Chapter 52 – Definitely Not a Living Person!
When Li Rongjun was very young, he learned about a profession that seemed very superstitious in this day and age: the Daoist priest.
Although there were many charlatans among Daoist priests in the world, at that time, due to his playfulness, he wandered near a cemetery on the mountain for a while.
As a result, after returning home, he contracted a very strange illness.
He had a fever and a cough, and no diagnosis yielded any results.
Doctors could only attribute it to the child having a weak constitution and needing more care.
However, the cough became increasingly severe, even causing Li Rongjun to cough up blood at one point.
A few days later, he was sitting at the doorway of his home playing with mud when he encountered a person dressed somewhat strangely.
The person gave him a cup of talismanic water, saying that drinking it would stop the coughing.
Li Rongjun was young at the time, so he didn’t think much of it and drank it.
Surprisingly, this strange illness improved, which greatly shocked not only his parents but also the doctor.
But when the strange person left, they specifically instructed him not to tell anyone about it.
Therefore, Li Rongjun kept this matter buried in his heart.
It wasn’t until later, when he grew up and gained some understanding of these matters, that he guessed that his symptoms as a child… were likely due to being possessed.
And the person with strange attire was most likely a passing Daoist priest.
The flashback ended abruptly, and Li Suqin slapped the table and said with great dissatisfaction.
“Hey! Officer Li, are you even listening to me?”
“What did you say?”
Li Rongjun collected himself. He had indeed been distracted and hadn’t heard Li Suqin’s reply.
“I said…” Li Suqin said helplessly, “Everyone in the bureau knows you like to read supernatural novels, but I still want to say, read fewer ghost stories and believe in science. Where are the ghosts in this world?”
Seeing Li Suqin’s response, Li Rongjun also nodded. Without forcing the other party to believe, he proactively said.
“You’re right, but letting the murderer get away with it is not an option.”
“Officer Li, what do you plan to do?”
Li Suqin was also a bit anxious. Although the heat surrounding this case had been suppressed, it was too bizarre and frightening. If a reasonable explanation and answer couldn’t be provided, it would cause trouble with public opinion later.
Hearing Li Suqin’s question, the middle-aged officer Li Rongjun looked solemn. After a long period of thought, he spoke.
“Tomorrow night, I plan to go to Zhu Xingxue’s house.”
“Huh?” Li Suqin was immediately startled upon hearing this. “Hey, hey, hey, Officer Li, although everyone knows you are a dedicated comrade, isn’t this a bit too dangerous?”
Although the police had inspected and searched that house four or five times without finding any trace of a living person, going to such a place late at night was indeed not wise.
What if the murderer was hiding in the shadows?
And the most crucial point was.
“This kind of action plan wouldn’t get approved either.”
“I know that, of course.”
Li Rongjun nodded. The Public Security Bureau had limited police force, and with many unsolved cases recently, they couldn’t keep their focus solely on this case.
To uncover the truth, the entire Jiangliu City police force had already wasted too much energy on this house.
Even those in higher positions said to set this matter aside for now and focus on guard duties and patrols, to prevent the murderer from harming people again, while awaiting support from higher authorities.
But Li Rongjun felt that if he didn’t investigate inside that red house, he would never find the truth and answers.
Therefore, even if the action plan couldn’t be approved, Li Rongjun decided to investigate.
“Are you planning to go alone?”
“Yes, in a private capacity.”
The middle-aged officer nodded. Just as he was about to pack his things to leave, the female police officer Li Suqin spoke up.
“No! I’m going too!”
“This is very dangerous. You are not a front-line officer, so it would be better if you didn’t come.”
Generally speaking, female police officers rarely appeared on the front lines, as men have a far greater advantage than women in dealing with violent confrontations.
“You’ll have no backup going alone into such a place, it’s truly suicidal. Why don’t you bring a few brothers?”
“They are all extremely busy at the moment…”
Seeing Li Suqin’s persistence, Li Rongjun could only sigh and say.
“Fine. If we encounter the murderer, I will deal with it, and you will call for backup.”
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Time came to the evening of the next day.
The two officers arrived in front of the residential house in Shuiku Village.
Looking at the red house, Li Rongjun couldn’t help but shiver.
During the day, the house already looked eerie, but at night, it was even more terrifying.
The fear in their hearts kept warning the two of them not to step foot there.
“Should we go in?”
Even the atheist female police officer Li Suqin felt a bit scared at this moment.
“I only have a police baton on me.”
Because it was a private action, the weapons the two held were not very lethal.
They only had a police baton, along with a taser and pepper spray.
These items in their hands made them look more like security guards than police officers.
“It’s alright.”
In fact, Li Rongjun was not reckless.
He had already suspected the presence of ghosts, so he naturally wouldn’t have brought only these few items to this place.
At this moment, a gun was tucked into his waist.
Due to the regulations within the police department, officers’ firearms and ammunition were kept separate.
But Li Rongjun, taking advantage of the gap during shift changes and his position, managed to acquire three bullets.
It was these three bullets that gave him the confidence to enter this haunted house.
“Let’s go. Be quiet.”
To avoid being discovered by the murderer, the two turned off their flashlights and entered the house stealthily.
Li Rongjun hid behind the door and checked his body camera.
For some reason, after entering the house, the body camera’s screen kept flickering with static.
It was as if it were broken.
The surrounding air began to turn ice-cold. The two were wearing thick clothes, but this chilling wind seemed to penetrate to their bones. No matter how many layers of clothing they wore, they couldn’t ward it off.
“Screech… screech…”
In Li Rongjun’s sight, the body camera’s screen began to break down. The corridor, which should have been pitch black, inexplicable began to turn dark red and bizarre.
The decaying floorboards seemed to be seeping out red liquid constantly, and just looking at it sent shivers down their spines.
As Li Rongjun carefully examined the body camera, a woman covered in blood flashed across the screen.
After that, the body camera completely stopped responding.
In that instant, Li Rongjun’s mind buzzed, and he was so scared that he threw the body camera away.
However, because the lanyard was attached to his chest, the body camera was pulled back after being thrown, swinging limply at Li Rongjun’s feet.
At this moment, Li Rongjun’s pupils contracted violently, and his back was already drenched in a cold sweat.
Even if only for a moment, he had clearly seen the appearance of that woman.
Her face, covered in blood, was contorted. In the dark eye sockets, there were no eyeballs, coupled with her greenish skin color…
This was definitely not a living person!
