Jiang Tianxin grabbed Mo Jiani and whispered "Trust me" in her ear. Then, she grabbed Mo Jiani by the neck and walked back, saying disdainfully, "You just want her, don't you? She's just a minor celebrity. Here you go. Now, let Cheng Zhuang go. He's a third-generation Red. If you hurt him, be careful that the souls of your ancestors for eighteen generations will be scattered!"
"You rich kids and children of officials all deserve to die! What right do you have to look down on me and Nini? You deserve to die!" Provoked by the contempt in her words, the vengeful ghost pointed at her with a shard of glass and charged at her!
Jiang Tianxin stopped at the edge of the yellow talisman trapping the ghost. As soon as the vengeful ghost was in front of her, she pushed Mo Jiani back and slammed the hilt of her peach wood sword into Cheng Zhuang's chest. She spun around to avoid the glass shards and slapped a talisman at Cheng Zhuang with her other hand.
At the same time, Xu Zifan rapidly shook the soul-summoning bell behind Cheng Zhuang. The vengeful ghost, still shaken by Jiang Tianxin's attack, was summoned out, its spirit flickering beside Cheng Zhuang. Xu Zifan then swung out the ghost-binding chain, tightly binding the ghost seven or eight times!
"Let me go! Let me go! You two liars! Let me go!" The ghost's voice was shrill and its face terrifying. The director and the others were so frightened that they retreated behind the police. Several policemen's hands, gripping their guns, were sweating; they stood there, completely trembling with fear.
Xu Zifan pulled the ghost-binding chain, drawing the vengeful ghost to his side. The black cat immediately leaped and pounced, scratching and biting the ghost. It had been injured in the previous fight and hated the ghost intensely, so it used all its strength, causing the ghost to scream in agony.
Since no one could see the black cat, they could tell from the ghost's reaction that Xu Zifan had dealt with it. They all shuddered and looked at Xu Zifan with fear in their eyes.
Who on earth could torture a vengeful ghost like this?
Cheng Zhuang, now free, was about to collapse to the ground when Jiang Tianxin grabbed him by the collar and shoved him into his assistant's arms, frowning as she said, "Keep an eye on him. If he causes trouble again, no one will save him!"
The assistant was terrified and nodded repeatedly. Seeing that Cheng Zhuang still wanted to speak, he quickly dragged and carried him into the nanny van and even locked the door, fearing that he would rush out and do something reckless.
Jiang Tianxin ran to Xu Zifan's side and patted the vengeful ghost's face with her peach wood sword. "Name, why you became a vengeful ghost, why you harmed Mo Jiani, who you harmed before and after your death, who taught you to have a ghost marriage? Confess and you'll be treated leniently. If you truthfully confess whether you had any accomplices or masterminds, the underworld might give you a lighter sentence. Otherwise, all that awaits you is reincarnation as an animal or the destruction of your soul. Speak!"
The vengeful ghost struggled and cursed loudly. Xu Zifan handed the ghost-binding chain to Jiang Tianxin and nodded, indicating that she could interrogate him as she pleased and use any methods she wanted.
Jiang Tianxin's eyes lit up; she had learned so many things but never had the chance to experiment with them!
She dragged the vengeful ghost directly into the building. All the people could hear were the ghost's curses and screams. Soon the voice weakened, turned into gritted teeth, and then began to beg for mercy. After that, even the begging stopped.
The police officers exchanged bewildered glances. This guy seemed quite professional; he looked remarkably like one of their colleagues. These days, are ghost hunters treating ghost-catching like arresting criminals?
When Jiang Tianxin came out again, no one could see the ghost anymore. However, the strange silver chain was still tied to the shape of a person, with the other end held by Jiang Tianxin. It was clear that the ghost was still there, but it was no longer visible.
Xu Zifan was leaning against the car chatting with Jiang Dong when he saw this and asked, "Has everything been investigated?"
Jiang Tianxin hummed in agreement, pulled the ghost to him, and said, "His name is Dong Hao, 24 years old, a recent graduate, and a die-hard stalker of Mo Jiani. He's been a fan of celebrities since college, having had three different idols. Every time he chased a star, he would bombard them with private messages and comments, use every method to find out their schedules, go to see them in person, and even repeatedly hire unlicensed taxis to chase after their cars, follow them to their residences, and wait for them, all in an attempt to date them."
He recently developed a crush on Mo Jiani, a crush he's had for a year. Two months ago, at Mo Jiani's birthday party, he attempted to rush up and forcibly kiss her, but was forcibly removed by security. Mo Jiani's studio issued a lawyer's letter, and fans condemned Dong Hao. Seeing many comments saying he wasn't good enough for Mo Jiani, a toad trying to eat swan meat, he posted on Weibo saying he absolutely had to make Mo Jiani his wife.
Afterwards, he changed his phone number and searched online for ways to succeed. Someone told him how to become a vengeful ghost and how to arrange a ghost marriage, so he followed their instructions and surprisingly succeeded. At first, he was reluctant to kill Mo Jiani and become her ghost wife, wanting to wait until she finished filming the movie. However, Luo Chen came to be with Mo Jiani, and Dong Hao became furious. He then began looking for opportunities to kill Mo Jiani, wanting to force her to become his ghost wife.
After Jiang Tianxin finished speaking, everyone present understood what had happened. That's how it is being a celebrity; it's easy to encounter twisted, crazy, and toxic fans. Although they are few and far between, encountering them is as disgusting as swallowing a fly.
Mo Jiani felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. What had she done to deserve this? She was already disgusted enough by almost being forcibly kissed at her birthday party, but this person actually turned into a vengeful ghost and wanted to kill her and become her husband. Just thinking about how she was almost forced into becoming a ghost wife by this kind of person made her tremble with anger.
