El caso del mensajero fantasma la historia de un alma que abandona el cuerpo

Capítulo 2

"Ah, I saw the sunshine here was so nice, so I came to soak up some sun," Linglong made up. "Aren't you in class?"

How to run

"You've arrived here?"

"Oh, the teacher asked me to go to the teachers' office to get some materials. Since you're free, why don't you come with me?" Wenbin said.

"Okay." Damn it! I thought I could skip class and find a place to sleep for a while! Linglong reluctantly agreed.

The door to the instructor's office was ajar. Wenbin knocked, but no one answered. He gently pushed the door open and found no one inside. The biological data was on a desk in front of the door. Without thinking much, he went to get the data. Just as he reached the desk, a loud shout startled him: "Hey! What are you doing?!" It turned out to be a coworker. "What are you doing in here?" he asked, assuming they had some ulterior motive.

“We’re here to collect some information,” Wenbin explained.

"What do you mean, 'take the materials'? You're trying to steal the exam papers, aren't you! I've seen plenty of people like you, humph! Don't think you can escape my watchful eye! Come with me to see the discipline director!" The coworker said, pulling Wenbin and Linglong towards him.

"What are you doing?" A deep but gentle voice sounded from behind them.

"It's Teacher Li. These two students were acting suspiciously. Based on my years of experience, they're most likely trying to steal the exam papers," the coworker said, making false accusations.

“No, Teacher He told us to come and get the materials,” Wenbin argued logically.

“Master Liang, I think they really are here to get the materials. It’s alright, I’ll take care of it. You can take them and go back to the classroom!” Teacher Li said with a smile.

"Thank you, Teacher Li." Wenbin felt that educated people were more sensible.

"Who is that teacher? He looks kind of familiar," Linglong asked.

"Of course you don't know him since you've just arrived. He's Mr. Li, our chemistry teacher. He's very kind and teaches well. Everyone likes him." Wenbin's impression of Mr. Li improved even further.

At noon, the shikigami brought back the news: two days ago, in the afternoon, a second-year girl went to the high school hospital for a checkup. She was crying and said that she had been forcibly assaulted! But she didn't say a word about who the perpetrator was.

"Perhaps the murderer who killed you is the one who assaulted that girl! Because the rooftop of the teaching building has a direct view of the physics lab across the street, he must have thought you saw what happened, so he killed you while you were asleep to cover it up!" Linglong speculated, and now it seems that this possibility is very high!

"Despicable! How could there be such a shameless person in our academy! I must send him to prison!" He Huan exclaimed indignantly.

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [7]: "Yes! Make him eat 'Two Three Three' every day!!"

"What does 'two-three-three' mean?" He Huan didn't understand.

"It's two liang in the morning, three liang at noon, and three liang in the evening."

"Hahaha—you're so funny!" He Huan almost laughed until she lost all her teeth.

"Not at all, being funny is just my style." Linglong playfully cupped his hands in greeting.

"Hehe, I really regret being a ghost to have met you. If I were still alive, I would definitely be your good friend." He Huan felt a little bittersweet.

“We’re friends now!” Linglong comforted him. “But the most important thing right now is to find the real killer who killed you, so you can have your wish fulfilled and be reborn into a good family as soon as possible.”

"Um."

"Let's go find that girl first and hope she can tell us who that person is. But it seems she's on leave from school and staying at home. Let's go to her house first!"

"I'll do whatever you say." He Huan had absolute trust in Linglong.

...

"Get out! All of you get out of here!!" Cups, pillows, pots and pans, and other items followed Linglong out the door. "You men are all the same! Get out! Don't let me see you again!!" The girl's hysterical, tearful voice was particularly jarring.

"I'm sorry, I don't know why she's been so agitated these past few days. Please come back in a couple of days!" The girl's mother, unaware of what had happened, said apologetically to Linglong.

"It's okay, I'll come again next time, okay?" Linglong understood the girl's feelings and didn't blame her.

"Mom! Come quick! Something's happened to my sister!" the girl's younger brother shouted from upstairs.

"Huh?!" Linglong rushed upstairs with the girl's mother.

The girl was lying on the edge of the bathtub, with a deep cut on the artery of her right wrist. Blood was gushing out, but fortunately she was found in time and was still alive.

"What happened to this child? Why is she trying to commit suicide?!" The girl's mother was crying uncontrollably and completely lost.

"Auntie, let's stop the bleeding first. Little brother, go call an ambulance!" Linglong calmly directed, pressing down on the wound to stop the bleeding.

