Chapter 49 I was prepared to die, and then you tell me this

The young man stammered, his eyes darting around, looking like he was afraid to speak.

Mu Qing deliberately tried to scare him, "If you don't tell, we'll call the police! We'll say you're the murderer, and that's why you're showing the ghost bride projection here to scare people!"

"I'm not, I've already said I'm not!"

The young man explained anxiously, “Someone asked me to do this, but I can’t say who it is. If I do, I’ll die from the poison! I’ve been poisoned; he poisoned me. I can’t say anything, or I’ll die! You can’t hurt me!”

"What kind of poison?"

Mu Qing asked in confusion.

The young man said fearfully, "He put a worm in my body, just like in the TV dramas, a kind of Gu worm! If I tell the truth, the Gu worm will bite through my heart and kill me!"

Yun Shu stared at him for a while and noticed that his forehead was somewhat dark, indicating that he had recently encountered a minor misfortune.

However, there were no other abnormalities, indicating that this disaster would not threaten his personal safety.

They've been scammed.

There was no poison in his body at all.

However, seeing the young man's unwavering belief mixed with fear, Yun Shu realized that even if she told him now that he wasn't poisoned, he probably wouldn't believe her.

Yun Shu thought for a moment and then said, "The Gu poison in your body is a chronic poison. Even if you don't say anything, your organs will slowly fail and eventually lead to your death."

That person never intended for you to live. Whether you talk or not, you'll both die.

"How is that possible!"

The young man's eyes widened, and he suddenly became agitated. "I did everything he asked, why are you still killing me! I lived in that little house for two years to help him scare away the people here! I didn't dare to go out for two years!"

Yun Shu sneered, "He's already killed five women in one go, what else wouldn't he dare to do? It's not like he'll lose one more life."

Have you been experiencing sudden heart palpitations lately? Besides that, do you often feel lethargic during the day, experiencing dizziness, weakness in your limbs, but then feel incredibly energetic at night, unable to sleep, and frequently hearing your own heart pounding as if it's about to jump out of your chest?

Yes, we have them all!

The young man looked at Yun Shu in disbelief. "How did you know? I can't sleep at night anymore, I can only sleep for a while during the day! But sometimes, I still get startled awake, and then my heart beats really fast!"

"That's a Gu worm biting you!"

Yun Shu said with a serious expression, "These are signs of your organ failure. The poison has already invaded all your organs, and you are about to die."

[How tragic! After doing so much for the bad guys, I find myself facing death.]

Brother, hurry up and tell the truth, even if you die, you have to take someone down with you!

[Um, I've been staying up late every night playing on my phone lately, and I've recently started experiencing these symptoms. Am I also cursed and about to die?!]

"ah!"

The young man clutched his head in anguish, his eyes wide with fury. "That beast! Do you know what I've been through these past two years?! Every day I was stuck in that room like a rat, having to scare away people who came here, hide from the police, and spread rumors about the five ghosts stealing the bride!"

The little money he gave me wasn't even enough for my living expenses, and I even had to put in extra money to help him! And what did he do? He still wanted to kill me! Ugh!

Mu Qing patted his shoulder sympathetically, "You've done so much for him, yet he still wants your life. Why keep hiding it from him? Just tell him! Even if you die, you can take him down with you!"

The young man suddenly stood up and said angrily, "You're right, I'll make him pay with his life! People like him deserve to die a horrible death!"

He finally told the truth.

"My name is Wang Lin. I moved to the rental house across the street two years ago. That night, I saw that the convenience store in the opposite community was still open, so I thought I would go and buy some instant noodles."

When I was buying instant noodles, I saw an old man in a suit secretly slip a bag to someone in the convenience store while he was paying.

I didn't think much of it at first, but the next day I found out that all five women in the convenience store were dead!

The police arrived shortly after and asked around if anyone had seen any suspicious people entering or leaving the convenience store. Just as the police were about to question me, the old man came to my house, gave me some money, and told me not to tell anyone about what happened last night.

As a righteous person, of course I didn't agree. He then put a bug in my hand, which burrowed into my skin and disappeared immediately!

He said it was a Gu worm, and if I didn't help him, I would die immediately! I had no choice but to help him. I initially thought he just wanted me to keep quiet about seeing him that night, but later he contacted me again, asking me to help spread rumors and even project a ghost bride to scare away people who came to investigate.

However, when the police arrived, he didn't let me set up the projector, worried the police would find out. He only told me to scare away ordinary people and not let anyone bring it into the shop.

Yun Shu asked, "What was the old man's name?"

"I don't know what it's called."

Wang Lin frowned and thought for a moment, "I heard the convenience store owner call him Master Huang, and he had a mole next to his nose. He looked to be about sixty years old, and his hair was all white."

Yun Shu: "..."

Isn't this the same Master Huang who almost killed Liu Ziyue? This guy has a criminal record, and it turns out it's these five lives!

"Holy crap, it's him!"

Yun Shu remembered, and Mu Qing also remembered. Mu Qing had also met Master Huang at the Liu family that day.

"That wicked Master Huang almost killed Liu Ziyue with poisoned talisman water last time, and now the police have a warrant for his arrest across the entire internet! Who would have thought that he also killed five people two years ago!"

Yun Shu thought of some details of the case, "The poisoned talisman water contained sodium cyanide. Two years ago, five women also died of poisoning. The forensic doctor found sodium cyanide in their bodies. Did they accept Master Huang's talisman water, were deceived by Master Huang with words, and then drink the poisoned talisman water and die?"

"Possibly."

Lu Shijing nodded. He had also been following Liu Ziyue's case. "However, Master Huang ran away long ago after hearing the news, and the police haven't found him yet."

Yun Shu looked at Wang Lin, "When was the last time Master Huang contacted you?"

“He hasn’t contacted me in a long time,” Wang Lin said. “He told me before that if anyone came here, I should use the projection to scare them away and not let anyone take over the shop. I should just make some changes to the shop. He also said that if someone moved into the shop and didn’t leave, the Gu worms would poison me to death.”

Wang Lin gave a self-deprecating laugh, "It's a pity I only find out now that he actually wanted to kill me a long time ago. No matter what I did, I was going to die in the end!"

Seeing that Yun Shu's shop had a lot of paper offerings, Wang Lin said, "Is this a funeral supplies shop? Can I buy something for myself so you can burn it for me when I die?"

Wang Lin walked to the side of the paper-mache villa and said with tears in his eyes, "This big villa will do. I've lived in this small house for so long, I should at least have a better place to rest after I die."

And burn all these paper-mache feasts on your table for me too; I want to have a good meal before I die.”

Yun Shu: "The villa was reserved by someone else, so there's no share for you. As for these paper-mache feasts, they're for appeasing the vengeful spirits, so there's no share for you there either."

Wang Lin collapsed to the ground with a thud and burst into tears.

"Waaaaaah, what sins have I committed to deserve this? Why am I so miserable! Even in death I can't live in a big villa or eat a decent meal!"

Yun Shu was silent for a moment before saying, "Actually, you weren't poisoned. I was just lying to you."

Wang Lin: ?