One of the survival rules in the era of terror:
Never be careless when you don't understand the information about an anomaly!
Because you never know, perhaps the rule ability of a certain anomaly might just happen to counter you!
Countless Ghost Controllers who considered themselves invincible have capsized in the gutter.
Even with the Blood Eye Ghost, which allowed him to seize the initiative, Chu Qing never dared to be careless.
Especially when facing a completely unknown ghost.
Reporting to the police is an excellent way to gather intelligence.
Luocheng Inspectorate Headquarters, Criminal Division.
The young man who received the alarm call looked worried: "Another report! How many have there been in the past half month?!"
"What are you still standing there for? Quickly tell me what the problem is!"
The Captain next to him spoke with displeasure.
"That Cemetery in North Mountain, someone reported that people had died there before but it wasn't reported, and then the office didn't handle it, so they hired a new gatekeeper that very day. That gatekeeper just called..."
"Why are such vague matters being transferred to our Criminal Division? Don't you know how busy we've been lately?"
"Who knows..."
As the two were chatting, two figures walked in from outside.
The Captain looked at them:
"Xiao Liu, Tan Yu, have you found any useful clues?"
Most people's attention was drawn to the female Inspector whose ID card read 'Liu Lian'.
For no other reason than the surging energy contained beneath her ill-fitting uniform.
Yet, her face was like that of a doll that hadn't fully matured, forced into a cold expression, which, instead of making her seem unapproachable, made her quite adorable.
"Reporting, Captain, we went to the Shihao Villa Complex today."
"Hmm?"
Captain Wang frowned: "Why go there? How could the headless corpse from the Old City appear in the villa area?"
The two exchanged glances, lowered their heads, and it was still the female Inspector Liu Lian who spoke:
"Captain Wang, it's like this: there were no new victims found in the Old City today, and the rest of the family visits and evidence collection work also made no progress.
And all the senior colleagues have already finished, so I felt we weren't needed.
Therefore, I heard something strange last night and felt it was a bit peculiar, so I went to check it out today when I had nothing to do."
"What is it?"
"It's like this: last night, at the Second People's Hospital, the Lin family of Senmu Group all died..."
Looking at the mysterious Liu Lian, Captain Wang sighed.
He was a bit helpless; this young lady had a notable background, yet she insisted on joining the most dangerous Criminal Division, always meddling in irrelevant matters. He really didn't know what Director Zhang was thinking.
How could he not know the news of the Lin family's three members all dying? Lin Yuancheng was also a prominent figure in Luo City.
But what was there to say about that case?
Lin Yuancheng's mental state had problems; everyone saw it. The surveillance was there at the time, no one entered or exited, and such a way of dying was not something an outsider could do.
Not to mention his wife's acute cerebral hemorrhage.
The only one with some issues was the eldest young master of the Lin family, but many nurses and doctors witnessed him jumping from the building with their own eyes; it was completely a suicide.
What relation did such a case have to their Criminal Division?
However, thinking of this young lady's background, Captain Wang could only nod and say: "Did you find anything?"
"Indeed!" Liu Lian said mysteriously:
"I found that after the Lin family's three members all died, the biggest beneficiary was Lin Hengtian's fiancée, a woman named An Ruoxue, and according to my investigation, they only got their marriage certificate less than half a month ago!
In less than half a month, all three members of the Lin family died, and the inheritance all went to her, an outsider. It can be said that this An Ruoxue has the greatest suspicion and motive for the crime!"
"And then?"
Captain Wang spread his hands: "Where's the evidence! Everyone has already proven that this matter was a suicide."
Liu Lian scratched her head: "Isn't that what I'm still looking for! And this time when I went, I discovered something else!
This morning, the Lin family villa was very lively, but that An Ruoxue was not at the Lin family villa. I checked the traffic surveillance and found that she seemed to have gone to find her ex-boyfriend!
Most importantly, when the three members of the Lin family died yesterday, her ex-boyfriend, Chu Qing, was also at the Second Hospital!"
Evidently, no one, including Captain Wang, cared about Liu Lian's so-called discovery.
The reason was simple: Liu Lian's conjectures were indeed correct, but the problem was that the deaths of the three members of the Lin family were too well-evidenced.
Inspectors cannot judge cases based on feelings. Even if it sounded like An Ruoxue had a strong motive, it still came down to the same point: judging a case requires evidence!
However, at this moment, the Inspector next to them suddenly said:
"Wait, Little Durian, what did you just say An Ruoxue's ex-boyfriend's name was?"
"Chu Qing. Now he seems to have inexplicably gone to the North Mountain Cemetery to be a security guard. According to my intuition, this Chu Qing definitely still has something going on with An Ruoxue..."
Before Liu Lian could finish speaking, the Inspector said:
"Speaking of which, the phone call that just reported the case was from that... Chu Qing..."
At these words, Liu Lian immediately stood up.
