Chapter 115 Grandma's Encounter with an Evil Spirit

On the slender leg bone, a steel nail was hidden in the crevice, almost invisible unless you looked closely.

However, as Li Lecan's parents, they knew very well where the steel nail came from.

Twenty years ago, Li Lecan was still a child. In order to earn money, they had to leave their daughter in the care of her grandmother for a few months.

Even though T was given living expenses every month, Li Lechan was still often bullied at that time.

At that time, Li Lecan's grandmother and uncle's family lived together, and the phrase Li Lecan heard most often was "rice worm".

It means she's wasting the family's resources and is just freeloading.

Not only her uncle and aunt, and their children, said this about her, but her grandmother also said it.

Despite paying a large sum of money for her grandmother's living expenses, Li Lecan had no status at home.

But Li Lecan was spoiled by her parents since she was a child, and what she had no shortage of at that time was courage and the will to argue.

If anyone dared to say that to her, she would stand on a stool and shout:

"My parents give me money! I'm not a parasite!"

She would either try to steal it or call her parents to complain and force her grandmother to buy it for her.

Even so, the little girl still couldn't earn her place in "other people's homes".

Doing this often results in being bullied by the older brother's children.

The worst incident occurred when her uncle's children pushed her down the stairs, causing severe deformities to her thighs.

But instead of taking her to a proper hospital, her grandmother cursed her as a "dead woman" while taking her to a small clinic for treatment.

When Li Lecan's parents came to pick her up, her thigh had already grown crooked.

To regain normal walking ability, surgical intervention is necessary to readjust and fix the device.

In the 1970s, twenty years ago, the investment in this type of surgery was enormous.

We brought in doctors from abroad, used the best medications, and hired professional rehabilitation trainers...

After this surgery and post-operative recovery, most of the assets that Li Lecan's parents had accumulated were gone.

By the time Li Lecan entered middle school, his family not only owned their own house, but their financial situation was already quite good.

In contrast to the family's dwindling assets, the steel nails in Li Lecan's body supported his life, which could be considered normal and healthy.

If it weren't for the accident ten years ago, it would have continued to accompany Li Lecan for decades.

Li Lecan's parents looked at the steel nail, and tears welled up uncontrollably.

The two men held the thigh bone with the steel nail embedded in it and wept bitterly.

The cries echoed in the cold autopsy room, making even the forensic doctors feel a pang of sadness.

He whispered to Wu Jiangxue, "Back then, this couple really spared no expense for their child's internal fixation surgery!"

Wu Jiangxue looked at the kneeling parents with pity and did not answer the forensic doctor.

She didn't want to disturb the couple, but no one expected that Li Lecan's mother would suddenly faint.

Fortunately, forensic doctors can examine not only the dead but also the living.

He breathed a sigh of relief after checking on Li Lecan's mother.

"She's fine, she just fainted from excitement."

Ask Wu Jiangxue to help place Li Lecan's mother on a chair in the rest room. The forensic doctor instructed:

"You'll be fine after a rest; you won't be unconscious for long."

During the waiting period, Wu Jiangxue sat with Li Lecan's father in the lounge.

After a long silence, Mr. Li finally asked the question:

How did our Cancan die?

Wu Jiangxue lowered her eyes, trying to keep her voice calm:

"He suffered a severe blow to the back of the head, resulting in brain damage and immediate death."

She didn't tell Li's father that Liu He said Li Lecan might still be alive before the body was buried.

Of course, this was also Li Lecan's own idea.

Knowing that his daughter had not suffered before her death, Mr. Li nodded.

She held back her tears, her eyes red and swollen.

"Where is the murderer? Who killed Can Can?"

Wu Jiangxue: "He is Li Lecan's classmate."

Where is he?

Wu Jiangxue raised her eyes and looked at him seriously, her eyes carrying a warning.

“He’s abroad, and even if he were in the country, you can’t do it yourself.”

"Trust us, the police, we will give you an explanation..."

"Explain?!"

Before Wu Jiangxue could finish speaking, Li's father suddenly stood up, staring intently at her with red eyes.

How should we explain this?

"He and Cancan were classmates, and they were about the same age."

“Our Can Can was only a teenager when she died, so the murderer must also be a minor.”

