Zhuang Zhen was a very opinionated and controlling person. He disregarded the test content created by Song Wennuan and said arbitrarily, “Since we are the client, shouldn’t we be the ones to decide how to conduct the test? I don’t trust your participants, and I don’t want to waste my precious time on this kind of incomprehensible show. I must use the quickest way to distinguish whether these people are truly capable or simply pretending. I don’t have time to play games with you.”
Song Wennuan clenched her fist, feeling the urge to hit someone.
However, Song Rui smiled and nodded. “So, what do you want to do?”
Zhuang Zhen glanced at Yang Shengfei, and the other person dutifully took out a silver necklace and said hoarsely, “This is a memento of my sister, and she wore this necklace when she was killed. After meeting your participants, we won’t say a word about it and will simply mix this necklace amid a pile of junk, and let them sense it. We will talk to the participant who sense’s my sister’s relic and mentions the case. Otherwise, we won’t waste our time and will leave immediately. You should know, in order to investigate this case, we have only slept three or four hours a day for more than a month, and our energy and endurance have reached their limit.”
Song Wennuan unclenched her fist, and the resentment in her heart was replaced by a deep shame. She had a deep understanding of the pain of a loved one being killed, and she also understood the torment of not being able to avenge them, so she could fully understand their inhumane approach. They were urgently in pursuit of the truth, so they couldn’t allow others to delay their plans.
“Okay, I’ll ask the props team to prepare a few small items to mix with the necklace. When the participants enter the test room, all of us will remain silent.” Song Wennuan waved over a few assistants and instructed them on the relevant matters.
A short while later, the program began recording. Due to cheating in the last episode, the team eliminated two people at once, the cheating participant and the participant in last place, so there were only ten psychics left in this episode to battle it out.
The participant who drew the first lot slowly walked in and sat at the round table under the silent guidance of the assistant director, facing Yang Shengfei and Zhuang Zhen. As the host, Song Wennuan sat to the left of the participant, while Song Rui sat to his right. The other three judges were busy today and could not come.
No one said anything, and just waited with serious expressions.
Contestant No. 1 looked at them uneasily, and then looked at the assistant director, his eyes full of doubts. The assistant director also said nothing, and simply pointed to the table. Only then did Contestant No. 1 notice that there were several small items on the table: a silver necklace with a peach colored heart pendant, a gold necklace with a lotus flower pendant, a string of fluffy bear keychains, a pair of high heels with worn edges, a dead cellphone, and a locked diary.
The scene before him was like both a mime and a riddle, requiring him to figure out what to do, but the other party seemed to understand something. First, he carefully looked at everyone sitting around him, trying to find clues from their expressions. Then, he stretched out and slowly moved his hand above the small objects, as if sensing their energy.
“This item belongs to you.” He pointed to the silver necklace, and then to the haggard Yang Shengfei.
Zhuang Zhen immediately said, “Please exit.”
The participant turned to look at him with a bewildered expression—Who are you?
Song Wennuan promised Zhuang Zhen before the recording that she would completely respect any of his decisions, so she could only force a smile and say, “Okay, please exit, our client seems to have other demands.”
The participant left reluctantly, while Zhuang Zhen let out a sneer. In front of the camera, he didn’t know how to conceal his emotions in the slightest.
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Song Wennuan suppressed her anger and said with a fake smile, “Team Leader Zhuang, that contestant was correct just now, and the necklace is indeed Yang Shengfei’s. Why did you drive him away?”
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Song Rui smiled indifferently, while Song Wennuan’s heart once again flooded with the desire to hit someone. It was the first time she had experienced such a rude guest, but it didn’t matter. When Mr. Fan appeared, this person would have to eat his words! No, no, no, there was no need to wait for Mr. Fan to appear. Even just Yuan Zhongzhou could cause Team Leader Zhuang to reshape his three views!
Thinking of this, Song Wennuan regained her composure and said, “Invite the second contestant in.” At the same time, Zhuang Zhen repeatedly asked Yang Shengfei to control himself and not reveal any emotions.
The second contestant was also confused for a while before she began to sense the objects on the table. “There’s something strange about this… Someone was wearing them and fell down…” she said as she pointed to the high heels.
Zhuang Zhen impatiently knocked on the table. “You can go.”
The participant: Who are you?
Song Wennuan clenched her fist and said with a fake smile, “I’m sorry, you can leave now.”
Once again, Song Rui and Yang Shengfei remained silent.
The third contestant walked in and hesitantly reached his fingertips towards the diary, and was thrown out by Zhuang Zhen before he could even speak.
The crowd: ……
The contestants were kicked out one after another, while Zhuang Zhen grew increasingly impatient and began to reprimand Song Wennuan in front of the camera for organizing the program to promote superstition and make fun of the crowd. Song Wennuan endured with all her might, and when she saw Yuan Zhongzhou appear at the door, she almost cried with joy. Oh my god, finally there’s someone who can put up a fight. Quick, quick, quick, hurry up and clean up this arrogant bastard!
