The few security guards were shocked when they saw that.
“F*ck! Are they late for something?” One of the security guards mumbled.
A police car door opened, and a beautiful figure walked out.
The security guards were dumbfounded when they saw the person. Their mouths went agape and the cigarettes in their mouths fell out.
The two younger security guards looked at her unblinkingly, as though their souls had been charmed.
They could not be blamed for such a reaction. The female police officer was too beautiful. She had the sculpted face, and her eyebrows were perfect as though they were drawn. Her lips were fiery red and her skin was as fair as snow.
Her body was slim though it curved at all the right places. Her fitting police uniform gave her a heroic charm and was seductive to people with certain interests.
“M… Masterpiece!” The two young security guards looked like idiots.
Tang Hao was surprised when he saw the police officer. ‘Isn’t that the hot-headed police officer, Zhao Qingxue?’
Then, he frowned as he felt a headache creep into his head.
That police officer had always been prejudiced toward him. Why did Captain Zhou send her over?
Zhao Qingxue walked away from the car. Her brows were slightly furrowed and her expression was as cold and detached as a glacier.
Her eyes scanned over the area, then her face darkened when she saw Tang Hao and the security guards.
She was extremely reluctant to fetch Tang Hao, despite Captain Zhou’s orders to do so. That guy might be extremely powerful, but he was still a lecher in her eyes.
He had violated her dignity in their first encounter. There was no need to mention their second encounter. She still gnashed her teeth whenever she remembered it.
“This bastard!” Zhao Qingxue gritted her teeth and mumbled, then headed toward Tang Hao with a sullen face.
“She’s coming! She’s heading here!” The two young security guards were becoming more excited than ever. Their eyes were transfixed on that voluptuous body.
“Tang Hao…!” Zhao Qingxue yelled coldly as she got near.
The security guards regarded Tang Hao with shock and amazement.
“Did you do something wrong this time, Lil Tang?” One of the security guards asked him.
Looking at the police officer’s expression, he thought that she was there to arrest Tang Hao for some crime.
“Wow, what a beautiful police officer! Cuff me up too!” One of the younger security guards said, infatuated.
“Idiot!” The middle-aged security guard slapped his head.
“Don’t worry, Uncle Guo, she’s here to fetch me,” Tang Hao said as he stood up, “I’m friends with her captain.”
The security guards were shocked as they looked at Tang Hao with incredulity.
All of them knew that Tang Hao was only a delivery boy just two months ago. They were already envious of him when he was hitched to Boss Qin. How was he suddenly acquainted with a police captain too?
Not only that, but a police car also came to fetch him! His relationship with the captain must have been beyond mere acquaintances!
They regarded Tang Hao with respect and fear. In their eyes, Tang Hao had become scarily unpredictable.
“I’ll be going, Uncle Guo!” Tang Hao waved at the middle-aged security guard before walking toward Zhao Qingxue.
Zhao Qingxue lifted her head to look at the boy walking toward her. Suddenly, her eyes flashed with surprise.
She almost could not recognize Tang Hao in the trim business suit. She had to admit that he looked almost noble.
Soon, she harrumphed and thought, ‘But he’s still a lecher!’
“Hey, walk faster! Why are you dallying? The captain is waiting for you!” She rolled her eyes at Tang Hao, then walked toward the police car.
Tang Hao scratched his head. ‘She still doesn’t like me,’ he thought.
“I say, Officer Zhao, it’s not good to be so hot-headed!” Tang Hao said.
“None of your business!” Zhao Qingxue said angrily. She sat into the car, then slammed the door shut.
Tang Hao opened the car door at the back and sat inside. “Officer Zhao, are you having any problems with that part of your body, and that’s why you’re so easily irritated?”
“Which part of my body?”
After a beat, Zhao Qingxue realized what he was referring to. Her face immediately turned red and she said angrily, “You… You filthy lecher, you’re the one who has problems!”
“I’m telling the truth, Officer Zhao, I can see that you’ve been stressed lately. Your complexion isn’t fantastic, and your period is affected by something. That’ll affect your emotions and you’ll easily get irritated,” Tang Hao said.
“It’s… It’s none of your business!” Zhao Qingxue’s face was bright red. She turned around and glared at Tang Hao.
“How about I concoct a potion for you? I guarantee that it’ll solve all your bodily ails,” Tang Hao said.
“Hmph! There’s no need!” Zhao Qingxue started the ignition and drove the car.
“Oh, right! Officer Zhao, um… I don’t know how to put it, but I think you’ve picked the wrong bra size. It’s too tight. That’s not good; you’ll fall sick easily,” Tang Hao said.
Screech!
The car came to an emergency stop.
Zhao Qingxue was almost going mad as she gripped the steering wheel.
“You Tang kid!” She squeezed the three words out of her gritted teeth. The words were filled with killing intent.
She did not understand how that guy could have known that just by seeing.
She indeed had some problems with her period lately. Not only that, ever since the last incident, she realized that her colleagues had regarded her somewhat differently, ogling at her breasts when given the opportunity. That was why she wore a bra of a smaller size so that they were not as eye-catching.
