Chapter 675: Chapter 675: Demons Deserve to Die
According to Abigail Bryant, Scarlett Jennings is certain that the other party is the otherworldly soul she’s been searching for.
An existence that can communicate with ghosts.
Is the other party a human or a ghost?
Abigail Bryant was silent for a moment, then after a while, she said,
"Honestly, I don’t know who he is either."
She said,
"I haven’t met him, we just know each other as online friends."
To be precise, he was Abigail Bryant’s first reader.
When he first talked to her about the case, Abigail Bryant didn’t think much of it, until later when she saw the news online, she realized that what he said had actually happened.
He told her that he was reborn, so he could know some events that might happen in the future.
Saying this, Abigail Bryant floated to the computer, quickly brought up a name, and motioned to Scarlett Jennings,
"It’s him. He rarely talks to me about his own affairs, and I’ve never sought him out..."
She paused, a bit hesitant, and asked,
"Scarlett, you’re not going to arrest him, are you? He’s a good person and hasn’t committed any crimes..."
Scarlett Jennings just replied,
"I’m not going to arrest him, I just want to ask him some questions."
Although she had already learned some things about the Otherworld from Alicia Sharp, she still needed to gather more information from various dimensions.
After Scarlett Jennings finished speaking, she looked at the little ghost child,
"Can we still go in?"
The little ghost child immediately nodded vigorously, "Scarlett, I can do it."
With that, the chubby little bundle dove headfirst into the computer again.
Although Abigail Bryant had seen it before, seeing it again, she couldn’t help but be dumbfounded,
"Ghost... can do this?"
If the little ghost child can do it, then can she... also do it??
For a moment, Abigail Bryant was a bit eager to try.
Scarlett Jennings just glanced at her, seeming to notice her little thought,
"It takes a certain amount of Ghost Power to navigate in the web domain, so it’s generally not recommended for beginner ghosts to try."
The little ghost child is particularly compatible with the network’s magnetic field, so it can roam freely in the web domain.
But generally, if a ghost doesn’t have Ghost Power to support them, they might get lost in the web domain and potentially get trapped in the network.
Clearly, Abigail Bryant didn’t quite understand this, so Scarlett Jennings felt it necessary to remind her.
Upon hearing this, Abigail Bryant gave a sheepish smile,
"I’ve been dead for almost half a year..."
Scarlett Jennings replied, "A ghost who has died within three years is still considered new."
It was the first time Abigail Bryant encountered such "knowledge," and she found it a bit intriguing, "So I’m still quite young, huh."
Scarlett Jennings: ...
While they were talking, the little ghost child had already crawled out of the computer again.
Scarlett Jennings turned her head and saw the little one shaking his head at her innocently,
"The web domain, disconnected."
The same situation as before with Abigail Bryant.
This meant that they could only track the person when they were online.
Scarlett Jennings found it intriguing.
After all, in modern society, it’s rare to find someone who remains disconnected from the internet.
And now there was another.
It couldn’t possibly be another ghost over there, could it?
Scarlett Jennings then asked the butler to help investigate the account information of the other party, but the results showed that the registration details were all fake.
It seemed that the person had intended to prevent being found from the start.
So, as it stands, the only clue remains with Abigail Bryant.
After arranging with Abigail Bryant to be notified immediately if contacted by the other party, and receiving a positive answer, Scarlett Jennings looked again at her and the only computer behind her emitting light.
"In the future, try to turn on the lights when using the computer. It’s better for your eyes."
Although ghosts don’t need to worry about eye usage, the scene of a "person" sitting in front of the only light-emitting computer typing in a dark and cramped rental room was still too eerie.
Upon hearing this, Abigail Bryant replied, a bit embarrassed,
"I’m just trying to save electricity. The landlord of this house turned off the main switch. I sneak it on every time, using just a little electricity, afraid of being discovered."
Scarlett Jennings: ...
It might have already been discovered.
Otherwise, it’s hard to explain why the landlord hasn’t rented out the house for almost half a year.
Just imagine an empty house still secretly consuming electricity every month, or occasionally hearing the sound of keyboard tapping at midnight...
It’s lucky the landlord hasn’t contacted the Security Bureau directly about the haunting.
Sure enough, when Scarlett Jennings contacted the landlord the next day to express interest in renting the house, the landlord discreetly mentioned,
"That house... isn’t very clean. You’re a young girl. I don’t want to cause you any trouble."
The landlord was worried that if something happened again, the house would be done for.
Scarlett Jennings just said it didn’t matter,
"This is my area of study."
She said, "Prepare the rental contract, and I’ll have someone come sign it later."
Within half a day, Scarlett Jennings successfully rented out the apartment and informed Abigail Bryant of this news.
Abigail Bryant was almost moved to tears, "You mean, I can use the heater, fridge, and watch TV shows freely in the future?!"
Heaven knows how cold Sea City becomes after winter arrives. Being a ghost, she’s naturally cold, and the room is icy from morning till night. She’s been longing for the heater every single day!
On the other end of the phone, Scarlett Jennings listened to her excited voice and simply responded with a "Yes, use whatever you want."
Abigail Bryant expressed her gratitude once again. She no longer had to sneak next door to use their Wi-Fi!
This must be what it feels like to be supported by a patron?
Abigail Bryant thought happily but didn’t forget her daily tasks.
For the past few months, she had to float to the labor camp every day.
Even though she couldn’t get inside, knowing that the demon was still locked up gave her some comfort.
After leaving the labor camp, she would float to the boy’s house.
She also bore resentment towards the parents who raised such a child, especially after seeing with her own eyes the righteous expressions they wore when confronted by her family.
Even though Abigail Bryant’s ghostly energy was too weak to affect them, it didn’t stop her from visiting them daily.
Even if just to let them be tainted with a little Shadow Energy and face some bad luck.
But today, as soon as Abigail Bryant arrived at the boy’s house, she sensed something different.
The boy’s room carried a trace of a familiar demonic aura.
Abigail Bryant’s soul body trembled slightly, and she heard the woman in the living room speak with some concern,
"Our son was finally released early. Why are you still letting him go out? What if..."
Before the woman could finish, she was impatiently interrupted by the man,
"You said our son was finally released, so how can we confine him at home?! Boys should be out having fun. If it weren’t for those busybodies who died, my son wouldn’t have been locked up for months!"
Abigail Bryant didn’t finish listening to their conversation. Upon hearing that the demon was released early, her originally stable soul started trembling.
Resentful Energy seeped from her soul body without hesitation, and she turned, following the demon’s aura.
Perhaps because of that causal connection, she quickly found the demon who’d been released early.
But upon seeing what he was doing, Abigail Bryant’s eyes widened with rage, her Ghost Energy surged in fury.
In the backyard of an abandoned building, Roman Clark and another boy about his age were pressing a little girl onto the ground. They wore cruel smiles, one gagging her with a cloth, the other tying her hands and feet.
Not far away was a dug-out pit.
In less than half a year, upon being released, his first act was to collaborate with another minor, attempting to continue what he couldn’t finish before!
Seeing them bind the girl, Roman Clark grabbed her by the hair, trying to drag her towards the pit.
Abigail Bryant’s eyes turned blood red; her rationality was overwhelmed by her Ghost Energy. Without a second thought, she rushed towards the two...
These two demons.
They deserve to die!