Chapter 114. Ghost Hunting? The Ghosts-Pin-You-Down Kind (7)
Xu Cheng had been busy with Han Xiaoyu’s case for several days and hadn’t come to see Shen Wan.
Shen Wan’s school had tests and exams these days, so she hadn’t gone to the police station entrance either. Any case information from the little ghosts at the station was being recorded by Qin Ying.
Although the little ghosts were very anxious about their cases, they understood that investigations had to be done one by one. They had waited so long already, and with sufficient evidence, they weren’t worried about the culprits escaping. They waited patiently at the police station entrance. Seeing the officers inside coming and going busily, they had even less desire to rush things.
While Shen Wan sat in class, Qin Ying would go outside the police station to interact with the little ghosts. After recording the necessary information, she would float off to other places. With her power as a ghost king, she could actually enter the police station.
But the energy inside the station clashed with hers, making it uncomfortable for her to stay. She generally wouldn’t go in under normal circumstances.
Thinking about the reward money Xu Cheng mentioned, she calculated that her wife Wan Wan’s reward should be around 150,000 yuan by now. After giving a portion to those two little ghosts, they could still get 100,000. With 100,000 yuan, they could buy many pretty dresses.
Qin Ying could hardly wait. Ignoring the clashing energy, she floated into the police station. She planned to see when the police would give her wife Wan Wan the promised reward money.
It would soon be next month, and her wife Wan Wan still had to repay the money borrowed from Mou Bei. She heard that if it wasn’t repaid, there would be significant consequences. Although she wasn’t clear what those consequences were, they certainly weren’t good.
Walking into the police station, she hadn’t found Xu Cheng yet when she sensed several interesting auras. She blinked and floated towards those auras, discovering a place that looked like an archive room. Inside were several beings that seemed to be of her kind. Their power was stronger than the little ghosts outside, and the soul force they leaked was different from ordinary little ghosts, carrying a faint golden light.
These figures had transparent and pure soul bodies without any impurities. Combined with the faint golden light enhancing them, she instantly determined that she absolutely couldn’t harm these figures, or there would be big trouble.
“We’ve pretty much cleared up these few cases over here, but it’s a pity we can’t tell them the truth.”
“Yes, the people at the police station have too much yang energy, they can’t see soul bodies at all, and our power isn’t enough to materialize and appear in front of them…”
Just then, the conversing figures suddenly sensed something amiss. They stiffly turned to look at Qin Ying, seeing a beautiful girl in a pretty dress staring at them curiously.
They looked at each other, standing stiffly in place without any thought of running.
“Isn’t that the ghost king from outside?”
“It seems to be her aura.”
“Why can she come in?”
“Although, she’s already appeared in front of us.”
“So, the ghost king’s power has increased, what does she want to do here?”
“Remember those little ghosts we met outside before who could increase their soul power by eating other little ghosts?”
“Is she here to eat us then?”
There were three very special ghosts here, all wearing police uniforms. One was a middle-aged male ghost in his fifties, while the other two were also male, one looking about twenty-three or twenty-four, and the other just over thirty. Perhaps due to the faint golden light emanating from them, they didn’t look like soul bodies at all.
Seeing Qin Ying not speaking, the middle-aged male ghost cautiously approached, cupped his hands towards Qin Ying, his expression fairly calm, looking quite righteous, and not showing the timidity of ordinary little ghosts, “Ghost King, are you here to eat us?”
“If Ghost King wants to eat us to increase her soul power, we can’t fight you or outrun you. You can even enter the police station now, which shows your power is very strong.” The middle-aged male ghost hesitated, went back to discuss with the other two younger ones, whispering something unknown, but seemingly getting nods of agreement from both. Then he came back in front of Qin Ying, “You can eat us without problem, but can you help us with something?”
Qin Ying asked curiously, “What help?”
“We’ve investigated some cases over the years, very important ones. Ghost King should be able to materialize and appear in front of humans, so we hope Ghost King can pass the clues of these very important cases to our police colleagues.” As he said this, the middle-aged ghost police officer was still very nervous. After all, he was facing a ghost king who planned to eat them. Would she help them?
Qin Ying’s heart stirred, “Do these cases you mentioned offer rewards for providing clues?” These little ghosts should be former members of the police station. She had been outside all along and hadn’t seen them come out.
Moreover, since they had found clues, it meant they had gone out before. The fact that they recognized her at a glance obviously meant they knew she lived in that tree outside the police station. Thinking about their caution towards her, could it be that they were afraid she would eat them prematurely, so they didn’t dare to come out from the main entrance but chose to leave from other directions?
The three police officers who had become ghosts didn’t understand the meaning behind Qin Ying’s question. They were indeed as Qin Ying had guessed, knowing she was outside, they had always floated out from another direction of the police station, jumping out the window. After all, the ghost king’s aura made them dizzy just by smelling it. They had been so bold as to stay in the police station for a long time only after long-term observation, discovering that besides the three of them, other little ghosts didn’t dare to come in.
Even when they went out into the world and wandered around, those little ghosts would keep their distance when they saw the faint golden light on them.
