My apologies, but the internet cafe in my hometown is too difficult to find. I'll post the chapters from 12 to 3 o 'clock first, and the rest will be posted every hour.
Special PS: Apart from Zongheng and the app, the rest are all pirated websites … I hope that everyone can support the original version, and not take the efforts of others for granted.
Put yourself in someone else's shoes and measure yourself with their own.
… …
The pale moonlight shone into the dark room. Not only was there no light, but the darkness seemed even thicker.
There were the sounds of cursing, the sound of a kitchen knife plunging into flesh, the soft sound of blood splattering against the walls, and the screams of agony. The bloody and dehumanizing scenes of the past were playing out all around Qin Ye.
Anyone in their right mind would never be able to accept such a scene.
Even Qin Ye couldn't help but furrow his brows.
The screams of despair and disbelief, as well as the ignorant and crazed roars of the young man, rushed into his eardrums like a tidal wave, causing the entire room to tremble.
It was oppressive, crazy, and bloody. The entire room was replaying the tragedy of the past.
"Don't chop me anymore … it hurts … can you send mommy to the hospital … I won't care about you anymore … wuuu …"
"Send my ass!
I'll chop you to death!! "
Crack … It was the sound of a knife cutting into bone.
"Of course!
I don't need you to interfere in my affairs!
Bloody hell!! "
Crack … crack … The sound of blood splattering against the walls was interspersed with the soft sound of the woman's cries of shock and anger, to screams of agony, and finally … silence.
The young man's voice went from anger, to madness, and finally … to silence.
After ten minutes, the room finally calmed down.
Qin Ye's face was somewhat pale, not because of fear, but rather because of the disgusting images in his mind.
The impact of this incident was so great that it had become a hot topic in the past few years.
A twelve-year-old boy killing his mother. Did the parents lack love, or was the child too deranged?
It could be both, but neither was the full story.
Regardless of the reason, he shouldn't have brandished a knife against his own parents.
He could communicate with them, and even if he couldn't communicate with them, he could still act like a passerby.
Li Cheng … had broken the bottom line of humanity.
For the first time, he felt nauseous even though he didn't see any Yin spirits.
"Haa …" A low panting sound could be heard in the room. It was Li Cheng's voice.
But … in the next moment, his voice unexpectedly changed from gasping for breath to carrying traces of a smile, and finally, he burst into loud laughter!
"Hehehe … Hahaha!!!"
He was like a demon that had broken free from oppression and laughed crazily. "No one cares about me anymore … Finally, no one cares about me anymore!"
"Manage?
I don't care!
You haven't cared about me for so many years, and now you're giving me orders when you come back? Who the hell do you think you are!?!? "
"Bah!"
With that, Qin Ye's smile faded completely.
He knew that it was the sound of Li Cheng spitting the cigarette butt on his mother's corpse.
Everything was as sudden as it had come and gradually disappeared.
Qin Ye grew taciturn, and then suddenly spoke up, "I'm going to reap his soul."
"Oh." Arthis responded woodenly.
However, Qin Ye didn't stop, "I believe that no matter what happens, every human being should have a bottom line."
"If you cross the bottom line, you're not a human anymore."
He muttered, "Since you're no longer human, what's the point of remaining in the mortal realm?"
He straightened his clothes gently, "What the mortal realm can't do, I'll be the judge of it!"
He walked to the kitchen.
It was unknown what arrangements the Li Family had made. They clearly had a lot of space, but many places were used sparingly.
Like the kitchen.
The sink was for washing vegetables, but there was a dusty toothbrush and toothpaste next to it.
There was even a gray mirror on the front of the sink.
It was completely empty, almost as though nothing had happened earlier.
But … just as he walked over to the faucet, the rusty faucet … suddenly turned on, and a scarlet liquid began to flow out!
Qin Ye lowered his head, touched the liquid on his hand, and took a whiff, "It's blood."