Seeing this reaction, Captain Wang immediately made a decision:
"Alright, in that case, Liu Lian, you don't need to help with the Old City headless corpse case for now. Take Tan Yu and go ask around at that North Mountain Cemetery."
"Got it!"
...
Even Chu Qing had to admit.
This female Inspector in front of him was very distinctive.
Of course, this distinctiveness was not just about her figure, but her face.
A face somewhat similar to someone in his memories.
"Are you Chu Qing?"
"Mm."
"Did you report the case?"
"Mm."
"Tell me the specifics."
"..."
"Alright, we've noted it down. Do you have anything else to add?"
The male Inspector named Tan Yu continued to ask.
Chu Qing shook his head.
And at this moment, Liu Lian finally couldn't help but ask:
"Um, I want to ask, what are your thoughts on the deaths of Lin Hengtian and the Lin family father and son?"
Chu Qing's heart stirred, and he put on a look of profound emotion:
"I was at the Second Hospital yesterday and witnessed it with my own eyes, which made me feel quite emotional. It turns out that wealthy people are not truly happy. In life, happiness is the most important thing."
Evidently, his demeanor did not dispel the suspicion of the female Inspector in front of him, who still looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.
Although she had to admit that, facing such a man's face, she truly couldn't regard him as a suspect.
Chu Qing, however, looked at her with a smile:
"Inspector Liu, who is Liu Ci to you?"
At these words, Liu Lian was slightly stunned:
"He's my brother! You know my brother? That's not right, he's studying for his doctorate in the Imperial Capital, and I investigated your information, you've always been in Luo City..."
At this point, Liu Lian quickly stopped speaking, blinked, and looked at Chu Qing with some nervousness.
Chu Qing didn't mind, smiling as he said:
"That Huang Hong is really a bit dangerous. I suggest you'd best investigate first if anyone around her has gone missing, or disappeared back to their hometown or something. Don't just summon her casually. Don't act rashly alone.
This is my WeChat. If you need me to cooperate with anything specific, just find me anytime."
The two were stunned and looked at Chu Qing strangely.
However, they still added Chu Qing's WeChat. According to Chu Qing's description, this matter was indeed unusual, and they really needed to investigate the whereabouts of the previous gatekeeper and the surroundings of that Huang Hong.
The gate closed, and the two quickly drove away.
And Chu Qing fell into thought.
Liu Ci, the 'Qin Guangwang' of the previous life.
Qin Guangwang, ranked first among the legendary Ten Yama Kings, and Liu Ci's strength, while not necessarily the absolute first, was definitely among the top ranks of all First Rank Yin Occupations on Blue Star at that time.
More importantly, he was the chief of the Yiqing Bureau, the official Ghost Controller organization of Dragon Country, during that period of shattered order.
In that terrifying era of broken order, he was considered the last face and hope of the official side.
He hadn't expected that Qin Guangwang's sister from the previous life would be in Luo City.
However, in his previous life, he had heard that Qin Guangwang and the Yiqing Bureau had repeatedly tried to eradicate the anomalies entrenched in Luo City, primarily led by the Blood-Eyed Dragon Lord. Was it perhaps related to this woman?
Interesting.
As for Liu Lian's suspicions about him, he didn't care at all.
Before he could think more, not long after, Fang Ping, who had gone out, returned, and this time he was carrying a large bag of things.
Seeing Fang Ping's strenuous appearance, Chu Qing nodded: "You're back."
Fang Ping wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Qing Ge, why do you need so much of this stuff?"
At this moment, the contents of Fang Ping's package also revealed their true appearance.
Besides a large amount of white paper used for folding paper figures.
There were also pieces of wood, even marble slabs, and cinnabar, and a series of other miscellaneous things.
"Don't meddle, continue folding your paper figures."
Fang Ping was helpless, but still asked:
"Qing Ge, when are we going to deal with that Human Head Lantern?"
Human Head Lantern?
Originally, Chu Qing had planned to go scout out the area today during the day when he and Fang Ping went to buy these things.
However, plans change quickly; Huang Hong's alarm call made his time a bit tight.
And the sooner these things were done, the more at ease he would feel.
"It's not too late to go tonight. Also, you didn't sleep well yesterday, so if it's really necessary, go sleep a bit more later."
"Alright."
Ignoring Fang Ping, Chu Qing looked at these items and nodded with satisfaction.
The purpose of these items was simple.
They were tools used by a Gravekeeper to create a 'tomb' and materials to draw anomalies to the Guardian's Tomb.
At the same time, they were also the 'job change' tools required to become a Nine Rank Yin Occupation 'Gravekeeper'.
He had to prepare them in advance to ensure he would be the first Nine Rank Ghost Controller to become a 'Gravekeeper' Yin Job after midnight tomorrow.
If he remembered correctly, being the first to obtain the corresponding Yin Job would bring considerable benefits!
His past self didn't seize this opportunity.
But in this life, he naturally couldn't let it go.