Chapter 26
Qi Yue had a headache, but he had to endure it no matter how bad it was. Who was it that made Shuangshuang sick by accident?
He humbly negotiated with Shuangshuang. He took a step back and kept a distance of about one meter from Shuangshuang. He would never move away secretly again. Shuangshuang also pulled her feet back, covered herself with the quilt and sat down.
Gu Yunshuang thought about it and agreed. It was only one meter. If he tilted his body slightly, he could lose 30 or 40 centimeters. Qi Yue also tilted his body slightly, and he could lose another 30 or 40 centimeters.
Unexpectedly, just as he sat down, Qi Yue asked Sun Zhanyuan to move a stool and sit between them.
Qi Yue: A distance of one meter is just enough for one more person to sit in the middle.
Gu Yunshuang: ...
Sun Zhanyuan was facing the deadly gazes from both sides. He couldn't move away, nor could he stay away. He felt very uncomfortable.
He quickly tried to divert their attention by finding other topics. "Speaking of which, although the Jiang family is wealthy and powerful, you, Brother Gu, are also a well-known public figure. Jiang Honghui wants to control every aspect of the online news about you and discredit you. He must have spent a lot of money to convince the other shareholders of Xinchao Entertainment to give up such a big money tree like you. He would have to pay a lot of money and give them enough benefits. This is a huge loss no matter how you look at it. Even my family wouldn't dare to spend so much money on a small star.
But he was so cruel to you. Do you really have some irreconcilable hatred with him, such as digging up their ancestral graves, or that you are actually his father's illegitimate child, so why would you compete with him for the family property?"
Gu Yunshuang was also very confused: "I have never met him, and I have no grudge against him. It is even more impossible that I am his father's illegitimate child. I am definitely my parents' biological child."
Qi Yue was a little confused at this point and asked Sun Zhanyuan, "Jiang Mingshuang and you are from the same Jiangcheng second-generation circle. Have you and your sister never seen him before? How come you don't recognize him?"
Sun Zhanyuan: "Brother Qi, you don't know that old man Jiang Honghui protects his son very well. Even among the wealthy, not many people have ever seen his son. I heard that his son was almost kidnapped by a close acquaintance, so the couple protects their son so closely."
Kidnapping? Gu Yunshuang recalled the dream, and the conversation between the three people seemed to be about kidnapping. However, he had no recollection of being kidnapped before, so he didn't take it seriously, thinking it might just be a coincidence.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the two policemen from the Special Management Bureau from last night pushed the door open and came in.
Qi Yue had sensed their arrival a long time ago and was not surprised. He even introduced the two people to Gu Yunshuang.
The older one is called Fan Xiuping, who is also the team leader, and the younger one is called Zhou Sheng.
Gu Yunshuang looked at Qi Yue in surprise. The Special Events Management Bureau manages non-natural events, right?
"So the country really has a Special Events Management Bureau? So, are there really supernatural events in the world?" Gu Yunshuang asked curiously.
Qi Yue's face changed, and he answered almost reflexively: "How is that possible? There are absolutely no ghosts in the world! We must believe in science. All these monsters are just charlatans and scams!"
Fan Xiuping, Zhou Sheng and Sun Zhanyuan all looked at him strangely.
Fan Xiuping nodded in agreement with a smile, "Yes! We must believe in science. It's because so many people don't believe in science and are too superstitious that when they see a natural phenomenon they've never seen before, they spread superstitions about ghosts and gods and create panic. The original intention of establishing our department was to dispel this superstition and promote science."
Zhou Sheng also nodded, his face full of righteousness: "I hope Comrade Gu will not cause misunderstandings about our department because of the novel. We must reject superstition and believe in science."
Qi Yue was full of admiration, saying, "That's really great."
Gu Yunshuang felt a little disappointed. It turned out that this department was about science!
Sun Zhanyuan: ...
If it weren't for his own personal experience, he might have actually believed it. As expected of an official, their ability to lie with their eyes open is truly remarkable.
Even if there really is a dragon flying in the sky, they can tell you that it is three birds.
Fan Xiuping and his companion came to record Gu Yunshuang's statement after hearing from the doctor that he had woken up.
After investigating for a whole night, the two of them had already figured out most of the matter. However, since Gu Yunshuang was also one of the parties involved, they had to come over to record his statement.
Gu Yunshuang did as they expected and did not provide any other clues.
After asking the questions they want to ask, they should say goodbye and leave.
Fan Xiuping took Zhou Sheng's notebook, glanced at it, and then, momentarily distracted, returned it to Zhou Sheng. He then looked at Qi Yue sharply, "Come to think of it, we still don't know what Mr. Qi's name is. Could you please show us his ID card?"