“He was a minor at the time. According to Hong Kong law, who can sentence him?”

"If the law is applied, my daughter's death would have been in vain!"

Wu Jiangxue: "That's true, but..."

"No buts!"

Mr. Li suddenly roared, interrupting Wu Jiangxue's words.

Hearing the commotion, the police officers rushed over.

Standing at the door of the lounge, he watched Mr. Li warily.

He asked Wu Jiangxue, "Wu sir, do you need any help?"

"No need, it's nothing, you can go ahead and do your work."

The colleague checked on Mr. Li again to make sure there was really no problem before leaving.

Wu Jiangxue poured him a glass of water, pressed him down to sit, and put the water in his hand.

"Calm down first."

She stared at Mr. Li's tense profile, pursed her lips, and gently reminded him:

You also have a son who hasn't grown up yet.

"You should always think about him before you do anything."

When his son was mentioned, the anger that had been supporting Mr. Li suddenly dissipated.

His straight back bent, and his face went blank.

“Xiao An…”

Thinking of the son who had been neglected by the couple for so many years, Mr. Li pursed his lips tightly, but tears fell first.

He covered his face and burst into tears.

He would be letting his daughter down and wouldn't deserve to be a father if he didn't avenge her.

He could avenge his daughter, but that would be letting his son down, and he wouldn't be a good father either.

As a father, he failed to protect even one of his children.

Seeing his shoulders trembling as he cried, Wu Jiangxue didn't know what to say next.

She gripped the cup in her hand, about to speak, when there was a knock on the door of the lounge.

She turned her head and saw Chu Ci standing at the door with Li Lecan's younger brother in her hand.

Wu Jiangxue stood up and looked at the little boy being led by Chu Ci.

"you……"

The little boy glanced at her, then quickly ran to the sofa to check on his unconscious mother.

Only after confirming that his mother was alright did he go over and take his father's hand.

Mr. Li was surprised that his son would come, and he wiped the tears from his face in a disheveled state.

Before I could speak, my son suddenly said:

"Dad, my sister says she has something she wants to tell you and Mom."

Mr. Li was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at his wife lying on the sofa.

“Let’s go,” Chu Ci walked over and patted Wu Jiangxue on the shoulder, “Let the three of them have a good talk.”

Wu Jiangxue followed Chu Ci out and closed the door to the lounge.

She closed the door and led Chu Ci to her office.

Sitting in the chair, he couldn't help but sigh: "I haven't finished telling Li Lecan's parents about it yet."

"It's okay, Li Lecan said she wants to talk to her parents herself," Chu Ci comforted her.

"Given Li Lechan's current state, he probably won't live to see Huang Sir's decision."

"I plan to send her to be reincarnated tomorrow night, so that she can spend one last time with her parents."

"So fast?" Wu Jiangxue frowned.

"Mm." Chu Ci nodded.

First, he scared those naughty kids, and then he got scratched twice by Hei Dou.

If it weren't for the spirit-summoning table and chairs, the soul would have long since dissipated.

"Tomorrow night will be too late. We went too far with her earlier, and her soul is about to break free."

If we want to wait until tomorrow night to leave, we'll need the assistance of the spirit table and chairs.

They waited outside until dark before Li Lecan's parents and younger brother finally came out of the lounge.

Li Lecan's parents had red eyes. The father put his arm around the mother's shoulder, his hoarse voice choked with sobs.

"Cancan has explained the details to us. We'll leave the case to you officers."

Wu Jiangxue shook her head, "It's all what we should do, no trouble at all."

Li Lecan's mother raised her red and swollen eyes and looked at Chu Ci.

"Master Chu, Cancan said that you have been helping her all this time."

"We were wrong to treat you so badly before."

"We thought you were like those 'masters' who deceived us... We're sorry..."

Chu Ci met her eyes, which were so swollen they were almost just slits, and smiled to comfort her:

"It's nothing, I understand."

Li Lecan's mother shook her head and turned to look at her husband.

Li Lecan's father nodded, took a bag out of his pocket, and handed it to Chu Ci.

"Master, thank you for helping our Cancan. This is just a small token of our appreciation."

The bag contained some cash.

Li Lecan stood behind Chu Ci and explained in a low voice:

"Master, I know you won't think it's too little, but I still have to explain it to you."