At this thought, the middle-aged ghost police officer still answered, “All these cases have rewards. Does Ghost King need money?” Thinking carefully, the middle-aged ghost police officer also understood some things. Although they hadn’t reported to the underworld, because of the dramatic increase in population, there were more and more ghosts in the underworld, too busy to handle everything. This resulted in many little ghosts still lingering in the human world, with no ghost officers coming to manage them.
But they still knew that being a ghost also required money.
Every month, a ghost market would open where they could use underworld currency to buy some things that ghosts could use.
But for a ghost king, couldn’t she just catch a couple of little ghosts and have money? Why would she still lack money?
“I do.” Qin Ying nodded, “Since there are rewards, that’s good. I can help you pass all the case clues to the police, but you’ll have to queue up. After all, you’re latecomers. Even if you were once police officers, you can’t jump the queue.”
Queue up?
Jump the queue?
The three ghost police officers were already confused. What did this mean?
Then they saw Qin Ying take out a brand new notebook and place it aside, open it, her beautiful fingers landing on the keyboard, “Come on, tell me everything you know.”
Although the three ghost police officers were a bit bewildered, they obediently queued up and sat to one side, telling everything they knew. Later, Qin Ying felt her typing was a bit slow, so she moved aside and handed the notebook to them, letting them record and organize on it themselves.
Before they knew it, five hours had passed.
It was now afternoon, and the three ghost police officers had recorded all the case clues they knew, in great detail. It could be said that, once verified, these criminals could be arrested immediately.
“Thank you for your trouble, Ghost King.”
They returned the notebook to Qin Ying and showed no intention of leaving, standing in place waiting for her to open her mouth and swallow them.
They had encountered ghost-swallowing scenes before. To be precise, their soul bodies were a kind of energy body, and ghosts eating ghosts wasn’t strange at all.
Qin Ying took the notebook and walked outside, “Anyway, you’re in the police station. You’ll definitely know if there’s any news about the cases, so I won’t notify you then.” At this point, Qin Ying remembered something and returned, making them extremely nervous. She blinked her beautiful eyes, “I forgot to tell you one thing.”
Were they about to be eaten? What else did she need to tell them? How to eat them? Raw or with some other seasonings, fried, steamed, or boiled? Or would she keep them for later when she’s hungry?
“I have a rule here. When we get the reward money, one-third goes to you, and the rest goes to me and my wife Wan Wan. If you don’t have any other needs, Wan Wan will exchange one-third of the money into underworld currency and burn it for you. Any problems?”
The three ghost police officers looked at each other. What did this mean? After just a few seconds’ pause, they reacted. After all, they were all once excellent police officers, naturally quick-minded, and understood what Qin Ying meant.
It meant she wouldn’t eat them.
Not only would she not eat them, but she would also help them pass the case clues to the police.
Moreover, when they got the reward money, she would give them one-third and said she would exchange it into underworld currency to burn for them!
Then, who was this Wan Wan?
They instantly found the most crucial point. Was the one who made all this happen this person called Wan Wan?
Qin Ying couldn’t leave, being pulled by the three now bolder ghost police officers who asked many questions. After their doubts were resolved, they happily said they wanted to go with her to the school to meet that good student called Shen Wan.
When Shen Wan finished class and walked out of the classroom, she saw three ghost police officers standing straight behind her dear wife, wearing police uniforms and smiling, looking at her with admiration. Even without speaking, the meaning in those three pairs of eyes was all praise for her.
Shen Wan naturally also noticed that these three ghosts’ soul bodies were different, with a faint golden color on them. Combining this with the police uniforms they wore, she knew what this faint golden color was. What else could it be but the power of merit?
“Let’s find a place without people to talk.” Shen Wan grabbed Qin Ying’s hand, gesturing for the three ghosts behind to follow.
Shen Wan chose a very secluded grove at the school, looked around to make sure no one was there, then asked what was going on. Qin Ying briefly explained what had happened before, with the three ghost police officers occasionally supplementing, their words full of praise for Shen Wan.
The fifty-something one called Chen Darong had sacrificed himself to protect a little girl in a hostage case. He hadn’t gone to the underworld to queue up, firstly because he couldn’t let go of his only daughter, and secondly because he couldn’t let go of so many cases at the police station.
The thirty-year-old one called Lu Feng had been killed because he had grasped the key to a case. What he couldn’t let go of was also the case, as well as his wife who had just become pregnant when he sacrificed himself. He still often went back to take a distant look.
As for the youngest, about twenty years old, called Yu Shuang, he had sacrificed himself while fighting with a criminal suspect. He had only been a police officer for a year, and what he couldn’t let go of most was his mother who had raised him, so he also chose to stay in the end.
Shen Wan glanced at those cases recorded in Qin Ying’s notebook, and under their expectant gazes, nodded, “Since it’s all so detailed, I’ll definitely help you. About splitting the money, did my wife Ying Ying tell you?”
“She already told us.” Chen Darong smiled, “I have no objections.”
The other two had no objections either, but Yu Shuang stared at Shen Wan and Qin Ying, curiously asking, “What’s your relationship?” They looked so intimate.
One liked to call “my wife Wan Wan,” and the other liked to call “my wife Ying Ying.”
“Of course, we’re in a romantic relationship.” Qin Ying slightly raised her chin, glancing at him lightly, “You ask this, you must be single, haven’t been in a relationship yet, right?”