The girl with the ball, with only the whites of her eyes remaining—if a regular person were to encounter this scene, they'd probably scream out in terror on the spot.
But Chen Xuan had already experienced a Paranormal Incident, and as a Ghost Tamer, his heart only felt a slight chill rather than full-blown fear.
What puzzled him was—when exactly did this Malevolent Ghost appear?
He hadn't sensed it at all.
The two of them stared at each other inside the bedroom for just about three seconds before the little girl suddenly clutched the ball tightly and hurriedly ran past Chen Xuan's side.
Before he could even react, she had vanished at the stairway.
"She went downstairs?"
A hint of doubt flickered in Chen Xuan's eyes, and he followed her down the stairs.
Since she wasn't on the upper floor, maybe the Chairman and his family were still downstairs.
The reason he was looking for them wasn't out of any noble intention to rescue them—it was because a plan had popped into his mind.
A money-making plan.
With a Paranormal Incident right in front of him, he could take advantage of the situation and make a fortune.
Even better, he might gain deeper insight into this Malevolent Ghost.
Chen Xuan descended all the way to the first-floor living room, but the girl was nowhere to be found.
He didn't bother searching for her further—she appeared too erratically for there to be any pattern.
The urgent task now was to find Chairman Zhu and his family.
As long as there were survivors, he'd have the chance to negotiate a deal.
"Two corpses upstairs and down. Where are the others?"
When Chen Xuan arrived earlier, he noticed that the luxury cars outside hadn't been moved and the front door was still locked.
That meant the family most likely hadn't left.
If so, there was only one possibility.
Chen Xuan's eyes turned to the basement.
They were in the basement!
In moments of fear, people instinctively sought hiding places.
The entrance to the basement was located behind the kitchen on the first floor.
Chen Xuan quickly made his way there and arrived at the door to the first-Tier storage room.
The moment he reached the door, he heard sounds coming from inside. His expression shifted—there were definitely survivors.
Creak—
He opened the door and stepped into the storage room, only to see Chairman Zhu clutching a shovel, staring at him in terror.
Behind him, two children were huddled closely, also filled with fear.
"Chen—Chen Xuan? Why are you here?"
Seeing Chen Xuan appear, Zhu Pengcheng almost dropped his shovel in shock.
His face lit up like he had just seen a long-lost relative.
"Quick, shut the door! There's a ghost outside!"
"A ghost?"
Chen Xuan was momentarily taken aback, then chuckled lightly. "So, you saw the girl too?"
"What? You saw her as well?"
Zhu Pengcheng's face turned pale as he grabbed Chen Xuan and shut the door quickly.
"She's not a girl—she's a ghost! My housekeeper and my mom are both dead!"
"How did they die?"
Chen Xuan's eyes gleamed with curiosity. He wanted to understand how this Malevolent Ghost killed.
"They—they just said one sentence, and their heads fell off. The girl was holding them like a ball!"
"The heads turned into a ball?"
Suddenly, everything clicked for Chen Xuan. No wonder the ball in the girl's hands looked so large—
It was actually a human head.
But from the outside, it looked like just a black leather ball.
"Then why didn't you call the police?"
Chen Xuan gave him a look and asked.
"It's a ghost! What good would the police do?"
Zhu Pengcheng responded with a horrified expression. "I was only thinking about finding the kids. I didn't even bring my phone!"
"Right…"
Chen Xuan was just about to say something when he suddenly heard a thumping sound from below.
Before he could speak again, a sharp scream pierced the air.
"Ahh!"
The scream was cut off abruptly.
Zhu Pengcheng's two children cried out in panic, "Mom! Mommy!"
But before they could say another word, Zhu Pengcheng quickly covered their mouths.
"Shhh!"
Of course, he knew it was his wife.
During the initial panic, they had scattered—his wife had fled to the second basement level, the wine cellar, while he and the kids had hidden in the storage room.
Worried for the children's safety, Zhu Pengcheng hadn't dared to go after her.
He never imagined that his wife would now fall victim too.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
The sound of the ball being dribbled echoed like a death knell, repeating over and over in Zhu Pengcheng's mind.
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