Netherworld Retrograde
Chapter 188 - 88 Dead Souls_2

Chapter 188: Chapter 88 Dead Souls_2

The sky had already darkened.

This place, a certain mountainous area, had become a favorite location for wealthy businessmen.

Compared to the crowdedness of other urban areas, the scenery here was indeed beautiful.

Li Yelai and his companions had arrived at a villa situated midway up the mountainside.

This was the original owner’s current residence; after all, a thin camel is still larger than a horse.

People said that even though his family had fallen into decline, he was still able to buy a villa in the New District.

At that moment, Li Yelai saw an SUV approaching from a distance; it was Cheese’s vehicle.

He immediately got out of his car to greet Cheese.

Cheese parked her car next to the van, rolled down the window, and smiled at Li Yelai, "You little rascal, you really can’t manage without me."

The temperature was quite low today, and Cheese had switched to her winter wear, donning a beige down coat that made her already delicate face appear somewhat quaint and adorable. Her eyes also carried a hint of a smile.

"This time, I’m counting on you," Li Yelai said.

Cheese nodded and then got out of the car to stand beside Li Yelai, greeting the Detective.

Although Mr. Zhao found it strange that Li Yelai had called for a young girl, he still pressed the villa doorbell.

Soon, a middle-aged man with a furious expression emerged from the villa.

His attitude was poor; without opening the gate, he shouted through the fence, "I’ve already said, I don’t know why such things are happening in the old house! If you continue to bother me, I’m going to call the police!"

Mr. Zhao frowned and said, "If that’s the case, then we’ll have to cancel this transaction. We can’t take a house with issues like this. You’ll have to return the deposit."

This hit a sore spot for the middle-aged man, whose expression softened significantly, "But I really don’t know much about it. Before I sold it to you guys, I never encountered such a..."

At that moment, he heard a crisp voice.

"[Listen to me], what do you know?" Cheese spoke calmly after eating a piece of candy.

She had seen her share of these nonsense-spewing guys and directly used her ability.

The middle-aged man frowned and was about to scold her, but the words that came out of his mouth were those he did not wish to say, "When my grandfather was still alive, I had seen him running to the basement."

"For what?" Cheese inquired.

"To... to meet with my grandmother..." the middle-aged man answered honestly.

"Your grandmother?" Mr. Zhao scratched his head, "According to my investigation, didn’t your grandmother pass away a year after you were born?"

"Yet over there... I seriously heard my grandfather shouting my grandmother’s name through the door panel," the middle-aged man admitted with fear, unable to lie, "Over there, there is my grandmother’s dead soul. Even though my grandfather knew this, he would still run to the basement!"

Knowing there was a dead soul, yet still seeking contact?

This came as a surprise to everyone, but they could understand it.

If one saw their beloved appear, even as a dead soul, they would be unable to resist drawing near.

"Then, did your grandfather experience any abnormalities?" Cheese continued to inquire, "Was there any significant change in character, or any abnormal behavior?"

"I’m not very clear about his character, but he did enjoy running to the basement. He even once decided not to leave the basement," the middle-aged man replied, "My father dragged him out. Later, he disappeared and was eventually found dead on the basement floor. He suffered a heart attack, and because he went to the basement alone, it was too late to save him... His body was already stiff when found."

Li Yelai and Cheese, along with Mr. Zhao, were contemplative.

Was this an accident? Or did that so-called dead soul kill him?

Or was it something or some creature masquerading as a dead soul?

"Then, you sold the house?" Li Yelai asked, "Didn’t you say there was your grandmother’s dead soul in the basement? Isn’t that akin to selling your ancestral tomb?"

"What ancestral tomb? She died too early, and I wasn’t close to her," the middle-aged man said bitterly, "What if she harmed me by accident? I even suspect her to be involved in my grandfather’s death."

"So after my grandfather passed away, I sealed off the basement level. It was peaceful for a few years, but I was always on edge. Later, when I heard that someone wanted to buy the estate, just as my family was running out of money, I sold it."