"My parents haven't been able to work properly all these years because they've been looking for me, and they don't have much money left."

"So... this is all we can offer."

She was worried that Chu Ci wouldn't accept it, and insisted:

"Master, please take this money. My parents will feel bad if you don't."

"Don't worry, I've already set aside money for my brother's school fees separately."

“They promised me that once they’ve settled my affairs, they’ll go back to work and take good care of my younger brother.”

Li Lecan stood beside Chu Ci and smiled at her parents.

"My parents are actually quite good at making money."

“I remember when I was a child, my uncle’s children would be green with envy whenever they saw me eating well and dressing well.”

Ultimately, she's the one who's been a burden to her parents all these years.

Mr. Li held the money, but Chu Ci didn't take it for a long time.

He simply stuffed the money into Chu Ci's hand, his voice as insistent as Li Lecan's.

"Master, just take it! You deserve it all!"

The money was gently placed into Chu Ci's hand, yet it felt unusually heavy to her.

Take out one hundred yuan from the money and return the rest.

Seeing that Mr. Li was about to push it back to her, she shook her head:

"I only charge one hundred, that's my rule."

Mr. Li glanced helplessly at Mrs. Li, who then gripped her son's hand and nodded.

Her voice was hoarse: "I understand what you mean, Master. We'll come back to thank you again when things are a little better for our family."

It was getting late, and Li Lecan's parents wanted to go home to pack their things before going to Chu Ci's shop.

Li Lecan's soul was already dissipating, and he followed Chu Ci back.

As soon as she entered the store, she quickly leaned on the table and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

The scattered spirit gradually solidified, and Xiaomin quickly moved closer.

"Sister Can, how are you?"

Li Lecan laughed out loud with her eyes closed, "My parents are coming to keep me company in a little while..."

"Really! That's great, Chan-un!"

Xiaomin hugged Li Lecan tightly and let out an excited scream.

Li Lecan opened his arms.

"I think it's wonderful too!"

The two sisters hugged each other and jumped around.

Black Bean, who was sleeping on the table, opened its bright green eyes and glanced at the two of them.

It meowed softly, turned over, and continued sleeping.

Grandma finally returned after going out to buy things until it got dark.

Seeing Black Bean, wearing a little blue scarf, still sleeping on the table, she couldn't help but go over and touch Black Bean's round belly.

"Hey, Aci, did Heidou sleep all day?"

Chu Ci glanced at the blue stain on the table. "Hmm, more or less."

Grandma was now worried.

She put down what she was holding, quickly picked up the black beans, and checked them over and over again.

"This isn't right, Black Bean used to be quite lively!"

Black Bean hasn't been with us for very long, but it has already done quite a few naughty things.

Grandma had collected all those glass cups, and he smashed them one by one.

At such a young age, he has become a desktop cleaning master, ensuring that nothing can remain on the desktop.

When she makes a mistake, she acts cute; when she's about to be beaten, she lies down and exposes her belly to beg for mercy.

If Chu Ci hadn't witnessed it devouring a vengeful ghost with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that Black Bean possessed such "great abilities".

Grandma rubbed Black Bean's round belly, worried:

"Aci, did you eat too much black bean yesterday and have indigestion?"

"It doesn't usually sleep for very long!"

I don't know if it's because of her young age and abundant energy, but Heidou's daily routine is completely synchronized with her grandma's.

It sleeps when Grandma sleeps and wakes when Grandma wakes up; at most, it takes a nap.

Chu Ci guessed that it had eaten too much yesterday, but it wasn't indigestion; it was just digesting.

With all the energy concentrated in the stomach, there's naturally no energy left to jump around.

She patted Little Black Bean's head. "It's alright, Grandma. Don't worry, it just needs more digestion after eating too much."

But Grandma was still extremely worried, so she called He Lihua to ask her where there was a pet hospital.

Pet hospitals existed in this era, but they were not as widespread as they are in later times.

Upon hearing that she wanted to take the black beans to the hospital, He Lihua quickly stopped her:

"Hey, don't worry, observe for a couple of days and see!"

"Pet hospitals are places where you burn money. If you send Hei Dou in, you won't get out without spending thousands or tens of thousands of dollars!"

