Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 462 I Think I Can Still Rescue

Du Yuxi's lips twitched slightly, and she regretted her decision to get involved in this mess.

“I’m not familiar with him at all. I’ve only run into him a few times when I went back to my uncle’s place. We’ve met a few times and spoken a few times.”

Du Anrao raised an eyebrow: "You call this unfamiliar?"

"...I see the security guard at the school gate every day, and we occasionally greet each other and exchange a few words. According to your logic, I'm more familiar with the security guard than with him."

“…Okay.” Du Anrao awkwardly rubbed his nose. “So, did he want to see me about something?”

Strictly speaking, it wasn't him who contacted you, but an old classmate of his.

"old classmate?"

"Yes, she's an old classmate from high school. A while ago, the incident between you and Li Qianxi at the coffee shop caused quite a stir. This time, you've become famous again because of my second brother's reality show about raising kids. She probably watched the show and wanted to find you, so she eventually found me through him."

"What do you want? Do you need my autograph?"

"No, she wants you to exorcise the evil spirit from her brother."

"Exorcism?" Du Anrao was startled. "Let me make this clear from the start: shamanistic rituals are not within my area of ​​expertise."

Du Yuxi was a little embarrassed: "Don't worry, I just want you to help check if he's been possessed by some evil spirit and has lost his mind, and to see if there's a solution. I won't ask you to perform some kind of shamanistic ritual."

Du Anrao finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Do you know the specifics? Why would she suddenly think her brother is possessed by something evil? What heinous crime has her brother committed?"

"No, not really. I don't know the specifics. I only heard Mr. Xie say that his old classmate's personality has changed drastically recently because his younger brother has started dating a girlfriend. His sister suspects that his girlfriend might have cast a curse on him and wants to ask a master to exorcise the evil spirit so that her brother can turn back from his endless suffering as soon as possible."

Du Anrao: "???" Good grief, just because her younger brother had a relationship, she suspected that he had been possessed and even specially invited a master to exorcise the evil spirit for him. This is definitely a real sister!
However, after Du Yuxi said that, Du Anrao became really curious about this younger brother. How much must he have changed for his own sister to think that he had been bewitched just because he was in a relationship, and even spend a lot of money to hire a master to exorcise the evil spirit for him? It's quite funny to think about.

When are they planning to come?

Du Yuxi looked embarrassed: "I'm afraid you'll have to make the trip yourself. After all, she suspects that her brother is possessed by an evil spirit, which means that her relationship with her brother is definitely a bit strained right now. Even if she wants to bring people to find you in person, her brother has to cooperate, right?"

Du Anrao thought about it and agreed.

"Am I going on another business trip?"

Du Anrao slumped onto the sofa and said quietly, "Tell Mr. Xie that the business trip expenses should be calculated based on the industry's basic salary, not a penny less."

Du Yuxi thought this was reasonable, but she was still a little confused: "Why should we ask him for the business trip expenses instead of his old classmate?"

"He came to me through his connections, so who else should I ask for the reimbursement if not him?" As for who he will ask for reimbursement from later, that's his problem.

Having overheard the conversation, Mr. Du interjected at the opportune moment, "An'an is right, we should ask him for the money."

Du Yuxi: "..." These words and tone sound like they involve some kind of personal grudge.

"When to set off?"

"No rush. When my cousin comes to pick me up to go back to the Li family this weekend, we can go together."

Du Anrao nodded. That was fine. She was also curious about how the Li family usually reacted to her thoughts. She'd already asked them before, and her fourth sister hadn't told the Li family about this yet. Du Yuxi, vaguely realizing what Du Anrao was planning, thought, "…Cousin, good luck to you."

That weekend, Li Zhaoyang, as usual, personally came to pick up Du Yuxi and take her back to J City, with Du Anrao accompanying them.

As soon as he got into the car, Du Anrao stared at him intently for a long time, making the man quite uncomfortable.

"An...An'an, is there something on my face? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"It's nothing," Du Anrao smiled and looked away.

Li Zhaoyang had a feeling that something was wrong, so he frowned but didn't say anything.

As soon as the car stopped at the airport, Li Zhaoyang heard a faint voice coming from behind him.

[Does Brother Li know that he has accidentally caused another death?]

Human life?!
Luckily, the car had already come to a stop, otherwise, if someone had suddenly heard such a sentence, they might have driven the car into the ditch!

Du Yuxi couldn't help but reach out and rub her forehead, vaguely guessing what Du Anrao meant by "human life," but she couldn't remind her cousin.

Silently comforting yourself: If the child likes to play, just play with her. Who told you to eavesdrop on people's thoughts and defy fate, thus incurring her favor? Being amused by her this once will make you feel better, and she won't be angry with you later. Strictly speaking, you've actually come out on top!
Having calmed herself down, Du Yuxi decisively grabbed a magazine from the side to cover her face, lest she accidentally reveal her secret and spoil someone's fun.

And so, Li Zhaoyang, who had been tricked by his two younger sisters, boarded the plane with them with trepidation, originally planning to try and find out what exactly this "human death" was all about on the plane.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he sat down, Du Anrao took out his earphones and started listening to music. Apart from occasionally singing along to the lyrics, he had nothing else in his mind and eventually fell asleep.

Li Zhaoyang: "..." How could you fall asleep? How could you possibly sleep?!

Filled with anxiety and frustration, Young Master Li wished he could just lift the person off their seat and shake them vigorously to wake them up and expose the truth.

Unfortunately, this is something he can only dream about.

Regardless of whether he's willing to give it up or not, even if he were, he wouldn't have the guts.

And so, with a belly full of thoughts, Li Zhaoyang forced himself to keep his eyes wide open and remained wide awake for more than two hours on the plane, pondering these things.

When the plane landed and the announcement of arrival at the destination sounded, Du Anrao lifted his blindfold and sat up. What he saw next to him was a person with dull, lifeless eyes and a pale face, looking exactly like someone who had died with their eyes wide open.

"!!!"

Du Anrao jumped up in fright and shrank back to his sister: "What happened? Brother, are you still alive?"

Li Zhaoyang's cloudy, dim eyes, like those of a fish, flickered. His breath was weak, and he raised his hand shakily: "I... I think I can still be saved."

Du Anrao: "..."

Du Yuxi: "..."

"Pfft..." Du Yuxi finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

He then let out a long breath and said helplessly, "Hasn't this ordeal been enough? You should hurry up and tell him what happened and what the death was all about. Otherwise, I'm not sure if we can even get to my uncle's house safely today, given his condition."