After solving two cases in a row, both of which were related to metaphysics, Captain Zhang didn't know whether he should be happy or doubt his life. Anyway, his mood was quite complicated.
Solving a case is always a good thing, though. Captain Zhang immediately ordered his team to investigate the Headless Ghost case and dispatch personnel to search for his parents. The immediate priority was to apprehend Yang Zhijie.
The ghosts returned to Tao Rui, each sharing their findings. Of course, none of them had anything to do with the case. Fortunately, Li Dong had captured the definitive evidence, enough to arrest Yang Zhijie.
When the horrific murder occurred, Yang Zhijie became the prime suspect, drawing intense media and online attention, resulting in numerous photographs. The clothes Yang Zhijie wore the day after the incident mirrored those photographed by Li Dong. Furthermore, the confessions of Yang Zhijie's mother and sisters mentioned that Yang Zhijie, unable to sleep, went out to burn paper for his wife.
What they meant was that Yang Zhijie loved his wife, and was very sad when his wife died. He couldn't close his eyes. When he returned to the hotel where he was staying, he smelled like burning paper. They didn't know how much paper must have been burned to make him look like that. They felt heartbroken when they saw it.
I never expected that the photos and confessions at that time would become the evidence today.
All we can say is that the law is vast and nothing can escape it. Wherever you go, you will leave traces. Those who don’t find any traces have just not found them yet.
The Forensic Department and the Forensic Medical Department quickly found Lu Yaxin's blood on the remnants of the burnt clothing, as well as Yang Zhijie's DNA. The blood on the stone also belonged to Lu Yaxin. Combined with Li Dong's photo, the Forensic Department revealed the license plate number in the photo. All of this was solid evidence, so Captain Zhang led his men across provinces to capture Yang Zhijie.
At the same time, the colleague who had testified for Yang Zhijie was also called to the police station and questioned again about various events that happened that day. After learning about the large amount of evidence the police had uncovered, the colleague was somewhat confused and began to doubt himself, thinking that he seemed to be drunk at the time and might have misread the time.
His retraction of his confession effectively voided Yang Zhijie's alibi. The court has scheduled a retrial of the case, and Yang Zhijie's family has been crying at the police station all day.
Tao Rui took Lu Yaxin to the police station to see their ugly state. Lu Yaxin seemed a little bewildered. "I saw their pain, and I knew that bitch would go to jail, but... why am I still unwilling to accept it? He killed my whole family."
Tao Rui smiled. "That's why I brought you here. You have to let this heartless person know that he will really go to hell. He will not only be trapped in prison in this life, but he will also continue to suffer in hell after he dies, and be reborn as an animal in his next life."
When Yang Zhijie's mother heard Tao Rui's words, she screamed and rushed towards him, "You're talking nonsense! You're the one who will be reborn as an animal! My son is innocent. We investigated everything. You wronged him. You will not live a good life!"
When several policemen saw this, they stood up and walked towards this side, thinking that Tao Rui was in trouble. However, Tao Rui raised his hand slightly, and the old lady suddenly stepped back and fell.
The old lady paused in her sobbing and looked at Tao Rui with wide eyes. Tao Rui shrugged, "There are surveillance cameras here. I can't touch you from such a distance. Don't try to scam me. You're... maybe this is the punishment for harboring bad people. Doing bad things will be punished. Please be careful."
The police officers took a deep breath. They had been sent to the village to investigate a case, and seeing Tao Rui's "little tricks" they didn't know how to react, so they simply went back to work. However, they were all filled with curiosity about Tao Rui. If this could really solve the case, it would be a great thing!
Tao Rui specifically went to Captain Zhang to apply for a meeting with Yang Zhijie. Captain Zhang was still a little wary of Tao Rui's abilities, so he agreed and went with him to meet the person.
Yang Zhijie looked at Captain Zhang, then at Tao Rui, his face filled with confusion. "Excuse me, who are you? I don't think I've seen you before."
Tao Rui took out two leaves from his pocket and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you don't know me, as long as you know that I am the one who found the evidence of your murder."
Yang Zhijie's pupils suddenly shrank. He couldn't understand why. He was so secretive in his work and nothing was found out during the uproar back then. How come so much evidence was suddenly found?
His throat was dry and he was instinctively afraid. He licked his lips and refused to admit it. "...Why did you come to see me? I don't know what the so-called evidence is. I didn't do it. I was wrongly accused."
"I'm here to give you a gift." Tao Rui flicked the leaves, and the two leaves suddenly bounced out and stuck to Yang Zhijie's eyelids.
Yang Zhijie and Captain Zhang were both startled. They stood up at the same time and asked in unison, "What are you doing?"
Yang Zhijie waved away the leaves randomly, opened his eyes, and suddenly saw Lu Yaxin standing right next to him. The horrible Lu Yaxin was still covered in blood on her head and face.
"Ah—ah—ah—ghost—" Yang Zhijie instinctively reached out to push, stepping back a few steps, but his outstretched hand missed, touching nothing. Lu Yaxin followed closely behind him, faster than he could run. Her long hair and blood-stained nightgown fluttered in the wind, and the image of her having been stabbed a dozen times swirled before Yang Zhijie's eyes, emitting a terrifying laugh.
Yang Zhijie closed his eyes tightly and dared not open them again. He retreated to the wall and ran around it. He tripped over a chair and bumped his head into Captain Zhang's leg. He was so scared that he screamed again, and the scream was deafening.
