Grocery Store No.514

Yan Yu drove Ling Hua’an to the last possible place to hide the corpse, an unfinished building in the southwest of Huacheng.

In fact, after Ling Hua’an left the abandoned iron mine yesterday, he went directly to the crematorium and successfully persuaded the female ghost hiding in the crematorium. But because her bones had been incinerated, Ling Hua’an did not call the police. After all, there are no bones, there is no reason to call the police, and it is difficult to explain, he can’t say that the female ghost told him that her body had been incinerated. It’s really doubtful for the police members will believe it. Even if the Captain already knew about it, he still had to give him an excellent ideological education class.

The car drove into the unfinished building, which was overgrown with weeds and piled up with garbage everywhere. But compared with the abandoned iron mine, it is a bit more popular. Many of those homeless people and outsiders who can’t afford to rent a house will choose to settle here. Although they can’t keep out the cold in winter, at least they can keep out the rain and snow and have a place to stay.

Yan Yu’s car attracted the attention of many residents. After all, few people in decent clothes came here, not to mention driving luxury cars.

Yan Yu helped Ling Hua’an out of the car and whispered in his ear, “Hua’an, there are many homeless people here. Be safe.”

Ling Hua’an nodded. He understood Yan Yu’s uneasiness. After all, a human’s heart is just like a snake trying to swallow an elephant¹. Sometimes the living is much more terrifying than the evil spirits. 

Ling Hua’an looked in the direction of the unfinished building. There was a strong resentment rising from the southwest, around five hundred meters from his place.

Yan Yu helped Ling Hua’an walk in the direction where the resentment was located. There were clear footsteps in his ears. A homeless man walked past them. Ling Hua’an frowned slightly, he couldn’t see the man clearly, but he saw the resentment wrapped around him, slowly absorbing his Yang Energy.

One, two, three…

As they approached, more and more people were surrounded by resentment. Ling Hua’an looked around and saw that there were hundreds of them.

“Laoban, are you recruiting? I can do anything.” An unkempt homeless man blocked their way, his eyes were blank and a stiff smile hung from the corner of his mouth.

Yan Yu said coldly, “No, get out of the way.”

Instead of moving away, the homeless man took another step forward and said repeatedly, “Laoban are you hiring? I can do anything.”

Ling Hua’an stopped Yan Yu and looked at the location of the homeless man. The black resentment surrounded a human figure. Coupled with the sinister tone of the homeless man, Ling Hua’an understood that he had been manipulated by resentment. He took out a paper talisman from his pocket, chanted the incantation silently, and placed it on the homeless man’s forehead. The next second, the homeless man closed his eyes and fell to the ground with a “bang”.

Yan Yu frowned slightly and asked, “Hua’an, what’s the matter with him?”

“He was manipulated by resentment and lost his mind. I have dispelled the resentment from him. He will be fine when he wakes up.” Ling Hua’an paused and said, “Many people here are infected with resentment. Although I can purify them, there are too many people. Let’s solve the source of it first and then deal with them later.”

It seems that they’re aware of Ling Hua’an’s plan. The people around him who were filled with resentment slowly gathered towards the two of them, and soon they were already surrounding them. Yan Yu held Ling Hua’an’s arm tightly, and looked at the people around in alert, “Hua’an, what should we do now?”

“Call the police,” He answered while looking at the dense resentment around, remaining calm.

“Calling the police?” Yan Yu obviously did not expect Ling Hua’an to say that. 

“Although they’re being controlled by resentment, they’re still human beings. The best way to stop them from becoming riot is to call the police.”

Without hesitation, Yan Yu took out his mobile phone and dialed Jiang Chengyan. After hanging up the phone, Yan Yu looked at the people surrounding him and kept Ling Hua’an close by his side. Although he knew how to fight, he was outnumbered. If these people really swarmed him, both he and Ling Hua’an would be in danger.

Ling Hua’an took out the Soul-absorb bell and chanted the incantation silently. Along with the sound of a ringing bell, their faces showed pained expressions. Their empty eyes began to change, and their footsteps stopped.

“Ah!” A sharp cry sounded, the resentment entangled in them surging. The pain on their faces increased and there were bursts of wild beast-like roars in their throats.

Ling Hua’an quickly recited the incantation, and the bell sounded faster. The footsteps of the people around stopped again, and their eyes were changed, sometimes clear and sometimes empty. 

Yan Yu who saw this understood that Ling Hua’an was fighting for control of everyone with the ghosts.

Ling Hua’an did not expect that the resentment of the resentful ghost could control so many people. He knew in his heart that she must have killed people. More than one, otherwise, she would not have the ability to fight against him like now.

After five minutes in the deadlock, the police siren sounded, and the resentment that was entangled suddenly disappears. Ling Hua’an realized that something was wrong. He looked at the source of the resentment and found that the resentment there suddenly weakened. He frowned, and said, “Yan Yu, call Wu Zheng and ask where he and his wife are now.”

Yan Yu was taken aback and didn’t ask much. He took out his mobile phone and dialed Wu Zheng, but he didn’t get through after trying to call several times in a row.

At the same time, Jiang Chengyan and others arrived at the unfinished building. Looking at the crowd gathered in the open space, he ran over anxiously and shouted, “What are you doing? Disperse, disperse!”

The criminal investigation team and the police followed closely behind, pushed aside the crowd, and walked in. Because there was no resentment, those homeless people gradually regained their sanity and their eyes became clear.

