Wang Yanjun pulled out his gun, then cautiously stepped forward, silently counting to three, two, one, before kicking the door open.
"Don't move!"
Wang Yanjun searched everywhere with his gun, but there was no one in the house, only some jars that exuded a sinister aura.
"I was locked in this jar by my master before!" the lecherous ghost hurriedly said.
"Where is that person?" Wang Yanjun asked sternly.
"I...how would I know!" The lewd ghost said before shrinking into the talisman.
Lu Qing examined each jar, and they were all filled with the aura of a lewd ghost, which meant that the mastermind behind the murder must have lived here before.
They probably sensed danger, so they left before they arrived.
"Besides this place, where else will your master go?" Lu Qing asked.
The lecherous ghost shook its head: "I don't know! This is the only place I know of, and I can't sense my master's presence anymore."
Wang Yanjun let out a heavy sigh of relief, and then contacted his colleagues to search the entire city.
"Alright! I'll take you back first, and I'll let you know when I have any news!"
Just as the three were about to leave, Lu Qing stopped in his tracks as if he had thought of something:
"etc!"
"Gu Xicheng, where is Yu Yi? Where is he?" Lu Qing asked.
“I called the police and sent him to the police station on charges of spreading rumors. He should be detained at the police station now,” Gu Xicheng replied.
"The mastermind behind this murder wanted to make money by associating with a rich woman, and Yu Yi had the same idea. Moreover, they both happened to be at the Gu family's charity gala. Could this be a coincidence?"
After hearing Lu Qing's words, Gu Xicheng and Wang Yanjun immediately said that they would go to the police station to interrogate Yu Yi first.
On the way there, Gu Xicheng also ordered several deluxe hand-pulled pancakes for Lu Qing.
Lu Qing's stomach had been protesting for a long time since she had eaten breakfast.
Upon arriving at the police station, Wang Yanjun explained his purpose and then brought Yu Yi in for questioning.
"You're dating a rich woman because someone's on your orders, aren't they!"
Upon hearing Wang Yanjun's words, a flash of surprise crossed Yu Yi's eyes, but she quickly feigned confusion.
"Officer, what are you saying? I don't understand."
"I just want to get rich quick and make money off those women. I don't need anyone to tell me what to do!"
Wang Yanjun sneered:
"Yu Yi, think it through before you answer. I'm giving you a chance to confess and receive leniency."
"I've already investigated the matter of that person keeping a lecherous ghost. One of the little ghosts has already been caught. Before long, your so-called master will also be arrested. At that time, you won't just be detained for a few days!"
Yu Yi's eyes narrowed; he hadn't expected Wang Yanjun to know so much.
“Yu Yi, if you confess now, I can consider it your voluntary confession and atonement,” Wang Yanjun said quietly.
Yu Yi lowered his head and remained silent.
Upon seeing this, Wang Yanjun immediately stood up, making a move to leave.
Yu Yi quickly spoke up to stop him: "Wait, I'll talk!"
Wang Yanjun then sat back down, took out his pen, and began to take notes.
“That person’s name is Wu Guozhong. He contacted me two years ago. At that time, I had just been expelled from school and was desperate. He approached me and said he could help me make money.”
"Then, under his guidance, I learned about the preferences of those rich women, such as fitness and skincare, and then I approached them and swindled money from them."
“Those women are rich and don’t care about the little bit I give them. I play around with them for a while, and when they get tired of me, we break up. I can get a large breakup fee and then find the next target.”
“He never lacked resources of rich women, and none of us had ever failed. At first, I just thought he knew those women well enough, but later I found out that he kept ghosts.”
"Those women are willing to take the bait not only because we deliberately approach them, but also because of the ghosts that possess them."
Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng, who were outside, also heard these words.
"Brother, ask him if Hu Qing knows about this."
Wang Yanjun asked the same question.
Yu Yi shook his head: "Wu Guozhong is unaware of the conspiracy between Hu Qing and Wu Guozhong."
“Because I had to give half of the money I got from those women to Wu Guozhong, I was unwilling to accept that. Hu Qing also had the same idea, so I made a private deal with her.”
Wang Yanjun: "Does Hu Qing know Wu Guozhong?"
Yu Yi shook his head again: "Hu Qing was also one of Wu Guozhong's targets, but she didn't know about this."
Wang Yanjun: "Tell me everything you know about Wu Guozhong!"
Yu Yi: "All I know is that his name is Wu Guozhong. He is not good-looking, even a bit ugly, and he often appears and disappears mysteriously."
"Do you know where he lives? Does he have any relatives?" Wang Yanjun asked.
Yu Yi shook his head: "We usually meet at the rented room where he keeps the jars. He never reveals his identity to us, and I don't know if he has any relatives at home."
"Oh right! I always felt like he did manual labor because he often wore a pair of liberation shoes, which were often covered in yellow mud."
Wang Yanjun nodded slightly: "Okay, I understand. A portrait artist will be coming over in a bit. You will work with him to draw Wu Guozhong's likeness."
"Officer, I've told you everything, but... can you let me go?" Yu Yi asked hurriedly.
Wang Yanjun: "Once this case is solved, you can get a reduced sentence if you confess voluntarily, and you won't be locked up for long before you get out."
Yu Yi slumped weakly in the chair, a hint of regret in her eyes.
Wu Guozhong's portrait was quickly drawn, but his identity information could not be matched in the database.
Gu Xicheng, however, had some guesses based on what Yu Yi had just said about Wu Guozhong often wearing liberation shoes with mud on them.
"Generally speaking, people don't wear Liberation Shoes. Only workers, especially older workers, wear them."
"The yellow mud on his shoes indicates that he would pass through a patch of yellow mud every time he went to that rented house."
“There are not many places with yellow mud in Kyoto. The most common places are construction sites. And near the rental house, the only place under construction is this old factory area that is being renovated.”
After listening to Gu Xicheng's analysis, Wang Yanjun couldn't help but give him a thumbs up:
"Old Gu, you're amazing! With your analytical skills, it's a shame you're not a criminal investigator!"
"Alright! Let's go look around this old factory area, maybe we'll find someone!"
Just as they were about to set off, Lu Qing's stomach rumbled again.
Wang Yanjun and Gu Xicheng turned to look at her in a daze.
Lu Qing smiled a little embarrassedly: "Um... I wasn't full from those few scallion pancakes!"
Wang Yanjun couldn't help but gasp in astonishment:
"Little girl, you're still not full after five scallion pancakes, you have quite the appetite!"
Gu Xicheng smiled helplessly:
"Let's go eat first, and then we'll go find someone."
To find a restaurant nearby, Wang Yanjun specifically looked for one near the rental house where the ghost jar was found.
The three people ordered ten dishes, and the waiter specially found them a large table for ten people.
Lu Qing was busy eating when he suddenly heard a hoarse voice:
"Waiter, please pack up the food I just ordered."
She subconsciously looked up and saw a pair of liberation shoes covered in yellow mud.
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