Chapter 479 - 488: Yu Xin Is Here
The officers looked at the old man, who didn’t seem to be in his right mind, then glanced at the inky black water of the lake.
The person who called it in had been rambling about a ghost by the lake.
Even for officers who had seen it all, the scene sent a slight chill down their spines. One of them tapped the old man again.
"Sir, hello. Can you tell us what just happened here?"
But the old man simply ignored him, gathered his things, and bolted.
He didn’t stop until he reached the patrol car on the side of the road. Staring at its flashing red and blue lights, he hesitated, his hand reaching out, unable to resist the urge to touch it.
’Is this real or fake?’
But he quickly snatched his hand back.
’This must be an illusion created by the ghost. I can’t trust it!’
The officers watched, stunned, as the old man reached out and touched the car, only to snatch his hand back as if he’d seen a ghost, his eyes darting around nervously.
The officers couldn’t help but wonder to themselves, ’Could there really be something invisible around here?’
Su Nian looked away from the lake, her tone calm.
"Don’t worry, Sir. They’re real police. Your ordeal for tonight is over."
Even after hearing Su Nian’s assurance, the old man couldn’t help but glance around nervously.
"Are you serious? Is the ghost really gone?"
The officer who had been quietly watching the old man was utterly speechless. ’What in the world is going on here?’
The officer took out his badge and repeated, "Hello, sir. Please tell us what happened here."
The old man only glanced at the badge, not examining it, and instead grabbed the officer’s hand.
"Oh! It’s actually warm!"
The old man’s dramatic tone and excited expression stunned the officer for a moment, and he yanked his hand back.
He looked at the old man’s dead-serious expression. "Sir, please, control yourself!"
The viewers in the stream burst out laughing.
[The old man is killing me! He even scared the cop!]
[The cop must be thinking: Where did this nutjob come from?]
[Hahaha, does the old man have to be this hilarious?]
[Old man: Gotta feel the hand to be sure!]
Only after feeling the warmth of another person did the old man’s heart begin to settle, and a sense of security finally returned.
He had even been suspicious just a moment ago, wondering if the streamer was also a ghost in disguise.
Encountering two ghosts in one night, both at such close range, had been a tremendous shock.
It had made the old man paranoid about everything. Thankfully, he had now felt the warmth of a living person. Although he was still nervous and suspicious, he lowered his guard.
"Oh, Officer, you have no idea! I was just fishing like usual tonight, and I can’t believe I actually reeled in a ghost! And the ghost insisted I had to find its bones! It scared me to death."
The officer held up a hand to stop him, then pointed at his phone. "You’re livestreaming right now, aren’t you? You can’t film us. Please turn off the camera and microphone."
Hearing this, the old man had no choice but to leave the livestream.
The three lucky bag giveaways for the night were over, and the viewers expressed their disappointment, hoping Su Nian would do another one.
The fans of Yu Xin, who had been watching Su Nian’s entire stream, finally snapped out of their daze and resumed furiously cursing at Su Nian.
But at that moment, there was a knock on Su Nian’s door.
KNOCK... KNOCK... KNOCK... KNOCK...
A knock came from outside the door—four times, no more, no less.
The eeriest part was the unnerving regularity of the sound; the interval between each rap was almost exactly the same.
There were four knocks, a three-second pause, and then the knocking would start again.
The sound was somewhat muffled, carrying an oppressive, unsettling quality.
The viewers in the chat, who had still been joking around, now fell silent. Something about that knocking felt... off.
But the streamer before them, who had been so calm all night, suddenly broke into a beautiful smile.
The corners of her lips curled up into a faint smile, as light and fleeting as a feather.
"Yu Xin is here."