C1 White Lantern

After walking through the drizzling rain on the bridge, Netherworld Town was bathed in the thin rain. From afar, the long corridor was snake-like as they crossed the street. The Netherworld House was located on the end of this street. The layout of the Netherworld House was very simple. On the second floor of the brick building, a white lantern was hung in front of the entrance to guide the spirit of the night. The furnishings inside the house were quite simple, there was only a single hall with a long table and a few chairs.

Old Xie held onto an oil-paper umbrella, turned his head and said something to Zhang Wu Ming, and Zhang Wu Ming immediately nodded his head. The two of them walked all the way into the yellow springs house. Although it was called the yellow springs house, the house didn't have any scenes related to the yellow springs house, and the house gave off a quiet and ancient feeling.

After the two of them sat down, Lao Xie's gaze became gentle, giving off a calm and amiable feeling. The drizzle outside the room was getting heavier, and not long after they sat down, the white lanterns outside the door emitted a blood-red light, and Lao Xie immediately stood up and turned to look at Zhang Wu Ming behind him, "Why are you here so quickly?"

Zhang Wu Ming frowned as he walked to the edge of the roof, he raised his head to look at the white lantern that was being blown by the wind, "Could it be that Liu Fan's soul hasn't left for the underworld?"

"I've personally transcended her soul. There's no way I could have made a mistake!" Old Xie stood up, a trace of unease appearing on his originally calm face.

"If the spirit body cannot be surpassed, then someone must be up to no good!"

"Nameless, what do you mean?"

"The problem might still be Dong Tao. Before, Liu Fan's vengeful spirit had harassed him, but for some reason, Dong Tao managed to escape. At that time, Liu Fan might no longer be as simple as a vengeful spirit. He might have already become a ghost!" Zhang Wu Ming then walked towards the backyard. Lao Xie also followed Zhang Wu Ming to the backyard, "Wu Ming, let's split up this time. I'll go and confirm if Liu Fan really turned into a monster. You go and investigate why Dong Tao was able to escape the calamity caused by the ghosts of his wrongdoers."

Zhang Wu Ming nodded his head, at this moment, several white silk threads fell from the branches of a hundred-year-old locust tree in the backyard. After the two of them grabbed onto a piece of white silk, the locust tree seemed to have a mind of its own as it emitted a green light and enveloped the two of them in light.

Old Xie and Zhang Wu had met Liu Fan's resentful spirit body in the mortal world half a month ago. At that time, Liu Fan's spirit body had some resentment, but it didn't turn into a ghost, so the two of them sent Liu Fan's spirit body to the underworld. However, just as they returned to the Yellow Springs Room, the white lantern once again lit up, meaning that things weren't really over.

It was not hot in Fukuda City in May. A heavy rain had washed the streets the night before, and there was a light breeze in the middle of the afternoon.

Dong Tao had arrived at the company early in the morning. As he passed by the reception, he looked at the clock on the wall and saw that the needle was pointing to 8: 30.

"After taking half a month of sick leave, I'm still not used to coming back to work." Dong Tao walked to his own cubicle and looked around the office. It was so quiet that it felt like the entire world was asleep. It's already 8: 30, why is there still no one here? "

"Who aren't human?" Zhang Wu Ming suddenly appeared behind Dong Tao.

"Old Zhang, why are there no footsteps when you're walking?" Dong Tao, who was shocked, complained, "When did you arrive? How come I didn't see you just now? "

Zhang Wu Ming laughed, "I came here before you, I went to the toilet, when I came back I saw you."

Then, he asked, "Oh right, Dong Tao, how's your rest period for the past half month?"

"Very good, it's just that my legs and feet are still sore." Dong Tao rubbed his calves and said, "What bad luck. It's a good thing I got lucky and got lucky. Otherwise, I would have been knocked to death." After saying that, he took out a triangular amulet from his neck to take a look before withdrawing it.

"You actually believe this?" Zhang Wu Ming laughed dryly, his eyes swept across the protective talisman and continued to ask, "Nothing happened after that, right?"

"Old Zhang, you're acting a bit strange. Are you still expecting me to do something?" After saying that, Dong Tao pulled his seat open and sat down. Zhang Wu Ming didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, he pulled out the seat beside Dong Tao and sat down, "I didn't have that intention, I was just asking. Oh right, Dong Tao, the girl you've been pursuing recently is called Liu Fan, right? How was the chase? What's the progress now? "

When Zhang Wu Ming mentioned Liu Fan, Dong Tao's eyes immediately became panicked. His tone was also a bit evasive, "Ah, her, she seems to have gone on a trip recently. We haven't been in contact lately."

