Chapter 86: Chapter 84: Xiao Zhang, What Should You Do?

As she brought up the matter, the old lady seemed rather upset. Sitting in her seat, she spoke slowly, "Back then, that couple was still very young—barely thirty—and their child was just four. Luckily, they sent their child to her maternal grandmother’s house that day. Otherwise, all three of them might have been lost together."

"Grandma Jiang, what exactly happened? I don’t remember hearing about anything major."

"You all have probably forgotten, but I could never forget. That couple didn’t live far from my house! Oh, what a tragedy!" Grandma Jiang seemed to be getting upset again.

"Maybe you’ll remember if I tell you more about it. This incident caused a national sensation at the time. A group of street thugs broke in while the couple was sleeping at home... What a tragedy!"

That was the second time Grandma Jiang had cried out that it was a tragedy.

"When the couple’s bodies were discovered, the man was tied up, and the wife had been... Ugh, those animals! They’re worse than beasts! [BEEP]—"

Grandma Jiang was so agitated she started to cough.

"That incident? I think I remember it now. It was all over the news. I told my parents that when I get married, I’m never buying a house in the suburbs. It’s too terrifying! Those people should have been sentenced to death by a thousand cuts! But unfortunately, nowadays they say even criminals have human rights. How pathetic!"

Zhang Xin was a little confused as he listened. "So the couple was murdered, the child survived, but the people who did it weren’t sentenced to death?"

"How could they let those things that are worse than beasts go! Even if they ran to the ends of the earth, they had to be caught!"

"Treating human life as if it’s worthless... people like that don’t deserve to live."

"I seem to remember, too... Weren’t the people in that group pretty... you know? The public outcry after it happened was huge."

[What case is this? Even without seeing anything, hearing the security guard and the others talk about it gives me a faint sense of déjà vu.]

[So those two from before weren’t part of a script? Did he really run into... an indescribable soul body?]

[Hey, person above me, just say ’ghosts.’ Don’t beat around the bush, it’s awkward!]

[I remember this! I found the link, everyone click it and you’ll see! So many people were furious back then! Those people are terrifying! It has to do with how they were raised. I remember someone did an undercover investigation at the time and said all of them were completely lawless and wouldn’t listen to anyone. It was more than just simple rebellion! In short, none of them were good people!]

[They decided someone’s life or death on a whim and did something so disgusting. How could they be good people?]

[So the couple can’t let go because of the daughter who was so young back then, is that it?]

[But why today? And why this security guard?]

"Xiao Zhang, this incident might have something to do with you." Grandma Jiang suddenly turned to look at Zhang Xin. "Your mother and her... they were some kind of best friends despite their age gap, or something like that. I’m old, I don’t really get it. Anyway, I heard people say that the wife was friends with your mother. Did your mother never tell you about this?"

Hearing Grandma Jiang say this, everyone on the bus turned to look at Zhang Xin. "Did you really see the bus? And the couple?"

Zhang Xin nodded with a bitter look on his face. He couldn’t exactly tell them he’d actually gotten on the bus, could he?

"If that photo really did float down from the bus and you, Xiao Zhang, happened to be the one who saw it, does that mean they’re looking for you?"

"What does this have to do with Xiao Zhang? Every injustice has a perpetrator. Xiao Zhang is innocent, right?"

"I feel sorry for them too, but they can’t drag an innocent person into this, right?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xin immediately spoke up, "I have a feeling they might just want to see their daughter."

"So you’re saying you plan to find their daughter and have her pay respects to them, Xiao Zhang? We don’t know if this is real or not, but since you saw something unclean, you have to do something about it. You’re just clueless. Why did you have to pick up the photo?"

"I think I heard that one person from that group wasn’t sentenced to death and is about to be released. It couldn’t be..."

"Alright! This has nothing to do with us, so let’s stop worrying about it. Xiao Zhang, you shouldn’t wander around either from now on. What if something happens to you?"

Zhang Xin got the picture. Everyone tacitly agreed not to discuss the matter further. Just as Zhang Xin was getting off the bus, someone suddenly said, "Xiao Zhang, I remember there’s a Master Liu near your home. You should talk to your family and go see Master Liu. I’m afraid this matter isn’t as simple as it seems."

After getting off the bus, Zhang Xin took out his phone. Seeing how lively the livestream chat was, he felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

"Everyone thinks I’ve run into something unclean, and I think so too. But since I’ve stumbled into this, I can’t run away from it. Besides, what happened to that couple was just too tragic!"

[I originally thought this security guard was a good-for-nothing slacker, but he’s actually pretty kind-hearted. Followed!]

[You should ask Doctor Wen for help with this. Did you forget it was Doctor Wen who told you something was going to happen and that you’d need a token?]

[We all heard about some Master Liu. Do you really think he can compare to Doctor Wen?]

"I know everyone’s concerned about me and about this case. I’m Doctor Wen’s patient now, so Doctor Wen will probably take care of me."

Zhang Xin wasn’t an idiot. He knew he needed to latch onto someone as powerful as Doctor Wen.

Through this incident, even though it wasn’t over yet, he had already realized that Wen Ying, Doctor Wen, was no ordinary person.

Originally, he might not have believed it. What young person doesn’t think they’re the protagonist of their own world?

All this stuff about gods and ghosts could be explained by science—that was the power of knowledge!

But after the incident with the bus, Zhang Xin felt that his understanding of the world was far too shallow. He was a frog in a well, unable to see the forest for the trees!

And Doctor Wen was probably one of those reclusive masters you read about in novels!

’Meeting Doctor Wen must be my lucky break. At the very least, I’ll be able to hold onto my life!’

"Patient, don’t be anxious. Just do what you have to do. As long as you are sincere, nothing will happen to you. Your parents are already asleep, so don’t wake them. You can proceed with your plan during the day."

Zhang Xin was astonished. "Doctor Wen actually guessed what I was going to do?"

"Then again, Doctor Wen is a master," Zhang Xin sighed in admiration.

"I am merely a professional psychiatrist. If you misspeak again, Patient, I will stop treating this illness."

"No, no! Doctor Wen, my mistake! I was wrong! You are Doctor Wen!"

’Although deep down, he still felt that Doctor Wen was a bit eccentric—clearly a master, yet she insisted on pretending to be a psychiatrist.’

’But right now, he had to say what she wanted to hear.’

[So easily intimidated. Another man tamed by Doctor Wen~]

[Hey, person above me, are you trying to start something? You want a piece of that action?]

"I’m home, Doctor Wen. Thank you so much. What should I do after I find their daughter?"

"Follow your heart. Don’t you already know the answer?"