It was already late in the evening. The street where Wei's Huiyou Bureau was located was already quite remote, and there was not a single pedestrian after dark.
However, today, it was very lively outside the Huiyou Bureau.
There was a team of constables from the Inspection Office, a team of yamen runners responsible for maintaining order, and circles of people gathered outside to watch the fun.
At 8 o'clock, which is neither early nor late, some people have already gone to bed, while others are still indulging in pleasure and having fun.
After hearing that a murder had occurred at the Zhao Huiyou Bureau, everyone, whether asleep or not, became alert. Those who had already fallen asleep, upon hearing the noise, threw on their clothes and came out to stand at the door, looking out; those who were still awake ran out, craning their necks to see.
Regardless of whether one is rich or poor, the human nature of watching the fun is deeply rooted.
"What happened? I heard someone died in there?"
"Really? I heard two of them died!"
"Who died?"
"It's Mr. Wei, the owner of this welfare agency, and his servant!"
"I personally saw their bodies being carried out. It was so tragic! All the flesh on Master Wei's body was gone, leaving only a bald head. His servant, on the other hand, was left intact."
"Ah? Only a head is left? Oh my God, this murderer is too cruel."
"Shh, don't mention the murderer!"
"What's wrong?"
"That murderer is not a human!"
"hiss!"
However, the more taboo and bloody something is, the more likely it is to arouse people's curiosity. Perhaps it is because the atmosphere of the dark night is particularly suitable for telling ghost stories, or perhaps it is because the presence of officials around can have a certain deterrent effect. In short, the onlookers were afraid, but at the same time they gathered together excitedly, discussing enthusiastically in low voices.
By the next day, the news of the Wei Huiyouju murder case had spread throughout Fengchi.
What made the crowd even more excited was that this case actually implicated a much bigger case: the deceased Mr. Wei was actually a pedophile in private! He loved torturing children!
There were layers of corpses buried under the locust tree in the Huiyou Bureau!
Xue Huan had been secretly following the progress of the case. When she learned that Xiaojiu and the others had been transferred to the government-run Qionglin Huiyou Bureau, she felt a little relieved.
The current magistrate of Fengchi County is Zhu Hongda, who has always been known for his "integrity and strictness", and the person handling the case is Guan Yue, who has been promoted to the director of the Inspection Department. Xue Huan believes that they will definitely get to the bottom of the matter and give justice to those dead children.
As for her, she will just leave after the task is completed, and keep her achievements and fame hidden.
The foundation had previously sent a lot of supplies to Qionglin, so even with a dozen more children now, I think they wouldn't be short of money.
There is no worry about food, but I am worried that the children will be overwhelmed by rumors.
Even in modern times, it is not easy for the parties involved to get over such things, let alone in ancient times when reputation was more important.
Those children are already victims, and if they are swept up in rumors, they will probably suffer both physical and psychological harm.
In fact, Xue Huan thought about suppressing this matter secretly and not letting the government officials get involved, but by doing so, wouldn't that be helping Wei Hongguang, the scum, to cover up his crimes in disguise?
If his crimes are not exposed, how can they serve as a warning?
So she just let things take their course, letting Wei Hongguang's death be exposed and his crimes laid out in the sun.
Xue Huan drove to the Qionglin Children's Bureau to visit the children, mainly Xiaojiu and others who had just been transferred here.
Xiaojiu and the others were placed in a separate yard. They were all very quiet, not crying or making a fuss, but there was a sense of decadence about them that did not belong to their age, which made people feel distressed.
Xue Huan brought them a lot of food, toys and new clothes, but except for Xiaojiu and Xiaoqi who had contact with her, the other children did not seem very happy, and even seemed a little resistant.
Because before, Wei Hongguang also used the method of giving them various things to slowly gain their trust. As a result, once he gained their trust, his fangs were exposed and he stretched out his claws towards these children.
Xue Huan took a deep breath to calm the raging anger in her heart.
"Xiaojiu, do you want to forget what happened before? Sister can help you."
Xue Huan gently placed her hand on Xiaojiu's shoulder.
Xiaojiu raised his head suddenly, "Really?"
"real."
Xue Huan used soul-stealing on eleven children, including Xiaojiu. If hypnosis is to use suggestion to make people deliberately ignore a certain memory, then soul-stealing is to truly erase a memory. There is no such thing as memory recovery.
This magic is actually an evil magic used to capture souls. If it is used with full strength, the soul of the person being cast will be drawn out of the body, and the person will become a fool from then on.
However, in her previous life as the Five Elements Immortal, she had improved this technique so that it could have the effect of "forgetting worries" after being performed, that is, completely erasing an unpleasant memory from the mind.
Xue Huan can use it right now.
Because Xiaojiu and the others are still children, their memories exist in their souls, and their souls are not strong, so they need to be extremely careful when performing the technique, lest they accidentally use too much force and turn themselves into fools.
When performing the technique, the child needs to fall asleep, and then her consciousness will enter their sea of consciousness, where their memories are stored, like bubbles floating above the sea of consciousness.
She would first find the memories that caused them pain, and then erase them with her spiritual sense.
During this process, Xue Huan also "read" their memories, and even felt as if she was there, empathizing with the children's experiences.
Therefore, I have a deeper understanding of the evil that Wei Hongguang has done.
She felt that Xiaoyi and the others' revenge was too mild. If it were her turn, she would probably make him suffer a fate worse than death.
Xue Huan was angry and heartbroken, and carefully erased the dark tones from the children's memories.
After the soul-control spell was cast, smiles bloomed on the children's faces again.
Xue Huan repeatedly reminded Yan Guanshi not to mention the past in front of the children again.
You also have to restrain the other children.
Sometimes, children can be even more hurtful when they act badly.
Yan Guanshi nodded seriously.
Afterwards, Xue Huan went straight to the welfare agency run by Old Man Tang.
Wei Hongguang had previously disguised himself very successfully in front of others. No one could see the beastly face hidden under his elegant and gentle appearance. People who knew him even thought he was a kind man. However, such a kind man did such a heinous thing.
With this previous experience, Xue Huan became even more worried about Old Man Tang.
Although in the previous investigation by Butler Chen, it was said that Old Man Tang was a man who was willing to spend all his family wealth and endure hardships for the orphans he adopted, who knows if it is true?
With the example of Wei Hongguang, she has become somewhat immune to the term "great philanthropist".
To tell whether it is real or not, you have to see it with your own eyes and touch it.
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