Li Yelai knew what followed.

Mr. Zhao, entrusted by the Yaoqing Jing Family, had purchased the estate. However, by inadvertently opening the basement levels, the eerie phenomena had reappeared.

But it wasn’t the original owner’s grandmother that appeared; it was the deceased relatives of those workers.

Even if there were truly dead souls, they wouldn’t normally appear here. It was probably something that varied from person to person caused by some thing...

But a detailed investigation was still necessary.

After that, Cheese once again used his "ability," "[Listen to me], in five seconds, go back to your room, forget about the questions just now, forget our arrival."

The middle-aged man nodded, then returned to his room.

As the door closed, he looked puzzled, unsure why he was standing at the door.

Outside the villa,

Li Yelai asked Cheese, "Can you determine what the situation is?"

"It’s hard to say, we still have too little information. We need to go to the scene to check it out," Cheese pondered and replied, "Get in the car, stop wreaking havoc on other people’s vehicles."

Havoc...Li Yelai scratched his head, "I didn’t use my ’ability,’ the Vehicle Killer didn’t trigger. You’re slandering me!"

"You guess why I change my car twice a month?" Cheese raised an eyebrow.

Li Yelai could only honestly, carry the Big Black Umbrella and get into Cheese’s off-road vehicle.

Soon, the two cars arrived one after the other at the estate. It was a three-story western-style building.

It had a sizable flower bed and a fountain.

There were also several metal sheds outside the estate, those belonged to Boss Zhao’s workers.

Their original task was to refurbish the estate, but they encountered strange situations while repairing the basement.

Now, there were a good dozen workers watching from outside the wall.

The one leading them went straight to Boss Zhao as soon as he saw him, his face anxious.

Seeing this, Boss Zhao immediately asked, "What happened?"

"Four people ran inside. We sent people in to bring them out, but none returned," the supervisor of the workers said anxiously.

Some workers who had seen their relatives, as if bewitched, wanted to return to the basement. They were originally taken away by force, but a moment’s neglect led to four escaping. Eight people went to find them, and none of them came back.

Now, as night fell, the remaining workers were too scared to enter the estate,

This turned Boss Zhao’s face pale, and Cheese said to Boss Zhao, "I need to see a map of the estate. From now on, we’ll take over."

"Don’t you want us to send people to help you?" Boss Zhao asked, "I still have a few good hands here, all experienced Scavengers... Alas, where are they?"

Scavengers were skilled and often employed by guilds as guards.

But as soon as he said this, the workers all looked helpless.

The supervisor of the workers then said with a bitter face, "They all went inside..."

Boss Zhao was speechless for a moment.

"No need, you all need to ensure no one from the outside enters the estate. Don’t make our operation more difficult," Cheese replied.

"Okay, sure," Boss Zhao nodded repeatedly, "Please be careful."

And the other workers looked doubtful, and no wonder they were surprised.

After all, Detective seemed a bit more mature and seasoned. Both Li Yelai and Cheese were too young.

Especially Cheese, such a pretty young lady, could she really face those dead souls without fear?

Even the Scavengers who roamed the wilderness didn’t come back, sigh.

"Can the boss really handle it?" a worker whispered.

At this moment, Li Yelai spoke up, "Boss Zhao, if there is any damage during the operation..."

"Rest assured, currently, there’s hardly any furniture inside. Even if there’s damage to the walls, we can repair it," Boss Zhao understood, "If there’s an accident, we will reimburse in full."

As long as they didn’t demolish the house, they would still profit.

"Good, that eases my mind," Li Yelai nodded, then put down the Big Black Umbrella, took out a set of Hot Melt Bombs from his backpack, and loaded them into the Big Black Umbrella one by one.

Then, holding the Big Black Umbrella on his shoulder with one hand, he stamped a deep pit into the grass beneath his feet.

The workers’ mouths twitched, and they silently moved a bit further away from Li Yelai.

Alright, they had no problem now.