Translator: AlfredoPoutineSoup  Editor: DesTheSloth
Abruptly, a horrible voice full of terror rang out.
It was the manâs voice, the one who wore a pair of glasses standing next to the bus stop.
He pressed his head heavily, letting out a roar, as if seeing something fearful.
âAh!!! Ah!!! Donât come over!! Donât come!!!â
The man squatted down with a pale face, body shivered with fear.
âSir? Are you ok?â
A kind passer-by came and patted his shoulder. Soon, this place was surrounded by onlookers because of his scream.
âSir?â
âDonât come over!! Get out here!!â
He shoved the passer-byâs arm, rolling and crawling out of the crowd.
The man bumped into pedestrians again and again.
Nobody knew what he witnessed that got him so fearful.
âWhat happened here?â
While the crowd was still confused, a person with weird clothing came, asking one onlooker.
It turned out it was a person with a manâs voice, but that person had long hair and was in female clothes.
A perverted crossdresser?
âTell me what happened?!â
âSome weird guy who seemed to be in a lot of pain just ran over there.â
âWas he wear a pair of glasses with a mole at the corner of his eye?â
âI donât know if thereâs a mole, but he wears glass⦠Oh, man, wait, can I have a photo with you? I donât mind if you are a cross-dressing manâ¦â
But this cross-dressing freak had rushed out of the crowd.
People left gradually.
âWhat happened here?â
A middle-aged and big-belly man asked one passer-by.
âTut, I thought it was the cross-dressing manâ¦â
âWhat are you muttering? Police! Let me ask you, did you see a crossdresserâ¦â
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The man⦠Cao Yu, was now hiding in a dim alley; he shuddered seriously.
Countless shadows were filled in his sight⦠but there was only one shadow in reality.
It turned into a person wearing a black robe.
Black Soul No.18 whispered at Cao Yuâs ear, with laughter, âYouâre not necessary in this world⦠I like torturing magicians, especially watching you become crazy in the abyss of desperation, and despair even more⦠hahahaâ¦â
âGet out here!! Donât laugh!! donât laugh!!!â
Cao Yu covered his ears hard, but that harsh and terrible laughter resounded clearly in his brain.
Cao Yu then did a crazy thing: he destroyed his eardrums! Just to get rid of the agony brought by the laughter!
Ahâ!
He screamed!
âYou think you wonât hear it that way? No⦠Itâll get even clearer, until you can even see it. More and more and more!â
The laughter could still be heard distinctly.
Black Soul No. 18 showed a twisted smile, âMagician, are you in pain? Despair?⦠but itâs just less than 1/10000 of what I suffered in old days⦠I swear, I will kill all the magicians that I meet! You could have lived longer and if chose to run away that time, I would not be able to catch you because of my task. But now, you put your neck into the noose, so donât blame me, itâs all your luck, heheâ¦â
âStop laughing!!â
He almost had a mental breakdown. He only wished to get rid of the nightmare⦠for this, he was even willing to pay everything he had.
âOh my god, what a strong wish you have, tutâ¦â
Black Soul No. 18 shook her head, âWhat a pity. I have countless of merits, but never used my vacations⦠I used all my merits to strengthen my ability⦠Isolation! As long as I wish, and as long as youâre weaker than me⦠youâll have no chance to enter the club, tut⦠You can only watch yourself die in desperation. Take it easy, Iâll take âcareâ of you.â
âLunatic!! You are a lunatic!!â
âIâll have you see things that make you even more hopeless⦠Magician, are you ready? Tutâ¦â
âI would never let you beâ¦Ah!!!â
Cao Yu laughed⦠even if he was in a desperate situation. He knew he couldnât escape from this demon-like witch; and at the same time, he didnât want to continue bearing this hopelessness.
He didnât want her to be satisfiedâso he chose to commit suicide!
He stabbed a knife into his heart, sneering while bleeding, âI willâ¦neverâ¦let youâ¦beâ¦â
Black Soul No.18 sneered, âStupid magician, do you think youâre completely dead? Look at this!â
Black Soul No.18 opened her black robe, and countless of twisted and despairing faces were filled in it!
Cao Yu lay alongside the wall, slowly falling down. While bleeding, he was approaching the end of his life. However, he didnât understand what those faces meant!
Soul⦠all of them were souls!
This horrible and crazy witch was torturing these souls every day and night!
âTheyâ¦areâ¦allâ¦magiciansâ¦â Cao Yu felt extremely cold, with a heavy heart.
âYes, youâre right, your reward isâ¦â Magic light emitted from Black Soul No.18âs eyes, âbecoming one of them, hahaâ¦â
She collected her robes, walking to Cao Yu and stretching her hands, ready to press his forehead.
âPut your hands up!â
Wang Yuechuan held his gun up, appearing behind Black Soul No.18⦠He clearly saw Cao Yu on the ground, as well as the weird person wearing a black robe.
He judged the situation⦠This black-robe person had probably tortured him seriously!
âAnother person that doesnât know death.â Black Soul No.18 didnât turn back, because she felt he was not a threat to her.
