8mi Chapter 1 The Witch's Heart
Chapter 1 The Witch's Heart
cold!
It’s so cold!
Dong Guanfei couldn't help but shiver, feeling a damp, cold sensation that seemed to seep into his bones from his palms.
The ground was sticky and slippery, but it appeared very smooth, so it shouldn't be mud.
My nasal cavity was filled with the smell of kerosene.
There was dead silence all around.
"What happened?"
Where did the mudslide take me?
"Were you rescued?"
My eyelids twitched suddenly, but felt as heavy as if they were glued shut, and I couldn't open them at all.
Just then, it was as if an invisible switch had been turned on in his mind, and a continuous stream of words, sounds, images and so on poured out, causing him to freeze involuntarily.
It seemed like a moment, yet it also seemed like a long time had passed.
The image in Dong Guanfei's mind suddenly froze.
What the hell is that?!
A sudden jolt rose from my tailbone and shot straight to the back of my head.
He suddenly straightened his upper body and opened his eyes.
light.
First, there was a small patch of blurry, soft light, and then the outline gradually became discernible.
But it's just an outline.
For some reason, the areas outside the light were particularly gloomy, dark, and chilly.
Dong Guanfei could barely make out two tables, two shelves, a stool, a door, and two cabinets in the corner.
The frame was a hanging rack, and the stool was a tiger bench.
Just then, a bone-chilling coldness suddenly came from the back of my neck, as if an ice needle was about to pierce me.
What the hell!
Goosebumps instantly rose on Dong Guanfei's arms.
Without thinking, he jumped up and rushed forward a few steps toward the direction of the light, stopping in front of a floor-to-ceiling window.
The chilling feeling behind him vanished instantly.
He immediately turned around and carefully examined the area, following the light streaming in from the window.
I go!
There were shadowy figures in the darkness—there really was something there!
Moreover, that thing could move at high speed and instantly appeared on his right side!
In an instant, a stench, like seafood that had been rotting for days, hit the person, making them want to vomit.
At the same time, two bright red will-o'-the-wisps suddenly lit up in the darkness, illuminating a half-rotten, disheveled ghost face.
A kind of inhuman, extremely vicious malice emanated from the ghost's face, as if it would pounce on him and viciously tear him apart at any moment!
In an instant, a chill ran through my entire body.
Dong Guanfei's whole body stiffened.
He wanted to move, but he couldn't move at all.
My heart was pounding, but my entire chest felt like it was being tightly wrapped up by something, taut and clenched.
My throat was incredibly dry, and no matter how hard I tried to call for help, I couldn't make a sound.
In that critical moment, a warm feeling suddenly came from my chest.
The warmth instantly melted away the tension in my chest, as if breaking some kind of seal.
It can move now!
Dong Guanfei immediately turned around and opened the wooden latch of the French window without any regard for the situation. He then slid open the wooden horizontal bolt to open the two windows and practically tumbled and crawled over the window, landing on the bluestone slab outside the house.
As soon as he landed, he staggered several steps before daring to stop and turn around.
"call--"
Dong Guanfei couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Ok!
That thing must have been afraid of sunlight, so it didn't rush into the light to attack him, nor did it chase after him.
Only then did Dong Guanfei have time to organize the information he had just obtained.
He had unbelievably traveled through time, and to a world somewhat like the early 20th century, during the Republic of China era.
But this is definitely not the Republic of China era, nor is it the world before.
Since twenty-five years ago, this land has not had a unified government or dynasty, only large and small warlord forces and foreign concessions.
The eye color, hair color, and skin color of most of the Westerners were similar to those of the white Westerners before Dong Guanfei's time travel.
They belonged to several countries and came from the West by steamships across the vast ocean, so they were called "foreigners" by the locals.
Furthermore, there are six righteous gods worshipped by Westerners—none of whom are God.
The locals have black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin, and are collectively known as the "Xia people".
Dong Guanfei is a forest ranger who was incredibly lucky to encounter a spring mudslide.
The original owner's name was also Dong Guanfei, and he was a third-level police officer in the police station of the Bilcardia Empire Concession.
With danger looming, Dong Guanfei had no time to think about anything else and quickly composed himself.
The original owner of this body was clearly ambushed by his enemies.
He was essentially forced by his superior, Sergeant Huang Jian'an, to be assigned to work the night shift in this temporary morgue and interrogation room.
This is the territory of the Special Investigations Unit of the police department, and he is an officer in charge of general affairs.
But yesterday afternoon, Huang Jian'an temporarily reassigned him and another police officer, Xu Fei, to work here for two nights.
Xu Fei works the first half of the night shift, while Dong Guanfei works the second half, starting at midnight.
But Xu Fei was unharmed.
The original owner heard strange noises around 2 a.m., and when he held up a kerosene lamp to investigate, he was pounced on and killed by the ghostly thing that suddenly appeared.
"Damn it!"
Dong Guanfei cursed angrily.
It's good to hit the jackpot, but to encounter a ghost the moment you transmigrate is truly indescribable.
However, as someone who has been repeatedly fleeced in the A-share market yet still survives, Dong Guanfei feels that his only source of pride is his good mindset.
Anyway, he was an orphan and a bachelor before he transmigrated, and he returned to his hometown in despair because of a broken heart, so changing his environment to live in is not a bad choice.
The prerequisite is to deal with this monster and the enemy who plotted against the original owner.
