"Anthony, Aidan, James, Andrew... They're all dead. Mary, did you notice one thing?"

"What?" Mary's heartbeats faster and subconsciously lowers her voice.

"We are all people on a boat."

Edward paused word by word, his tone was low and his face was a little gloomy, as if he was hiding in the darkness, trembling.

...

Last night.

After a simple online exchange, when Richard received a call from the client, a female voice on the verge of collapse came across the phone, and she was sobbing while talking.

"Edward is dead, he is dead...he, he is right, I am the next one, I am the next one! Please, Ghost Detective, help me!!"

"How did Edward die?"

"When he was at work yesterday, he fell in front of me and hit the corner of the table. When the doctor came, he announced... he died on the spot!"

"It seems like an accident."

"No, this is definitely not an accident! It's someone, no, there's a mysterious power - magic, curse, or something, which lingers around us. There's a ghost that killed Edward, like killing Anthony, Aidan, James. Edward is right, we're cursed!!"

"Curse? How to explain it?"

"Ghost! After Edward's death, I found that a ghost was pestering me. I would fall asleep for no reason, and then dream about him when I was dreaming, and I would see him in the reflected mirror when I worked and walked on the street... From Edward's death to now, he has tortured me all the time, but he obviously does not exist. I have tried it, but I can't touch him at all! I am so scared, aren't you a ghost detective? Please, please help me!! Help me!!"

"Do you know this ghost?"

"I know that he is the one who was rescued when we went out to sea before... No, he is not a victim, he is a wandering soul on the sea! A wandering soul seeking life! We shouldn't save him!"

"Okay, I understand."

"Wait, don't hang up the phone first. How long will it take for you to come to me? Please, come quickly, I can't hold on anymore! I even want to commit suicide! Please, I can't hold on anymore!"

"I have your address, I promise, I will rush over as soon as possible. So, next, regarding the remuneration, do you agree to my offer?"

"Agree! As long as you come here quickly, whatever you want!"

"Okay! Don't worry, according to your description, I guess you encountered a water ghost. No, according to the local customs, he was a wandering soul on the sea. Maybe he was an unlucky guy who drowned on the sea before. This guy is not as terrible as you thought. Don't worry for the time being, I will arrive as soon as possible."

"well!"

"goodbye!"

beep--

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Mary was curled up in the corner of the room.

After realizing something was wrong, she worked hard with Edward and tried all the solutions, but it was useless - Edward was still dead.

It can be said that they have nothing but unknown fear and busyness.

Mary was overwhelmed, her mental pressure was too great, and she was basically collapsed.

Especially in the office, after seeing Edward's death with his own eyes, it was because of this scene that became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and Mary even thought of committing suicide.

Unfortunately, her son was not in the United States and went to Australia on a business trip. After learning about this, she did not realize the seriousness of the problem and was unable to come back. However, because she was worried about her mother, she contacted someone through her friends, so she found Richard, who was famous in the underground world of New York.

Mary called Richard with anticipation, but after waiting for a whole day, she didn't see Richard coming and she no longer had any thoughts about Richard.

She is now huddling in the corner, hoping that the ghost who is pestering her will find that she can let her go.

In just over two days, she was at least a few decades old.

At this time, my body trembled slightly, with several wrinkles on my face, my eyes were filled with fatigue and fatigue, deep fear and panic, my body was cold, and I was filled with goose bumps everywhere.

Bang bang bang bang!

A crisp knock on the door sounded.

"Ahhhhhhhh--"

Mary let out a stunning scream.

"Mom, are you okay?"

A voice that Mary felt unusually familiar came from behind the door, with a hint of worry in her words.

Mary's dull eyes lit up.

This is the voice of her son Will.

She hurriedly stepped forward and opened the door. When she saw the burly figure outside the door, she gave the man a deep hug.

While she burst into tears, Mary was incoherently talking about her pain: "Will, thank God, you are finally back! Ghost, a ghost has entangled me, he wants to kill me! I am very scared now, he wants to kill me! God, why did he come to me!"

Will patted Mary's back with a gentle voice, comforting her, "I'm back and everything will be fine."

"This is so good!" Mary's face turned red and shed tears. She couldn't tell whether she was crying with joy or fear.

Will continued: "There are no ghosts in this world, don't worry, I will be with you today."

"Okay! OK!"

The excited Mary didn't pay any attention. Will, who was hugging her, had no expression on her face, with strange blue lights flashing in her eyes, and her mouth opened and closed, but it made a sound like the gentlest in the world, as if magical power confusing people's hearts, making Mary let down her guard and relax her whole body.

"Hey, my dear, let's go sit for a while, I'll pour you a glass of water."

Will pressed Mary on the sofa, then took a glass of water for her and said, "You are too tired now and need more rest. When you wake up and feel full of energy, you will feel that everything is normal."

"Um."

"Go to sleep."

"good."

Mary took the water cup and was drowsy in Will's voice.

Just as she was about to close her eyes, she suddenly realized a problem.

Bang!

The water cup fell and fell into pieces.

The clear drinking water splashed into small drops, and then gathered into a mass of water and spread on the floor.

Gradually it looked like blood, transparent drinking water...it became sticky and dark red little by little.

Mary shook like a sieve and looked at Will in horror: "No, you are not Will! He will never call me dear!"

"You are him!"

"You are a ghost!!"

Mary said, her eyes wide open and wide open, and she was completely sleepy, unable to help screaming.

"Go away!!"

A harsh voice echoed into Will's ears, unable to shake him at all.

Sizzy—

Bright lights begin to flicker, darkness and light appear alternately.

Will's slightly messy hair quilt slowly stretched out, as if it was stained with water, and it was mixed and pasted in strands, which was extremely ugly.

In addition, his cheeks were completely cracked, his skin was dead, aged, and he looked paler; his clothes became torn, and his smile at the corners of his lips was extremely exaggerated, not as curled as a human; his whole body exuded a fishy smell of the sea.

"No, don't come here!"
Chapter completed!