Chapter 492: Body Swapping


    It turned out Zhu Fengchun had received some money from people who went to his wife and sons funeral. Little Quail also knew thisandwas tempted. He wanted to take the opportunityto steal itbefore Zhu Fengchun deposited the money into his bank ount.Buthewas met withthat horror scene as soon as he entered Zhu Fengchuns house.


    However, luck favored him. The wallet full of money was ced on the table. Little Quail hesitated for a while, then he clenched his jaw and stole it. After that, he started thinkingthat he would be medfor the murder. Thatwaswhy he decided to run away from the vige.


    Chief Liulookedat him for a moment. In the end, hesaidreluctantly, You little brat, you want money more than your own life!


    He didnt mind the little thief anymore. Heaskedme, Did you find anything?


    Zhu Fengchun canno longerholdback. Hell make a move soon, so we should wait for him. I remembered the bloody bedroom and felta little down.


    The one who tricked usjust now must beZhu Fengchun. He had deliberately allowedLittleQuail to stealhis wallet todistractus.


    But where hasZhuFengchun gone?I thought I would receive the answer soon.


    I didnt want tosay toomuch with Little Quail stillthere, so we let him go.


    Where shouldwe go now? asked Chief Liu.


    I lifted my head to look at the gray sky, then I asked,Do you know where they buried the threeothervictims? Which one is the nearest to us?


    Chief Liu answered after thinking for a moment, Li Tianshengs grave is the nearest because he lived in the next town.


    Take me there. We have to go now, I said.


    Eh? Chief Liuwas puzzled but still followed my order.


    I asked him to stop the car the momentwe arrivedinthe small town. We then tiptoed toLi Tianshengs grave.


    Being the incumbent head of theBureau, Chief Liu did have somepetence to back his position. Although he had ghere only once when they investigated the case and collected the evidence, he was still able to lead us all the way tothislond.


    Southern people would choose to cremate the deceased, while Northern people preferred tobury themin thend of their families. That was why the graves werent centralized in this area.


    Thislondisachannelthatpeople created to discharge the waters when the great flood happened in 1998. The n wastoconnectitto the Zhang River.However, people forgot the purpose of this channfter the flood, and they started to grow crops here. Back then, many graves were ttened whiledigging this channel. Thats why you onlysee Li Tianshengstombstonehere. Chief Liu provided us with additional information.


    Hethenpointed at a locationwhereI saw a new grave. There was no de of grass on it, and since the burial ceremony hadnt been a long time ago, the money paper and the flowers were still there.At first nce, my face turned serious.Things weren''tthe way I had imagined.


    Whats wrong? asked Chief Liu.


    I shook my head. The situation isnt right. We need to take abetterlook.


    Suddenly, Li Mazi grabbed my arm andpointedata spota few meters away from thetombstone. Hewhispered,LittleBrother Zhang, look at that!


    I followed his finger. There was a big hole around two meters wide there.I couldnt estimate how deep that hole was due to the fardistance, soI wanted to go there to see.However,someone coughed before I made a move, and the sound came from that hole.


    Shssss!


    Iimmediately crouched, signaling Li Mazi and Chief Liu to be quiet. Then, we carefully crawled forward.


    Thecoldwind was howling loudly, soI wasnt worried about the person in the hole noticingourmovements above ground.I pricked my ears and listened carefully when we reached the hole.The person down there was panting hard, and thevoice apparently belonged to Zhu Fengchun. He seemed to bemovingsomething inside while gasping for his breath.


    Istopped myself from rushing forwardas Ilistenedto his monologue. Brother, Im also helpless.Dont look for me if you doe back.


    Then, I noticed his voicewas bingclearer and clearer. It seemed he was climbing up. I rushed to hide behindthetombstone;Chief Liu and Li Mazi also came to my side.


    Not even a minute had passedwhen a shadow crawled out of the hole. I opened my eyes wideasit was really Zhu Fengchun!


