Chapter 112 Haunted house (ETL) Part 2
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Chapter 112: Everyone is a Murderer
Meanwhile, the aunty returned home and excitedly told her husband and children about the latest incident she had witnessed. “That man died horribly. Everything was burnt inside the car. I could smell burnt flesh from a distance. But I don’t think it was suicide. Was it homicide? You guys better be careful when you go out. It must be done by a serial killer. The killer is so brutal. I don’t know what the police are doing. They still haven’t caught him. Aiya, it’s horrible.”
Her daughter-in-law listened with fear and said helplessly, “Mom, please don’t join in to watch this kind of excitement anymore. What’s so good about it?”
“Just watching for fun. I’m bored at home anyway. Why don’t you have a child and let me take care of it?”
Hearing that, the daughter-in-law fell silent. She had been married for 3 years and had no children. The old couple kept urging her to have one, but she just didn’t have one. There was nothing she could do.
Seeing his daughter-in-law’s expression, the old man said angrily to his wife, “You’d better keep your mouth shut.”
The aunty shrugged, “What’s wrong with my mouth? I was like that when I was young, too. Why didn’t you despise me back then?”
“You… are being unreasonable.” Unable to convince his wife, the old man reached for his cigarette and lighter, trying to smoke.
The aunty snatched it away and said, “Stop it! Your daughter-in-law can’t handle the smell of smoke while she’s trying to conceive.”
Hearing this, the daughter-in-law went back to her room with a pale face. The aunty, realizing what she had said, tossed the cigarette on the table with a grimace. The old man picked up his lighter and gave her a helpless look. “Ai (sigh)!”
The old man still took out a cigarette and fumbled with his lighter. Unbeknownst to anyone, in the dark corner of the balcony, a young woman was glaring at them with resentment.
The moment the lighter was lit, it exploded with a BANG in the old man’s hand. Next, a wave of ghostly energy swept over, making the flames grow countless times larger and covering the old couple’s bodies. As the fire became bigger and the old couple was covered in fire, they screamed and rolled in the living room.
Upon hearing the noise, the daughter-in-law rushed out to see what was happening. Screaming in fear, she hurried to the bathroom to fetch a bucket of water. Then she poured it on her father-in-law, who had fallen to her feet. When she returned with more water, she saw her mother-in-law had already fled to the balcony, clinging to the railing; a figure in a ball of fire. Strangely, she seemed to be pinned down, unable to move.
The daughter-in-law burst into tears and frantically called the police. When Mu Jingfei and the others arrived, they saw the scene and looked at Gu Ye speechlessly. His reading was so accurate! It was hard to say whether to call him a jinx or a heavenly being.
Gu Ye spread his hands and said helplessly, “The second one is now dead.”
Mu Jingfei was in despair. “The timing was too tight. You just told me like a moment ago, and I didn’t even have a chance to protect the victim, and now she’s gone.”
Gu Ye said helplessly, “There’s nothing I can do. This is fate.”
Xie Cheng went to check. “The old man can still be saved. Get him to the hospital immediately. The old lady… her soul is gone.”
Gu Ye looked at the family photo on the table and sighed. It was indeed this aunty. There was a shadow of death on her face when she left. The ghost had found her at the last minute. If she hadn’t come to the underground parking to watch the scene, she might not have come to this fate. So, everything is fated.
Gou Ya sniffed and whimpered a few times. Gu Ye looked down at it and said, “Go after it! We’ll be there soon.”
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In the haunted house, a woman clutched a new soul and fiercely declared, “If you guys hadn’t blocked the way, the fire truck would have come in, and my children and I would have survived. My children, ages 5 and 2, died because you guys blocked the fire truck! You all must pay!”
No matter how the soul struggled, the woman tore it apart and devoured it bite by bite. Her eyes were red, and a sinister, ghostly aura permeated her. After consuming the soul, her complexion improved visibly. The burn marks on her neck disappeared, and her soul power increased significantly.
At this moment, a ferocious aura pounced from behind. The woman turned warily. A giant three-headed dog bared its teeth at her. She took a few steps back defensively. “Three-headed dog? Are you here to take me to Hell? I can’t go now. I want revenge, and I also want to find my children. Have you seen them?” Her eyes reddened as she gestured. “A 5-year-old, this tall, a boy. A 2-year-old girl, only this tall. Have you seen them?”
Gou Ya looked at her solemnly. It also cautiously took two steps back, staring at her closely, as if afraid she would run away at any moment.
“You don’t understand my words? Forget it. I’m going to find my children.” The woman stood up. The surroundings of her soul felt like it was burning with a fiery flame, so intense that Gou Ya couldn’t get any further, so it could only follow her closely.
The woman sneered, “Follow me again, and I’ll eat you.”
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At Gu Ye’s side, he said, “Gou Ya has detected the presence of the ghost and is already giving chase. I want the information on the first family, especially that woman.”
Mu Jingfei pulled up the files and showed them to him. Gu Ye pointed at the first victim, “Lü Xi, she must be the one who’s been killing people.”
After reading the report, Xie Cheng lamented, “This mother is so young! These two children are even more pitiful, having to endure such suffering at such a young age.”
Gu Ye nodded. “Based on the previous clues, she’s taking revenge on those who were watching the excitement during the fire and blocking the firefighters.”
Xiao Zhang found another video. “This is the video of the initial rescue, filmed at the entrance.”
The video played again, and everyone sat down to watch.
This area had never had a fire incident before, so initially, no one had any sense of rescue. Having never seen a fire truck put out a fire, they simply watched it for fun. Not only were there many people gathered at the main entrance, but private cars also stopped to watch. Some cars deliberately slowed down to take a video, blocking the fire truck’s passage. When the fire truck finally made it in, there was something downstairs that was blocking the fire escape stairs. The onlookers also became an obstacle, hindering rescue efforts.
