Chapter 31 Have you ever seen what a ghost looks like? ...
"Hey!"
Grandma chased after him and, seeing Chu Ci enter the elevator, couldn't help but remind him.
"No matter how busy you are, you must eat! Don't forget to eat!"
"Okay!"
Chu Ci looked at his grandmother standing at the door and waved.
I used to live alone and was used to being by myself. Now that I'm with Grandma, it feels so good to be cared for.
She took a public bus to Kowloon City District. When she got off the bus to go to Jiang Caixia's house, she passed by the house she used to live in.
Unexpectedly, a group of people gathered downstairs in the residential building.
Chu Ci initially thought it was Cheng Zhenzhen causing trouble again, but after taking a closer look, she realized it wasn't.
An old woman was pulling the hair of a young girl in a school uniform, hurling insults at her.
"Your mother picked you up from the streets of Yau Ma Tei back then! You moldy lotus seed paste bun! What sins did my granddaughter commit to meet a jinx like you!"
"You bullied her, drove her to jump off a building, and now you dare to bully her again! I'll fight you to the death!"
The young girl whose hair was being pulled did not back down and her fighting spirit should not be underestimated.
After letting out a scream, he started scratching the old woman's face with his fingernails.
"You old hag, you're spouting nonsense and making baseless accusations! You deserve to be childless and have no descendants left but a dying granddaughter!"
"You old hag, you'll die a horrible death!"
The old woman, stung by the attack, screamed and forcefully pinned the female student to the ground, slapping her face repeatedly.
"You bastard! You little beast! You filthy slut! You crippled my granddaughter, and you still dare to say that!"
"There are gods watching from above. Do you believe I'll ask Liu Linglang (a sorcerer from western Hunan) to nail nails into your coffin, and then wait for Ox-Head and Horse-Face to drag you into the frying pan!"
There were several other students in the same school uniform nearby. Seeing that their classmate was at a disadvantage, the students rushed to stop the old lady.
The old woman was pinned down, and the female student who had been hit by her got up, straddled her, and slapped her several times.
"You're the beast! You're the filthy slut! It was clearly your granddaughter who wanted to die, yet she threatened me and almost got me expelled from school!"
"If she really wanted to die, she should have chosen a higher building to jump from! Jumping from the fourth floor clearly shows she didn't want to die! You shameless old hag, you're trying to extort money from my parents?"
"You're kidding me! You old codger, don't even think about getting a single penny from my parents! If you dare hit me, you can watch your granddaughter die in the hospital!"
The old woman was being held down by several bad students and had no way to resist.
The female student seemed still not satisfied after hitting her.
He even stretched out his long fingernails and waved them in front of the old lady's eyes.
"You old geezer, if you dare to cause trouble at my school again, believe me, I'll blind you and turn you into an old blind man!"
The old woman spat in her face in response.
"Pah! You heartless bastard! If my granddaughter isn't doing well, you won't either!"
“If my granddaughter doesn’t get better, I’ll go to your school every day and make a scene. If you don’t get her expelled, I’ll go to the reporters and let all of Hong Kong know about the bad things your Bai family’s daughter has done!”
Unbeknownst to her, her words struck a nerve with the female student, whose expression instantly changed, and she glared at the old woman with resentment.
Just as she reached out to poke out the old woman's eyes, she was suddenly kicked from behind.
She rolled twice on the ground, her back aching, and she cursed angrily.
"Who is it! You bastard who dares to hit me! Believe me or not, I'll get my dad to kill you!"
Chu Ci helped the old lady up from the ground, then looked at the shouting female student in front of him, his expression changing.
"Hong Kong is really small. I saw you bullying someone again."
The female student opposite fell silent upon seeing Chu Ci's face, opening her mouth but her face turned deathly pale.
"You...you're Chen Xinxin's sister?"
That's right, Chu Ci ran into an acquaintance again.
She was the female student who was bullying Chen Xinxin and taking pictures of her after she went to find Chen Xinxin.
She still thought Chu Ci was a policeman, and quickly pointed to the old lady to explain.
"Officer, it wasn't me! It was her, this old hag bullied a little kid like me!"
"Her granddaughter was under a lot of academic pressure at school and jumped off a building. She insists it's my fault! She just wants to extort money from me because she thinks my family is rich and she doesn't have money to treat her granddaughter!"
"Pah! You're talking nonsense!" The old lady trembled with anger. "It was clearly you bad students who led the bullying of my daughter every day. My daughter couldn't take it anymore and jumped off the building! You are the culprits who harmed her!"