Zhou Sheng was stunned for a moment, then horrified.
When the police questioned someone, they would first check their ID to avoid questioning the wrong person. While Gu Yunshuang was asleep, they had already questioned everyone, including Qi Yue.
But after being reminded by Fan Xiuping, he suddenly remembered that they had checked the ID cards of everyone in the villa, even Gu Yunshuang's ID card was checked before they started questioning just now, but they forgot about Qi Yue!
And he was totally unaware of it, even when he wrote Qi Yue's name, he subconsciously used July instead.
Qi Yue ignored Zhou Sheng's alertness and remained calm. "Unfortunately, I lost my ID card. I plan to get a new one when I have time. I wonder if your Special Management Bureau has any connections with the police station? Could you help me get a new one?"
Fan Xiuping: "Of course. Could you please tell me which two characters are in your name, Qi and Yue? And what is your ID number?"
Qi Yue is meaningful: "The more you pray, the more excellent you will be." Then a string of numbers popped out.
Zhou Sheng's body was already stiff and trembling, his face was pale, and he couldn't bring himself to write those two words.
Fan Xiuping promptly took the pen and notebook from Qi Yue's hand and nodded to him, "I understand. Don't worry, as long as you're a law-abiding citizen, there will be no problem."
So if he is not a good law-abiding citizen, there will be a problem.
A hint of doubt flashed through Qi Yue's mind. Fan Xiuping only stressed when he heard his last name Qi, but calmed down after hearing his name.
Even if Fan Xiuping was not strong enough to reach the front line of Ghost Gate seven years ago, even if I hadn't seen him, I should have heard of his name and shouldn't be so indifferent.
The matter of sealing the Ghost Gate is kept secret from ordinary people, but all the Heavenly Masters in the Heavenly Master world should know about it.
Then he noticed that Fan Xiuping's hands were trembling slightly and his breathing was deliberately slow, so was he pretending to be calm?
Qi Yue sneered in his heart and didn't take it to heart.
He was not afraid that the Special Management Bureau would rush over to catch ghosts and eliminate demons after discovering that he was not human.
The Special Management Bureau was unlike the current Heavenly Master Association, which insisted that all ghosts and spirits harmed people and must be eliminated. Compared to the Heavenly Master Association, Qi Yue had a little more trust in the Special Management Bureau.
The Special Management Bureau is a department established by the state to specifically manage the metaphysical world after the Ghost Gate was sealed.
Before the ghost world appeared, the human world was peaceful and few supernatural events occurred. Metaphysics also became increasingly declining, and many techniques were even lost.
The remaining Tianshi families and Taoist temples with genuine Taoist traditions united to form the Tianshi Association. This was also to restrain those who practiced metaphysics from harming others with metaphysical methods.
The state adheres to the principle of letting people from the metaphysical world manage the metaphysical world and supports the establishment of the Tianshi Association.
The Tianshi Association also fully cooperated with the national arrangements, and the cooperation between the two sides was very harmonious.
Until the Ghost Gate appeared and ghosts invaded, many loyal and upright old Taoist priests who cared about the world died on the battlefield, including one of the elders of the Taoist Association, Master Qi. The top leaders of the Taoist Association were also rotated.
Later, although the Ghost Gate was sealed, Qi Yue explained before the seal was done that they had never been able to fully grasp the true situation within the Ghost Realm. Who knew how many powerful and terrifying ghosts there were? Even if the seal looked strong, it wouldn't guarantee its effectiveness for many years; at most, it could last a hundred years.
Once the seal is broken again, the world will be in disaster again, so they must be prepared.
Qi Yue bought them a hundred years, during which the world must cultivate many talented and powerful celestial masters.
This was also the reason why Qi Yue left the inheritance talisman at the end. He thought that even if there was no seedling as talented as him, at least he would not be too bad. With his inheritance talisman, he could also cultivate a successor whose strength was no less than his.
Qi Yue was only sixteen years old when he died, and had been well hidden by the old man, never having come into contact with anyone from the Celestial Master world. Old Man Qi had spent his entire life slaying demons and upholding justice, ultimately perishing alongside several Ghost Kings while trying to prevent them from entering the Ghost Gate. However, he showed a rare selfish desire, wanting Qi Yue to live a peaceful and happy life as an ordinary person.
Moreover, at that time, the Tianshi Association's handling of ghosts had become increasingly extreme. He was worried that the Tianshi Association would harm Qi Yue after knowing that he was half-ghost, so he kept Qi Yue's existence a secret.
