The trainers followed the transparent figure of Uncle Hong in that manner all the way towards the place his finger pointed. They finally arrived at the front of the dilapidated residential building and followed Uncle Hongâs guidance to step into the hallway again.
In the dim light, the transparent figure of Uncle Hong finally stood at the door to his home where a seal was attached. After standing silently for a while with his back to Su Zimo, he continued to point his fingers through the dilapidated wooden door and signaled for them to enter his home.
The officers that were supposed to be at the door from the relevant departments didnât know what was going on; they couldnât see him.
But this was a nightmare world after all. No matter what happens, itâs just a nightmare. On the other hand, many strange things could happen in such a world. The trainers continued to look at Uncle Hong, who stood with his back to them.
To be honest, this kind of image was somewhat striking.
Especially when they considered that Uncle Hong may be the core of the nightmare world, even if they all subconsciously thought that this ghost was very kind, they didnât dare to relax.
If possible, the trainers didnât want to get close to that Uncle Hong, but their instincts as experienced trainers told them that Uncle Hong was most likely related to their requirements for task clearance. Even if they felt a bit uneasy, they still followed.
âDo we want to knock open the door?â Cheng Yun hesitated.
âThis is too serious of a situation to start again.â Bai Man was obviously somewhat tired. âI donât know how much this nightmare world has cost us in the real world this time.â
When Bai Man mentioned the time in the real world, Cheng Yun didnât continue hesitating. Without using all of his strength, he removed the yellow seal tied to the old wooden door and pushed it open.
There were now many traces of investigation. Uncle Hongâs body was gone, but the blood on the floor was impossible to remove for a while. The trainers couldnât help but walk around outside and watched as the transparent Uncle Hong suddenly appeared in front of a certain cabinet by the window.
Su Zimo remembered that cabinet. It was inside that cabinet that Lin Hao and Lin Ren probably found a pack of money that Old Hong had wrapped in old newspapers. It made Lin Ren act badly.
Su Zimo followed the other trainers to take a closer look and saw that there was still a pile of old newspapers in the cabinet, but the money inside seemed to have been taken away as âevidence.â
The transparent Uncle Hong just stood in front of the pile of old newspapers, looking down very seriously.
âLetâs get the money back?â Dr. Jin guessed. âSometimes if the evidence isnât taken by relatives or loved ones, it may just be confiscated.â
As soon as Dr. Jin finished speaking, she suddenly found that the transparent Uncle Hong suddenly turned around and stared at her for a while, then reached his hand out again and pointed diagonally at the pile of old newspapers in the cabinet drawer.
âMaybe thatâs what he means?â Cheng Yun also thought for a while.
âBut there may be other reasons.â Dr. Jin was somewhat uncomfortable being stared at by Uncle Hongâs ghost. âI think I may have guessed wrong, otherwise the old man wouldnât be looking at me like this.â
âThereâs paper.â Su Zimo was short now, but he could see the newspaper in the cabinet clearly.
âThatâs a newspaper.â The university student to his side tried to pat the top of Su Zimoâs hair, but he avoided him.
Su Zimo sighed internally, then pointed to the old newspapers and said, âThereâs still paper in the newspaper.â
After listening to Su Zimoâs words, the other trainers once again focused on the pile of old newspaper. They found that there was a white paper with different texture in the pile of newspapers. Cheng Yun walked over and picked up the white paper, then began to stand there dazedly.
âWhatâs wrong?â Dr. Jin asked quickly.
âThis is aâŚâ Cheng Yun rubbed his eyes as if he wanted to see the words on the paper more clearly. After repeating that many times, he sighed helplessly and raised his head to look at the other trainers and said, âThis is a suicide note.â
Su Zimo widened his eyes in surprise.
âUncle Hong wrote it.â Cheng Yun couldnât help but sigh again. âThe characters on the suicide not are somewhat awkward. It seems like Uncle Hong isnât good at writing, but maybe itâs just because itâs meant to be instructive. All suicide notes need to fulfill certain conditions. There are several similarly crooked signatures that should be witnesses as friends or the like. In short, it can be legally recognized as a suicide note.â
âUncle Hong seemed to be in poor health. The time had come where days were just passing by.â Cheng Yun looked at the suicide note in his hand. âSo Uncle Hong gave all his savings and this property to⌠Lin Hao and Lin Ren.â
The atmosphere was dim as if everyone was affected the same as the transparent Uncle Hong.
âUncle Hong also said that he originally only wanted to use the money to help orphans and elderly people after his death, but the appearance of Lin Hao and Lin Ren changed his mind.â Cheng Yun sighed as if he couldnât stop. âAlthough he knew that Lin Hao and Lin Ren didnât have pure intentions, he was grateful to them for their efforts at finding various shows and jokes to make him happy. He thanked them for watching such boring dramas with him, and thanked them for being the only people who remembered to visit him regularly.â
âAnd he hoped that after Lin Hao and Lin Ren received the money, they would get jobs and find a place and path that was more suitable for them and start over again.â Cheng Yun put down the suicide note in his hand, feeling heavy. âIf Lin Rao and Lin Ren could see this⌠This letter should say enough. Actually, as long as theyâre open, Uncle Hong would probably promise them everything.â
At that moment, Uncle Hongâs transparent hand suddenly grasped Cheng Yun firmly, his eyes wide.
âUncle, do you want us to give this letter to Lin Hao and Lin Ren?â Dr. Jin reacted quickly.
After hearing Dr. Jinâs words, the air around Uncle Hong seemed to soften suddenly. He slowly released Cheng Yunâs hand, and the expression on his face was no longer so somber.
The transparent Uncle Hong no longer disappeared suddenly. He moved slowly, ignoring the trainers present, and he walked directly out of the door, exiting bit by bit.
Su Zimo felt that Uncle Hong should be going back to the police station again.
At the beginning, Dr. Jin and the others said that their task this time was to help Lin Hao and Lin Ren survive the catastrophes, so all of them started preventing Lin Hao and Lin Renâs deaths.
But from Su Zimoâs perspective at that moment, the so-called âcatastropheâ wasnât necessarily a âcatastrophe.â It was Uncle Hong, who had passed away, who hoped that the two siblings could figure out what they had yet to understand, whether they were imprisoned or not.
And this suicide note was an opportunity.
Itâs just that⌠if this nightmare world is centered around Uncle Hong, it means that Lin Hao and Lin Ren were just like the âprankster trioâ in Zhang Xiaoqingâs world. They were all puppets created by a ghostâs resentment, right?
Su Zimo couldnât help thinking about that.
Iâm in awe of these oblivious lads actually. If a ghost is pointing directly at a suspicious thing, the obvious thing to do would be to inspect the thing.
Student: Aww, the baby doesnât know what a newspaper is. *pat pat*