Chapter 35: Aren’t we going to call the police for something like the refrigerator?
Lin Zhuyue did not continue to sense, she opened her eyes.
"Sounds like a homicide."
Wen Miyan looked at the woman standing on tiptoe on the screen, picked out another picture from the file, and said,
"After accepting the commission, the Spiritual Master's Mansion conducted some investigations into the house. During the investigation, they discovered that the previous owner's wife had not been heard from in a long time."
Shi Chan put down the file in his hand and asked:
"Why don't you call the police for this kind of thing?"
"The previous owner had reported his wife to the police, saying she had left home after an argument and never returned. The police suspected the previous owner of murder, but after investigating the house, they found no clues."
Wen Miyan shook her head and said,
"The previous owner sold the house out of grief, and now it's been renovated. If the police want to re-investigate, it will be very difficult."
"The Spiritual Master House's request to us is not to investigate the case, but to solve the problems faced by the current owner."
After they had a general understanding of the mission, Ye Yangjia returned from Fu Xingwei's office. The four of them went to retrieve their travel bags. After checking that everything was in place, they took the elevator downstairs.
The mission's destination was Cangyi City, not far from Tiancheng. Driving there was much faster than flying, and there were no direct flights from the airport. Shi Can's newly purchased Bentley had already arrived in Tiancheng and was currently parked under the teaching building.
Ye Yangjia was eager to try: "Let me drive?"
After Shi Can opened the trunk, he handed the key to Ye Yangjia.
He took his companions' travel bags and put them in the trunk. He then found a bottle of Nutri-Express from the box in the trunk and stuffed it into Lin Zhuyue's hand.
"There's this in the car refrigerator, too."
Shi Can closed the trunk and said,
"But you can't drink it that cold."
Thanks to his and Wen Miyan's efforts, Lin Zhuyue's stomach was in good shape. Because getting up early every day to block the door to deliver food was too tiring, Shi Can could not accept that his efforts would be wasted because of the iced drinks in the car refrigerator.
Shi Can helped Lin Zhuyue open the back door. After Miss Lin got in, he went around to the passenger seat, got in and fastened his seat belt.
The Bentley with a touch of classic style set off from the college and headed straight to Tiancheng Pier.
Shi Chan, who was sitting in the front row, suddenly said:
"Lin Zhuyue, Wen Miyan, there's a chocolate Basque cake in the car refrigerator. Divide it between you two."
Ye Yangjia, who was driving, said, "I want to eat too."
Shi Can nodded and said casually:
"Then leave him a small portion."
Shi Chan didn't care how they divided the cake, his attention was all on the task.
In one hand he held a document he had taken out of the file bag, and in the other he held a tablet with full network support.
He used his tablet to open the satellite map, located the victim's address and continued to zoom in. After zooming in to a satisfactory level, Shi Chan looked quite distressed again.
Shi Chan sighed painfully and said:
"I want Ms. Tang's 'Sleepwalking' route."
"No, each of Ms. Tang's sleepwalking episodes occurred while Mr. Zheng was on a business trip. Later, when Mr. Zheng returned home, he planned to follow Ms. Tang out in the middle of the night to see where she was going and what she was doing."
Wen Miyan shook her head and said,
"But the plan couldn't be carried out at all because after Mr. Zheng returned home, Ms. Tang stopped sleepwalking."
Lin Zhuyue asked: "Does she still buy things?"
Wen Miyan replied: "I'm still buying."
As they were talking, the Bentley had already arrived at the ferry from Tiancheng to Linhai City. Twenty-five minutes later, the ferry docked at the Linhai City pier.
Ye Yangjia drove his Bentley onto the highway heading to Cangyi City. Because he wanted to free up his hands to eat Basque cake, Ye Yangjia stopped the car at the first service area he encountered.
Ye Yangjia took the Basque cake left for him and took a bite. The soft-core cake melted in his mouth, smooth and fragrant, and the sweetness filled his mouth.
“It’s delicious.”
He asked casually,
"Your chef made this? Isn't your chef not good at making desserts? Did you change the chef?"
