Chapter 563: Even a Tiger Won''t Eat Its Cubs


    After writing down the oral confession, I returned to the police station with the two policemen.


    Coincidentally, when we got out of the house, we encountered the victimswife. When she heard that her husband was chopped into pieces, she just noddedand showedthat sheunderstoodthe bad news. She only asked the police to solve the case as soon as possible. She shook her high heels off her feet thenwentto her room to rest. She ignored her daughter, who wasstanding with a helpless face in the living room.


    Ifwedidnt haveproofthat she wasnt present at the crime scene, I would havesuspectedthat she was the murderer


    When wereturned to the police station, I asked to see the victims profiles one more time. I wanted to see if I could find any simritiesbetween them.


    I had studied them for around one hourand foundsomething:Regardless ofwhat position they had, theyweremarried and had at least one child.


    I told Captain Liu about my findings. However, he thought that this simrity wasnt that significant. Does the murderer want to kill people who havechildren? It would be a maniac serial killer!


    I looked him deep in the eyes. Then, I emphasized, I sawan evilspirit.


    Captain Liu opened his eyes wide in shock. His face was full of fear.


    I took a deep breath. The spiritis achild. Thats why hehas chosen victimswithkids. I think he kills people because of something he had experienced when he was alive.The eight victims children have experienced what he had experienced.


    Captain Liu calmed down. With a serious face, he asked, What are you going to do?


    I shook my head. For now, I only know that the spiritis targetingfamilies with kids. I havent figured out what his motive is.


    Thus, the urgent taskat handwas to investigate the family rtionship, especially between the parents and the childrenofthevictims. We had to know this information beforewe couldfigure outwhattodo next.


    As soon as Captain Liu heard that, he immediately assigned his staff to do what I had just told him. I didnt follow them but went to Wang Pings house to see her. I wasnt sureifshe was the next target. However, since it had appeared inherhouse, Wang Pingcould be murdered.


    Wang Ping was thrilledto see me. Ideliberatelydrove the topic to her son. Then, I found a problem.She was different from the other moms whowerebluntabout their children. Wang Ping simplydrifted away fromthetopic.


    Wang Ping made me think that she didntwant tobe close to her son. I thought I got something important here, but I couldnt figure it out.


    I felt irritated with myself, soIstopped answeringWang Pings questions. I got up and went to the bedroomon thesecond floor.


    The door toWang Pings sons room wasntpletely closed. I took a look through the slit between the door and the doorframe. The kid was talkingtothe cloth tiger in his chest. He sounded like he waplimentingthe tiger for something it had done. This scene looked strange.


    I wanted togocloser to listen to him, but the boy suddenly lifted his head and looked at the door,just as if he had spotted me!


    I quickly took a few steps back. Eavesdropping was somewhat embarrassing. I pretendednot to know anything and went to my guest room.


    I hadnt slept for almost two nights. Not long after I tucked myself in bed, Ifell asleep.


    When I woke up, it waste in the afternoon. Wang Ping called me to have dinner. At the same time, she told me that the police hade and said that they got what I had askedfor.


    After hearing that, Iwas no longer inthe mood to eat. Ihurriedlyran to the police station. When I entered the office, I sawthatCaptain Lius facewas dark.


    Whats wrong? I was skeptical.


    Hesaidnothing but ushered me to the document storage room. Then, he pushed a thick stack of filesatme. I flipped over the pages. Slowly, my face turned dark and heavy


    In myeyes, parents weregreat andselfless. Even if theymade mistakes sometimes, they just wanted the best for their children. However, the documentsin front of me had overturned my worldview!


    From the investigation result, no matter how rich or poor the deceased were, they had the same characteristic.They had neglected their children. In some severecases, they even seriously abused their children!


    Two or three of them werent from Fujian. Theyhadeto do business in Fujian and got rich. Afterward, they only thought about themselves and spent everything on themselves, including their time. They had neglected their children back in their hometown. One of the deceased had a secret lover whom she oftenbroughthome. She had evenlether partnertorture her daughter by whipping her anddrippinghot wax on her!


    Damn! Were thosefreakingpeople even human? They werent better than filthy animals! I hastily closed the files.At thismoment, I thought I would give up this case since those who were involved deserved death!


    Captain Liu saw that I was emotional. He pressed his hand on my shakingshoulder and said slowly, Mr. Zhang, Iveheard that the peoplewho workin your business believe in reincarnation, right?


    I nodded, but I didnt know why he had changed the topic that fast.


    He took a few draws from his cigarette beforespeakingagain. This morning,you told me itwas a child, right? Are you that heartless to give up the case and let a kidwho didnt have a good childhood not be able to rest forever? He kills people because he still has hatred in his heart. Thats why he hatestheparents who abuse their children.