Luo Chen hugged her, also quite angry. "Master, what should we do about this ghost? Shouldn't the metaphysical world have laws or something to punish ghosts? We can't let him off so easily. By the way, what about the person who taught him the method? Who's so wicked? If this method gets out, how many people will be killed?"
Several police officers tensed up. "Young man, have you found out where that vengeful ghost learned its methods? We must arrest this person immediately, or we'll be in trouble."
Jiang Tianxin looked at Xu Zifan, "Master, the post he made online..."
The person saw it and sent him a private message; the method isn't visible to others for now. Master, could you check it?
Everyone assumed Jiang Tianxin meant for Xu Zifan to do the divination, and Jiang Dong anxiously said, "Brother Fan, hurry up and do the divination! This is too dangerous! If we don't catch him, how many vengeful ghosts will there be!"
Xu Zifan took out his phone and said while operating it, "Let me check. By the way, Xin Xin, you should report to the organization. You handled the case, so of course you should be rewarded for your merits. Let the higher-ups record your merits. You can't work for nothing. Don't forget to submit a report on the last case as well, and ask them what they think of this case and whether they want to take it over."
Jiang Tianxin smiled knowingly, "I understand, Master. I will explain it properly."
She knew how to add a little something extra, get more rewards, and fill the Qingfeng Temple warehouse.
Jiang Tianxin went to the side to make a phone call. Xu Zifan, holding the ghost-binding chain, asked the vengeful ghost which forum it posted on, and what its username and password were. Then he typed out a string of code. Suddenly, he heard Shao Hua say: [Host, I have mastered this kind of low-level hacking technique. I can complete this type of query for you.]
Xu Zifan paused, "[Why didn't you say so sooner?]"
[Shaohua: Host, you didn't ask.]
Xu Zifan silently put away his phone. [Okay, then you investigate. Thanks for your hard work.]
[Shaohua: Host, I am essentially a robot and cannot experience hardship like a human.]
[Xu Zifan:...Let's get to work.]
The system operated much faster than Xu Zifan's hand speed. In less than a minute, the result was displayed on the virtual screen. Xu Zifan was somewhat surprised to see the IP address and name found. The IP address was from a high-end residential area in Yanjing, and the name found was Wang Xiaofeng.
Xu Zifan had a deep impression of the name "Xiaofeng". In addition, the method that Wang Xiaofeng taught Dong Hao to become a vengeful ghost was real and effective. He felt that this Wang Xiaofeng should be Xuan Tong's disciple named Xiaofeng.
Jiang Tianxin returned and winked at Xu Zifan, looking very happy. "Master, Uncle Liao said he'll give me two merits, and I can collect the reward when we return to Yanjing. He's very concerned about the matter of people teaching ordinary people to become vengeful ghosts, and hopes we can notify him immediately if we find anything, or that he can send someone to take over."
Xu Zifan smiled and said, "I've already found out. Now tell Uncle Liao and show him how efficient you are. Team members who are efficient usually get extra bonuses."
Jiang Tianxin nodded to indicate that she understood. When he entered the information he found into her phone, she frowned in surprise and asked, "Is Wang Xiaofeng that Xiaofeng?"
"Who? Wang Xiaofeng?" The director, who had been hiding far away, immediately stepped forward upon hearing the name. "Master, is it Wang Xiaofeng who's behind this?"
Everyone looked at him, wondering why he was so agitated. Mo Jiani asked, "Director, do you know this person?"
The director took out his phone and showed them the new people he had added on WeChat. "Our film crew has been having trouble filming, and Jia Ni keeps saying there are unclean things around. So I inquired about it privately."
I met this person a few days ago. He said that if the film crew needed anything, I could contact him because his master was very famous and many high-ranking officials and dignitaries sought his help. If it weren't for the chance encounter and his ability to tell I was in trouble, he wouldn't have helped me.
"I...I don't really believe it. Jia Ni came back and said it might really be an emotional issue, so I didn't contact him. When the incident happened today, I even sent him a WeChat message asking for help, but he said his master was busy and might have to pay extra to come."
Jiang Dong's eyes widened. "Holy crap! Could this be Master Xuantong's arrogant disciple? Is he setting up a honey trap or something?"
Jiang Tianxin said coldly, "He first creates supernatural events, and then uses his status as a master to eliminate evil spirits and make money. He is really shameless! Master, won't this kind of scum in the metaphysical world be punished? I haven't seen him suffer from any of the five deficiencies and three lacks."
Xu Zifan shook his head. "It's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't arrived yet." He shrugged. "Maybe catching him now is the punishment he deserves."
Jiang Tianxin thought about it and it still didn't seem quite right. She looked at Mo Jiani and Luo Chen, "Have Xuan Tong and his disciples contacted you? Did they say they could help Mo Jiani?"
Luo Chen was taken aback. "I did buy things from Xuan Tong, but they weren't very useful. I remember Xuan Tong saying that if the situation got too serious, we could ask them to come and take a look."
Mo Jiani asked her assistant, "Have you taken notes of all the masters we've consulted?"
The assistant nodded repeatedly, "I've got it, I've got it all." She quickly flipped through the screen and soon pointed to it for Mo Jiani to see, "This one! This one is the same as the director's WeChat friend, this is Wang Xiaofeng."
This all makes sense. Wang Xiaofeng wanted Mo Jiani to consult Xuan Tong, or Luo Chen to consult Xuan Tong, but neither of them did. He simply didn't care whether Mo Jiani lived or died; he only wanted to make money off the director and crew after the disaster happened. What a despicable scoundrel!