Chapter 19, "The Junior Police Officer": It's time for Jane Dieda to choose. ...

The sudden, distorted thoughts made Zhong Jie restless. He tugged at his pants, his lips drooling, his desire intense and intense, his chaotic heartbeat unable to calm down. At that moment, the buzzing sound of an old man hawking his wares drifted into his ears from the alleyway.

Zhong Jie quickly separated a part of his consciousness and realized that the fruit was bought by a farmer from a cart. He immediately told Jian Dieda to stay at his house and that he wanted to take some money to go out for a walk and change his environment to think about their relationship.

Jian Dieda saw Zhong Jie go into the house to get a new paper figure.

The paper figure is female.

Without a word, the fox spirit slipped inside, and a slender woman with beautiful eyes and eyebrows appeared.

Jane stood up and asked, "I'll go with you. Where are you going?"

After putting down the egg bowl at Zhong Jie's house, the policeman hurriedly wiped his mouth and tried to grab the fox spirit's arm.

Zhong Jie caught a glimpse of this scene, took a step back, and missed Jian Dieda's first attempt to make a goodwill gesture.

The taste of sugar still lingered on Jian Dieda's lips as he looked at himself, suspended in mid-air, unable to grasp the fox spirit's hand.

Zhong Jie said coldly and indifferently, then turned around and hid his face: "I'm going to buy some Golden Delicious apples."

The original voice had changed, and the beautiful woman transformed by the fox spirit was the real deal. Jian Dieda stood there watching the door close, but he could still smell the gardenia scent and hadn't left.

And so, that burning passion in his heart, the emotion they had been harboring when they were feeding each other eggs, continued to grow in Jane Dieda's heart.

Jian Dieda closed his eyes and suppressed his emotions: "System."

System: "Yes."

Jian Dieda, abandoning his stinginess, proactively asked, "Does your resource library have something like a lie detector? Can I trade a hair for a disposable one?"

System: "Sorry, according to the script, police in the 1990s were not yet equipped with lie detectors for solving cases."

Jane Dieder: "For my own use?"

The system indicated it did not understand.

Jane didn't understand either.

He had never liked anyone; he just felt that the fox spirit's fragrance resembled the red lotus flowers that had already clung to the souls on the back of the policeman.

Finally, Jane Dieda raised her hand to her heart, shook her head, and said it wasn't necessary.

Outside the door, after Zhong Jie closed it, the fox spirit, who appeared to be female, took a deep breath and then went to the alley to do business with the vendors.

The peddler, a man in his fifties or sixties, took out a copper steelyard and an iron weight. Zhong Jie kept looking back at the yard. Only when Jian Dieda didn't sneak away did Zhong Jie dare to look at the rope ditch on the side with peace of mind, where Marshal Huang was hanging.

The old man gently moved the weight on the scale to show his young wife, "It's a little over five jin, I'll give you five jin. You bought it for your husband and children, right?"

"I haven't won him over yet. Give me the sweetest thing. My boyfriend can't stand hardship in his life," the fox spirit replied.

The old man chuckled: "We'll get it sorted out sooner or later. He's so lucky to have found such a beautiful wife."

Zhong Jie's true feelings were revealed as he looked at the apple in his hand: "I'm lucky, it's so good-looking. I liked it the moment I saw it..."

The moment the word "like" left the fox spirit's lips, a refreshing feeling washed over him.

In the past, Zhong Jie would have considered the difference between humans and demons, but once he made up his mind, he knew no one could stop him.

He suddenly realized that his act of feeding Jian Dieda eggs was not an illusion. Perhaps from the very first moment they met, he wanted to turn the young policeman into his wife, take her home, and protect her.

Jian Da, you're a police officer. After you've taken control of the Xu family and the Xu country, would you agree to let another shady character like Xu Guo take control of the family?

If you give him a chance, he will treat you well.

Then, he could take you hand in hand to see the shadow puppet show at the old factory in Qianmen, eat candied hawthorns with big apples that stick to children's teeth, stuff New Year's money into the cotton quilt, and wait for the old man to pull the cannon to pop popcorn.

He doesn't ask for a house full of children and grandchildren, but only for a lifetime of happiness with you.

Because this is the kind of romance between people that belongs to the old era.

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Jane looked back at the bag of big yellow apples, also puzzled.

Jian Dieda still didn't quite understand the fox spirit's thought process. Did the other party really just go out for a walk just to buy him an apple? What exactly did the interrogation about the case provoke Zhong Jie?

As the red glow of the setting sun touched the ground, a beautiful scene unfolded, with geese flying in pairs.

As darkness fell and the roads became slippery, Chien Dieda rode his official vehicle and temporarily announced the end of today's investigation and visits.

But the two seemed to have something to say to each other.

Jian Dieda began, "Young Master."

Zhong Jie did not speak.

The two of them looked at the moon.