Then, as soon as he looked up, he suddenly noticed … the shadow of a person standing right behind him!
It was a bloody mess.
Its head had been chopped off, and its face was covered with knife wounds. Blood was dripping down from the wounds, and it was standing in the dark room, staring straight at him!
He turned around abruptly, but there was nothing there.
He looked at the mirror again, almost as though what he had just seen was nothing more than an illusion.
He searched the entire room, and even entered Li Cheng's bedroom.
He picked up the framed photo on the bedside table.
It was a picture of a harmonious family.
Li Jiankang, Li Cheng and Song Jiafang were all smiling faintly. Unfortunately, their smiles were covered with dust.
The first floor was the bedroom, while the second floor was the seafood storage. He opened them one by one, but there was nothing there.
There was only an empty freezer.
"Let's go."
Arthis finally spoke up, "You won't be able to find it like this. It won't come out anyway."
"You're an Emissary of Hell, and a Soul Hunter at that. No matter how bizarre it is, it's still only an Operative-class vengeful apparition.
You're the only one who can suppress it. It will never, and will never, dare to show itself as long as you're here. "
Qin Ye was somewhat indignant, "Then, is there any other way?"
"Of course there is. You're right. We don't fight battles unprepared. We'll need something special to deal with the vengeful apparition of the Great Intergenerational Heredity.
Furthermore … "The paper crane circled around on his shoulder," I have a feeling that things aren't as simple as they seem … "
Qin Ye nodded his head. He gazed deeply into the dark room, and then left without looking back.
Just as he left, a pair of binoculars retracted from an abandoned house in the distance.
The lights in the house weren't switched on. Two young men dressed in civilian clothes were currently retracting their prying eyes. One of them switched on his phone, revealing the Momo app.
He selected the contacts, tapped on the "Mount Tai City Special Investigations Department" group chat, and sent a message to one of the administrators.
"S9527 has failed. Entry time: 1 hour and 5 minutes.
No sounds of combat.
My guess is that it's just like us - unable to detect the whereabouts of the other party. "
The other party's ID was "Sea of Trees and Snowy Plains", and he quickly responded, "Are you sure there's no signs of combat?
That doesn't seem likely. That ghost is extremely murderous, and it wouldn't spare any of its food. "
"I'm certain."
The young man replied, "My guess is that S9527's strength is far above that of the ghost, and he doesn't dare to show himself. After all … the other party is a Hunter-class expert who has destroyed nine hunting zones in a row."
Sea of Trees and Snowy Plains didn't respond.
Qin Ye was naturally oblivious to all of this. He furrowed his brows as he walked along Tianxi Fourth Street. Then, he suddenly sighed, "I understand."
"Hmm?"
"On the way to Mount Tai City, Principal Li mentioned a phrase the most, but we didn't notice it back then."
"And that's … 'initiative'."
"Do not take the initiative to interfere in local affairs.
We've interfered, and yet we haven't been punished for it.
In other words, we can't take the initiative to interfere, but we can still do so upon invitation.
For instance, we were invited by Li Jiankang.
Do you remember when the old man mentioned that the SRC was conducting a research project in Mount Tai City, and that we were not to 'take the initiative' to disturb them? "
Arthis immediately understood what he was getting at, "Are you saying that this research project is about the vengeful apparition of the matricide case?"
"No."
Unexpectedly, Qin Ye shook his head, "There should be several research projects. My guess is that their research project is probably something along the lines of 'The Mutation of Yin Spirits'.
My research project is of C-grade difficulty, codenamed 'Lost Tracks'.
The research project tied for first place is also of C-grade difficulty, codenamed 'Dangerous Buildings'. In other words, they have a research project, and I'm afraid there are two or three research projects under it. "
"These two or three research projects are the bonus points that the academy has given to us.
And it's precisely because they're a research project of the SRC that the government hasn't dispatched Hellguard-class experts to completely eradicate this hunting zone. "
The paper crane nodded, "But … what's the point of understanding all of this?"