Shi Can raised his eyes slightly: "I did it."
Lin Zhuyue weighed 58 kilograms, so Shi Can made her a chocolate-flavored basque as a reward. He had originally planned to give it to her after their workout at the gym, but he suddenly had to go on a mission.
However, although the cake was made specially for Lin Zhuyue, Shi Can had no intention of letting Lin Zhuyue enjoy the entire Basque cake alone. Because the Basque cake he made was quite large, Lin Zhuyue could not finish it by herself and would definitely share it with her companions.
As for who to share with, that is Lin Zhuyue’s own problem.
"Wow, the young master is virtuous."
Ye Yangjia praised hypocritically,
"She can garden, make desserts, iron clothes, and even raise a kitten... who could possibly have the charisma to become your young mistress?"
Shi Can stopped crossing his legs and gradually straightened them. He leaned his right elbow against the car window, held his head with his palm, smiled coldly, and asked:
"Why? You want to apply for the position of young mistress?"
Ye Yangjia: “…………”
"Fuck! This person is so disgusting!"
Ye Yangjia turned around and asked his partner for help.
"Wen Miyan, quickly move this bastard to the back! I don't want to sit in the same row with him!"
Shi Can also didn't want to sit with Ye Yangjia. After being kicked out, he didn't hesitate and immediately opened the car door to exchange seats with Wen Miyan.
Shi Can sat down next to Lin Zhuyue contentedly.
He looked at the chocolate basque on the paper plate in Lin Zhuyue's hand, picked up an unused spoon, and asked:
"I'll dig a corner, okay?"
"Why didn't you say you wanted to eat? I could have saved a piece for you."
Lin Zhuyue turned the paper plate in her hand so that the side that had not been eaten was facing Shi Can.
Shi Can scooped a spoonful and said:
"I'm not used to eating this Basque food. It tastes delicious at first, but I get sick of it after two or three bites. If you leave a piece for me, I might get a headache."
After taking this bite, Shican stopped eating.
He tore off a piece of tableware recycling film, wrapped the used spoon, and put it into the recycling bin next to him. After returning home, the workers at home would take out the used tableware from the recycling bin, clean and disinfect it, and then load it back into the car.
On the rest of the journey, Lin Zhuyue finished his Basque cake and drank half a bottle of Nutri-Express. Perhaps feeling a little dizzy from the swaying car ride, he quickly fell asleep with his head tilted back.
Although the girl's sleeping posture is peaceful and beautiful, it looks a little funny and cute because she has a strand of hair in her mouth.
Shi Can quietly raised his hand and took off the strand of hair.
The Bentley was about to exit the highway at the Cangyi City Central District exit. Near the exit, two cars collided with each other. The owners of the cars thought that the other car had hit their own car, and they were arguing with each other while waiting for the traffic police to come.
Ye Yangjia opened the car window to see the excitement, but unexpectedly woke up Lin Zhuyue.
But it doesn’t matter. The home of the victims, Mr. Zheng and Ms. Tang, is not far from the exit of the city center, and Lin Zhuyue should be awake by now.
In winter, it gets dark early. Before 6 o'clock, it is already completely dark in Cangyi City. The city center is the old city. Although everything here looks a bit old, it has a warm charm after being illuminated by lights.
The Baixidi community where Mr. Zheng lives was built fifteen years ago. Although it looks a bit simple now, fifteen years ago, Baixidi was considered a high-end community.
Mr. Zheng is a businessman and is quite good at making money.
He should have bought a new house and lived with Ms. Tang.
But he considered the future and realized he and Ms. Tang were planning to have children. Private schools in Cangyi City weren't very good, and public schools were still the primary source of education. Therefore, a school district apartment like Baixidi, with a key elementary school to the west and a key junior high school to the east, better suited Mr. Zheng and Ms. Tang's needs.
To maintain the aesthetics of the Baixidi Community, no parking spaces are provided above ground. If you need to park your vehicle within the community for moving, delivery, or other purposes, you must submit an application to the property management, which will then approve your vehicle's temporary parking.
