Chapter 54
As soon as He Tao opened his eyes, he saw Lin Sheng's face, and his eyes were immediately filled with light. He pulled out the needle that was in the way, put the pain behind him, and took the opportunity to pull Lin Sheng's sleeve, pleading in his eyes.
"Great God, I was wrong. I was rude last time. You must save me this time. That female ghost is not dead yet. She has been following me. She is driving me crazy."
Lin Sheng looked at him calmly, not intending to help him.
"It's not that I don't want to help you. The case hasn't been fully investigated yet, and the cause of Cui Linlin's death hasn't been determined. I can't spare the time to help you. However, I still need your cooperation during the investigation. During this time, I can ensure your safety."
He Tao panicked when he heard Lin Sheng's implication. He immediately stood up and knelt on the bed.
"Great God, please save me. Money is not a problem. I will pay you double the amount of the last time I paid! Also, if the investigation requires my cooperation, I will tell you everything I know."
Lin Sheng's plan succeeded, he sneered inwardly, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
"Okay, as long as you cooperate with the investigation, I will help you get rid of the female ghost."
After getting Lin Sheng's assurance, He Tao felt relieved, and everything went peacefully for the next few days.
In Cui Linlin's house, without He Tao's company, An Yun had nightmares for several days.
Even though He Tao was not at home, An Yun could still smell that inexplicable stench at night, as if it could not be shaken off.
On the second day after He Tao was hospitalized, An Yun hired a housekeeper to clean the house thoroughly. She also found a lot of Cui Linlin's things and threw them out.
That night, An Yun took a shower and returned to his room. As soon as he sat down on the bed, he heard a knock on the door. However, Cui Lelin had already gone to bed at this time, and there was no one else at home.
"Lele? Is that you? Lele?"
There was no response from the person outside the door, and the knocking continued.
An Yun stood up and walked towards the door in confusion. He opened the door, but saw that the living room was pitch black. Cui Lelin's door was closed, and there was no movement in the living room. He called out a few times tentatively.
"Le Le? Cui Lelin? Strange, where is he?"
Above An Yun's head, where he couldn't see, a figure was lying on the wall waiting for an opportunity to move. The eyeballs in his eye sockets kept moving in and out, staring at An Yun at this moment.
Just before An Yun closed the door, she quietly slipped into the room, her hanging black hair accidentally brushing against the exposed tip of An Yun's ear.
"who!"
An Yun turned around abruptly. The tip of her ear felt hot and she couldn't shake it off. But when she turned around, there was no one there. She felt uneasy and put her hand on her chest, trying to comfort herself that she was being too cautious.
The figure followed the edge of the ceiling and disappeared back into the dark corner, finally stopping above An Yun's head.
She felt a chill on her back and shivered all over. It was as if a cold wind was blowing past An Yun's ears, making her wrap the bath towel tighter.
After an unknown amount of time, An Yun became really sleepy. He turned off the lights in the room, leaving only a small night light on on the bedside table. He lay down with a peaceful look on his face, but just before closing his eyes, he opened them involuntarily and glanced at the ceiling above him.
An indistinct black shadow was lying right above her, staring at her with its head turned. In the dim night light, An Yun looked directly into the shadow's eyes. She felt indescribable panic in her heart, and her body was stiff and she dared not move.
Their eyes intertwined, the black shadow moved silently downwards, and the long black hair hanging upside down gently touched An Yun's face. The distance was shortened in an instant, and in the dim light, the black shadow's face was blurred.
An Yun held his breath involuntarily, his rapid heartbeat echoing in his ears, his face flushed red, and boundless fear enveloped his whole body, but he didn't dare to close his eyes. He couldn't control himself anymore, so he resumed breathing, and a faint, trembling sob was heard in the room.
The black eyes stared closely and moved closer to An Yun's face again, as if looking at him curiously.
Just when An Yun thought that the black shadow would not attack her, a bloody mouth suddenly opened, and the smell of blood mixed with rot filled her nostrils. An Yun couldn't help but scream.
"ah!"
An Yun's whole body trembled and he woke up instantly. He opened his eyes suddenly and gasped. The bedding under him was already completely wet, as if he had been pulled out of the water. A drop of cold sweat the size of a bean slid down his forehead.
An Yun stared blankly at the ceiling for a long time before slowly coming back to his senses and looking at everything around him.
Outside the window, the sky was bright.
The female ghost disappeared without a trace.
Last night was just a dream.
An Yun still couldn't feel at ease. He tried to calm down, washed up, and walked out of the room, only to see an uninvited guest in the living room.
"You're here like this?"
Lin Sheng greeted An Yun calmly, and saw that her hair was wet.
, walked out of the master bedroom with heavy eye bags, and a hint of understanding in his eyes,
"Good morning, Miss An, but it seems you didn't sleep well last night."
Those images flashed through An Yun's mind. She was stunned and her expression was stiff. The panic in her eyes betrayed her, but she still managed to hold on to her tone.
"I slept well last night, so there's no need for Miss Lin to worry. Is there anything you need this time?"
Lin Sheng curled his lips slightly, but did not expose An Yun's lie.
