You Owe Me, My Love

Gu Mingchen drove for safety purposes. Aside from Bai Rong, he only brought a follower called Chen Zhi.

Tangqian Village was farther than he had anticipated. Gu Mingchen didn’t ask Bai Rong to drive. The man only asked her to sleep in the backseat.

After switching shifts with Chen Zhi and driving for half a day, they finally reached the mountain area and it was no longer possible for them to continue travelling by car.

The GPS signal was lost. Even their phones had lost their network signals too.

Gu Mingchen stopped the car and looked at the mountain range around them. He frowned. “I thought they cleared the road. Was the governor reporting fake results?” Gu Mingchen was angered, while Chen Zhi hung his head low and said nothing.

Bai Rong came out and went up to Gu Mingchen. She held his hand and calmed him down, “It’s commonplace. When the hospital organized a group to provide free checkups for the people in the slums last year, they said the roads are there. But when we got there, not only were there no roads, we didn’t even have electricity.”

Gu Mingchen calmed down slightly after Bai Rong spoke. He didn’t want to get worked up before her, so he said, “We are the military. Can’t interfere with the administration.”

“We are humans after all. Not gods.” Bai Rong smiled.

Gu Mingchen looked at her gently before telling Chen Zhi, “Tangqian Village is under Zhenghai Town’s jurisdiction. You should go to town and get a guide. We’ll catch up in a bit.”

“Yes.” Chen Zhi drove back to the town.

“May I suggest something? Since it’s getting late, why don’t we stay in town for the day? We can go around and get some news from the locals. We may even get a clue.” Bai Rong said.

“Sure.”

They came back to town after half an hour’s drive. Gu Mingchen and Bai Rong stayed in one room using fake identification. On the other hand, Chen Zhi stayed in a room by himself.

They went to the small restaurant beside the hotel to have a meal after settling down. The lady boss there kept smiling at them warmly.

you something about Tangqian Village, ma’am?” Bai Rong asked

smile froze at the mention of Tangqian Village. She glanced outside before lowering her voice, “You sure

Rong was

disappearance of all 108 villagers five years ago, that place has become haunted. Someone

looked at the lady boss calmly. He didn’t believe in ghosts. “Do

were consumed by ghosts. Since then, none of the locals dares go into that place.” The lady boss shivered. She didn’t want to talk about this

Gu Mingchen

at

government tomorrow and check the resident record of Tangqian Village. See if

“Yes.”

of suspicion. What do

psychological offshoots. I think there are still people there in the village, so someone thought they met a ghost. I suggest we do not

let anyone see you. Get a map too.” Gu Mingchen made another

“Yes, sir.”

Mingchen and Bai Rong went around for a stroll after their meal. They were

took the job. All the shops here closed

town had streetlamps, let alone the

Rong noticed a fruit shop across from them restocking, so she quickly went ahead. However, the woman stepped into a pit and

last time they repaired the road here?” Bai Rong

sure. I’ll get someone

locals.” Bai Rong took Gu Mingchen to the fruit

Bai Rong to the stall. The woman bought a lot of fruits from the stall owner, then she asked, seemingly casual, “When was the last

ago, I think.” The owner

it wasn’t a jerry-built project, then it must have been caused by heavy trucks frequently passing by, right?” Bai Rong peeled a lime and had a slice, then peeled another in half before

since they were sour. However, since this was given by