The appearance of the mysterious person who kidnapped Huang Shihui further convinced Yan Shouyi that he was in the right place.
He and Long Feicheng carried shovels and dug furiously into the pit. They deepened the hole by another half meter and indeed found something. Great Wind Novel Network.
At the bottom of the pit, an old woven bag was buried. Eight years had passed, but the plastic had not degraded. Yan Shouyi tore open the bag and saw the white bones inside.
Both of them fell silent.
"Xiao Long, call the police. It's best to get Officer Xia Zhi," Yan Shouyi said in a low voice.
The disappearance of Huang Song was a complex case, and Yan Shouyi understood how deep the water ran. If he couldn't find someone trustworthy to handle it, the matter might not have a resolution.
Xia Zhi was someone Yan Shouyi trusted. He believed she would see the investigation through to the end.
Long Feicheng agreed, climbed out of the deep pit with Yan Shouyi, rubbed his hands, and took out his phone to call the police.
Yan Shouyi sat beside Lin Zhitong, wiping his sweat. "Actually, there are two main reasons why I'm helping Huang Shihui."
Lin Zhitong turned her head, seeming to listen.
"First, to prevent good people from being wronged, and second, to accumulate merit and good deeds."
"The descendant of Lu Ban cultivates short dharma. Does accumulating merit and good deeds help you?" Lin Zhitong asked in confusion.
"It does, because for some reason, I have to do more good deeds, otherwise..." Yan Shouyi fell silent.
Lin Zhitong sensed there was more to his words and turned to ask, when the unconscious Huang Shihui suddenly woke up.
The moment she woke up, Huang Shihui scrambled to her feet and ran, startling Yan Shouyi and Lin Zhitong.
Fearing for Huang Shihui's safety, they quickly chased after her and stopped her. "Don't be scared, it's us!"
When Huang Shihui clearly saw their faces, she became even more frightened. "It was you who wanted to silence me!"
"Us?"
Yan Shouyi looked surprised. "You were attacked and buried alive tonight, and it was us who saved you. How can you say we want to silence you?"
Huang Shihui took two steps back, looking at them warily. "You asked me to meet you at the school gate tonight and then sent someone to trick me into the school and knock me out. If you didn't order it, who else could it be?!"
"There must be some misunderstanding!"
Lin Zhitong also said, "If it weren't for us, you would be dead by now!"
"Wait!"
Yan Shouyi suddenly thought of something, and said to Lin Zhitong with a somber expression, "The only people who knew we were meeting Huang Shihui, besides you, me, and Xiao Long, is one other person..."
"The security guard who spoke up for you today!?" Lin Zhitong also looked surprised.
The security guard they were referring to was Brother Wei, who had always played the role of a good guy at the school.
Even if Brother Wei wasn't the one who kidnapped Huang Shihui, he was definitely involved. He must have reported them to the school leadership!
Therefore, the mastermind behind this was definitely the person who reported them, and the mysterious person tonight was also sent by the mastermind!
In that instant, Yan Shouyi had a clue to follow.
Seeing their grave expressions, Huang Shihui gradually regained her trust in them. "You mean someone else kidnapped me?"
Lin Zhitong quickly recounted what happened that night to Huang Shihui, omitting the encounter with the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade, otherwise Huang Shihui would have definitely thought they were deceiving her.
Yan Shouyi added, "Furthermore, we just found your father's remains, and we've already called the police."
"What?! You, you found..."
Huang Shihui covered her mouth, looking at them in disbelief.
Yan Shouyi brought Huang Shihui to the edge of the pit and pointed to the bones wrapped in the woven bag below. Everything was self-explanatory.
Huang Shihui's eyes immediately turned red, and large tears began to fall. She jumped into the pit, hugged her father's remains, and cried bitterly.
"Dad... Dad! I looked for you so hard!"
Eight years, she had been searching for her father for eight years!
Huang Song was a good teacher. He cherished his students, loved life, and even more, loved his profession as a teacher.
When Huang Shihui heard the news of her father's disappearance, she couldn't believe that her father would leave his students and her without reason.
And when she investigated her father's conflicts with the school before his death, her intuition told her that this was the root of everything. Therefore, for eight years, Huang Shihui had persistently focused on Shanghang Art School, because a voice in her heart had been telling her that her father was hidden somewhere in the school.
After eight years, her father had finally seen the light of day, but unfortunately, he had already turned into mere white bones.
Huang Shihui, from an innocent young girl, had grown into a strong young woman.
"How do you think Huang Song died?" Yan Shouyi asked in a low voice.
Lin Zhitong analyzed, "Huang Song investigated the shoddy construction of the school playground before his death. So, whoever suffered the greatest loss in this matter is the prime suspect. And don't you already have a lead? That security guard named Brother Wei can be directly investigated by the police."
"I must find these murderers!" Yan Shouyi gritted his teeth and said coldly.
...
Half an hour later, over a dozen police cars drove into Shanghang Art School.
Many school leaders also rushed over upon hearing the news.
