When Tao Rui received the notice to start work, Yang Zhijie had already been officially sentenced.
He committed premeditated murder, maliciously hacking the victim to death with more than a dozen knives, who were close relatives, in a very bad situation. He refused to admit it afterwards, and when the general public suspected him, he pretended to be an innocent victim, inherited Lu Yaxin's hundreds of millions of assets and received a huge amount of compensation.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment for adding another crime to his crime. No matter how well he behaves in prison, his sentence must not be less than 25 years.
Tao Rui's new colleagues were relatively satisfied with the outcome. Captain Zhang said, "Yang Zhijie is now 25 years old. He'll spend at least 25 years in prison, and he'll be 50 when he's released. Not only will he be unable to keep up with society, but he'll also lose his will in prison. His life is over."
Tao Rui nodded, glanced at Lu Yaxin beside him, and said, "I don't think he'll ever behave well."
Without waiting for anyone to ask, Tao Rui eagerly prepared for work. "Captain Zhang, is there anything I can do?"
Captain Zhang raised an eyebrow, pointed to someone to help Tao Rui move things, and said meaningfully, "Of course I won't leave you idle. You've just joined our department, so I think you should familiarize yourself with the cases we handle first."
He saw his men carrying a stack of files over and pointed them out to Tao Rui. "See? These are all cold cases from various bureaus that have been transferred to our department. Unfortunately, our police force is limited, and investigating cold cases is difficult, so there's a huge backlog. New colleagues, new sparks. Take a look. Maybe you can find some ideas for solving the case."
"Okay, leave it to me," Tao Rui gladly accepted. This kind of work might seem boring, challenging, and unsolvable to others, but Tao Rui knew it was a sign of his colleagues' acceptance of him. They believed in his abilities and genuinely hoped he could come up with some unique "ideas for solving the case."
Tao Rui had just arrived and was still an ordinary police officer, but everyone in the special operations team agreed to assign him an office on the edge of the area. This wasn't about exclusion, but rather a great deal of respect; they had wanted independent space, and it wasn't available yet.
The main thing is... who knows if Tao Rui has a ghost following him? Besides, wouldn't Tao Rui be communicating with ghosts? Wouldn't it be inconvenient for them to see him? They've been very considerate of their new colleague.
Tao Rui liked this quietness very much. He closed the blinds as soon as he entered the office and said to Lu Yaxin, "I understand your desire to reincarnate later, but don't overdo it, otherwise it will end badly."
"Don't worry, you helped me get revenge and allowed me to truly face him and torture him. I'm already very grateful and will definitely not do anything excessive."
"We won't go overboard. We're not really evil spirits. Brother Rui, please let us play around and we'll report back every night." The hanged ghost looked at Tao Rui eagerly. The scene was quite shocking. Tao Rui didn't have the heart to remind her that it was inappropriate to make such an expression.
Tao Rui took out the five pendants he had prepared long ago, threw them casually, and put them accurately around their necks. He said, "Go, as long as this pendant doesn't break, you can move freely without hindrance. Of course, I don't care whether you promise or not, I have engraved a formation on this pendant to restrict you. If you maliciously hurt others, the formation will bind you and you will be unable to move in the future."
"No, no, we haven't even had time to cheer yet, someone wants to cause trouble! Don't worry, brother Rui, goodbye brother Rui, let's go quickly!" The hanged ghost was the first to excitedly pass through the wall, and the others followed closely and disappeared in the office.
Tao Rui originally intended to send them to reincarnate, but they finally got their freedom and begged Tao Rui to keep them for a while. It happened that the headless ghost's parents had not been found yet, so Tao Rui agreed.
This group of ghosts first rushed into the prison to congratulate Yang Zhijie, who would be settling in the prison in the future, and frightened Yang Zhijie so much that he became delirious. Then they dispersed, leaving Lu Yaxin alone to torture Yang Zhijie.
They wandered around aimlessly, mostly to meet all kinds of people and things they had never seen before. As soon as Tao Rui returned home in the evening, they rushed up to him and chattered about what they had seen and heard that day.
"Brother Rui, Brother Rui, I attended the concert of a top idol! Ahhh, I have never been to a concert in my life. I always thought that it would be better on TV than in person, after all, the live concert is far away. But I didn't expect that it would be a thousand times better than on TV no matter how far or near! I am so happy, if I were not dead, I could go to various live concerts to chase stars!" The hanged man excitedly hung on the roof swing.
The water ghost said coldly, "If you weren't dead, you might not even be able to get a ticket. Scalpers will charge you a lot of money." She looked at Tao Rui and reported seriously, "I've visited all the aquariums. I want to learn how to be happier living in the water."
The headless ghost hugged his head tightly and said, "I've been to the wax museum and the hospital. I want to see if I can get a plaster cast or something to put my head on. Then I don't have to hold it all day, which is very tiring. What if I lose it?"
The starving ghost wiped his mouth and said, "I went to all the most expensive restaurants in the city. Wow, it smelled so good! It's a pity I couldn't eat it, so I went to all the incense and candle shops to see what flavors they serve to ghosts. Behold, there are some really luxurious meals. Master, when I set off, can you cook more luxurious meals for me?"
