"But that policeman is a good person. Qiqi can't just stand by and watch someone die because he doesn't believe me. Otherwise, Grandpa Heaven will be angry and strike me with lightning."
Qiqi looked at the sky outside the window, her little face scrunched up in a bitter expression.
Moreover, this kind of divine punishment lightning is unavoidable; it hurts terribly when it strikes you.
She had been struck by lightning once before, when she had only been learning Taoist arts from her master for a short time. Not only was her skill not yet proficient, but someone also used special methods to conceal the other party's appearance and destiny, causing her to be caught off guard.
Because of that incident, she missed an innocent life, so she later worked hard and went into seclusion to cultivate. In just two years, she became the senior disciple of the Xuanmen sect.
After his master went missing, he became the patriarch of the Xuanmen sect, leading the sect and his fellow disciples to the pinnacle.
Upon hearing that her sister would be struck by lightning if they didn't save her, Ji Zhixu quickly asked, "How do we get there? Is it too late for us to get there now?"
Qiqi did some quick calculations, and the little fat boy pointed in a direction: "Go northwest, you'll make it."
"Hold on tight!" Ji Zhixu stepped on the gas and the car glided off.
Meanwhile, Yang Lin and his colleagues were driving back to the police station with the suspect, Gao Tianbao.
As Yang Lin passed a traffic light, his cell phone suddenly rang; it was his home landline number.
His parents knew he was on duty and wouldn't call him unless it was an emergency, so Yang Lin answered immediately.
A frail, aged voice came from the other end of the line, urgently calling out, "Ah Lin, Ah Lin, something terrible has happened! Your mother has fainted from a heart attack! Please come back quickly!"
"What?" Yang Lin's expression changed upon hearing this, and he said anxiously, "Dad, don't panic! Did you call 120? I'm coming right back, don't worry!"
In his haste, Yang Lin didn't notice the crackling, electrical-like noise coming from the receiver, something that had never happened before with their landline.
His colleague overheard the conversation and was very understanding. As soon as he hung up, he said, "Old Yang, don't worry. Leave this to me, you go back first. Don't worry, Auntie will be fine."
"Thanks, bro." Yang Lin pulled over and let his colleague drive. Then he hailed a taxi, gave his home address, and rushed home.
Yang Lin's home is in the old town area. Outside the residential area is a lane that used to be wide enough for vehicles to pass through.
However, in older residential areas without parking spaces, most working residents park their cars in the alleys outside at night and drive them out the next day. This means that if they go back too late, their cars can't get through and they have to walk.
As soon as the taxi pulled up to the alley entrance, Yang Lin got out, paid the fare, and plunged into the alley without looking back.
He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but the alley seemed much colder and more eerie than usual tonight, giving him the creeps.
But worried about his mother's condition, Yang Lin didn't think much of it and hurried home.
There were no lights in the alley, only one streetlamp at each end of the alley, the light was dim, barely enough to see the road clearly.
Fortunately, the alley is only about 200 meters long, and it can be walked through in ten minutes at most.
But as he walked, Yang Lin realized something was wrong.
He usually finishes this walk in ten minutes at most, but today he was in a hurry and kept walking very fast. Logically, he should have been able to get out of the alley in just a few minutes.
But he's been walking for more than ten minutes now, and the lamp at the end of the alley is still about a hundred meters away from him.
This situation is very similar to the legendary... being trapped in a maze!
A chill ran down Yang Lin's spine as he suddenly remembered the words of the three-year-old toddler in the hospital.
"Officer, you're in for a bloody disaster tonight..."
Could it be that what that little dumpling said wasn't just superstition, and that such things really exist in this world?!
Yang Lin broke out in a cold sweat and reached for his waist.
He was carrying his sidearm because he was on a mission.
I just don't know if firearms would be effective against that kind of thing.
Yang Lin carefully drew his gun and chambered a bullet.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but the moment he pulled out his gun, he felt the temperature in the alley drop by more than ten degrees.
He couldn't help but rub his arm, cautiously raising his gun and inching forward step by step.
Sudden……
"Hehehe..."
Suddenly, a sinister and terrifying laugh echoed in the air.
"Who?" Yang Lin immediately raised his gun, pointing it in the direction of the voice.
But it was empty; there was nothing there.
"Who's playing tricks? Come out right now!" Yang Lin gritted his teeth. Even though cold sweat was streaming down his face, his professional ethics as a police officer kept him standing straight without showing the slightest fear. "I'm warning you, assaulting a police officer is a serious crime. I can shoot you at any time, arrest you, or even kill you! Come out!"
"Hehehe..."
It was that same laughter again.
This time, it rang right in Yang Lin's ears.
He suddenly turned his head and saw a face bleeding from all seven orifices right next to his ear.
The face met his, the corners of his mouth stretched wide, all the way to behind his ears, revealing a gaping maw, and he sneered coldly at Yang Lin.
Sharp teeth, coated with bits of meat, emitted a terrifying, bloody smell.
"Hehehe... Yang Lin, I told you, I would come looking for you!"
That face was so eerie that it startled Yang Lin.
Upon hearing this, he forced himself to calm down, carefully observed the face, and suddenly realized: "It's you, Zhu Dayong!"
Zhu Dayong, the mastermind behind a robbery.
As it turned out, during the robbery, they happened to run into Yang Lin, who was on his way to the bank.
Yang Lin was dressed in plain clothes that day, pretending to be an ordinary person. When Zhu Dayong took hostages and escaped, Yang Lin volunteered to replace the person Zhu Dayong had initially chosen and become his hostage.
Then, they secretly cooperated with the assault team to launch a counterattack, which not only thwarted Zhu Dayong and his accomplices' robbery plan, but also brought all of his accomplices to justice.
Zhu Dayong, unwilling to accept defeat, attempted to take Yang Lin down with him, but was killed on the spot by a sniper.
Before dying, Zhu Dayong stared at Yang Lin with his eyes wide open, saying, "Even if I become a vengeful ghost, I will come back to take my revenge on you!"
Later, when Yang Lin closed the case, he learned that Zhu Dayong had risked robbing the bank because he wanted money for his daughter's surgery.
Zhu Dayong's daughter, Zhu Lingling, is three years old and suffers from congenital heart disease. A heart transplant would require a large sum of money, but years of treatment have already bankrupted the Zhu family. Left with no other option, he took this risk!
Unexpectedly, in the end, all their efforts were in vain.
Not only that, his daughter also suffered a heart attack due to the shock of learning of her father's death and died despite all efforts to save her.
Yang Lin felt guilty about this for a long time.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Dayong really turned into a vengeful ghost and came back to seek revenge!
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