Ch11 - Crying Super Loudly

The assistant had followed Fan Zeng to look at the footage, and had been busy scribbling in her notebook the entire time

Upon seeing that Lu Xu had phoned his cat, the assistant then knew that this male god had no family, and she naturally felt her heart ache.

However, before her sad emotions even had time to brew, there came crying noises from behind her.

There was only Fan Zeng and her in the monitoring room. The assistant couldn’t help but look around. The room was empty. There was no one here. Perhaps if the sound had come from further away, she could assure herself that it was the wind, but the crying noise had been right by her ear, as though there was something unseen nearby.

The assistant was so terrified that she froze in place, to the point that she didn’t even dare move her eyes, afraid that she might see something unnatural.

Only when Fan Zeng opened his mouth to talk to her did she finally manage to find her voice and reply, “Fan ge, that wasn’t me…”

Neither of them spoke, but the crying continued.

Somehow, Fan Zeng suddenly thought of the strange occurrences that other people in the team had been talking about. This apartment building had certainly been vacant for a very long time, and it was rumoured that it was due to some supernatural reason. When the station decided on the dormitory, many people advised Fan Zeng to change it. Things like hauntings weren’t a joke, after all.

However, this was the decision made by the station, and as a professional media man, he did not so easily believe in superstition.

He had come here twice before, and never felt that there was something wrong with the building.

However, now that there was someone crying in the room, and it was neither him nor his assistant, who could it be?

The assistant was more or less thinking the same thing as Fan Zeng. She had just graduated and started working, so she didn’t have much courage to begin with. The fact that she could last until now without crying was brave enough.

She thought and thought about it, and finally couldn’t help but ask in a small voice, “Fan ge, are we going to stay here?”

“Come outside and take a look with me. We have to find this prankster.” Once Fan Zeng finished speaking, he stood up, shouting to the assistant that he was going to catch this person.

The two of them didn’t say it, but their bodies were very honest as they moved quickly, not wanting to stay inside for a moment longer.

They managed to escape from the room. The assistant had her back to the room, and she didn’t even dare to turn her head. “Fan ge, what do we do now?”

“Let’s go find security and have them take a look. It’ll be fine with more people looking.”

The two of them flew out of there, as though there was something chasing them from behind.

“Is that okay? Are you sure they’ve been scared off?”

“Definitely, why else would they run?”

At the entrance to the monitoring room, three heads poked out of the doorway like a stack of buddhist statues, watching the retreating figures of Fan Zeng and the assistant.

If one looked more closely, they would discover that the legs of those three people were floating in the air.

Seeing that the two people had disappeared around the corner, the three of them turned their heads in unison to scold the one who was crying in the corner. “Xiao Si, it’s not that your brothers want to blame you. We already said that we need an imposing manner when trying to scare people. Are you trying to gently scratch their ears with your baby cries?”

The one who was called Xiao Si looked to be quite young. His face was round. He frowned, and pointed to the screen with trembling hands where it showed the door to room 201. “I was preparing my ghost cry, but I saw this person. Look closely, doesn’t he look a lot like Master Lu Xu? You don’t think that he came here specially to deal with us? Awwhhh…”

There was no ghost in this group who didn’t know Lu Xu’s name, but no one had actually seen him.

They had only heard that Master Lu Xu was like a spring breeze and a gentle rain when he was in a good mood, but could disperse the souls of ghosts in minutes if he was irritated.

They were wandering souls that remained in the world due to various reasons, and had not yet obtained the permit to reincarnate, nor had they had the opportunity to see Lu Xu in person.

Once they heard Lu Xu’s name, the three ghosts in the door trembled in unison. But when they thought about it, something seemed to be off. “Master Lu Xu is a grim reaper, why would he come to join a human competition?”

Once the others heard that, they thought that this made a lot of sense.

Xiao Si thought about it for a moment, but still couldn’t resist taking out the Huawei Mate Pro phone his family members had burned in offering to him and sent a message. The other party was a ghost girl in the neighborhood he hung out with who often posted statuses in the ghost social media app about meeting Lu Xu.

[Xiao Bai jiejie, do you think Master Lu Xu would participate in a human talent survival show?]

The female ghost on the other side was busy checking cars on the road and incessantly repeating “Was it you? Not you?” She was engrossed in her work when she received this message out of the blue. Only when she opened the message did she realise it was her didi asking her about Lu Xu.

The female ghost held Lu Xu in high esteem and replied immediately—

[Talent survival show? Impossible. Competitions aren’t mortuaries; why would he go there?]

After receiving this reply, the four ghosts finally calmed down.

“Then we’ll continue our original plan?”

“Okay. Then let’s work together to drive out the enemies who have invaded our home!”

After the four of them finished making their oaths, they immediately left the place.

Lu Xu’s phone was taken away after he finished his call.

Including the VJ, everyone believed his life had been miserable. They wanted to comfort him but didn’t know how to start the conversation, so they could only pass the time without mentioning it.

The atmosphere in the room was a little strange. Lu Xu smiled and got up. “You guys wash up first, I’ll go outside for some fresh air.”

Song Zhe nodded and didn’t forget to remind him, “Go ahead, but there’s still a recording tomorrow, come back early and rest.”

“I know.”

The hallway on the second floor was full of cameras.

