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In a café, the Ancient Sorcerer met Fan Feng, who had a File Folder in front of her. As soon as he sat down, without bothering to order anything to drink, he immediately asked:
"How's it going?"
Fan Feng pushed the File Folder in front of the Ancient Sorcerer and said, "This is some information I found; you can take a look at it."
"In my opinion, there are indeed doubts about the case from back then. Moreover, I checked and discovered something very problematic."
"Oh? What is it?"
The Ancient Sorcerer opened the File Folder and began to read the materials inside. He had received training in criminal investigation, so he was quite skilled in this area.
"The person responsible for Lai Fangming's case left the team a year ago to go into business. Do you know which company he took over?"
The Ancient Sorcerer frowned and immediately pushed a page of materials he had seen toward Fan Feng, saying, "This one? Was it Lai Fangming's company? Guanghai Plastics Co., Ltd.?"
Nodding, Fan Feng replied, "Yes, that's the one."
"At that time, this company was valued at over a hundred million and was preparing to go public when it suddenly encountered difficulties. Shortly after, Lai Fangming died. To pay off debts, his wife Zhou Yake sold the company for three million. The person who bought it was Zheng Cheng, and later this company ended up in the hands of Li De, the police officer responsible for Lai Fangming's case."
"Wow, it seems there’s quite a bit of intrigue here."
"Yes, indeed. There must be something wrong."
After understanding this situation, Fan Feng immediately realized that there was definitely an issue.
"Li De was an expert in criminal investigation before leaving the team. If he really participated in this case, he would have erased all evidence by now. Plus, since several years have passed, it would be even harder to investigate."
"Yes, it certainly won't be easy."
"Fan Feng is not wrong. Since Li De left the team and is a skilled individual, the traces must have been wiped clean long ago."
"But no matter how difficult it is, this matter must be investigated thoroughly. Otherwise, how can the deceased rest in peace?"
Shaking his head, Fan Feng said, "I will naturally do my utmost, but I can also responsibly tell you that the hope for this matter is slim."
"Hmph!"
Hearing the cold snort from Ancient Sorcerer, Fan Feng was startled and asked, "Ancient Sorcerer, what are you planning to do?"
"Blood for blood. If this matter really involves Li De, he will definitely not escape."
"Ancient Sorcerer, don't act recklessly."
Fan Feng immediately understood Ancient Sorcerer's meaning and became anxious. "You don't mean to kill him, do you?"
"You all emphasize evidence when handling matters, but I do not."
With that statement, a strong killing intent emanated from Ancient Sorcerer, causing Fan Feng, who was sitting across from him, to shudder involuntarily.
"Are you going to involve yourself as well?"
Ancient Sorcerer smiled and said, "When it comes to killing, I am an expert. You won't be able to find out."
"You!"
Upon hearing this, Fan Feng's face turned red with anger. "Is there something wrong with your head? You think it can't be found out? Only you would dare to say such a thing."
"I am serious about what I'm saying, and I really can do this."
Fan Feng was taken aback, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say. She realized that the Ancient Sorcerer was speaking with a serious expression, not joking at all, and even more strangely, she believed what he said.
The Ancient Sorcerer smiled slightly and said, "This is just a last resort. Compared to that, I would prefer you to bring him to justice."
Sighing, Fan Feng shook her head and said, "It's difficult."
"He's not an impenetrable egg; there must be a flaw somewhere. We just need to find that flaw. How about this? I'll take this information back and study it to see if there's any way."
"Okay."
After the Ancient Sorcerer left, Fan Feng sat for a long time before finally leaving. When she did, her brows were tightly furrowed, clearly troubled by the matter concerning Lai Fangming.
...
Rubbing his forehead vigorously, the Ancient Sorcerer tapped the back of his head and spread out a stack of materials on the table in front of him. These were the documents related to Lai Fangming's case that he had previously obtained from Fan Feng.
He had already gone through these materials at least five times but still couldn't find any good breakthrough.
The only point of suspicion was what Fan Feng had mentioned about Li De—this was certainly a lead, but it wasn't enough to be fatal.
The strong tea in his cup had cooled down, but the Ancient Sorcerer didn't mind at all; he took a big gulp, and his spirits were instantly lifted.
Slowly walking to the window and looking outside, the Ancient Sorcerer noticed that shadow still hanging on the branch, swaying up and down in the wind.
"It's not that I don't want to help you; it's just that this matter is too difficult."
Ancient Sorcerer shook his head, thinking to himself, could he really become a modern-day Zorro and just take Li De out?
"If I could know what happened back then, maybe I could come up with a solution."
With a bitter smile, Ancient Sorcerer realized this was simply unrealistic; so much time had passed that the crime scene was long gone.
"What should I do?"
Suddenly, Ancient Sorcerer's eyes lit up as he rushed downstairs into the Yard, quickly walking up to the shadow and saying, "Can you hear me? Is there any way you can tell me what happened back then?"
The shadow paused for a moment, then suddenly began to tremble as if trying to say something but unable to. After a few minutes, it exploded with a loud "boom," disappearing completely.
"Damn it!"
Ancient Sorcerer couldn't help but curse under his breath. From the shadow's reaction, it was clear that it understood his words. The shadow should be the Earth Soul of Lai Fangming from the Three Souls.
Humans have Three Souls and Seven Spirits. The Seven Spirits dissipate after a person's physical body dies, while the Three Souls refer to the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Souls. After death, the Heaven Soul returns to heaven, the Earth Soul goes to the underworld, and the Human Soul lingers in the mortal realm before graves. If a person dies with heavy resentment and is unwilling to enter reincarnation, what remains in the mortal world is the Earth Soul.
As for why it could understand his words but exploded when trying to speak, there could be two reasons: one is that the Earth Soul, remaining in the mortal world, gradually weakens due to daily exposure to yang energy until it eventually explodes and disappears; the second is the separation of yin and yang—how could someone in the mortal realm directly converse with someone from the underworld?
If he could strengthen Lai Fangming's Earth Soul, or find a way to communicate across the realms of yin and yang, wouldn't that allow for communication?
Ancient Sorcerer stood there in a daze, but suddenly it felt as if lightning had struck his mind. He slapped himself on the back of his head and exclaimed, "How could I have forgotten about this?"
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