Chapter 115: Deceased Childfree Elderly Couple
Chapter 115: Deceased Childfree Elderly Couple
T City, Celestial Masters Alliance Special Public Security Investigation and Administration Department branch.
Zhu Chun’an had recently been so busy that he was run ragged, not only handling cases but also squeezing out time to go to school for final exams.
Exam week was a nightmare.
Chai Sitian came over holding a file and found that Zhu Chun’an had several Clear Mind Talismans stuck on his head, and his desk was covered with open textbooks.
“I brought you some takeout. Eat something to fill your stomach first. There are still more than ten case files here that you have not looked at.”
Zhu Chun’an wailed, “I am going to die.”
“Hurry up and eat, then get to work. Even if you die, the Celestial Masters Alliance will still go to Fengdu to ask for you and drag your soul back to work overtime.”
Zhu Chun’an: “...”
This was the most terrifying ghost story he had ever heard.
“Why are there so many case files?”
Zhu Chun’an sat up straight. Just as he was about to open the lunch box and start eating, his gaze swept over the thick stack of dossiers and he was shocked.
“So many?”
“These cases currently have no clear leads. They were compiled and sent to the Celestial Masters Alliance in hopes of getting lucky.”
After all, cases involving vengeful ghosts are rare. More than ninety percent of homicide cases are committed by living people.
With such a large population, countless cases happen every day in the country, but police resources are extremely limited, so how could every case possibly be handled?
Cases with leads are solved quickly, but cases without leads are difficult.
Sending them to the Celestial Masters Alliance for review is just an attempt. If there are leads, that is ideal.
If the case has nothing to do with the supernatural, the files will be sent back to the police station as they are.
Zhu Chun’an laughed after hearing this, “Alright, I will finish eating first, otherwise I might get too disgusted to eat later.”
He was quite foresighted. The photos in the files were all kinds of scenes, each one bloody or nauseating. Dismembered corpses, dense writhing maggots, circling flies that would not leave, corpse fluid everywhere, faces beyond recognition. It seemed as if one could smell the stench through the photos.
Zhu Chun’an saw ghosts every day, so would he be afraid of photos?
He ate his meal while carefully reading the case notes in the dossiers, treating sunflower seeds and milk tea as his afternoon snack.
When he saw a murder case sent from the T City western suburbs police station, his good mood abruptly stopped.
“Senior Sister! Senior Sister! Senior Sister!”
“I am coming, I am coming, are you calling a soul or what?”
Zhu Chun’an said, “Contact the T City western suburbs police station. This case is problematic.”
Chai Sitian walked over in confusion. From the photos and records, she did not find any signs of vengeful ghost involvement.
“What is wrong with it?”
Zhu Chun’an’s expression turned serious.
“The facial reconstruction of the corpses is not very accurate, but I can confirm that this couple is someone I know.”
When the bodies were dug up, their faces were so decayed that countless maggots were wriggling in the eye sockets and rotting flesh.
The police could only try their best to reconstruct the victims’ appearance.
Zhu Chun’an felt that the facial features looked somewhat familiar. Looking again at the victims’ clothing, he could basically confirm their identities.
Chai Sitian was surprised, “You know them?”
“Senior Sister, didn’t I tell you before that my neighbors were a DINK couple?”
The elderly couple did not like interacting with neighbors. Three hundred and sixty days a year, they spent three hundred and sixty days traveling around the world.
When they were young, they had high paying jobs and substantial savings, enough for them to travel until death.
Feeling they could not bear the responsibility of raising children, they chose to remain childfree for life despite public pressure.
Zhu Chun’an had once admired their freedom greatly.
“You are talking about them?”
Chai Sitian widened her eyes in shock.
“Yes! It should be them! They rented out their house, and I thought they had gone on another long world trip. I did not expect...”
He did not expect them to have died in the T City western suburbs.
Based on the level of decomposition, their time of death was estimated to be shortly after their house was rented out.
Zhu Chun’an provided a breakthrough clue for the case.
“...No soul found... why can I not find their souls either?”
Zhu Chun’an tried to summon the couple’s souls for questioning, but the result was unexpected.
No souls came, and he could not sense their existence at all.
In this situation, either they had reincarnated, or their souls had been completely destroyed.
“I will call my master to ask him to check the Book of Life and Death.”
Zhu Chun’an did not have the authority to ask Fengdu to check the Book of Life and Death, but Realman Qingxuan did have some influence.
After more than ten minutes of anxious waiting, Realman Qingxuan called back.
“Chun’an, this case has been taken over by Fengdu.”
Fengdu has taken it over.
Zhu Chun’an’s heart sank.
“A major case?”
Realman Qingxuan said, “There is no cause of death recorded in the Book of Life and Death. They should have been killed when their living souls were taken away by fake underworld messengers.”
“Taken away by fake underworld messengers... does that mean they are like actor Bai Jia, killed by fake underworld messengers causing trouble?”
Realman Qingxuan was worried.
“Be careful during investigations recently. I suspect the mastermind behind this may be trying to target the Celestial Masters Alliance as a warning.”
As the investigation deepened, Realman Qingxuan realized that the hidden enemy was becoming more and more brazen.
“Master, rest assured, I will be careful.”
After hanging up, Zhu Chun’an looked at his phone, a chill spreading in his heart.
Killing Bai Jia brought profit. What was the point of going through so much trouble to kill this couple who chose not to have children?
Could it be that they had accidentally seen some secret?
His thoughts became chaotic. He subconsciously checked his social feed and saw his old friend the alchemist posting angrily.
The alchemist had always adhered to the principle that business comes first and customers are like supreme masters. She rarely got angry, let alone posted rants online.
As a microbusiness seller, her social feed was her storefront.
[Disciples of Qingxuan Sect Zhu Chun’an]: I saw your post. What happened? Your temper is as explosive as if you swallowed gunpowder.
[Sexy Celestial Master, Selling Medicine Online]: My dear An An baby~~~
Zhu Chun’an got goosebumps all over.
[Sexy Celestial Master, Selling Medicine Online]: Someone reported me for selling fake medicine. My account almost got destroyed.
Even through the screen, one could feel the alchemist’s grievance.
[Disciples of Qingxuan Sect Zhu Chun’an]: Fake medicine? How is that possible?
Coming from a medical sect background, she was a proper alchemist. Whether orthodox Celestial Masters or rogue practitioners, all held alchemists in respect. Medicines produced by the Medicine Sect were quality guaranteed, fairly priced, and effective. How could anyone maliciously report her?
[Sexy Celestial Master, Selling Medicine Online]: It really was a complaint. Sigh, look at these screenshots. My heart is breaking.
The alchemist sent a series of chat screenshots. Zhu Chun’an carefully looked through them and found they were all conversations between her and customers.
Some customers said her weight loss pills were ineffective and overpriced. They bought cheaper slimming pills elsewhere for 70 to 490 per box, one box per course lasting a week, with weight loss of 4 to 5 kg. Her product cost 10,000 per bottle, 30 pills per course, and only achieved 7 to 10 kg per month. Naturally, customers were dissatisfied.
In addition, some rogue practitioners questioned that her pills had low primordial qi content while being more than ten times more expensive than others.
The alchemist herself was also stunned.
[Sexy Celestial Master, Selling Medicine Online]: The Medicine Sect never sells fake medicine. We only add about ten percent cost for labor on top of production cost. I already give huge discounts. They keep calling me a fraud merchant selling fake medicine, I am so angry I could explode on the spot. They are questioning the thousand year reputation of the Medicine Sect.