When Tao Rui went to the police station to meet Lin's parents, several ghosts accompanied him. They were all from the same village and knew each other.
Back then, the Lin family's parents were very capable people, healthy, with black hair. But in just a few years, they looked twenty years older, with wrinkles around the corners of their eyes and their hair turning gray.
When Lin Yang saw the two of them, he rushed over and hugged them loosely, letting out a suppressed cry.
Ever since Tao Rui found him, he'd always been cheerful and even a little cute. This was the first time anyone had seen him cry, and cry so heartbreakingly. At that moment, the ghosts felt his feelings.
When the Lin family's parents heard that Tao Rui had found the remains, gratitude flashed through their sorrowful eyes. They stepped forward, shook Tao Rui's hand, and thanked him earnestly. "Thank you so much for helping us find Xiaoyang. We never thought... we never thought he'd be right here in the village, so close to home..."
"Officer Tao, thank you! We'll take Xiaoyang's body home today and handle his funeral," Lin's father said, suppressing his grief. "On the day of the funeral, I hope Officer Tao can come and see him off. This kid idolizes police officers the most. His dream since childhood has been to be a righteous police officer."
"Yes, he would be happy if he knew it was the police officer who found him in the end. We'll do it on the weekend. Please take some time to give him a ride."
Tao Rui glanced at the headless ghost and nodded seriously, "I will definitely go when the time comes. Please accept my condolences."
"Okay, thank you, and thank you, officers. We'll be leaving now."
The headless ghost followed them and when he reached the door, he turned back to look at Tao Rui, who nodded at him imperceptibly. The headless ghost seemed to have made a decision and followed them.
Long ago, the headless ghost told Tao Rui that he wanted to see his parents again and talk to them. Perhaps only this could ease their grief and give them the strength to continue living the rest of their lives. Otherwise, he was afraid they wouldn't be able to hold on.
So Tao Rui taught him a secret spell that allowed him to appear before his blood relatives and meet them.
The headless ghost is a righteous and kind-hearted person. He is the one with the best character among the ghosts and has some merits. Tao Rui is very confident in him and believes that he can handle his own affairs.
The headless ghost did not disappoint Tao Rui's expectations. He waited until his parents entered the house and there were no outsiders around before he appeared before them and told them about his experiences in the past few years after his death in order to ease their pain of losing their son.
Lin's parents were originally grieving over their son's death. When they suddenly saw their son, they thought they were dazzled. They pinched each other a few times before they were sure of what was going on. After that, they were very excited again before they could sit down and listen to their son.
The two of them stared at their son without blinking, afraid that this was all a dream and that everything would be gone when they woke up. As the headless ghost recounted his experiences over the years, they discovered that their son had not become a wandering ghost, but had stayed in the village, in a familiar place, and had not been bullied by other ghosts.
Moreover, because Li Dong built a house next to the headless ghost, and he was superstitious, he would burn incense from time to time, and burn paper during the New Year and other festivals. The headless ghost was not starving and was generally in a relatively comfortable state.
As for the fact that he always had to hold his head and was slow to react, he didn't mention it at all. Anyway, Tao Rui had helped him return to normal now, so there was no need to mention something that would make his parents sad.
When the headless ghost mentioned that Tao Rui had summoned several nearby ghosts to investigate a case, and that they had already helped solve three cases and sent three ghosts away, Lin's parents were amazed. Lin's mother asked in disbelief, "Is the Officer Tao we met today a master?"
The headless ghost nodded. "Yes, I'm working for him now. Brother Rui is a very kind person. He's always doing good things, helping ghosts like us fulfill our wishes and eliminate our obsessions. He was the one who helped me find you, and he also helped me to reveal myself and talk to you."
Without waiting for the parents to ask more, the headless ghost said, "Humans and ghosts have different paths. Dad, Mom, you all understand this. I'm dead now, and I can no longer be filial to you. Even if I can appear now, there will always be a day when I must leave."
I came to see you because I hope you won't be sad anymore. I hope you know that I will live a good life. Even if I die, I will have a good new life. Brother Rui said that I have good deeds and I will have a good future in my next life.
Lin's parents nodded repeatedly, tears streaming down their cheeks, but with a smile on their faces. Father Lin said, "Okay, as long as you're fine."
Lin's mother asked expectantly, "You're following Officer Tao. Will we be able to see you again? Son, before you go to reincarnate, please come visit us more often. Even just one more day will be great."
The headless ghost also wanted to spend more time with his parents. They had aged so much, and he felt very sad. But he hesitated and replied, "I need to ask Brother Rui first. I don't know if staying with you like this will hurt you."
"Okay, go ask. Officer Tao is really a great benefactor to our family. We don't have anything good to give him. How about we pickle some vegetables and give them to Officer Tao? I don't know if he would mind."