Ye Yangjia said to the security guards of Baixidi Community:
"Hello, I'm a guest of Mr. Zheng Yan and Ms. Tang Meili, the owners of Unit 1407, Building 6, Unit 2. Mr. Zheng should have informed us of our visit in advance. Could you please help arrange parking for us?"
Lin Zhuyue, Shi Can and Wen Miyan got out of the car first and took out their equipment from the trunk.
After the trunk was closed, a security guard sat in the passenger seat, opened the railing of the underground garage with the remote control, and directed Ye Yangjia to drive the car down and look for an unowned parking space that could be occupied.
Lin Zhuyue and his team have found Unit 2, Building 6.
The first and second floors of Baixidi Community are commercial. There are small shops, restaurants and inns downstairs in Unit 2, Building 6.
There was a quarrel going on in the post station.
The innkeeper's wife said impatiently:
"Why are you returning everything? I understand regretting an impulsive purchase, but it's okay to do it once or twice, but isn't it bad to do it all the time? Let's not talk about our post station and the courier, the merchants can't stand your tossing and turning."
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
The man bowed and apologized, saying,
"I will definitely persuade my wife."
The boss lady refused to accept the express packages one by one with a sour face.
After refusing to accept the item, the man apologized several times before leaving the post station.
Lin Zhuyue called out, "Mr. Zheng."
Zheng Yan looked at the three young men and asked, "Who are you..."
Lin Zhuyue showed his special certificate and said:
"We are trainee spiritualists from the Spiritual Master House of the National Security Special Branch. We are here to solve the troubles you have encountered at home. One of our companions has parked in the garage and will be here soon."
“Oh, oh oh!”
Zheng Yan reacted and greeted politely,
"Masters, are you tired from all this traveling? Do you want to go get something to eat? There's a restaurant outside the community that specializes in home-style cooking. The food is delicious. My wife and I go there often."
Shi Chan declined the invitation to eat out:
"Let's take care of your family's affairs first. If you're not at peace, you won't be able to eat much in a restaurant."
Zheng Yan couldn't help but sigh.
It was exactly as Shican said. He had a terrible appetite and his skin had turned yellow. His doctor friend said he was malnourished and must eat well.
But how could he eat it?
Lin Zhuyue was a little curious and asked:
"The package you just refused, was it bought by your wife?"
"Yes, this time I bought a stroller, diapers, and a rattle. Last time I bought socks, baby bracelets, and a longevity lock. I also bought other things before, like bottles, pacifiers, and a cradle."
Zheng Yan said with a sad face,
"Many of the things she bought have been intercepted, and many others could not be intercepted and had to be rejected by the post station."
Wen Miyan was sending a message to Ye Yangjia, saying that she had met the victim at the unit door, and asked him not to take the elevator directly to the 14th floor, but to meet at the unit door first.
Ye Yangjia came over quickly.
"Hello, Mr. Zheng, I'm Ye Yangjia, the team leader for this mission. We've been in touch before."
Ye Yangjia greeted politely and carefully, and asked,
"Is your wife, Ms. Tang, home now?"
"Hello, Mr. Ye."
Zheng Yan nodded and replied,
"My wife is home, but she should be sleeping. She's been acting strange lately, always sleeping during the day and waking up at night. Also, all the curtains in the house have to be drawn during the day, otherwise she'll feel uncomfortable."
Lin Zhuyue remembered Shi Can had told her.
Ghosts are yin and dislike sunlight. Therefore, many people possessed by ghosts exhibit photophobia. Photophobia, like walking on tiptoe, is a typical sign of ghost possession.
Ye Yangjia pondered for a moment and said to Zheng Yan:
"Please take us up there to have a look."
"Okay, follow me."
Zheng Yan turned and walked into the unit door.
The elevator just stopped at the first floor. I pressed a button and the door opened automatically.
Lin Zhuyue began to frown as soon as he entered the elevator.
She took the compass out of her travel bag and held it in her hands, trying to keep it steady, but the onyx needle kept shaking. Moreover, as the elevator rose, the shaking of the onyx needle became more and more violent.
