After a moment of silence, Chen Jiuyang said, "I understand. I will clear Yi Han's name."
Immediately, Chen Jiuyang said to Qiu Hongtu, "Mr. Qiu, in this world, there is only suicide and homicide. There is no such thing as 'clashing to death.' Don't wrongly accuse Yi Han."
Qiu Hongtu sighed, "I know. That's why I called the police and asked the Six Doors to come and investigate."
Chen Jiuyang went to Qiu Yihan's side and comforted her, "Miss Qiu, your relative was not killed by you. They were killed by someone else."
Qiu Yihan sniffled, "Dr. Chen, thank you for comforting me."
Chen Jiuyang smiled and said, "This isn't comforting you; it's the truth. I'll go and see the situation now. I'll find you later tonight."
Upon arriving at the morgue, Chen Jiuyang unexpectedly saw Ji Lengyue. She was investigating the body with another middle-aged male constable.
Ji Lengyue also saw Chen Jiuyang. Recalling last night's events, she felt a bit shy and asked, "Why are you here?"
Chen Jiuyang replied, "I'm the doctor here. The deceased's relative is my patient. I heard they were killed by someone, so I came to check the condition of the body."
Ji Lengyue nodded. As a constable from the Six Doors headquarters, she couldn't just be responsible for Chen Jiuyang's father's case; she had other matters to attend to as well.
The middle-aged male constable sneered, "This isn't someone being killed by another person. This is clearly someone being murdered."
"Oh?" Chen Jiuyang's interest was piqued. "How do you know?"
"This body has no external or internal injuries, and the deceased had no illnesses before their death. They suddenly died last night. If it were just one person, I wouldn't dare to make such a definitive statement," the middle-aged male constable said with a solemn expression.
"However, in my twenty years as a constable, I've encountered this situation three times. Including this one, it's the fourth time. The deceased all died in the same way. The cause of death couldn't be investigated, as if their souls were simply sucked away by ghosts."
"The method of killing is very similar to the unorthodox and evil ways described in martial arts legends."
Chen Jiuyang couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for this middle-aged constable. This person had a sharp mind. He glanced at the nameplate hanging on the man's chest.
His name was Min Weicai.
Chen Jiuyang asked, "Have these cases been solved?"
Min Weicai shook his head, "No. You can't find any suspects, but I can be sure that this is a serial murder case, and the killer is the same person."
Chen Jiuyang smiled and asked, "Then, Constable Min, do you want to solve this case?"
Min Weicai chuckled, "I dream of it every night, but there are no clues whatsoever. There's no direction at all."
"Heh heh," Chen Jiuyang said, "You hit on one point. This is indeed a ghost killing."
Chen Jiuyang used his divine soul to examine the body. He could see what ordinary people couldn't. In his divine soul, he saw several black handprints on the body, which were definitely not made by a living person.
Min Weicai shivered, "Do you have a way?"
Ji Lengyue also became somewhat excited, "Chen Jiuyang, can you solve this case?" This was a highly suspenseful case. She had heard many stories about evil martial arts practitioners harming people, but this was her first time encountering one.
Chen Jiuyang nodded, "You'll know tonight."
As night fell.
Chen Jiuyang, Ji Lengyue, and Min Weicai kept watch outside Old Man Qiu's hospital room.
Chen Jiuyang guessed that someone intended to kill Old Man Qiu, but was thwarted by Qiu Yihan's protective obsession last night. They would likely try again tonight.
Min Weicai was sitting there, yawning.
Chen Jiuyang's closed eyes suddenly snapped open, "They're here!"
As soon as he spoke, the lights in the hospital corridor suddenly flickered on and off. Despite it being the height of summer, it suddenly became as cold as winter.
This sudden anomaly sent a chill down Min Weicai's spine. Could it really be a ghost killing?
Could this terrifying cold case, which had been unsolved for over a decade, finally be solved?
Chen Jiuyang opened his divine soul. The next moment, his heart suddenly tightened. Less than a meter away from him, an invisible figure walked to the door of the hospital room.
Then, under the watchful eyes of Min Weicai and Ji Lengyue, the door to Old Man Qiu's room was pulled open as if by magic, making both of them's scalps tingle and their faces change color.
Although it looked like a shadow, it wasn't actually a person, but a human-shaped paper puppet. It was being manipulated by a divine soul power, and some kind of illusion was used to make ordinary people unable to see it.
Chen Jiuyang circulated the pure Yang true qi within his body and sent a blast of true qi towards the location of the figure, muttering in a low voice, "Reveal!"
A wave of heat erupted. Immediately, Min Weicai and Ji Lengyue saw the paper puppet that had opened Old Man Qiu's room.
Min Weicai exclaimed, "Dr. Chen, what kind of ghost is this?"
Under the impact of Chen Jiuyang's pure Yang true qi, the human-shaped paper puppet spoke in a sinister voice, "Who are you, and why are you obstructing me from killing?"
Chen Jiuyang asked, "Who are you, and why are you trying to harm Old Man Qiu?"
The human-shaped paper puppet let out a '桀桀' (jié jié) cold laugh, "Someone hired me with a lot of money to kill this old man. Of course, I have to do my job."
"Young man, I see you also cultivate divine soul power, which is not easy. I advise you to step aside and not interfere with my killing. Otherwise, it would be a pity to die by my hand."
"Is that so? Then let's try!" Chen Jiuyang's divine soul fully expanded. He finally saw that a thin thread of divine soul was controlling this puppet on the human-shaped paper puppet.
"桀桀, then I will curse you to death!"
The source of this thread was actually a hundred meters away, downstairs at the hospital. An old man wearing old clothes and black cloth shoes was controlling it.
Chen Jiuyang sent out another blast of pure Yang true qi, destroying the human-shaped paper puppet in front of him. He then said to Ji Lengyue and Min Weicai, "You two guard here. It's best to find some virgin boy's urine and black dog blood to splash around the room. I'm going to apprehend the real culprit."
"Alright." Ji Lengyue and Min Weicai felt a chill down their spines for the first time encountering such a strange event.
With that said, Chen Jiuyang quickly rushed out of the hospital. Then, a silver needle shot out, immobilizing the old man wearing black cloth shoes. The old man's face was full of terror, "Young man, how did you know I was here controlling the paper puppet?"
Chen Jiuyang sneered. Would he reveal his secret?
He slapped the old man's face, "Old man, were you trying to curse me just now?"
"I wasn't. Young man, I only know a little basic witchcraft and divine soul. How could I know curse techniques?" the old man said, but his eyes were full of venomous resentment as he looked at Chen Jiuyang.
Chen Jiuyang stared at him with icy eyes, "Were you also here last night, preparing to harm someone?"
Chen Jiuyang suddenly felt a chill run through his body. The old man was smirking. His expression darkened, and he fiercely kicked the old man away, "Old man, you dare to try and ambush me again?"
The old man coughed up blood, his eyes filled with disbelief, "How is it possible? I haven't even succeeded in casting the spell, and you've already sensed it?"