The dirty hair swayed in the wind, and the sound of bones grinding came from the woman's throat. She moved very fast, and when Chen Ge opened his mouth, her body was already pressing down on him.
From the woman's reaction, she did not want to listen to Chen Ge.
"I haven't felt this way for a long time." It was like dancing on the edge of a cliff. Cold sweat poured down his face. Chen Ge leaned against the back of the sofa, and his hands gripped the armrests of the sofa.
"I don't mean to offend you, but I'm here to clarify something! A few years ago, a tenant in this room was haunted by a ghost. At the time, you guys appeared to warn him. Now his life is in danger. If we don't get to the bottom of this, he probably won't live for long! "
If this was anyone else, they would have screamed like crazy or even had a mental breakdown. But Chen Ge was different. He used the shortest amount of time to say everything that he wanted to say.
The woman did not come any closer. Chen Ge sighed in relief. He wanted to change to a more comfortable position, but when he turned his neck, he saw a child standing next to him.
The child's skin was an abnormal grayish white. His spine was broken, and his head hung from his chest. His eyes rolled upward, and he stared at Chen Ge.
"Is this your child? Such a cute child … "Chen Ge's lips curved into a smile. He knew that Gu Ming did not hold much weight in the hearts of the ghosts. After a moment's hesitation, he added," That tenant is my best friend. He once told me that the happiest time of his life was spent here. The landlady treated him very well, and he treasured that memory. But recently, he seems to have changed into a different person. He said that only by destroying everything that was good would he be able to control himself. Initially, I thought he was joking, but who would have thought that he was really crazy? If I did not call the police to stop him last night, he would have appeared here with a knife in his hand! "
Being sandwiched between two ghosts, Chen Ge had no idea what he was saying. In any case, he just pushed everything onto Gu Ming.
The ghosts at the old house should have seen the shadow before. Chen Ge believed that if he told them about this, they would be reminded of what had happened years ago.
He did not need to convince the ghost inside the old manor, he just needed them to give him a chance to speak. As long as they did not kill him on the spot, the rest would be easy.
"I do not believe that my friend would do such a thing, but I have to tell you that the landlady is in danger. The monster inside my friend's body wants to kill her!" The more Chen Ge spoke, the more excited he became. Slowly, he became less afraid. "The old lady is a kind person. Kind people shouldn't be hurt!"
To the ghosts at the old house, Gu Ming was just a passerby, but the old lady was different. She was their family.
After Chen Ge said that, the boy next to him turned to look at the female ghost.
Chen Ge could not read anything from the female ghost's face.
His brain turned quickly. Combining his previous experience, he came up with three different plans in his mind. However, just as he was about to execute the third plan, the female ghost and the boy suddenly moved to the side.
The door was pushed open. An old lady around seventy or eighty years old was holding the key. She was mumbling to herself, "Qian Qian? You're back? "
The old lady's face was full of wrinkles. She looked into the room with anticipation, and her eyes met with Chen Ge, who was lying on the sofa.
"Please, let me explain!" Chen Ge quickly stood up and walked toward the old lady, but at that moment, someone pulled on his pants.
He turned to look behind him. The boy was hiding behind the sofa. He reached out to grab Chen Ge's leg. The strange head swayed left and right like it was warning Chen Ge not to tell anyone about his and the female ghost's existence.
"Don't worry."
"Who are you talking to?" Even though the old lady was old, she was not muddle-headed. She walked into the room with the key and turned to look behind Chen Ge. By then, the boy and the female ghost had already disappeared.
"Did I say anything earlier?" When Chen Ge saw the old lady enter the room, he whispered, "Granny, please don't misunderstand. I'm not a thief. I just came to ask you something. I saw that the door was not locked, so I wanted to come in to find you, but the wind blew, and I accidentally closed the door."
"Can the wind lock the door from the outside?" The old lady was not easy to fool. She looked at Chen Ge and suddenly reached into her pocket. When Chen Ge was on high alert, she took out a clean handkerchief. "Wipe your sweat. Even if you're a thief, it's fine. There's nothing valuable in this old house of mine."
"Granny, you're such a nice person." Chen Ge completely relaxed. He did not want to beat around the bush anymore. "I have a friend who used to stay at your place for a period of time. Now, he's not doing well. He keeps saying that there's another person living inside his body, and he keeps saying that he wants to destroy all the good memories he has …"
"You're here because of Jia Ming as well, right?" The old lady interrupted Chen Ge.
With his brows slightly furrowed, Chen Ge immediately asked, "Someone came to find him before I did?"
"A few days ago, a police officer with the surname Yan came to my place and confirmed some things with me."
"Surname Yan? What did he ask? "Chen Ge was instantly reminded of Captain Yan.
"He probably asked me about my impression of Jia Ming. The boy came from the countryside. He's hardworking, but he's stubborn and unlucky." The old lady sounded regretful when she mentioned Jia Ming.
"Then did he ask why Jia Ming moved away?" Chen Ge realized that he had underestimated the police station. Before Jia Ming said anything, Captain Yan's team had already investigated Jia Ming's past.
"He did. Actually, I don't know why the boy was in such a hurry to move away. He didn't even take his bedding or luggage with him. I wanted to mail them to him, but he refused."
"Then can you remember what happened the night before he moved away? He should have returned home very late that night. "Chen Ge wanted to compare Jia Ming's words with the old lady's to see whether Jia Ming was lying or not.
"I was in my room the whole time, and I didn't …" At this point, the old lady suddenly stopped. She stared at Chen Ge for a long time. "Have I seen you before?"
"Seen me before?" This time, Chen Ge was really surprised.
"Yes, I remember now. That night, I heard Jia Ming pacing back and forth in his room. I thought he was arguing with Xiao Ling, so I went to talk to him. But when I reached the second floor, I saw someone standing at his door." The old lady slowly raised her arm, and her thin finger pointed at Chen Ge. "It was you, the person standing at his door that day was you!"
The old lady panicked. If things had progressed according to her plan, Chen Ge would have smiled wickedly and said, "Since you've seen my face, then I can't let you live anymore."
But in reality, Chen Ge voluntarily moved away from the old lady. He sat down on the sofa and started to think.
The old lady had also seen the 'person' who looked like Chen Ge. This indirectly proved that the shadow was related to Chen Ge, or at least, they looked similar.
"No wonder the child and the ghost kept staring at my face when they saw me. They should have been shocked as well." Chen Ge grumbled softly. Then he turned to the old lady. "Granny, the person who looked like me that night, did he do anything strange?"
The old lady shook her head. "He just stood outside the door. By the way, I was holding the light, but when the light shone on him, I realized that the person did not have a shadow."
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