"Actually, I can roughly guess what happened, so maybe you shouldn't say anything more."

Seeing him like this, I felt a pang of pity.

"hehe."

Su's father gave a bitter laugh: "It's alright, let me continue. There are bound to be some details you don't know. Besides, I also want to contribute to the revenge."

I nodded and listened quietly to his story.

"That night, the door suddenly wouldn't open, and there was no phone signal."

"The living room lights turned blood red, and when the faucet was turned on, blood flowed out."

“Our whole family was terrified. All the windows were sealed off, so we could only go to the balcony and try to jump onto the green belt. But when we jumped into the air, a strange force forced us into a head-down position.”

As Su's father spoke, a look of resentment and malice flashed in his eyes, and his body was filled with a surge of yin energy. My pupils shrank involuntarily; he seemed to be turning into a true vengeful ghost.

"And then, please continue!"

My words interrupted him, and his body trembled violently before returning to calm.

Fear flashed in Su's father's eyes: "When we woke up, we were in this house, unable to get out. We were in a daze, only remembering the pain and agony of falling! There was always a voice in our heads telling us to hate, to hate everyone. We couldn't help but want to pull someone to jump with us. Then someone came to our house."

Someone has arrived?

I couldn't help but look up, and there was that person—the mastermind behind it all.

Do you remember what he looked like?

I asked.

Father Su shook his head and gave a bitter smile: "He was wearing a gray long gown and a hat, so you couldn't see his face at all."

“At first we wanted to harm him, but he just scoffed and we couldn’t move.”

"Later, he seemed to fiddle with things in the room for a long time, and muttered about the stone that Xiaoxiao had picked up for a long time. After that, we felt even more upset!"

The voice in my head grew louder, and what I saw changed. I kept seeing myself falling headfirst, and the horrific deaths of my family.

Later, we received instructions to call someone named Chen Yan, which is you.

This guy must be the one who works under the former richest man and knows sorcery!

It's very likely that he was the "expert" who used to handle the dirty business for the former richest man.

Putting everything else aside, he's truly ruthless!

Su Xiaoxiao's family had no grudge against them, but because he wanted to harm us, we cruelly murdered them and even detained their souls.

"I understand. Thank you for telling us this. We have already dealt with the matter that harmed you. You can go where you belong now."

As for the person who harmed you, I'll find a way to kill him!

I said in an icy tone, my heart filled with hatred.

If the former richest man had fought us squarely and honestly, I might have a higher opinion of him!

But this guy will resort to dirty tricks behind people's backs, using all sorts of underhanded methods.

Mr. and Mrs. Su exchanged a glance, then looked at their daughter, their eyes revealing a sense of relief and deep weariness. Their figures gradually began to fade into the distance.

Although they were turned into vengeful ghosts before, fortunately they didn't kill anyone, so it's not too late for them to be reincarnated.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly looked at me timidly, her eyes filled with glistening tears, and asked softly, "Uncle, are we scary? I didn't mean to hurt you."

"It's not your fault, it's mine, it's the guy behind it all!"

I shook my head.

"It's not my uncle's fault. He wanted to avenge me."

Su Xiaoxiao smiled with relief and then clenched her fist at me.

The living room gradually quieted down. I felt a deep weariness, a sense of exhaustion.

"That damn richest man Zeng, he's a real scoundrel, we must kill him!"

Luo Tianhe kicked the sofa and cursed angrily.

"You guys used to tell me how bad this guy was, but I never really had a concept of it. Now look what's happened..."

Li Huai gave a wry smile, but his eyes were resolute.

"What should we do next, Chen Yan? That old bastard hasn't made a move for so many days, and now he's resorting to such underhanded tactics. We have to retaliate fiercely!"

Luo Tianhe clenched his fists and looked at me.

"Let's get out of here first. Zeng, the richest man, must have made arrangements in the botanical garden. We need to find a way to sneak in and at least kill that guy who used evil magic."

I said in a deep voice.

The security door had returned to normal, and we opened it with a slight twist.

As soon as I stepped out the door, I heard my phone ring. When I checked it, I saw that Zhang Qiang had called me more than a dozen times.

I knew he was really worried, so I quickly answered the phone: "Hey, Zhang Qiang, I'm fine."

"It's good that you're alright. I was so scared. I couldn't get through to you on the phone, and I thought something had happened."

Zhang Qiang on the other end of the phone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Big brother, you almost got us killed this time! Do you know what we were doing when you called? We were chatting with Su Zhang Xiaoxiao's family!"

Li Huai chimed in from the side.

"Chatting with Su Xiaoxiao's family? But they're not..."

Zhang Qiang hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"That's right, he's talking to a ghost."

Luo Tianhe picked up the conversation.

"Chen Yan, tell me what exactly happened. I feel like my brain is mush right now."

I explained the whole story to Zhang Qiang, and after listening, Zhang Qiang fell silent on the other end of the phone.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "This family were all good people, it's just a pity that they were killed by that guy."

"By the way, the section chief in charge of this case is overwhelmed with work. Can I tell him about this?"

There was a hint of sorrow and sympathy in Zhang Qiang's tone.

The grief is for the poor Zhang Xiaoxiao's family, while the sympathy is probably for the overwhelmed section chief.

"Sure, but does your head of the criminal investigation department also believe in this kind of thing?"

I asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Brother, the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations has already come once. Do you think the higher-ups believe it? Some of the lower-ups might not believe it now, but the higher-ups..."

I slapped my forehead; I had overlooked that point.

What's more, that paranormal forum was actually run by the official organization.

"That's right, there are so many haunted places in our city, and people still die tragically because of it, and we can't even find the murderer. Doesn't your police station have a unified strategy? All we can do is get yelled at by the families like this?"

I asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Hehe, what countermeasures could there be? We only learned about the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations recently."

Zhang Qiang's voice sounded somewhat helpless, and then he continued, "I feel like these kinds of things didn't happen often before, only in a few strange places, but I don't know why they've been happening more often recently."