Captain Zhang frowned and picked him up, scolding him, "Wake up! Where's the ghost?"
Yang Zhijie opened his eyes and saw him, and quickly hid behind him. As a result, he saw Lu Yaxin swooping down from the roof. The speed was so fast that he thought he would be smashed into a meat patty in an instant. He was so scared that he collapsed to the ground, and there was a wet puddle on the ground.
Captain Zhang ordered someone to restrain Yang Zhijie. He couldn't run anymore and had to face Lu Yaxin's face. He screamed in fear, and in just a few minutes, his voice was hoarse. His face was pale and covered in cold sweat, as if he had just taken a shower.
Lu Yaxin asked grimly, "Yang Zhijie, why are you scared? Didn't you feel great when you chopped me? This state of mine is your masterpiece, how can you be scared? Have you never thought that there are ghosts in the world? Hahaha, if you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. You have done such a big sin, guess how many ghosts you will see in the rest of your long life? Hahaha, I'll call them!"
Lu Yaxin used a special method of communication between ghosts to call the four ghosts in the car. After all, they lived under the same roof. As soon as Lu Yaxin called, all four came, and they were particularly loyal and rushed to Yang Zhijie in their most terrifying forms.
"Yaxin! Yaxin, I was wrong, let me go, let me go--" Yang Zhijie had lost his mind. He wanted to close his eyes, but for some reason his eyes were fixed on the door and looking at the four ghosts.
The hanged ghost had bulging eyes and a long tongue, the starving ghost was as thin as a skeleton, the water ghost had a sullen face and a swollen body that kept dripping water, and the headless ghost... He actually had nothing on his neck and was holding a bloody head in his arms as he walked forward!
"Ah - take your head away! Ah -" Yang Zhijie struggled with all his strength, even injuring two defenseless policemen. He dodged several ghosts like a headless fly, and suddenly rushed to the side, but hit the wall hard and knocked himself unconscious.
All this happened in just a few minutes. Captain Zhang and the two policemen didn't even have time to react before they saw a madman seeing ghosts.
Captain Zhang looked at Tao Rui, who was sitting leisurely in a chair, and let out a long breath. He pointed at Yang Zhijie and asked, "What's going on?"
Tao Rui spread his hands and said, "I don't know. Maybe he's done too many bad things and scared himself. After all, he chopped someone into pieces like that with his own hands. It's hard not to have a psychological trauma."
"What's with those two leaves?"
"It's just two leaves." Tao Rui saw Captain Zhang pick up the leaves and study them with a frown. He stood up and smiled, "Captain Zhang, isn't this good?"
Captain Zhang was absolutely certain that Tao Rui was behind this, but wasn't that a bad thing? What was wrong with that? He looked at Tao Rui, only worried about one thing. "Sometimes, too much power can endanger public security. What measures does Mr. Tao think I should take?"
Tao Rui thought for a moment. "Since Captain Zhang brought it up, I'll just ask directly. Are the special operations team still hiring? I can profile and gather evidence, and I'm quite skilled, so catching criminals is no problem. Oh, and I have good connections, too. Do you need any here? Sometimes, when you're worried about someone, keeping them nearby and keeping an eye on them is the best solution."
Captain Zhang actually found this quite plausible. If such a powerful ability could be used for the right purpose, not only would he not have to worry about another high-IQ criminal, but he and his colleagues could also solve a few more cold cases, killing two birds with one stone.
The two officers behind him were already nodding. Captain Zhang, a man of decisive action, made the final decision, "I'd really like you to come. As soon as your superiors approve, please report here. You've recently assisted the police in solving three cases. I'll report back to my superiors, don't worry."
He said that, and it was reassuring. If he wasn't sure, he wouldn't let Tao Rui feel at ease. The two policemen felt safer and their expressions relaxed when they thought about working with Tao Rui in the future.
Tao Rui walked up to them and handed them two bottles of medicinal oil, saying, "Did the prisoner go crazy and hurt you just now? This is something I made myself. It's very effective for external injuries. Remember to apply it when you go back."
"Thanks, Tao... What's the name for this?"
"I'm a little older than you, so just call me Brother Rui."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Rui. That guy just hit me, and he must be bruised. Captain Zhang, I want to take a break to apply the medicated oil."
Captain Zhang raised his chin towards the dead Yang Zhijie and said, "Send him to the doctor first. I'll let you two take care of his injuries."
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the two of them immediately carried Yang Zhijie away.
Captain Zhang hesitated and asked, "Will he always be like this? Will he eventually escape punishment and be locked up in a mental hospital?"
"No, don't worry." Tao Rui paused, glanced at the ghosts of different shapes but all very scary, and changed his words, "It doesn't matter where he is imprisoned. If he encounters ghosts every day for the rest of his life, he will probably be living a life worse than death."
Captain Zhang was silent for a moment before reacting, "He just said he'd take your head away. Did he see the young man he dug out earlier?"
Tao Rui smiled without saying anything, and Captain Zhang understood. He looked at Tao Rui and laughed, "No wonder you know so much. Okay, go back and get ready for work. Remember to memorize the rules and regulations and the code of conduct."
Captain Zhang left first, and several ghosts followed Tao Rui into the car in silence. Halfway through the car, the water ghost cursed, "Damn it, if I had known I'd end up this ugly after death, I wouldn't have died no matter what."
Are you happy to scare people? No! They still hope to regain their best appearance, okay?
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