    He was holding a shovel in his hand.He checked the surroundings after he gotup and beganto fill the hole. Once hewas done, he stomped around topact the soil and left.


    I waiteduntil he hadpletely disappeared, thenI slowly got up, sneering asIlookedin his direction.


    Looks likehedugthegrave for somereason. But whydid he have to do it in the middle of the night? Moreover, he left without taking anything Chief Liuwas puzzled.


    Youll see soon enough, I said.


    I thenrubbed my hands and prepared to dig thegraveagain. It was easier since the other party had just moved the soil. The three of us didnt need to exert a lot ofefforttodig upthece. All of it was done inthirty minutes.


    I turned on the shlight to check.Therewas a coffin painted in ck inside,and all of the coffins nails had been pulled up.


    I directly pulled out the nails the rest of the way and pushed the coffin lid aside. Icranedmy neck to see, but there was nothing inside!


    Li Tianshengs body was gone!


    W-What the heck is going on?


    Chief Liu looked at the empty coffin, feeling bewildered. But he soonunderstood. Was the minced flesh in Zhu Fengchunshouse


    Definitely.I nodded.


    The body that had beenhorriblydestroyed in Zhu Fengchuns bedroom wasLi Tianshengs corpse. The spirit had manipted Zhu Fengchun to deceive us, making him stealLi Tianshengs body, toterchop it into pieces. No doubt their purpose was to make us think that Zhu Fengchun had died.


    However,Zhu Fengchun hadnt had enough time to clean his mess afterdismembering the body. Thatwaswhy we had been able to witness therecent scene.


    What should we do now?


    Chief Liu sounded a little embarrassed. Theincident that happenedtonight was too odd.Although he was an experienced cop, he was actinglike an elementaryschool student that kept asking questions whenever hewas introuble.


    Its simple! If he wants to fake his death,let him do it.Tomorrow, we will announce that Zhu Fengchunhasdied. You shouldnt send your men here to investigate,Ill keep an eye on himmyself. I want to know what his ultimatepurpose is.


    How canthe policehelp you? Chief Liuasked.


    I think you should send people to protect the other two graves! I have a feeling that Zhu Fengchun will set his eyesonthem.


    Okay. Chief Liu agreed immediately.I asked Li Mazi to stay with Chief Liu after considering that the policemenheremight have never encounteredparanormal activities before. I wouldwatch Zhu Fengchun alone.


    It was almost dawn when we returned to the police stationand fesleep. In the afternoon, the police announced that they had found Zhu Fengchun murdered in his house; his case was closed just like that.


    At twilight, Li Mazi and Chief Liu took with them twocapablecopseachandwent to the graves of the other two victims. I prepared my spirit talismans and a small mirror,starting to lurkbehind the big tree opposite Zhu Fengchuns back door.


    Thest light in the vige went out as the moonlight started to getbrighter. The entire vige was shrouded in darkness, but the white snow on the ground was somewhat illuminating the ce. This scene looked exactly like one taken from a horror movie.


    I pulled my clothes tightas Ilookedaround. I focused all my attention onZhu Fengchunsblue brick house.


    A light source appeared inside the house at around 11:00 PM. I reacted fast, lifting my head to see. Acandle had been lit up in the room, and a shadow was moving around the candle.


    It was exactly the sameasthe first time we came here. After hesitating for a while, I decided to go in there to check. However,the candle in the room went outas soon as I walked past the big tree.


    I thought I had been busted at first. Then, the houses door sprang open with a loud bang. The shadow flew out.


    It seemed that he hadnt seen me yet. I exhaled in relief and continued watching him.


    The shadow wore ck,silk garments of ancient cut, and hehelda sword that gaveout abloodylight.He wielded his sword while he walked.I saw his face when hegotcloser, and it wasso dark!


    If he hadbeen wearingaturban, I would have thought he wasMr. Popo.Moreover, hisbig,dark face was full of anger. While gliding away, he seemed to bescolding someone, orsomething. I couldnt hear anything since his voice was too low.