What exists above the vengeful spirits, Zuo Si was not clear. However, he had some vague guesses.
Since there were top-tier obsessions, it was highly likely that top-tier vengeful spirits could also appear.
‘I wonder if Ge Hong’s level has changed now,’ Zuo Si thought as he kicked off his shoes, lay down on the bed, and pulled out his black phone to find Ge Hong’s information.
[Name: Ge Hong.
Soul Level: Vengeful Spirit.
Growth Potential: Average.
Favorability: ★★.
Special Ability: Shadow Concealment.
Special Ability Strength: Poor.
Special Ability Source: The industry she worked in required her to hide and never appear in the sunlight, so she gradually developed a certain level of concealment ability.]
Having spent a full five thousand in fear, her soul level was still a vengeful spirit. Zuo Si couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
“It seems that raising the soul level is not as simple as I imagined. However, Ge Hong’s strength has indeed improved. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to defeat Liu Wenguang.”
‘The primary goal now is to increase Ge Hong’s favorability towards me. Tomorrow, I need to go to the police station; I hope to get Ge Hong’s home address from Captain Niu. I need to find Ge Hong’s family and ask them what her wishes were when she was alive. But… how can I trigger the favorability task?’
Zuo Si fell into thought. ‘Meng Miaoxue’s favorability task was triggered when I browsed the news of her murder. That means as long as I come into contact with a certain point of the ‘favorability task,’ it can be triggered.’
With this in mind, Zuo Si set a goal for tomorrow: when he arrived at Ge Hong’s home, he would walk around and see if he could easily trigger it.
He closed his eyes, preparing to sleep.
A faint, delicate fragrance drifted into Zuo Si’s nostrils.
“Why is there a scent?” Zuo Si was taken aback, then remembered that Ding Ruxiao had slept on this bed last night. “Oh my god, I’m actually sleeping in the bedding she used?!!”
He couldn’t help but feel a little excited and wrapped himself tighter in the covers. His sleepiness faded significantly.
He stared at the ceiling, secretly resolving to pursue Ding Ruxiao.
So what if she was a nightclub girl?
As long as she had good character and he liked her, that was enough.
“Maybe Ding Ruxiao gave up that wealthy job for me.” Zuo Si felt a surge of joy and began to fantasize about a happy future with Ding Ruxiao.
But gradually, he sensed something was off; the temperature around him seemed to be dropping continuously, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
“What’s going on? Is there something ghostly here?” Zuo Si tightened his grip on the blade and slowly sat up.
He glanced around in the darkness.
When he looked out the window towards the yard, he instantly felt a chill run down his spine.
A pale-faced pregnant woman was staring back at him, her eyes devoid of emotion.
That dark red spaghetti strap dress was so familiar, so glaring!
“Isn’t she the most terrifying pregnant ghost from last night? Why is she here?! Could it be that I’m seeing things?” Zuo Si rubbed his eyes and looked out the window again, but the pregnant ghost had indeed vanished.
“Was it really just my imagination?…” He felt uncertain: “No, this definitely isn’t an illusion; I can’t deceive myself. But why would she come to me?” Zuo Si was puzzled: “I clearly didn’t provoke her.”
After completing the midnight taxi routine task, Zuo Si had achieved a hundred percent completion, yet the black phone did not mention this pregnant woman. This meant that encountering the pregnant ghost last night was merely a coincidence and had nothing to do with the task.
It was Chen Qing who had hit her. But why did she seek out Zuo Si?
“Could it be because I didn’t get out of the car to save her? That seems to be the only reason…” Zuo Si thought about asking Gu Yiyi for clarification, as she was the only one who had had close contact with the pregnant ghost. However, after hesitating for a long time, he still didn’t dare to go out.
“What if I go out now and run into the pregnant ghost?” He couldn’t help but shiver; perhaps it was better to ask tomorrow. “This pregnant ghost seems very powerful; she was able to leave the death zone on her own. Or could it be that… someone took her vessel?”
Unable to make sense of it, he decided to stop thinking about it. If the pregnant ghost wanted to act, she would have done so long ago. Therefore, Zuo Si was safe for the time being.
After everything he had been through, his heart had gradually grown stronger, and combined with his overwhelming fatigue, he fell into a deep sleep. He slept until eight-thirty in the morning.
Upon opening his eyes, he saw the small steamed buns and tofu pudding on the table beside him.
“It must have been prepared by Ding Ruxiao; this feeling of being taken care of is quite nice.”
At that moment, Lin Zihao rushed into the room like a gust of wind. Seeing Zuo Si awake, he smiled and said, “Boss, you’re finally awake.”
“Is there something you need?”
“The boss lady asked me to check if everything is ready for the scene.”
“It’s all set. There are dedicated staff inside, so you can assure her.”
“Great! I’ll go tell the boss lady right away!” Lin Zihao dashed out but turned back at the door. “By the way, boss, I have something I want to ask you.”
“What is it?”
“How can I win over a big beauty like the boss lady?”
“Haha!” Zuo Si laughed, “First, you need to be handsome enough!”
“Oh~” Lin Zihao looked enlightened. “Now I understand.”
“Understand what?”
“I understand that you haven’t won over the boss lady yet because you’re not handsome enough!!” Before Lin Zihao finished speaking, he ran out, fearing a beating.
“Damn it…” Zuo Si muttered as he touched his face, “Do people nowadays have a problem with their aesthetic sense?” He then went to the mirror to admire his handsome face: “Not bad at all.”
After washing up and finishing the buns, Zuo Si headed to the horror scene. He went straight to Gu Yiyi to inquire about the pregnant ghost. Gu Yiyi confirmed what she had said last time: after Chen Qing drove away, the pregnant ghost followed him and did not harm her. However, Gu Yiyi added a detail this time: before the pregnant ghost disappeared, she stared at her for over ten seconds.
“Perhaps the pregnant ghost sensed that Gu Yiyi was a bit special.”
Arriving at the entrance of the haunted house, a long line had already formed, many of whom were those who had wanted to play yesterday but couldn’t get a spot.
Zuo Si briefly explained a few things to Ding Ruxiao before hurriedly leaving.
At the Xu Shan Police Station, Zuo Si went straight to Captain Niu’s office.
“Hey! You brat finally showed up; come, sit down!” Captain Niu was very pleased to see Zuo Si; the cases he had solved recently surpassed the total from the past few years, most of which were thanks to Zuo Si’s efforts.
“Captain Niu, I have something I want to ask you.”
“Ah, you mean Liu Hong and her husband? They have both confessed; five lives in total, and they should be facing the death penalty without any issues.”
“That’s not what I meant; I wanted to ask…”
“Is it about Zhao Changfa? Sigh! That guy has already committed $uicide in custody out of fear of the charges.”