Yuan Zhongzhou did not sit down, but took out his bell and circled around the table. Jingle, jingle, jingle… The echoing ringing filled the dim room, causing the air to ripple in layers. Yang Shengfei’s anxious heart was soothed by the bell, and hope bloomed in his eyes. This person seemed to be very unusual.
Zhuang Zhen crossed his arms in front of his chest and remained silent. If you only looked at his expression, you simply were unable to find any clues from his cold face. He was like a statue, undisturbed by any external objects.
When Yuan Zhongzhu finished his ninth lap, he finally sat down in the empty seat, pointed to the silver necklace, and said slowly, “It has some relationship to you, what is it?” His deep eyes looked straight at Yang Shengfei.
Yang Shengfei’s body stiffened as he tried his best to control himself, not daring to move, look, or think. However, Yuan Zhongzhou had already begun to answer himself, “It’s the bond of blood, it’s deep fear, it’s death, it’s anger, it’s despair……” He was silent for a long time before he quietly spit out three words, “It’s a crime!”
Yang Shengfei’s eyes began to flicker violently, and for the first time, Zhuang Zhen looked directly at this participant, who was more mysterious than all the previous people.
Song Wennuan slightly adjusted her sitting posture and straightened her spine. You see? Do you see that? Who the hell is pretending to be a psychic!
Yuan Zhongzhou closed his eyes and continued, “I saw a young girl wearing a red dress. She was very beautiful, smiley, and full of vigor and energy. She was surrounded by people who loved her, but there was a pair of sinful eyes staring at her, and danger slowly approached…….”
At first, Yang Shengfei nodded frequently, but later he even stopped breathing as he stared intently at Yuang Zhongzhou, anxiously waiting for his next words. The other party did mention that year, and spoke intermittently, with a pained voice, “Night, heavy rain, struggle, and death. It’s all over, I cannot sense more. She died, but the strange thing is that the information she left behind was also taken away with her, which is very perverse. People who are killed have deep resentment and leave information the most frequently, but she didn’t. She disappeared completely.”
Yuan Zhongzhou opened his eyes and shook his head regretfully. “I’m sorry, but I can’t help you. I know what you’re here for, but I really can’t help you. Her information was cut off by herself.”
“Why was it cut off?” Yang Shengfei asked anxiously.
“I don’t know, you’d have to ask her. But you can’t ask anymore, because her soul has completely disappeared.” Yuan Zhongzhou sighed deeply.
“Her soul is gone?” Yang Shengfei asked in a trembling voice.
“Probably, I’m not completely sure.” Yuan Zhongzhou stood up and bowed repeatedly. It was obvious that he felt guilty because he could not provide any assistance to this young man, who was deeply in pain.
After he left, Song Wennuan said, “Team Leader Zhuang, our contestants still have a few tricks up their sleeves.”
“They’re just a blind cat bumping into a dead rat. Let’s wait for your contestants to find the real culprit.” Zhuang Zhen didn’t appear moved at all, even though he knew that Yang Shengfei’s sister was wearing a red dress the day she was killed, and it was raining heavily on that day.
If they couldn’t help them catch the real killer, it was useless to discuss.
Song Wennuan took a deep breath, then gritted her teeth and summoned the following contestants:
He Jinglian could only sense recent information, and twenty years was too long for her. She looked at Yang Shengfei sympathetically and apologized, before stumbling away as if she was in great pain. Ah Huo sniffed the items on the table and handed the silver necklace to Yang Shengfei, telling him that there was still a bloody scent remaining on it, but couldn’t say anything more. Ding Puhang shook his head repeatedly. “A secret case, this is a secret case. I can’t find out the details, you’d better ask someone else.”
Several people came and left one after another, unable to say anything constructive. The hope in Yang Shengfei’s eyes had dissipated a lot, and Zhuang Zhen’s patience was gradually approaching its limit.
Song Wennuan called in the next person while wiping her sweat, while Song Rui simply supported his chin and silently watched the proceedings.
Zhu Xiya walked in and, like everyone else, sat in the empty seat without saying a word. Then, she began to play with a small copper stove that was smoldering. She poked at the fuel in the furnace with a slender copper needle, allowing the thin and ethereal smoke to spread further, and then slightly narrowed her eyes. After looking at the changing smoke for a moment, she said slowly, “There is a wisp of injustice in your heart. You are suffering and struggling for her, but also fighting for her. I originally wanted to summon her, so that you could personally ask about the doubts in your heart. I think no one would know about those events better than her. After all, she was the victim.”
Yang Shengfei fiercely clenched his fist, looking at the other party with a burning gaze.
