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Chapter 27 My biggest fear is being broke.

Half an hour later, Bai Chi returned home, deactivated his transformation, placed the unconscious Liu Li Hui on the bed, and then slumped heavily onto the sofa, his body trembling uncontrollably.

There was no other way; in order to avoid reverting to his new form in the police station, Bai Chi had to force himself to maintain a synchronization rate above 15%. While this meant he lacked combat power, it at least allowed him to maintain his knight form and bring Ruri-e back.

However, maintaining synchronization on one's own puts a tremendous strain on the body. When Bai Chi first tried it, he felt as if he hadn't slept for days and nights, and his body had reached its limit before he ran a marathon. He was on the verge of sudden death.

If possible, Bai Chi really wanted to lie down and sleep, and get a good rest.

But he knew that wouldn't do. Something so serious had happened at the police station that they would probably call him over soon, and it would be very unusual for him not to be there.

So Bai Chiqiang mustered his energy and first checked on Liuli Hui's condition.

Ruri-e was not injured, but her heartbeat was very erratic, and she kept muttering incoherently, as if she were trapped in a nightmare from which she could not wake up.

So that's what makes that guy special.

Although defeated, Bai Chi had gained a relatively clear understanding of the monster's unique characteristics.

This guy's special ability isn't just about transforming into a monster from a horror movie and scaring people to death.

His unique ability is to amplify the fear in others' hearts, transform it into his own, and finally detonate that fear completely.

He should also have the ability to sense and track fear. That's why he initially found that family of three by the sea watching a horror movie late at night, and then became the vengeful ghost in the film, scaring the three of them to death.

Then he approached the forensic officers who were watching the horror movie to analyze the evidence in the same way, and in the same way... no, that's not right.

Bai Chi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although he had only glanced at it before, he still saw that the two forensic officers had died with their hearts ripped out, which was consistent with the murder method in the movie "The Grudge".

"Has it really turned into a vengeful ghost?"

Yes, that's another characteristic of that guy.

During the battle with Incandescence, that guy read Ruri's fear and became it.

When the incandescent spirit was attacked, it could clearly feel the evil spirit it released, which was the same as its own... no, to be precise, the same as the one in the Ruri-e, a truly ominous special spirit.

Can this guy even copy special abilities?
Realizing this, Bai Chi understood that this was an enemy who far surpassed Liang Rong and Ito Kou in every aspect, and was definitely not an enemy that he could easily defeat by having Ruri E loosen the synchronization rate a little more.

After all, this guy directly attacked Ruri-e.

Bai Chi wasn't sure if this guy attacked Ruri-e because Ruri-e was essentially the Rider's brain during transformation, or because he himself had no fears, making him difficult for this guy to read. But whatever the reason, being able to directly affect Ruri-e was equivalent to attacking the Dual Knight's most vulnerable point.

As of now, Bai Chi has not been able to come up with any good solutions.

At that moment, the police called, informing him to go to the hospital immediately.

Before leaving, Bai Chi glanced at Liu Li Hui, who was still unconscious, and the image of the mysterious black-robed man with an overwhelming sense of oppression resurfaced in his mind.

"Get a good night's sleep," Bai Chi whispered. "The nightmare will end."

……

The reason the police asked them to meet at the hospital was because Xia Tian and the two forensic officers had been rushed to the hospital.

However, the latter two, whose hearts had been removed, no longer needed emergency treatment, and Xia Tian was in the intensive care unit.

With such a major incident occurring at the police station, Chief Lei Hu was naturally in a bad mood, especially when he saw Bai Chi arrive late. His tone became even more unpleasant: "Inspector Bai, it's really not easy to find you. Did you go on vacation somewhere?"

Bai Chi replied, "I bought a DVD and watched it at home."

Upon hearing that Bai Chi was watching a movie at home, Lei Hu was about to explode with anger, but before he could speak, he suddenly realized something: "Wait, a DVD? You're not watching that movie 'The Vengeful Ghost,' are you?"

Bai Chi nodded.

"Are you an idiot!" Lei Hu was even angrier. "That thing is dangerous, don't you know that?"

