"Take this."
Jiang Lin produced a Ghost Repelling Pill and levitated it to Wei Yan's mouth with his ghostly energy.
Ghost envoys who often undertook missions would carry some of these.
It wasn't exactly rare.
Wei Yan glanced at him, asking no further questions.
He swallowed it directly.
Jiang Lin: "That was a Ghost Repelling Pill. It can dispel the Yin and ghostly energy you were infected with."
"After you return, spend more time in places with strong Yang energy. This shouldn't be difficult for you."
As a police officer, Wei Yan's Yang energy was naturally stronger than that of ordinary people.
There was also a reason why he was trapped here.
With his Yang energy and this Ghost Repelling Pill,
He shouldn't have any major after-effects.
After giving his instructions, Jiang Lin asked, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Bai Shuangshuang remained silent.
Wei Yan looked at her, "Wife... wait for me."
Bai Shuangshuang looked at the sky, then at the ground, "Oh. Depends on my mood."
Jiang Lin waited a moment longer, seeing that they had nothing more to say.
He then slapped Wei Yan's nascent soul back into his body.
Looking at the empty space before her, Bai Shuangshuang was stunned.
Jiang Lin, however, was oblivious. He walked to the entrance of the mall.
At the mall entrance,
The dirty dog was still there.
Unsure of the situation inside, it could only anxiously pace back and forth.
Jiang Lin walked up to it and communicated with his thoughts:
'Your owner has returned and should be waking up soon. You should go back now.'
He added at the end, 'Your mistress... is also safe and sound.'
"Woof woof~!"
"Woof woof~!"
Wangcai barked urgently twice.
'Really? Really?'
'Are they both alright?'
'Is master waking up?'
It scrambled to run outside, heading towards where its owner was hospitalized.
Halfway there, it seemed to remember something.
It looked back at Jiang Lin, 'Thank you, woof~'
Under Jiang Lin's gaze, Wangcai ran at full speed.
It dashed all the way to its owner.
In the live stream,
Wei Yan's teammates quickly prepared a car to pick up the dog.
That area of ruins was still a considerable distance from Wei Yan's hospital.
...
On the other side,
The abandoned mall—
Bai Shuangshuang walked through the underworld passage opened by Jiang Lin, tears streaming down her face.
She cried uncontrollably.
"Wuwuwu... wuwuwu..."
"Wei Yan, you scoundrel! To make me wait even after death, wuwu..."
Jiang Lin stood by, silent.
The small live stream ball had been turned off.
In the passage, only the woman's heartbroken sobs remained.
Emotions were truly a peculiar thing.
Sometimes, it was hard to say who was holding whom captive.
...
...
Ding ding ding—
"Please don't run in the corridor."
"Okay, okay."
When Wei Yan's teammates rushed to the hospital,
On the hospital bed,
Wei Yan, who had been lying there for nearly half a year, finally woke up.
Doctors and nurses were surrounding him, checking his physical condition.
Hearing footsteps, Wei Yan's eyeballs moved, and he looked towards the door.
Seeing familiar faces, his pupils began to focus, and his thoughts gradually returned.
"Hand, phone..."
He opened his mouth to speak, but found that no sound could come out.
It was as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
"What do you want?" the doctor in the white coat asked, leaning in.
Wei Yan: "Hand, phone."
Doctor: "Phone? Do you want to contact your family? We've already contacted your family..."
Before he could finish speaking, his teammates rushed in.
Two phones were handed to him simultaneously.
The screens faced Wei Yan.
One phone had the 'Live Stream: Daily Healing in the Underworld' broadcast on.
But as the streamer sent Bai Shuangshuang back to the underworld,
The live stream had automatically closed.
Only a black screen remained, with viewers still commenting.
One phone was connected to a video call.
On the other end of the video call was Wangcai, dirty and unable to enter the hospital.
Seeing its owner awake on the phone,
It panted, wagged its tail, and barked joyfully and loudly.
"Woof~!"
"Woof woof~!"
That's great.
Master is really better!
Wei Yan managed a pale smile towards the dog, his lips twitching.
Then, his eyeballs moved.
His gaze fell on the other phone with the black screen, and a tear silently traced a path down his eye.
She's gone already?
His teammates quickly said, "The streamer took her back."
"The live stream only closed a moment ago."
"Yes, yes."
They wanted to say more.
For example: Cheer up, your sister-in-law is waiting for you below.
Burn more money for her...
But the words caught in their throats.
Even words of comfort were, in fact, a stark reminder of the fact that their sister-in-law had passed away.
The fact that Wei Yan's soul had remained in the abandoned mall during his six months of unconsciousness was telling.
His sister-in-law's departure had hit him hard.
Why should they rub salt into his wounds under the guise of comfort?
"Mmm."
Wei Yan responded softly, withdrew his gaze, and closed his eyes.
He understood his teammates' unspoken words,
But at this moment, he simply lacked the energy to dwell on them.
The doctor in the white coat said, "Don't talk too much to the patient. He needs to rest well now."
"His body will need to be observed in the hospital."
Seeing this, the teammates did not linger any longer.
After giving Wei Yan some food and new daily necessities, they prepared to leave.
"Wait." Wei Yan suddenly opened his eyes.
His teammates turned back in unison, awaiting his next words.
Wei Yan cleared his throat, "...Help me burn some money for her first."
His teammates nodded in unison, "We will."
"Brother Yan, don't worry."
As they reached the door, they heard Wei Yan struggle to say again, "Don't burn too much..."
Things like massages...
He really couldn't rest assured.
Bang.
As the ward door closed, the room fell silent again.
Wei Yan looked at the white ceiling.
He silently calculated the estimated future expenses for food and clothing for his and Bai Shuangshuang's elderly families.
And how many more years he had left to live.
If everything shown in the live stream was true...
Then in the coming years, he would have to work harder, turning a bicycle into a motorcycle.
Accumulate some merit.
And when he reached the underworld, he might be able to make her life more comfortable.
Mmm...
If necessary, he could even switch careers to crack down on pornography and illegal publications?
It didn't seem impossible...
The hospital was quiet.
Both the sound of footsteps and voices were deliberately softened.
The departing teammates were still immersed in a heavy and sad atmosphere.
Little did they know, Wei Yan had already begun to consider which criminal dens to raid.
For some reason, he always felt that Bai Shuangshuang was not dead.
She had simply moved to another place to live.
And he,
After completing his mission in the human world, would take everything he had and go find her.
...
[Mini Theater]
After the teammates left the hospital.
The novice teammate asked, "By the way, why did senior say to burn less money just now?"
Isn't more always better?
The veteran teammates: "Massages."
"Massages."
"Massages."
Novice teammate: "..."
...
(PS: For those who don't know what 'dà bǎo jiàn' means, you can search it on Baidu~ ❀)