Chapter 427 What a good show
As it turned out, the people in this department were quite reliable. Less than half an hour after Feng Tianyu made the call, a police car arrived at Ye Wanxi's door.
However, unexpectedly, the people who came were not older elites like Zou Yiluan, but several young people around the same age as Ye Wanxi and others.
The team leader was a bit older, but he was only in his early thirties.
Most importantly, this person looks seven or eight parts like Xiao Baihui, so it's obvious that they are related by blood.
As soon as Xiao Jihui approached the two men, he gave them a solemn military salute and greeted them respectfully: "Mr. Feng, Ms. Ye, I am Xiao Jihui, the deputy director of the special department. I hope you will cooperate fully with the investigation."
Xiao Jihui? The first person Ye Wanxi thought of was Xiao Hui and Xiao Hui, whom Zou Yiluan had mentioned when he advised Xiao Baihui to have his fortune told.
So, this guy is Old Man Xiao's son?
It seems the senior brother was right; this department really is under the control of Old Man Xiao's subordinates, and even his own son has been placed in it.
Ye Wanxi wasn't good at dealing with overly formal and business-like people, so she just nodded politely to him.
Xiao Jihui didn't pay much attention and instead inquired about the situation from Feng Tianyu.
Fortunately, Ye Wanxi had explained the whole story to Feng Tianyu before they arrived, so Feng Tianyu wouldn't be at a loss when communicating with them.
After listening to Feng Tianyu's explanation, Xiao Jihui turned around and winked at the people behind him.
The group immediately understood and stepped forward to investigate. Two of them even put on rubber gloves to examine the body of the man in black.
The conclusion reached surprised Xiao Jihui and others.
"The body was cold and showed a lot of lividity, with cloudy corneas. Rigor mortis had subsided. Preliminary assessment indicates that the deceased had been dead for more than 48 hours."
As soon as the forensic doctor finished speaking, the faces of the people who were sitting not far away drinking water to calm their nerves all changed.
What does it mean to have been dead for more than 48 hours? It means that this man had already died several days ago.
What was that thing that was jumping around and fighting with Ye Wanxi just now?
Gao Qiang and the others exchanged glances, and unanimously saw obvious shock in each other's eyes.
Ye Wanxi and her companion were not particularly surprised by the result, as this man was different from the old man who had been possessed in Linjia Village before.
Possession involves taking over the soul of another person, requiring mutual nourishment. The soul must have a place to rely on while also prolonging the life of the body; otherwise, possession would be meaningless.
The man in front of them could at most be considered to be possessed by an evil spirit.
Demons are inherently yin and dark. If they stay in the human body for too long, let alone prolonging life, their malevolent energy alone can take your life!
Xiao Jihui frowned slightly. If this man hadn't died today, it would indeed prove that this life had nothing to do with Ye Wanxi and the other person.
However, he couldn't be sure whether this result was manipulated by Ye Wanxi and her companion. After all, based on the information he had previously obtained, it was clear that the two of them were capable of such a thing.
He needs further evidence; otherwise, today's events might be used by those with ulterior motives as leverage to attack his father and the two people in front of him.
Just then, a few young people who were exploring nearby seemed to have discovered something and exclaimed softly. One of them even reached out his hand with a look of surprise towards the soul-summoning banner that had fallen to the ground.
"Don't touch it." Ye Wanxi's eyes narrowed slightly as she whispered a rebuke.
Unfortunately, that person was only focused on immediate gains and wouldn't listen to Ye Wanxi's warning.
The next second, everyone heard a shrill scream.
The young man, who ignored the advice, fell to the ground, clutching his hand, which was mostly corroded from touching the summoning banner, and rolled around in agony.
This scene, witnessed by many, sent shivers down their spines.
Xiao Jihui's expression changed instantly, and he turned to look at Ye Wanxi and the other woman: "Mr. Feng, Miss Ye, this..."
Ye Wanxi said sarcastically with a cold face, "Are all young people these days so reckless? They see a treasure and just reach out to grab it without thinking."
Xiao Jihui was stunned. Only then did he remember that when Ye Wanxi had scolded that person, his hand was clearly more than a meter away from the flag.
This distance was enough for him to stop, but he didn't. Instead, he became even more eager to pick it up and keep it for himself.
After realizing this, Xiao Jihui's expression turned grim.
His department was newly established, and the recruitment of its members had become a power struggle among various factions.
Take the people who came with him today, for example. Some of them are disciples of senior immortal masters who are on good terms with Xiao Baihui, while others are people with connections from other factions, mainly this young man.
Xiao Jihui didn't have a good impression of these people in the first place, but at this moment they were still considered his subordinates.
This humiliation not only disgraced him, but also the special department, and even his father!
Xiao Jihui stood coldly beside Ye Wanxi and the other woman, without asking them to help the young man.
This made Ye Wanxi appreciate him more. He was honest, but at least he was clear-headed and not stupid.
The young people with the boy were also stunned. It took them a while to react, and they hurriedly pulled out a bunch of things and stuck them on his body.
It was only with great difficulty that the right remedy was applied, barely managing to seal the malevolent energy tainted on the boy's right palm, but the corroded portion of his fingers was probably beyond saving.
The boy, who had just endured the pain in all ten fingers, looked as if he had been pulled out of the water, covered in sweat and pale-faced.
However, the first thing he did after recovering was to slap the person closest to him, and then turn around and glare at Ye Wanxi and the other person with a face full of resentment.
Why didn't you help me just now?
Feng Tianyu's expression darkened slightly, and he immediately wanted to cut off the person's hand, which was half corroded, but Ye Wanxi held him down: "Why should we help you?"
"you……"
Ye Wanxi interrupted the person's impending accusation and asked in return, "Didn't I just tell you not to touch it?"
"I……"
"You insisted on courting death, and now you're blaming us for not helping you?"
The boy had never suffered such a loss before. His face turned bright red, and he looked much healthier than when he had looked as pale as paper.
"You have the stuff, and it's your responsibility that it caused this mess."
"Oh, so you did know the thing was with me." Ye Wanxi glanced at him with a half-smile, then her face darkened instantly.
"This is my territory. If you take things from my territory without asking, can I say that you took them without asking and were trying to steal them? Or is this some kind of new form of staged accident?"
"You overestimated your abilities, tried to steal from others but failed and suffered a great loss, and now you're blaming the owner for not putting the things away properly and cleaning them up so you could steal them more easily. Ah..." Ye Wanxi clapped her hands and laughed, her eyes full of cold mockery, "What a good show."
(End of this chapter)
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