"I just don't know if it's dangerous, so I wanted to confirm it," Bai Chi replied.

Hearing Bai Chi say this, Lei Hu couldn't vent his anger. He took a deep breath and said, "Don't look at that thing anymore. That's how the two forensic officers got into trouble. Although the specific details are still unclear and we need to wait for Officer Xia Tian to wake up, it's at least certain that the disc is faulty. This isn't a case you can get involved in. I've already requested assistance from the Special Investigations Division at headquarters. You should go and rest... no, go and get it checked first."

Then, Bai Chi was pushed away by Lei Hu for examination without any explanation.

Bai Chi didn't refuse, since he had no other injuries besides mental exhaustion, and the mental exhaustion could be attributed to being scared by watching a horror movie. Although it sounded a bit far-fetched, no one would care about that at this juncture.

This gave Bai Chi some time to rest. He lay in the ward for more than two hours before being woken up by Lei Hu.

“Officer Xia Tian has woken up,” Lei Hu said to Bai Chi. “The good news is that she’s not seriously injured, but the shock she suffered was quite severe… or rather, too severe. This should be related to that special individual. But thankfully, it wasn’t life-threatening.”

Bai Chi nodded. He had expected this, since the monster hadn't even had a chance to attack Xia Tian before he intercepted it.

“But the bad news is that Xia Tian told us about the special individual’s situation, which is very troublesome,” Lei Hu said with a grim face. “What’s even more troublesome is that, besides that special individual, there is another monster at the scene.”

That's me.

Bai Chi silently added a sentence in his mind.

Bai Chi wasn't surprised that his knight identity was discovered; he felt it was bound to happen sooner or later, as long as his true form wasn't exposed.

"This is a big deal, we need to hold an emergency meeting," Lei Hu said. "Come over when you're rested."

Bai Chi nodded, but did not follow immediately.

He didn't care much about the police's decision; he was more concerned about how he would fight if he encountered that guy again.

Ruri has fallen. Although her knightly body protected her, it's hard to say whether her mental trauma can heal in the short term and allow her to return to the next battle.

Moreover, that guy's restraint towards Ruri was too obvious. When empathizing with Ruri, Bai Chi could clearly feel Ruri's fear of that mysterious black-robed man, almost like a physiological reaction. This level of fear couldn't be overcome with a simple "try to overcome it," and he couldn't force Ruri to fight such a guy.

Therefore, Bai Chi must be prepared to fight that guy even without Liu Li Hui.

The best approach would be to find a similar person who is free from fear, or at least not as fearful, to be a suitable subject for fusion.

Are there such people?

Bai Chi suddenly thought of that red-haired girl. Her bright smile looked so sunny. People with a sunny disposition shouldn't have anything to be afraid of, right?
So he made the call.

"Yan Le, is there anything you're afraid of?" Bai Chi went straight to the point.

What are you afraid of?

It was the middle of the night, and Yan Le was still a little groggy.

"I'm afraid of not having money."

“No, Yan Le, you’ve misunderstood me,” Bai Chi corrected. “I’m asking about a specific person or thing.”

"Specific person or thing?"

Yan Le regained some composure and, after thinking for a moment, replied.

"What I fear most is being broke."

……

A few minutes later, Yan Le hung up the phone, but she was still in a daze.

Then a gentle female voice came from the other room: "Xiao Le? Who are you talking to on the phone so late?"

Upon hearing the sound, Yan Le immediately got out of bed and quickly walked towards the nearby room.

Pushing open the door, a strong medicinal smell wafted out, and the source of the smell was a girl a few years older than Yan Le sitting on the bed.

"Sister," Yan Le said, lying beside the girl's bed, "Did I wake you up?"

"Of course not," the girl said gently. "I wasn't asleep at all, after all, I've been lying in bed all day."

You'll get better soon.

“No, Xiao Le,” the girl shook her head and said with a smile, “It’s not needed anymore…”

"No, sister." Yan Le buried her head in the girl's paralyzed legs, while looking at the countless medicine bottles on the other side and the wall covered with photos of the two sisters behind them, and said softly, "You will get better... you will."

(End of this chapter)