“Using Senyuan Community as a reference point, the person possessed by evil spirits should be hiding within a range of three kilometers to the south and two kilometers to the east,” Li Hui said.

Lu Qing opened the map and glanced at it:

"This area is so large, and it's a residential community with so many people living there. Are we supposed to search for them one by one?"

Li Hui was also quite helpless:

"This is the smallest range we can shrink to."

“Last time you eliminated the evil energy in Huang Zeyu’s body, the others seemed to sense it and all went into hiding.”

"The technical department tracked it for a whole month before finally managing to minimize the range of the evil energy's activity."

"The Nine Nether Lotus Flame can sense the presence of evil energy, so why don't you wander around in that area and try your luck?"

Lu Qing glanced at her class schedule.

Final exams are coming up soon, and I hardly have any classes now, so I figured I might as well go out for a stroll and that would be fine.

Gu Xicheng was rather busy.

Although he doesn't have strict working hours, he still has to go to the company and complete the work that needs to be done.

So Lu Qing asked him for a cluster of Nine Nether Lotus Flames and placed it on himself.

While its power is not as great as the original, it is still sufficient.

Lu Qing pulled along the other four people in the dormitory and accompanied her for several days to wander around the area.

As the weather gets hotter, five girls sit back-to-back in the shade of a tree in the park, eating ice cream.

"Qingqing, we've been looking around here for three days now, haven't we found anything?" Leng Wei asked weakly with her eyes closed.

Lu Qing also answered weakly:

"No! The Nine Nether Lotus Flame isn't reacting at all!"

Cheng Yiyi: "The sun is so bright, are we sure we want to sit here forever?"

Gu Fei glanced at her sports watch, then wearily put it down again.

"I've already taken over 10,000 steps today, I can't walk anymore, I'll rest for a while!"

Just then, an elderly man walked over, stood on the treadmill, and greeted them as he exercised:

"Girls, I've seen you wandering around here every day for the past few days. Are you looking for someone?"

Lu Qing: "Sir, we're not looking for a person."

Old man: "Not a person? Could it be a lost puppy or kitten?"

"Tell me what it looks like. I walk around this area every day, so I might just see it!"

Lu Qing suddenly perked up.

A person possessed by evil spirits will have their inner desires aroused, turning their thoughts into obsessions, which will inevitably lead to some extreme behaviors.

They searched for three days without any results. They decided to ask the community intelligence experts; maybe they could find some clues!

"Sir, do you live in this community?" Lu Qing asked.

"No! I live in the nearby Waterfront Garden, but my son lives in this community, and my wife also lives here to help take care of our grandson, so I go between these two communities every day."

Lu Qing: "So you know a lot about the people and things around here?"

Upon hearing Lu Qing's question, the old man immediately patted his chest and said:

"Young lady, I'm not bragging, but I've lived here for thirty years. I know these two neighborhoods well, and even neighborhoods further away."

"While I can't say I know every single household, I know most of them. I even know the old man at the property management office."

"Wow, that's amazing!" Lu Qing said with a smile as she walked over.

"Sir, I'd like to ask you something."

"Go ahead and ask!" the old man said cheerfully.

"Has anything strange happened around here lately?" Lu Qing asked.

"Something strange..." the old man thought about it carefully:

"This area is mostly old neighborhoods. If you're talking about everyday life, there's plenty of interesting stuff to hear, but if you're talking about strange things..."

The old man lowered his head and remained silent for a while, then slapped his thigh:

"Oh, right! I remember now, there really is something strange!"

Upon hearing this, the other four people who were sprawled on the grass got up and started watching the drama unfold.

"Not long ago, a strange thing happened in that community in the southeast direction. The couple in apartment 1203 of building 39 got into a fight."

Lu Qing: "What's so strange about arguing?"

Old man: "Young lady, don't be in a hurry, let me continue!"

"They were arguing for no other reason than that the man cheated on her!"

The old man sighed: "I've met that woman. She's a good one. She was eighteen when she got together with that man. She didn't mind that he was penniless. They didn't get married. She just lived a hard life with him for seven or eight years."

"The two of them scrimped and saved and finally bought a second-hand old house. But just a few months after they moved in, the woman discovered that the man was cheating on her and had even added the mistress's name to the property certificate."

Gu Fei frowned: "Wait a minute! Aren't these two a married couple? The house is joint property; it's not like anyone can just add another person's name to it!"

The old man said, "To be honest, this woman is stupid! She and her husband never got a marriage certificate. All these years, she has only known how to work hard and make money. She was fooled by that man so much that she didn't even know that her name wasn't on the property certificate."

"After the man's affair was discovered, he simply came out on the spot, kicked the woman out, and moved in with his mistress."

"Pah! You dog of a man, you're a real piece of trash!" Cheng Yiyi spat angrily.

The old man laughed heartily and said:

"Little girl, don't worry, the real satisfaction is yet to come!"

"Not long after the woman was kicked out, the man suddenly died."

Lu Qing was startled and hurriedly asked, "How did he die?"

"The strange thing is that the man actually swallowed a whole box of needles, which caused his intestines to rupture and he bled to death."

The old man couldn't help but gasp at the thought:

“I even went to see it! The man’s mouth was covered in blood, and the mistress was terrified.”

"Everyone thinks it was that woman who did it. She works as a seamstress, and the needle was the kind used on the sewing machines in the factory."

"But the woman was taken away by the police, and she came back in a couple of days. I guess the police didn't find any evidence."

"When that woman came back, she scared the mistress away. She's living there by herself now!"

After hearing the story, Lu Qing couldn't help but smile.

"Those who betray sincerity will suffer the consequences of swallowing ten thousand needles; I never thought this saying would actually come true in real life."

"Grandpa, thank you for telling us all this. I think I might have found what I'm looking for!"

After saying that, Lu Qing led the others straight to the residential area in the southeast direction.

"Qingqing, could that woman be possessed by evil spirits?" Gu Fei asked suspiciously.

Lu Qing: "Not necessarily, but we should at least go and give it a try."

When the group arrived at the building, they couldn't go up without an elevator card, so they had to climb to the twelfth floor.

"1203, this is the one!"

Lu Qing released the Nine Nether Lotus Flame, then stepped forward and knocked on the door:

Is anyone home?

Not long after, people came out from inside.

The door opened, and a woman in her twenties appeared before them:

Who are you?

Lu Qing glanced at the Nine Nether Lotus Flame. It trembled slightly, and a flash of purple light appeared, but it did not turn completely purple.

This indicates that there are indeed traces of evil energy left inside, but the evil energy is not possessing this woman.