As An Antique Shop Owner, It's Only Reasonable That I Know A Bit Of Magic - Chapter 68

“Remain calm over there! Do not act rashly! Please wait for the rescue team! Wait for the rescue team!”

Seeing the scene unfold, the security guard immediately shouted.

Although the external covering of the escalator had broken away, the main structure was still intact.

Moving recklessly could risk someone getting pulled into the conveyor belt.

But Su Fan clearly had no intention of following the guard’s instructions.

“Su, was that also Death’s…”

“Yes. And it’s not over yet. Hold on tight.”

Without hesitation, Su Fan scooped Scarlett up into his arms.

Seeing this, Scarlett instantly understood what Su Fan planned to do, her heart filled with panic.

She knew Su Fan had special abilities, that he could exorcise spirits, but jumping from such a height required a physique far beyond ordinary human limits.

Could he really do it?

Would they both fall to their deaths?

The more Scarlett thought about it, the more frantic she became. Yet, afraid that struggling might disrupt Su Fan, she could only grip his collar tightly with her hands.

Su Fan had no time to comfort Scarlett. The escalator was on the verge of collapsing. If they didn’t escape quickly, the scattered components on the ground would impale them both.

He couldn’t cede the initiative to Death!

He swung his legs over the escalator handrail and jumped straight down!

“Damn lunatics!!”

The security guard cursed inwardly.

Someone had already died this morning. If two more people ended up severely injured or dead, and the higher-ups got angry, he would likely be implicated and lose his job!

But Su Fan’s figure landed solidly and steadily on the ground!

Not only that, he merely paused for a moment after landing before breaking into a sprint!
This scene, something only seen in movies, was happening right before their eyes, stunning everyone present!
But before they could even gasp in amazement, the wobbling escalator began to disintegrate on its own, then collapsed with a thunderous crash!!
Scarlett, still in Su Fan’s arms, was in a complete daze the entire time.

She had expected Su Fan to at least roll a couple of times to dissipate the force.

But he had simply landed as if it were just a casual hop, with an ease that was downright outrageous!
Right then, the sound of steel supports hitting the ground echoed throughout the entire basement level!
The tremendous roar was unmistakably from the elevator.

But since when do ordinary mall escalators just collapse?!
“What in the world is going on…”

Su Fan didn’t answer.

If not for his Premonition ability foretelling the subsequent accident, he wouldn’t have imagined the escalator collapsing either.

It seemed Death was intent on using this mall to bury them alive.

He needed to find that old black man immediately.

What secret did he possess that made Death so unusually persistent, hunting him down relentlessly?

The answer would soon be revealed!

Su Fan sprinted all the way. Under the flickering lights, the floor tiles reflected watery gleams.

On both sides, there were square sculpture pedestals and carving tools.

Death’s intention was obvious: slip, fall, hit your head, carving tool drops, pierces chest…

But Su Fan was determined to thwart its plans!

Channeling Qi into his legs, Su Fan stomped down, shattering the tiles and embedding his feet into the concrete layer beneath!
He dashed past, literally leaving footprints with each step, directly traversing the dangerous section.

Cradled in his arms, Scarlett was stunned by Su Fan’s superhuman movements. She instinctively looked up to confirm that the one holding her wasn’t some human-shaped machine.

But that single glance made her notice the ceiling collapsing from above!

“Lo—”

She urgently wanted to warn him, but had barely uttered a syllable when she saw Su Fan suddenly twist his body to the side!
While still holding her and sprinting, he managed to perform a drastic evasive maneuver!
The sound of shattering debris hitting the floor seemed to trigger a domino effect.

Pieces of the building continuously rained down towards Su Fan, but didn’t slow his speed in the slightest!
It was as if he possessed a full 360-degree, three-dimensional field of vision; even deadly objects coming from blind spots couldn’t touch him!
Only when Su Fan carried her out of the dark passageway into a lit area did he set her down.

She struggled to steady her breathing, calming her heart which felt like it was about to leap from her chest, while observing their surroundings.

That’s when she noticed they were surrounded by police officers.

However, they were all staring at Su Fan as if they’d seen a ghost, their gazes dull and mouths slightly agape.

The commotion in the passage had been so loud they naturally noticed earlier. With only sparse lighting, they could barely make out the general scene.

But just one or two flickering glimpses were enough to make their jaws drop.

What the hell!
Is this something a human can do?

What the hell did I just see?!

Is this the legendary Chinese Kung Fu?!

And how is that guy not even out of breath?!
Su Fan paid no mind to what the police were thinking. His eyes immediately began scanning the area, and he quickly spotted an open police car.

A black mortician was working inside. As if sensing something, he turned and looked straight at Su Fan.
That single glance made him freeze on the spot. Then his whole body began to tremble violently, and he turned to run!

But there was no way he could outrun Su Fan. He hadn’t taken two steps before Su Fan’s hand clamped down on his shoulder.

“You know what I want to ask you, right?”

Su Fan’s eyes bore into him, his tone low.

“You… you’ve broken the rules set by Death… it won’t let you go…”

The man was a good half-head taller than Su Fan, yet he trembled like a quail, not daring to resist.

He definitely had a connection to Death!
Su Fan narrowed his eyes.

“What exactly is it?”

“Death… Death is everywhere… It sees what you see… It knows everything…”

As he spoke, the black mortician suddenly started laughing.

“You can’t escape. Death won’t change whether you refuse or welcome it. It will only arrive as scheduled… as scheduled…”

As his voice faded, the black mortician fell backward, collapsing.

Su Fan was somewhat incredulous.

Cardiac arrest.

He’d been silenced!

No, it’s not over yet!
Spirit Channeling!

A glint of spiritual light flashed in Su Fan’s eyes.

Within his vision, the black mortician’s soul drifted out of his body.

Suddenly, the soul seemed to be devoured by something, vanishing without a trace.

“Su!”

Scarlett hurried forward, her expression anxious.

“Is the clue cut off?”

“…”

Su Fan didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he suddenly turned and looked straight at her.

“Wh-what is it…?”

This was the first time Scarlett had locked eyes with Su Fan like this. It was only in this moment she realized how压迫ful those seemingly calm black eyes could be.

“No, it’s nothing…”

Su Fan quickly averted his gaze, returning to his usual demeanor.

Their conversation didn’t last long, because by then, the surrounding police officers had all closed in.

——————

The black mortician’s sudden death made Su Fan, the last person to have contact with him, the prime suspect.

Scarlett, who was with him, was also taken in for questioning.

However, according to the autopsy report, the mortician’s cause of death was cardiac arrest, completely unrelated to Su Fan.

No poisons were found on Su Fan’s person, and his interaction had merely consisted of tapping the mortician’s shoulder.

With insufficient evidence to file a case, and after some strings were pulled by a detective, both Scarlett and Su Fan were soon released.

During their time at the police station, no further incidents occurred around Scarlett.

That was good news, but…

“This is a specially made ballpoint pen…”

The officer handling the paperwork placed the pen on the table with a hint of trepidation and quickly stepped back.

“You can use this pen to sign.”

The officer wasn’t afraid Su Fan would suddenly attack him, but rather worried that being near Su Fan was inherently dangerous.

During this period, three officers had already expressed they couldn’t stay in the same room as Su Fan, and all were quite shaken.

When asked about it, they merely remained silent and shook their heads, eventually uttering the same phrase.

“He is a man cursed by Death…”

Initially, this officer hadn’t quite believed it, until that day.

During the signing process, the ballpoint pen’s tip suddenly shot out, launching directly towards Su Fan’s eye.

As for Su Fan, he had only one thought about Death’s latest attempt.

Look, he’s getting impatient.