Those were all her secrets. She became frustrated and angry when Tang Hao somehow knew them all.
Tang Hao immediately shut his mouth and retreated into a corner.
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became awkward and oppressive.
“Just drive. I’ll just keep my mouth shut!” Tang Hao said cautiously.
“Hmph!” Zhao Qingxue said. Her emotions gradually calmed down, then she said a little bashfully, “Do… Do you really have a cure?”
Tang Hao was shocked. “I do! It’s not hard at all.”
“Then… can you concoct a potion for me, please?” Zhao Qingxue said with a blushing face.
She had heard before that the guy knew some amazing medical skills and had cured the Secretary’s son. He might have a cure for her problems.
The car started moving forward again.
Chapter 116 - Female Ghost in Red
The police car drove at an incredible speed, though toward the First Public Hospital instead of the police station.
The car was parked at the hospital and the two people got out. Tang Hao saw Captain Zhou walking toward him, bringing along a squad of police officers.
“You’re here, Brother Tang!”
Captain Zhou walked in front of Tang Hao and shook his hands passionately.
“There’s something uncanny about this case. I’ll have to rely on a master like you, Brother Tang!” Captain Zhou said flatteringly.
Tang Hao smiled and said, “What’s the matter, Captain Zhou? Is it a ghost or some other malign force?”
“Well… I’m not too sure myself. You’re the ghost expert,” Captain Zhou said as he shook his head.
“It’s like this. There was a murder at a countryside mansion yesterday night. A couple was living in the mansion. One of them died, and the other survived.
“The one who died was the male. His corpse was found in a gruesome condition. Both of his eyes were gouged from their sockets, and his entire body has been twisted like a breadstick by an immense force. Meanwhile, the female managed to escape
though she suffered injuries. She is currently under treatment in the hospital.”
Tang Hao frowned slightly when he heard that.
“The entire body was twisted? That is indeed uncanny,” Tang Hao mumbled.
“Hah! Brother Tang, you should know that there is a recording of the scene. It looked just like a horror movie.”
As he spoke, Captain Zhou trembled and his face turned pale. He instinctively clutched the amulet on his chest.
That amulet was none other than the one bought from Taoist Master Chang Qing.
Captain Zhou then noticed that the police officers regarded him differently. He coughed and shook his body, then assumed a gallant pose.
“Ahem! Why are you all looking at me like that? Hm? All you whelps need to be whipped! Do I look like I’m afraid of ghosts? We’re the citizen’s police radiating with positive energy! Even ghosts would run away when they see us,” Captain Zhou thumped his chest as he spoke.
The other officers regarded him more strangely. Even Zhao Qingxue rolled her eyes at him.
“Ahem! Anyway, Brother Tang, look at this recording. It’s from the victim’s phone.”
Captain Zhou smiled at Tang Hao and lifted the tablet computer in his hands.
He tapped several times. Soon, heavy breathing sounds were heard.
The corridor fell into silence. Even the passers-by stopped to see what was going on.
Captain Zhao’s face turned bright red. He hastily pressed the pause button.
“Haha! My bad. I forgot to skip to the correct scene,” Captain Zhou said awkwardly, “Sigh! Why are young people nowadays so depraved? Why did they have to record the scene of them doing it?
“Anyway, it’s fortunate that we have a recording of this rare occurrence.”
Captain Zhou tapped on some more buttons on his tablet computer, then lowered the volume before handing it to Tang Hao.
“Wow, they have a water bed too! They must know how to enjoy life!” Tang Hao mumbled.
“Ahem! That’s not the main point, Brother Tang!” Captain Zhou reminded him.
Tang Hao coughed awkwardly, then placed all his attention on the screen.
On the screen, a sudden wind rose and shook the furniture around the bed. Then, the young male looked like he was lifted from the bed by an invisible, gigantic hand.
His body twisted and contorted as it hovered in the air. A heart-rending scream was heard. The scene was beyond cruelty.
Meanwhile, the female shrieked as she rolled off the bed and ran out of the room.
After that, the male died a slow and painful death. His entire body was twisted, and his eyeballs burst out of their sockets.
The lifeless body then landed on the bed with a thud.
Nothing happened on the screen for a while. Suddenly, a red shadow hovered past the left corner of the screen.
Tang Hao was stunned. He immediately tapped on the screen.
The video was paused, showing the blurry red shadow.
Tang Hao stared at the screen for a very long time.
The shadow was blurry and its face could not be clearly seen. Even so, he was very sure that it was a ghost, and not a tame one at that.
Only a malicious ghost with immense power could lift a grown adult man and twist his body like a breadstick.
“What about it, Brother Tang? Can you discern anything?” Captain Zhou asked.
Tang Hao pondered for a while, then said, “It’s a malicious ghost. And it’s very powerful too.”
Captain Zhou shuddered and his face turned pale when he heard that.
“How… How powerful is it?”
“More powerful than the last one!” Tang Hao said honestly.
Captain Zhou sucked in a breath of cold air. His face turned paler than ever as he clutched the amulet that he wore.
Tang Hao laughed. “Where’s the mansion, Captain Zhou? We should go take a look!”
