Mysterious Séancer: My Doll Can Really Show Its Power

"Name?"

"Yang Ning".

"Profession?"

"Spirit Summoner".

The police officer in charge of taking the statement looked at Yang Ning strangely and asked, "How did you know there was a corpse hidden in Wang Jiang's refrigerator?"

"I can smell it."

The officer tapped the table with his pen. "You smelled it? Your nose is that sharp? The body was frozen solid, it wasn't smelling bad, how could you smell it?"

"People's physical condition is different. Some people get pregnant before marriage, while others remain childless even after three years of marriage."

Police officer: "..."

Across from him, Yang Ning, with his signature calm smile, said, "If you need one, I have a baby-giving doll here. It's quite effective. It only costs 50,000 yuan a year."

The officer's expression immediately changed. "W-how did you know I needed that?!"

Yang Ning waved her hand to signal him to calm down. "I know you're anxious, but don't rush. I didn't say you needed it. I know you're not married, but there's always a chance of something going wrong, isn't there?"

"Whatever! Don't give me that nonsense!"

Although the officer spoke with an air of authority, his eyes darted around somewhat: "Um, why did you go to Jinshuo Village?"

"travel."

Why did you have to ask the fire department to open someone's door?

"I can smell the stench of a corpse."

"Why can you smell it?"

"People's physical condition is different. Some people are not married... It only costs 50,000 yuan a year."

"..."

The officer lost his temper, glanced at the surveillance camera, and heard a voice through his earpiece. He immediately stood up and said, "Alright, you can go now."

Yang Ning also looked up at the monitor and said, "Thank you, Captain Lei."

After saying that, he packed his things and left.

In another room at the police station, Zhang Donglei looked at Lei Ming with a somewhat complicated expression. "Ahem, Captain Lei, I remember, you've been married, haven't you?"

Lei Ming glanced at him. "What are you trying to say?"

Zhang Donglei counted on his fingers, "It seems like it was three years ago when I gave you a wedding gift, so—"

Seeing Lei Ming's increasingly hostile gaze, Zhang Donglei immediately changed his tune, saying, "It's normal not to have children these days! Let alone three years, it's fine not to have them for thirty years, or even a lifetime!"

Just as the two remained silent, a voice came from outside the door. The police officer who had just taken Yang Ning's statement was on the phone, "Xiao Li?"

"Did you tell anyone that you were pregnant?"

"We're not even married yet, it wouldn't sound good if people told you!"

"What? You didn't say? Then what... never mind, it's okay, I'll hang up now, that's all!"

Inside the room, Zhang Donglei looked embarrassed. He muttered to himself, "Hey, what kind of living god is this? How could a little kid possibly guess everything? Right, Captain Lei?"

Lei Ming seemed somewhat distracted at this moment, and casually asked, "Have you investigated that body?"

Zhang Donglei nodded and said, "I checked. Hu Yingying has been dead for almost thirty years. She studied too hard when she was preparing for the college entrance exam, and she didn't get enough sleep. In the end, she suffered a sudden myocardial infarction. Her death was registered back then. It is said that the girl's biggest wish was to get into university and then go to Cambridge, where Xu Zhimo studied, for graduate studies."

"Hu Yingying's body was taken back from the hospital by her family, and we don't know how it ended up in Lao Wang's hands."

"Hu Yingying and Lao Wang were classmates in high school. We don't know the specifics of their relationship. Lao Wang is still unconscious. But I guess it's probably going to be a tragic love story."

After saying that, he looked at Lei Ming and added, "This has absolutely nothing to do with Yang Ning. How old was he thirty years ago? His parents probably hadn't even grown up yet!"

Lei Ming gave a wry smile, picked up a faded old photograph of Hu Yingying, and said, "So, the college student partner that we've been joking about all this time was actually a girl who died thirty years ago?"

Zhang Donglei remarked with emotion, "To love someone until thirty years after their death, Old Wang, that's a man..."

The two fell silent for a moment.

Then, Lei Ming took out a stack of photos. The main subject of the photos was Liu Chao, the warrior who liked to have friendly conversations with dead bodies.

A stack of hundreds of photos included selfies of Liu Chao taking the murders, selfies of him communicating with the corpses, and selfies of him performing some kind of ritual on the corpses...

These photos were found by Zhang Donglei at No. 44 Tongli Town, which is the same address that Lei Ming had previously found in Yang Ning's bag.

As he was looking at it, Lei Ming suddenly slammed his hand on his desk with a "bang," and angrily exclaimed, "How does Yang Ning know everything?!"

Knows everything?!

Zhang Donglei, standing nearby, hurriedly said, "Oh dear, oh dear, my hearing isn't what it used to be at this age. Captain Lei, what did you just say?"

"I didn't say anything!"

Lei Ming said irritably and got up to leave.

No sooner had he left than the police officer who had taken Yang Ning's statement rushed in. Before he could speak, Zhang Donglei said, "I know what you want to ask, but don't ask yet. I'll tell you directly, yes!"

The officer was stunned. "Really?! Captain Lei has really been married for three years without children?!"

Zhang Donglei: "..."

He lowered his head and remained silent. The officer asked in confusion, "W-what's wrong?"

A large hand suddenly patted the officer's shoulder, and Lei Ming, who had returned with a teacup, appeared behind him with a "Yang Ning-style" smile: "Xiao Zhang, you've been quite free lately?"

The officer's expression immediately changed. "No, no, no, Captain Lei, I have something to do. I'll be going now!"

After saying that, he ran away in a flash.

Lei Ming turned to Zhang Donglei and asked, "Old Zhang, how's the information on Yang Ning and the other abducted children that I asked you to compile the day before yesterday?"

"alright!"

Zhang Donglei handed a form to Lei Ming, saying, "Those marked with a triangle are deceased. We can no longer contact many of them. Moreover, many people use aliases when it comes to buying and selling children, so we can't find their specific identities."

Lei Ming frowned as he looked at the densely packed list and asked directly, "Among the people we can find, are there any whose children have suffered serious harm, and whose buyers are still in Cang'er?"

Zhang Donglei thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes!"

He quickly pointed to a name on the list and said, "This is it. It's an alias, but we've already found out who it is!"

"He has a son who has congenital heart disease..."

......

After leaving the police station, Yang Ning looked up at the sky. The rain had stopped, but it was also dark.

He stood motionless at the entrance of the police station, as if waiting for someone.

Soon after, a BMW sped past him, nearly splashing him with mud.

Looking at the BMW, Yang Ning's smile gradually softened. "Mr. Bai, it's a pleasure to meet you..."

"I'm relieved to see you're so healthy."

"But not tonight, I'm going on a date with a pretty girl tonight, maybe tomorrow..."

"Mr. Bai, I hope you have a good dream tonight."

"Otherwise, you might not have another chance."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a thin little boy, whom he was leading, clung to his trouser leg and hid behind him, peeking out slightly and looking timidly at the BMW that was almost invisible in the night.

The little boy was pale all over, and at first glance he didn't seem to be missing anything, except for a fist-sized bloody hole in his chest.

The place where the heart should be is empty.

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