Chapter 36
Lin Sheng immediately taught Wen Yao a lesson, and Wen Yao immediately became obedient. He hid behind Xu Guannan tremblingly, not daring to say another word.
After some joking, Tang Ziyan gradually recovered his strength and his sense of smell. A fragrance drifted into his nose, and a picture flashed through his mind. He suddenly came to his senses.
"This scent is very familiar, Boss. Do you remember that we smelled this scent as soon as we entered the house? But the little girl said it was the scent of her mother's perfume. Her mother always used this perfume. Was the child lying to us?"
Based on his description, Xu Guannan began to recall the scene of investigating the case and nodded.
Hearing this, Lin Sheng suddenly became confused and recalled last night's live broadcast.
"Does she have children at home? But I didn't hear any noise from children during the live broadcast last night."
Tang Ziyan didn't think much and answered directly.
"That little girl is quite well behaved. She looks about six or seven years old and doesn't cry easily."
As soon as the words came out, Xu Guannan finally understood, and a look of worry appeared in his eyes.
"She was in your live studio yesterday? What did she say to you?"
Lin Sheng didn't expect Xu Guannan to react so strongly. He was a little surprised for a moment, but he answered in a normal tone.
"Just like you, she said her husband was raising a ghost at home, but she didn't finish her story. Halfway through the live broadcast, her husband came back and she immediately went offline. But since she was able to report the case to you this morning, she will definitely come to tonight's live broadcast."
Hearing this, the three of them suddenly became alert.
Wen Yao felt his scalp tingle, and his back felt eerie. He suddenly blurted out,
"You guys think, is it true that she has a ghost at home?"
After he finished speaking, even Wen Yao himself was unsure, but he still wanted to get the answer from Lin Sheng.
Lin Sheng had a teasing look on his face, and he looked at Wen Yao with narrowed eyes, deliberately saying something that would frighten people.
"Of course it's real. They even used bone incense, how could it be fake? Wen Yao, you will go to the crime scene to investigate tomorrow. I am confident in your ability."
Wen Yao's heart finally died, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly appeared on his back. He grabbed the corner of Xu Guannan's clothes with one hand, tightened his grip, and moved his throat slightly. He asked Xu Guannan for help in a terrified tone.
"Boss... Boss, I suddenly feel very weak. How about you guys go tomorrow?"
When Tang Ziyan heard his answer, his lips, which were slightly bloodshot, curled up.
"Are you weak again now? Or are you not a man?"
Faced with the talk of ghosts and gods, Wen Yao couldn't help but stand up straight, walked out from behind Xu Guannan, and said seriously,
"I don't have to be either, Sister Lin, please save me, I really don't dare to go."
The second half of the sentence was full of flattery. He grabbed Lin Sheng's hand and kept begging.
Xu Guannan's expression changed at this moment, his eyes fixed on the two people holding hands, and he felt something strange in his heart. He felt that the hands held together by the two people were very dazzling, especially when Wen Yao kept touching Lin Sheng.
He simply grabbed Wen Yao's collar and pulled him back, forcing him to let go of the hand that was holding Lin Sheng. His tone became low.
"What are you afraid of as a grown man? You must go tomorrow!"
Lin Sheng heard the displeasure in Xu Guannan's words and looked at him with confusion. Unable to understand his emotions, he couldn't help but complain in his heart that it was really hard to get along with such a reserved man. How could they still have fun together?
Wen Yao hadn't figured out Xu Guannan's unusual mood yet, so he looked at Lin Sheng with a pitiful look and asked for help.
"Sister Lin! You won't just stand by and watch someone die, right?"
Wen Yao clasped his hands together, his face looking as if he was about to cry.
Lin Sheng folded his arms across his chest, stroking his chin with one hand, pretending to be lost in thought, his expression very embarrassed.
"Oh, Xiao Tang is sick now. Who should we send? Is there really no one available in your police station?"
"Of course not! And there's Chu Xiao! He deals with corpses every day, so he's definitely not afraid of ghosts and is very brave. Send him, purple butt will do!"
Wen Yao had a thorough understanding of the art of employing people and had no intention of including himself in the mix. He couldn't suppress the smugness on his face.
In the evening, Lin Sheng started the live broadcast at the scheduled time. As soon as the broadcast started, people entered the live broadcast room one after another.
The day is so long, I can’t wait to hear the ghost stories.
[I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night, I kept thinking about the live broadcast.]
Good evening everyone. The small stools are ready.
Xu Guannan and Tang Ziyan also entered the live broadcast room, ready to wait.
Seeing the increasing number of people in the live broadcast room, Tang Ziyan was a little surprised.
"Sister Lin, you're really popular. Last time you livestreamed, there weren't many people, but now it's almost over 10,000, and it's only been a few days."
