Chapter 1: The Strange Occurrence on Guard Spirit Night

  It seems that Wang's wife has suffered a great blow this time and is talking nonsense!

  It's not about who killed Wang Da Shu and took away the child, even if I knew who did it, I should look for the police instead of looking for me.

  Who am I? A greedy and timid, vain and proud junior female college student!

  What can I do to save her son?

  "Sister, don't worry, the police will definitely find Xiaobei!" I comforted her, trying to struggle free from her grasp, but she was so agitated and grief-stricken that her strength was extraordinary, as if her palm was welded to my wrist.

  At this time, I saw Wang's older brother come out, also with tears on his face.

  He's a grown man, he should be clear-headed, hurry up and let him take his wife away!

  "Big Brother Wang..."

  I had just shouted this out when Brother Wang suddenly knelt down in front of me, which really embarrassed me.

  "Brother Wang, what's going on? Get up and talk!"

  "Little immortal, please save our little Bei! My father has passed away, and we only have this son. If he's gone too, how can my husband and I go on living?"

  At this time, my dad came over following the sound, and when he saw me, the worried look on his face gradually disappeared.

  "Little fairy!"

  "Dad!"

  My dad came over and saw the commotion, didn't ask anything, and said to Wang Dage: "Wang Ming, if we can help with Xiaobei's matter, we will definitely help. But look, today is my mother-in-law's seventh day of mourning, death is more important, our family is still busy with that!"

  Big Brother Wang nodded after listening and gave his wife a good scolding, only then did I get a chance to speak!

  On the way back, I asked my dad in confusion: "Dad, grandma has only been gone for three days, why did you tell Wang that it's already been seven days?"

  He was asked by me like this, and his eyebrows frowned even tighter!

  "Little fairy, where have you been these past few days? I came back and saw no one, I was so anxious that I even called the police!"

  "What? Didn't you just call me last night when I was keeping watch for grandma?"

  My dad immediately interrupted me, "What are you talking about yesterday? I was the one who called you at 3 am on the train four days ago!"

  I'm stunned, how is this possible? What happened in between, I don't remember at all!

  Four days have passed in a flash, no wonder Wang's brother and his wife are back!

  But where did I go after running out of the butcher's shop in a panic that day? If I was still in town, or if I slept under that yellow locust tree, how could the people in the town not have found me?

  "Uncle, hello, may I ask if Officer Feng's family lives here?"

  At this time, those few strangers also came over, and it was still that woman who asked the questions.

  I see that they are all dressed in a very fashionable and elegant manner, not locals, nor do they seem to be the kind of people who believe in geomancy, so why would they come from afar to pay their respects to my deceased grandmother?

  "Is Officer Feng your mother? What's going on here?" My dad pulled me to one side, with a rather authoritative air of being the head of the family.

  The woman smiled when she heard my dad's response, and her gaze fell on me. "So this girl is really the granddaughter of Officer Lao Tai? My friend's words earlier were quite rude, Miss, please forgive us!"

  I didn't answer her.

  Compared to her, I can also see that my dad is wearing mourning clothes, this time he's definitely not fooling around!

  "Officer Lao Tai she..."

  "My mom has passed away. If you want to pay your respects and ask about her, then go back!" My dad didn't want to say any more, and pulled me towards the gate of our house.

  There are several helpers in our yard, they come to cook for money, and now they have finished their work and are walking out.

  "Dad, what's going on?" I pointed at the empty mourning hall, and Zhang Ayi was closing the door.

  "Don't ask anymore, your grandma has passed away, just come back safely now!"

  I immediately sensed that my dad was hiding something, how could he possibly hold a funeral without waiting for me to come back?

  "Little fairy, today is already the seventh day, your grandmother's burial was yesterday, the dead can't wait for the living, don't ask too much!"

  My dad finished speaking, then pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his shirt pocket and sat on the threshold of our living room to smoke.

  Aunt Zhang came over, with a reproachful face, saying: "I said, Little Fairy, where have you been running to these past few days? Your grandmother passed away such a big thing, and you actually ran outside? It's gotten to the point that I and your dad almost turned this town upside down!"

  This woman I call Auntie, actually she is my stepmother. My real mother passed away when I was born. When I was eight years old, my father married this Zhang Auntie. The two of them had always wanted to have another child, but after all these years, they still haven't been able to fulfill their wish.

  They have always lived in the city, and I only moved there after entering high school, but as soon as I'm on holiday, I return to Baishan Town to accompany my grandmother.

  All these years, Zhang Yi rarely returned to her hometown in Baishan Town, and the number of times she saw my grandmother can be counted on one hand. If it weren't for my grandmother's passing, she wouldn't have shown up this time either.

  So these days she has to follow the busy and anxious, her heart must be suffocated. In order not to make my father suffer, I also didn't bother her. I turned around and went to the hall where Grandma's portrait was, lit a stick of incense, and anxiously said: "Grandma, you know in heaven, Xiaoxian is not intentionally not coming to see you off on your last journey!"

  He kowtowed three more times, and then he heard a "hong" sound, the same as the one in the ancestral hall last time. Something fell from the altar.

  I looked up and it was still my grandmother's peach wood cane!

  Didn't I put it back in the coffin later that day? How is it still here?

  Pick it up right away and go out with my dad to ask for a final result.

  But before I even stepped out of the house, I heard Aunt Zhang saying to my dad: "Husband, when I came back that day, I heard from neighbors that Baishan Town is going to build a tourist ancient town. Maybe the houses on this side can be sold for a good price. Now that mom has passed away, let's find a good buyer before we go back this time?"

  "What's today? You're asking this?" My dad muttered, smoking with a bad tone.

  "What's the big deal? Why can't we talk about this? We've come all the way back for just a few days, of course we need to take care of some serious business!" Zhang Yi was unimpressed, she had always been someone who only cared about money and material wealth.

  "My dad replied directly: 'This house is my mom's, now she's gone, the heir is Xiaoxian. Xiaoxian is an adult now, if it's to be sold, Xiaoxian has to be willing to sell.'"

  Zhang Yi was taken aback upon hearing this.

  "Your mom is really something! How can she give the house to Xiaoxian? You're her own son, and she won't give it to you, but instead gives it to..."

  "Are you done yet?" This time my dad was really furious!

  Aunt Zhang's temper wasn't so easily intimidated by my dad, I peeked through the gap of the door and saw her standing with one hand on her hip and the other pointing at my dad's forehead, shouting: "What are you yelling about? What are you yelling about? After all these years, we've provided for her food, shelter, and even sent her to college. What isn't hers is ours, why does it need her approval? I'm telling you, Officer Wan Shan, I've been married into your family for so many years, working hard like an ox, and this is how you treat me? Has your conscience been eaten by a dog?"