Chapter 63: To the Police Station
Bai Cha finally stopped crying.
She said, dazed, “Just now… someone… was chasing me…”
The supervisor remembered what she had said this morning about being followed yesterday, and her face immediately changed.
“Didn’t you call the police?”
Bai Cha nodded, feeling wronged.
“I called the police. I originally came out to answer the police’s call, but for some reason, the phone signal suddenly became very bad. I couldn’t hear what the police were saying, and then someone appeared…”
As she spoke, her expression was one of confusion and pain, mixed with fear. She suddenly grabbed her supervisor’s hand forcefully, so much so that the supervisor frowned, wanting to pull her hand back but not doing so.
“No, he’s not human… he’s not human…”
Bai Cha repeated this constantly, like someone whose nerves had snapped due to shock.
The supervisor touched her arm, feeling a chill run through her.
“Alright, don’t think wildly. Otherwise, I’ll accompany you to the police station again, okay?”
Bai Cha sniffled, seeming to gain some sense of security from the words “police station,” calming down a bit, and nodded.
The supervisor sighed and took out her phone to call the boss.
This matter was indeed serious. There were more female employees in the e-commerce industry. And overtime at the company was originally done in shifts.
If something really happened at their company, they would have to go to court later.
And they would probably have to pay compensation.
The thought alone gave the boss a headache, and he immediately told the supervisor to quickly take Bai Cha to the police station.
The supervisor had her own car. She helped Bai Cha into the passenger seat and turned on the heat. As the temperature gradually rose, Bai Cha slowly felt like she was coming back to life.
Damn, it was so cold.
Bai Cha thought coldly in her heart. If this were filming a drama in the entertainment industry, she could be trending on social media for a month, praised by fans for her dedication.
She sat there in a daze, and the supervisor swallowed back several attempts to speak.
She was really restraining herself today, holding back her words.
Bai Cha was thinking about the swaying figure she had just seen. Was it the raincoat man? It didn’t feel like it.
The first time she saw the raincoat man, she didn’t smell that fishy, rotten odor. But the stench of decaying flesh emanating from the figure just now was very clear.
Moreover, judging from the current situation, neither the raincoat man nor the figure just now were human.
Two dead people.
Where did Gu Baixue get involved with them?
Bai Cha was actually leaning towards the idea that the raincoat man was Darling Yuqi. Perhaps it was because they both had “rain” in their names, or maybe it was just a gut feeling.
At least based on the situation just now, the two ghosts clearly had different goals. The raincoat man seemed to be genuinely protecting her.
And, he was really right behind her.
Bai Cha felt the position of the dodder vine in her heart, right there in the back seat behind her.
That’s right, in that split second of close proximity, Bai Cha had used her skill.
[Dodder Vine lv.1: After use, it can quickly take root and sprout within the host’s body without being detected. After three days of growth, it will fully mature and bloom into a dodder flower. Consuming it grants the user the host’s power. Players can explore more uses on their own.]
The skill description this time was much more detailed than before, probably because it had leveled up.
Bai Cha wasn’t truly afraid; she was observing everything with a detached inner perspective.
So when that cold hand touched her, she reacted instantly.
If she didn’t use it, it would be a waste; if she used it, it wouldn’t be a waste.
Currently, the raincoat man had almost killed half the players right at the start, demonstrating his formidable strength.
In the last instance, there hadn’t been enough time for the dodder vine to grow.
This instance had seven days. And there shouldn’t be any random players who could disrupt this instance, right?
The raincoat man kept following her, corresponding to the “I’ll always be here,” “I’ll be with you” type of messages. There was an eighty percent chance he was Darling Yuqi.
But actually, there were several strange things about this instance so far.
First, Darling Yuqi. There were no other chat records with her. The chat records with other people could be traced back a long time, some even three or four years.
In other words, the chat with this Darling Yuqi seemed to have started only yesterday morning.
But according to Darling Yuqi’s own revelations, the two of them had known each other for many years.
Bai Cha needed to find a legitimate reason to check all of Gu Baixue’s information again, such as what games she had played and what things she had bought.
But she needed to find an opportunity.
She couldn’t suddenly go and check her own information; that wouldn’t fit the character.
Second, Mr. Qi. What was said in that half-hour phone call?
Bai Cha had already checked the phone’s recordings. Unfortunately, Gu Baixue’s personality wasn’t the type to set her phone calls to automatically record.
So she might have to find a way to go to that address and call that number, but she still needed to find an opportunity and a suitable reason.
Third, there were two people, or rather two ghosts, stalking her at the same time.
Judging from the brief confrontation at the company, one wanted to kill her, and the other might really want to protect her. Although this “protection” should probably be put in quotation marks.
Darling Yuqi’s kind of protection was rather terrifying.
If she hadn’t seen the subtitles’ messages, it would have been one thing. But the subtitles clearly told her that Darling Yuqi had killed several players.
Bai Cha actually thought it might be because those players hadn’t played their roles well.
Because the psychology behind this kind of protection was easy to guess.
“The person I want to protect is Gu Baixue, but someone is impersonating her. I have to kill him/her and bring back my Gu Baixue.”
Something like that.
This was a role-playing game, and Bai Cha had been strictly adhering to the principles of role-playing from beginning to end.
That is: I am in the play, and I will never break character.
Having talked about Darling Yuqi, who was the other person? Why did they want to kill her?
Did Darling Yuqi put those things at the door, or did this other person?
This was another piece of information she needed to find an opportunity to check. She had to ask that neighbor named Chen Yan.
Bai Cha also felt a bit troubled.
Playing a role was actually the biggest limitation for players. Because they couldn’t step outside of their character.
This would lead to obstacles in finding clues.
“We’re at the police station, wait a moment, I’ll park the car.”
The supervisor finally spoke.
She found a spot in front of the police station and parked. She opened the passenger door and helped the dazed Bai Cha out.
“Sigh… you know… if it really doesn’t work out, you should find a boyfriend later. At least a man can protect you!”
Bai Cha was silent.
What use was a boyfriend when dealing with ghosts?
She even suspected if it was that ex-boyfriend. But it was unclear whether the ex-boyfriend was dead or not, because Gu Baixue had deleted his contact information.
Wait.
Bai Cha’s heart stirred slightly, and she realized something else.
What was that ex-boyfriend’s name?
It seemed like almost no personal information about him had come up.
While she was pondering this, she had already followed the supervisor into the police station.
“Hello, two ladies, how can we help you?”
Bai Cha snapped back to reality, tears instantly welling up in her eyes, and she began to sob again uncontrollably.