"Observe for two more days, and if it really doesn't improve, then we'll talk about going to the hospital."

Grandma was persuaded to stop, but she still looked at Black Bean with great concern.

Just then, Li Lecan's parents and younger brother arrived. Grandma was stunned when she saw the family coming with pots and pans.

While Chu Ci finished greeting the family, she quickly went up and pulled Chu Ci up.

"Ah Ci, you wouldn't have rented out another room in your shop to someone else to open a food stall, would you?"

"No, that would be too noisy and not good for our two shops to do business."

Chu Ci's words struck a chord with Grandma.

The old lady nodded vigorously, "You're right, we can't let small things cause us to lose big ones!"

She watched carefully as Li Lecan's parents put down the pots and pans.

"They're not here to open a shop, so what are they doing here...?"

"I want to eat something, let them come to the store and make it!"

Grandma stared at her in shock, her eyes filled with astonishment that she thought, "Ah Ci, you've changed."

"You can't just go to their place yourself to get something to eat, why do you have them come to your shop to have it made?"

For the first time in her life, the grandmother, who had always worried that her granddaughter didn't have any friends, felt she should get involved in her granddaughter's friendships.

What a wasteful thing to do!

Before she could speak, Chu Ci scooped up the drowsy Hei Dou and stuffed him into Grandma's arms.

"Grandma, there are too many people here, don't step on the black beans."

"Take Heidou upstairs to rest."

Grandma's eyes widened even more.

"You've invited them all home, yet you're not even planning to let Grandma have a bowl of food?"

Chu Ci: "..."

She looked at her parents preparing food for Li Lecan, and then at her grandmother, who looked heartbroken and desperate.

"..."

He paused for a moment, then said, "There's an elevator, so it's very convenient to go up and down the stairs. I'm planning to bring it up for you in a bit."

Grandma was finally relieved.

He stroked Hei Dou's little head, glared at her, and said, "Fine, I'll take Hei Dou back first."

As she was leaving, she reminded her, "Remember to give this to Grandma."

"I must try this thing that you've been longing for so much."

"Okay, okay, don't worry, just go home and wait!"

Chu Ci saw Grandma out of the shop and hurried back to help Li Lecan's parents set out the pots and pans.

Once the family started getting busy, she looked at Li Lecan, who was trying to help but getting knocked away countless times, and remained silent.

She walked to a corner and tried to negotiate with the system.

"System, do you still have any of that spirit-connecting incense? Could you give me another one?"

The system kept pretending to be dead, so Chu Ci didn't have much hope for it.

Seeing Li Lecan's detached and somewhat saddened expression, I decided to give it a try.

To everyone's surprise, the system that had been pretending to be dead actually responded!

[The psychic incense has been sent to your backpack]

Chu Ci: "!!!"

They're so easy to talk to!

I should have asked for more!

She excitedly went to rummage through her small backpack, only to hear the system's next sentence:

[Gain one wisp of merit within 3 days, otherwise 10,000 yuan will be deducted from your assets.]

Chu Ci: "..."

She paused in her rummaging through her bag.

"I don't have 10,000 yuan."

[You can pay in advance.]

Chu Ci: "..."

Looking at the black incense stick in her hand, she suddenly felt it didn't smell good anymore.

Ten thousand yuan!

That's ten thousand yuan!

She was not in high spirits and spoke listlessly to Li Lecan.

"If you could meet with your parents, when would you prefer?"

Li Lecan's eyes immediately lit up.

"Master, do you mean you want my parents to see me?"

After a brief moment of excitement, she calmed down.

Looking at Chu Ci with a mixture of gratitude and guilt, she asked, "Master, do you need to pay some kind of price?"

She spent several days with Chu Ci, and she never heard Chu Ci mention this matter.

Given Chu Ci's pale face and lips, she immediately felt that Chu Ci must have paid a heavy price.

Thinking about his ten thousand yuan, Chu Ci sighed.

"Indeed, a considerable price was paid."

That's ten thousand yuan!

Chu Ci looked at Li Lecan, and asked with her last glimmer of hope:

"You said your parents are good at making money, is that true?"

Li Lecan nodded, "It's true, my parents used to be in business."

She patted her leg. "But because I always have all sorts of accidents, they have to choose between the business and me."