However, Zhu Shiya extinguished the copper furnace, gently waved her arm to disperse the smoke, and shook her head. “But I just found out that she only left a trace of a remnant. Her soul has completely disappeared and taken all the information away with it. She didn’t expect you to help her find the murderer. She gave up, so you should give up too.” Zhu Xiya shook her head and let out a sigh.
Almost all of the psychics with great ability had said the words “give up,” which was a signal in Song Wennuan’s eyes, but in Zhuang Zhen’s eyes, it was a hoax, a show put on by the program working in conjunction with these people. Because they couldn’t find the murderer, in order to preserve the program’s reputation, they could only come up with this nonsense about her soul disappearing. Didn’t they know how painful and hurtful these words were to Yang Shengfei’s ears? This made him even more desperate than not being able to solve the case!
Zhuang Zhen looked at Song Wennuan and shook his head expressionlessly, his eyes stern and disapproving. Even without saying a word, he expressed his thoughts vividly.
Song Wennuan was angry, and after sending Zhu Xiya away, she slammed the table and exclaimed, “What is with that look in your eyes? Do you suspect that our program team colluded with the contestants to fool Ah Fei? I, Song Wennuan, would never do that! Where is Mr. Fan? What is Mr. Fan’s number? Quickly invite him in!”
Song Wennuan didn’t care what number Fan Jialuo was, or whether he would steal someone else’s time. She had to invite him over to slap Zhuang Zhen’s face hard!
Only now did Song Rui sit up straight, his eyes glowing with interest.
Yang Shengfei, who was previously feeling very depressed, immediately perked up. It was obvious that he was here today for Fan Jialuo. The other contestants were just his next best choices. It didn’t really matter if they could help. As long as Fan Jialuo hadn’t appeared, he could always retain a little hope in his heart.
The participant behind Zhu Xiya just happened to be Fan Jialuo. He pushed open the door and slowly took a seat before nodding politely. “Hello again, Team Leader Zhuang. Mr. Yang, you seem to be having a bad time recently.”
Yang Shengfei was about to respond, but was stopped as his captain grasped his shoulder and shook his head. Yes, they had previously agreed that they wouldn’t say a word until the contestant had revealed the truth. Wouldn’t admitting to having a bad time be the same as indirectly telling Fan Jialuo that he was in trouble? This was a trap! Thinking of this, Yang Shengfei immediately shut his mouth.
Fan Jialuo smiled indifferently, and then stretched out his slender index finger, pushing away the golden necklace, keychain, high heels, diary, and cellphone all to the edge of the round table, so that the silver necklace lay alone under the pale, dazzling light. With just a glance, he identified the most important item.
“I know it’s important to you, but it’s closed now. The information you sister left was cut off by herself, and I cannot sense anything. All I can see are the occasional flashes of images inside you. I know she was killed, and about the rainy night, the abuse, and the tragic death, but the rest of the truth that only she knows has been taken away by her in its entirety. With this necklace alone, I can’t help you.” Fan Jialuo shook his head, his tone calm yet helpless.
Song Wennuan’s straight spine instantly hunched over. She never expected that even Mr. Fan would be helpless. Zhuang Zhen glanced at her, his expression clearly showing doubt and dissatisfaction. She said that the program team didn’t collude to cheat them, but if all their words were the same, they appeared like a unified force!
Yang Shengfei’s tears instantly fell, and he choked out, “Is there really no way? Even you can’t do anything?” He repeatedly confirmed, firmly grasping this last ray of hope. He was reluctant to let go of hope. He couldn’t forget his sister’s eyes that were open in anger until her death. How many times had their dad closed them? She was so full of hatred, so resentful, so unhappy and bitter, how could she cut off all the information? Impossible, she had no reason to do that!
Fan Jialuo lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, and then sighed. “Can you invite your mother here? This is the last chance to find the truth.”
Yang Shengfei hesitated, because his mother would yell hysterically whenever his sister’s name was mentioned, so he couldn’t guarantee that she could finish recording the show sober. However, since Fan Jialuo said this was their last chance, he had to give it his all!
“Okay, I’ll bring her over!” Without any hesitation, Yang Shengfei made his decision.
Noooo the cliffhanger!!! 😭
I really hope that poor girl can get justice…which I know will happen considering MC is here😪
Mother killed her? Or we’ll get some spicy family’s conflict 👀
Thank you for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter 💚
Ah, it’s a cliffhanger again 🥺
For that girl to be so desperate even in death, the murderer has to be someone very close to her in my opinion. I don’t remember there being another sibling, so maybe the father? Uncle? Grandfather? Someone like that, otherwise it also doesn’t make sense for the mother to become that hysterical.. Maybe she witnessed something or noticed something which was so terrible to her that she turned out like that. And the sister wanted to protect her family, so she closed off those informations..
Well, that’s just my guess clicks on the next chapter to find out if I’m wrong or not