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I took out the Peach Wood Sword and said, "Hai Ge, show him your identification."
Qin Hai pulled out his badge and said, "Director Shen, this is an urgent matter, which is why we had to bring you down like this. This is my officer number; you can verify it. Right now, we need to protect you."
Shen Shaohua glanced at Qin Hai's badge, frowned, and asked, "What was that woman's voice earlier? How did she know about the Elegant Pavilion?"
At that moment, beside the Chevrolet, a woman was crouched down inspecting the underside of her car. She stood up and walked towards us, her short skirt revealing her underwear as she approached angrily. "What’s going on with you all? The plastic armor under my car has been damaged! Who's going to pay for this?"
I pointed at the woman and said, "You see, we don't know her; we just borrowed her car for a bit."
The woman waved her hand dismissively and shouted, "Cut the useless talk! My car is broken now! What are you going to do about it? Pay up! A thousand bucks, and I won’t even make a fuss about it; this is a new car, a new car!"
Shen Shaohua frowned. "I'm completely confused here! What’s going on?! Comrade police officer, you explain!"
Just as Qin Hai was about to speak, suddenly a white figure dashed out from the hallway and charged towards Shen Shaohua.
"Watch out!" I pushed Shen Shaohua aside and swung the Peach Wood Sword at the white figure.
The white figure was none other than Zhou Ruyun.
My strike was powerful, especially since Zhou Ruyun was running towards me; our forces combined.
The sword struck her in the stomach.
Zhou Ruyun doubled over, clutching her belly as she fell to the ground, spitting out blood.
As the blood spilled forth, a surge of black mist erupted from her body, enveloping Shen Shaohua.
Shen Shaohua was startled by the black mist, shouting loudly, "What is that? What is that?"
I hesitated for a moment, then picked up the Fire Thunder Talisman and quickly threw it at the mass of black mist. It exploded with a loud bang, and everything vanished into thin air.
The others were left in shock.
I glanced at Shen Shaohua, who lay on the ground without saying a word. I hurried over to help Zhou Ruyun, who was curled up on the ground, clutching her stomach. She had her eyes closed and remained silent.
I approached her and asked, "Zhou Ruyun, are you alright?"
Zhou Ruyun still lay there.
I paused for a moment, then checked her breathing. To my surprise, it was steady. I quickly realized that Zhou Ruyun was still asleep.
I shook her gently a few times, and Zhou Ruyun slowly woke up. She looked at me in confusion, glanced around, then covered her head and began to pat it repeatedly.
"Don't think about it too much; you were sleepwalking just now," I said.
Zhou Ruyun nodded.
The heavily made-up woman pointed at the black mist and exclaimed loudly, "What the hell! What the hell! What was that just now? It scared me to death! Did you all see that black mist? Did you not see it?"
Qin Hai then asked, "Song Fei, what happened? Is it resolved?"
I nodded. "It should be resolved now. That black mist was Resentment. It seems Director Shen has stirred up something unclean."
Shen Shaohua lay on the ground, still silent.
I yawned and said, "Zhou Ruyun, you should just stay in prison for now. Until there's concrete evidence proving you won't cause any more trouble, we can't let you out."
Zhou Ruyun covered her foot and nodded, "Okay, I understand. My foot really hurts."
In the end, we took that woman's car to the police station. Qin Hai handed her a thousand yuan as fare, which also covered her repair costs.
After a chaotic night, things finally calmed down. Qin Hai and I rested in the temporary lounge at the police station. I lay on the bed, contemplating the case. No matter what, it seemed like the truth would soon come to light. After all, the clues were starting to emerge. It had to be Shen Shaohua and the deceased Liao Gang who had provoked some vengeful spirit or ghostly energy. This spirit then entered Zhou Ruyun's body, leading to her sudden mental breakdown and subsequent murders.
Moreover, since Zhou Ruyun had no prior connection to Liao Gang or Shen Shaohua, she had been quite normal. However, once she came into contact with information about them, the vengeful spirit hidden within her was triggered and took control of her, which explained her sudden madness.
The clues were becoming clearer.
I sighed in relief and quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, I went to check on Zhou Ruyun. She was still asleep in bed, but judging by her complexion, her stomach pain seemed to have subsided. Knowing that questioning her wouldn't yield much insight, I went directly to find Chen Shan.
After hearing about last night's events, Chen Shan frowned deeply. Once I finished explaining, he tapped his fingers thoughtfully and said, "Song Fei, I know this Director Shen Shaohua. To be honest, he's quite an upright person and a good guy overall. Do you think there might be something suspicious about this situation?"
