Chapter 14 Martha's Happiness

Although Mingmei had expected Lu Xiaoyao to "go online" again, she didn't expect her to say something like that as soon as she woke up.

Mingmei watched the changes in everyone's expressions as they observed Lu Xiaoyao, and it seemed they were also starting to suspect something.

But in the interstellar era, would Lu Xiaoyao be considered normal? What would they think if they knew?

Seeing the increasingly confused looks on everyone's faces, Lu Xiaoyao chuckled dryly twice and quickly explained, "I, I, I was just spacing out earlier…"

Everyone: …Really?

You seem more spaced out now than you did before, right?

"Ahem, let's continue listening to the diary."

Seeing that everyone's attention was about to be diverted by Lu Xiaoyao, Zhen Po cleared his throat and brought everyone's attention back.

"Year X, Month J, Day J: The story of the farmer and the snake is probably about my family and Martha. Is it so hard to understand that we took her in because she was abused at home?! Paying a fine wasn't enough, because I went to the police station twice this year. My job, which was supposed to be promoted this year, was ruined by some villain who spread rumors that I was using K drugs! I'm fed up with this damn neighbor!"

"Year Y, Month X, Day X: Oh my god, even though I hated the couple next door so much, I never thought Martha would really die! Look at Nal's heartbroken appearance, crocodile tears. Sure enough, he was finally taken away by the police for investigation. I think the truth will come to light soon!"

"Year Y, Month Y, Day Y: Oh no! Nal is dead! What kind of ghostly development is this? I heard he died miserably? Unfortunately, the police officer wouldn't reveal anything. Alas~ How did a happy and fulfilling family end up like this?"

The file that Zhen Po brought also had records and top-secret photos. Indeed, the death was gruesome.

"The reason why the police are unwilling to disclose the details is because Nal died in the police station's detention area, not only suddenly but also in a terrifying manner. They're afraid of causing a commotion if they report it directly."

Of course, none of the subsequent deaths were any less tragic.

"Year Y, Month S, Day S: I've been so tired lately, not sleeping well. At night, I always hear a woman's laughter in my ears, and occasionally a man's roar. It really gives me a bad feeling, as if I've gone back to when the Clayton couple were alive."

"Year Y, Month G, Month G: Today was strange. I saw the door to the next room open, and a priest was standing inside. He was of East Asian descent and very handsome. When he saw me, he told me directly that it would be best if I moved away from here as soon as possible.

Finally, he dipped a cross in holy water and touched my forehead. Instantly, I don't know if it was just my imagination, but I actually felt less tired. However, I actually forgot what he was here to do."

When Zhen Po read this passage, both he and Yuan Fang couldn't help but look at Mu Chen. This priest's attire, East Asian descent…emmmm, could this be the priest written about in the diary?

[I say, is it really okay for these two to keep looking at me like that?]

Mingmei once again noticed Yuan Fang and Zhen Po's gazes.

[Host, I think it's better if you just eat your lunch and see for yourself. These two don't seem like they'd tell you the truth.]

So, Gui Gui advised Mingmei again.

[Well, I'll eat after I finish listening to the diary.]

Mingmei was also feeling uneasy.

[You think, will I find a horribly dead spirit standing behind me when I eat?]

Gui Gui: [You're asking me? I don't know.]

"Huh? Is that it?" Everyone was still listening to Zhen Po read the diary, but then they realized he had stopped.

"That's the end of it." Zhen Po shook his head. "Looking at the last diary entry, it was written the day before Mete's death, which means he probably died that night. I remember Mrs. Qiao Si wasn't in the apartment those two days; it seems she went to her sister's place for something."

"That's considered escaping a disaster." Everyone sighed with emotion.

"Yeah." Zhen Po closed the diary and looked at Zhen Hu. "Your Buddha Boys haven't returned yet?"

"They should be back soon. I can feel their aura." As soon as he finished speaking, the Buddhist beads he was fiddling with paused, and his eyes suddenly lit up. "Ah, they're back!"

At this time, Zhen Po and Yuan Fang also saw the pair of little dolls running through the door, but they looked flustered, as if they were being chased by something. They snuggled up to Zhen Hu's legs and whimpered.

Zhen Hu picked up the small golden boy statue, and the two little dolls turned into a ray of light and entered it. After Zhen Hu held the golden boy to his ear for a long time, the expression on his face changed.

Finally, Zhen Hu put down the golden boy with a serious face, hugged it in his arms, and then looked up at everyone.

Everyone was frightened by Zhen Hu's appearance.

"What happened?"

Zhen Po looked at Zhen Hu and quickly asked.

"They said they saw a woman upstairs, searching room by room, and seemed to be shouting, 'Nal, where are you?' and then shouting, 'Did Mete instigate you to go against me?'"

"Huh? Was being abused to death this terrifying?"

Regarding Lu Xiaoyao's assumption that Martha was abused to death, everyone else silently looked at Lu Xiaoyao and then turned their heads away, not knowing what else to say.

If the talisman hadn't shown anything, they would have really thought Lu Xiaoyao was possessed by a spirit.

Mingmei couldn't bear to watch and added, "Looking at the situation, it shouldn't be as simple as Martha being abused. What the priest just mentioned wasn't just a possibility; maybe Martha herself really liked… but the people around her misunderstood and tried to stop it."

Knowing that Lu Xiaoyao might not remember the situation when Da Yao was present, Mingmei gave her a brief explanation.

"Hmm…is that so?" Lu Xiaoyao took a breath, but it seemed that this explanation might be more in line with the current situation.

"Also, they said that there are many spirits in the building who are currently very afraid, because they said that when Martha was happy, they took advantage of her inattention to follow Mete and, with Nal's consent, ran to find a spirit medium to talk. Now they're afraid that after the spirit medium teaches Nal and Mete a lesson, they'll turn around and cause trouble for them, and they hope that we can really subdue Martha."

Zhen Hu took advantage of the space Mingmei gave to explain to Lu Xiaoyao and continued to speak.

"Took advantage of Martha's happiness?" At this time, everyone noticed a detail. When was Martha happy?

"Are you referring to when she killed Lou Jia?" Yuan Fang reacted first. "There was indeed a woman's laughter at that time."

"The Buddha Boys heard them say that Martha likes to possess people's bodies and then take that person to experience happiness together…" After Zhen Hu finished speaking, he lowered his head and glared at the little golden boy. "These pleasures are not something you can know! Children shouldn't ask about such nonsense!"

Everyone: …

Actually, we also want to know what "pleasurable things" are.