Jiang Chengyan took three or two steps toward Ling Hua’an and asked nervously, “Hua’an, how are you, are you hurt?”

Long before Jiang Chengyan and the others squeezed in, Ling Hua’an had already put away the Soul-Absorb bell and paper talisman. He shook his head, “I’m fine, it’s just some misunderstanding.”

“Is it really okay?” Jiang Chengyan looked at Ling Hua’an up and down without thinking about anything else.

“It’s okay. I accompanied Yan Yu to check, and I came across this homeless man.” Ling Hua’an pointed to the fainted homeless man on the ground, “He stopped us in a panic, saying something in his mouth as if he was scared, and then he fainted. These people thought we had injured him, so they surrounded us. In fact, it was all a misunderstanding.”

This is the most reasonable explanation so far. Jiang Chengyan naturally understood the purpose of Ling Hua’an’s coming here, and said, “Li Tong, Zhang Liang, you take him to the hospital. Since it is a misunderstanding, let’s all disperse.”

Li Tong and Zhang Liang responded and drove the people on the ground to the hospital, while other policemen and team members were responsible for evacuating the crowd.

“Captain Jiang, I’m more concerned about the corpse the homeless said before he fainted. I think you should send someone to take a look.” Yan Yu opened his mouth and then pointed to the Southwest, “according to him, it was located near to the unfinished building from this direction.”

“Liu Ran, Wang Bin, take someone to check it.” Jiang Chengyan thought for a while and said, “Bring a police dog.

Liu Ran was taken aback, and then asked, “Captain, what are you doing with the police dog?”

Since the homeless people have found the corpse, indicating that the location of the corpse is visible to the naked eye. Jiang Chengyan suddenly asked for the police dog, it’s not surprising that Liu Ran asked this question. 

Jiang Chenyan said, “This unfinished building is located in the southwest of Huacheng. The southwest belongs to Kun, with elements of earth. This is a good place to hide corpses.”

Liu Ran was stunned, nodded, and said, “Yes, Captain, I’ll call now.”

The people around them all dispersed, listening to the movement, Ling Hua’an whispered, “Captain Jiang, that resentful ghost suddenly left, I guess she should have gone to seek revenge on Wu Zheng and his wife, we must find them as soon as possible. Otherwise, I’m afraid they’ll be in danger.”

“Okay. I’ll call to confirm their location.”

“I can’t get through on the phone, just go to his house. Based on Wu Zheng’s physical condition, he shouldn’t be able to go to the hospital now.”

“Wu Zheng’s physical condition?”

“He is followed by the ghost baby, constantly absorbing his yang energy. Counting the time of it, he should be very weak at this moment.” 

“Okay, then let’s go to his house.”

Jiang Chengyan gave an explanation and asked Liu Ran to lead the team and get directly into Yanyu’s car.

The three of them quickly came to the outside of the Wu family villa. Ling Hua’an looked up at the villa, the anger soaring to the sky almost condensed into reality. “Do you both still have paper talismans on you?”

Jiang Chengyan and Yan Yu looked at each other and said, “Yes, we did.”

“I’ll go in alone, you guys stay here.”

“No way! ” The two of them spoke in unison. Although they couldn’t see what was inside, looking at Ling Hua’an’s solemn expression, they could imagine that it must be extremely dangerous. They couldn’t let him face danger alone.

“I’m not discussing it with you guys.” Ling Hua’an’s tone was light, but not to be refuted.

“But…”

“No buts.” Ling Hua’an interrupted Jiang Chengyan, looked at Wang Lei, and said, “before that resentful ghost jumped to the wall, take this Soul-Absorb Bell. You stay to protect them. Do still remember the incantation?”

Wang Lei nodded solemnly and said, “Remember. Laoban, don’t worry. I will definitely complete the task.”

Ling Hua’an took out the bell from his pocket to release Shen Xin, and said, “You go in and open the door.”

Shen Xin nodded and floated in through the door. After a while, the door slowly opened, and Ling Hua’an took the cane and walked in slowly.

“Hua’an…” Jiang Chengyan wanted to step forward, but he was stopped by Yan Yu.

“If we follow him, it can only be a burden for him.”

Jiang Chengyan was stunned. Looking at Ling Hua’an’s back, he felt powerless.

***

Entering the yard, the resentment became stronger and the temperature dropped suddenly. Ling Hua’an took out the paper talisman and recited the incantation silently. The paper talisman immediately ignited out of thin air with ashes fluttering down. In the blink of an eye, two more ghosts appeared in front of Ling Hua’an.

He arched his hands and greeted politely, “Hello, two lords.”

It was none other than Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang who had just met not long ago. Hei Wuchang remained silent, meanwhile, Bai Wuchang is more friendly. He smiled and replied, “Hello, Mr. Ling.”

When they notice the resentment around them, both of them frown, ” Mr. Ling, look at the thickness of the resentment, there are quite a few grievances inside.”

Ling Hua’an said with a smile, “So I have to trouble the two lords for help.”

“Well, since we’re here, let’s go in and take a look. Such a big grievance, it really should be taken care of.”

Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang are messengers from the underworld. Their power is not comparable to Ling Hua’an. With them, there will be no accidents.

As soon as they arrived in front of the door, he heard screams from inside, followed by frantic slamming on the door. Hei Bai Wuchang looked at each other. With a flick of the white flag in his hand, the resentment on the door was dispelled.

Ling Hua’an stretched out his hand and pushed it, and the door was easily opened.

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1. This means people need to know enough because the greedy will bring great evil. ↺