Qin Ye sighed and switched on his phone, glancing at the stagnant instructors' group chat. Zhou Xianlong hadn't released any other updates tonight, and everyone's teaching credits were still at their original levels.
Everyone was probably trying to find out more clues about themselves tonight.
"There's no point …" He switched off his phone and ran his fingers through his bangs, "It's just that I'm feeling a little uncomfortable right now.
I'm just trying to find something to talk about. "
"Arti, this is the first time I've ever felt the urge to purge a person's soul. If he doesn't want to be a human, then I won't let him be one. I'll take charge of matters that the mortal realm can't manage, and I'll judge matters that the mortal realm can't judge.
I don't care about humanity. If I think he's guilty, then he's guilty! "
His voice was filled with a rare sense of determination, "I think … the first King Yanluo of Hell must have seen something similar, and that's why he established Hell. After all, there are too many good people in the mortal realm, and too many evil people in the mortal realm have their hands in gold and silver … In fact, there are far more of them than I've ever seen …"
He looked up at the twinkling stars in the night sky. The paper crane also looked up at the sky, "Perhaps …"
"Good and evil will always be repaid in the end. The first King Yanluo of Hell … was thousands of years ago … Life back then was far more miserable than it is now. It's no joke that the first King Yanluo of Hell must have come from a poor background.
But it was also this poor man who founded the Fengdu Necropolis that has stood proudly in Cathay for thousands of years … "
"Ahem …" Qin Ye coughed softly, "About that … I'm also a poor man …"
The paper crane immediately turned around. If she had a gaze, it would most certainly be one that could devour Qin Ye whole, "Are you saying that you and the first King Yanluo of Hell share the same goals?
With all due respect, that's completely unrelated. "
"... Don't you think we share some of the same qualities …" Qin Ye argued guiltily, "For instance … the same handsomeness … or something like that?"
Arthis chuckled coldly, "Why don't you think about how you're going to inherit the mantle of the first King Yanluo of Hell?
Hurry up and rebuild Hell!
Someone like Li Cheng should experience the Eighteen Abysses of Punishment, and then reincarnate ten times in order to atone for his sins. "
"Where are the Eighteen Abysses of Punishment?
Huh? "
"Where's the six paths of reincarnation?
Ahhh! "
"... Alright, alright, I got it. There'll be bread to be had … Let's start with the qualifications of an outstanding instructor, shall we?"
"Ahem …" Just as Qin Ye arrived at the entrance of Tianxi Fourth Street, the doors of a black car suddenly opened, and a plump middle-aged man stepped out.
He glanced at the dark streets with some trepidation, and then smiled faintly as he handed Qin Ye a name card, "Hello, sir. May I know if you're from the Special Investigations Department?"
"And you are?" Qin Ye didn't know who the man was, and so he asked curiously.
The plump man smiled amiably, "Let me introduce myself. I'm from the Soaring Dragon Developers, one of the largest real estate developers in Insignia Province. We're well known even in the five surrounding provinces.
I'm Sun Kangliang, the project manager, and I'm in charge of … "
He pointed to the street behind him, "The comprehensive renovation of Tianxi Fourth Street."
"This is a government project, but we've had no choice but to stop due to certain reasons. As you know, failure to enter the site within six months is considered a breach of contract.
I'm so anxious that all my hair is falling out. The construction team has been dragging on for months, and we're on the brink of collapse … Just now, our men heard that there were people going in and out of that haunted building, and I immediately rushed over.
Do you think … if you've got the time, why don't I treat you to a midnight snack? "
Qin Ye didn't respond immediately. Instead, he gazed deeply into the man's eyes, "Just because of this?"
Sun Kangliang coughed awkwardly and whispered, "Not all of them …"
"Truth be told, you're the only person who's ever made it out alive after entering that place …"
"Based on this fact alone, I should be the one to treat you to a midnight snack."