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"Do you know who that person is or remember what they looked like?" Officer Luo asked, his voice reflecting his professional habit.
Old Wang shook his head and replied, "How could I remember? When the door opened, I thought that unfilial son was going to pull some trick to torment me again. I didn't even think to look at him. But that person came in and quickly tore down the talisman in the room, and then left immediately."
"So you came out after that. By then, you had already been locked up for quite a while, right? You should have been able to do something," I said.
Old Wang nodded and after a moment said, "I originally wanted to possess him and turn that unfilial son into a fool, but I felt that would be too easy for him. Besides, he had some things on him that I feared; I really had no way to deal with it."
"So you kept following him until he made a deal with Shao Xiaohuai, and then you thought of using Shao Xiaohuai against him," I continued to inquire.
Old Wang nodded and said, "Shao Xiaohuai is the girl he choked to death, right? I know he hates me, so I didn't reveal myself again. I just slowly looked for opportunities. I knew if he killed someone, he would definitely pay for it with his life. So I possessed that girl. When he did those things to her, I revealed myself. At that moment, he would lose his rationality even more, and in the end, unexpectedly mistook that girl for me and choked her to death."
Officer Luo suddenly said, "He has become a lunatic now; could it be because he was scared?"
I nodded and replied, "Most likely he was scared."
Old Wang also nodded and said, "Yes, he was scared silly by me. It's retribution; truly retribution."
We fell silent; the story was too heavy. Old Wang bore too much weight on his shoulders, yet in his quest for revenge, he sacrificed Shao Xiaohuai. This approach felt helpless because even if there were reincarnations, there would be no good outcome.
"Old man, do you realize you won't have a good ending either? In this life or the next few lives, you'll have to atone for this," I asked heavily.
Old Wang nodded and said, "I won't regret it. I just want him dead. Even if he becomes a fool, he will still harm society. He is my son; the evil he does is all my doing. I can't let him remain in society to harm others. As for that girl, if possible, I'll serve her in my next life. Even though she herself won't live long."
I understood the meaning behind his last words; as a Spirit God, he could clearly see the Yin Qi and Yang Qi on people. If the Yin Qi was too strong and the Yang Qi too weak, one could discern how much lifespan a living person had left.
I nodded but didn't say anything in understanding or blame; at this point, nothing mattered anymore.
Seeing my silence, Old Wang continued, "The ghost you found in that girl's mourning hall last night was me. Actually, I ran not because I knew you were a Taoist but because once I possessed that girl, I couldn't get out until you all arrived. And when I heard her family urging you to make a judgment, I felt relieved."
"Why can't you get out?" I asked in confusion.
Old Wang shook his head and said, "I don't know why. It seems there was something blocking me from leaving that girl’s side. Until you all arrived, the force that was holding me back suddenly disappeared, and that's when I hurriedly left the mourning hall."
"Then why didn't you leave when Wang Kun was captured?" I continued to question, as there were too many uncertainties.
Old Wang replied, "Because I wanted to see if Wang Kun would be sentenced to death. I couldn't enter the police station where those righteous officers were, and I couldn't follow Wang Kun, so I had to stay attached to this girl."
I nodded. Although I didn't understand what the blocking force on that coffin was, the time for my eyes to open was approaching. I prepared to send Old Wang away first.
"Well, old man, your Obsession has been completely resolved. I'm going to send you off now; there's no need to linger over your Skeleton. It holds no meaning. Officer Luo will find a way to help you," I said as I squatted down, opened the Cloth Bag, and began setting up the Soul Sending Array.
"Thank you. I still want to know if Wang Kun will be executed," Old Wang said as he left the table filled with his Skeleton and walked up to the Soul Sending Array I had arranged.
Officer Luo chimed in, "He definitely will. Don't worry, old man; scum like him deserves to die a hundred times for his sins."
Old Wang nodded and said to me, "Young man, if you can help that girl, I'll do anything."
