Chapter 015: Borrowing a Knife to Kill

[It’s actually my best friend’s dad?] It's really unexpected! 】

[But it makes sense when you think about it. Compared to her bestie, her dad is more experienced. Besides, people who do business like this are very superstitious, so it’s not surprising that they would cast spells.]

[What kind of person is this best friend’s father? He asks others for help with tears and snot one second, and then he gives others a life-borrowing talisman the next second? ! 】

Zeng Li was stunned for a full twenty seconds before she spoke: "You mean... her father planned all this? But uncle has always been very good to me. We have known each other for more than 20 years. He often treats me to meals and gives out red envelopes..."

Zeng Li wanted to defend him, but Bai Mian interrupted her: "These are just small favors. A businessman values ​​his own interests the most. Your best friend's father only has this one daughter. In this matter, the only thing he cares about is his only daughter. In order to protect his daughter, he is willing to pay any price, even killing people."

"Murder? How dare he!" Zeng Li licked her lips. "We live in a society ruled by law now. Even if he is the boss, he has to abide by the law!"

"So," Bai Mian propped up his chin with his hand, "he wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife."

Zeng Li frowned: "Using Phoenix Man to kill me? We don't have any deep hatred, why does he have to put me to death?"

"On the contrary," Bai Mian raised his voice, "I used your knife to kill the Phoenix Man."

"How could I kill someone?" Zeng Li asked doubtfully.

Bai Mian: "You won't kill anyone, but if Phoenix Man succeeds in murdering you, he will be sentenced to death. In this way, her father's goal will be achieved."

Zeng Li imagined this possibility, and fear instantly appeared on her face: "If I die, and the Phoenix Man is sentenced to death, his family will no longer have to worry about the future. It was originally an emotional conflict in their family, but the only one who was hurt was me, and his daughter was unharmed..."

"That's right," Bai Mian began to analyze further, "Your best friend's father has been an entrepreneur all the way to now, and he has seen countless people. He is already a seasoned man. When you advised your best friend to break up, he foresaw the reaction of the Phoenix Man after being dumped. In order to completely get rid of this Phoenix Man, he made a series of plans."

"He knew that the Phoenix Man would definitely find this house, so he immediately arranged for his daughter to travel to Jiangnan to vacate the house, and then suggested that his daughter invite you to live there. At the same time, he anonymously sent the recording to the Phoenix Man, causing the Phoenix Man to transfer all his hatred to you."

Zeng Li lowered her head and began to dry heave when she heard this: "How could a person be so sinister? When I was trying to persuade my best friend to break up, her father was recording at the door. I want to vomit when I think of this scene. It's disgusting, disgusting!"

Bai Mian waited quietly for Zeng Li to calm down before continuing, "The Phoenix Man is a paranoid person who will not give up until he achieves his goal. In order to find your best friend, he has harassed many employees in the company and even stalked your best friend's father. This behavior has seriously affected their family's normal life."

"Her father knew that even if he called the police and they arrested him, he would be released after a while. For a person like this, there is only one way to get rid of him completely—"

"Let him disappear from this world."

Although they already knew the truth of the matter, when Bai Mian said this again, everyone present shuddered.

Zeng Li finally accepted this fact and began to think along the lines provided by Bai Mian: "Yes, the life-borrowing talisman under the door mat was also placed by him. Although he had made all the arrangements, he was still afraid that his plan would fail. In order to ensure that everything was foolproof, he used metaphysical means and asked someone to write this talisman and hid it in front of my door so that I could step on it every day when I entered and left."

"This house belongs to my best friend. The facial recognition system at the door of the unit must have also recorded her father's face. It would be easy for him to come in."

Bai Mian smiled and took over the conversation: "In the end, he made things worse. It was precisely because of this talisman that you left the capital and came to Qingshui Town to find me."

Zeng Li held the talisman tightly in her palm: "So, I have to thank this talisman. Thanks to it, I was able to discover this conspiracy!"

Bai Mian: "It's not your destiny. If you were still recovering at home today, your life would have ended today. It's because you left that house that you were able to spend today safely."

"What does this mean?" Zeng Li didn't understand.

"The house you live in is being set on fire," Bai Mian looked down at the time, "If you call the building manager now, you can stop the fire in time."

Zeng Li was so scared that she quickly called the administrator. The situation was just as Bai Mian said. The administrator called the fire department and assisted the firefighters in putting out the fire. They also caught the arsonist not far away and sent him to the police station.

After investigation, the police found arson tools on the Phoenix Man and determined that he was guilty of arson. He has now been detained and is awaiting trial in court.

After receiving a call from the administrator reporting that everything was safe, Zeng Li and everyone in the house breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they discovered the fire early and the fire did not cause any casualties.

After hanging up the phone, Zeng Li looked at the life-borrowing talisman written in black on the yellow paper.

"Master, the Phoenix Man has been captured. The matter is over. Will this curse continue to follow me in the future?"

Bai Mian took the talisman from Zeng Li's hand and gently tore it in half:

"Don't worry, this talisman has no effect from the beginning. Her father wanted to find someone from the Taoist sect to draw the talisman, but the master he found was a liar and had no real skills. The fake master just saw the pattern of the life-borrowing talisman in an ancient book, and then used chicken blood to draw a talisman based on the pattern. It looks full of evil spirits, but it's actually just a bluff."

"A mysterious method like this is only useful when used by someone who has real cultivation. A talisman written by an ordinary person is nothing more than a piece of waste paper."

Zeng Li breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I feel relieved, thank you Master, thank you Master!"

"The Phoenix Man was caught, but the best friend's father actually got away with it. How despicable!" Gao Jin said indignantly, "We should call the police and have him arrested as well!"

"What reason do you have to call the police?" Bai Mian asked back, "His plot did not violate the law. Even if Zeng Li was really killed by Phoenix Man, he can say that he was just kind enough to lend the house to Zeng Li and didn't expect that she was killed by mistake."

This question stumped Gao Jin. Gao Jin hesitated and could not answer. Weng Xuhua sighed, "Alas, this is indeed a cunning plan. It is almost impossible for people to fight back through legitimate means. People are treacherous. In life, safety is the most important thing. Especially for young people like you who go out, you must protect yourselves. It is always right to be more vigilant in everything."

Everyone felt sorry for Zeng Li, and seemed to have tacitly accepted that she had no choice but to accept this loss. Zeng Li suddenly bit her lip, slapped the table and said:

"Who said I can't do anything to him? I have some information about him!"