The Chunjiang Bridge at night was less distinct, and Gu Lili and Ma Shijie gradually approached the entire length of the collapsed part by boat.
"You just mentioned that this matter must be dealt with. What approach will be taken?" Gu Lili voiced her doubts, "Should the person primarily responsible be sentenced?"
"This matter," Ma Shijie responded, "will be settled privately. Using live stakes is real, and it’s impossible to publicly disclose such actions, as you can imagine the kind of influence it would have on the public, which is not beneficial for maintaining law and order. They will come up with an excuse to explain the situation of the children, and make amends with apologies and compensation."
Gu Lili knew it would be , and she was also aware that many things could not be completely just, but if it weren’t for the coverage that amplified the influence, perhaps the victims’ families wouldn’t even receive this much.
Gu Lili looked from beginning to end but didn’t find the children’s souls, "I guess the Ghost Messenger has already taken them away."
No sooner had she finished speaking than her gaze landed on a green figure standing on the nearby river surface.
"Row the boat over there."
Ma Shijie hurriedly urged the boat rower, following her instructions. Get full chapters from novel_fіre.net
As they drew closer, she then clearly saw the person on the river surface.
The face was completely rotten, with indistinguishable features, appearing as a woman with long hair tied back.
"Stop," she took the initiative to greet the woman in green, "Hello, were the souls of two children taken away by a Ghost Messenger?"
"At first, I wondered if you would come, but you really did."
The woman’s voice was not loud, but it was enough to make Ma Shijie and another officer tremble with fear, each hugging one of Gu Lili’s legs, making her face flush with embarrassment.
"Of course, I recognize you. I’ve heard many Dead Souls speak of a pair of spiritualists from Xiliang Mountain, and they even showed me your photo. The two children were taken away by the Ghost Messenger, and their bodies are inside the bridge pier, they can be excavated. You tell the project’s chief responsible person, if he doesn’t surrender himself under the charge of intentional homicide, I want him and all those involved in this project, including the inactive police, their bodies will all float collectively on this river surface. I mean what I say."
Ma Shijie’s forehead sweated profusely, and Gu Lili nodded, "Alright, I will have the Chief of Public Security relay this to upper management."
"If that is so, I shall consider this matter as if it never happened. The bridge can be rebuilt, and I will not interfere."
"If I may boldly ask, was the collapse of Chunjiang Bridge your personal handiwork?"
"That’s correct." The woman in green didn’t shy from admitting, "I hate such vile acts of burying children alive, my child died this way too, only she was buried in the foundation of a building, and the responsible person dismissed us validly with some money. We demanded justice for our child’s life, not money. I was powerless then, but now when similar incidents arise, I empathize deeply and cannot sit idly by, as it’s said, hell is empty and all the devils are here in the mortal world, which is absolutely true!"
Gu Lili felt she was right, "The children’s bodies will be excavated tonight, and we will definitely convey your message."
The woman in green quickly disappeared.
The boat started rowing back, and Gu Lili intentionally frightened Ma Shijie, "You heard it just now; the solution you initially proposed simply won’t work. Report it upwards—seeing the woman’s high cultivation, if this matter is not properly resolved, she might very well do as she promised, and then it won’t just be Commander Wang’s son’s issue; you and the Bureau Chief, along with the highest leaders, will all be held accountable collectively."