The elevator quickly reached the fourteenth floor.
Lin Zhuyue looked around and saw only a hazy fog. She knew that this floor was filled with gloomy energy.
They walked from the elevator to the matchbox corridor that was captured in the video.
Zheng Yan stomped his feet hard, and the voice-controlled light turned on. He walked to 1407 at the end of the matchbox, held the door handle with his hand, pressed his thumb on the fingerprint lock, and unlocked it successfully with a "click".
Zheng Yan opened the door.
The moment the door opened, yin energy overflowed.
Zheng Yan walked in first and turned on the light, then stood at the entrance and invited Lin Zhuyue and his group to come in.
Lin Zhuyue began to look around the living room after entering the room.
Although it is a second-hand house, Zheng Yan and Tang Meili spent a lot of money on decoration. The house is decorated very exquisitely and they also put a lot of effort into soft furnishings. The living room looks spacious and comfortable.
Lin Zhuyue walked straight to the window.
Shi Chan followed with a compass, and just as he got close, the compass needle began to spin wildly.
Shi Chan asked:
"What did you find?"
"There should have been a white object here."
Lin Zhuyue stretched out his hand and gestured at the window,
"So long, so high."
She stood to the side of the non-existent "object" again, with her hands one meter apart, and said:
"It should be wide enough so the lid can be opened and it's cold inside..."
Wen Miyan asked, "This expression... is refrigerator?"
"It should be."
Lin Zhuyue looked at Zheng Yan who followed and asked,
"Mr. Zheng, was there a refrigerator or freezer here when you bought the house?"
Zheng Yan shook his head:
"No, but I remember there were traces of large items placed here. The previous appliances should have been moved or disposed of by the previous owner, so there aren't many left."
Shi Can suggested, “Let’s go see Ms. Tang first.”
Lin Zhuyue, Wen Miyan and Ye Yangjia had no objection.
Mr. Zheng carefully opened the door of the master bedroom.
In the dark room, a woman covered with a quilt was lying quietly on the bed. She was crying, with her right hand covering her lower abdomen, as if protecting something.
Shi Can pulled Lin Zhuyue, who was walking in front of him, behind him. He took the compass and quietly approached Ms. Tang. The compass needle spun even more wildly than in the living room just now, almost jumping out of the compass.
Shi Can whispered, "Get out first."
The five people tiptoed out of the room.
Mr. Zheng asked anxiously, "How is it?"
"She's possessed by a ghost. Now that ghost is in your wife's body. She's a female ghost with a lot of resentment. If I'm not mistaken, she should be the wife of the previous owner."
Shi Can put away the compass and said,
"She seemed to know that there was an outsider in the house and that he was targeting her, so she was a little angry."
Mr. Zheng asked: "Can it be solved?"
"Yes, but I don't think a head-on confrontation is necessary."
Shi Chan zipped up his travel bag and said,
"She has no intention of harming anyone, otherwise someone would have died long ago. She must be staying in this world for something, and when it is over, she will leave on her own."
"What's it about?"
Mr. Zheng said anxiously,
"I can help her, as long as she lets my wife go."
"If you want to know the purpose of a deceased soul's stay in the world, you must understand her life."
Shi Chan picked up his travel bag and said,
"Everyone, let's start the investigation."
Investigations are meticulous and relatively safe, so for efficiency's sake, the four of them decided to split up the work into twos. Mr. Zheng wanted to help, but he had to stay home with his wife, otherwise Ms. Tang would be sleepwalking barefoot again in the middle of the night.
Lin Zhuyue applied to the Spiritual Master's Mansion to investigate the previous owner, and soon, information about the previous owner was sent to her mailbox.
"The previous owner was Feng Hongyi, 31, a relatively well-known pet blogger who sold raw meat and bones online. His wife, Wang Cuirou, 30, worked for a real estate company and disappeared eight months ago."
