Chapter 1449 Neighbors (1/2)

”What happened to the fifth man?” asked Li Du with concern.

”A couple of local urchins ventured here and then one died,” Benedict said. ”The family kept it a secret because it was illegal and a trespass. The other thing is, they probably won't like it when it gets out, but it's only known to us who live here.”

Li Du touched his nose and frowned. The house seemed to have many problems.

Ghost or no ghost, he bought a house with a gruesome history for $2 million, and selling it would not be easy.

When he frowned and said nothing, Benedict said, ”I suggest you get out of here. Don't live here anymore.”

Li Du asked, ”What about you? Aren't you afraid to live here?”

Benedict shrugged. ”We don't live here all the time. We come by once in a while.”

”What if you met a ghost in that once in a while?” Li Du asked. ”Didn't that dead Montana rancher just come by once in a while?”

Benedict shrugged again. ”He was hit by a car. Well, I mean, it's none of your business. The ghost would only stay here, and it would not go elsewhere. Otherwise, the whole area would be in chaos.”

When he wanted to ask more, Benedict interrupted him by saying, ”My last bit of advice to you is save your life and get out of here. It's dangerous, I swear, it's dangerous!”

Then, without another word, he turned away.

Li Du looked down at the ground. Benedict had just entered the house, though he only stepped over the doorway.

He could not help but wonder how Benedict, his neighbor, could have entered the gate if he was really afraid of ghosts in the house. Moreover, he was brave enough to live here.

The doubt passed through his mind, and he returned to the house without further thought.

The weather was not good. The sun appeared intermittently, and in the evening when there was no sunset, the sun disappeared without anyone knowing, and then gradually the sky became dark.

Their first night in the haunted house came.

Li Du brought a lot of food, including barbecue ingredients. He was good at barbecuing, so he set up the grill and prepared a meal.

The meat they brought was salted in advance and they put it directly on the grill. It was delicious.

Young Markelov pulled out a barrel and the others prepared for a barbecue and beer in the yard.

Lu Guan shivered and said, ”Boss, let's go in and eat, can't we? I don't feel at ease outside.”

”Don't worry about ghosts,” Young Markelov said impatiently.

Lu Guan scratched his neck and said, ”Who said anything about a ghost? What do you mean?”

Young Markelov grinned and said, ”No ghosts, huh? Be careful in the middle of the night…”

Lu Guan panicked at once. ”Are you going to act like a ghost and scare me? You can't do that, f**k you. Boss, you look after this bastard!”

Li Du stared at Young Markelov and said, ”Don't cause a mess. What if something goes wrong if you scare him and we miss the real thing?”

”What could go wrong? Is there a ghost? Well, I'll take care of it. How can there be ghosts in the world? Some people have a ghost in their hearts, though!” Young Markelov said without caring.

The Markelov brothers had been soldiers, they had killed, and some of their comrades were killed. They had seen much blood and death, so they didn't believe in ghosts or anything supernatural.

Li Du was turning over the roast chicken. The little animals around the grill suddenly looked warily at the door, and Ah Ow ran out again.