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Capítulo 13

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Registered 2-8-2004

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Chapter Thirteen: The Walking Dead

Author: Xiao Tianyi

Chapter Thirteen: The Walking Dead It was already past midnight when the two returned to Jiajia. After a short rest, they went to the hospital to check on Xiao Zhao's condition. The doctor informed them that the patient had just passed the critical period, was emotionally unstable, and could not have any contact with the outside world. The two had no choice but to give up. Back at the police station, Liu Hai called Kuang Tianyou to his office. Kuang Tianyou saw that Liu Hai, who always paid attention to his appearance, had bloodshot eyes, an unshaven chin, and looked extremely haggard. "Tianyou, what do you think of this drug robbery case that happened at the police station?" Seeing Liu Hai like this, Kuang Tianyou felt a pang of pity. Although Liu Hai was ambitious, he had indeed been good to him. "Inspector Liu, don't worry, I will investigate this case thoroughly as soon as possible." Upon hearing this, Liu Hai relaxed slightly. He knew Kuang Tianyou was skilled at investigating cases, but this case was too interconnected, and he was really worried. "Tianyou, you know how serious this case is. You're the most capable person in our police station, everything depends on you." Kuang Tianyou smiled slightly, accepting the compliment. "Then I'll go investigate the case first." He opened the door and walked out.

Kuang Huashi sat outside, her expression indifferent, seemingly unaffected by the tense and agitated atmosphere inside the office. Seeing Kuang Tianyou come out, she stood up. "So, Mr. Liu wanted to see you about yesterday's matter, right?"

Kuang Tianyou nodded.

"So how do you plan to investigate the case?"

Kuang Tianyou smiled and said, "Let's go home and talk about it."

Once inside the car, Kuang Huashi suddenly said, "You have a lead, right?"

Kuang Tianyou took off his sunglasses, smiled at her, and remained noncommittal. "Do you believe in ghosts and gods?"

"I don't believe you. Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Believe it or not, I'm taking you to meet someone tonight. Maybe he can give us the answer."

"Is he your informant?" Kuang Huashi asked curiously.

You'll find out then.

Time flies like an arrow, and dusk arrived in the blink of an eye. Kuang Tianyou led Kuang Huashi to the Hall of Rebirth. "What is this place?" Kuang Huashi asked Kuang Tianyou. "You'll know when you go in," Kuang Tianyou said mysteriously. Pushing open the door, the two went inside. It was a very spacious room. A large Bagua (Eight Trigrams) was laid out on the floor. Directly opposite the door was a table, where a thin old man was sitting. Seeing them enter, the old man smiled and said, "I wondered who it was, it's you! What brings you here to see me?" Kuang Tianyou walked over and sat down in the chair in front of him. "Uncle Qiu, I've come to ask you for help with something." The old man joked, "What in the world could possibly be difficult for you? You don't want me to predict your marriage, do you? This is..." Kuang Tianyou quickly introduced, "She is my colleague, Miss Kuang Huashi." "Uncle Qiu, hello." Kuang Huashi extended her hand gracefully. Uncle Qiu squeezed her hand. "Tianyou, when did you get such a beautiful partner? You're really lucky, kid. Even I want to be a cop now."

Kuang Tianyou said, "Uncle, please stop joking. I have something serious that I need your help with."

Uncle Qiu became serious after hearing this. "What is it that you need my help with?"

"Uncle Qiu, do you still remember the police station robbery in France in 1982 and the Kobe murder case in Japan in 1995?"

"Of course I remember. What's wrong?"

“Yesterday, a murder, robbery and drug trafficking case occurred in our police station. The modus operandi and the crime scene are very similar to those two cases.”

Uncle Qiu pondered for a moment, then asked, "What do you want me to do?"

Kuang Tianyou: "I want you to help me find the ghost of Zhang Jinfeng (Zhang Ge's full name in the previous text). I have a few questions for him."

"I knew you wouldn't come looking for me with anything good. Why don't you go find Ma Xiaoling?"

Kuang Tianyou gave a wry smile. "You know she charges a lot of money. Where would I get that much money to hire her?"

"So all you do is try to take advantage of me. No way, I'm not helping you."

"Then you've forgotten that I once saved your life."

"Fine, I'll help you, okay? You always use this to blackmail me. Please come up with a newer reason next time."

Kuang Huashi was completely confused by the two of them. Just as she was about to speak, Kuang Tianyou stopped her with a gesture.

Inside the room, Uncle Qiu's face was serious, a stark contrast to his earlier humor, as he muttered incantations. Slowly, the room grew eerily cold, and a blurry figure emerged from the Bagua diagram. "Tianyou, I used the Maoshan spirit-summoning technique to summon Zhang Jinfa's ghost, but not for too long. Ask him quickly if you need anything." "Understood. Uncle Qiu. Afa, can you hear me? It's Tianyou." The blurry figure moved slightly, recognizing Kuang Tianyou. "Brother Kuang, where is this?" Kuang Tianyou looked at him. "Afa, this is the Hall of Rebirth. You are dead. Tell me who killed you." The ghost suddenly became frightened. "Don't be afraid, it's all over now." "Brother Kuang, you must avenge me!" With that, Afa's ghost excitedly recounted everything that had happened. As they listened, Kuang Tianyou and Uncle Qiu frowned.

"Uncle Qiu, what do you think?"

"Let's not talk about it now. I'll send his ghost back first." Uncle Qiu said, then performed a ritual to send Ah Fa's ghost back. Kuang Huashi, who was standing to the side, was stunned by what she saw and sat there blankly.

“Tianyou, judging from what he said, it’s very likely that someone used magic to manipulate zombies to commit robbery,” Uncle Qiu said.

Kuang Tianyou, the "walking corpse," looked at Uncle Qiu with suspicion.

Uncle Qiu explained, "Walking corpses are created when a person dies and is controlled by a few evil sorcerers. They have no consciousness of their own and rely on the person controlling them to direct their actions. According to the records in the book, there was once a very evil sorcerer in our Maoshan lineage. He created this spell to seek revenge, just like Western necromancers, who could manipulate human corpses. However, this spell was lost after his death, and I never expected it to reappear today."

"Then who else can do this?" Kuang Tianyou continued to ask.

"African black magic can also be used, but I don't know the specific differences between them. By the way, it seems that ancient Chinese witchcraft could also control a person's corpse."

Kuang Tianyou rubbed his temples. "This is indeed a tricky case."