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Zhong Kui's Diary
I relayed everything that Ji Wuyuan and the others had said to Gugu. After listening, Gugu was stunned for a long time, nearly three or four minutes later, Gugu finally spoke in a hoarse voice, "Although Ghost Zombie hasn't regained Grandmaster Level strength yet, it's not far off. If someone is able to kill it, that person must be at least a Grandmaster Level expert; there are no other possibilities."
"Is it possible that some formation has trapped Ghost Zombie, and then someone ran it over?" I questioned. "For example, Li Zan's Ruby Pendant, or Sister Sun's Jade Buddha Pendant. Don't they all contain formation mechanisms?"
Gugu slowly shook his head. "That's impossible. We have a sense for formations, like radar. As soon as these formations get close to us, we receive an alert and can avoid them. Although Ghost Zombie hasn't returned to Grandmaster level, avoiding formations is still within its capabilities."
"But you didn't sense my Mysterious Realm Golden Sphere, did you?" I scoffed.
"Your Mysterious Realm Golden Sphere is a Grandmaster Level formation. Since it's all at the same level of power, naturally we can't sense it. It's like when Ghost Zombie is hunting me; if it could sense me, I would have been dead long ago," Gugu rolled his eyes.
"So you're saying that Ghost Zombie was definitely killed by a Grandmaster Level expert?" I frowned.
"Grandmaster Level or above! We can't rule out that mysterious person," Gugu glanced at me, hesitated for a moment, and a hint of helplessness crossed his face. "Although you may not want to hear this, I still have to say that the suspicion around Xiao Jue is the greatest."
This time I didn't refute him because I couldn't find any reason to do so. According to the theory of human and ghost cultivation, the only ones who could possibly learn the Divine Farmer's Protection spell besides Ghost Zombie were me, Gugu, and Grandpa Xiao.
"What do you plan to do now?" I asked coldly. I had no intention of capturing Gugu and handing him over to Lingfeng. It wasn't that I lacked a sense of justice; rather, in this kind of Grandmaster Level conflict, there was simply no way to link the actions of a Demon with human laws.
If I were to kill Gugu, I would then face the wrath of other Demons. According to their reasoning, what's a few lives? They aren't your friends or family; are you just looking for trouble? Even if they let me off without seeking revenge on me directly, they could still vent their anger on other humans.
To give a few simple examples: derailing a train, bringing down an airplane, or creating a typhoon to destroy two buildings—these would be effortless for them but could cost thousands of human lives.
When comparing a few lives to thousands, the weight of each is clear. Although it feels uncomfortable in my heart, I can only accept this reality with some humiliation. Perhaps when my strength can break through to Grandmaster Level, reaching the level of Soul Level or even the Judgment of Life and Death, then I will be able to command them and settle scores freely.
Damn it, is reaching the level of Judgment of Life and Death even possible? Is reaching the Soul Level possible? Just thinking about it makes me feel powerless even at mid-Grandmaster Level.
I can only comfort myself like this: the main culprit of the murder case, Ghost Zombie, has now faced retribution. As for Gugu, the only ones who died at her hands were Zhang Huihui, Xie Mengfei, and Liu the Black...
Damn, what do you mean "only" three people? I was stunned by my own logic. Are the lives of these three not lives? Do they not have family and loved ones?
For a moment, my heart was in turmoil, and I didn't know what to do.
"I'll continue with the matchmaking. Once I recover to Grandmaster Level, I'll make plans then. Anyway, I've already given you the Yin-Yang Ancient Coin, so there shouldn't be any worries about life anymore," Gugu replied slowly after a long silence.
"Alright, let's leave it at that." I didn't say anything else and took my leave from Gugu, turning to walk away.
As I reached the door, I suddenly remembered something and turned to ask, "Was it you who was playing tricks in Xie Mengfei's bathroom?"
"What do you mean? When did I play tricks in the bathroom?" Gugu asked in surprise.
I quickly recounted what happened in the bathroom. Gugu smiled wryly and said, "Zheng Nan, if I had that Kung Fu, I would have killed Xie Mengfei and left long ago. Why would I need to play tricks with you?"
"Not you? Then who?" I frowned.
"Could it be that mysterious person?" Gugu's face suddenly turned pale. "If he was in the bathroom at that time, he must know who I am. This is bad; I'm afraid I'm in danger."
"He had already left when you came in!" I replied irritably.
"What if he was hiding nearby?" Gugu trembled as she said, "Zheng Nan, my powers are still not at Master Level; I'm no match for him. No way, I have to go with you. Don't leave me alone."
What kind of talk is this from a Grandmaster-level expert? I felt a wave of disdain in my heart but said, "How about this? I'll go down and discuss this with my friend. You come down in about ten minutes; it's a black SUV with license plate Xing A0015." With that, I turned and left.
I walked down the stairs and opened Lingfeng's car door, a strong smell of smoke hit me. Inside, Lingfeng and Kong Xuan were smoking without a care in the world despite the air conditioning running.
