A crowd of evil spirits line up to confess to me

Chapter 13

In fact, Gu Wuji was quite familiar with the appearance of this female ghost. She was the waitress who had answered some of his questions on the day he arrived.

"It's been a while," Gu Wuji said gently, looking at her. "I'm sorry for what happened to you. My purpose in coming here is to investigate who killed you. If possible, could you provide me with some assistance?"

The female ghost seemed provoked, disregarding the ghost baby as she moved closer, pressing herself against the ceiling not far from Gu Wuji. Her eyes stared at him intensely, almost as if they were about to fall out of their sockets.

Despite the terrifying sight, Gu Wuji's expression remained unchanged as he continued to earnestly address the female ghost.

After all, he didn't sense much murderous intent from her, just an instinctive resentment.

The female ghost hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the ghost baby in Gu Wuji's arms. Suddenly, her body became semi-transparent, and she lunged towards Gu Wuji.

The ghost baby struggled fiercely, causing the female ghost's body to involuntarily tremble. Her already translucent figure became even more blurred.

Gu Wuji recalled the events of the first instance and immediately reached out, touching the female ghost's body.

In the next moment, a scene flashed before his mind.

Surrounded by a pitch-black corridor, hurried footsteps echoed behind, and the person seemed to be trembling with fear, yet they didn't cry out for help. Occasionally, they glanced back, vaguely seeing a figure holding a sharp weapon.

Finally, they reached the staircase, and Gu Wuji could sense their relief.

It didn't make sense. Even after arriving here, unable to shake off the pursuer, why would they be so excited?

But then, that figure followed them into the stairwell. The person's shock and fear reached its peak, but it was too late. The blade struck their body from behind.

It wasn't supposed to be like this...

...

When Gu Wuji woke up, he found himself lying on the dusty floor of the employee rest area. The blood and the female ghost had disappeared, leaving only the ghost baby still clinging to him, looking as if it were asleep.

"This little one is quite cute," Gu Wuji said, lifting it up. His head throbbed faintly, but he knew that the scene he had just witnessed must have been something the female ghost wanted to convey to him.

"So, it seems there's another ghost in this hotel? And it can harm other ghosts..." Gu Wuji pondered as he pushed open the door. "Obviously, the waitress thought she could find safety in the stairwell. Perhaps the ghost was confined to the corridor? But for some reason, it was able to break free..."

With these thoughts in mind, Gu Wuji arrived at another room.

Most of the rooms on the third floor had been opened up for the hotel owner's family to live in.

Gu Wuji found this door locked tight. He attempted to use his strength, but the door didn't budge.

"It seems violence won't solve this. I need a key," Gu Wuji muttered to himself, glancing at the sleeping ghost baby in his arms. He felt a bit uneasy about forcibly breaking into someone's home in front of others.

In any case, he couldn't enter here today. Gu Wuji decided to head downstairs.

On the first floor, the group was still pestering the staff, their brows dripping with sweat. After all, who knew if they were dealing with a person or a ghost.

When Gu Wuji's footsteps approached, they all breathed a sigh of relief, turning to see Gu Wuji holding a baby in his arms.

Everyone: "???"

What's going on? How did you come back with someone else's baby? And is the child really okay?

Peng Haocang, who already knew some of the situation, was utterly shocked. His gaze towards Gu Wuji was as if he were seeing a ghost.

How could this guy casually carry such a big weapon in his arms like it's nothing!

Everyone was too shocked to notice, but the old woman at the counter glanced over.

Gu Wuji gestured with his eyes to the others, then knocked on the kitchen door and pushed it open. Inside, the two people were still maintaining their previous demeanor, and the atmosphere remained cold and eerie. However, this time, the woman no longer held a child in her arms.

When the woman saw Gu Wuji enter, she initially gave him a sinister look, but then she froze when her gaze fell on the child in Gu Wuji's arms.

"Sister, you should take care of this child. If he wanders off and encounters any trouble, what will happen? Luckily, he met me. Otherwise, who knows what could have happened," Gu Wuji's tone carried a hint of reproach towards the irresponsible guardian.

The woman listened in a daze, and she finally took the child without fully registering what was happening.

What's going on? Why do I suddenly feel guilty, as if I'm an extremely irresponsible parent?