"I was so anxious back then, wanting to share Grandma's burdens, but I never imagined I'd be blinded by you all!"

He turned around and grasped the old lady's hand, his tone sincere yet aggrieved: "Grandma, it's all my fault for being too worried about you. I was confused for a moment and fell into their trap... You won't blame me, will you?"

Looking at her grandson's anxious expression, the old lady sighed helplessly and gently patted his hand: "Never mind, you've been fooled too, Grandma doesn't blame you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xian's face immediately showed a relieved expression.

Feline glanced coldly at Zhang Xian, then lowered her voice and said to Xia Zhining:

"But I still don't understand why they went to such lengths to force my grandmother to sell the house?"

Xia Zhining smiled knowingly, her gaze sweeping over the group of dejected swindlers: "Don't worry, the truth will come out after the police interrogate you."

I will let you know as soon as I have any news.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Feline nodded solemnly.

Upon hearing of their "gang fraud" record, the Yuncheng police responded swiftly, and when they met Ji Shuyun and her brother, they were as if they had met their idols.

Because of the large number of people involved, the police had to bring in two vans to take all the "metaphysical masters" away.

After the masters were put into the car, the once noisy mansion instantly fell silent.

The police officer leading the team was shaking hands with Ji Shuyun and her brother to express his gratitude before preparing to leave.

Just then, the chubby little bat, which had just woken up in the flight case, poked its furry head out from under the door crack with its tiny claws:

[Sister, sister, have all the bad guys been arrested?]

Xia Zhining was charmed by its sleepy appearance and nodded gently: "Yes, they're a bunch of liars."

The chubby bat suddenly tilted its head, and its two big ears twitched like little radars:

[But... I think I still heard a "tap-tap-tap" sound, like something was hitting the wall.]

[The voice sounds exactly like the "ghostly" voice that old lady described!]

Xia Zhining's expression hardened.

Bats have the best hearing in the animal kingdom, capable of detecting subtle sounds that are inaudible to humans.

She immediately lowered her voice and said to Ji Shuyun and the police officer next to her, "Brother, Little Fatty said it just heard the sound of hitting the wall again."

Ji Shuyun understood and squatted down gently, asking, "Little Fatty, can you help us find out where the sound is coming from?"

The chubby bat immediately perked up, puffing out its little chest: [Leave it to me! My ears are top-of-the-line!]

Xia Zhining was worried that the little fat bat might frighten the old lady if it suddenly flew out, so she asked Fei Lin to accompany the old lady to the tea room to rest.

As soon as the old lady left, the little chubby bat couldn't wait to crawl out of its carrier.

It merrily circled once in the high-ceilinged hall, then, like a little detective, hovered precisely beside the ancient fireplace chimney.

It used its claws to scratch at the cracks in the brickwork, pressing its little head tightly against the chimney wall:

[Sister! This is it! The voice is coming from here!]

[There's an empty room next door, right next to this wall. If you press your ear against that wall, you'll definitely hear it much better!]

Xia Zhining and the other two immediately followed Little Fatty's directions, went up to the second floor, and entered the room it had mentioned.

This is a long-forgotten study, filled with the smell of old paper and wood.

The room was unusually quiet. Following Xiao Pang's instructions, Xia Zhi Ning gently pressed her ear against the cold wall—

"Da...da...da..."

Sure enough, a soft but rhythmic thud clearly reached her ears.

The sound was so faint that it could only be detected in absolute silence.