Chapter 21: Posthumous Birth

  After catching his breath, Jiang Qi tore off his own T-shirt to bandage the wound. As Kong He slowly picked up the scattered surgical knives on the ground, the two men locked eyes for a long time, but neither of them was willing to break the silence first.

  It wasn't until much later that Kong He finally couldn't hold back his temper, walked over and grabbed Jiang Qi's arm, making small talk: "You had seen the fire extinguisher by the wall a long time ago, so you deliberately lured the ghost baby to this side?"

  Jiang Qicai forced a smile, neither admitting nor denying it.

  Kong He helped him up slowly and sighed: "I didn't think you were so sinister!"

  Jiang Qicai's eyes rolled around and he directly asked, "Are you from the Qi family of Cai Nan Dao?"

  Kong He let out a sigh again, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded his head, saying: "My real name is Qi Qiang!"

  Jiang Qicai blinked his eyes, "Qi Qiang? Sounds like a laundry detergent name? So should I call you Kong He or Qi Qiang from now on?"

  Kong He said with a bad tone: "Nonsense, what do you think? By the way, I'm asking you, which faction do you belong to? Who is your master? And what's this compass in your hand?"

  Jiang Qicai's answer was only four words: "Nothing can be said!"

  Kong He also laughed, his laughter a little eerie. Suddenly, he pressed the surgical knife in his right hand against Jiang Qi's throat, which had just been bandaged, and said slowly: "If you don't speak, then I'll have no choice but to kill you!"

  Jiang Qicai stared at his eyes and suddenly said: "You won't!"

  "Why?" Kong He couldn't help but ask.

  "You dare not! Besides, we are now in a society ruled by law. If you kill me, you will also go to jail!"

  "I've killed you now, who else knows?"

  Jiang Qicai opened his mouth, just about to speak. Just then he glanced behind Kong He's back and suddenly revealed a look of astonishment. Unexpectedly, Kong He not only didn't turn around but also stared at Jiang Qicai without blinking, saying: "This trick is really too old-fashioned, I'm afraid even a three-year-old wouldn't fall for it! Do you think I'm an idiot?"

  Before the words had fallen, Jiang Qicai took advantage of Kong He's speech and suddenly opened his heavenly eye on his forehead. After a flash of red light, Kong He's scalpel fell to the ground again with a "ding". At this moment, an illusion appeared in front of him.

  When Kong He's consciousness cleared again, the scalpel was already placed on his neck, with the other end being pinched by Jiang Qicai. Kong He was shocked once more at this sight.

  Jiang Qicai smiled calmly and said, "You're not an idiot, you're just a bit too stupid! Now you should understand, even if I'm injured, you're still no match for me!"

  At this time, Kong He was already speechless. In addition to being somewhat disheartened, Kong He's face also had a few parts of confusion and incomprehension. "Alright, let's just say I lost today, but can you tell me what kind of magic you used to snatch my knife just now?"

  "Nothing to report!"

  Looking at Jiang Qicai's face, Kong He could only spread his hands and sigh, "Alright! I admit defeat. For now, let's not talk about our matters, but this ghost infant. What do you think it is? Why does it have to attach itself to this wine tavern? Although the dishes here are quite good, if it really loves food, wouldn't it be better off going to those high-end restaurants?"

  Jiang Qicai returned the scalpel to Kong He, who hastily put it away and admitted defeat. Only then did Jiang ask, "What do you think was the reason?"

  Kong He supported his chin with his hand, thought for a moment, "Could it be that the owner of this wine house or some servant had some connection with the baby before he was born? They harmed him to death? So after the baby's death, the resentment did not disperse?"

  Jiang Qicai didn't answer, but instead asked back, "Do you know or not that in forensic medicine, there's a very interesting phenomenon called post-mortem birth? You're not a eunuch, are you? You should have heard of it to some extent!"

  Kong He's face turned red as he said, "Being a eunuch is just my sideline, I play around with it when I have nothing to do. Besides, I'm not a forensic doctor, so of course I don't understand."

  Jiang Qicai let out an "oh" and said, "So you haven't heard then?"

  "Yes, what does that mean? Can people give birth after they die?"

  Jiang Qicai nodded, "If the woman happened to die during childbirth, theoretically speaking, within 4-5 minutes after the mother's death, it is possible to save the baby through a cesarean section! If I'm not mistaken, at that time, the pregnant woman was stabbed to death with a knife in the restroom of this wine house. And I can almost confirm that the person who did it was the owner of this wine house, which is also the younger brother of Lawyer Cheng! This is also why Lawyer Cheng and his brother heard the cry of the baby and saw the bloody medical knife at that time. Because all these are warnings!"

  Kong He widened his eyes, "Your meaning is that the owner of this wine shop killed someone? And at the time of the crime, he happened to kill the baby with one knife? One corpse and two lives, so even the baby's death had grievances?"

  "That's right!"

  "Shouldn't we call the police then?"

  "Rubbish! Our mission is to catch ghosts, not be police! Besides, this is just my speculation, there's no evidence. Unless..."

  "What if?" Kong He hastily asked.

  Jiang Qicai looked around the dark surroundings and said slowly, "If my guess is really correct, unfortunately, in addition to this ghost infant, there should be another wandering soul hidden here, which is the mother of this ghost infant!"

  Kong He furrowed his brow and said: "But why can't I feel any resentment now?"

  Jiang Qicai said, "It's simple. The wandering soul is temporarily not here. If the one who killed the mother and son at that time was really the boss of this place, then now that the boss is not here, the other wandering soul may have been following him all along, waiting for an opportunity to strike again!"

  Kong He remained silent and didn't say a word.

  "So if my guess is really correct, I think it won't take long for the other wandering soul to find us! And her level must be higher than that of the ghost infant! Oh, sorry, I made a mistake, not us, but you yourself! Because... don't forget, that ghost infant died at your hands!"

  Kong He couldn't help but shudder at what he heard and exclaimed, "Damn it! You..."

  Jiang Qicai patted his shoulder and chuckled: "So I advise you to find a place to hide for the time being, of course, you can also go find your fellow disciples immediately, if you don't want to die!"

  Kong He forced a smile and said: "Even if... even if it's really like that, I'm not afraid!"

  He said he wasn't afraid, but his feet quickly walked out of the wine building at this time. Jiang Qi looked at his hastily departing back and smiled, "You're not a fool, I just casually mentioned it and you believed me! If that female ghost really wanted to harm the owner of this wine building, she would have done so long ago, why wait three months? Alas..."

  No matter whether this Kong He is a eunuch or a member of the Qi family from the south, Jiang Qicai does not want to get involved with him for the time being, although he seems to be all right.