"Hahaha, who is this guy? This guy is amazing. He doesn't care about his reputation for the sake of his sect."
"The person above is definitely not a free-lance Taoist. Life for us free-lance Taoists without a sect is very difficult. Not only are our benefits poor, but even the government doesn't recognize our profession. We can't buy talismans and magical instruments through official channels, and those sold on the black market are extremely expensive. We simply can't afford them. Without good weapons, we can't take big orders, and without making money, we can't buy good magical instruments. It's a vicious cycle. If I had that guy's courage, insight, and wisdom, I would have been inducted into the official system long ago."
"This little girl can't agree, right? Which side is she on?"
"Oh my god, this girl is the junior sister of the Xingyi Sect, right? Then she must have agreed. Having a junior brother leading the charge is definitely easier than dealing with ghosts and monsters on her own. I see that this junior brother is quite capable. The sects surrounding the Xingyi Sect must be regretting it now. They were hoping to suppress this junior sister."
The messages below the live broadcast room of the Metaphysics Competition were refreshed one by one.
Among the judges outside was the elder Taoist priest of the Qingxuan Sect. He had naturally seen the messages in the live broadcast room. Looking at the teasing looks of the old guys around him, he snorted coldly and said, "I think the champion of this group will probably be Yan Rong." After all, Yan Rong was also Chang Xu's younger brother.
Ju Jingbai, of course, had no idea what the outsiders were thinking. She was stunned for a few seconds before quickly stepping back and waving her hand in refusal, "Impossible! Yanrong, we can work together, but I definitely can't be your big brother. And I see you have some pretty good skills. You should be able to pass the sect entrance exam, right?"
"It's not that easy to get into a sect." Yan Rong looked at Chang Xu's body with a dejected look. He squatted down and carefully examined Chang Xu's bloody face, sighing softly, "Forget it."
After saying that, Yan Rong looked at Ju Jingbai again with pleading eyes.
Ju Jingbai naturally couldn't bear it, so she softened her heart and said, "How about you stay with me for a while?"
"Okay." Yan Rong stood up on the spot and found the next big brother. That big brother was of no use to him.
Ju Jingbai couldn't help but twitch his lips.
"Ju Jingbai, what's going on? Has the murderer been caught?" Wang Bai asked. "You were sent by the captain to collect evidence about pesticides, right? What's going on?"
Before Wang Bai could finish his question, Captain Cheng hurried over. Wearing white gloves, he squatted beside Chang Xu, briefly identified Chang Xu's condition at the time of death, and asked, "Yan Rong, can you briefly describe how you were murdered? Do you have a clear description of the murderer's appearance?"
Yan Rong glanced at the surrounding police officers and nodded, "I didn't see the murderer. Chang Xu was knocked down the stairs by the ball. Mingyue and the other police officers who entered the building with me can all testify for me."
As he was speaking, Mingyue and the others also came over. After hearing what Yanrong said, they quickly nodded to testify.
"You mean, the murderer used this leather ball to hit Chang Xu who was standing by the window." Captain Cheng asked Yan Rong, holding the wrapped leather ball as evidence.
"That's right." Yan Rong's path was different from Ju Jingbai's. He was more committed to making the captain and the comrades in the police station believe that there were ghosts in this world, and then cooperate with them in investigating the case.
"Things were very strange at the time. I felt that it was completely impossible to do it with human power," said Yan Rong.
"You're right, these two cases should be the work of the same person." Captain Cheng nodded. "I'm more inclined to believe that the murderer didn't go far away. When he saw Chang Xu approaching the window, he used a device to kill Chang Xu. This is no longer an impulsive killing, but a more serious excitement killing. The excitement of the killing may be this window."
"Captain Cheng, Ju Jingbai and I went to find out the information about the man mentioned by the reporter." Wang Bai handed the record to Captain Cheng.
"A male with a crew cut, about 1.80 meters tall, and a large build. He showed no signs of lingering on the body." Captain Cheng tapped the case logbook, figuring out the numbers. He said, "Go back and have Xiao Wang and the others check the surveillance footage. Also, check everyone who had contact with Jiang Yuanhe."
"good."
Jiang Yuanhe was the name of the old woman who died at the beginning. According to the forensic report, although the old woman died from being pushed down the stairs, there was a large amount of pesticide in her body. If she had not been pushed down the stairs, she would have died of poisoning in a few minutes.
Ju Jingbai was racking his brain thinking about the entry point of the case. Just now, he suddenly had a strong feeling that he could only get out after solving the case. This should be the hint given to them by practicing the ghost formation.
Ju Jingbai and Yan Rong looked at each other. These people should have also received this strong feeling hint.
Chang Xu's body was taken back to the forensic doctor by the police.
Er Rong and Ming Yue were also suspected of murdering Chang Xu, and were now ordered not to participate in this case. However, they were not temporarily suspended, but were only assigned to other groups to do odd jobs.
Ju Jingbai originally wanted to go to Aunt Cai Huijuan's place after get off work in the evening to deal with the mirror ghost, but he didn't expect to find no chance at all. He followed the police station to search for the murderer for two days overnight.
It was obvious that they were doing useless work, but Ju Jingbai had no way to remind them.
Ju Jingbai felt that she was about to be suffocated to death. When she came out from the forensic department with the information in her arms, she saw Yan Rong, Ming Yue and others calling her over.
"How's your investigation going on that case?" Mingyue asked hurriedly as Ju Jingbai passed by. After asking, she couldn't help but say jealously, "You're so lucky. None of us had the chance to touch the case. You'll definitely be first in our group this time. You should be able to advance to the next round."