"Of course I'm here to investigate the case. Mr. He has confessed everything, but there are still some details that require Miss An's cooperation."
As soon as the words fell, An Yun's expression changed obviously.
"He confessed? No, you are not trying to frame me."
Lin Sheng's expression remained unchanged, his tone was calm, and he said bluntly,
"Mr. He claimed to have seen a female ghost who ate people in the hospital. To save his life, he confessed everything and begged for my protection. However, I always feel that his words are not credible, so I came to ask you."
An Yun looked at her suspiciously, clearly showing a look of vigilance.
"What did he say to you?"
"Mr. He claimed that you all conspired to poison Cui Linlin to death, and that you were the mastermind and the perpetrator from beginning to end. He was merely a bystander who witnessed the entire process."
"Impossible! He wouldn't say that. Are you kidding me?"
An Yun looked at Lin Sheng suspiciously, obviously not believing Lin Sheng, and asked,
"What did the female ghost he saw look like?"
Lin Sheng spread his hands and shook his head.
"I didn't see it, but it's likely he imagined it. The doctor at the scene only saw him screaming like crazy. But why are you so concerned about the female ghost?"
An Yun's face showed an unnatural expression, his eyes were evasive,
"Nothing, just curiosity. If there's nothing else, I'll go back to my room and rest. Miss Lin, please do as you please."
I thought Lin Sheng would leave wisely, but I heard Lin Sheng say,
"Do you mind if I stay a little longer?"
"No problem."
An Yun paused, said something lightly, turned around and walked into the room.
Immediately, a terrified scream came from the master bedroom.
Lin Sheng rushed in instantly and saw An Yun sitting on the ground. He stepped back in panic, looking at the bedside with a terrified look, and kept repeating,
"Don't... don't kill me. I didn't do it. I didn't want to hurt you. It was He Tao who ordered me to do it because he wanted to take your money."
Half of a body was exposed under the bed, with the face facing the ground, and the black hair was disheveled, covering the face. She was still wearing the same white dress, but the originally beautiful white fingers had become dry and pale, with spots of gray dotted among the pale skin, which was a sign that the body was about to rot.
The room was filled with a rotten stench that rushed straight to the head. A dry palm revealed distinct knuckles. The nail of the right middle finger turned outward, tracing the word "Save" on the floor. The blood-red font was shocking.
This is the scene when Cui Linlin died.
By the time Lin Sheng understood what was happening, the scene had quietly disappeared, and the corpse that had been gradually rotting under the bed had disappeared.
Lin Sheng took An Yun to the hospital. The two stood at the door of the ward and heard the interrogation conversation inside.
"It was An Yun who tricked me into doing this. It was all her idea. She was the one who attacked Linlin. I didn't do anything..."
It was not until he heard He Tao's confession with his own ears that An Yun gave up completely. He pushed open the door with a cold look, looked at He Tao lying on the bed, took out the recording in his hand, and confessed to Xu Guannan,
"Captain Xu, I have a recording of the entire process before Cui Linlin's death. I surrender myself. He Tao and I conspired to poison Cui Linlin."
He Tao looked at An Yun in surprise, confusion and disbelief intertwined in his eyes. He rushed towards An Yun and asked in a hoarse voice,
"An Yun! You actually betrayed me. You were also involved in this matter. Don't even think about getting off easy! If you have the guts, let's go to hell together!"
Witnessing this scene with his own eyes, He Tao's eyes were no longer filled with love, but filled with resentment and hatred. The last trace of reluctance in An Yun's heart was completely cut off.
"Even if you say you don't want to split Cui Linlin's property with me, I don't care. I'm only afraid that you'll abandon me just like you abandoned Cui Linlin. Now I understand that all men are the same, just as selfish. While relying on women, they also don't forget to belittle another woman. He Tao, you're really disgusting!"
The two were arrested at the same time. Two days after being imprisoned, He Tao developed mental problems and was transferred to a mental prison.
The property under Cui Linlin's name is temporarily managed by Cui Yu, and will be returned in full when Cui Lelin comes of age.
"Justice didn't arrive in time, but justice delayed is compensation. I hope it's not too late to mend the situation."
This was the last sentence Lin Sheng said to Cui Linlin.
But later, Lin Sheng realized that not all things can be remedied in time.
"Cheng Xi! Stop right there! If I don't break your legs today, I'm not your mother!"
A powerful voice came from the entrance of the community. A middle-aged woman with delicate makeup was holding a handbag in her left hand and a wooden stick in her right hand. A strand of hair hung down from her forehead. Her originally gentle bun had become a mess.
Following the wooden stick, I saw a nimble boy climbing onto the branches of an old tree in the center of the community. He jumped lightly, kicked his legs in the air, and swiftly flipped over to climb onto the five-meter-high thick trunk. He squatted on the branch and shouted to the middle-aged woman with a playful expression on his face,
"Ms. Shen Qingru, don't be so impatient. Anger will cause wrinkles on your face."
"You instigated your deskmate to bring his breastfeeding little sister into his schoolbag and then stuffed a frog into the teacher's water cup. The frog even jumped onto his face, and you're still right! You must apologize to the teacher tomorrow! Get down here if you dare!"
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