El misterio del periódico K

Capítulo 30

"You mean that female ghost is Fu Yi?" Deng Fei asked.

“No, although that female ghost’s scream was strong, it was definitely not Fu Yi,” Gu Ming said. “But we can’t rule out the possibility that… Fu Yi is indeed someone else.”

"How is that possible? That night at West Lake, it was clearly Xiao Bi who summoned all the ghosts to gather evil spirits. Were all those souls fake?"

"I don't know." Gu Ming shook his head.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, wondering how this information had come about. Things seemed to have become even more complicated, and even whether the person who had possessed Xiao Bi was Fu Yi was now uncertain.

At noon, we went to a restaurant for a big meal. Gu Ming said that working people celebrate today. I was thinking that Fu Yi was also a working person back then, and she was even a woman.

Xiao Bi asked me with disdain, "Didn't you see her possess me that day in Hangzhou? Was I a man or a woman then?"

"How can I tell she's inside you?"

"Did I talk and act like a tomboy back then?"

"You've always been like a tomboy..."

After dinner, we went back to school to do experiments, working until 6:30 pm. Before leaving, I went to the restroom, which was pitch black. Our school is so stingy; the lights in the teaching building corridors and restrooms are all controlled to turn on at 7 pm, while in the north at this time of year, the sky is already dark blue by 6 pm. Xiao Bi often complains that if someone has bad eyesight, they might step into the toilet and be done for. I don't think the chances of the students being done for that are very high.

Just as I was about to come out of the restroom stall, I suddenly felt a chill all over my body. My hand, which was on the doorknob, paused. Surrounded by darkness in the small space, I hesitated to push the door open, as if something was waiting for me outside and danger would occur if I opened it.

Half a minute later, the feeling intensified. A very light footstep suddenly sounded outside the room, and the slight friction of the soles of the shoes against the ground entered my ears. It wasn't the clatter of high heels, nor the slapping of leather shoes or sneakers, but rather the rustling of cloth shoes. It was very light, yet it chilled me to the bone.

The footsteps echoed outside the door for a few minutes, then suddenly stopped opposite me. I could almost feel a pair of eyes staring at me through the door. The cold doorknob felt like a frozen piece of iron, and a chill crept in, a screech that was even stronger than the female ghost of Er Gou Manor. Discomfort and fear washed over me. Gu Ming wasn't there, Xia Canyue wasn't there, and the people from Bai Lu Mountain who knew magic weren't there either. Even Xiao Bi and the others were sitting in the laboratory at the end of the corridor.

I nervously wiped the sweat from my brow with the hem of my shirt. I wondered what that thing outside was doing. I was the only one in the huge bathroom. Was it coming for me? Suddenly, two messages from QQ flashed through my mind: "You're back. Let the game begin." "You're very close to death."

What to do? What to do?

Suddenly, my hand touched something hard at the corner of my clothes.

cell phone!

I was overjoyed. I quietly took out my phone and pressed the speed dial. Xiao Bi should be coming soon; she was in a room not far away. Sure enough, a few seconds later, the alarm rang in the hallway. Just as the ringtone reached my ears, all the lights suddenly turned on, and the chill that had enveloped the entire bathroom vanished abruptly. Xiao Bi flung open the stall door, staring at me anxiously and asking, "What's wrong? I called you but you didn't answer."

“Xiao Bi,” I said, staring at her, “I think I just encountered a ghost, and I didn’t hear you call me at all.”

Xiao Bi was stunned for a moment, then pulled me away from that place quickly.

On the way back to "Moonlight," I suddenly realized how reckless I had been. If the ghost outside the door was truly malevolent, Xiao Bi, who had come alone to find me, might have been in danger. I almost got her hurt. Thankfully, the lights came back on, and everyone was alright. But I couldn't calm down for a long time. It seemed like something bad was getting closer and closer...

Upon arriving at "Moonlight," Gu Ming rushed over to me, his face filled with panic, and asked, "Are you alright?"

"Huh? You found out?"

“You’re covered in lingering odors, you must have run into some powerful evil spirit. Come with me to the backyard, or you’ll get a fever.” Gu Ming said, pulling me toward the backyard.

Once inside, he quickly pulled out a talisman, lit it, and circled it around my body. A yellow light swirled around, then vanished in the blink of an eye. My stiff body seemed to feel a little better, and I breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "That thing blocked me in the toilet."

Did you see that?

"No, outside the cubicle, I was terrified. It felt even more frightening than Chen Si. It was so cold."

I shrank back and told Gu Ming everything that had just happened. Gu Ming said that the reason I couldn't hear Xiao Bi's voice but could only hear the bell was because the ghost had blocked out all human presence. The bell could get in, but Xiao Bi's voice couldn't get in at all. However, the ghost didn't seem to really want to harm us. The sudden light didn't do anything to it. If it didn't want to leave, I would still be trapped in that cubicle.

"Who exactly is that thing?" I asked.

"I don't know, but it's definitely related to these recent events," Gu Ming said solemnly. "I should have been more careful after you received those two messages. Everyone needs to be more cautious from now on."