I smiled and replied, "Don't worry; that girl will find her way to Reincarnation on her own. You don't need to do anything. The challenges ahead will be difficult; I wish you good luck." Shao Xiaohuai would indeed have no issues because I had used a compass to locate her in the mourning hall—a normal Spirit God response with no significant resentment or Obsession.
He nodded slowly and closed his eyes as if finding relief.
Just as I was about to recite the Send Soul incantation, Officer Luo quickly interrupted me, saying, "Wait a moment, old man. Do you know anyone who was close to Wang Kun?" Officer Luo's meticulous thinking didn't want to miss any clues.
Old Wang didn’t open his eyes but simply shook his head. I recited the Send Soul incantation and sent Old Wang away. As he departed, I told Officer Luo, "He has his Obsession—his Obsession is Wang Kun. So he wouldn’t intentionally remember other people's appearances; your questions are meaningless."
Officer Luo pondered for a moment and then asked if our leads had ended here.
I shook my head and told him that there were still many unresolved doubts about this matter. Perhaps you’re so used to handling ordinary cases that you overlook those suspicious points. Did you take Old Wang's words as mere ghost stories?
"Isn't it a ghost? So I automatically ignored what it said and didn’t think too much about it. Do you know something?" Officer Luo asked, puzzled.
I nodded and said, "First, I think the person who treated Wang Kun this way doesn’t seem like an ordinary charlatan."
"What, are you going to clean up the Taoist sect?" Officer Luo joked.
I replied that I had no such qualifications; I just felt that someone who could arrange such things must be a social parasite. As the People's Police, you should punish such evildoers—fraud, incitement, any charge would do.
"Okay, what’s the second point?"
"Second, who do you think was the person who tore down the talisman on the wall at Wang Kun's house a few days ago? Why did they want to tear it down?" I answered while starting to pack up the items for Send Soul.
Officer Luo was quick on the uptake. As soon as I finished asking, he immediately responded, "That person must have torn down the talisman to release Old Wang. Once Old Wang is out, Wang Kun will definitely be in trouble. This person must be an enemy of Wang Kun and knows some Taoist practices. Damn it, do you think this person is the same one who gave Wang Kun advice?"
I gave him a thumbs up and stood up, saying, "It’s possible. Third..."
Before I could finish my sentence, Officer Luo jumped in and said, "Third, when Old Wang was in the mourning hall, he possessed Shao Xiaohuai but couldn’t get out. Why were we able to leave right away and even run off?"
I nodded and said, "Haha, dealing with you police is so straightforward. By the way, regarding Old Wang's skeleton, I need your help to handle it. It would be even better if you could find a place to bury it." After saying that, I left the small room.
Officer Luo said that was no problem and asked if I had a fourth point.
I shook my head and said that everything else wasn’t important. However, the fourth point would emerge in the events to come; by then, you should be able to figure it out yourself.
Wang Kun's house smelled too strong; we didn’t continue searching for anything else since there probably wasn’t anything valuable left. Officer Luo and I exited Wang Kun's home.
As I descended the stairs, Officer Luo said, "We will definitely punish Wang Kun severely, but after all this time, it seems I haven't made much progress in finding Wang Kun's accomplices."
I replied, "That may not be the case. The person who wants to harm Wang Kun could also be one of his accomplices. Now that Wang Kun is clueless and knows nothing, we can start with the person who deceived him."
Officer Luo responded, "I have no leads on that person, and there’s not much evidence. Old Wang's statements carry no legal weight; I don't even have a recording."
"Check the surveillance footage. Although this building doesn't have cameras, the community entrance does, and there are various visitor logs. If we go through them one by one, we should be able to find out who that person is," I said with a grin.
Officer Luo nodded, "Yes, I was planning to do that too. The only problem is that Old Wang didn't clarify exactly how many days ago it happened. That would significantly increase the workload."
As we spoke, we reached the car. I opened the door and said, "Be grateful; having a lead is already good enough. I'm heading back now. Call me if you get any news."
"Alright! This case is really exciting. Goodbye, Xiao Liu." After saying this, Officer Luo turned and walked toward his own car.
This concludes today's update. Good night to everyone.
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