It's safe to say that Zhang Qiang is truly remarkable; he guessed exactly what had happened.
"Alright, I'll hang up now. Hurry up and call me when you get there. I need to rest for a while, or I'll die from overwork."
I mumbled something into the phone before losing consciousness completely.
When I woke up again, I found myself lying in a van, with the police having cordoned off the crime scene in the distance.
"Zhang Qiang, come quick, Brother Yan is awake!"
Upon waking up, Li Huai exclaimed excitedly.
Although he and Luo Tianhe were also busy all night, they were not like me, who was bleeding and summoning souls. They were already at their physical and mental limits.
Zhang Qiang walked over, leaned into the car window, looked at me, and laughed, "Chen Yan, you're really something! You've really helped me a lot this time!"
I weakly lifted my eyelids, my lips barely moving: "It's just solving a case, right? And it's an old case, the victim's family members are probably no longer around."
"Hehe, but you know the situation at the police station right now. It's a complete mess. The news about Zhang Wei's missing head a while ago was all over the place, with people saying that our police station is just a bunch of good-for-nothings."
"At least now we can put up a little resistance, which means we focused our attention on this case back then."
Solving a decades-old cold case, especially one involving several deaths, should be able to at least partially overshadow the crime.
So that's how it is. No wonder he was so happy.
"By the way, how is Zhou Wenxiu?"
I asked again.
"To be honest, I didn't find much that was strange. If you hadn't told me to keep a close eye on things, I would have just thought that the unusual things were just normal people's little habits."
Zhang Qiang pursed his lips and said.
I immediately perked up and said, "This Zhou Wenxiu, she has a really big problem! Once I've calmed down, I'll take her away to the house Luo Tianhe prepared, and then we'll test her ourselves!"
"And then what? If you really realize something's wrong with her, are you going to kill her and then dismantle her back into the bodies of those other people?"
Zhang Qiang countered with a question.
I was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Although Zhou Wenxiu's background is mysterious, she is indeed behaving like an ordinary person now, and seems to be trying to adapt to society. Do I really want to find out the truth and put her on the opposite side of us?
“Zhang Qiang, there are some things we can’t avoid doing just because the consequences are bad. At least we need to have a clear understanding of what’s going on.”
Luo Tianhe, who was standing to the side, spoke up.
"You witnessed that bizarre scene firsthand. If you had seen it, you would definitely agree with us. This Zhou Wenxiu is definitely suspicious, and there are probably some shocking secrets behind it!"
Li Huai also said with a serious expression.
Seeing this, Zhang Qiang shrugged: "To be honest, you guys are the ones who created Zhou Wenxiu, so it's up to you how to deal with her."
I believe you all. What I just said was just some things I wanted to say. No matter what you do, we'll always be friends.
I know Zhang Qiang was absolutely telling the truth; he's not the kind of person who would lie more than half the time.
"By the way, if you can really take it back, it will solve a big problem for me. At least I won't be scolded by Zhang Wei's family every day."
Finally, Zhang Qiang made a joke.
I forced a wide grin, managing an awkward smile.
"Alright, I'll leave this to you. You should be able to find out the truth and give this woman and man a proper burial. They were a pair of star-crossed lovers."
After giving my last instructions, I prepared to head home and go back to sleep.
I slept for a few hours, but I haven't fully recovered. My head feels a bit dizzy and not working properly.
"Alright, you can go now and get some rest."
Zhang Qiang waved to me.
......
The car drove along the somewhat empty streets. Luo Tianhe drove very steadily. I leaned back in the seat, my eyelids heavy, but I couldn't fall asleep.
The scene of summoning the soul in the waste pool was still replaying in my mind.
"By the way, what about Zhou Ming? Did you send him back?"
I suddenly remembered something and asked.
"Oh, after that kid woke up and learned the truth, he felt relieved and took a taxi home. He's in much better shape than you, since he slept all night and didn't do anything."
Li Huai shrugged and said.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes. That kid was possessed so many times, and in your mouth it's like he slept all night.
Are you sure he's alright?
"Don't worry, I did learn some medical skills from my master. Although he looks terrible, it's just that his yang energy is too weak. He'll be fine after resting for a while."
"Thanks to you, you stopped the possession in time, otherwise he would probably have been in serious trouble."
I was relieved when Zhang Qiang spoke.
To be honest, Zhou Ming is a good person, and he can handle things in critical moments.
I don't want anything to happen to him.
"By the way, Chen Yan, do we really have to bring Zhou Wenxiu over after we go back? It would be good to have her stay at the police station. With the yang energy of the police station keeping her in check, she won't dare to do anything rash."
Luo Tianhe, who was driving, suddenly turned his head from the front seat and said with a worried look on his face.
I raised an eyebrow: "What, you haven't found a place yet?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Of course it was rented a long time ago, but I feel there's something wrong with it. What Zhang Qiang said actually makes some sense."
"I know."
I interrupted him, rubbing my throbbing temples: "I'm just a little uneasy. I'll use that comb to ask her later. If everything's alright, let her live her normal life. I'm too lazy to interfere any further."
Luo Tianhe took me home, and after a quick wash, I went straight to sleep.
I slept soundly until I was woken up by a sudden, urgent cell phone ring.
I groggily picked up my phone. It was an unfamiliar local number. I checked the time; it was already past 5 p.m., and it was almost dark.
Hello, who is this?
My voice is hoarse.
"Hello, Master, is this Yan Hehuai Funeral Home?"
A middle-aged woman's sobbing came from the other end of the phone, her voice thick with nasal congestion and suppressed sobs, sounding extremely tired and anxious.
Well, another job is coming up. I wanted to take a break.
For a moment, I felt both helpless and proud. It seemed that the reputation of my funeral home was spreading quite quickly within this particular small circle.
"Yes, this is you. Who is this? What do you want?"
I sat up, trying to stay alert, and I was pretty sure of what was going on.
It's definitely because something strange has happened again.
Sure enough, the woman's next words piqued my interest.
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