Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1875: Chapter 1066: Missing Person Notice

As they saw the footprints clearly, even Yang Xiao, who was usually composed, broke out in a cold sweat, and the typically carefree Takagi Reina changed her expression in an instant.

The footprints were erratic, as if left by a drunk person, yet they stopped right outside the detective agency’s door, making one’s scalp tingle.

"Sasakimotoka has returned..." Takagi Reina said with a panicked look.

Yang Xiao thought the same, after all, there was only one set of footprints, and he noticed the wet footprints outside the detective agency’s door were the most pronounced, with the most water stains, indicating that the thing stayed outside for a while, possibly... knocking on the door.

Just imagining that scene was enough to send chills down one’s spine. Yang Xiao was completely baffled by what had happened.

"You stay here," he instructed briefly, then Yang Xiao cautiously walked into the office, picking up a mop rod leaning against the door.

He carefully checked the office, confirmed that no one was hiding, and then called Takagi Reina in. After she came in, Yang Xiao locked the office door and braced it with the mop rod.

"You’re staying here?" Faced with sudden changes, Takagi Reina couldn’t help but feel anxious and planned to leave.

"Calm down," Yang Xiao motioned for her to look at the office floor. "Look carefully, there are no wet footprints inside, that thing didn’t come in."

"There are no signs of struggle or fight in the office, which means that Xiao Lin Zhengyan and the others weren’t taken away by that thing." Yang Xiao liked to present facts and reason.

"But they certainly encountered something horrific, and they have likely met their end. Otherwise, we would’ve heard their cries for help." This building was quite old and had poor soundproofing, and with the current silence, they should’ve heard any cries for help.

"It’s a curse." Yang Xiao forced himself to calm down. "The curse has erupted, and the ghost has come again."

First Sasakimotoka’s sister disappeared, then Sasakimotoka herself, and now it’s Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai’s turn.

Yang Xiao and the others didn’t expect the curse to come so quickly. It hadn’t been long since Sasakimotoka disappeared. Yang Xiao didn’t calculate the exact time, but it was definitely less than an hour.

In less than an hour, the curse erupted a second time. Judging by this timing, none of them would survive until tomorrow morning.

Something’s not right, something’s seriously off. Figuring out the cause would be simple; they just needed to follow the wet footprints toward the restroom and have a look, but Yang Xiao didn’t dare do it.

Of course, Takagi Reina didn’t dare either. Even the bravest among them had already taken the lead in reincarnation.

"We locked the door when we left, so how did the ghost open it?" Takagi Reina questioned. It was crucial since they were still inside.

"First, it disguised itself as one of us, called them to open the door, and took them away."

"Second, the ghost failed to trick them into opening the door, got discovered, and pretended to leave, but actually hid outside. When the people inside heard the steps fading, they panicked, opened the door to escape, and walked right into the ghost’s arms," Yang Xiao assessed, based on the scene.

"I think the second scenario is more likely. Xiao Lin Zhengyan isn’t a novice and should have basic vigilance, especially since we’ve just experienced Sasakimotoka’s mysterious disappearance," Yang Xiao added.

"Chu Xi, your judgment makes sense, but I still think we should leave." Staying here, Takagi Reina felt uneasy, obviously unsettled by the idea that the ghost might come back.

Yang Xiao promptly dismissed the idea, "Absolutely not, trust me. If Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai have really met their demise, then I bet the ghost hasn’t left, but is likely waiting on our path, ready to ambush us." freewebnσvel.cøm

The ghost’s killing method and pattern were unknown, so Yang Xiao believed staying at the detective agency was the safest option.

After all, this was their starting point, and Yang Xiao, having experienced many missions, hadn’t yet seen a fierce ghost chasing them directly to the safe house to kill.

It’s unscientific and inappropriate.

At the moment, Yang Xiao didn’t think there was a safer place than the detective agency, provided they didn’t act foolishly.

Yang Xiao couldn’t help but feel scared too. If Takagi Reina hadn’t asked him to accompany her to the restroom, the terrifying event involving Xiao Lin Zhengyan might’ve happened to them.

Thinking deeper still, if they had unfortunately gone to the restroom on this floor, they could’ve bumped right into the ghost, the consequences unimaginable.

"Perhaps we can think from another angle; if we stay here, the ghost might not appear," Takagi Reina suddenly suggested.

Yang Xiao raised an eyebrow, looking at Takagi Reina. It was a new perspective indeed. "Miss Takagi, go on."

"I just feel it’s too coincidental. As soon as we left, the ghost came, as if..." Takagi Reina paused, "as if the ghost is deliberately avoiding us."

After saying that, the office fell into a brief silence, and Yang Xiao and Takagi Reina suddenly began their own tasks. Yang Xiao turned sideways, tidying up the items on the desk, but casually picked up a small mirror to secretly observe Takagi Reina, while Takagi Reina took up the position behind the office door, pretending to inspect the shoe rack, but bent down and used the gap beneath to sneak a look at Yang Xiao.