When the two policemen came towards me, I took out a bunch of money from my pocket and handed it to Wang Shiyu: "Carry it with you, it might save your life. You'd better stay in the police station and don't go anywhere before I come out."
"Are you still planning to cheat me now?" A policeman knocked the money from my hand before I could finish my words. The policeman was about to pick up the money I dropped on the ground, but Wang Shiyu didn't know where she got the courage from, and stepped forward to grab the money in her hand: "Are you also going to control gifts between friends?"
The policeman was slightly stunned, and cast his eyes on Director Lu. Seeing the latter nodded with a sullen face, he retreated silently. Wang Shiyu grabbed the money for beating ghosts and sat on a chair: "I won't leave, I want to wait for Mr. Wu!"
A policeman said: "I'm afraid this doesn't comply with regulations..."
Director Lu said, "If she wants to wait, let her wait in the corridor! As long as she doesn't disturb us, let her go!"
The police took me into another interrogation room and then left. Not long after, I heard Lao Du talking to Director Lu standing at the door: "Director Lu, when I investigated Wen Xin, didn't you also feel that there were suspicious points about Wen Xin?"
Director Lu said in a deep voice: "Suspicions are suspicions, but don't forget, you are a policeman, not a sorcerer. Do you think a sorcerer can solve the case? Well, even if he can solve the case, what can you use to report it for arrest? Based on the theory of ghosts and gods?"
Lao Du said anxiously, "Look for yourself at what we found. Wen Xin must be related to the murder case in the photo studio! That's three lives lost! Can you watch a murder case go to waste?"
Director Lu said, "You can solve the case using regular means, but what's the use of getting a fortune teller with unknown origins?"
"What if the perpetrator used unconventional means?" Lao Du said anxiously, "Some things cannot be investigated by science and technology alone. Director Lu, please trust me this time. I will bear all the consequences myself."
Director Lu was silent for a moment and said, "I'll give you three days. If you still can't produce strong evidence, get rid of that Wu. Lao Du, you are the best criminal policeman in our bureau. I don't want you to take off your police uniform because of... because you are stubborn."
"Thank you!" Director Lu interrupted Lao Du before he finished speaking: "However, Wu Zhao must be detained for 12 hours. Wen Xin came prepared this time. He brought a lawyer with him, and there are even reporters waiting outside. Wu Zhao must leave immediately, and we can't explain to anyone."
Soon, I heard someone walking away, and Lao Du and Xiao Li pushed the door and walked into the interrogation room one after another.
Lao Du said, "Go quickly and go out to protect Wang Shiyu and the others. I'm afraid they will be in danger."
"No, Captain Du!" Xiao Li exclaimed, "The bureau has already made the biggest concession. If we let him go now, we won't be able to explain ourselves!"
I said in a deep voice, "Lawyer, I can understand that. But what about the reporter?"
"It's nothing but public opinion." Xiao Li smiled bitterly, "If you leave now, there might be some news on the Internet or even in the newspapers tomorrow. The bureau can only follow the procedures now. If you leave now, not only will you let Captain Du down, you will also let down the bureau."
I said in a deep voice: "Wenxin is going to take action, probably tonight."
I guess, if Wen Xin and the ghost had not reached some kind of consensus, then he had already lost and was forced by the ghosts to the point where he had to make a sacrifice.
However, it is almost dawn now, which is not a good time for sacrifice or ghosts to appear. I guess they will really take action tonight.
Lao Du exclaimed: "Then why don't you get out quickly?"
I shook my head and said, "If I go out now, it will cause trouble for you, and Wenxin won't let me go out either."
Lao Du said anxiously: "I am not afraid of trouble. It's a matter of life and death, and you still..."
I stopped Lao Du and said, "Just because I can't get out doesn't mean you can't get out. Now that we're divided into three groups, we might get some unexpected results."
I said in a deep voice, "Old Du, no matter what method you use, get me a tripod as quickly as possible. After I get the tripod ready, have someone go to the studio and put the tripod directly on the roof. It would be best if the legs of the tripod could be driven into the roof."
I didn't wait for Lao Du to speak before I asked again: "Xiao Li, what kind of house does Wenxin live in? I mean, is it a villa or an apartment?"
Xiao Li said: "It's a villa!"
"That's good!" I nodded and said, "Xiao Li, I guess there's no one at Wenxin's house right now. Find me an iron bar, and preferably an iron skewer for chiseling stones. Come back to me as soon as you get it. After I get it for you, take it to Wenxin's house. If he has a back door, nail the iron bar to it; if not, nail it to the backyard wall. If it's inconvenient for you to do it, find someone else to do it, and make sure it's done before dark."
"I understand!" As soon as Xiao Li nodded, Lao Du asked anxiously, "What about Wang Shiyu and the others?"
I turned around and asked, "Where are Wang Shiyu and the others now?"
