Urban Ghost Catcher

Chapter 2 Angel on the Moon

Seven Nights shook his head, and his next words made Dr Li's smile freeze. No, I saw an angel,' Seven Nights said seriously, gesturing with his hands. An archangel cloaked in golden light with six white wings.

There was a brief silence in the room. A few seconds later Dr Li came to himself, 'The seraphim?' 'Yes.' 'What is he doing?' 'Nothing. He is like a golden statue, sitting in the centre of a huge moon crater, looking up at the Earth as if... keeping watch?

Dr Li rubbed his eyes and said helplessly, 'Seven Nights, do you know how far the moon is from the earth? 'Nearly 400,000 kilometres,' Seven Nights said calmly. 'Almost 400,000 kilometres,' Dr Li repeated. 'Even with the most advanced astronomical telescope you can barely see the surface of the moon, and you were only seven years old when you saw the angel on the moon with your n***d eye while lying on the roof of your old house?

It wasn't I who saw him," Seven Nights said softly. "It was He who saw me. I simply raised my head, and my eyes were drawn by Him through space to meet His eyes." "So He forced you?" "Something like that. How else could I see the surface of the moon? I don't have clairvoyance."

"But if there really is an angel on the moon, why hasn't it been discovered by humans over the years?" "I don't know. Seven Nights shook her head, "Perhaps the seraph didn't want to be observed, and besides... does mankind really understand the moon?"

Seven Nights spoke very sincerely, so sincerely that Dr Li immediately wanted to call a taxi to drag him back to the mental hospital. After all, Dr Li was a doctor who specialised in treating mental illness, and he had seen many different kinds of mental illness. He had made a rule in his medical career: the more seriously someone talks nonsense and the more reasonable it sounds, the more seriously ill they are.

What about your eyes? What happened?' Seven Nights held out his hand and gently rubbed the black satin over his eyes. His words showed no emotion. "That day, I looked into his eyes for a moment, and then... I went blind." Dr Li opened his mouth, looked down at the case in his hands and fell silent. In the column for the cause of blindness, there were just four words - cause unknown.

So... what really happened that year? Could it be, as Seven Nights had said, that he had seen the seraphim on the moon? How else could he explain his sudden blindness? This thought appeared for a moment, but was immediately suppressed by Dr Li. This was close, almost misled by a mental patient!

He could almost imagine the look on the doctors' faces when young Seven Nights, who had gone blind ten years ago, said those words in front of them. No wonder the boy had been forcibly committed to the hospital. No matter how you looked at it, what he had said was something only a mental patient would say.

There are many such people in the hospital. Some claim to be the reincarnation of Sun Wukong and spend their days hanging from the horizontal bar and daydreaming. Others think they are coat racks and stand motionless in their rooms all night. Still others think everyone is their husband and can't help but feel other people's bottoms...

Well, the last patient is a forty-year-old greasy uncle. What you said was all in the past, so what about now? What do you think? Dr Li adjusted his emotions a little and continued the review process. 'It's all delusions,' Seven Nights said calmly. That day, I just accidentally fell off the eaves and hit my head on the ground. As for my eyes, it's possible that a nerve was damaged and I went blind.

He had said this many times before, skilfully and calmly. Dr Li raised an eyebrow, wrote something in the medical record and then chatted with Seven Nights about daily life for about twenty minutes. Then he looked at the time, smiled and stood up.

OK, that's enough for now. There's nothing wrong with your condition, and I hope you can adjust your attitude and live a good life. Dr Li shook Seven Nights' hand and said encouragingly. Seven Nights smiled and nodded slightly.

Hey, Dr Li, stay for dinner,' Auntie said enthusiastically as she saw Dr Li leaving. "No, no, I have another patient to see, so I won't bother you." Dr Li politely said goodbye to Auntie and then pushed the door to leave. The moment the door closed, Seven Nights' smile disappeared as if it had never existed.

'Delusions...?' he muttered to himself. "Brother, dinner's ready!" his cousin Yang Jin called as he came out of the kitchen with a tray of food. Yang Jin was his aunt's son, four years younger than Seven Nights, and had just started junior high school. Since Seven Nights' parents had disappeared and stayed with his aunt, the two had grown up together and their relationship was closer than that of real brothers.

I'm here,' Seven Nights replied. Seven Nights had just sat down at the small dining table when a sudden warmth spread from the soles of his feet. He was startled for a moment, but then his mouth tightened slightly. His cousin Yang Jin looked under the table and scolded, "You little black mangy dog, you're usually lazy and don't move, but when it's time to eat, you're here before anyone else.

A little black mangy dog stuck its head out from under the table, its tongue hanging out of its mouth, panting and breathing out hot air. It came up to Seven Nights and licked his feet again, looking full of adoration. Three people and a dog - that was a family. Simple, difficult, yet somehow comforting.

It had been like that for ten years. Seven Nights patted him on the head, picked a piece of meat from the few scraps on the plate and put it in his cousin Yang Jin's bowl: 'Give him a bone to chew on. Yang Jin didn't refuse, because it would seem unnatural to say more, given their brotherly bond.

He was worried about something else. 'Brother, is your eye really almost better? Seven Nights gave a small smile, 'Well, I can see now, but I can't see in bright light yet, so I'll have to keep the black bandage on for a few more days.

What a few days, Seven Nights, let me tell you, your eyes are very important. Even if you can see now, don't rush to take off the black band, just in case... just in case it gets damaged by the sun again, that would be a pity! Let's be on the safe side and leave it on for a while! Auntie hurriedly instructed.

I know, Auntie. "By the way, Brother, I've saved some money to buy you a pair of fashionable sunglasses. I'll show them to you later!" Yang Jin seemed to have thought of something and said excitedly. Seven Nights shook her head with a smile, "A-Jin, sunglasses can block light, but the effect is far worse than black ribbons. I can't wear them yet."

"Okay... Yang Jin was a bit disappointed. 'But when my eyes are completely healed, I'll wear them every day when I go shopping, and I'll buy you a pair too, together. Hearing this, Yang Jin's eyes lit up again and he nodded heavily.

'By the way, Seven, your aunt has already made arrangements for you to change schools. Once the semester starts, you'll be able to transfer from the special school to the regular high school. Auntie seemed to have thought of something and said, 'But are you sure? Regular high schools are different from special schools. In your situation, just in case...'

There is no if, Auntie," Seven Nights interrupted, "my eyes have already recovered, and if I want to get into a good university, I have to be on the same starting line as everyone else. Child... even if you don't get into a good university, it's okay, at worst Auntie will support you forever!

Brother, I can support you too! Seven Nights' body trembled slightly. His eyes, hidden under the black band, were hard to see. His lips parted and a smile appeared. He shook his head hard. He didn't say anything, but both Yang Jin and his aunt could feel his determination.

Even the little black rat at his feet rubbed against Seven Nights' ankle. '--ou.ou.ou...!'