"But since they say they want to live a good life and will work hard to make money, then there's definitely no problem!"

Chu Ci: "When they get rich, can you ask them to give me ten thousand yuan?"

She was holding up the plate of black mosquito coils.

"This thing is worth ten thousand yuan!"

Li Lecan: "..."

She stared at the dark mosquito coil, hesitated for a moment, and patted her small chest.

"No problem. When I was a kid, my dad would bring money home in bundles."

"I believe he's still very strong and healthy, he'll definitely be fine!"

But when will we need to use this...?

Li Lecan stared at the small mosquito coil and asked:

"Master, how long can this thing keep my parents watching me?"

Chu Ci recalled for a moment, "less than half an hour."

Li Lecan looked at the small mosquito coil and pursed her lips.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I'd like to use it when my whole family has our reunion dinner later."

Just as Li Lecan made his decision, Grandma encountered something strange.

She carried Heidou outside, rubbing Heidou's belly as she muttered to herself.

"Black Bean, do you feel any discomfort in your stomach?"

Black Bean made a gurgling sound in its throat and licked Grandma's hand.

Grandma was relieved to see that it was indeed not feeling unwell.

She was about to walk into the building with the black beans when she suddenly felt something hit her from behind.

It didn't hurt, but it made her stumble.

Who is it?

She turned her head away angrily.

"Who would be so mean as to smash something on an old lady like me in the middle of the night!"

However, there was nothing behind her.

There was only a red children's ball placed right next to their feet, completely still.

Grandma felt that this was the thing that hit her, but she was also a little puzzled.

Since it was this thing that hit her, it should have bounced off the spot the moment it hit her.

Why did it stop so quietly at her feet?

She stared at the ball, remaining alert and motionless.

But suddenly she heard someone call her name:

"Grandma, I'm sorry. Could you please throw the ball to me?"

Grandma looked up and saw a little boy standing not far away.

He was smiling at her with his eyes half-closed.

Seeing that the child knew to apologize, the grandmother's anger subsided considerably.

She smiled and glared at the child, then pointed around.

"You can't play ball here, it's too dangerous!"

As she spoke, she handed the ball to the child, but the child stood still and did not move.

Grandma looked at the child and felt that the child must not have been properly raised at home.

An old lady was helping her pick up her things, and the child didn't even bother to come and help her!

The fact that she could raise a child like Chu Ci (the original owner of this body) shows that Grandma was not someone to be trifled with.

Seeing that the child didn't even come over to take her, she simply stood still.

He stretched out his hand holding the ball, "Here you go!"

The child's smile vanished instantly, and his face suddenly turned gloomy.

His eyeballs rolled upwards, with more white than black in his eyes, giving his small face an inexplicably eerie look.

"Grandma, bring this to me."

"Shall I bring it to you?"

Grandma rolled her eyes.

"I haven't even bothered about you hitting me, why would I deliver it to you?"

She threw the ball on the ground and said, "Take it yourself!"

After saying that, she hugged the black bean in her arms and started to walk into the building.

Unexpectedly, after taking only two steps, the ball hit his back again.

This time it hurt much more than the last time I was hit.

Grandma stumbled and almost fell to the ground, her face contorted in pain, and she abruptly turned her head away.

"What are you trying to do, you little brat!"

"That's how you were raised at home!"

A smile crept across the child's gloomy face, eerily terrifying.

He pointed to the conspicuous ball on the ground and commanded in a deep voice:

"Bring it to me."

"I'll give you my head!"

She stood up, picked up the ball, and threw it directly at the child.

It hit the child squarely in the face.

Grandma burst out laughing as she watched the child plop down on the ground.

"You ill-mannered child! Next time you ask someone for help, remember to say 'please'!"

After saying that, she patted the dirt off her knees and walked happily into the door.

But he didn't see the child behind him covering his face, his chest heaving with anger.

The moment she stepped through the door, the child shuddered and his head suddenly fell to the ground.

After the head rolled a long way, it suddenly turned a corner.

On her pale face, the pupils of her eyes had disappeared.

Its white body resembled a lychee, and it stared intently at Grandma's back.

Watching his grandmother's retreating figure, he grinned, his pale lips parted, and suddenly rushed over.