Lao Du said, "Wang Shiyu is still in the corridor. Jiang Yi wanted to get in Wenxin's car, but was chased off by Wenxin. She is squatting in the corridor at the back door crying. I asked a female police officer to watch her. Chen Liu didn't dare to leave either, and is still in the police station."
"Good!" I nodded. "It's great that they haven't left."
I looked at Lao Du and said, "Lao Du, go find a relatively spacious room. The bigger the better. Put wardrobes all around the room. The wardrobes should be big enough for one person to fit in, and they should be as sturdy as possible."
"Ask Chen Liu to contact Lao Zhang who helped him with the Feng Shui plan that day. If he can find him, bring him here with him."
Lao Du couldn't help but ask, "What do you want to do?"
"I want to survive in the face of death!"
"Put yourself in a desperate situation and then survive?" Lao Du looked at me and said, "Can you explain it more clearly?"
I said in a deep voice, "Wen Xin pushed Jiang Yi out of the car in order to distance himself from the murder. If Jiang Yi was killed, you wouldn't be able to find any evidence of his involvement. So, I'm sure he'll do it soon."
I looked at Lao Du and said, "Tonight, what we have to do is to guard all those who might be killed. As long as we keep an eye on them tonight, the ghosts and gods will turn around and look for Wen Xin tomorrow. If he doesn't want to die, he has to surrender himself."
I paused and said, "Let's take a step back. Even if Wen Xin can escape the ghosts and gods tomorrow, he will definitely fall out with them completely. By then, I don't believe that I can't force him to the point where he loses his composure."
Lao Du hesitated and asked, "Will the ghosts and gods really cause trouble for Wen Xin?"
I affirmed, "Ghosts and gods are not the Three Pure Ones, nor are they Buddhas. There is no such thing as magnanimity in them, only equal exchange. If you have the corresponding sacrifices, you can get the desired results from the ghosts and gods. On the contrary, if you get the advantage from the ghosts and gods but cannot provide sacrifices, you will become their meal. The ghosts and gods have been blocked once. If they return empty-handed the second time, Wen Xin will definitely be the unlucky one."
Deep down, I don't want to care about Jiang Yi.
No matter what her purpose was in cooperating with Wen Xin, it meant that she had turned her guns around. I am not a saint, so there is no need to take risks for her. What I am afraid of is that once the ghosts and gods kill Jiang Yi, it will leave Wen Xin some breathing space, and then there will be another battle of wits and courage. Therefore, I can only choose to bring Jiang Yi in as well.
Our action this time would not be officially recognized, so Lao Du could only use his personal connections to find me a Taekwondo training room and bought a batch of wardrobes with his own money.
I asked the movers to fill the room with wardrobes around the house, leaving only the door open. "Xiao Li, I'll use wardrobes to block the door in a while. You block the door with bricks from the outside. Come back after 9 a.m. tomorrow. Don't get close to it during this time. Got it?"
Xiao Li gritted his teeth and said, "You won't be in danger, right?"
I looked at Xiao Li sternly and said, "Tomorrow morning, you can either come to pick up the person or collect the body. It's that simple."
I turned to look at Chen Liu: "Is Lao Zhang here?"
"He's coming. He'll be here soon." While Chen Liu was talking, the Feng Shui master named Lao Zhang rushed in anxiously: "Liuzi, what's going on? I've heard ghosts knocking on the door every day these past two days!"
While Chen Liu pulled everyone aside to explain slowly, I asked everyone to go into the training room, sealed the door with a wardrobe, and pushed an empty wardrobe to the center of the room. Then I sat cross-legged, set up an incense burner in the room, and lit three yellow incense sticks: "Wait until dark! At midnight, everything will be clear."
When I sat down, it was around eight o'clock in the evening, three hours before midnight. I didn't say anything, and no one in the room said anything either. The whole training room fell into a depressing silence. Soon, some people began to be unable to bear the pressure.
Chen Liu couldn't help but say, "Brother, please say something! We are sitting like this, it makes people feel uneasy."
"What?" I said lightly and choked Chen Liu back.
At this time, Lao Du said, "Xiao Wu, if we protect Wang Shiyu closely, will Wen Xin turn his target of sacrifice to someone else?"
"No!" I shook my head. "Didn't you realize that Wen Xin is actually very cautious? He kept Wang Shiyu for so long, probably to give people the illusion that he wasn't the murderer. Otherwise, who could he choose as a sacrifice? Where could he not commit the crime?"
I continued, "During your investigation of Wen Xin, did you find that he had kept other people captive? If not, then Wang Shiyu was his only sacrifice."
Old Du turned to look at Wang Shiyu: "No wonder Wen Xin has a net worth of hundreds of millions, but has never married or had children. It turns out he just doesn't dare!"
While Lao Du was talking, Chen Liu suddenly exclaimed, "Look at that incense!" (To be continued)