After being resuscitated, the girl finally regained consciousness. Upon opening her eyes, she saw familiar faces around her, and tears streamed down her face again: "Why? Why won't you let me die?!"

"You silly child, what can't you solve that you have to die?" The girl's mother hugged her and cried uncontrollably. Seeing her daughter in such pain and not even knowing what had happened, she felt that she had failed as a mother.

"Mom, just let me die! Please grant my wish!" the girl pleaded, grabbing her mother's hand.

A heavy slap landed on the girl's face—it was Linglong! He angrily berated her: "You're so selfish! Look at your mother, she raised you with such hardship, and now you're acting like you're going to die over some setbacks? Have you ever thought about the many people in this world who care about you and love you? Your death will only make the person who harmed you happier, because he'll know no one can expose his evil deeds! If you want him to get away with it, then go ahead and die!"

“I, I can’t, I can’t forgive him for everything he did to me! I, I…” the girl murmured, “But, I can’t fight him! Waaah—” Seeing how weak and powerless she was, she hugged her head and cried.

"I'm here to help you." Seeing how pitiful she looked, Linglong couldn't bring himself to scold her anymore. "You're not the only one who's been hurt right now; some people have even lost their lives because of it. Only you can help them now."

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [8]: "What are you talking about? I'm confused." The girl's mother was completely bewildered.

"Mom, you should go out first!" The girl didn't want her mother to know about this.

After the girl's mother left, Linglong recounted He Huan's ordeal, omitting his magical abilities and only saying that he had noticed something amiss. The girl listened calmly to Linglong's story, remaining silent for a long time before finally saying coldly, "No one in this world is innocent..." "..." Linglong didn't understand what she meant. "Now only you can make that person receive the punishment he deserves. Tell me, okay? Who is he?"

"What's the point? No one in this world is innocent. Never mind..." The girl shook her head, looked out the window, and stopped talking.

Seeing that he couldn't get any results, Linglong had no choice but to take his leave. He Huan was somewhat puzzled by the girl's behavior: "Why won't she tell me that person's name?"

"I don't know." Linglong shrugged. "Perhaps I should go and read the book 'Women's Psychology' first."

"What should we do next?" He Huan was now at a loss.

"There's no other way but to look for other clues. It's getting late, let's go back first!" Linglong rubbed his rumbling stomach.

To verify once again, Linglong went to the rooftop of the teaching building. This time, besides Linglong, there was also a janitor cleaning up there. Linglong ignored him and just leaned over the balcony looking down. Seeing that it was dangerous for him, the janitor kindly reminded him, "Student, it's dangerous for you to do this. Someone died here just two days ago. Be careful that his vengeful spirit doesn't drag you down!" He said it as if he had seen it before.

"No way!" Linglong found it amusing. He Huan was right next to him glaring at him, and he really dared to say that.

“What do you mean he couldn’t? The afternoon he died, a colleague of mine came to clean and found bloodstains from the door to the balcony. We checked and there were no bloodstains in the stairwell leading to the rooftop. It was only on the rooftop that bloodstains started. Think about it, what other reason could explain this except that the vengeful ghost came back covered in blood?” The coworker became more and more frightened as he spoke, and he clasped his hands together and chanted “Amitabha.”

"I'm not covered in blood! I found out I was already like this when I died!" He Huan shouted.

"Then where did the cleaning staff go that day?" Perhaps this is also a discovery! And where did the bloodstains come from? Could they have been left by the murderer?

"He was scared half to death and went back to his hometown the next day. Do you think I'm lying to you? He called me up to see for myself, and there really was blood!" The coworker became anxious when he saw that Linglong didn't believe him.

"Then, where is the bloodstain?" Linglong asked.

"There are drops of it from the door to the balcony, probably one drop every few steps! It's really creepy!"

"...Thank you, sir! Are those brooms that swept up the bloodstains still there?" If so, we can ask the shikigami again to find the murderer based on the bloodstains.

"Who would dare keep such a sinister thing? It should have been burned long ago!" The coworker's words dispelled Linglong's plan, and He Huan was even more excited. Ignoring that he was a ghost, he rushed up and grabbed the coworker: --- The Magpie Bridge Fairy replied [9]: "Why burn it? Why burn it?!"

"Never mind, it's fate. Let's go!" Linglong said regretfully.

"Sigh—it seems I'm destined to die unjustly!" He Huan was somewhat discouraged when she saw that there was no progress.