Hearing the sincere praise, Lin Sheng showed an unconcealable smile on his face, with a look of pride between his eyebrows, and spoke modestly,
"Keep a low profile."
A familiar ID entered the live broadcast room and immediately attracted everyone's attention. Lin Sheng recognized the ID and soon received a request to connect with the live broadcast.
The woman was in the familiar darkness, sitting in front of the window. Only the faint natural light from outside shone into the room. Half of the woman's face was in the darkness, and half was reflected in the dim light. The expression on her face was blurred and difficult to see clearly.
In an instant, a creepy atmosphere filled the active live broadcast room.
The room was extremely quiet. The woman's voice seemed to echo in the room, breaking the silence.
"Master, he locked me up at home today, but luckily, he's working overtime and won't be back until very late, so I can connect with you now."
No need for further explanation, everyone knows that the "he" the woman was referring to was her husband who suddenly appeared last night.
Lin Sheng went straight to the point.
"No more nonsense, we are all looking forward to your story. Tell us specifically how you discovered that your husband was raising a ghost."
The woman in the camera nodded. The darkness seemed to have swallowed up all colors. The colorless lips moved up and down. The woman's voice came from the live broadcast room.
"I have always been responsible for housework, and he rarely does anything, especially cooking. But two months ago, he started not letting me do anything. He would rush to do everything I did, such as wiping the table and washing the dishes. He even wouldn't let me take out the trash, as if he was afraid I would get tired. But the worst thing is,
He started to not let me go out, and he even helped me quit my job without discussing it with me. I was very angry and had a big fight with him about it, but he just kept saying that he was doing it for my own good. Later, he locked me up at home and I couldn't go anywhere.
From then on, he frequently went in and out of the utility room, and every time he did so, he never turned on the light. He said the light in the utility room was broken and he hadn't had time to change it. I offered to help, but he flatly refused. He stopped me from entering the utility room, saying it was too messy and I would fall, and he even locked the utility room.
Sometimes I could hear him crying inside, and sometimes I could hear him laughing. Out of curiosity, I stole the key to the utility room and opened the door while he was out. I saw the ghost inside smiling at me. She ran towards me and wanted to catch me. I was so scared that I immediately locked the utility room and hid back in my room.
For several days, I had nightmares about the little ghost's face. Later, I found that he started lighting incense in every corner of the bedroom, saying that it was for my sake and wanted me to sleep more peacefully at night, but I knew that the little ghost also had this fragrance.
As the woman finished her story, her tone became increasingly angry. Even though her expression was unclear, one could still guess the anger and panic in her heart just from her tone.
After hearing what happened, Lin Sheng began to express his inner doubts.
"Have you ever told your husband about seeing a ghost?"
The woman's tone became a little excited at this time, and she answered Lin Sheng with gritted teeth,
"I told him once. The night I came out of the utility room, I had a nightmare and cried out. He kept comforting me, insisting I was mistaken and didn't give me a chance to argue. After that day, he kept the key with him, and I never had the chance to get it again."
"Did he start burning incense in his bedroom after this day? Was there anything else unusual during this period?"
The woman shook her head instinctively, but a picture flashed through her mind and she immediately changed her words.
"No, I was woken up by him in the middle of the night the next day. He seemed to be talking to someone. I got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom. I saw a little light leaking from the utility room. I overheard him telling the little ghost not to go out casually and not to come near me because he would scare me.
I didn't dare eavesdrop too much for fear of being discovered, but I was sure that he must have kept the little devil in the utility room, so he was extremely reluctant to let me get close to it."
While the woman was telling the story, Lin Sheng listened carefully to the sounds in her camera, but did not catch any sound of a child crying, not even the slightest sound of a voice.
However, there was no mention of children in the woman's story. Lin Sheng felt a little confused and was about to ask questions when he saw a small figure rush into the camera. The small face was very close to the camera, and the big round eyes looked at the screen curiously.
Even though the light was dim, one could still see the child's childishness and innocence. When the child got close to the camera, his entire face appeared in front of the camera. A healing smile hung on his chubby face. He raised his hand curiously and poked the phone screen. Suddenly, the phone camera tilted and fell down.
The woman quickly straightened her phone, completely ignoring the child and continuing to point the camera at herself. The child was nowhere to be seen at this time, probably because he felt bored and ran away to play.
A message box suddenly popped up on Lin Sheng’s phone screen. It was sent by Xu Guannan and read: This is the little girl we met.
"knew."
Lin Sheng suddenly spoke, and the short three words seemed like a reply to Xu Guannan, and also like a response to the woman's words.
The woman noticed Lin Sheng's serious expression and thought that Lin Sheng believed her words, so she spoke her inner thoughts.
"Master, there is one more thing. I suspect that my husband is cheating on me."
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