Chu Ci understood that they were talking about cases of school bullying, but these kinds of cases were the most troublesome.
Both the victim and the perpetrator were underage students. Cases involving minors are always very complicated, regardless of the era.
Moreover, the victim appears to have acted under pressure, leading to self-harm. Even thirty years later, such a case would be difficult to judge.
She helped the trembling old woman up. "Did you call the police?"
The old woman shook her head, trembling.
Perhaps it was the sudden concern shown to her that caused her earlier display of madness to vanish completely. She collapsed to the ground, burying her face in her hands and weeping bitterly.
"It's no use, officer! She's from the Bai family. The Bai family is powerful and influential. Even the police station doesn't dare to mess with them. Nobody cares!"
"Officer, nobody cares, and nobody dares to care!"
Her withered, bark-like hands gripped Chu Ci's clothes tightly, her cloudy eyes gazing at her with hope, as if hoping she would step forward to help.
If this had happened in his previous life, Chu Ci would have stood up for him much earlier.
But she wasn't all alone in her life; she had an elderly grandmother to support.
Besides, she's not a police officer anymore.
She clenched and unclenched her fists at her sides, then unclenched them again, and finally helped the old woman up. "Go and call the police first, I'll go with you."
A light shone in the old lady's eyes, and she gripped Chu Ci's hand tightly, nodding tremblingly.
"good……"
Watching them leave one after the other, Bai Anna's expression changed several times before she bit her lip and followed them.
"Officer!" she said, her tone indignant. "Just because she looks old, walks slowly, can't beat me, and cried so pitifully, you believe her? I'm being framed!"
Chu Ci glanced at her flustered expression and said calmly, "The worst thing in handling a case is to have preconceived notions, so I won't believe either of you completely. As for the specific facts, we need to look at the evidence, and I only believe the evidence."
"Yes, evidence!"
The old woman spat at Bai Anna again, "You little beast, you just wait! If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. Since you've done something bad, I'll definitely find the evidence!"
Anna Bai paused, glared at the two of them resentfully, and then turned and ran away.
As soon as she ran, the students who were standing there scattered in all directions.
Most of the people who had gathered to watch the spectacle disappeared.
Chu Ci helped the old lady take a few steps, and the landlady chased after her. "Ci!"
Compared to before Cheng Zhenzhen's accident, the landlady looked much more haggard.
But Cheng Zhenzhen probably hasn't been making a fuss much these past two days, so her mental state as a mother seems pretty good.
The landlady smiled and glanced at the old lady, then pulled Chu Ci over, "Since you're already here, come over here for a moment and help me bring something to your grandma."
Chu Ci wanted to say she would come back after accompanying the old lady to report the incident to the police, but the landlady pulled her away directly.
After pulling her all the way into the stairwell of the apartment building, the landlady finally let go of her hand and reminded her, "Aci, you'd better not get involved in this matter, lest you get yourself into trouble!"
She pointed in the direction where the old lady was, "That old lady Guo, don't you remember her? She's the one who argued with you and your grandma before, insisting that you stole things from her house!"
"Back then, her son and daughter-in-law were still alive. The whole family bullied you and your grandmother and grandson, almost forcing you to move. Have you forgotten all that?"
After being reminded by the landlady, Chu Ci remembered.
The original owner's memories do indeed contain such a thing.
Her house was not far from Grandma Guo's house, which was on the same route she took to and from school.
One evening, something was stolen from Grandma Guo's house, and the original owner of this body happened to be passing by her door. At that time, the original owner had a bad reputation for chasing chickens and teasing dogs, so Grandma Guo, without saying a word, directly blamed the original owner.
No matter how the original owner explained, Grandma Guo forced him to hand over the items. When he couldn't, Grandma Guo had her son and daughter-in-law drag him by the collar to their home.
He also had a conflict with his grandmother.
If it weren't for the landlady calling the police in an emergency, and the help of the neighbors, the original owner and her grandmother's home would have been smashed up by that couple.
Chu Ci slapped his forehead. "I remember now, there really is such a thing!"
"Just remember."
The landlady shook her head. "Ever since her son and daughter-in-law died, Granny Guo's temper has become increasingly strange. Plus, she's not a reasonable person to begin with, so it's hard to say who's right and who's wrong in this matter."
“Aci, listen to your aunt’s advice. She already has conflicts with your family, and the Bai family is not easy to mess with. You should just leave this matter alone.”
"Auntie, let's stick to the facts."
Chu Ci thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook his head with a smile.
