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The meeting place Xia Yunli specified was the same performance hall called Starlight that Bai Ze had visited with the detective last time.

Aside from the underground performance venue, there is also a two-story building above ground, which houses facilities such as recording studios and dressing rooms.

Bai Ze and Lu Xingyao entered a room with a glass curtain wall, where three dejected girls and Xia Yunli, who had her arms crossed and looked indifferent, were standing behind the wall.

The atmosphere was as if an argument had just taken place.

As soon as he pushed open the door to the lounge separated by a glass curtain wall, the three girls surrounded him.

"Are you Xiaoli's friend?" "Please help me persuade her!" "Please!"

Her soft, clear, and cool voices blended seamlessly, making one marvel at how worthy she is of a music-loving girl.

In fact, Bai Ze had met them once before in the Underworld, but they probably don't remember it now.

The lead singer is a short-haired girl who wears loose T-shirts and hot pants, the drummer has long, straight black hair and wears glasses, and the bassist is not very noticeable.

Perhaps to express their individuality, they each dyed a strand of their bangs, which then formed the colors of a traffic light.

So even though they introduced themselves afterward, Bai Ze decided to use the abbreviation "red, yellow, green" for the traffic light trio to save memory space.

"I've already said we're not friends!"

Xia Yunli pulled her teammates away from him one by one, "But..."

She suddenly stopped mid-sentence and glanced at me.

It's as if they're asking, "What's our relationship?"

Bai Ze pondered for five seconds and decided to give her a prank answer:

"Master and slave?"

"No, that's not true at all!!"

Xia Yunli puffed out her chest in fury, her breathing quickening.

"That's right, that was the relationship between me and my senior!"

Stop causing trouble.

Bai Ze pushed away the junior who tried to hug his arm, only to find that the traffic lights were looking at him like he was a scumbag.

"Is it really that reliable to expect him to help persuade Xiaoli to stay...?"

They whispered among themselves.

"Stay?" Bai Ze asked.

How come the band seems to be falling apart now that we were just about to invite them to perform at school?

On the other hand, after introducing Bai Ze to her teammates as "her sister's friend," Xia Yunli answered his questions with an icy demeanor.

"I came here today to leave the band, but then I received your email... Talk to them about any requests you have."

"No! Isn't it fun practicing together?" "What can I do to stay? I'll do anything!" "Doing everything is too much of a burden. Can you carry her life on your shoulders?"

Little Red and Little Yellow tried their best to persuade him to stay, while Green Light expressed a different attitude.

But the three traffic light groups clearly did not want her to leave the team.

Is it because she feels she can no longer juggle the activities of the phantom thief and the band, so she plans to cut one off?

"Stop talking."

Xia Yunli was adamant, "Besides, even if I stay, we won't be able to practice in the current situation, will we?"

"You mean you're running away because you're afraid of poltergeists?"

Bassist Xiao Lü's tone turned grim. "I didn't know you were such a coward... If you don't want to get involved with us, then leave."

Bai Ze raised his hand to interrupt them: "Wait a minute, what is a poltergeist?"

"It's a Western supernatural legend, senior."

Lu Xingyao tugged at his sleeve from behind and whispered, "The word 'Piltergeist' in German means 'noisy spirit.' It refers to an evil spirit that makes loud noises, breaks or moves furniture in people's homes to cause trouble."

"Compared to fundamentalist ghosts, stalkers can move matter, while ghosts are generally considered to be ethereal and unable to directly touch real objects."

Bai Ze became interested.

"So, you've recently encountered paranormal phenomena?"

The three traffic light duo exchanged glances, and finally, Little Green spoke up: "That's right. I know you probably won't believe it, but we really don't know how else to explain what happened..."

Upon closer inspection, one could see that they all looked somewhat nervous and uneasy.

"Strange noises always interfere with my practice."

"After we went in, the recording studio equipment was moved to a different position than before, and we were scolded as if we were messing around..."

"My bass floated up out of thin air, as if someone unseen was using it."

"It's impossible to practice like this... Maybe it's not wrong for Xiaoli to want to quit."

Each of them wrote one, and by the end they were all discouraged.

Even if something unbelievable happens, no one will believe it if you tell them.

They did try to film the stalking, but all the images and recordings were erased afterward, leaving only a white, snowy mess and eerie noise.

Although they have not yet been directly harmed, these girls have actually accumulated a considerable amount of stress and fear.

That's why she confided in Bai Ze, an outsider.

That's the situation.

The red light in the traffic light concluded, "Even if you don't believe us, don't report us as mentally ill."

"On the contrary, I completely trust you."

Bai Ze revealed a malicious smile, interlacing his fingers.

"I'm not very talented, but I work part-time as an exorcist. Would you like me to help investigate the situation?"

They had clearly encountered something unusual.

In just a few days, first he was dragged into the underworld, and then he encountered paranormal phenomena. Isn't that incredibly unlucky?

"An exorcist?"

The girls looked at each other suspiciously.

No wonder, when a high school boy claiming to be an exorcist suddenly appears when you're experiencing paranormal phenomena—it looks like a scam no matter how you look at it.

However, perhaps out of a sense of desperation, Xiao Lü nodded: "If that's what you mean..."

"As for compensation, how about one of your free performances?" Bai Ze pressed his advantage.

"As long as we can resolve the stalking phenomenon, we can continue practicing... and Xiaoli won't need to quit!"

They agreed without hesitation.

Only Xia Yunli clicked her tongue in displeasure and patted Bai Ze on the shoulder.

"Come with me!"

Bai Ze happened to have something he wanted to ask her, so he had Lu Xingyao talk to the traffic lights and followed her out to the second-floor corridor.

"Why are you meddling in other people's business?"

As soon as she left the room, Xia Yunli reached out and pressed her hand against the wall, which just happened to brush against Bai Ze's cheek.

She looked up fiercely and questioned him, thus pinning him against the wall.

"So you really do know the truth about stalking?"

Bai Ze stroked his chin. "After all, he's a phantom thief."

"I do know."

She admitted it.