After Grandpa Qi died, Qi Yue was discovered by the Tianshi Association and tricked into going to the battlefield.
At that time, Qi Yue was still very immature and devoted to saving the world. He also trusted the Tianshi Association where his grandfather had worked, and thought that the Tianshi Association was the official metaphysical organization. That's why he entrusted Shuangshuang to the Tianshi Association before his death, and also gave his and his grandfather's practice notes, as well as the only inheritance talisman to the Tianshi Association.
They were completely unaware that the Tianshi Association was now deeply rooted and thriving, colluding with the aristocratic families and sects to control it. They were only willing to train people from their own family and sects, tightly controlling the inheritance of magic, looking down on those wandering practitioners in the wild, and even more unwilling to let go and reveal their magic.
Therefore, although many people have had the opportunity to step into the threshold of Heavenly Master, their strength has not improved because they have not practiced advanced techniques.
Therefore, in the years after the Ghost Gate was sealed, the plan to cultivate Heavenly Masters remained stagnant. The cultivation notes he and his grandfather had left behind were also tightly controlled by the president and elders of the Heavenly Master Association, completely ignoring his last wish to make the notes public for all Heavenly Masters to learn from.
The state saw this dilemma and established a special management bureau to take over the metaphysical world.
However, the Tianshi Association is deeply rooted and powerful, and all powerful Tianshi choose to join it.
On the contrary, because the Special Management Bureau does not have many capable people, and the Tianshi Association always relies on its merits of sealing the Ghost Gate and saving the world, it has always been undisciplined and has firmly suppressed the Special Management Bureau.
Later, the Special Management Bureau developed a method to allow evil spirits to maintain their sanity, and absorbed some evil spirits that had not killed humans as members, which slowly opened up some situations. However, they also existed as villains in the book.
Later, the seal of the Ghost Gate was broken, and ghosts invaded. The Special Management Bureau was attacked from all sides for "raising" evil spirits, and its prestige plummeted. During the war, it could only obey the orders of the Heavenly Master Association and was also treated as a spy and was closely guarded against.
Later, a new savior, Xue Tinghe, emerged. The Special Management Bureau was suppressed by the Tianshi Association and was questioned from all sides.
But in the book, when Gu Yunshuang was pushed out to take the blame, no one spoke up for him except the Special Management Bureau. At that time, the Special Management Bureau itself was in trouble, but it was still determined to find out the truth and clear Gu Yunshuang's name.
Even though more and more evidence pointed to Gu Yunshuang, they did not give up.
It was not only because they felt that something was fishy and they did not want to wrongly accuse an innocent person, but also because after they knew the relationship between Qi Yue and Gu Yunshuang, they believed that they could not let the sacrificed heroes down.
In fact, many people can see clearly that Gu Yunshuang is just an ordinary person. Even if he knows the method, how could he have the ability to break the seal?
It was just because Xue Tinghe wanted to protect someone, so he needed someone to take the blame, and Gu Yunshuang was the most suitable person to take the blame.
So what if Qi Yue sacrificed himself to save the world? He was already dead and could not be resurrected.
The current seal of Ghost Gate is not reliable. Once the seal is broken again, Xue Tinghe will be the most promising savior to save the world.
How can a dead savior be more important than a living savior?
So those people choose to turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye.
Therefore, Qi Yue has a more friendly attitude towards the Special Management Bureau.
Qi Yue was a little bit looking forward to it. If the Special Management Bureau could figure out a way to make the evil spirits stay sane and work for them, they should also be able to figure out a way to let him have contact with Shuangshuang without hurting her again!
Giving out his identity information was a friendly signal he took the initiative to give.
He wasn't afraid of the Special Management Bureau sending people to round him up. Not to mention the strength of their men, he wouldn't be afraid even if the entire Heavenly Master Association came out in full force. Furthermore, given the Special Management Bureau's style, if they discovered that he, a great contributor, had returned as a demon and hadn't lost his mind, they wouldn't necessarily just focus on eliminating or suppressing him. Instead, they would likely try to appease him and let him rest in peace.
However, Fan Xiuping's strength is not very good. He doesn't even have the strength to go to the front line of the Ghost Gate battlefield.
Thinking of this, Qi Yue couldn't help showing a little disgust on his face. With this little strength, he was already the captain, and this Zhou Sheng was just an ordinary person with strong inspiration.
The Special Management Bureau's strength is really not that good! As expected, the stronger Tianshi have all gone to the Tianshi Association.
When he goes to the Tianshi Association to settle accounts and gets the notes back, he can make a copy and give it to them.
