"Who’s screaming like a banshee so early in the morning?"
A voice tinged with coolness drifted in from outside the door.
Yang Kai and Xiao Feng exchanged a look, then, with a grin, said, "Heh, Old Shu’s here, he’s always had a way with women."
Upon entering the café, they saw a woman with disheveled hair and a haggard face standing there, surrounded by Xiao Feng and the others.
Frowning, you asked Xiao Feng, "Madman, what’s going on here?"
Xiao Feng replied with a bitter smile, "As you can see, I accepted a job earlier. She said she was being haunted by a ghost infant, so I performed rites for five ghost infants for her, but then..."
"Then she caused another scene?"
"Yeah," Xiao Feng shrugged.
The woman turned her head and stared straight at you, "Are you the President of the Supernatural Detective Agency?"
"Good, you’re here. You must give me a clear answer to this matter, if..."
"There are no ifs." With a cold snort, your lips curled into a cruel smile, "You’re done for, I can’t save you."
Not only the woman herself but even those around who were familiar with you were taken aback by your words.
The Supernatural Detective Agency isn’t a fully profit-oriented organization. At its founding, you and others like Xiao Feng laid down rules, one of which was that members of the Detective Agency would help those in a weak position to the greatest extent possible, even without charging a fee.
Regarding the woman in front of you, although she could be somewhat unreasonable, she clearly belonged to a weak population. With your usual disposition, it wouldn’t be like you to stand by and say such heartless words.
Ignoring the woman, you turned to Zong Wangyue and asked, "Did we conduct a thorough background check on her before taking the job?"
Zong Wangyue nodded, "Yes, we checked. She works at a pharmaceutical company, just an ordinary office worker."
"That’s just on the surface." Turning to Xiao Feng, you asked, "You’ve been in her place, right?"
"Yes," Xiao Feng nodded.
"With your Heaven’s Eye, did you only see five ghost infants?"
"This..." Xiao Feng hesitated, "When I went there the day before yesterday, indeed, I found her house full of a strong Yin energy. It was strange to me then, but after searching around, I only found five ghost infants."
You turned again to the woman and said coldly, "Lin Hehua, do you want to know exactly how many ghost infants are haunting you?"
Upon hearing the name "Lin Hehua," the woman’s previously domineering aura halted abruptly, and she stared at you with a look of terror in her eyes.
Zong Wangyue immediately said, "Boss, her name is Lin Hua."
"Lin Hua is just one of her four identities, Lin Hehua is her real name."
"How... how do you know that?"
As if hearing a very funny joke, you chuckled, "Do you think everyone in the Supernatural Detective Agency is a pushover? It’s easy if we really want to check your information."
Pausing, you continued, "The five ghost infants the vice-president exorcised were your own children. Interestingly enough, the five ghost infants you’ve been afraid of were actually your guardians; it’s because of them you’ve survived until now. Haven’t you noticed that after Xiao Feng exorcised those five ghost infants, the atmosphere around you became even more bitterly cold?"
Lin Hehua was taken aback, then her eyes widened in panic, and she quickly reached out to grab your right arm, "Please, save me, you have to save me!"
Looking at Lin Hehua, your expression remained as hard as iron, "Ms. Lin, please give me a reason to save you."
"I... I’m innocent, they are ghosts, aren’t you ghost-catchers supposed to eliminate them all?"
"Innocent? When you peddled those fake vaccines and injected them into children, did you ever think about how innocent those kids were?"
"You! You’re slandering me, you..."
While she was speaking, the voice of Zhang Zifeng came from outside the cafe, "Mu Yun, leave this kind of person to me,"
Zhang Zifeng stepped forward quickly and immediately slapped a pair of cold handcuffs on Lin Hehua’s wrists, "Lin Hehua, you are under arrest for involvement in the trafficking of expired and fake vaccines."
As another detective led Lin Hehua away, you said to her with the last word, "Don’t worry, I will see to it that those little ones are taken care of. I hope that you can make a fresh start in prison and turn over a new leaf. Otherwise, when you die, you will regret it."
Zong Wangyue grabbed his head and said to you, "Boss, I’m sorry, I didn’t investigate thoroughly."
"The more we engage with society, the less we can avoid such things. Moreover, the people and issues we encounter in the future will be even more filthy and despicable. But I hope everyone can keep an unwavering sincerity because, after all, there will be many more sunny days than rainy ones."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Hey, Old Shu, I heard you’ve got a kid now?" Yang Kai hurriedly leaned in with his face.
Just as he was about to speak, the chime of the wind bell at the door of the cafe rang again.
Everyone turned their heads and saw a cute little Lolita dressed in a black princess dress standing at the door. She smiled sweetly at you, "Daddy."
You scooped up the approaching Liuli and then let her sit on your lap, smiling and asking her, "Little Liuli, have you had breakfast?"
"Mhm, mhm, I have. I ate with Mommy."
As she spoke, Zhao’er and Wu Qiyi, both women, came in one after the other, taking seats across from you.
Yang Kai and Zong Wangyue exchanged glances, with the former grinning and leaning in, "Hello, little sister."
Liuli blinked her bright eyes and looked at Yang Kai, "Who are you?"
"I’m your daddy’s good brother, your Uncle Kai."
Liuli obviously had little interest in Yang Kai and suddenly turned her head to you, "Daddy, Mommy doesn’t remember Liuli anymore."
Looking up at Zhao’er, you noticed her pupils were still void and empty, and you couldn’t help but sigh lightly, "Don’t worry, Daddy will definitely help your mommy regain her senses."
Liuli tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said, "Daddy, I have a way to make Mommy better."
Liuli’s words, like a bomb, exploded in your heart!
"Mhm, but it needs some things. There are four things we have at home, I can go get them. But, Daddy will need to find three other things."
Although not certain about the credibility of Liuli’s words, your heart still began to quiver uncontrollably.
Could Zhao’er’s senses finally be returning?
If that were true, you would gather them no matter the cost, even if it weren’t just three items but thirty!
Liuli thought for a while and said, "I’m not sure if those three things are around here. Liuli isn’t clear either."
You were taken aback and asked hastily, "What are their names?"
"Soul Lock, Jiu Xianmin, and the last one, um, is Grandma Meng Soup."