Lu Xu’s expression was calm. He quietly observed the surroundings, looking for a blind spot so he could contact Xie An.

Lu Xu’s line of work could not be done without a cell phone. It was good that he had already prepared a backup phone, and the one he used to take orders was still in his hands.

Each dorm room had a bathroom, but six people taking turns to wash up was too slow. In order to help the trainees save time, the show’s production team had specially renovated a public bathroom. At this moment, there were many trainees taking their toiletries to go shower. The weather was scorchingly hot, and youths were brimming with passionate fire. Many of the trainees took off their shirts and walked out wearing only loose pajama bottoms.

They all came from trainee backgrounds. Even if their skills weren’t mentioned, at least their appearances and bodies were at the peak of their peer groups.

Clean, refreshing smiles along with young bodies full of vigor…

Everything looked so dynamic and beautiful.

Lu Xu stood in the hallway with a hand in his pocket, his gaze passing through the crowd to land on the girl crouching by the wall. She wore a high school uniform; it seemed like she was still at an age where she had to study. She held a rope in her hands, her face purple, and a long tongue swaying as it hung out from her mouth, like a snake shedding its skin.

Right now, the girl was watching the trainees come and go with a hand supporting her face, smiling so much her eyes had nearly become crescents.

Except for Lu Xu, no one else noticed the girl’s existence. There were even unknowing trainees who walked straight through her body.

Lu Xu raised his eyebrows. He hadn’t expected to meet a ghost who died by hanging here.

There were too many trainees in the hallway, and each had an excellent appearance. The female ghost looked here and there, and thought that every xiao gege was very good-looking. She didn’t know where to look.

Until she turned her head and saw Lu Xu. The female ghost’s eyes lit up in a flash—

Wow, this one was the most handsome!

Lu Xu smiled, pretending that he didn’t see the female ghost floating towards him. He turned and went downstairs to find a quiet place to make a phone call.

As soon as he came downstairs, he saw Fan Zeng and a few other staff members standing in front of the monitoring room. Their expressions were not very good.

“I probably heard it wrong. It’s nothing, everyone go back and rest.”

Fan Zeng and the little assistant had immediately contacted the security team after leaving the monitoring room. The group of people had swept the entire floor but didn’t hear any crying sounds.

In front of so many people, Fan Zeng couldn’t say much, and could only hope he had really heard it wrong.

“Fan ge, did something happen?”

Fan Zeng turned around, not noticing when Lu Xu had come over. He composed himself and asked Lu Xu in concern, “Why have you come downstairs?”

“I just wanted to walk around and release some stress.” As Lu Xu spoke he walked in front of the entrance of the monitoring room. He merely glanced at it before asking Fan Zeng, “Fan ge, were you haunted by a ghost just now?”

Fan Zeng hadn’t thought Lu Xu would say this the moment he opened his mouth. It was fortunate that there was no one else around. He immediately pulled him over to the side. “There’s no such thing as ghosts. You can’t say things like that.”

He wanted to deny it, but when he raised his head, he met a pair of eyes that were smiling but not quite smiling.

Fan Zeng had always thought Lu Xu was good-looking, especially that pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes. He didn’t know how many times he had told the camera to focus on them.

But aside from the camera, this was the first time Fan Zeng had seen Lu Xu’s eyes so up close—

The bright pupils did not hold a single thread of impurity, like they could reflect the deepest secrets of the heart.

Fan Zeng didn’t know how to put into words the feeling of being X-rayed by his eyes; he only subconsciously felt that he shouldn’t hide anything from Lu Xu.

He let out a sigh and finally came to terms with it. In a small voice, he told Lu Xu about the strange occurrence that had just happened. He didn’t forget to warn Lu Xu, “Don’t tell anyone else about this.” When he saw Lu Xu’s clean and innocent face, he was afraid he had scared him. “Just pretend you were listening to a story. Don’t be afraid, it’ll be fine after sleeping.”

Fan Zeng’s voice was full of concern. Lu Xu watched him and abruptly smiled. “Don’t worry either, Fan ge. I’m here.”

“This child…” Fan Zeng originally thought Lu Xu was just a newborn calf who was not yet afraid of tigers, but after witnessing the unshakable, clear expression on his face, he was somehow convinced.

Lu Xu didn’t wait for Fan Zeng to speak again before first saying goodbye. “Fan ge, I can’t fall asleep, so I’ll walk around the first floor to relax.”

“Mn, don’t stay up too late. You have to be in top condition for the recording tomorrow.”

Most of the lights on the first floor had been turned off, leaving only the lights in the long corridor on.

Lu Xu walked placidly through the corridor and turned to the storage room. There were no lights or surveillance here, and naturally there wouldn’t be any people coming over to bother him.

He went straight to the window and drew open the curtains. The wind came in through the cracks, along with the characteristic dampness of summer.

Not long after Lu Xu entered the storage room, the door behind him slammed shut. The room was instantly filled with cries, drifting near and far.

The filament lamps on the ceiling suddenly dimmed, emitting the crackle of short-circuiting wires before abruptly turning off.

Lu Xu didn’t panic when he sensed the ghostly body approaching him from behind. He took out the phone given to him by the Grim Reaper Bureau and smiled as he tapped open his messages to send Xie An a text—

No need to worry about this month’s performance review. I have a new order.