Tao Rui was both amused and annoyed, and nodded, saying, "It's great that you can satisfy my little wish. After all, we still have to continue to get along. I'll try to make you feel more comfortable." He then raised the file in his hand and said, "Okay, go have fun. I still need to study the case."
Tao Rui went to the study on the second floor, but was surprised to see several ghosts following him. He asked in confusion, "Are you still busy?"
Lu Yaxin, acting as a representative, said, "We really want to do something to thank you. After much thought, we don't have any other special abilities. We are just top-notch intelligence gatherers. We can go wherever we want. We can help you investigate the case."
Tao Rui looked at them one by one, and really felt their sincerity. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Okay, let's come and see it together."
On his first day at work, Tao Rui reviewed all the case files and used divination to select the cases where the criminals were closest to him. There were three in total, and the criminals were definitely in City A, so he prioritized investigating these three cases.
There was a missing person case, the missing person was a girl who went out for a night run. The case happened three years ago and there is still no trace of her alive or dead.
A family murder case happened five years ago. There were several suspects at the time, but they were all eliminated in the end. The place was also in a village. There was no surveillance and no clues, so the murderer was never found.
There was also a case of serial arson where the perpetrator set three fires in a row, each with a different method, but he left marks at the scene, as if to provoke the police. But perhaps he was truly a highly intelligent criminal, and several attempts to get close to the truth seemed to lead to progress, but each attempt failed.
After learning the details of the case, several ghosts ran out at night and went to look for people, places and crime scenes related to the case.
Tao Rui suddenly felt free and at ease. Was this the benefit of having subordinates? He'd had many subordinates before, but they'd all been in the public eye, superiors and subordinates, all very normal. Most of the time during his early time travels, he'd had to fight alone, imitating others. Unlike this time, he was the only one who could see a few ghosts, and those ghosts had never recognized him before. It was as if they were separated from the world. It was quite interesting.
Tao Rui started practicing after they went to "work". He had reached the point of breaking through the foundation-building stage. As long as he passed the foundation-building stage, he would be able to make the ghosts feel more comfortable and his abilities would be stronger.
Tao Rui used fine jade to set up a spirit gathering array, sat within it, took a foundation-building pill, and began his breakthrough. From the moment he began practicing, a light drizzle began to fall within a mile of the villa, and spiritual energy slowly gathered into the villa on the breeze. Tao Rui didn't feel the time pass while practicing, as if he had just taken a nap, but in fact, a whole night had passed.
By daybreak, he had broken through the barrier in one fell swoop and successfully ascended to the level of a Foundation Establishment cultivator! Suddenly, a thunderclap suddenly erupted above the villa, startling the servants, who thought a thunderstorm was coming.
Unexpectedly, the drizzle stopped and a rainbow appeared in the sky. Many beautiful birds flew over and sang beautifully. The housekeeper and others even went out to see them.
Tao Rui, who was building his foundation in the room, had undergone some subtle changes at this time. He used to give people a lively feeling, as if he was mysterious and a master, but now he has become introverted, and no one can see his depth. But when he released his pressure, the level of terror was definitely a hundred times more than before.
Cultivation is about going against the will of heaven; each level up makes a world of difference. So, whereas Tao Rui had previously been unable to change the appearances of those ghosts, now it was a piece of cake.
He refined a bottle of Huanrong Pill in the space and gave it to the ghosts as soon as they came back.
The starving ghost was surprised and said, "This is the first time I've eaten something solid since I died!"
The headless ghost asked with concern, "Can this pill restore me to my former self?"
Tao Rui nodded, sat on the sofa, poured himself a cup of tea, and slowly explained: "The effect of this illusion pill is that you can change into any appearance at any time in your life. From childhood to adulthood, as long as it is your own appearance, it will be fine. So, you don't have to hide in the mirror anymore."
The headless ghost said embarrassedly, "Did you find out? I really scare myself looking in the mirror. The pill should be digested, right? Let me try."
As the headless ghost spoke, he concentrated on thinking about what he looked like when he was alive. In just a few seconds, his head had grown properly on his neck, and his skin was no longer pale, just like he was still alive.
He immediately laughed out loud, "That's great! This way my parents won't be sad when they see me."
The hanged ghost anxiously recalled the time when she was most beautiful. That was the sweetest time in her love life. Although her boyfriend was a scumbag, who cared about him now? She just wanted to be the most beautiful herself at that moment.
The hanged ghost transformed into the look she desired very smoothly. She closed her eyes tightly and hesitantly moved to the mirror. The moment she opened her eyes and saw herself, she hugged the mirror and cried, "I miss my former self so much. Why was I so stupid? I still have so many things to do."
Lu Yaxin's eyes welled up. She also wanted to ask, why was she so stupid? The hanged ghost died of his own frustration, but what about her? She was blind and fell in love with the wrong person, and her whole family was killed.
She returned to her original appearance and stood in front of the mirror, asking softly, "Brother Rui, can you help me calculate how my parents are doing now? Did they have a good birth?"
"...You can give it a try." Tao Rui looked at the ghosts in front of him and suddenly thought that he could open a wish haunted house that specifically helps ghosts fulfill their wishes.
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