The Unlucky Black Cat

chapter 27

"Ding dong."

The doorbell rang again.

"Coming."

Finally, there was some movement in the room.

In the next moment, a plain-looking young man, looking "perplexed," opened the door in front of Bai Mu and the delinquent girl.

"Um, may I ask what you need?"

Looking at the man and woman waiting outside his door, He Wen's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Ah, ha ha."

Perhaps noticing the other person's wariness, Bai Mu laughed heartily and pointed at his face.

"You see, little brother, do you remember me? I'm the passerby who said he wanted to adopt a cat that day."

"Oh, it's you..." Even though he had already recognized the man, He Wen feigned surprise, looked Bai Mu up and down, and finally nodded.

"I remember now, but how did you find my place, and what do you want?"

As he spoke, a hint of caution entered his eyes, as if he intended to turn Bai Mu and the girl away.

Indeed, as a writer with a penchant for imagining bizarre events, He Wen had an exceptional ability to adapt to extraordinary situations.

At the same time, he retained an unusual level of trust in Jiang Sheng.

So even though he had just received a "message" from a cat, he was willing to believe them and even considered turning Bai Mu away.

Unfortunately, Bai Mu had an unconventional "teammate" who didn't play by the rules.

Before Bai Mu could answer He Wen's question, the delinquent girl had already placed her hand on the door frame.

She forcefully pushed past the unresponsive He Wen and walked into the house as if she were returning home.

"Alright, stop wasting time with him."

After a quick glance around the room, the girl in the school uniform spat out her gum into the trash can.

"I can sense the presence of spirits here."

With that, she turned back to look at He Wen and then bluntly instructed Bai Mu.

"Hey, uncle, tie this guy up. From now on, this place is ours, whether he likes it or not."

Faced with the girl's reckless behavior, even Bai Mu couldn't help but frown and whispered to her.

"You need to understand, we're not the police. We don't have the right to barge into someone's home or restrict their freedom."

"Tsk."

Perhaps dissatisfied, the girl pursed her lips and walked past Bai Mu.

She then took out a compass-like device from her pocket and started working, not looking back as she asked,

"What do you suggest, sneak in with various excuses and secretly check for spirits?"

"Come on, we're here to prevent disasters, not conduct raids. For unstable elements like malevolent spirits, being overly cautious can lead to worse consequences."

"Compared to that, breaking into a house is nothing. At worst, we pay some compensation later."

With these words, the girl gave He Wen a dangerous glare, as if warning him.

In fact, she had done far worse things than restraining people associated with malevolent spirits.

After all, not all spirit users were law-abiding. There were hidden troublemakers ready to disrupt order, and who knew if He Wen was a disguised criminal.

Managing a cursed object meant she possessed extraordinary abilities and faced deeper challenges compared to Bai Mu.

In that world, ordinary rules didn't apply, and they needed to be wary of more than just spirits.

Stunned by the girl's sharp words, Bai Mu opened his mouth but couldn't find a rebuttal.

Meanwhile, He Wen, standing in the corner, pulled out his phone. Facing the two, he slowly backed away and then threatened with a grim expression.

"If you don't leave, I'll call the police."

He didn't understand what they were saying, but he knew these people weren't polite guests.

"Troublesome. Fine, I'll handle it myself."

Seeing that Bai Mu wouldn't act, the girl finally stopped talking to herself.

She turned around with an annoyed face and raised an arm towards He Wen.

Immediately, a chilling wind suffocated the room.

For Bai Mu, however, he saw an even more terrifying sight.At this moment, the girl standing in the room summoned a faint, ghostly figure that vaguely resembled a person. She stepped forward and grabbed He Wen's phone. It was a part of a vengeful spirit! At this moment, even someone like Kashiwa, who had weak spiritual abilities, could almost confirm this. He usually couldn't see spirits directly. Only powerful spirits that could interfere with reality at will could be seen by him. As for what kind of spirits could interfere with reality at will, there was no doubt that only vengeful spirits could do so. At the same time, a fear that seemed to pierce one's nerves, a fear that coexisted with the vengeful spirit, invaded Kashiwa's mind, causing his hands to tremble involuntarily. "Zzz..." A white smoke, symbolizing damage, rose out of nowhere. He Wen hurriedly dropped the machine in his hand that was still sparking, but the girl's target was clearly not just his phone. So, in the next second, the vengeful spirit that had been standing in front of the young man stretched out its large hand, grabbed his shoulder, and pushed him against the wall, controlling him. "What did you do!?" He Wen couldn't see the vengeful spirit, so he could only struggle wildly and shout loudly. This was somewhat different from his usual weakness, but the reason was simply the terror in his heart. When people are afraid, they subconsciously amplify their speaking volume. This principle is similar to screaming. "Didn't do anything, just preventing you from causing us more trouble." Lazily raising her hand to scratch her ear, the female student wearing a school uniform spoke carelessly, mimicking a street thug. "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. In fact, what I'm doing now is to save you. As long as you cooperate with us, you can treat this as a nightmare later on." During the conversation, her left hand was secretly making half of a spell gesture. Without a doubt, the earlier actions were just a test. The girl deliberately acted overly arrogant just to observe He Wen's reaction. Fortunately, the result of the test wasn't bad. "Oh right, by the way, someone might come to have you sign a confidentiality agreement later. It's not a big deal, and you might even get a considerable amount of compensation for mental distress." Seeing that He Wen didn't show any abnormal reactions despite his shock, the girl relaxed her guard slightly. Her tone softened a bit, but her words remained harsh. "So, please shut your mouth now, or I'll have to use some underhanded violent means. And my control over these methods isn't very good, so if I leave you with any aftereffects, don't blame me." "Tsk, I should have bought a stun baton to carry with me when going out. Dealing with vengeful spirits without hurting anyone is really inconvenient." The girl seemed to be quite talkative, and once she started talking, she hardly stopped. Fortunately, she was efficient in her work. Therefore, it took her only about a few minutes to lay out something resembling an array using spirit-testing paper in the center of the room.