As Ling Jiuyue pressed her handprint, the sky suddenly darkened, and a strong wind suddenly arose, causing the mulberry branches in the courtyard to rustle and the mulberries to fall to the ground with a crackling sound.

Shunzi shuddered in fright, hid behind Qin Shixiao, and clung tightly to his arm.

"The weather...the weather forecast...didn't it say today...today would be sunny?"

Sister Wang handed the property documents to Ling Jiuyue, her voice trembling, "Uncle Yu, Comrade Ling, we've completed the handover procedures and property certificate. There's nothing else... we'll be going now!"

A chill ran down Xiao Liu's spine. He hesitated for a moment, glanced at Ling Jiuyue, then turned and ran away with Sister Wang as if their lives depended on it.

The old man, however, looked relaxed: "Young lady, you've gotten an incredible deal buying this courtyard. From now on..."

Are you sure I got a good deal?

Ling Jiuyue picked up a mulberry, squeezed it gently, and juice dripped from her hand, resembling dark blood.

The old man stammered, "It's yours, it's all yours. From now on... from now on this place has nothing to do with me anymore. Don't... don't come looking for me again!"

His last words were almost shouted.

Yang Xingzhi stroked his chin: "September, I have a feeling that his last words weren't directed at us, but rather..."

Ling Jiuyue took out paper and pen from her bag, wrote down a lot of things such as incense, candles, and paper money, and handed them to Shunzi.

"Brother Shunzi, go buy some. Remember, go to the third-to-last incense and candle shop on Huanglong Street. Don't get it wrong!"

Xiao Wu quickly said, "I'll go with Shunzi!"

"No!" Ling Jiuyue wrote another note: "Brother Wu, you and my brother-in-law have other business to attend to. Go to this village and inquire about a family surnamed Xu. Take a rooster with a split comb from their head, but don't pay a single penny!"

Shunzi was about to cry: "Why are they together? Can't Xiao Wu be with me?"

"cannot!"

Ling Jiuyue firmly refused: "Go ahead, don't ask why!"

Qin Shixiao stood beside Ling Jiuyue: "What am I supposed to do?"

Ling Jiuyue looked at the mulberry tree: "You, go report it to the police!"

"Call the police?" Qin Shixiao immediately realized that this courtyard was probably not simple: "But you're alone..."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine!"

"Everything will be alright!" In the hospital corridor, an elderly woman prayed with her hands clasped together.

"Thank God, it's all over. Please stop bothering my grandson!"

The old man looked at the elderly man who came out of the ward:

"Master, as you requested, the handover ceremony was completed at 9:09, and the money received was seventy-seven yuan. Three animals were slaughtered and a ritual was performed in the courtyard. Now, there shouldn't be any more problems, right?"

The master took the money, twirled it between his fingers, and said with a hint of regret:

"Logically, 77.77 would be better, but the extra 77 cents might arouse suspicion. Oh well, I'll try my best to perform the rituals for the deceased in the future!"

The old man and woman exchanged a glance, whispered "Amitabha," and finally felt relieved.

The old woman glanced at her grandson: "Master, why isn't my grandson awake yet?"

The master twirled his prayer beads: "This isn't completely over yet. Whoever buys the house tonight must move in. If a scapegoat is found inside, your grandson will wake up!"

The old man's heart jumped again: "What if it's them..."

Meanwhile, in the courtyard, several police officers looked at Ling Jiuyue: "Did you report a murder here?"

Ling Jiuyue nodded.

Old Lin, who knew Old Song, glanced around and said, "This is the Yu family's courtyard. Everyone says there's something strange about this place, but over the years, it's not like no one has investigated, and they've all come up empty-handed. Where is the murder case you mentioned?"

Ling Jiuyue pointed to the mulberry tree in the center of the yard: "Under this tree!"

Old Lin and his two colleagues glanced at it: "Are you sure? This tree was dug up ten years ago, and there's nothing underneath it!"

"Yes!" Old Lin's colleague affirmed, "Back then, some people suspected there had been a murder in this courtyard, so it was unsettled. I came with my master to dig it up, but when we dug it open, we only found a few dead chickens and ducks, nothing else!"

This incident caused quite a stir at the time, so much so that even ten years later, he still remembers it clearly.

"Dig! I'm sure there's a body down there!"

Old Lin's gaze sharpened: "Young lady, I advise you to be careful. Fabricating a murder case is a legal offense!"

Qin Shixiao looked displeased, not because he trusted Ling Jiuyue, but because the courtyard was strange in every way. As a police officer, shouldn't he get to the bottom of things and find out what was going on?

Ling Jiuyue tugged at his hand: "Go ahead and dig. I'll take responsibility if anything happens!"

Another colleague scoffed, "Young lady, you can't take advantage of every situation. I think you're just afraid of getting into trouble and deliberately want the police to come and ward off evil spirits for you!"

The other person thought the same way, and they both felt that Ling Jiuyue was being unreasonable.

Ling Jiuyue glanced at the two of them: "I said there's a murder case here. Your duty is to handle this case. If not, that's my business. Punish them as appropriate. Is this so difficult to handle?"

Seeing how determined she was, Lao Lin immediately asked someone to borrow a hoe to start digging.

The mulberry tree, as big as a bowl, was dug up and smashed to the ground with a bang, scattering mulberries all over the ground.

The three policemen dug for a long time, but found nothing.

Old Lin couldn't help but feel a bit angry: "Young comrade, there's a limit to jokes. Don't be so reckless!"

Ling Jiuyue pointed to a tree root: "Captain Lin, look, what's this?"

Old Lin glanced at it dismissively.

The next moment, he was frozen in place.

"What's wrong, Lao Lin?"

My colleague came over, and while asking him a question, he was also stunned.

That...that's a fragment of a skull!

"Keep digging! We must dig it out before sunset!" Ling Jiuyue showed no shock and continued to have people dig.

Qin Shixiao also borrowed a hoe to dig.

Shunzi returned carrying a bag of incense, candles, and paper money: "September, are you deliberately trying to see me...?"

Upon seeing what was happening before him, he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, completely forgetting what he was about to say.

Yang Xingzhi and Xiao Wu also returned carrying a rooster, followed by an elderly couple.

Xiao Wu asked Shunzi from a distance, "Shunzi, what are you doing sitting on someone's hand?"

Shunzi felt something pressing against her bottom. When she turned her head, she saw a skeletal hand. She screamed in fright, dropped her things, and clung to Qin Shixiao, trembling.

Qin Shixiao looked disgusted: "With so many people around, why are you hugging me!"

The elderly couple, upon seeing the white bones on the ground, were initially bewildered, but then, as if they had seen something, their legs went weak, and they knelt on the ground, wailing loudly.

"That is..."

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