Jian Dieda kicked the crossbar again.

“You may be angry, but we’ll still work together to gather clues. You can accumulate merit and become an immortal soon, while I can achieve great things and become a police officer. At worst, we’ll never contact each other again after we solve the case.”

Zhong Jie glared at Jian Dieda, his heart tightening strangely. He suddenly found this nonsense annoying and couldn't help but shove the junior policeman's shoulder. Jian Dieda watched the paper figure walk away.

step.

Two steps.

Just as we were about to separate, we heard a sound.

"I understand, but don't call me young master, I have a name."

"..." Jian Dieda.

Zhong Jie: "...You've already gone through the wedding ceremony? Why are you still bothered by this?"

“…Thank you, Zhong Jie.” Jian Dieda.

"Hurry up."

Someone is unhappy.

The two eventually became a couple through arguing.

At this moment, the moon on earth seemed so big and round, making ghosts and humans seem less incompatible with the world, as if they were freed from all their sins and secrets.

The young police officer finally learned the name of the fox spirit master: Zhong Jie.

However, Zhong Jie failed to reveal the truth of the case that day, and he refused to show his face, insisting that he looked frightening.

...

Having strolled around the streets for a while, Jane looked at her quartz watch and started walking home from where she came from.

He actually wanted to go back to the police station, but ever since the deputy director's body was discovered at noon, Chunlan hadn't even made a phone call. She was so anxious that she asked the neighbors to come to the guardhouse to relay a message.

Whistleblower #1 must make sure to go home tonight.

When Jian Dieda returned, he discovered that Informant No. 1 was praying to Buddha alone. Through the reflection in the window, Jian Dieda saw Cao Chunlan kneeling on the prayer mat.

Dong Zhijie's portrait is on top.

The handful of copper coins and yellow paper in the basin had already burned out.

The middle-aged sorceress held up prayer beads, looking quite infatuated.

However, Jian Dieda did not know whether this action was a virtuous person seeking divine protection or an evil person seeking the protection of demons to calm their conscience.

...

Midnight that night.

A figure in a police uniform received a phone call.

He left the police station and came to Shanzha Hutong. He looked at the dilapidated telephone booth, where the 'murderer' who had just dialed 110 was motionless.

The red dress was hidden in the darkness.

The 'female ghost' is holding a pair of scissors wrapped with red thread in one of her exposed hands, and the scene exudes an indescribable murderous intent.

The woman in red smiled.

She floated up.

The glint of the blade reflected on the policewoman's face. She tilted her head and waved towards the end of the path: "Come on, let's go."

Another dark figure emerged.

"They're here."

This duo, identical to the one that attacked the victim from both sides, said together, "Scum, it's finally your turn. Prepare to die."

At that moment, the time was exactly 00:00.

The system then issued a notification.

The werewolf duo is on the move once again.

It's obvious that the knife, accustomed to killing, has found the 'police' ineffective and will only continue to bring the weapon of revenge to the witness's neck, without easily stopping. Since the person who died this time wasn't Jian Dieda, the only person eliminated can be someone who appeared in the middle of the case...

Tongzi: "Another witness has been eliminated."

Jane Dieda wasn't nervous; he had learned to accept it: "Who is it?"

"Wang Zhongyi".

He really is another director.

Jane Dieda always knew the outcome of the knife attack before anyone else. He read out the cause of death of tonight's eliminated person: "...Chief Wang was dismembered and will be discovered by the bureau tomorrow morning." In addition, there were two different bloody footprints and a sentence on the wall at the crime scene.

"Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor! Haha! This is a hawthorn tree, not a tree of scum. You three scum don't deserve to die under this tree!"

The inscription reads: Owner of the Buddhist Pavilion.

The meaning of this line of blood-written words is that the fox has appeared again and killed someone. The case is another unsolved case, and it was done by the fox spirit, so the human cannot be held responsible.

Rumors spread.

The place suddenly became very chaotic.

Wang Zhongyi's bloodied corpse lay across the playground, and the fake wailing around him never stopped. Honghui's young comrades had to help the two police chiefs catch the fox spirit, and making the demon pay for their lives had become a kind of political correctness for the police station.

Dong Dongdong had disappeared, and Jian Dieda searched for him.

Finally, Jian Dieda ran to the police station where the case was being handled.

This is called an interrogation room. There are fences at the entrance, and it took him more than ten attempts to get in and out.

The two policemen had just sat down and didn't have time to greet him: "Jianzi? You came to see Dongzi? He went to the funeral home to take care of the two station chiefs."

Dong Dongdong is already the pillar of Honghui in everyone's hearts.

"No, comrades, I heard you're catching fox spirits, so I came to see for myself."

Touching the back of his head, Jane Dieda placed his hands on the back of the brown leather bench and said.

The two comrades remained silent, their gazes fixed on the hands, before finally nodding.

