The alley was deserted late at night, except for a few adult product vending machines that lit up with red and blue neon lights. Air conditioners attached to the walls of the simple and dilapidated residential buildings made noise. The alley was uneven, dark and damp. Jiang Fan hid in a corner, his brows furrowed, his mind racing.
“Last time, the child's wish was fulfilled and he dissipated on his own, without any unusual phenomena occurring. But this time, the man's soul appeared filled with anger and resentment, and ultimately it didn't dissipate normally. Could it be that the man's soul didn't go to where it was meant to go, and that's why…”
Thinking of this,
Jiang Fan's expression froze. If his guess was correct, then there really was such a thing as the underworld.
This energy,
Are they underworld messengers who couldn't find the soul?
Ghost!
Underworld!
Realizing that he seemed to have gained a deeper understanding of the world, Jiang Fan's body trembled involuntarily. All of this was too shocking to him. Even the legendary ghost messengers could appear in this world. What would this seemingly ordinary world, the places that normal people could not touch, look like?
Kill the ghost,
Perform good deeds!
Jiang Fan felt an overwhelming surge of excitement. There were so many new things waiting for him to discover in this ever-thickening fog of the world. As he felt the golden seal spontaneously merging into his palm, constantly transforming his spiritual power into something purer and stronger, Jiang Fan's desire to kill ghosts and accumulate merit soared. He even wanted to go home right now, lie down in the wooden box, and enter the next dimension.
The dangers I had feared were shattered after I experienced the immense power that even a lowly ghost messenger in the underworld possessed.
Awakening to the highest heavens,
Just thinking about lying drunk on a mountaintop gazing at the moon brings immense comfort.
Regarding the sudden appearance of the golden seal, Jiang Fan believed that this was not the reason for the appearance of the ghost messenger or that power in the world, because if it were really for this golden seal, how could he hide here without being detected by the power's owner?
on the contrary,
Jiang Fan believes that
The appearance of this golden seal is just like the spiritual energy that returns after killing a ghost. It is the mysterious fortune brought by the mysterious black box of the old house. Although we don't know what kind of supernatural power the black box has, there is no doubt that a magic weapon that has the ability to send a living person across dimensions and back is definitely more precious than this golden seal.
Hidden in the alley, Jiang Fan didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the chilling and terrifying aura completely dissipated before standing up.
Make a phone call,
Jiang Fan explained the situation to the police officer on the other end: a driver had committed murder, which he witnessed, and after being stopped, he suddenly jumped into the river without knowing what happened...
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Fan, who had reported the incident to the police and given them his address, walked out of the alley and looked at the several buildings in front of him. Jiang Fan seemed to be able to see the river over there. He knew he had to call the police. As a witness to the scene of a major case involving attempted murder followed by suicide, he could also be considered a major participant. He absolutely could not remain uninvolved in this society where cameras were everywhere.
Call the police,
Taking the initiative is the best approach.
A few minutes later,
Several police cars with their lights on the roof sped up and stopped by the bridge.
One moment the bridge was completely silent in the dead of night, the next it was filled with life by several police cars with their lights on and the police officers rushing out of them. When Jiang Fan saw the police car lights in the distance, he started running over. When he arrived in front of several police officers wearing police hats, beads of sweat appeared on Jiang Fan's forehead, forced out by his spiritual energy.
"Did you call the police?"
"Yes, I'm the one who registered."
...
The city is never short of people who stay up late and love to watch the excitement. When four police cars arrived at the riverbank, followed by more than ten police officers, the tranquility of the area was completely shattered. The crowd was bustling, and the bridge and the river were brightly lit. They all knew, whether they arrived first or later, that a murderer had jumped into the river to commit suicide. Although he hadn't succeeded in killing anyone, someone had still died.
Someone died.
For a nation where encountering a robbery is a major incident, this is no less than an earthquake.
Inside an SUV police car parked by the bridge, Jiang Fan sat in his seat. Two stern-faced, clearly unsmiling middle-aged police officers sat opposite him. One of the officers, who appeared slightly more amiable, spoke first.
“Let me summarize our conversation. You came here because you were thinking about renting a place, and you accidentally rode too far to get here. Then you saw the vehicle involved in the incident arrive and stop. Out of curiosity, you approached the vehicle, only to find that the driver was about to commit a crime. In the end, you saved the girl, but the driver jumped into the river and committed suicide without warning, right?”
Hearing the policeman's words, Jiang Fan nodded and said,
"right."
After receiving confirmation from Jiang Fan, the other policeman exchanged a glance with the policeman who had been questioning him, then opened the car door and got out. He nodded to the policeman who had just brought out a document, took the document from him, quickly flipped through it, and then turned back to the policeman who had been questioning him, as if to indicate that Jiang Fan had no problem.
"hehe."
The policeman patted Jiang Fan on the shoulder with a smile and said apologetically, "Comrade, I'm really sorry, you are the only eyewitness at the scene, so you will have to go through the procedures for questioning. The girl you took to the hospital has woken up. She just fainted due to too much mental stress, not because of excessive blood loss as you said. You can rest assured."
"but,"
He continued,
"The man who jumped into the river is probably in grave danger. The search team has searched the riverbed for about 300 meters but has not found any trace of him. Considering the undercurrents in the river, we are going to increase the search efforts. I won't go into the details, but we will commend you for your bravery once the case is closed."
Jiang Fan deliberately used his spiritual energy to thin his blood, and a smile appeared on his pale face. He said, "It's good that the woman is alright. She looks very young. She shouldn't have her life taken away so carelessly. It's good that she's alright."
The policeman sighed.
After offering a few words of comfort to Jiang Fan, he told her that she might need to cooperate occasionally in the next few days, such as coming to the police station to record information, and finally asked her to return to school.
Songyuan has a curfew; the dormitory gates close after 11:30 p.m. Jiang Fan booked a room at a hotel outside the school and spent the night there.
Military training began the next day.
but,