A cordon was quickly set up at the scene. Detectives and forensic experts were searching for clues. Yan Shouyi and the others were taken to a police car, but no matter what the police officer taking their statements asked, they remained silent, only saying they wanted to see Officer Xia Zhi.
In desperation, they had to call Xia Zhi.
As soon as Xia Zhi got into the car and saw Yan Shouyi, a spark flashed in her eyes.
A few days ago, in the alley behind the bar, Yan Shouyi had helped her through a life-or-death crisis and apprehended a serial killer. Xia Zhi was immensely grateful to Yan Shouyi.
She then noticed Long Feicheng was also present, and felt a slight disappointment, as Long Feicheng had also left a deep impression on her.
Lin Zhitong was also in the car. Xia Zhi greeted her, nodded at Huang Shihui, and then sat down in front of the four of them.
"You specifically asked to see me? Do you want to give me credit again?" Xia Zhi said with a smile. "That's not necessary. I'm the same as my colleagues. We became police officers to punish evil and promote good, not to fight for credit."
Yan Shouyi said, "We don't trust other police officers. This case is very complicated."
Hearing this, Xia Zhi immediately became serious, put down her voice recorder, and began to inquire about the case.
Similarly, Yan Shouyi omitted some details, only conveying the case-related information to Xia Zhi.
The more Xia Zhi heard, the more somber her expression became.
"Huang Shihui, do you know the names and current positions of the school leaders who had conflicts with your father back then?" Xia Zhi asked.
Huang Shihui nodded and slowly replied, "His name is Tang Kaihong. Eight years ago, he was the Director of Logistics at Shanghang Art School. Now, he is the... Vice Principal of Shanghang Art School."
The person behind the Huang Song case was actually Tang Kaihong!
Wasn't that the Vice Principal Tang that Yan Shouyi had seen in the infirmary that day?!
That seemingly gentle Vice Principal Tang was actually a murderer who had been hiding for eight years!
Long Feicheng asked Yan Shouyi, "Brother Yan, Principal Tang killed someone. Did you not sense anything from him?"
Yan Shouyi shook his head. "If he had just killed someone, he would definitely have a murderous aura, but it's been eight years, so the aura has long since dissipated. If he has been doing good deeds all these years, he might even have accumulated good fortune... I never expected the murderer to be Principal Tang."
With a clear target, Xia Zhi stopped wasting time and prepared to get out of the car to arrest Tang Kaihong.
However, she rushed back in a hurry just a few minutes after getting out.
Before Xia Zhi could speak, Yan Shouyi said, "Tang Kaihong has already fled, right?"
"How do you know?" Xia Zhi was stunned.
"Tang Kaihong buried the body. When he learned that the police had arrived, he naturally realized that his secret was exposed. It's only natural that he would run," said the clever Lin Zhitong.
Xia Zhi sighed, "Tang Hongkai is not an ordinary person. If he truly intends to hide, it will be very difficult for us to find him."
Disappointment appeared in Huang Shihui's eyes.
She knew that Tang Hongkai had been doing very well at Shanghang Art School over the years, and he must have made thorough preparations in case things went wrong.
However, she desperately hoped that the murderer would be brought to justice, and her father's name would be cleared.
"Don't worry, let me calculate."
At this moment, Yan Shouyi took out his compass and intended to use the Xiao Liu Ren divine technique to calculate Tang Hongkai's location!
Xia Zhi was surprised. "Can this be calculated? Isn't that more useful than our Sky Eye system?"
Yan Shouyi did not reply. Lin Zhitong explained, "The Liu Ren divine technique calculates matters of people, but it's not something that can be done casually. It requires consuming one's own merit. If the merit is insufficient, one's lifespan will be used to compensate. If the lifespan is insufficient, health will be exchanged. If one forcefully calculates something they cannot bear, being permanently disabled is considered fortunate!"
Lin Zhitong said this with a lot of resentment, like a wife who was unhappy that her husband was spending money on others.
Xia Zhi had originally wanted to suggest that Yan Shouyi teach the Xiao Liu Ren divine technique to their police force, so that they wouldn't need to monitor surveillance when apprehending criminals in the future, but could simply calculate it with a snap of their fingers.
However, after hearing Lin Zhitong's explanation, Xia Zhi immediately gave up on this idea and inwardly mocked herself for being too naive.
Huang Shihui felt very bad hearing that Yan Shouyi was going to expend his merit to help her track down Tang Hongkai, but Long Feicheng comforted her:
"Don't worry, Brother Yan helps you this time, and the merit he gains will be much greater than the merit he loses!"
"How do you know that?"
Yan Shouyi gave Long Feicheng a sidelong glance.
He had just calculated Tang Hongkai's whereabouts: "Thirty-seven kilometers south of Rongcheng, there is a red private villa. The bedroom of the villa has a secret door leading to the basement. Tang Hongkai and his mistress are hiding there!"
"I understand. I definitely won't let him escape!"
Xia Zhi said nothing further, immediately notifying others, and they set off in a grand manner to arrest him.
A fire burned within her heart.
And this fire was ignited by Yan Shouyi for her.