After Fan Xiuping and the other person left, Sun Zhanyuan became completely depressed and very unhappy.
He had just asked about the progress of the investigation. As his sister had suspected, all the clues were clear. However, Sun Zhanyuan hadn't suffered any real physical injuries. As long as Jiang Mingshuang insisted that he was acting and didn't really want to kill, then murder wouldn't be established.
Therefore, even if Jiang Mingshuang was hammered to death and was found to be Jiang Honghui's son, and was also found to have used Gu Yunshuang to gain popularity, that was just a flaw in his personal morality and would not cause a fatal blow to him.
As long as he pretends to be pitiful online, makes a hypocritical apology, hires some internet trolls and those brainless fans to guide public opinion, he can clear his name. Maybe he can even turn the tables and become the victim. But Sun Zhanyuan made a fuss about nothing and even called the police on a variety show. Can't he afford to play this game?
Sun Zhanyuan was furious at the thought of such a development. When he expressed his thoughts, he saw that Qi Yue was indifferent and not angry at all.
"Jiang Mingshuang has been pretending to be pitiful and stepping on Brother Gu to gain attention. He's fine, so Brother Qi, aren't you angry?"
Qi Yue laughed, and Sun Zhanyuan got goose bumps for no reason.
"He's just a small fry. What's the big deal? Besides, he's fine now, but Xue Tinghe may not be."
Sun Zhanyuan didn't quite believe it. He had the Tianshi Association supporting him, so nothing would happen to him even if the Jiang family fell.
For example, from last night until now, the internet has been in turmoil because of the quarrel between the Jiang family father and son and Gu Yunshuang, but no one has mentioned anything related to Xue Tinghe.
Ordinary people can’t see it, but those who know the inside story can tell at a glance that someone is helping Xue Tinghe clean up!
Qi Yue kept it a secret: "The Special Management Bureau will not let go of such a good opportunity. If you don't believe me, you'll know after the police announcement comes out."
Sun Zhanyuan was even more confused: "Police report? What else can the police report? Can they report the truth about what happened last night?" He glanced at Gu Yunshuang and swallowed the word "haunted".
But he didn't expect that the police's report would be even more shocking than a direct report of a haunting.
Just as Sun Zhanyuan said, there is no conclusive evidence. Although many testimonies proved that the content of the live broadcast was far from the director's script, the director and Jiang Mingshuang both insisted that the director had verbally assigned Jiang Mingshuang alone the villain undercover mission. The reason was that he took good care of Jiang Mingshuang, the prince, on the surface, but in fact he was very hostile to the rich in his heart.
Jiang Mingshuang didn't object because he believed that since he was on a variety show, he should naturally follow the director's instructions. The director must have his own intentions in making such arrangements, and the director would definitely not harm him.
However, a staff member let slip that just as they emerged from the dark room last night, the director received a call from CEO Jiang, and they seemed to have an argument, mentioning words like "prospects," "son," and "conditions." When he hung up, the director's face was extremely grim, and he went out to admit that he had written the script.
Later, the staff member quickly changed his words and said that this was not the case.
The police checked the director's call logs and indeed found a call from Jiang Honghui. Jiang Honghui admitted to calling the director, but said he was worried about his son's condition and called anxiously to inquire about him.
Ultimately, there was not enough evidence to prove that Jiang Mingshuang had the subjective intention to murder Sun Zhanyuan.
But the police were very ruthless and directly published everyone's confessions.
The incident started when Xue hired Zhang (a homeless man) to teach Qi a lesson. Zhang, dissatisfied with Xue's insufficient benefits and poor attitude, harbored a grudge and decided to teach Xue a lesson. He then recruited Fang (a middle-aged man), Pang and Lin (an elderly couple), and their grandson. At midnight, they cut off the power to the villa, locked the director and crew inside, and used props from the production crew to make up like ghosts and the crew's high-tech projector to scare everyone.
At present, Zhang and others have been arrested by the police and they have admitted to what they have done.
Xue was taken back to the police station for detention and education on suspicion of hiring someone to injure others and provoking trouble.
The police finally warned netizens: Believe in science and reject superstition.
After watching it, Qi Yue commented: Fully respect the facts and restore the truth truthfully.
It was just concealing the unimportant information that Zhang and his companions were ghosts, not humans.
Sun Zhanyuan:!!!
Netizens who waited on the official website for a day and a night: “…………”
As expected of you, enter science!
That day Weibo crashed.
The online discussion about Xue Tinghe, which had been suppressed with great effort, could no longer be suppressed and erupted like a tsunami.
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