    I was bewildered. Then, I rubbed my noseand felta little embarrassed. He wasnt in my business, but he understood our morality while I had almost let myanger getthe best of me and forgotten aboutthe rule.


    It seemed I should read thesacredtext of Daoismmore often. I didnt want to let my emotions get to me.


    When Captain Liu sawthat I hadcalmed down, he asked, What should we do now? The spirit kills one person every day. Ifthiscontinues, the social order and security in Fujian cant be maintained.


    I thoughtabout it.The knuckles of my right hand gentlyknockedon the table. Wang Pingis most likelythe next target. If I hadnt been therest night, she would have been the next victim. When the little ghost recognized that he couldnt kill Wang Ping, he changedhistarget.


    Do you still want to protect Wang Ping?


    Im not surehow toget rid of the ghost. If I am there and the ghostgoesto kill people somewhere else, my sin will grow bigger I said begrudgingly.


    Then, Iasked Captain Liu to choose two policemen that had kids and a happy family to go to Wang Pings house. At the same time, I would hide outside to watch.I wouldsee if that spiritwasgoing to kill only those who didnt treat their children well.We wouldbe able to confirm this theory after this test.


    Oh right, dont tell anyone that I will be watching outside. Ithought, thenadded, I dont want to showanyclues.


    Captain Liu nodded and went to make the arrangements. After Captain Liu sent two middle-aged policemen away for a while, I followed them to Wang Pings house.


    To ensure that Iwould stay concealed, I put on a Yang Concealing TalismanasI got close to Wang Pings house. Then, I climbed a big tree that had branches that extendedjust outside Wang Pings window.


    With the Yang Concealing Talisman,the spiritwouldnt be able tonoticeme unless he saw me directly.


    It started to rain again. Soon, I was soaking wet. The feeling of having damp clothes sticking on my body was extremely ufortable. I tried to ignore the feeling and gazedat the window. Through the window, I saw the two policemen talking to Wang Ping.


    Wang Ping looked a little panicked as it waste and I hadnte to protect her. Wang Pings son went downstairs. He was huggingthe cloth tiger and talking with the police. He looked happy,though.


    However, he didnt say a word to his mother. He was sitting next toone of thepolicemen.From what I could see, he didnt depend on his mother at all. This made me strongly believe in my assumption.


    At around 10:00 PM, one of the policemen stood up and held the boys hand. He ledhim to the second floor. I guessed he was going to tuck him intobed.


    The other policeman stayed and talked with Wang Ping.It didnt looklike theywouldsleep tonight.


    I was a little worried. I had hit the spirit hard yesterday. Perhaps it hadnt recovered enough to show up tonight.


    I took out the phone and sent a text message to Captain Liu. Afterward, the policeman in the living roomreceiveda phone call. After the phone call, he said something to Wang Ping, and then the woman went to her bedroom.


    The policeman leaned against the sofaand smoked. He closedhis eyes to rest. Last night, it was almost dawn when the spirit came. It would be a few hours until that time. I closed my eyesand tooka little rest too.


    Suddenly, I heard a loud crackling noisefromthe room. My eyes shot open.Thepicture frame near the TVhad fallen.


    Acute boyappearedon the TV. He was facing the policeman. It wasapletecontrast to the crying face Ihad seenyesterday.He was smiling brightly tonight.


    Even if the policeman opened his eyes and saw the kid now, he wouldnt pay attention to him.Sincethe kid didnt seem to want to attack the policeman, I stayedstill and patiently watchedhim


    The boy looked at the policeman and smiled for quite a long time before leaving the TV. Then, heslowlycrawledtoward the bedroom. It seemed I was correct. When he appearedst time, the entire living room was full of cryingfaces.Now that he was walking towardthe bedroom, I knew he didnt want to scare the good father in the living room.


    I inched my body on the tree branch to see the bedroom. Unfortunately, Wang Ping had let her curtain loose.


    Ohshoot, I forgot that! I cursed then slid down the tree. I quietly crawled up to the balcony.


    I was lucky that the balconys window was open. I took off my shoes andtiptoed behindthe curtain. Iopened the balcony door a littleto observe the room. However, as soon as I pulled the curtain, a massive crying faceappearedin front of me. Its bleeding eyeballs were the size of afist.


    I was scared and stumbled. The fire in my heart surged up. Get off of me! I screamedand thrustthe Yin and Yang Umbre forward. The crying face turned into a dark shadowand attemptedto leave the room. I hurried to chase after it. I wouldnt let it go this time!


    The policeman in the living room got up.When he saw that I was furiously rushingout with the Yin and Yang Umbre, he was bewildered.