Ju Jingbai didn't take Mingyue's words to heart. He shook his head and said, "There has been no progress in the case. Jiang Yuanhe's identity has been completely uncovered. She is from Xiaojiang Village in the suburbs here. She is sixty years old this year. Her husband died in a car accident when she was in her twenties.
She has been living with her daughter all these years, but after she got married, the man was not good to her. The failed marriage must have dealt a great blow to her, and she committed suicide.
We speculate that Jiang Yuanhe went out to buy pesticides, but after an argument with someone, she drank the pesticides and was then pushed down the stairs.
Ju Jingbai then added: "In addition, this small house is under the name of Jiang Yuanhe's daughter. It was given to her by her husband when she got married. However, Jiang Yuanhe's son-in-law has been living abroad for several years and has not returned to China recently."
"What's the point of saying so much?" Mingyue smoothed the long hair beside her ear and said, "The main problem still lies with the murderous ghost. As long as we can find out the murderous ghost and get to the bottom of the case, the case will be closed. I told you today that the ghost is hiding in that western-style building." Mingyue nodded and didn't say the rest of the words. However, the hexagram showed that if he went there now, it would be very bad luck and he would most likely die there. However, Ju Jingbai would be the first to die!
"We need to find an opportunity to go and have a look. Let's wait until night." Ju Jingbai said.
"Okay." Mingyue nodded. Zuo Qingchi, Gao Yang, and Shang Qing didn't say anything, but they nodded immediately.
Yan Rong stood beside Ju Jingbai, just like he had stood before his eldest brother. He handed over a blueprint with both hands and said, "Brother Bai, this is the floor plan of the house I drew. I also drew all the furniture. Because there is a mirror ghost inside, I marked the positions of the various mirrors with special colors."
"Thank you." Ju Jingbai took it uncomfortably and thanked him quickly. "Captain Cheng still needs some information. I'll be leaving now. I'll take a closer look at the drawings you drew."
Mingyue watched Ju Jingbai walk away and curled her lips and said, "Yanrong, Chang Xu just left and you already acknowledged Ju Jingbai as the boss. You are really promising. Don't forget, I am the main force tonight."
Yan Rong was too lazy to argue. He always took the boss's words as the standard and just listened to others.
The season for practicing in the ghost formation was summer. The sky was just covered with a layer of light gray at around seven o'clock in the evening. Around half past seven, the sky suddenly darkened.
Ju Jingbai sent a message to Yan Rong and asked for leave from Captain Cheng, saying that he wanted to go home to take a shower and change clothes.
"Okay, give this to Forensic Doctor Gao and go home directly. Come back to work early tomorrow morning and have a good rest." Captain Cheng handed a test form to Ju Jingbai.
"Okay, I understand." Ju Jingbai silently walked towards the floor where Forensic Doctor Gao was.
Yan Rong and his colleagues work at the innermost corridor of the forensic department.
Next to the forensic room is a morgue where bodies are temporarily stored.
Therefore, every time I walk here, the temperature drops by one or two degrees.
Ju Jingbai sent a message to Yan Rong, knocked on the door, and walked into the forensic room.
As soon as Ju Jingbai entered the door, a row of bright white lights in the corridor flickered again and again.
Mingyue, Yanrong and their group walked out of the office. Because various things were stored on this floor, there were fewer police officers than on other floors, and many people went out to eat during this period.
When they came out, there were surprisingly few people around.
Mingyue was teaching Zuo Qingchi and the others about ghost hunting when Yan Rong suddenly paused and said, "Mingyue, stop talking and listen carefully. Is there any sound of a ball bouncing in the corridor?"
Snap~Snap~Snap
The sound of the ball hitting the ground was very small, but it was there.
Mingyue pulled out the whip coiled in his body, clenched it, looked in the direction of the morgue, and said, "It seems to be over there. A ghost has entered the police station? This is really the first time in the history of the world. Let's go and take a look."
"Okay, be careful." Yan Rong had no idea when a bunch of wasps started buzzing around his ears. He tapped the ear where the wasp was soothingly, and the thumb-long wasp calmed down and hid back again. "I don't know what kind of ghost it is, but it must be strong enough to get into the police station." Because of the righteousness that the police station carries, very few ghosts dare to step on this righteousness to enter the police station.
"I understand, but can she handle a ghost with five of us Heavenly Masters?"
The slender whip raised dust, the bells rang, and there was even the sound of chanting. When Ju Jingbai heard the sound, he knew that something might have happened outside.
"What's that sound? I'll go out and see which brat is causing trouble here." said Forensic Doctor Gao.
"No need, Forensic Doctor Gao, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go out and take a look. I promise to get rid of them for you."
"That's fine." Forensic Doctor Gao happened to have something else to do.
As soon as Ju Jingbai pushed the door open, a small pink ball rolled to her feet.
She picked it up and looked at Mingyue and the others standing by the wall, panting.
Mingyue's voice rang out: "Ju Jingbai, quickly take out the talisman and capture that child. That child is the ghost who killed Chang Xu. Don't tell me that you are afraid of such a little ghost... This little ghost is very difficult to deal with. Don't let it kill you."
Ju Jingbai followed Mingyue's gaze and saw a little girl standing at the door of the morgue. She was about one meter tall, dressed in black, and her eyes, without whites, blinked at her.
When the little girl saw Ju Jingbai looking at her, she embarrassedly showed her little fangs. She licked her lips and asked softly, "Sister, can you give me back the ball in your hand?"
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