"All these are obvious facts that the police can find out. Why would I need to ask you?" Abbot Jiangli clicked his tongue, "What else is there?"
Seeing a trace of disdain in Jiangli’s eyes, Xia Xin’s heart tightened, and he racked his brain, "Okay, it seems that’s all..."
Jiangli let out a sigh, no longer disdainful but numb.
"Where is a soul usually found after a person dies?"
Xia Xin heard this and answered cautiously, "At the place of death, by the body, or where the person’s attachments are the strongest. But normally the soul of the newly deceased should be at the place of death. It takes about a day for them to realize they’re dead..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xia Xin’s pupils dilated.
Xia Xin slapped his hand, "Yes, how could I have forgotten that! Ancestor, when we were in the restroom just now, it seemed like we didn’t see her soul, did we?"
Zhong Lanyi, hearing their conversation, blinked in surprise, "Soul? Is there really such a thing as a soul after death? Could her soul have gone to where her body is?"
Jiangli remained silent.
Just staring at Xia Xin.
Xia Xin knew he was being tested again.
He pondered hard, "It’s true that souls exist after death. But if a soul isn’t at the place of death, that place would at most have a scent of death, not Yin Energy. Yin Energy and the scent of death are different. Yet there was such heavy Yin Energy in that place, and no soul to be seen..."
Looking anxiously at Jiangli, Xia Xin said, "Ancestor, does this mean her death was really caused by some other entity, and that her soul isn’t there due to external factors?"
Jiangli spoke in a light tone, "All these speculations are correct. As for which one it actually is, we’ll need to examine the body to confirm."
Xia Xin nodded in realization, "Right, as long as we check the body and confirm the situation with the soul, we can almost determine the cause of her death and find whatever harmed her, correct?"
Jiangli nodded slightly, "More or less, but it’s difficult to say exactly how."
Listening to her tone, Xia Xin knew that Jiangli was mostly satisfied with his answer.
He silently breathed a sigh of relief.
"That... uh... Since you haven’t been paying attention to me," Zhong Lanyi raised her hand, attempting to get more attention, "I wanted to ask, Abbot, what did you mean by ’mischief’ just now? Could their deaths really be the work of ghosts or demons?"
Jiangli shook her head slightly, "We’re not sure yet."
But in fact, Jiangli already had a rough guess in mind, and she was fairly certain that this was no ordinary murder case.
However, she didn’t want to frighten Zhong Lanyi, so she did not speak her thoughts outright.
Zhong Lanyi, upon hearing Jiangli’s words, became even more anxious, truly afraid that some malevolent ghost indiscriminately killing students might be lurking in the school.
If that were the case... wouldn’t the school be doomed?
Zhong Lanyi clenched her hands tightly, sitting back in her seat with unease, praying that the outcome wouldn’t be so grim.
Xia Xin looked at Jiangli, understanding why the Ancestor had spoken that way.
From the evidence available, the nature of the situation was clear.
The Ancestor didn’t voice it out loud, simply because she didn’t want to scare Yun Xizi and Zhong Lanyi.
Nonetheless, Yun Xizi and Zhong Lanyi were still frightened.
Both were silent, remaining on alert.
The group of four quickly arrived at the police station.
At the entrance of the police station, Xia Xin contacted Song Taishan first, informing the captain of their arrival.
They waited at the entrance for a little while before they saw Song Taishan, wearing gloves, hurry out from inside.