Tang Yuebo steeled himself and said, “The police have already been to the school today, and I must report your situation to them…”
“No!” Before he could finish, Sun Yue grabbed Tang Yuebo and begged, “I’ll tell you everything I know, please don’t call the police!”
Only then did Luo Yingbai stand up, patting Tang Yuebo’s shoulder consolingly, saying, “Listen to her.”
Tang Yuebo nodded.
Sun Yue hesitated before saying, “Actually, I used a wish talisman to ask a deity who could help me fulfill my wish.”
Luo Yingbai, knowing Tang Yuebo probably didn’t want to talk to Sun Yue, asked, “How did you make this wish?”
Sun Yue carefully handed him the item, cautioning, “Whatever you do, don’t damage it. The biggest taboo with this wish-granting charm is breaking it, which would result in… punishment…”
When she saw Luo Yingbai’s action, the last two words froze on her lips.
Luo Yingbai leisurely clapped his hands, tossed the shattered charm on the ground, and smiled, “Then let him come.”
He asked Tang Yuebo, “Have you recorded what she just said? Should we call the police?”
Tang Yuebo, bewildered by the scene before him, stammered, “Re-report? She has already… committed a crime… but how can I report such a case? If I tell the police someone cursed me, won’t I be arrested first for promoting superstitious thinking?”
Luo Yingbai said, “The police who came here today already understand the situation, they won’t think you’re talking nonsense… So, make the call, I’m leaving.”
“Wait!”
Sun Yue, who had been left aside, suddenly came to her senses, “Didn’t you just tell me not to call the police?!”
Luo Yingbai smiled and mimicked Sun Yue’s tone, “I really had no other choice. I didn’t mean to deceive you. Believe me, I’m speaking from the heart. We’re reporting you to the police for your own good!”
Luo Yingbai walked out of the bakery leisurely. The night breeze carried a faint floral scent.
He stretched lazily facing the night sky, right in front of an old locust tree. Since Luo Yingbai had just damaged the charm, there was a high probability that the thing Sun Yue had worshipped would come looking for him at the same time tonight.
He waited and watched.