“Not necessarily. Once we find the perpetrator who assaulted that girl, everything will become clear,” Linglong pondered. “Since the incident happened in the physics lab, it must have been done to someone who is familiar with the place—a murderer wouldn’t choose to commit a crime in a place they’re not familiar with, right? Let’s start our investigation from there. First, let’s find out which classes were held in the physics lab that day, and who are the people who frequent it.”

“That makes sense, that makes sense!” He Huan nodded in agreement.

"Also, that girl said she couldn't beat him, so I think she must be someone with connections, which narrows down the possibilities even more!"

Spirit Dragon

An IQ of 180 is no joke. "I'm not very familiar with this college yet, I might need someone to help me." He already had someone in mind... "What do you need the physics lab's usage materials for?" Although Lin Wenbin didn't quite understand, he still helped Linglong borrow the materials.

"Hehe, it works!" Linglong immediately searched for who had used it on the day He Huan died. "Huh? Why is it only our class that used it?"

“Yes,” Wenbin glanced at the information above, “Our class was the only one with physics class that morning. Did you skip class again? Is there something wrong?”

"No, just browsing." Linglong laughed it off.

"..." Seeing that Linglong was intentionally hiding something, Wenbin didn't press the matter further.

Since they were from his own class, it was easier for Linglong to investigate. He carefully observed which students in the class might be the perpetrators. First, he targeted the boys; second, those from wealthy and powerful families; and third, those who might have such tendencies. After this screening, there were only three people in the class.

One of them is Abao. His father is a member of parliament. He drives a BMW to and from school every day and doesn't even hide the fact that he likes beautiful girls. He often jokes around with girls in class, and there are rumors that a girl had an abortion for him.

The second one is Lin Wenbin. Lin Wenbin's father is the head of the high school department. However, Lin Wenbin has never had any scandals. Some people even say that he may be gay.

The last one is Linglong himself. Linglong's father is the police chief of TMX City. If it really was Linglong who did it, then the girl has nowhere to turn for help. Moreover, Linglong's lecherousness is obvious to everyone.

Seeing this information, He Huan glanced at Linglong:

"Could it be you?" he asked jokingly.

"Tch! Even if you don't trust my character, you should at least trust my taste!" Linglong looked at the information in his hand again. "Wenbin shouldn't be the culprit. I want to check Abao first." Although he hadn't known Lin Wenbin for very long, his intuition told him that he shouldn't be the murderer.

"Hmm, but I find it a bit strange. Why don't you check with the physics teacher?" He Huan asked.

"Please! Our physics teacher is an old woman!" Linglong said irritably. "Didn't she teach you?"

“We are also female teachers, but we are relatively young,” He Huan replied.

"Don't worry, I've already checked. All the physics teachers in the high school are women, so that should rule out the possibility of them being the perpetrator, right?"

Spirit Dragon

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"Hmm." It seems the truth won't be far off!

---Magpie Bridge Fairy

Reply [10]: "There is also bloodstain on the rooftop. I think there is something else going on here." Linglong pondered, "Let's not worry about that for now. The most urgent thing is to find out who is the one who assaulted that girl."

Starting with A Bao, Linglong summoned his shikigami, the spirit bird, to follow him. That guy was a complete playboy, living a life of extravagance and debauchery every day. Because his family was rich, he was very popular with girls. He could throw himself at any girl with just a snap of his fingers. The spirit bird followed him for three days but found nothing unusual.

To be on the safe side, Linglong had another spirit bird follow Lin Wenbin. Lin Wenbin seemed fine, living a simple life. Because he was nice to people, many girls had feelings for him, but he didn't seem interested in any of them. Based on his situation, it was unlikely that he was the murderer.

"..." He Huan stared at the spirit dragon without saying a word.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Linglong asked, puzzled.

"I'm thinking..." He Huan hesitated before speaking.

"What?"

"The murderer, could it be you?" He Huan asked.

"Huh? You doubt me?" Linglong's jaw almost dropped.

“Didn’t you say that anything is possible before the truth comes out? Now that I think about it, meeting you might have been intentional,” He Huan said, a little embarrassed, but still. “Besides, you also said that only the three of you in your class are likely to be involved. Now that the other two are basically ruled out, it’s just you.” He Huan’s voice grew softer and softer. “What you said doesn’t make no sense, but if it were me, I naturally wouldn’t help you, right?” Ling Long smiled faintly, not caring about He Huan’s speculation.

“Yeah, you don’t seem like you’re crazy, and you don’t seem like the type to do something so twisted,” He Huan agreed. “But what do we do now?”