody red high heels.