"No, Brother Rui is a really nice person." The headless ghost laughed and chatted with his parents for a long time until they relaxed and fell asleep exhausted, then he returned to the villa.
Tao Rui was waiting for him in the room. Seeing him, he said directly, "Humans and ghosts have different paths. Your desire to see and talk with your parents frequently will surely haunt them with negative energy, leaving them bedridden. But you have merit, earned from helping many people in the past. By consuming your merit, you won't harm their bodies. It's up to you to decide."
Without a second thought, the headless ghost said with a determined look in his eyes, "I'm willing to sacrifice my merits. I hope to stay with them for as long as I can. Brother Rui, some people can heal their sorrow with time and find peace elsewhere, but my parents are too deeply immersed in grief. If I don't accompany them and pull them out, they will never recover. I want to stay."
Tao Rui wasn't surprised at this choice at all. He handed the headless ghost the new pendant he had carved overnight and raised his chin in a gesture, "Put it on. With this, you can appear before them at any time. I've carved a formation on it. When you appear, you'll consume merit to offset the damage you inflict on them. The less merit you have, the lighter the pendant's color. When the pendant breaks, it means your merit is gone."
The headless ghost put on the pendant and looked down at its rich green color, a little bit unbelievable, "Then my merits..."
Tao Rui smiled and said, "Yes, it's quite a lot, enough for you to accompany them for ten or eight years."
The headless ghost smiled widely in surprise, "Thank you, Brother Rui! Thank you so much! You are truly a living Bodhisattva and a great benefactor to our family!!!"
Tao Rui patted his shoulder and said, "I have my own selfish motives. If you stay, just be my housekeeper and help me run the Wish Haunted House Detective Agency and solve my cases. Lin Yang, from today on, you are the head of the agency."
"No problem, this is the realization of my childhood dream." Lin Yang patted his chest and promised, and rushed out of the window with joy, somersaulting several times in the air above the villa!
The ghosts all laughed at this, feeling happy for Lin Yang. They were even a little envious, thinking that doing good deeds really did bring good rewards.
But this also proves one thing from the side, that is, those who do bad things will be punished sooner or later.
Of course, Lin Yang did not tell his parents that staying would consume his merits. He simply said that Tao Rui had hired him to do a job and he could stay for many years.
This was the greatest comfort to the Lin family, and their mood instantly improved. On the weekend of the funeral, although they were still sad about their son's death, they no longer felt the heartache because they knew their son would be with them for many years. They were able to control their emotions in front of relatives and friends and completed the funeral with dignity.
Tao Rui, dressed in a black suit, stood behind the crowd and whispered to Lin Yang, "How does it feel to attend your own funeral?"
Lin Yang was silent for a moment before he said, "It feels like the same feeling as when I was holding my own head. It's weird. But most people don't get the chance to see their own funeral, so I guess I got something out of it."
Tao Rui raised an eyebrow. Lin Yang always had such a positive attitude, never showing any negativity no matter what happened. It seemed like letting him stay was the best way to comfort his parents. Hopefully, they could get through this difficult time as well.
Just after the funeral, Shuigui and his team found evidence of the murder. They kept an eye on the suspect and found that he had taken out a photo at night to remember his past. The photo was a photo of the 18-year-old daughter of the murdered family and the kind man. They were actually in a relationship!
The suspect said something emotional and sad to the photo. Tao Rui started from this aspect and quickly found out the truth.
The suspect was 35 years old at the time, had a wife and children, and secretly cheated on the deceased, but did so through deception. In other words, the deceased was a mistress.
After the suspect's wife learned of his infidelity, she sought out the deceased to save their marriage and maintain their relationship. The deceased was devastated and immediately asked for a breakup, but the suspect refused and filed for a divorce. He believed that a divorce would allow him to continue being with the deceased, as the biggest obstacle between them would be removed.
The suspect's wife threatened to go to his company and cause him to lose his job, but the suspect didn't care. He thought that he would rather lose his job, lose his family, and be kicked out of the house to be with the deceased, and the deceased would definitely forgive him.
Unexpectedly, the deceased hated his scumbag behavior so much that not only did he not forgive him, but he was extremely disgusted with him.
I don't know what words stimulated the suspect, he was full of revenge and killed the girl's entire family.
The girl and the suspect were twice her age, and they had been in a secret relationship, with no one even knowing she was in a relationship. Afterward, the suspect divorced and lived alone. After calming down, he felt guilty and found a natural excuse to do good deeds. He began donating things to the village and visited the village every year around the girl's birthday. This continued to this day.
Judging from the fact that he still uses the photo to reminisce, he probably still feels that he loves the girl.
Tao Rui discovered that the most interesting thing in this case was that the suspect's wife refused to divorce at first, but later left happily and went to live in another city.
Why did she leave? Was it because the divorce was too painful for her, or did she know something?
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