Chapter Nineteenth: Will There Be Revenge?

  I and Ma Zhi Guo were both stunned by this sudden scene, only Xiao Huan remained calm and collected, as if he hadn't seen the black shadow that had quickly escaped.

  Soon, I understood why Xiao Huan was so calm. The black shadow was like a head that had crashed into an invisible wall and stopped about two or three meters away from the bonfire, with large flames burning on its body again.

  The dark shadow transformed into a little girl, her skin charred and emitting a heart-wrenching scream that made my heart ache, for an instant I even had the thought of sparing her.

  Watching the little girl being burned to death by the big fire, anyone would be heartbroken. Ma Zhiguo and his team are police officers who have seen many cruel scenes, but their emotions are just as complicated as mine.

  Ma Zhiguo furrowed his brow, hesitated for a moment, and opened his mouth to persuade: "Why not just let her off? Although she has harmed many people, it's enough to let her be reborn, why must..."

  We don't know what Xiao Huan plans to do with her, but judging from the situation, Xiao Huan obviously wants to make her lose her soul. Even I, as a victim, think she's a bit pitiful.

  Xiao Huan looked at us coldly: "Is this your true intention?"

  For a moment we were all silent, not knowing what to say. The little girl had killed so many lives, and her crime was heinous. But she was also so pitiful.

  "Xiao Huang, not everyone is as cold-blooded as you."

  I don't know if it's because I didn't get along with Xiao Hua or if my sympathy for the little girl got the better of me, but I inexplicably said something like that.

  Xiao Huan sighed: "Foolish! You've all been deceived by her!"

  His words were like a wake-up call, and I suddenly felt my whole body shake, my mind went blank. Damn it, why did I sympathize with the vengeful spirit that almost killed me and Wang Kun?

  Immediately afterwards, Xiao Huan took out a ghost talisman from his bosom and threw it out. The ghost talisman landed directly on the little girl's body, she instantly withered away, black blood flowed all over the ground, and turned into an infant with an extremely large head.

  The baby was all wrinkled, with a ferocious expression, and as soon as it opened its mouth, two rows of sharp teeth were exposed. The baby was gradually engulfed by the flames, letting out a strange "hissing" cry, its eyes filled with resentment as it looked at us.

  I was stared at by the infant for a few seconds, and I felt a chill run down my spine. My hands and feet couldn't help but tremble. This terrifying thing, is it that poor little girl from just now?

  "I didn't want to tell you the truth, but if I don't, I'm afraid you'll do something bad. The whole thing is a tragic family affair, and if you know about it, it will only give you unnecessary worries." Xiao Huan shook his head in frustration.

  It turned out that the baby was Zhao Mei's child! Six years ago, Zhao Mei was still a college student and had accidentally become pregnant with her boyfriend, but she had already made up her mind to have an abortion.

  According to Xiao Huan's speculation, Zhao Mei must be afraid that others will know, wanting to secretly take medicine and abort the child. But this child's vitality is really too strong, and taking medicine many times did not manage to terminate it.

  It wasn't until the child was several months old that Zhao Mei and her boyfriend finally worked up the courage to go to a black clinic to have an abortion, and buried it here.

  The infant's soul didn't know how many years it had suffered in the underworld, waiting for this opportunity to be reborn, only to be killed by its own parents, and the resentment in its heart can be imagined.

  This child has a deep resentment on his body, and this way of death cannot be reincarnated. Later, the infant's resentful spirit harmed innocent people, and every year he swallowed the vital energy of living people to grow up to what it is today.

  "If I'm not mistaken, the women she killed were mostly those who had abortions. She even killed some spoiled children. All of this comes from her inner resentment." Xiao Huan sighed.

  After hearing this, Ma Zhiguo and I were all sighing with sympathy for the baby's fate, while at the same time clearly realizing that we absolutely could not let her stay in this world any longer.

  Relying on devouring other people's essence, she has gradually grown up now. The further back, the more terrifying her strength is. At that time, it won't be as simple as killing a few people.

  That baby must have also heard Xiao Huan's words and became even more frantic, rushing towards us with all his might. This momentum was clearly intent on perishing together with us.

  The vengeful spirit was blocked by an invisible wall and couldn't rush over, but it still looked quite frightening. I involuntarily took a few steps back. Xiao Huan, however, walked forward a few steps without any fear, stretching out his hand as if to welcome the infant.

  "Don't worry, although it's unlikely that you'll have a chance to reincarnate, nothing is absolute. Since I promised to let you be born into a good family in your next life, I will definitely keep my word." Xiao Huan said expressionlessly.

  "Mr. Xiao, you were just persuading us, how come you're softening now?" Ma Zhiguo shouted anxiously.

  Xiao Huan did not respond, and the big fire slowly went out. Several white light spots floated into his hands. The baby also gradually turned into a white light spot and flew into Xiao Huan's hands together.

  "Alright, let's take care of this place on our way back and avoid causing any unnecessary panic."