That night, I still developed a fever. Everyone came to my bedside one by one as if to offer their condolences, their solemn expressions reminding me of a funeral. So I simply closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep. Xiao Bi, oblivious to my tact, nudged me and said, "Hey, you haven't eaten yet, how can you sleep?"

Xiao Bi is so annoying...

It was so cold on May 2, 2005.

When I opened my eyes in the morning, the fever had subsided. Xiao Bi sat on the edge of the bed, staring at me with a strange expression. He opened his mouth, gritted his teeth, squinted his eyes, and finally sighed in resignation.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"You're finished." Xiao Bi shook his head sympathetically.

"You're the one who's finished."

"I'm serious, you're finished." Xiao Bi patted my head. "You're really finished this time."

"Are you ever going to stop? How am I done?"

"You didn't know, did you? You slept like a log last night. You definitely didn't know, did you? Sigh." Xiao Bi smirked, trying to pique my interest again, but unfortunately, I wasn't falling for it.

"You can keep sighing here, I'm going to take a shower and have dinner."

"You still have the appetite? Look at the state you've become, sigh."

"Bi Xiaofeng!!! What's gotten into you today?" I couldn't take it anymore.

"It's not me acting crazy, it's your fate acting crazy." Xiao Bi glanced at me and continued in a half-dead tone, "Do you know who's here? You definitely don't know, but I'll tell you, Xia Canyue's dad is here."

"Huh?" His mind instantly cleared. Xia Canyue's father, who was also Gu Ming's uncle, was the previous generation's heir of the Gu family...

"Let me tell you again, Gu Ming only has this one elder. To put it bluntly, you're going to meet his parents."

"Xiao Bi..."

"kindness."

"I want to go underground."

"Unless there's an earthquake, you can't crawl into a regular crack in the ground."

"Xiao Bi..."

"kindness."

"what do I do?"

"I've thought about it for a long time, and it's too late for you to lose weight or get plastic surgery now. The only thing you can do is try your best to maintain your approachability. You know, when old men of that age choose a daughter-in-law, they look at whether she's sensible, hardworking, and gentle..."

"Xiao Bi..."

"kindness."

"I don't seem to meet any of the standards you mentioned."

"..."

"Can't you just pretend? Everyone pretends these days, right?"

"..."

"..."

After quickly washing up, I put on makeup with the help of Xiao Bi and Cang Yue. Deng Fei and Jia Yan were astonished when they saw me. They said they couldn't even recognize me after I put on makeup. I was secretly pleased when Deng Fei said that I looked even worse with makeup on than without...

Taking a breath, I walked towards the front yard. Before I even reached the door, I could smell the strong aroma of millet porridge. It smelled very similar to the one Xia Canyue cooked, but it had a unique fragrance that made my mouth water.

Xiao Bi nudged me from the side, "Image...you need to pay attention to your image."

"But I haven't eaten yet."

Xiao Bi rolled her eyes. "Then go to the kitchen and see what's available. I'll go sit in the front for a while and see what kind of person that old man is."

Nodding, I walked towards the kitchen. The aroma of millet porridge grew stronger and stronger. Pushing open the door, I saw a tall, handsome figure with his back to me. He held a spoon in one hand and put the other on his hip. His apron was tied in a pretty bow at the back of his waist. Who was this?

Quietly shifting direction, I moved little by little to the man's left, and saw a handsome profile: wheat-colored skin and a resolute smile. The rich, fragrant millet porridge was indeed from his hand. He was stirring the porridge in the pot while humming a song with a smile on his face; of course, it might have been better if he hadn't been humming.

"Um...who are you?" she asked hesitantly, wondering if Gu Ming had hired a cook.

"Oh?" The man turned his head and looked at me with the same puzzled expression.

Good heavens! Where did Gu Ming find such a handsome chef? He's the epitome of a mature man and the ideal husband for any woman.

"Are you hungry?" the man suddenly asked with a smile.

"ah?"

"Your mouth is watering." He took out a bowl. "Isn't my porridge delicious? Try some."

"Oh, okay."

I put the bowl on the table and started eating. The man sat down opposite me, still smiling. Only then did I remember that he had told me who he was.

"you……"

"You're not Cang Yue, are you? I heard Cang Yue has a great figure," he interrupted me and asked.

"Ah...yes."

"You're not Xiao Bi, are you? I heard Xiao Bi is very pretty."

"Ah...yes."

"You're not Cang Zhenzhen, are you? I heard Cang Zhenzhen is very gentle."

"kindness."

"You're not Xiaobai either. Xiaobai is a fox spirit, definitely alluring and seductive."

"Ugh."

"Then you must be Xiao Mo."

"You're so smart."

“Yes, yes, that’s what they all say.” The man smiled like a flower. “But your features are too obvious. They say you look silly, love to eat, and are stupid. I can recognize you at a glance without even using the process of elimination.”

"..."

"..."

"who are they?"

"Xia Canyue and Gu Ming?"

Why did they tell you that?