Chapter 477: Chapter 466: Fierce Ghost
"Captain Ling, we just received information from Xiao Zhou that the owner of this house, Chu Cheng, and Song Jin have just gone to the hospital, and it seems that the situation isn’t good," a team member reported the latest news to Ling Xiao while he was deep in thought.
Ling Xiao entrusted the scene to his colleagues and said to his assistant, "Then let’s head to the hospital first."
Song Jin, who had been given an anesthetic, had not yet awoken. Chu Cheng, upon seeing Ling Xiao, wore a displeased expression: "What are you here for?"
"Someone died in your house; shouldn’t I be here as a criminal policeman?" Ling Xiao looked at him with a strictly official tone.
Hearing this, Chu Cheng’s face turned even gloomier: "Divine Woman Liu died?"
Ling Xiao seized upon the key term: "Divine Woman? What were you planning to do by inviting a Divine Woman to set up an altar at home? How did she die?"
Chu Cheng didn’t want to speak with Ling Xiao as the matter involved Ye Qiu, and he feared revealing any slip, seeing as Ye Qiu’s death was no accident. He responded to Ling Xiao with hostility: "Before my lawyer arrives, I won’t say a word."
"As it stands, the person died in your house, and I have plenty of reason to suspect you are involved," Ling Xiao stated with an authoritative air.
Chu Cheng remained confident: "That’s if you can find any evidence."
The expression on Ling Xiao’s face changed instantly, turning sour. He knew that it would be difficult to find any leads from Chu Cheng in this case and took a deep breath before saying, "Then I’ll have to trouble you to accompany my colleague to the police station."
"My wife hasn’t woken up; I need to take care of her," Chu Cheng said coldly, eyeing Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao met his gaze and chuckled lightly, "Our colleagues will take good care of Song Jin. Mr. Chu, please."
He watched Chu Cheng’s resentful departure, knowing that on the surface, he had the upper hand. Yet, he also realized that without evidence, once Chu Cheng’s lawyer arrived, they could hold him for no more than twenty-four hours at most.
After Chu Cheng left, the nurse came in for a routine check. Ling Xiao stopped her to ask, "Nurse, could you please tell me how many months along Mrs. Song Jin was with the child she lost?"
"Four months, what a pity," the nurse said, shaking her head.
Ling Xiao’s face grew even grimmer. Ye Qiu had only been dead for three months, and the child in Song Jin’s womb was already four months along. Could it mean that they had... before Ye Qiu had died?
He had always known Chu Cheng and Song Jin were not good people – a husband and best friend both betraying at the same time. He couldn’t even imagine what Ye Qiu must have felt at the time of her death.
Or rather... Ling Xiao shook his head. Although he hadn’t handled Ye Qiu’s death case personally, he had reviewed the files and found no issues. Could it be that Chu Cheng’s actions were really so flawless? Could Ye Qiu’s death not have been an accident?
But was that possible? Could Chu Cheng truly be that ruthless?
"Captain Ling, what are you looking at? Is there something special about this traffic accident case?" A team member, curious why Ling Xiao was lingering, asked.
"Nothing much, just taking a casual look," Ling Xiao closed the file and glanced again at the scene’s photos, then suddenly inquired, "Xiao Li, how good were you at psychology back in police academy?"
Xiao Li smiled confidently: "Captain Ling, I wouldn’t dare boast about other things, but I’ve done specific research in psychology."
"Then take a look at these photos and this video. Is there anything off about his expressions?" Ling Xiao handed over the photos and video captured on camera at the time of Ye Qiu’s death to Xiao Li.
Seeing the seriousness in Ling Xiao’s demeanor, Xiao Li also gave the matter his full concentration and started to examine meticulously.
The more he observed the expression, the graver Ling Xiao became, he quickly asked, "How is it? What do you see?"
"Captain Ling, look at this photo, what do you see?" Xiao Li pointed to a photo of Chu Cheng crying in agony and asked.
"He is very sad?"
"What else?"
"Just say it directly." Ling Xiao urged anxiously.
"I also see guilt."
"Guilt? Is there something wrong? Because his mistake led to the car accident, and as a result, his wife didn’t escape from the car in time and died, shouldn’t he feel guilty?" Ling Xiao intuitively sensed an issue but dared not admit it. If it were true, what about Xiao Ran? If dad murdered mom, how should he explain it to Xiao Ran?
"But if you look at this video, you’ll realize that the photo was taken before the car accident erupted into flames and exploded. At that moment, his first reaction should have been to save people, followed by pain and fear. The emotion of guilt should only arise when he knew for sure that no one would come out."
"You mean..."
"His expression of guilt was revealed too early, I suspect this accident is not that simple." Xiao Li took a deep breath and handed the photo back to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao’s gaze turned sharp: "Go to the traffic police department and get all the files, we are reviewing this case from scratch."
"Yes."
Ling Xiao worked late into the night, but Xiao Ran was still awake. Seeing him return, the nanny left quietly. Thinking of the case during the day, he walked over and gently touched Xiao Ran’s head, "Xiao Ran, do you know if your dad and Auntie Song Jin have been acting strangely lately? Like afraid of ghosts or something?"
Xiao Ran sneakily glanced at Ling Xiao, thinking he had discovered his secret, but Uncle Meng Huai said that his and mom’s existence absolutely couldn’t be revealed to anyone.
"What ghost? Uncle Ling Xiao, Xiao Ran doesn’t understand," Xiao Ran said softly.
Ling Xiao did not suspect anything, "It’s nothing, uncle is overthinking. Go to sleep early."
Xiao Ran lay in bed, his gaze fixed on the curtain, feeling lost, wondering why mom hasn’t come to see him yet?
Meanwhile, Ye Qiu and Meng Huai were not in good condition. Their ghost bodies were significantly weakened, especially Ye Qiu, who was even worse than before, making cultivation difficult.
"Hang in there, Ye Qiu, think of Xiao Ran. What would he do without you?" Seeing Ye Qiu’s poor condition, Meng Huai desperately brought up Ye Qiuxin’s obsession.
Hearing Meng Huai’s words, Ye Qiu lifted her blood-red eyes and barely started the Soul Power Technique. The feeling was indeed unbearable; the ghost power she absorbed at the suburban school had not integrated before Divine Woman Liu summoned her. That woman had some skills, every move was aimed to kill. If Meng Huai hadn’t arrived in time, who knows, she might have been finished today.
Heh, but both Divine Woman Liu and Song Jin did not come out on top either. If Divine Woman Liu didn’t die, her cultivation would be ruined, and there’s no need to mention Song Jin. With how viciously she treated Xiao Ran, she doesn’t deserve to have her own child.
However, because she absorbed the Ghost Energy from another Fierce Ghost and caused the death of others, she has now completely turned into a Fierce Ghost. She needs to recover quickly; otherwise, before she can take care of Xiao Ran, she might be taken away by a Ghost Chaser or another Taoist.
Seeing Ye Qiu starting to employ the Cultivation Technique, Meng Huai breathed a sigh of relief. However, Ye Qiu’s technique was odd; his own Ghost Energy would flow towards her whenever he got a little closer. To save his own life, after making sure Ye Qiu was settled, Meng Huai went back to the bottom of the lake to heal. As a Water Ghost, his ghost power recovered faster at the bottom of the lake where he died. He had a feeling that this wasn’t the end of it and that conserving his strength was of the utmost importance.