She didnât want anyone to disturb her âinterestâ.
âPut your hands up! And go to the wall!â Wang Yuechuan said calmly, âYouâll never escape.â
âDo you think you can kill me with a gun? Stupid human!â Black Soul No.18 raised up her arm with head tilted.
A streak of purple light generated on her palm.
At the same time, another pair of footsteps was heard⦠It was heavy accompanied by heavy breathing.
âF*ck, Iâve found you⦠what happened here?â
It was Officer Ma.
He looked around, gun pointed at the black-robe guy, âF*ck, hold still! Iâm Ma Houde, a policeman! Now Iâm arresting you!â
âOK, I wonât move. Donât be too agitatedâ¦â
The voice shocked himâIt was an old womanâs voice.
Not only Officer Ma, Wang Yuechuan was stunned too.
She really obeyed.
Black Soul No.18 had to give in⦠because of the identity of Ma Houdeâ¦
She dared not to hurt Ma Houde.
Black Soul No. 18 glanced at Cao Yu. She couldnât torture him, well, she would just have to let him go after having that meal.
âGo put your hands on the wall!â Ma Houde yowled.
âOK.â Black Soul No.18 replied and went to the wall.
But at that moment, she suddenly threw off the robe, and something dropped down. âBoom!â a mass of smoke appeared.
âF*ck! Aerosol bomb! Officer Wang, donât shoot! Officer Wang, Officer Wang!!â
âStop shouting, Iâm here.â
Ma Houde waved to disperse the smoke; he faintly looked at Wang Yuechuan that was kneeling on the ground. After the smoke dispersed, Officer Ma picked up a can.
It was only a common cola can.
âF*ck! Is it the newest smoke screen?â Officer Ma was sure that this was the thing the old woman threw down.
He shook it heavily⦠but found nothing special.
âOfficer Ma, call an ambulance.â Wang Yuechuan said quickly.
Ma Houde nodded, looking at the man with a knife stabbed in his heart.
Cao Yu breath was pretty weak, but still revealed a weird smile⦠as if he relieved.
âCao Yu! You are Cao Yu, right! Answer me!â Wang Yuechuan asked.
He saw his ears bleed, but he had no time to care these, âDid you tempt those people to commit crimes one year ago? What method did you tell them? And whatâs your purpose? Tell me!!â
Cao Yu opened his eyes slightly, he couldnât listen to his words⦠but could guess what Wang Yuechuan said.
âYouâ¦foundâ¦meâ¦â Cao Yu voice became lower, âThe answerâ¦an, swerâ¦Youâll⦠beâ¦the, the nextâ¦I⦠youâll fallâ¦the darkness, darkness willâ¦swallow youâ¦â
As he said this, he looked down to his body.
Following his gaze, Wang Yuechuan felt about Cao Yuâs clothes⦠he found a book.
âWhat do you mean? Whatâs this? Tell me!â Wang Yuechuan was shocked⦠at the moment he took this book, his heart beat faster.
âTell me!!â
He shook Cao Yuâs shoulder heavily, but he didnât hear his voice again.
âHeâs gone.â
Ma Houde squatted down and check his breath, and touched his pulse. He shook his head, âTotally dead.â
Officer Ma shuddered suddenly.
Because of the evil smile on this fellow. He might have done some villainous deed before dying.
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The alley was cordoned off; the policeman needed to obtain evidence from Cao Yuâs dead body.
Officer Ma took a smoke break before going to Wang Yuechuan. He probably didnât feel too good after hunting that man for more than one year.
Wang Yuechuan was leaning against the wall.
âThis is Cao Yu, dead of reason unknown.â Ma Houde took this as the subject and opened his mouth, âWhoâs that old woman? Why did she kill Cao Yu? Do you have any idea? Is there anything that you didnât tell me before?â
It was reasonable for Officer Ma to suspect, because he never knew about such a weird old woman.
After investigating, no neighbors said they ever saw such a black-robe person.
âI have no idea about her.â Wang Yuechuan shook his head, âMaybe she was the enemy of Cao Yu. He died from torture. But Iâm not sure⦠Since he is dead, I cannot ask him any longer.â
âOhâ¦â Ma Houde shrugged, and asked suddenly, âWhatâs this?â
In Wang Yuechuanâs hand, there was a thick book which was taken from Cao Yu.
âI donât know.â Wang Yuechuan shook head as opened this book, âDo you know this language?â
âI only know the 26 alphabets.â Ma Houde opened it, âThey are like earthworm words⦠give me some time, I know several university professors!â
âThen let me do it myself.â Wang Yuechuan took it back.
Officer Ma couldnât help but shrug.
Cao Yu was Wang Yuechuanâs target, and Zhao Ruâs case was under Officer Ma. Now that Zhao Ru had been arrested and was laying in the hospital, Officer Ma had finished his task.
And finally had time to drink the soup his wife cooked.
While Officer Ma was immersing himself in such a wonderful thought, his phone rang.
âWhat? Zhao Ru disappeared again??â