Chapter 7: Yin and Yang Case Solving
"But my brother's illness wasn't serious, so they wouldn't just give him a single injection. They were wary, and every time they wanted to take my blood, they would send me away or lock me up in the woodshed, only letting me out after they'd finished taking my blood. They also threatened me not to tell anyone, or else my parents would go to jail."
"I, I was really confused at the time. I didn't dare to report it to the police, fearing that people would accuse me of being unfilial... But I couldn't just watch my sister-in-law being tortured to death by them..."
"I would sneak away at night carrying my sister-in-law on my back, thinking it would be okay to go anywhere...but I was caught every time."
"Because I was indecisive and restrained, they ultimately killed my sister-in-law... They buried her in the mountains, and when I returned, they still forbade me from mentioning her to anyone else. They even went to the authorities to report her, saying she had eloped..."
"They killed people, and they still threw dirty water on them for no reason!"
"Then one day... my brother died suddenly. Yes, suddenly... He was still able to walk in the morning, but suddenly he was gone in the afternoon... And before we could bury him, my father fell from the mountain and died, and my mother fell into a well and drowned..."
"I know this is my sister-in-law taking revenge, it must be!"
"I know I'm involved in this... I watched someone die without helping, so I'm also a murderer! I'll just quietly wait for my sister-in-law to take my life..."
"I didn't expect I wasn't dead! And at night, I could feel a woman crying in my ear, calling my name... saying she had taken revenge..."
When the youngest son said this, his eyes became dull.
"I beg you, please, both of you, if you are going to punish me, please only punish me. My sister-in-law...my sister-in-law is innocent. She was also murdered. Her death was truly tragic!"
"Master physiognomist, master physiognomist." He looked at Xu Chuchu pleadingly, "I'm sorry for you. I lost my mind for a moment and wanted to attack you. Please vent your anger on me. Don't take my sister-in-law away. She is really innocent! Please!"
The female ghost cried even louder.
In the silent haunted house, the sobbing sounds of men and women were particularly creepy.
"What do you think?" Xu Chuchu asked Xiao Yu.
She had noticed from the beginning that the female ghost had harmed people, and was not surprised by the result. However, she did not expect that the reality was worse than she had guessed, and that there was an extra foolishly filial and affectionate man involved, which cast a new layer of tragedy on the case.
Xiao Yu waved his folding fan. "In this young master's office, the sentence is determined according to the crime. The suspect concealed the murder, attempted to interfere with the investigation, and attacked the investigators. According to the laws of our Xia Dynasty, he will be sentenced to at least three years."
He ignored his youngest son's request to take the blame and asked Xu Chuchu, "What about you? How will you punish the wronged souls who are seeking revenge?"
Xu Chuchu smiled after hearing this: "Your judgment is interesting. People judge people, and ghosts judge ghosts."
"Humans and ghosts have nothing to do with each other, that's how it should be." Xiao Yu said.
Xu Chuchu thought for a moment, "The wronged spirits seek revenge because they were hurt first and have no way to seek redress. They feel wronged. But the wronged spirits that hurt others are tainted with evil spirits and cannot be reincarnated. If they want to continue wandering the human world, they can only continue to harm others. They really can't be kept alive."
"So she's just going to die?" The Fang family's youngest son burst into tears again. "Please, fortune teller, she really doesn't want to hurt anyone. When she couldn't hold on any longer, she went to the mountains to catch birds and beasts for a living. Seriously!"
Xu Chuchu squatted beside the ghost and took a closer look. She discovered that her withered arms were covered with not only dozens of needle marks but also several slanted knife marks. These were caused by the repeated stabbing and prodding of the murder weapon. The back of her head was also flattened from repeated beatings with bricks. She must have suffered inhuman torture in her life...
This is what she saw with her naked eyes, and there are many other scars.
"Please, Master." The ghost woman's voice murmured from her bloody mouth, and it was indescribably gentle. "Let him go. Don't let him see me like this."
"Do you still think I'd despise you the way you are?" the youngest son finally roared. "Brother has never respected you. He always beats and scolds you when he comes home drunk. If it weren't for my incompetence, you wouldn't have ended up like this."
"I don't despise you. I only feel guilty towards you. Guilt, and..."
In the end, there were some things he still couldn't say.
"So, after you're released from prison, are you willing to become a monk for her?" Xu Chuchu said calmly, "Leave the world behind, become a monk, and pray for her every day until her resentment is purified and she is reborn."
"Is it okay? I do!" The youngest son's eyes were suddenly filled with hope.
Xu Chuchu: "...You haven't even asked me how long it will take."
"No, no need!" the ghost said sadly, "You can live a good life when you get out, and you can get married and have children. Don't ruin your future because of me."
The youngest son shook his head firmly: "It doesn't matter how long it takes, as long as she doesn't die!"
"Okay." Seeing that he was so decisive, Xu Chuchu didn't hesitate. She took out a palm-sized wooden box from her bag, drew out the peach wood sword, and led the female ghost's soul into the box.
Knowing that Xu Chuchu was helping her, the female ghost did not resist this time. She just shed tears and obediently entered the box.
Xu Chuchu tied the wooden box with a red string and used a knife to write and draw on the box.
"Here you go. When you're released from prison, you can enshrine her and worship her." She handed the wooden box containing her soul to her youngest son without warning. "I've engraved runes on the box. If you worship it devoutly, she will be reincarnated within five years. If you open the box before the right time, her soul will immediately scatter."
The youngest son took the wooden box with trembling hands and held it in his palm like a treasure.
"I can hear it! I can hear her voice!" He exclaimed in surprise. "Thank you, Master! Thank you for your generosity!"
The two of them could communicate through the wooden box without having to die, which was already a pleasant surprise for him.
"Well, you can communicate." Xu Chuchu put away the peach wood sword and the Taoist talisman, "I can only do this step."
After saying that, she nodded to Xiao Yu, indicating that she had finished the matter.
Xiao Yu didn't say a word about Xu Chuchu's decision, as if it had nothing to do with him. After finishing his business with her, he continued with his duties, which was to escort his youngest son back to the yamen.
What happened tonight was just one of the countless supernatural events that Xu Chuchu had encountered, but for the Fang family, it was a peaceful compromise.
As for Xiao Yu, his calm expression still concealed his unclear feelings.
The unprepossessing young female fortune teller beside him broke his long-held belief in ghosts and gods with just a peach wood sword and a glowing Taoist talisman.
If ghosts and gods really exist in this world, then everything that has happened to him over the years is really related to them?
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