Seeing this, they were rendered speechless. Xie Cheng gave an angry chuckle. “There are even those who applaud the firefighters. They think they’re quite conscious, huh? Shouldn’t the best way to cooperate at this time be to stay away and not hinder the firefighters’ work?”
Gu Ye asked, puzzled. “This aunty was just watching the fun. She didn’t seem particularly prominent. Why did she die?”
“I have a clue,” Xiao Wang said. “I just found out about this. The deceased and her husband were walking home after buying groceries. The fire truck sirens were blaring behind them. Someone pushed them, and the bag of groceries broke, spilling them all over the floor. They tried to pick up the groceries, but they blocked the fire truck’s path, delaying it for half a minute.”
Everyone was speechless, especially Gu Ye and Xie Cheng. They had heard her say before that if that car (from the 2nd death) hadn’t delayed the fire truck’s rescue, perhaps the mother and her two children wouldn’t have died. Wasn’t she the same? Everyone thinks it’s none of their business, that what they do is insignificant. In reality, even a few unintentional seconds of delay can cost lives.
From the elderly couple’s perspective, the food was expensive and important. From the perspective of those waiting for rescue, even a single second, let alone half a minute, was torture. Who could say if that half-minute delay hadn’t occurred, would the mother and her two children have been rescued? If there hadn’t been a ghostly revenge, could the incident have been written off as never happening?
The atmosphere was somewhat subdued. After watching the surveillance video, everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, and no one spoke.
Mu Jingfei drew 6 circles on the last paused frame on the screen. “These 6 people are already dead. Each of them hindered the rescue in some way, but the law doesn’t hold everyone responsible. We can’t arrest all of them. However, each of them indirectly contributed to the deaths of the mother and her two children.”
Gu Ye stood up and said calmly, “Even so, we can’t just stand by and watch so many people die. Everything they’ve done will be punished by karma, but the ghost is also going to face the consequences of her murder. Reincarnation is already impossible for her. If we don’t stop her, the thing protecting her will lose its power, and she’ll lose her mind and become a mindless murderer. Then…”
Xie Cheng also stood up and added, “Everyone in this picture will die.”
Gu Ye nodded. “Yes, Xie Cheng and I will go to find her. You guys go back to sleep. We’ll deal with anything tomorrow.”
Mu Jingfei said worriedly, “Be careful.”
Gu Ye smiled. “Don’t worry, sister. We’re professionals.”
Gu Ye followed Gou Ya’s aura and chased it for over 50 kilometers. Xie Cheng complained, “That woman is quite the runner! Are you sure Gou Ya wasn’t just out for fun, but was actually chasing her?”
Gu Ye said firmly, “Gou Ya isn’t some crazy dog that runs around. It’s very sensible.”
“Okay,” Xie Cheng yawned, checking his watch. It was past 3.00 am. He found a bottle of Red Bull in the car. “Last one. Do you want it?”
Gu Ye shook his head. Just then, a few old ghosts passed by. Gu Ye stopped the car and asked, “Hey, uncles! Have you seen a woman and a three-headed dog chasing her?”
The ghosts looked at Gu Ye in disbelief and asked, “Are you talking to us?”
“Yeah,” Gu Ye said, giving them a few hell notes, and pulled out Lu Xi’s photo. “Have you seen this woman?”
Several ghosts said happily, “Yes, she hangs around here all the time. We just saw her. She’s looking for her child.”
“Looking for her child?”
“Yes, she asks everyone she sees, ‘Have you seen my child?'”
Gu Ye and Xie Cheng exchanged glances. Her child wasn’t with her?
At this moment, a woman appeared in the distance. She anxiously ran to a tree, looked up, and asked the hanged ghost hanging from the branch. Her gestures were as if she were looking for her child.
“It’s Lu Xi!” Gu Ye drove after the ghost. From a distance, the woman turned her head and glanced around. Seeing Gu Ye’s car approaching, she seemed startled. In panic, she turned into a puff of black smoke and fled at a rapid speed.
Xie Cheng asked in surprise, “What the hell! Why did she run?”
Gu Ye was also puzzled, “Why did she run away when she saw my car?”
Xie Cheng said firmly, “Gu Ye, she definitely knows you! She bumped into your divination plate on purpose. She even knows your car, so how could she not know what you do (profession)? Remember to wear a face mask next time you go out, whether you’re catching people or ghosts! Otherwise, I’ll break up with you (cooperation)!”
Gu Ye was speechless, not knowing how to defend himself against this accusation. “…Okay.”
The two chased for 2 hours, but couldn’t catch up with the ghost, who was hiding her presence as she ran. As daylight approached, Xie Cheng angrily swatted Gu Ye, “You scared her away!”
Gu Ye was exhausted. He really didn’t know how he had become so famous in both the human and ghost worlds. Chasing the ghost further wasn’t an option, so Gu Ye’s face darkened as he said. “Let’s go back to sleep. I won’t chase her anymore.”
Xie Cheng frowned. “Are you serious? What if she kills again?”
Gu Ye replied seriously, “Then let her come to us herself. I just thought of a plan.”
Upon hearing that, Xie Cheng collapsed in the car in relief and fell asleep.
Gu Ye squinted his eyes, pondering for a moment. He turned the car around and headed back to the police station. He found a hotel nearby and had just settled into bed when he heard wailing outside.
With his eyes closed, Gu Ye asked irritably, “What’s going on?”
Ye Li stood by the window. “It seems that the ghost woman’s husband has returned to claim the bodies. Things are getting a bit out of control.”
Gu Ye sat up with dark circles under his eyes. “Before he takes the bodies away, I have to see them to test my theory.”
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