Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âYou should stand up first, and we can talk inside.â Li Yidao extended his hand to help.
However, the other person persisted in kneeling.
But Li Yidaoâs strength was not to be underestimated.
With a little effort, he easily pulled the person up.
âWhatâs your name?â
After helping the person up, Li Yidao calmly changed the subject.
He also motioned for the person to sit down.
The young man controlled his emotions.
Haltingly, he said, âMy name is Zhang Goudan, and my father is Zhang Ermao.â
âHeâs the Miner Ermao you followed on the internet a few days ago.â
âAfter he fell⦠he didnât make itâ¦â Zhang Goudanâs eyes were filled with pain.
Li Yidao nodded gently, encouraging him to continue.
He knew that Zhang Goudanâs visit wasnât just to tell him he was Miner Ermaoâs son.
Andâ¦
Coming from such a distant place to ask for help in arranging a funeral, things certainly couldnât be that simple!
Seeing that Li Yidao didnât interrupt, Zhang Goudan continued, âMy fatherâs death was unjust.â
âActually, he was quite timid; he wouldnât dare to jump off a building! Even when he stood on the rooftop, he was filled with fear.â
When Zhang Goudan reached this point, his emotions became evident, and he was slightly agitated.
Li Yidao handed him a bottle of water, signaling him to calm down.
Zhang Goudan took the water and drank it.
Then he exhaled a deep breath.
His gaze gradually turned inward, lost in memoriesâ¦
âThe day my father died, I was downstairs.â
âTo be honest, I was really confused back then. I was terrifiedâ¦â
âWe had agreed it was just an act, purely to draw attention from all sides, to seek justiceâ¦â
âBut⦠why did he jump? How did it come to this?â
âHe jumped, and now itâs unlikely my uncles and the others will ever get the justice they wanted.â
âAll the workers in his team, they all died! He took the day off because I had a fever and he didnât go down to the mine that day.â
âDo you know? When my father fell, his eyes were looking in my direction!â
âHis eyes were unrelenting even in death! I was utterly devastated at that moment!â
As he reached this point, Zhang Goudan became emotional again.
Even his entire body seemed to tremble slightly. Both of his hands holding the water bottle couldnât help but shake!
Li Yidao sat in silence on the chair, quietly waiting.
After a full minute, Zhang Goudan finally regained his composure.
But his eyes at this moment were filled with fear!
Seeing the change in his expression, Li Yidaoâs brow furrowed!
The conversation should now be getting to the crux of the matter!
As expected, Zhang Goudanâs tone now carried a trace of unease!
âThe day my father jumped off the building, the forensic examination concluded that my fatherâs death was a suicide.â
âBecause at that time, there was no one on the rooftop, and my fatherâs live stream can prove that he was alone. There is no dispute about this.â
âAlthough I was really surprised! After all, my father had said he was just trying to scare everyone, to attract some attention.â
âMaybe something unexpected did happen at that time, my mind was really blank! â
âSo the police closed the case quickly and allowed me to retrieve the bodyâ¦â
âOn that dayâ¦â At this point, Zhang Goudan paused again, and the fear in his eyes intensified!
âOn that day, I was keeping vigil at the memorial hall⦠but what I never expected was that at midnight, in a daze, it was as if I fell asleep.â
âI actually saw my father!â
âHe was pleading for help from me! He said he didnât die voluntarily! He said he was pushed down by someone! He said he was trapped in a pitch-black place without any light!â
âI was really scared at that moment! But I mustered up the courage to ask my father where he was, so I could rush to save him.
âAfter all⦠he was my father, no matter how great my fear was, I had to save him!â
âIn fact, I couldnât distinguish between what was real and what was an illusion.â
âEven in the end, all I wanted was to save my father, and I had forgotten that he was already deadâ¦â Zhang Goudan smiled bitterly at this point. âAnd like that, I lost track of time. When I regained consciousness, it was already the early morning of the next day.â
âI canât recall what happened during that remaining time, only a few scattered images left.â
âNot only that! I remember another thing my father said! He told me to find you! He said he saw you! Only you can save him!â
âSo, I rushed here as soon as I could.â
âPlunk!â At this point, Zhang Goudan knelt down again!
His eyes were filled with a pleading expression.
âPlease! Please save my father. I can tell that youâre a capable person. Iâve been able to see things that others canât since I was young.â
âI see something different in you, and no matter what situation my father is in now, I believe only you can save him. I beg you! Save him!â âBang! Bang! Bang!â Three consecutive sounds again!
Li Yidao was speechless.
F*ck, couldnât this young man just sit down and talk?
Initially, Li Yidao had been deeply engrossed in listening to Zhang Goudanâs account.
Particularly when he mentioned being pushed and trapped somewhere, it seemed to coincide with what Li Yidao had witnessed that day.
However, Li Yidao never expected this Zhang Goudan to perform another series of kneels and bows!
Moreoverâ¦
The words Zhang Goudan spoke also weighed heavily on his heart.
He understood that some people were naturally pure and possessed abilities that others didnât. Maybe⦠Zhang Goudan was one of those people?
After helping Zhang Goudan back up, Li Yidao fell silent for a moment and asked, âIs your fatherâs body still in the memorial hall at your home?â It had been three days since Ermaoâs death.
And considering the gruesome nature of his death⦠if the body was still at homeâ¦
Zhang Goudan smiled bitterly, âYes, itâs still in the memorial hall at home.â âTo be honest, itâs just me and my father left at home.â
âI wanted to take him to the funeral parlor⦠but I donât have the moneyâ¦â Zhang Goudanâs eyes filled with sorrow as he spoke.
âBut my fatherâs body is still in good condition! It hasnât decayed at all! Even when I get close to where his body is placed, I feel a chill!â
âI know something is waiting, I just donât know if itâs good or bad.â
Li Yidao furrowed his brows again.
Cold?
Something waiting?
This situation was becoming increasingly mysteriousâ¦
The body didnât decay and made people feel cold?
He couldnât help but consider a possibility.
After a moment of thought, Li Yidao didnât speak, but instead used his Soul Detection on Zhang Goudan.
As the Basic Soul Detection was activated, Li Yidao could clearly see a black mist swirling around Zhang Goudanâs body.
He furrowed his brows.
He used Advanced Soul Detection and consumed three years of lifespan.
Li Yidao didnât have many opportunities to use Advanced Soul Detection, and it consumed a significant amount of lifespan.
However, in order to verify his thoughts, he didnât hesitate.
He used it!
As lifespan was consumed, Li Yidao noticed that the black mist around Zhang Goudanâs body gradually became clearerâ¦
It was a⦠figureâ¦
NO!
Li Yidao frowned and checked carefully.
It was not a human figure. This was a⦠scarecrow?
As the black mist gradually cleared, Li Yidao could discern that it was a scarecrow!
What did a scarecrow mean?
Why would there be a scarecrow?
Even Li Yidao was momentarily stunned by this.
All of this was intentionally controlled by someone.
Or was he unintentionally getting caught in another vortex?