Lin Zhuyue opened the email and read,
"Wang Cuirou had a bad relationship with her mother-in-law and they often had friction. Feng Hongyi always chose to side with his mother, which made Wang Cuirou very upset. When Feng Hongyi reported the incident to the police, he said that Wang Cuirou ran away from home because she was dissatisfied with his mother."
"The police did not fully believe the 'runaway' story. They interviewed Feng Hongyi and his parents and explored every possible clue, but found nothing."
"We are both certain that Wang Cuirou was murdered."
Shi Can took Lin Zhuyue's phone and looked at the email. "But there are no clues, so I can't prove it."
Lin Zhuyue leaned back on a bench in the community, wondering where to start.
"By the way, is Wang Cuirou pregnant?"
"She is either already pregnant or is looking forward to getting pregnant."
Shi Can returned the phone to Lin Zhuyue and said,
"Ask the Spiritual Master's Office to retrieve her medical records."
Lin Zhuyue immediately applied to the Spiritual Master's Mansion for assistance in the investigation, and the results of the investigation were quickly sent to his mobile phone.
"On March 1st of this year, she had an ultrasound at the Maternal and Child Health Hospital. The ultrasound showed that she was eight weeks pregnant and the baby already had a fetal heartbeat and embryo."
Lin Zhuyue frowned and said,
"It just happened to be the day she 'disappeared'."
Lin Zhuyue couldn't help but feel pity——
This is too tragic.
Shi Can sat next to Lin Zhuyue and asked:
"Speaking of which, how were the bodies disposed of? The police couldn't find any traces or clues. This is almost impossible. How sophisticated must the criminal's method be?"
Lin Zhuyue tried his best to recall the suspense novels he had read and said:
"If someone kills someone at home, they must dispose of the body. There have been so many similar cases in recent years that flushing the body parts down the toilet is no longer an option. The police will definitely check the septic tank."
"Could it have been shipped in a refrigerator?"
Shi Can put his hands behind his head and thought,
"The freezer you described should be able to fit one person in it without any problem."
Lin Zhuyue felt that this was not feasible:
"There's a surveillance camera at the entrance to the unit. If Feng Hongyi had pushed such a large refrigerator out before the police arrived, he would have definitely aroused suspicion."
"So it still has to be dismembered or cut up."
Shi Chan stood up and said,
"It was reduced to a small size, then packed into something inconspicuous and sent out from home... I want to review the surveillance footage."
Lin Zhuyue asked, "Why don't you just ask Wang Cuirou?"
"Just ask her how she died?"
Shi Chan raised his hand and rubbed his somewhat naive partner's head.
"It will irritate her and she might go crazy."
Shi Can did what he said and immediately made a request to the Spiritual Master Mansion. The Spiritual Master Mansion is a strong support for spiritual masters who are on missions. As long as it is not illegal, they will almost always respond to any request.
About five minutes later, Shican's cell phone rang, and it showed Baixidi Police Station in Shizhong District, Cangyang City.
Shi Chan pressed the hands-free button and answered the call.
"Hello, Mr. Shi. I'm the officer who received and filed the case of Wang Cuirou's disappearance. My name is Zhou Zhiyi. Upon receiving the notice from above, I will continue to follow up on the case and assist you."
Zhou Zhiyi said seriously and solemnly,
"Please come to the Baixidi Police Station. I'll show you the video footage from that incident."
Shi Can responded, “Okay, I’ll be right there.”
Lin Zhuyue used his mobile phone to locate the Baixidi Police Station. It was very close, just outside the residential complex, only a few steps away.
She and Shi Can walked out slowly. There was a stall selling candied haws at the entrance of Baixidi Community. They were the small kind with only two haws in a string.
Shi Can saw Lin Zhuyue was watching and bought a string.
"Eat quickly."
Shi Can handed the candied haws stuffed with white glutinous rice to Lin Zhuyue.
"Get rid of it before we get to the police station, or else people will think we're here for fun."
"You can buy it after you come out."
Lin Zhuyue bit off one, handed the one still on the bamboo stick to Shi Can's mouth, and said,
"You bought it, so you have to solve it."
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