Lin The Wraith

Phhwackk!

Phhwackk!

"Stop… goddamn it!" Raze wiped the drops of spit from his face with a disgusted expression.

"Weird brother, can you help me? Please…" asked the male wraith with a pleading look.

"We… weird?" Raze frowned at the wraith.

"Ha… even those so-called supernatural agents can't see me. If you're not weird, what are you?" replied the male wraith with a matter-of-fact tone.

"Whatever…" Raze waved his hand dismissively and turned away.

"Weird brother…" The wraith immediately appeared in front of his face, increasing his annoyance. As Raze turned away again, the wraith once more moved to block his view.

"Damn it! If you weren't already dead, I'd beat you to death!" Raze cursed inwardly, closing his eyes.

"Hehe, weird brother. So what if you close your eyes? I'll just open them," the male wraith said with a grin that could make babies cry all night. It extended its hands and forced Raze's eyes open.

Feeling helpless, Raze took a deep breath to calm down. "What's your name? Where did you live?" he asked.

"My… my name… my name… I forgot," the male wraith answered with a silly smile.

Raze gritted his teeth. "Where did you live?"

"Place… house… I forgot," said the wraith blankly.

"Forgot my ass! What do you even remember?" Raze asked angrily, grinding his teeth.

"I remember my sweety… baby… Daphne," said the wraith, now wearing a simpering expression.

"What's with that disgusting simp look on your face?" Raze rolled his eyes in frustration, slapping the wraith away.

"What's in it for me if I help you?" Raze asked, his eyes filled with frustration.

"Benefit?" The male wraith thought for a moment, its expression shifting as though it had made up its mind. "Weird brother, I will serve you from the day you find the culprit who killed me."

"Stop calling me that. Call me Raze," said Raze, glaring at the wraith.

"Okay, okay… Brother Raze, please help me, and I will serve you forever," the wraith pleaded.

*Sigh…*

Raze sighed, looking helpless as he nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, thank you so much, Brother Raze!" The wraith spun around happily, spit and snot flying everywhere in the bus. This time, Raze was prepared. He pulled out a handkerchief and covered his face.

The bus stopped, and a young lady exited, unhurriedly stepping off, followed by Raze.

The young lady met a man who had come to pick her up. After hugging briefly, she got into his car. The male wraith glared at the man, full of grievances.

Raze shook his head, pulled out his purse, and coughed as dust flew out. Closing it, he slipped it back into his pocket.

"Looking at that wraith's face is more bearable than being poor," Raze lamented as he grabbed the back of a truck to follow the couple's car.

He switched between vehicles before catching up and stopping in front of a bar. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped inside and sat near the couple.

"One mango juice," he ordered.

"No, sir, we don't have that here."

"Then one orange juice."

"We don't have that here."

"A glass of milk?"

"We don't have that either."

"How about a glass of water?"

"Yes, we have that."

The bartender placed the water before Raze, who gulped it down and started listening to the couple's conversation.

"Daphne, darling, as you asked, I took care of that loser and finished him silently. He won't bother you again," the young man said with a lecherous grin.

"Hehe, my babe is the best. That snob was a poor bastard, yet he dared to covet me and wanted to marry me. He deserved it," Daphne replied ruthlessly.

"Yeah, a toad lusting after a swan. He was delusional to think you loved him. He was just a use-and-throw piece," the man mocked.

"My babe, you're right. Who does he think he is? A piece of trash like him dared to have designs on me. Since he's of no use anymore, there's no need to keep that scum around," Daphne said, smiling cruelly.

The wraith trembled violently as its scarlet eyes fixed on the couple. Raze watched it sympathetically.

"In the end, this wraith is just a single dog used by a bitchy gold digger," Raze thought.

Surprisingly, the wraith didn't go berserk. It patiently stood by, silently watching the couple.

An hour later, the drunken couple stumbled out of the bar and headed to their car. In the city, it was common for people to drive even while intoxicated.

The wraith followed them and entered the car. The young man started it, immediately shifting into second gear, turning the steering wheel left, and entering the road. He quickly shifted to fourth gear, trying to straighten the wheel. However, the car's air conditioning was blasting at full power, causing dense mist to form inside the windshield, obscuring the view.

"What the hell?" The young man frowned, using the wipers, only to realize the mist was forming inside due to the AC. Before he could react, a loud horn blared, and the car crashed into a truck, reducing the couple to minced meat.

From afar, Raze watched as a handsome wraith appeared before him.

"Your daddy!" Raze jumped slightly at its sudden appearance.

"Who the heck are you?" asked Raze, staring at the handsome wraith that appeared in front of him.

"Brother Raze, you don't remember me anymore?" asked the wraith as it reverted to its disgusting form.

"You… you…" Raze pointed at the wraith, his eyes widening in shock.

"Brother Raze, I remembered," said the male wraith, a wide, eerie smile spreading across its face.

"What did you remember?" Raze asked, his expression turning curious yet wary.

"I remember my name, my place, and my home," said the wraith excitedly.

"My name is Lin. My home was in Shunyi Town, in the capital city of Beijing." But the smile on his face faded, replaced by a gloomy, sorrowful expression.

"What happened?" Raze asked, looking intently at Lin.

"Brother Raze, I… I… I caused my family to suffer. I leeched off them and drove them to bankruptcy," Lin said as tears slowly dripped from his eyes.