Captain Zhou’s head shook like a rattle. “No no no, I don’t think I should go. Lil… Lil Zhao, you can follow him there!”
“Me again?” Zhao Qingxue said, frustrated.
“Don’t talk back, Lil Zhao, this is an order!” Captain Zhao coughed and said.
“Hmph!”
Zhao Qingxue stamped her foot but still brought Tang Hao outside anyway.
The incident happened in the northern countryside. It was a secluded mansion in the mountains.
The car ride there took more than half an hour.
After he got out of the car, Tang Hao channeled qi into his eyes and opened his third eye, then scanned the surroundings.
At first glance, the area had a strong flow of positive qi. It did not look like a haunted place at all. Upon closer inspection, he could sense traces of ghostly qi in the air. It must have been left behind by the ghost from last night.
“That’s weird!” Tang Hao mumbled to himself, then walked toward the mansion.
He entered the room in which the incident happened, then checked the other rooms of the mansion and found nothing.
He circled the perimeter of the mansion, and once again found nothing.
“Something’s not right.”
The activity of a typical ghost would usually be restricted to a certain area. Wandering ghosts were exceedingly rare.
Ghost attacks usually happened when humans entered their territory.
Other than that, the other common reason for a ghost attack would be revenge.
If a human died while bearing a serious grudge, they could easily turn into a vengeful ghost and seek revenge from the people that wronged them.
Tang Hao pondered carefully. He was coming close to a conclusion.
“What’s the identity of the deceased victim, Officer Zhao?” Tang Hao asked.
“The victim’s name is Sun Yu. He’s a famous rich kid with a wealthy background. His family is the biggest furniture maker in the district.”
“What’s his personality like?” Tang Hao asked again.
“Um, well, how do I put it… He’s a rather detestable playboy. All he ever does is flirt with women. His reputation isn’t exactly pristine.”
Tang Hao lifted an eyebrow. “And the female?”
“Her name is Qian Yifei. She also comes from a wealthy family.”
“Did she say anything about the incident?”
“Not much. She said that she didn’t quite remember what happened last night because of the extreme fright she suffered. She couldn’t even remember how she escaped from the place. One thing she knew was that her Buddhist prayer beads had blocked the thing that attacked her.”
“Buddhist prayer beads?” Tang Hao was surprised to hear that.
“According to her, it was a protective charm from her father which he received from an eminent monk. She had been wearing it on her wrist, though the beads shattered after yesterday’s attack.”
“I see! This is interesting!” Tang Hao mumbled as he narrowed his eyes.
“What’s so interesting? What are you talking about?” Zhao Qingxue was clueless.
“Let’s return to the hospital! If I’m not mistaken, the ghost should appear again tonight. I’ll have a chat with it.”
After that, Tang Hao walked directly to the entrance of the mansion.
Chapter 117 - The District Mayor’s Son
It was already evening when they returned to the hospital.
Tang Hao briefly explained his findings to Captain Zhou.
Captain Zhou’s face turned pale again when he heard that. “You… You mean, the… the ghost will appear again?” He stammered.
Tang Hao nodded.
“In… In this hospital?” Captain Zhou’s face was already deathly pale.
“That’s right! The ghost should be seeking revenge. It tried to attack Qian Yifei last night, but she was protected by her Buddhist prayer beads. This proves that Qian Yifei is the ghost’s next target, and it’ll come for her tonight.”
“How… How do you know? What if it doesn’t come?”
“A ven
geful ghost won’t rest in peace if it did not carry out its revenge,” Tang Hao said.
The other police officers also showed worried faces when they heard that.
“What do we do?”
“Don’t worry, I’m here! I’ll deal with the ghost!” Tang Hao said.
Captain Zhou instantly sighed with relief. He grabbed Tang Hao’s hand and shook it hard. “Thank you so much, Brother Tang! I’ll be going back to the police station.”
“Hey! Why are you leaving? You’re the captain!” Tang Hao held him back.
“Furthermore, this is a vengeful ghost. It must have been wronged before it died. Knowing Sun Yu’s personality, there might be a reopening of a cold case that awaits your investigation!”
“I…” Captain Zhou pulled a long face. He was about to cry.
“Don’t worry, you’ll be fine. Take this!” Tang Hao grabbed a handful of jade talismans and handed two to each police officer.
“This is for your protection. If a ghost attacks you, just throw this at them with all your might.”
“Alright, that settles it!” Tang Hao clapped his hands and said satisfactorily.
Then, he gave a call informing Sis Xiangyi that he might not be home that night.
The night arrived soon.
The bustling hospital eventually became deserted. The empty corridors and the chilly atmosphere made the place look like a scene from a horror movie.
A group of police officers sat on chairs in front of Room Number 509. They all looked nervous.
Tang Hao was sitting beside them while pounding some medicinal herbs in a medicinal bowl next to them.
He had promised his future brother-in-law that he would concoct a potion for him. There was no time to spare.
A while later, the room door was opened. Captain Zhou and Zhao Qingxue came out.
Captain Zhou shook his head. “She’s a tough one to crack. She refuses to say anything, but from my experience, I can see that she’s hiding something that might be the key to solving this case.”
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