Chapter 1 We... Are We Just Waiting?

"Doctor." Wiggling his butt on the sofa, Fatty looked a little uneasy. He licked his lips and asked softly, "They've all gone out to look for clues, are we... are we just waiting?"

"Slurp—" Jiang Cheng took a sip of iced cola, squinting his eyes as he leaned against the other end of the sofa, letting out a contented groan at the same time, "Ah..."

Fatty: "......"

"Doctor, are we......"

"Go if you want to go." Jiang Cheng put down the half-empty cola can and interrupted Fatty, saying, "I'm not going."

They were sitting and resting in Fatty's room. Jiang Cheng complained that the weather outside was too hot and the sun was too harsh, worrying about getting a sunburn.

He pretended to search for a long time but couldn't find any sunscreen or anything like that.

It made him say that the previous tenants who lived here weren't refined at all.

But fortunately, the supplies in the refrigerator were relatively plentiful. In addition to some frozen food, there were also drinks and mineral water. Half a box of instant noodles was piled in the corner of the kitchen.

Recalling what the doctor had said before, Fatty hesitated for a while before lowering his voice and saying, "Doctor, I kind of understand why you don't want to go out to look for clues?"

Jiang Cheng glanced at him, clearly waiting for him to continue.

"Look." Fatty moved closer, acting very intimate with the doctor, "If we want to look for clues, then we have to team up with other people, which should be..."

Fatty pointed upstairs and whispered, "Those two people."

"I'm not afraid of that Xu Yi." Jiang Cheng immediately became displeased and shouted, "She had all the advantages in the past and still couldn't beat me, now, humph!"

"No, no." Fatty waved his hand, "Doctor, can you let me finish?"

"What I mean is that last night the ghost probably already killed someone and replaced the dead person. You're worried that if the dead person is Chu Jiu, then if we go out with them to look for clues today, we'll be in danger." Fatty looked at Jiang Cheng and asked, "You don't trust Chu Jiu, do you?"

Jiang Cheng tilted his head, looked at Fatty a few times, and slowly extended two fingers.

"Two points." Fatty nodded repeatedly, subconsciously looking for paper and pen, "Doctor, you say it, I'm listening!"

"First." Jiang Cheng shook his finger, "If one of those three people definitely died last night, then the most likely person is Chu Jiu."

Fatty swallowed, subconsciously glanced towards the door, then turned back, "Why?"

"Because she was the only one of the three who left the room." Jiang Cheng replied.

Fatty was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded. It was indeed as the doctor said, Chu Jiu was chased out of the room by the ghost, and it only chased her to the door before stopping.

The old man Yu Gong had also said that you should try not to wander around at night.

It might be a taboo.

"But..." Fatty seemed to suddenly think of something, frowning and asking, "But Xu Yi also left the room. She also saw Chu Jiu in the corridor."

Looking into Fatty's eyes, Jiang Cheng slowly breathed out, "That's also the second point I want to make," he paused, "and what I'm most worried about."

Hearing this, Fatty slowly widened his eyes.

......

Standing in front of a building, Jiao Tai Lang looked at it for a while before breathing out and saying, "This should be the place."

Behind him stood three teammates.

Hua Luo, with deep eyebrows, beautiful eyes, and wearing a long dress.

Wan Yuanning, who didn't talk much, dressed simply, but exuded a comfortable aura.

And Yu Lan, a very shy elementary school teacher, a language teacher, wearing white square-toed leather shoes.

The three people stood in a row, causing many passing men to be distracted.

But they would never have thought that the tallest one, with slightly pursed lips, was an outright cross-dresser.

This place wasn't very remote, but only relative to the Ping An Apartments they lived in.

There were some small vendors nearby, but there were few fixed businesses, and the word "demolish" was painted in large letters outside some scattered houses.

It seemed that this area would be demolished soon.

Accompanied by several teammates, Jiao Tai Lang turned his room upside down. Finally, under the sofa where the hand reached out last night, he found a piece of paper that had been folded many times.

When opened, it was a water bill.

The shop was named Sunshine Story, and its location was in the building in front of them, but the location was a bit off, as it was on the first floor underground.

This used to be a shopping mall.

"Is this... abandoned?" Yu Lan asked softly.

As soon as she finished speaking, the shopping mall door, covered with white paper, was pushed open, and then a few people walked out, carrying bags of things in their hands.

The last two people, one holding a person in his arms, the other carrying a head in each of his left and right hands, and also carrying one under his arm.

The scene was very eerie.

But thankfully, they were all dummies, the kind of window mannequins commonly found in clothing stores.

There was also a security guard who was holding the door for them, as it was very windy outside, making it easier for them to move things out.

Seeing this, the group walked over.

"Hello." Jiao Tai Lang asked, "Is there a shop here called Sunshine Story?"

The security guard looked Jiao Tai Lang up and down with wary eyes, seemingly not interested in this type, and asked in a muffled voice, "What do you want to know for?"

"We saw the rental advertisement posted here and wanted to see if there were any suitable locations." Wan Yuanning said. Her voice wasn't as stunning as her figure, but it made people feel very comfortable and reliable.

After seeing the three women behind Jiao Tai Lang, the slightly balding and slightly hunched security guard immediately straightened his body, his smile blooming like a chrysanthemum: "Are you here to rent a shop? That's great! Let me tell you, don't think that our location isn't in the center, but there are still a lot of people coming and going, especially old people. You young people understand, old people don't shop online, so they still like to come to the mall..."

"Please lead the way." Wan Yuanning nodded, interrupting, "Thank you."

As soon as she finished speaking, the security guard had to shut his mouth. Although the girl in front of him gave the impression of being very easy to talk to, the security guard felt something was strange.

She didn't seem to like communicating with people.

But these were all minor matters to the security guard, who was only temporarily hired and had only been here for a few days.

This shopping mall was about to close down. He heard that the boss had run away with several mistresses due to poor management.

The person who took over later told him that as long as he could rent out one location, he would get a commission, a big commission.

But in the past few days, everyone had been moving out, and the few remaining businesses were almost gone. He thought he was out of luck.

Who would have thought——

Hehe, business was here?

"Alright, alright." The security guard's face was full of smiles, making Jiao Tai Lang's goosebumps rise. He carried a backpack behind him, containing a severed hand and a large sword.