In the living room of the original host's husband's family.
Aside from Guo Yuntao, who was currently receiving treatment in the hospital, the original host's husband, son, and daughter-in-law sat in the living room, looking at each other, unsure where to begin.
"Haiqian, Yayun, don't blame your mother too much. She actually meant well, she was just deceived by someone."
After a long while, the original host's husband, Guo Jing, said with guilt.
Even as he spoke these words, he felt it was unfair to his son, daughter-in-law, and grandson, but he couldn't bear to see his wife blamed, and he was filled with regret and pain.
"Dad, don't worry, we know it's not entirely Mom's fault. We should mainly blame that damned quack who sold fake medicine. But, you also need to be a little considerate of Yuntao. He's been hit hard this time.
The doctor told him to try and calm his emotions.
No drastic emotional fluctuations in the short term.
So, can you guys not come over to our place during this period, and not see Yuntao? I'm worried it might stimulate him. Contact me if anything comes up. We can meet again after Yuntao has accepted reality, alright?"
Guo Haiqian was also conflicted and in pain. He had to consider his parents' feelings, as well as his son's, who had indeed suffered greatly. He had to act as a mediator and also comfort his wife.
This was the best solution he could think of.
Avoid meeting for now, let time dilute the dissatisfaction and conflict.
"Dad, Haiqian is right. I know you both mean well and are very worried about Yuntao's condition, but your personal visits and care won't be of much help to his current state. It's better for us to temporarily not see each other and calm down for a while.
Also, I know Mom feels very guilty.
At this time, I think Mom needs someone to help her relax her emotions more. Otherwise, she might get stuck in a rut. So, the best situation right now is for Haiqian and me to take care of Yuntao. You and Mom can go to the Public Security Bureau and inquire about the situation, and follow up on the matter of arresting that damned quack who sold fake Foundation Establishment Pills.
Whether or not we can catch him, at least it will divert Mom's attention and let her focus her energy on finding the real culprit, rather than blaming herself.
This way, we can also focus on taking care of Yuntao.
Otherwise, we'd also have to worry about Mom's physical and mental state, and we're truly too busy, isn't that right!"
Since things had already happened, there was no point in blaming anyone. Fu Yayun could only try to calm herself down and offer her suggestions objectively.
They were already busy taking care of an injured person.
They truly didn't have the capacity to also manage their mother-in-law's emotions.
"You are thoughtful. I will cooperate."
Guo Jing thought carefully and felt that his daughter-in-law's suggestion was quite sensible and pertinent. He quickly nodded in agreement. After discussing some minor details, Guo Haiqian and his wife, Fu Yayun, took their leave.
As soon as they left, Guo Jing immediately removed the soundproofing array that enveloped the entire living room. Then, he knocked on the bedroom door. Although Ding Yun had used her spiritual power to break through the soundproofing array and clearly heard their conversation, it was not appropriate to say so directly. Therefore, upon hearing the knock, she opened the door in a state of extreme dejection, as if she were the original host, and had to endure her old man's nagging and persuasion.
She listened for a full hour before pretending to have come to terms with it, to have figured things out, and then went out with her old man, Guo Jing, to the Public Security Bureau to inquire about the progress of the case.
Ding Yun also took the opportunity to actively provide the Public Security Bureau with some details from the original host's memory that the original host herself might not have recalled, to make it easier for them to track down the swindler or increase their chances of solving the case.
Facing the new evidence provided by Ding Yun.
The Public Security Bureau took it very seriously.
Based on the specific likenesses, virtual account for payments, approximate cultivation level, and the aura of spiritual energy within the body, all provided by Ding Yun, they quickly identified the fake medicine dealer.
However, the fellow had already left the local area after a successful scam. Therefore, the arrest would have to wait. They needed to coordinate with the Public Security Bureau of his current location and submit the case file and evidence.
As for why these details weren't remembered earlier and were recalled later, it was easily explained. She was too angry and upset at the time to think clearly. After calming down, she remembered the details.
Of course, this was just Ding Yun's perfunctory excuse.
The real reason was that the human brain has the function of photographic memory, but it's limited by factors like brain development and spiritual power strength, which most people cannot achieve. The original host clearly couldn't, but Ding Yun could. This was the source of those details.
However, Ding Yun couldn't possibly reveal the true reason.
So, she could only find an excuse to get by.
Furthermore, catching the real culprit would not only avenge the original host but also, to some extent, help the entire family, including her grandson Guo Yuntao, find some peace.
In short, there were only benefits and no drawbacks. It might even bring back the original host's old couple's life savings.
After finding the fake medicine dealer and confirming that, if all went well, he would be apprehended within a week, both Ding Yun and Guo Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. Guo Zhang, even more so, rushed to call his son after leaving the Public Security Bureau to share the good news.
On the way back, Guo Zhang even chattered incessantly with Ding Yun, fantasizing about what medicines they could buy to repair their grandson's foundation and condition his injured body if the money spent on fake Foundation Establishment Pills could be recovered.
Ding Yun, for the first time, experienced how troublesome it was to not be a widow. However, she couldn't just choose to be a widow. So, she had to endure it.
She responded with perfunctory "mm-hm" and "oh" sounds, while in her mind, she pondered what kind of excuse or method she could use to make everyone reasonably believe that she had the ability to help her grandson recover, or that she possessed treasures to aid his recovery.
Besides that, she was also contemplating how to get away from her husband for a short period and find a safe, reliable place to examine her golden finger without being discovered.
Finally, in the end.
She could only think of two plausible methods.
One was to have another sudden enlightenment and directly become a Nascent Soul cultivator through it. This way, helping her grandson recover from his injuries would be much easier, and she could personally enter outer space and find a place without satellites to use her golden finger.
The other was to pretend to be the reincarnation of a powerful being.
Awakening past life memories would also be a plausible explanation, at least for her family. However, although this approach was more low-key, the country's attitude towards cultivators from a thousand years ago was quite unclear.
It would be troublesome to reconcile relationships in the future.
Both methods had their pros and cons!