I Wasn't Born Lucky

131-135 (Edited)

Chapter 131

The radio equipment started to hum and sounded like an old man with a mouthful of phlegm. The people listening to it were very uncomfortable.

Lin Qili acted according to the manual and first inserted some music. Then she spoke into the microphone of the main console, "Welcome to the late-night radio station. I'm the host today. Nice to meet you. Now let's listen to the first caller."

She didn't know if the first caller was a ghost or not so Lin Qili's hand trembled slightly. This didn't compromise her accuracy and they soon received the first call.

"Host, can you hear me?"

It was a male voice that was somewhat hoarse. It played quite clearly through the microphone into the office. It sounded like... a normal person.

Lin Qili was relieved and replied, "I can hear you clearly."

The hoarse man spoke through the telephone, "That's good. Hello Host, can you listen to me?"

"Yes, that's what this late-night radio is for." Lin Qili's voice softened. "What do you want to say?"

Somehow, the man was a bit breathless as he gasped out, "I... I want to tell you a story. Do you know there is a game called 'Summoning Ghosts'?"

A ghost game—it must be ghost-related.

Lin Qili was once again tense. "I haven't heard of it. Can you be more specific?"

The man said, "This is a summoning ghost game at midnight. Stand in a dark alley and walk towards your shadow while shouting the name. After shouting 13 times, you can see two shadows and one is the ghost."

"Um, I tried this game just last week..."

"My brother told me about this game. He told me that the ghost could fulfill one of my wishes. Yes, I have a wish. I want to get remarried to my wife. Do you have any desire you want to be achieved?"

Lin Qili smiled bitterly. "My wish s to live in peace and security."

"Wow, then our desires are different. I... I love my ex-wife. We were junior high school classmates. I was very eye-catching in junior high school and was often bullied. She secretly helped me. Later, we got married but she gradually became disgusted that I was poor, weak and good for nothing. She took our daughter away and didn't take my calls, severing all ties between us. In order to regain her, I did this summoning ghost came. Sure enough, there was a second shadow."

"I told it my wish and it didn't give me a reaction. It just disappeared. I was disappointed at first and went home. Everything was as usual but then strange things started happening at my house."

"It... it was like the ghost went home with me. When I get home, I like to drink a bottle of beer first. I can drink it in one breath. The other day, I opened the beer and went to answer my brother's call. I came back and found the beer was empty."

The man's gasping became more and more serious. Lin Qili was afraid to miss any details and had to interrupt him. "I'm sorry, what are you doing?"

The other person responded, "Ah yes, I am heading upstairs. I will try my best to control it."

"At first, I thought I was wrong. I threw the beer in the trash and opened another bottle. After drinking the beer and watching the game, I went to bed. I was confused while sleeping and turned over to the left, only to put my arms around something."

Lin Qili tightened her fingers.

The audience was still saying, "I... I see a dark shadow but there is no one in my home except for myself! I opened my eyes to confirm it but it had disappeared."