He'll be on night duty for two nights.
Moreover, that fat bastard Huang Jian'an could easily find an excuse to make him continue night duty or carry out even more dangerous missions.
What should I do?
As a forest ranger, Dong Guanfei had heard many superstitious mountain legends and taboos, but he really had no experience dealing with these ghostly things.
He frowned, reached in and fumbled around, pulling a pocket watch from the inside pocket of his coat—6:38 a.m.
There were still 82 minutes before the police station officially started work.
The Special Investigations Department is the police department specifically responsible for handling these supernatural events.
It was originally supposed to be the detectives from this department on night duty.
It's obvious that someone from the Special Investigations Department was among those who plotted against him.
Thinking of this, Dong Guanfei felt uneasy and couldn't help but look around.
What comes into view is a main building and an annex building about 20 or 30 meters away, both of which are two-story brick and wood structures with gray-white exterior walls.
The surrounding area is a mottled, water-polished blue brick wall, with lush trees extending beyond the wall.
He was in the garden behind the outer wall at the far right end of the annex building.
The temporary morgue is a single-story brick and wood structure with a sloping roof and corrugated iron sheet.
It is now November 10th, 11925 in the Celestial Calendar.
The morning breeze of late autumn carries a faint freshness and chill, which invigorates the spirit.
Dong Guanfei couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Sigh... How did I end up getting tainted by this awful stuff?
Damn it!
The original owner of the body did not notice anything amiss.
If you don't die, who will?
Just as Dong Guanfei was feeling frustrated, a graceful young foreign woman appeared at the bend in the bluestone path leading to the main building.
Soon, the foreign woman walked up to the annex building.
She was about 1.7 meters tall and was wearing a sharp, dark blue uniform.
A purple sash hanging from her right shoulder to her left waist indicated her identity—a senior detective.
Dong Guanfei felt a chill run down his spine.
The ranks of the police officers in the foreign concessions, from lowest to highest, were: Constable, Senior Constable, Sergeant, and Senior Sergeant.
Detective Inspector and Senior Detective Inspector correspond to Sergeant and Senior Sergeant respectively. They are responsible for special criminal cases and do not usually need to wear police uniforms.
The female detective noticed Dong Guanfei's gaze and immediately turned to look at him.
next moment.
She suddenly stopped, then changed direction and walked straight toward him.
As she got closer, Dong Guanfei discovered that she was extremely beautiful and looked to be in her early twenties.
Brown hair, fair skin, about 1.7 meters tall, with long, straight legs and an excellent body proportion, with a curvaceous figure.
What's most striking are her icy blue eyes. Her cold gaze is incredibly penetrating, giving her a cool, beautiful, confident, and elegant air, full of an indescribable and unique charm.
The female detective stopped two meters away from him.
Dong Guanfei immediately raised his right hand in salute.
Which department are you from?
The female detective's voice was a little hoarse but full of magnetism, and she spoke in standard local Mandarin.
"Good morning, sir. I am Dong Guanfei, a police officer from the third team of the uniformed department."
"What are you doing here?"
"Sir, Sergeant Huang Jian'an has temporarily assigned me to stand guard here for two nights."
Upon hearing this, the female detective glanced at the wide-open French windows and the closed door of the temporary morgue, then carefully examined the boy in front of her who looked no more than twenty years old.
He is about 1.85 meters tall, with a straight posture, clear eyes and eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and three-dimensional facial features.
With perfectly shaped lips, the corners of her mouth naturally turn up when she speaks, as if she can part the clouds and let the sunlight pour down instantly.
The golden morning sunlight shone on his healthy, fair skin, giving it a subtle sheen and radiating youthful vitality.
A simple military green police uniform made him look like a noble young master.
However, his expression was somewhat surprised and uncertain, probably because he had just been frightened by something.
Clean-cut, bright, a rare and handsome young man!
Fortunately, he hasn't been defiled by those bastards.
"Soon, I, Anna Yakron, will once again have greatly increased magical power, hee hee hee..."
Thinking of this, Anna's gaze softened noticeably.
"I am Senior Inspector Anna Yakron, who has just transferred to the Special Investigations Department. I'm sure you've already realized that this job is not easy."
"I'm giving you a choice: join my group, and I'll protect you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Anna didn't hear the response she wanted. Only then did she notice that the boy opposite her was staring straight at her magnificent chest.
So direct?
So audacious?!
In fact, Dong Guanfei was staring at the suddenly appearing pale gold subtitles.
[Discovering the Witch Anna Yakron]
[Witch Anna Yakron: I never imagined that such a high-quality romantic could exist among the lowly and inferior Easterners!]
Little handsome boy, come sweetly into big sister's arms, you can't escape! Love you!
Option 1: You are captivated by her beauty and agree to join her team. (Reward: Five Universal Points; seven days of unparalleled pleasure with her; restarts after one hundred days)
[Option Two: You hesitate and use Sergeant Huang Jian'an as an excuse to decline. (Reward: 10 Universal Points, 1 cubic meter storage backpack, forced sexual intercourse within three days, awakening a unique sexual fetish, restart within 30 days, Demonic effect: each use of the storage backpack renders you infertile for 24 hours.)]
[Option 3: Your vigilance is kicking in; reject her immediately. (Reward: 15 Universal Points, Data Panel, Demonic Effect: Each use of the Data Panel increases the likelihood of "Super Male" within 24 hours—at least once.)]