  Xiao Huan took out a small black bottle from his bosom, put those white light spots into the bottle, then took out a ghost talisman and stuck it on the mouth of the bottle, before putting it back into his bosom.

  It's estimated that those few white lights are the ghosts of those people. As for these things, even the police have no experience, and whatever Xiao Hua does, everyone has no opinion.

  The ground where the body was burned is now pitch black, but there are no remains of the corpse. After a slight cleanup, nothing out of the ordinary can be seen.

  On the way back, I and Xiao Huan Ma Zhi Guo were all squeezed in the back seat of a car, everyone was very silent. Actually, I was still very afraid, what if those ghosts rushed out of the small black bottle?

  Ma Zhi Guo had the same concern, and he asked about it first. Xiao Huan explained to us that the ghosts were absolutely safe with him, and he would think of a way to help those few ghosts reincarnate later. Now their resentment had all been destroyed, leaving only pure souls.

  "Director, how should I write the report when I get back? These materials..." The young civil policeman sitting in the passenger seat asked, taking out the notebook that had recorded the body's information earlier.

  Although they kept saying that leaving those records was to confirm the true identity of the deceased, I knew that their true identities would probably never be known again.

  Ma Zhiguo fell silent for a moment, then replied: "Go back and start investigating the true identities of those corpses. If we really can't find out, then there's nothing we can do. Zhao Mei's boyfriend will be reported as guilty of manslaughter. And, what happened tonight must not be spoken of."

  So many people died, someone must be responsible. The mastermind behind this incident is Zhao Mei and her boyfriend, that scumbag, will definitely pay a certain price.

  The driver was also a young police officer, named Hou Guanjun. He used to be a lively guy, but since we got back, he hasn't said a word. It's clear that when we were talking, his mind seemed to be elsewhere.

  "Hmph..."

  The car suddenly shook violently and Hou Guanjun let out a strange cry. The car almost crashed into the utility pole by the side of the road.

  "Xiao Hou, your mental state is not up to par. I'll give you a break when we get back and let you rest for two days. Pull over, I'll drive." Ma Zhiguo sighed and prepared to take the wheel himself.

  Hou Guanjun stopped the car in a daze, and swapped positions with Ma Zhiguo. When he sat down beside me, his face was still deathly pale, with cold sweat all over it.

  I don't think his performance is anything to be despised, he's about the same age as me and should have just graduated. If I hadn't been driven to numbness by exhaustion these past few days, my performance might have been even worse than his.

  Xiao Huan suddenly patted Hou Guanjun's shoulder and asked seriously: "Is there something on your mind?"

  Hou Guanjun's reaction was exaggerated, almost jumping up, and let out a strange cry, making my ears buzz.

  "Don't be nervous, whatever knot in your heart just speak out, take advantage of us all being here to help you solve it. Otherwise, with this state of yours, going back will definitely lead to a serious illness." Xiao Huan softly comforted.

  Who knew that Hou Guanjun suddenly burst into tears and sobbed: "Just now I saw that incense stick go out, hasn't the ghost been taken away yet?"

  Incense? I was stunned for a moment. Just now, my attention was all on those ghosts and Xiao Huan, and I really didn't notice whether that incense stick had been extinguished or not.

  When I heard Hou Guanjun say that, I also became tense. What if the incense stick went out before Xiao Huan collected Zhao Mei's ghost? Would her ghost still haunt me in the future?

  Xiao Huan smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, the ghosts have all been collected by me. They won't have a chance to escape, from the moment their corpses were burned, that incense should also be extinguished."

  His explanation made me feel relieved, as long as he promised that Zhao Mei's ghost would not haunt me again, it was enough. For some reason, although I disliked him, I also felt that his words were trustworthy.

  But Hou Guanjun's emotions had not subsided, and he wailed loudly, unable to speak coherently. Ma Zhiguo couldn't help but look down on him, as Hou Guanjun was after all someone under his command, and this sniveling display was really a bit shameful.

  "That's enough! What are you crying about? Are you ashamed or not?" Ma Zhiguo bellowed.

  Hou Guanjun could barely hold back his tears and choked out: "Will the aborted children all harm people like that infant, harming their own parents?"

  I asked in surprise: "What's wrong, have you also beaten a child?"

  As soon as I finished speaking, I knew I had misspoken. He's a big man, how could he have an abortion? If anyone were to have one, it would be his girlfriend.

  But Hou Guanjun cried again after hearing what I said. Ma Zhiguo glared at me, telling me to shut up, and I smiled awkwardly, not making another sound.

  In Hou Guanjun's tearful and incoherent narrative, we learned about his situation. It turned out that his girlfriend had an abortion recently and her body has been poor lately, bedridden and unable to get up.

  What happened tonight is really unacceptable. Coupled with Xiao Huan's previous explanation, he was afraid that it was the vengeful spirit of a child, and his mind finally collapsed.