After sitting down, I explained the whole situation to Lingfeng and Kong Xuan. They exchanged wry smiles after listening.
"Should I take action against Gugu?" I asked, fingers tangled in my hair, then rubbed my face with both hands before asking in a muffled voice.
Kong Xuan remained silent. As someone who practiced cultivation, he understood how worthless human life was in the eyes of Demons. If I killed Gugu over this matter, I would surely be attacked by other Demons.
Lingfeng sighed, "Just let it go. Even if you catch Gugu, what then? How do we close this case? Some things absolutely cannot be made public. If they are, it will only cause greater panic."
"I just want to feel a bit better inside," I said as I lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, lowering my head. "Actually, these Grandmaster-level Experts have no personal grievances against me; in fact, they have helped me to some extent. But it still bothers me. During the last Sha Zhiyuan incident, I felt terrible knowing that Yun Zhihan was the one who framed Ye Litong, yet I was powerless to do anything."
"Forget it, Zheng Nan. If you hadn't suddenly merged with Thunder God's Wrath last time, you might have already been killed by them," Kong Xuan said with a bitter smile as he patted my shoulder.
At that moment, Lingfeng suddenly cursed, "Damn!"
Before I could understand what was happening, I looked up just in time to hear a loud crash from ahead, as if something had fallen from a great height.
Lingfeng cursed again and opened the car door to rush out. I was bewildered and asked Kong Xuan what was going on. He opened his door while replying, "Someone jumped off a building!"
Jumped off a building?
I quickly pushed open the car door and walked forward to see a female corpse lying on the ground, her clothes tattered and her skin exposed in places that looked charred as if burned by fire. Purple-black veins spread across her skin like worms, and black-purple blood oozed from her mouth and nose.
It turned out to be Gugu.
In an instant, I couldn't help but exclaim.
Several onlookers had gathered nearby, and some curious individuals had already taken out their phones to record the scene.
Suddenly coming to my senses, I turned and ran upstairs, with Lingfeng and Kong Xuan closely following behind. Lingfeng was calling for backup as we ran.
When we reached room 511, the door was half-open, and a flustered young staff member stood at the entrance. She was quite tall and appeared very young, probably only around seventeen or eighteen years old. Upon seeing Lingfeng in police uniform, she couldn't help but burst into tears, "Officer, help! Someone jumped from the building!"
I didn't have time to show any sympathy; I pushed the staff member aside and heard Lingfeng comforting her from behind, "You wait outside for now; we'll have some questions for you later."
The staff member nodded obediently.
As we rushed into the room, the first thing I noticed was that the window was wide open. A gust of wind blew through, lifting the curtains high and bringing in the hot air from outside.
I leaned out to look down and saw Gugu's body below. There were already about ten people gathered around, with two or three pointing at me from outside the window.
Gugu definitely wouldn't have died from falling; rather, her cause of death might be similar to that of Ghost Zombie—her powers restrained before being pushed out of the window.
From an observer's perspective, Gugu's death by jumping and Ghost Zombie's death by being hit by a car seemed very ordinary. No one would suspect anything unusual; it would simply appear as a car accident or a suicide. Only a handful of people in the world knew that both had been killed by a master.
After searching the room for a while, there were no signs of struggle or any traces of spells, as if Gugu had simply decided to end her life in despair.
But I knew that wasn't true. Gugu would never feel guilty about killing a few humans, nor would she take her own life because of it. There had to be another connection. Suddenly, I recalled what Gugu had said before leaving—Damn it, could it really be the work of that mysterious person?
A few of us continued to search the room for a while longer when suddenly police sirens sounded below; it seemed Lingfeng's backup had arrived. We exchanged glances and stepped out of the room.
As soon as Lingfeng stepped out into the hallway, he let out a sound of surprise. The tall waitress at the entrance had already vanished, but she left behind a line of words written in lipstick on the wall.
"Until the end, we won't know who will win, Zheng Nan, please keep the Yin-Yang Ancient Coin safe for me."
The three of them exchanged stunned glances. At that moment, the elevator dinged, and two police officers followed by a waitress, Manager, stepped out. Lingfeng nodded at the officers and then turned to Manager, asking, "Is there a waitress here about seventeen or eighteen years old, around one meter seventy tall?"
Manager shook her head decisively. "The tallest waitress we have is only one meter sixty-three. There definitely isn't anyone one meter seventy tall. Besides, where would you find a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl willing to be a waitress?"
Upon hearing this, the three of us looked at each other in disbelief. It was evident that this waitress was very likely the one who killed Gugu, and she might even be that mysterious person.
Who exactly is this mysterious person? Why did they help Ghost Zombie only to run him over afterward? Why did they kill Gugu? Is their goal solely the Yin-Yang Ancient Coin? What does their appearance in Xie Mengfei's bathroom mean?
Each of these mysteries felt like tightening spells wrapping around me tighter and tighter, giving me a splitting headache and making it hard to breathe.
Regardless, the matchmaking event has come to an end. What kind of events await me next?
The End of "Matchmaking."
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