In fact, what Wang Laowu said about ghosts was almost the same as what Ranran learned from Shen Dingchuan, but Shen Dingchuan was unable to tell Ranran such specific details.
For example, Li Yang also saw a ghost before he died.
Ran Ran said in a deep voice, "Children are pure bodies that have not been polluted by the world. If they are well protected and their minds are pure, then they are indeed likely to see ghosts."
Shen Dinghai continued: "It's commonly known as seeing things that adults can't see."
"But there are so many people on the construction site, and your child can't guarantee that he knows everyone. How can he be sure that what he sees is not a person but a ghost?"
Wang Laowu glanced at Shen Dinghai with disdain, as if he was very dissatisfied with him for not trusting his child.
"Isn't it hard to tell ghosts from humans?!"
Shen Dinghai, who was inexplicably attacked by these words, touched his nose.
Wang Laowu swore, "Just look at whether they have legs! Ghosts are spirits! They don't walk like humans, they use legs to walk, they just float on the ground!"
Shen Dinghai glanced at Ranran and immediately knew that this was unreliable.
In fact, even without asking Ranran for help, Shen Dinghai could figure out based on his own experience that Wang Laowu's theory was wrong.
Since he followed Ran Ran on his "great adventure", the ghosts he met may have become down-to-earth and "human", and he can't tell whether they are human or ghost when they stand in front of him!
Rather than relying on the presence or absence of legs, it is better to rely on the temperature.
According to Shen Dinghai's experience, as long as it is a ghost, it is like a big refrigerator! As soon as you step into their range, goose bumps will appear all over your body, and the cold air will be everywhere.
Out of caution, Shen Dinghai still confirmed with Wang Laowu.
"Did your children feel cold when they met this ghost without legs?"
Wang Laowu was stunned. "He didn't say that. Besides, Baby didn't know he was seeing a ghost at that time. He didn't want to sleep in the middle of the night so he sneaked out to play. Then he came back and told us that he saw a legless person floating in the air."
"I was terrified at the time, thinking how could a person without legs float? That must be a ghost!"
"My wife and I were so scared that we quickly checked if the child was possessed. Fortunately, the ghost did not harm our baby. When it was time to go to bed, my wife and I held the child in our arms and slept."
"I was also afraid that the ghost would target the child and come to him while he was sleeping. I remember the child kept shouting that he was hot and asked us to let go, but we didn't dare to let go!"
"If a ghost comes to take the child's life, the child will be hot!"
After hearing this, Shen Dinghai said uncertainly: "So it was summer at that time?"
Wang Laowu recalled carefully, "No, it was already autumn at that time, but the autumn heat was very strong, it was still very hot, so we even slept with a fan!"
Shen Dinghai confirmed with Ran Ran, "So it didn't happen long ago."
Wang Laowu shook his head gloomily, "It must have only been a short time for you two who are listening, but for us who live here, it feels like a long time has passed!"
"I don't understand what that female ghost wants. Is it because of the people on our construction site that she is the cause of her trouble? Is that why she keeps disturbing our co-workers and their wives and children?"
Shen Dinghai was silent for a moment, "May I ask where Li Yang died?"
Wang Laowu walked past him and pointed to the back, "Keep going and you'll see a lot of tin houses. We workers, whether we bring our wives and children or not, all live there."
"Li Yang died in his residence."
Shen Dinghai nodded in understanding, "Then can we still see Li Yang's body now?"
Wang Laowu looked at Shen Dinghai and laughed, "So you want to investigate how Li Yang died, but you don't know anything?"
"As soon as you entered the construction site, you could see the funeral hall of that bastard. Didn't you go in and take a look?"
Shen Dinghai apologized with a smile and said it was just carelessness.
Investigating Li Yang was not their real purpose at all. This was just their superficial reason. They came to investigate the supernatural phenomena at the construction site of Shengxiu Building.
Of course, this purpose cannot be told to Wang Laowu. "Uncle, you see, we are all very young. It is normal that we lack experience. I hope you can give us more guidance."
Wang Laowu pointed his rough finger at Ran Ran and said, "This kid can no longer be described as young!"
"Oh! Don't think that my ancestor can't speak! She is capable! Just wait and see!"
Wang Laowu was skeptical. Anyway, now that Li Yang was dead, his life would be better, and working and getting paid was what he should do.
Now you can get money from these two kids just by saying a few words, why not do it?
If you don’t take the money you have, you’re a bastard!
Wang Laowu pointed in the direction of the mourning hall and said, "There is a large circle of rope marks on Li Yang's neck, which has turned purple. His family members said that the people at the construction site killed him, and they are demanding compensation from the construction site!"
"So the body has not been cremated yet. We even had a fight with the police a few days ago."
Shen Dinghai frowned, "Make a fuss?"
"The result from the Public Security Bureau was that Li Yang was killed by someone else, so they had to go through some criminal procedure or something, but Li Yang's family wouldn't allow it, so they started making a fuss."
As soon as Shen Dinghai heard the word "marks of strangulation", he exchanged glances with Ranran.
They had never encountered a ghost that strangled anyone.
Wang Laowu covered his mouth with his hands and said, "These are the opinions of people outside the construction site. They all think that someone killed him."
“Only those of us who live here know…”
"Li Yang was killed by a ghost!"
Seeing that Wang Laowu's conclusion was completely different from theirs, Shen Dinghai smiled helplessly.
"You said there were traces of a rope strangling him, so why do you think it was killed by a ghost?"
Wang Laowu's eyes widened. "Because the one who killed people was the ghost who strangled her! She was strangled to death, so she had to use this method to kill people! Isn't it said that ghosts are very obsessed with persistence?"
"It seems to make sense at first glance." Shen Dinghai thought.
"That makes sense! The rope-strangling ghost is not only seen by my baby, Li Yang has also seen it!"
"So after Li Yang died, my wife and I didn't have time to be happy, we were scared! Since the rope-ridden female ghost would kill Li Yang who had seen her, it's inevitable that she would target us!"
"My wife and I have been worried for a long time, but we are relieved that nothing has happened until now."
This sounds like more than a coincidence.
Ran Ran took the initiative to speak, "Did Li Yang tell you that he saw a ghost?"
"No, I wasn't there at the time. Li Yang went to another group's territory and said it in broad daylight, in front of many people, and..."
Wang Laowu also frowned as he spoke, "He sounded quite happy at the time, and he was laughing the whole time."
"Everyone thought he was joking, but not long after... he died! There were marks on his neck, and everyone immediately thought of the ghost that strangled him that day!"
"This story spread quickly. Everyone who had heard or seen a female ghost believed it."
Wang Laowu scratched his head. "It was only after Li Yang died that I learned that Li Yang said he had seen a female ghost strangled by a rope."
Ran Ran's eyes were full of calmness, "Have you ever thought that someone deliberately took advantage of this to kill Li Yang?"
Wang Laowu asked innocently, "Use what?"
There was a gleam of light in Ranran's clear eyes.
"It was because Li Yang said he had seen the rope-strangling ghost that someone strangled him to death. This way they could pretend that it was the rope-strangling ghost who killed him, thus getting rid of the suspicion." (End of this chapter)
