Chapter 104: Yin Yang Pillow (2/2)

Wang Yuanchao found the information about the murder case that happened in the mansion years ago, but it was somewhat different from Lao Yao’s version! Ten years ago, a family of three lived in that mansion. Her husband had a quarrel with his wife because of the paternity test. In a rage, the child was pushed down from the stairs and died. The wife hacked her husband with a knife and then hugged her son’s body while crying uncontrollably. Later, she lost her sanity and was sent to a mental hospital.

“You mean the woman is still alive?” I asked in shock.

“She died two years ago,” Wang Yuanchao replied.

“There was no fire in that mansion?” I asked again in confusion.

“No. I checked with the fire brigade. There’d been no fire in that area in the last twenty years.”

I sank into my seat in contemplation. Wang Yuanchao obtained his information from the police and other official authorities. He had access to information that the average person had no access to. The credibility of his sources was also very high.

In contrast, what Lao Yao found online had been mixed with a lot of hearsay. It seemed that the murder case from a decade ago had slowly evolved into a melodramatic ghost story. The ghost of a woman in the house could not be real after all, since the woman didn’t die there. And the account of the fire as reported by the supposed witnesses were unreliable too, since there had been no fires in the last twenty years!

In that case, the death of the two victims had nothing to do with the mansion’s bloody past.

“Why don’t we visit the house again?” I suggested.

“You mean now?” Xiaotao asked.

“No, tonight. All three of us and Dali too. How about we become the Haunted House Busters for a night?”

“What if something bad happens?” Xiaotao worried, still influenced by the horrifying legends that surrounded the mansion.

“If we don’t take the risk, we may never know how the victims died!” My eyes shone with enthusiasm.

Xiaotao considered it and smiled. “Alright! I’ll sacrifice my life for duty if need be!”

Since I was going to stay at the haunted mansion that night, I made necessary preparations for what was needed. I bought some fine flour, some bells, and ropes, then I purchased some medicinal herbs and some tools to make medicinal pills.

I found an empty meeting room and got to work. Xiaotao asked me if I needed any help. I said no, so she went out and did something else.

I chopped the herbs, filtered them, added flour and honey to the paste and turned it into small pills. It was labor-intensive, but these pills could save our lives tonight!

At six o’clock, Dali returned with a copy of the contract and a copy of the mansion’s buyer and seller ID cards. Xiaotao asked the forensics team to look up the background of the man named Ren Facai. A few minutes later, an officer reported, “Captain, Ren Facai has a criminal record!”

Ren Facai had a rich and illustrious criminal record indeed. He was involved in smuggling, money laundering, gambling and much more. Xiaotao laughed and said, “Song Yang, maybe we don’t need to bother staying at the haunted mansion anymore! We’ve got the murderer!”

I shook my head. “No, it’s too early to say that.”

The forensics team continued to search for more information about the man in their database. I stood aside to watch them and marveled at the convenience of modern technology. Whenever the ID card was used, it would clearly be recorded in the database. A fugitive would have a much harder time trying to lay low these days compared to twenty years ago.

The results showed that Ren Facai was currently staying at a hotel in Nanjiang City.

“Let’s go get him now!” Xiaotao commanded. She picked a few officers to go with her, then picked me, Dali, and Wang Yuanchao as well. After arriving at the hotel, we inquired at the front desk, and a porter led us to the room where Ren Facai was staying. When we came to the door, everyone prepared to charge in. We heard the laughter of a woman coming from inside the room. The porter knocked on the door and said, “Sir, it’s room service.”

“Fuck off! Don’t you see the ‘Don’t Disturb’ sign on the door?”

The porter grimaced and turned to Xiaotao for help. She mimed the words for him to say, “Sir, we just received your parcel, and the delivery man insisted that you must accept it yourself.”

“Fine! Give me a minute!”

After a long time, the door opened a small slit. I saw half the face of a fat middle-aged man. Everyone leaned on the wall on both sides of the door so Ren Facai couldn’t see us. The man asked, “Where’s the parcel?”

“It’s too big to bring up here, sir. You’ll have to go downstairs in person.”

The man’s gaze fell to the floor. I panicked. I just noticed that the light on the ceiling made an officer’s shadow clearly visible on the floor. The man screamed, “Is there someone next to you, you little shit? Fuck you!”

The door slammed shut and we heard a ruckus inside the room. Xiaotao yelled, “This is bad! He’s going to jump out the window!”

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