Chapter 43 Dark Shadow
Chapter 43: Dark Shadow

Bai Yanliang certainly knew that there was something wrong with Yanren’s death.

His memory had never been wrong before, except for that day, when there was not even a single image in his mind, as if... his memory had been forcibly taken away.

Since Feng Xiuxue knew about Bai Yanren's death, it meant that she had already investigated what happened back then. Her sister was missing, and the time of her disappearance was almost exactly the same as the time when Yanren had the accident.

The first thing Bai Yanliang considered was how credible her words were.

After a moment, he came to a conclusion.

Feng Xiuxue had no need to deceive herself at all.

She probably wanted to get some information from him, but unfortunately, Bai Yanliang knew less than she did. After all, he had been in a mental hospital for ten years and was unable to conduct any investigation.

There was silence between the two.

There is a lot of traffic and crowds of people outside the window.

In this world, everyone has secrets, the only difference is that the secrets are more or less, big or small.

The two deliberately avoided some sensitive questions, such as how they entered Wu Ji.

Bai Yanliang guessed that maybe Feng Xiuxue also had a key, her sister's key.

Wu Ji is not a good place, it can kill people at any time.

But... they are already in it, there is no possibility of escape.

Perhaps Bai Yanren and Feng Yiru were the same back then.

The coffee shop was silent, with only the faint sound coming from the TV hanging on the wall.

"…The criminal suspect, Hao Bowen, committed suicide in the detention center of Jiangbei Branch in the early hours of last night. Why would such a young boy choose to commit murder? The lack of education is gradually leading to disastrous consequences…"

Bai Yanliang suddenly raised his head. Feng Xiuxue thought he was going to say something, but she saw that he was staring at the TV without blinking.

Feng Xiuxue followed his gaze and her expression gradually changed.

Although the TV screen was blurred, the glaring scarlet color was still shocking.

But what really made Feng Xiuxue's expression change drastically was not this, but... she could see a twisted black shadow leaving the corpse and walking out of the screen!

She stood up suddenly, and the sound of tables and chairs colliding seemed unusually noisy in the quiet cafe.

"It's them!"

Feng Xiuxue's voice suddenly became sharp, but she obviously didn't realize it, or rather, she was so confused after seeing that scene that she had no intention of thinking about anything else.

The consequence was that people who were taking a lunch break or chatting in low voices in the cafe turned their eyes to her, but when they saw Feng Xiuxue, their expressions became more and more strange, from frowning dissatisfaction to confusion and suspicion, and then to... excitement and surprise.

"Feng Yiru?"

"Is that Feng Yiru?"

"It's really her! Why is she here?"

Feng Xiuxue's sudden loss of composure put herself in danger, but fortunately, Bai Yanliang did not have a mental disorder.

He decisively pulled up Feng Xiuxue, who was still staring at the TV in a daze, left some cash behind, and left quickly.

Maybe Bai Yanliang moved too quickly, or maybe the people in the coffee shop couldn't believe their eyes. When everyone came to their senses, Feng Xiuxue had already been pulled away by a strange man.

They were very sure that the boy was definitely not a well-known figure, let alone a star.

Wait...why is Feng Xiuxue here, dating an unknown guy?
Gossip always spreads fast, especially gossip about popular female stars.

Fortunately, Bai Yanliang is not very good at surfing the Internet, otherwise he would not look very good now.

……

On a bench on the street, Bai Yanliang frowned slightly, looking at a scratch on his arm.

He didn't expect that after Feng Xiuxue came to her senses, the first thing she did was to tickle him, and the reason was that he had held her hand?
"Did you also see the black shadow on the screen?" Bai Yanliang looked at Feng Xiuxue who was hiding her face with her head down. Now she knew that she was a public figure.

Feng Xiuxue nodded, and she sat restlessly on a bench on the street like a thief.

"There are so many pretty girls nowadays, no one will pay much attention to you. The more you are like this, the more you will attract attention."

Bai Yanliang swore that he was telling the truth, but Feng Xiuxue's eyes suddenly became unfriendly when she looked at him.

But after he said this, Feng Xiuxue finally became a little more normal.

"That twisted black shadow should be visible to us only..." Feng Xiuxue said in a low voice.

us?

Bai Yanliang thought about what she meant.

The only thing they have in common, and the only thing that makes them different from everyone else, is the fog, that is, only those in the fog can see it.

In other words, although they didn't realize it, had they been changed by Wu Ji?

That black thing is obviously not a normal creature.

The TV station's footage must have been reviewed before it was broadcast, but no one can see it, they just think it is a normal footage.

And from what Feng Xiuxue said, it seemed that she had seen this kind of thing more than once?

Bai Yanliang did not hide his inquiring eyes, and Feng Xiuxue quickly understood what he meant.

"...After my sister disappeared, I once entered her room, and one time...I accidentally saw something like this...entering her mirror."

"And... Li Mu and the others also mentioned that they occasionally see things like this in real life."

Is this so...

Bai Yanliang touched his chin, thoughtfully.

What on earth is this thing?
ghost?
No...if they were really the kind of evil spirits that appeared in the fog, the order of this world would have collapsed long ago.

So what kind of existence are they?
Bai Yanliang's eyes became brighter and brighter. Although he could not be sure what the black shadow was at the moment, he was sure that this thing must have some connection with what happened to Yanren ten years ago!

Too similar, too many coincidences.

Bai Yanliang does not believe in coincidences. In his opinion, all coincidences in the world are inevitable under the influence of some unknown factors.

What he needs to do now is to find the causes of these coincidences.

Thinking of this, Bai Yanliang prepared to get up and say goodbye.

But as soon as he stood up, Feng Xiuxue quickly followed him and stood up from the bench.

"I'm leaving." Bai Yanliang looked at her calmly.

"I know." Feng Xiuxue adjusted his huge sunglasses, seemed to think that this was not safe, and quickly lowered his head.

"Why are you following me?"

"Who is following you?" Feng Xiuxue looked around while hiding most of her body behind Bai Yanliang.

"I'm going to investigate a case." Bai Yanliang looked at her speechlessly and told her his true purpose.

"Me too." Feng Xiuxue looked at Bai Yanliang and said seriously, "Similar things have appeared in my sister's room. They must be related to her disappearance."

"Can……"

Bai Yanliang suddenly paused. He suddenly realized that he could not refute Feng Xiuxue's words, because the other party's purpose seemed to be similar to his.

(End of this chapter)