"If that's the case, then you have to work hard. "I heard that the girl's family background seems to be especially good. She's from a completely different world from us." Zhang Wu Ming deliberately emphasized on the last sentence.

Dong Tao didn't want to continue the conversation with Zhang Wu Ming, so he ended the conversation tactfully, "Yes, yes, yes. Since there's nothing else, I'll be going to work first." After saying that, Dong Tao's computer also lit up.

After Zhang Wu Ming left, the clock on the wall started to move again, and one by one, the people in the company started to return to their seats, they started working all day, but at this moment, Dong Tao could not calm down, he took out his phone and opened the photo album, and muttered in a low voice, "I'll make you proud!"

The girl on the screen was wearing a bikini while standing on the beach. She had a bright smile on her face and gave off the aura of a goddess. Facing such a girl, no matter who it was, they would feel a little moved.

The air conditioner in the office blew cold air, and the keyboard of his colleagues around them began to clatter. Dong Tao, who was staring at the photo, revealed a hint of viciousness in his eyes, as if he was looking at an enemy who had deep hatred in his heart. His hand trembled uncontrollably, and the girl in the photo suddenly came to life, her bright smile turning into mockery in Dong Tao's eyes. At this moment, the phone's screen started to leak blood.

"Ah!" Dong Tao cried out in alarm. All of his colleagues looked at him.

"What are you shouting for? What the hell?" Why are you still playing with your phone, aren't you afraid of getting caught by the quality inspection? " The one who spoke was Zhang Wu Ming.

Seeing that it was Zhang Wu Ming, Dong Tao calmed down and looked back at his phone. The photo was the same as before, without any change: "Why is it you again? Are you a ghost?" It always comes out of the blue. "

Zhang Wu Ming nodded and teased, "I am." With that, he looked at Dong Tao with a smile.

"Go go go, don't disturb me." With that, he lowered his head and deleted the photo, and Zhang Wu Ming had seen this scene.

When it was noon, Dong Tao went to the cafeteria alone for lunch. He listened to his two colleagues at the next table chatting.

"Did you know? I heard that there's another person in the software park."

"Don't scare me, what's the number of days this month?"

"Isn't that so? Can I scare you? Go ask around. If this goes on, most of the companies in the park will probably close down."

"It's not that serious, is it? "How can you just shut it down like that?"

"So many people have already died, who would still dare to come to work?" Then the man stood up and whispered in the other man's ear, "I heard there was something going on here."

Then the colleague sat back down. Dong Tao, who was listening at the side, felt it was funny. He thought to himself, if there really was such a thing, wouldn't he have been brought to the door a long time ago? Then, he thought about the car accident half a month ago and the scene when he checked his phone in the morning. Dong Tao quickly slapped his face and said to himself, "Don't be afraid, there's a talisman here."

"The photo that you deleted at noon was Liu Fan's photo right? It's pretty beautiful, so why did you delete it?" At this time, Zhang Wu Ming was sitting across from Dong Tao with a plate in his hands. He scooped up a potato with the spoon in his hand and said after chewing twice, "The food in this canteen is really bad."

After being mentioned by Zhang Wu Ming about Liu Fan, Dong Tao's heart was once again in turmoil. This was a secret he had hidden in the deepest part of his heart, yet it had always been mentioned by others, so he was naturally in a very bad mood, "It has nothing to do with you. Also, there are so many empty spots here, why are you sitting next to me?"

"This is the only place we have free time." Zhang Wu Ming picked up another potato and placed it in his mouth, spitting it out, "This potato is too hard."

Dong Tao thought it was strange, why did he keep meeting Zhang Wu Ming today, and since he was not familiar with him, he did not plan to give face to Zhang Wu Ming, just a colleague, at most, it would just be fine if he did not get along with him in the future, so he said to Zhang Wu Ming, "Old Zhang, don't meddle in other people's business, it's really annoying like this."

Zhang Wu Ming put down his spoon, wiped his mouth with a napkin and said, "I'm not meddling in your business." Then, he stood up and left the table, putting the plate back into the recycling bin. He walked back and leaned over and whispered into Dong Tao's ear, "Do you really think the death of the people in the software garden has nothing to do with you?"

Dong Tao was stunned as if he was struck by lightning. He stared at Zhang Wu Ming's back that was slowly leaving. The sound of the cafeteria gradually disappeared, but Dong Tao couldn't hear anything. All he could think of was Zhang Wu Ming's last sentence.

Late into the night, Old Xie came alone to the backyard of Liu Fan's villa. This was the place where Dong Tao buried Liu Fan's corpse after he was killed. Lao Xie took a step forward. A redbud tree in the backyard swayed gently in the cold night wind. He frowned. "Strange. Where's the corpse?"