Jian Dieda, shameless as ever, sipped another cup of tea, then vented his anger on the wooden table: "Tell me the truth! Where is the fox spirit?!"

The man was trapped in an interrogation chair, struggling and banging his wrist against the silver bracelet on the table: "Please let me go, I only bumped into a fox spirit, I really don't know what a fox spirit looks like!"

The big guy said, "We're here to catch the fox spirit. Describe it to me, what exactly does it look like?"

The thief looked at the three of them and said, "The most recent one... he was a man, taller than... the big guy officer! Stronger than the skinny officer! Just like this Officer Jane, handsome face and long legs. Oh, and he had a great presence, good looks and style, and his bangs were permed!"

The man, his nose pimples seemingly filled with sincerity, asked Jane Dieda, "Officer, is there anything you'd like to ask?"

Jian Dieda slammed his fist on the table and said, "I'm getting angry just listening to this. This guy clearly didn't come from the masses. Is there anything about him that we men can't stand?"

The man spat into the teacup: "Yes! Let me tell you! He had a finely crafted women's watch made by Hongmei Factory, sprayed on foreign brand perfume bought from a department store, wore a padded-shoulder suit, and even wore women's arm sleeves. His leather shoes were imported. From a distance, I could tell that this man was the class enemy that all male comrades most hoped to defeat, no, the class enemy ghost!"

The room was quiet.

Anyone with eyes could see he was a complete idiot, but this man insisted on continuing, seemingly unafraid of being captured by the mental hospital and made a laughingstock.

“I’m not joking! That’s how fox spirits are,” the man gestured. “Ordinary people wouldn’t dare lie here!”

"You idiot! Journey to the West wouldn't have been published without your mouth! Why don't you write the sequel to Dream of the Red Chamber?!"

After that, Jane left.

Outside the neatly tiled houses, the small shop was closed, and only quilts and clothes remained at the entrance of the alley.

Jian Dieda arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, which had poor feng shui, and made a feint with his hand.

Knock knock knock.

Nobody's here!

Jian Dieda has climbed over the wall again.

While looking left and right, I jumped.

He also left a note: "Stay at home and don't get caught."

His note was quickly picked up by someone in the alley.

Meanwhile, Jian Dieda returned to the police station, where Dong Dongdong was there. His childhood friend hadn't given Jian Dieda a second glance or offered him a cigarette that day.

Dong Dongdong crossed his arms, his eyes cold.

Jane asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Dong Dongdong held a lighter in his hand, his expression revealing hostility. He took the cigarette off his ear and walked over, his chin sweeping over the entire exchange between the two.

“Jian Da.” From beginning to end, Dong Dongdong’s gaze was fixed on the wall, the floor, and the window. “This is a dangerous moment. If you interfere with the institute’s investigation of the fox spirit without authorization, I can contact my superiors to have you dismissed.”

Jane did not speak.

He seemed to be deep in thought.

Director Wang, whom he had initially suspected, was dead, so he was suspicious of the second whistleblower.

Initially, they encountered danger together in Hawthorn Alley. Now that I think about it, Dong Dongdong disappeared halfway through, so his alibi is invalid. His motive is enough to constitute a serial murder, which explains all the abnormal phenomena behind the first week.

As Dong Zhijie's apprentice, Dong Dongdong was most concerned about being promoted to the Public Security Bureau. Jian Dieda could tell that Dong Dongdong had basically won after this incident, so why don't they take a gamble and see what truth they can finally uncover?

The other characters remain in their original states in their respective scenes.

Only the pitch-black rulebook underwent a terrible change that night:

[Rules 1-5: Public chat time for all characters has ended. The final defection attempt regarding the Hawthorn Alley serial murders has begun.]

[To reiterate the principles of murder mystery games, this round is a trial for newcomers. Everyone except you is a non-player character. The results of the surviving NPCs defecting to the enemy are now being announced:]

[Cao Chunlan's final choice of murderer: Fox Spirit No. 3]

[Dong Dongdong's final choice of murderer: Fox Fairy No. 3]

[The final murderer chosen by Fox Fairy No. 3, Zhong Jie: No. 1, Cao Chunlan]

[Bai Fengxia (No. 4) ultimately chose the fox spirit (No. 3) as her murderer.]

[Ding Xiaoding's final choice of murderer: Fox Fairy No. 3]

At this point, Fox Spirit No. 3 was voted by all members as the prime suspect.

The three victims in the serial murder case, Dong Zhijie, informant number 6 Xue Wenhua, and informant number 7 Wang Zhongyi, are all deceased and cannot testify.

It's time for Jian Dieda to make its selection.

Whether or not the fox spirit can be saved and successfully return to the real world depends entirely on his decision.

A note from the author:

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The defection begins!

Xiangxiang the fox wags its tail, Jianzi, come on, save me! *sobs*