My Ghost Lover Is Too Annoying

79. An Empty Room

Translator: Haunted

Late in the night before the funeral, as the arrangement, the butler picked up Chen Ming and Zhou Nan, and took them to the Liu family compound on the mountain. However, Liu Qi didn’t show up this time, and instead the butler took them to the bungalow where Liu Ming’s body was.

There was no other room in the bungalow, and the coffin was placed in the middle, with a screen as the background. Behind the coffin, there was a long table, with the black and white photo of Liu Ming and some flowers and fruits for memorial. The temperature set by the air conditioner here was very low. With the abnormally white energy-saving lamp on the upper head, the place was quite lonely and scary.

Zhou Nan was already worried. The butler behind him suddenly shut the door, and the “bang” directly frightened him. He jumped up instantly.

Chen Ming was still as calm as ever, and even walked to the coffin and patted with his hand, “Yo, the coffin is made of golden Sandalwood. This is the treatment that only ancient emperors could enjoy. What is it now? As rich as Croesus?”

Zhou Nan stood far away, and even if he heard Chen Ming say it was an extraordinary coffin, he did not dare to go near and have a look.

“Okay, then get down to the business.” Chen Ming walked back to Zhou Nan, squatted down, placed two short and one long candles in front of him, and lit them up with the lighter, “The ancient book said: ‘Be careful if the wind blows, and don’t turn off the lights.’ If the wind is up, this Treasure Candle can suppress the yin as long as it is lit, so we don’t have to worry about the wandering ghosts getting into the corpse.”

“Then what else do I have to do beside guarding these candles?”

Chen Ming pulled out two little cushions from the bag, put one in front of either of them, and said, “There’s nothing else to do. Just kneel.” After saying that, Zhou Nan was still thinking about how to kneel down, but Chen Ming directly demonstrated for him.

Unlike the kinds of minions kneeling to the emperor and the younger generation kneeling to the elders during the New Year, Chen Ming’s knees were not together, and he used more strength in the back. He was sitting on the feet with the upper part of the body was upright. Clearly, although he was several dozen centimeters shorter, he was still arrogant.

Zhou Nan tilted his head as he looked and learned to kneel. He didn’t know what to do, so he continued to watch Chen Ming.

Chen Ming put his hands together in front of the chest, closed his eyes and slightly bowed his head, finally looking like mourning the dead. Then he began to mutter. His voice was very low, and reassuring. Zhou Nan knew that Chen Ming was reading the scriptures, and even though he couldn’t hear any word clearly, the tone of every single word was showing deep and distant tranquility, making people slow down their breath.

The flame on the candle burned smoothly, and the faint fragrance filled the surroundings. Time passed exceptionally slowly, but it was not tormenting.

Everything was going on smoothly, and perhaps there would be no trouble this evening. Zhou Nan could not help but start thinking like this.

Without the watch, he gradually lost sense of time. He only felt that he had been in such a peaceful environment for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, Chen Ming had already completed reading the scriptures.

Zhou Nan was not sure if it was the right time for him to speak, so he waited for Chen Ming to speak first.

Chen Ming stood up and patted Zhou Nan on the shoulder, “No need to kneel anymore. Sit here for a while and watch the candle fire. I’ll come back in a minute.”

“Oh… OK…” Zhou Nan watched Chen Ming picking up the backpack in the corner and carrying it on the back. He knew that Chen Ming was going to find the little golden statue.

Chen Ming left, and closed the gate. The heavy sound echoed in the big space. The deathly silence made Zhou Nan nervous. He started to regret. He should have boldly recorded Chen Ming’s voice in advance and play it here to give himself courage.

There was just him and the dead body in the coffin. Zhou Nan found his hands on the knee started to tremble. At the same time, his breath was a little hurried which made the candle flame gently sway, letting the shadow behind him swing wildly.

“No, no, Zhou Nan, cheer up. This is the task that Chen Ming gave you. You just have to stay here by yourself and watch the candles.” He patted his face with both hands and forced himself to calm down.

At the same time, Chen Ming had slipped into the back of the mansion in the dark. With his experience of wandering around the house two days ago, he could draw a general map in his mind, and tell which window on the second floor could lead to Liu Qi’s room.

Chen Ming put the expensive night vision device on his head, looking a lot more professional. After taking some time to decide, he snapped his fingers, ran under a tree and started to climb.

He stepped on a large branch and slowly moved towards Liu Qi’s balcony, but the distance was still too long. If he just jumped to it, he would definitely fall down to the ground with his face down.

Chen Ming thought for a moment, pulled the rope out, and quickly made a loop at the end. He swung the rope quickly and then threw it forward, but failed. This was technical work, so failures were normal. Chen Ming curled his lips and tried it again several times. He finally firmly hooked up on the balcony fence.

“Well, in our business, you have to know and do it all.” After mumbling smugly, Chen Ming jumped down the tree and swung over to the mansion. He bowed his legs and cushioned the effect before taking the shot. So he only made a slight sound as he regained his balance.

“Perfect.” It was easier for one to perform better under pressure and with some self encouragement.

Chen Ming climbed up the rope, grabbed the balcony fence, and brought himself up with one shot. He didn’t think it was good to leave the “guilty tool” in plain sight. Even if it was just a short time in the dark, he didn’t want to take the risk, so he collected the rope back.

The high-grade sliding window made no noise, and the wooden floor was not squeaky, which was convenient for Chen Ming to move, but when he saw that no one was in the bed or even the whole room, he knew that the caution was unnecessary.

But judging from this familiar mess, it was indeed Liu Qi’s room.

He didn’t sleep and ran out to have fun in the middle of the night?

Anyway, the target wasn’t Liu Qi, and it was the little golden toy.

Chen Ming looked at the bedside.

Shit, the little golden toy was also gone.