"It's true that I had a conflict with her before, but it's also true that she's been wronged. If I hadn't stopped her just now, that girl surnamed Bai would have gouged out her eyes."
"So regardless of any misunderstandings between us before, she is now in this situation, isolated and helpless, and I want to help her."
"..."
Her words almost made the landlady think she had misheard.
Looking at Chu Ci, whose eyes were clear, the landlady opened her mouth, but all her words condensed into a sigh.
“Aci, you’ve really grown up.”
Such a mindset is extremely rare.
Two months ago, she would never have believed that this little liar could say such a thing.
People really do need to experience more things to grow.
I just hope that her daughter can grow up after she gets through this ordeal.
She took a glass jar from home and handed it to Chu Ci.
“These are candied lotus seeds that my mom made herself. Your grandma used to love them. Take them back for her to eat.”
Chu Ci accepted the gift and thanked her. As she was about to leave, the landlady hesitated and called her back, pleading, "Ci, if you have time, could you come and play with Zhenzhen?"
She lowered her head and smiled forlornly, "After this child was rescued, he didn't tell me anything. His daily life is normal, but he just doesn't want to talk to anyone, which makes me feel uneasy."
"Aci, Auntie knows you're busy. If you don't have time to come see Zhenzhen, I'll have her come to you, okay?"
When he met the landlady's pleading eyes, Chu Ci couldn't bring himself to refuse.
"Of course, she can come anytime she wants."
But whether Cheng Zhenzhen will come after she witnesses the embarrassing moment is still uncertain.
After saying goodbye to her landlady, she arrived at the place where she had parted ways with Granny Guo.
But Granny Guo, who had promised to wait for her at the same spot, was nowhere to be found.
She went to Granny Guo's house to look for her, but the grand gate that the original owner remembered had changed; it was now old and dilapidated, and no one was home.
Hearing her shouts, a neighbor reminded her, "Are you looking for Grandma Guo? She hasn't come back to live since her granddaughter's accident; she's been staying at the hospital with her granddaughter! Why don't you go to the hospital and look for her?"
Chu Ci was worried that Granny Guo had gone to the police station herself, so she went there first, but the police station had not received any report from the old woman.
She then went to the hospital, and fortunately, this time she found Granny Guo.
Unfortunately, Grandma Guo suddenly returned to the hospital because her granddaughter had passed away.
Grandma Guo, with her gray hair, held her deceased granddaughter and lay on the floor of the ward, refusing to leave. Her cries echoed in the corridor for a long time.
"What did I do wrong? God took away my son and daughter-in-law, and now he has to take away my little granddaughter too!"
"God, open your eyes and look! My granddaughter was a good student and a kind person, how could she end up like this?! It wasn't her who should have died, it wasn't her!"
Doctors and nurses took turns trying to persuade her, but the old woman holding her granddaughter's body ignored them all, only complaining about the injustice of fate.
Chu Ci had witnessed too much separation and death, yet he could never get used to it.
After watching for a while, she realized that there was nothing she could do to help. The only thing she could do was use the money that the scumbag Cheng Tiancai had given her to book a better funeral package for Grandma Guo's granddaughter.
As she was handing over the money, Granny Guo suddenly grabbed her hand.
His cloudy eyes were bloodshot, and his hand, as rough as withered tree bark, gripped her wrist tightly.
"I'm calling the police! You're coming with me to the police station. I want everyone who killed my granddaughter to get their comeuppance!"
Seeing her resolute expression, Chu Ci pursed her lips and nodded emphatically. "Okay, I'll go with you to the police station!"
She took Grandma Guo to the Kowloon City Police Station by taxi.
Inside the police station, the officers weren't exactly enthusiastic to begin with, but when they heard it was someone confessing their love, they practically went deaf.
Enraged, Granny Guo smashed the officer's table.
"You're police officers, aren't you? You spend our taxpayers' money to live a life of luxury, and now you're not even taking cases? What gives you the right?!"
"Old woman, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Feeling humiliated, the officer angrily slammed his fist on the table, stood up, and grabbed Granny Guo by the collar.
"Believe it or not, I'll report you for assaulting a police officer?"
"Go ahead and sue! Go ahead and sue me!" Granny Guo slapped his hand away, her eyes reddening with anger. "Don't even mention suing me, even if you execute me, I'll still sue Bai Anna, the daughter of the Bai family, for killing my granddaughter!"
"Hey, you old hag!"
An old woman slapped his hand so hard it hurt, and the officer raised his hand as if to hit her.