I shook my head. "It can't be wrong. The way this case has developed so far should allow us to pinpoint that vengeful spirit inside Zhou Ruyun's body; it definitely targeted Shen Shaohua and Liao Gang. Now that the spirit has been dealt with, if we investigate further and can uncover the reason behind it all, we might be able to get Zhou Ruyun released."
"Alright then, I'll take you to meet Shen Shaohua and get more information," Chen Shan replied.
We left the police station together. Chen Shan first called Shen Shaohua to confirm his location before we got into a police car and headed toward Shen Shaohua's home.
Upon arriving at Shen Shaohua's house, he approached us with a hearty laugh and shook hands with Chen Shan. "Captain Chen, is this your first time at my place?"
Chen Shan quickly smiled back, "Just call me Chen."
"Shen Shaohua smiled and patted my shoulder. 'You were quite brave yesterday, thank you for saving me.'
We exchanged pleasantries and settled down. I wasn't in the mood for small talk. 'Director Shen, I'm here mainly to understand the situation. You saw it yesterday; that Vengeful Spirit clearly came after you. There were other people in your house at the time, yet when the Vengeful Spirit kicked down your door and rushed in, it didn't harm your wife and child but continued searching for you. Director Shen, think about it—what is this Vengeful Spirit's connection to you?'
Shen Shaohua paused, shaking his head. 'How would I know why it came after me? I've been in office for so many years and haven't dared to offend anyone, but those I've crossed are all lawbreakers. I can't think of anyone who would want to harm me.'
I shook my head. 'It's not that simple, Director Shen. Here's my analysis: this Vengeful Spirit should be related to you and Director Liao Gang. It has been lurking within that girl, and when she learned about you both, the hidden Vengeful Spirit emerged and took control of her to kill you. So, Director Shen, think about it—what events have you and Director Liao both experienced that could have angered this Vengeful Spirit?'
Shen Shaohua maintained his smile but shook his head again. 'I truly don't know. My relationship with Liao Gang isn't particularly close; we were just classmates. Back in our university days, most of our classmates have now risen to some official positions—it's just a matter of rank. As for my connection with Liao Gang, aside from being classmates, I can't think of anything else. Perhaps we encountered some dirty business back in college?'
Shen Shaohua then raised his wrist to check his watch and said, 'Sorry, but I have to get to work now. Let's continue this conversation another time.'
I noticed Shen Shaohua's body language; his legs were trembling. Although he kept smiling, the smile was clearly stiff and different from the relaxed grin he had at first.
At that moment, Chen Shan stood up with a smile. 'Alright then, Director Shen, we'll leave it at that for now.'
'Okay!' Shen Shaohua shook hands with Chen Shan.
Chen Shan and I walked out of Shen Shaohua's building one after the other and got into the police car. Once inside, Chen Shan frowned and said, 'That Shen Shaohua is lying.'
I nodded. 'He is hiding something from us; he doesn't want us to know. But considering the level of hatred from the Vengeful Spirit, it must be related to something harmful that Shen Shaohua and Liao Gang did.'
Chen Shan and I fell silent for a moment before I continued, 'We won't get any useful information from Shen Shaohua now. Let's deal with Zhou Ruyun's situation first. If she shows no signs of going crazy again after testing her, we can release her on bail so she can return to work.'
Chen Shan agreed.
We returned to the police station where I found Zhou Ruyun and explained the situation to her. I asked, 'Zhou Ruyun, think carefully—have you come into contact with anything terrifying or encountered any dirty business anywhere?'
Zhou Ruyun thought for a moment and shook her head, a hint of fear in her eyes. "No, Mr. Song. After I graduated, I came to work at Sihai Group. I usually live in the company dormitory, and because I'm timid, I never go out at night. It's really unlikely that I would come into contact with anything dirty."
I nodded. I had already asked once and didn't get an answer this time either, so I had no regrets.
Shen Shaohua refused to reveal the reason, and Zhou Ruyun seemed to have been temporarily released without any issues. It felt like the matter had come to a close, and everything returned to calm.
Liu Yiyi was quite grateful for my rescuing Zhou Ruyun, and it seemed our relationship had improved a bit.
My phone rang, and I picked it up to see that it was Chen Shan calling.
I answered, and Chen Shan's heavy voice came through the line. "Song Fei, Shen Shaohua is dead."
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