But Chu Ci grabbed his hand from the side.
"What are you doing?" He glared at Chu Ci. "Since you're pretty, let go of me right now, and I won't hold it against you. Otherwise, I'll sue you for obstructing official business and have you both arrested and thrown in jail!"
He saw that Chu Ci was pretty and just wanted to threaten her casually.
Seeing that Chu Ci wouldn't let go, it began to struggle.
But to his utter surprise, the woman was beautiful and stronger than any man, and he couldn't break free at all.
Seeing that he couldn't do it on his own, he yelled at his colleague who was watching the commotion.
"Still watching! Still watching! Wait until tomorrow's entertainment newspapers say that our police officers can't beat women, and you'll all be embarrassed along with them. Let's see if you'll still be grinning like that then!"
Only then did the colleagues reluctantly get moving.
None of them expected that Chu Ci, a woman, would be such a formidable fighter; even five or six of them couldn't defeat her alone.
Just as they were about to call for reinforcements, the Major Crimes Unit returned from their outing.
He also brought two acquaintances of Chu Ci.
"Miss Chu!" Lin Ming and Shen Xiu quickly stopped her. "What are you doing? Are you filming a movie? Causing a scene at the police station?"
Chu Ci was also very angry. In her more than ten years as a criminal police officer, she had never seen such an irresponsible police officer.
She pointed at the police officers lying on the ground and said angrily, "I brought my grandma to report this, and these incompetent people not only refused to take my case, but also tried to beat her! Do they deserve the salary they get every month?!"
The fools lay on the ground, groaning and crying out in pain, unable to get up.
Legally speaking, Chu Ci should have been arrested for assaulting a police officer. However, since the police department was ultimately in the wrong, a settlement was reached through the mediation of two internal staff members, Lin Ming and Shen Xiu.
Taking the opportunity, Shen Xiuhe pulled Chu Ci over and pointed to a man next to him who looked about half like himself, "This is my brother, Shen Zaikun. Brother, this is my friend, Chu Ci."
After the introduction, he nudged Chu Ci's waist with his elbow and laughed, "Don't worry, our Shen family is big and powerful, we're not afraid of the Bai family. Besides, my brother is the most responsible person, he would never abandon Granny Guo."
As it turned out, he was right.
Upon hearing that someone had died, Shen Zaikun immediately placed the matter under the jurisdiction of their Major Crimes Unit.
The rest of the time, the Kowloon City Police Department's Major Crimes Unit took Granny Guo to give a statement and preserve evidence. Chu Ci didn't care about anything else after that.
Lin Ming was smoking outside the door when he saw her and Shen Xiuhe come out together. He put out his cigarette and asked her, "Why aren't you staying in Kwun Tong? Why are you in Kowloon?"
“I’m curious about the cause of my good friend’s death and want to ask Jiang Caixia’s family.”
Chu Ci didn't hide it, and both of them knew about her identity as a medium. She shook the incense stick in her hand.
“You all know I can communicate with spirits. I want to go to Jiang Caixia’s house and see if I can call her ghost out for a chat.”
Lin Ming looked at the mosquito coil-like object in her hand and raised an eyebrow slightly.
"What's this stuff called? Spirit Incense?"
Since their last encounter with a ghost, Shen Xiuhe has been traumatized.
Upon hearing that they were going to see a ghost, they shook their heads like rattles.
"I'm not going, I won't go."
He pointed at Lin Ming and said, "Lin Ming, this is a matter for your Kowloon City Police Station. My Kwun Tong Police Station will not get involved."
He was about to leave after saying that when Lin Ming pulled him back expressionlessly.
"Since we're already here, let's go take a look. Don't you want to see what a ghost looks like?"
Shen Xiu shook his head in anguish, "I don't want to. Why don't you leave this good thing to Ji Jingtong, okay?"
Lin Ming rejected his proposal.
“Miss Chu,” he said, looking at Chu Ci, “would you mind if we both observed the psychic communication process?”
"Of course I don't mind."
Chu Ci wanted to rely on the two of them to find out the truth about Jiang Caixia's death as soon as possible, so he readily agreed.
After getting into Lin Ming's car, the three headed straight for their destination.
When we knocked on Jiang Caixia's door, it was her younger brother who answered.
Upon seeing Chu Ci, his sister's good friend, he was overjoyed. "Sister Chu Ci, what brings you here?"
When Jiang Caixia's brother noticed the two policemen behind her, his face fell.
"Officers, what brings you here again? My parents and I have told you everything we know!"
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