My stomach felt as if it had been punched a dozen times, and after ten minutes of dry heaving, the nausea finally subsided.
Zhang Dabiao, who followed me out, didn't react as violently, but judging by his face, which was as pale as a frozen bun, he too found it difficult to accept what he had seen in the darkroom.
The situation inside was no exaggeration to call a living hell. Not only Fang Huixin wanted to scream, but even I felt the urge to let out a loud scream to alleviate my fear.
A bottle of mineral water was handed to me. Without a second thought, I twisted it open and drank, only letting out a sigh of relief when the nausea was completely suppressed.
"Thank you!"
I looked up and found that it was Fang Huixin who handed me the water. She still had that cold expression, as if everyone owed her a lot of money.
"I don't know who did this, but you still owe me an explanation."
I stared coldly at Fang Huixin without speaking. Explain what the hell! I'm a victim too, alright?
Under my chilling gaze, Fang Huixin clearly paused, but being her usual stubborn self, she wouldn't back down because of my look.
"The names written on the wall are yours, aren't they? If this matter has nothing to do with you, do you think I would believe you?"
Hearing this, I really wanted to curse, not only Fang Huixin in front of me, but also the person who framed me. This was more vicious than digging up my ancestral graves; it was like dragging all eighteen generations of my Song family ancestors into a cesspool.
Fang Yuan had been dismembered in the darkroom, her broken body fixed to the west-facing wall using the Five Elements method.
Her head, hung at the highest point, had its eyes forced open with tape, staring wide with lifeless eyes, radiating an endless aura of resentment that could be felt even in broad daylight.
If it were just this disgusting scene, I could have accepted it. After all, for so many years, I had been using Yin Gua divination to find people, and I had seen all sorts of disgusting corpses and Yin creatures.
However, what I found most unacceptable was that below Fang Yuan's body was an altar with two red candles lit, and beside them were two black posts. The content on them made me almost faint.
"Today, the joyous ceremony is completed, and the destined union is thus forged… In dreams, I offer a thousand wishes… Let us wait until the third watch to see our hair turn white… Husband: Song Qingyun; Wife: Fang Yuan."
"Heaven as the matchmaker, Earth as the witness, the ceremony is completed at the Chen hour today."
This was a ghost marriage arranged for me, and it was set to be completed today! This was going to be the death of me!
The resentment in the darkroom had almost solidified. Entering it felt like stepping into a freezer, almost freezing a person to death. And this was in broad daylight. If it were the Chen hour, I wouldn't even know how I died.
Wu Da's loud voice was still holding his wife, crying out intermittently, as if all of this had nothing to do with him.
Looking at Wu Da's loud voice crying while holding his wife, I felt an uncontrollable anger. It wasn't just because he had deceived me, but also because his concealment had almost cost Bai Ling'er her life. Instantly, my anger ignited.
"Cry… Cry your damn mother…"
I threw the water bottle directly at Wu Da's loud voice's head, and my fists rained down like a storm, hitting his face frantically.
"You don't tell the truth, you damn trickster, you damn…"
With every word I spoke, I swung my fists furiously, venting my anger. This was not only for myself but also out of anger for Wu Da's deception.
After a few blows, Wu Da's loud voice still had some reaction, letting out a few wails, but later he became completely still, letting me hit him as I pleased.
It wasn't until Zhang Dabiao, fearing that I might kill him, pulled me away that I stopped.
"Qingyun, calm down. If you beat him to death, you'll have to go to jail too."
Hearing Zhang Dabiao's words, I calmed down. I didn't know who the instigator of this matter was, but I believed that Li Jian and Li Rui were definitely involved.
I looked at Li Jian and Li Rui, who were hiding behind Fang Huixin. I didn't know what my gaze looked like, but when I looked at the little secretary, she took a step back in fear, hiding herself behind Fang Huixin.
"Song Qingyun, what do you want to do?"
Fang Huixin thought I was going to attack someone. Her stern voice instantly made the surrounding bodyguards draw their firearms again.
I broke free from Zhang Dabiao's hands and looked past Fang Huixin, directly at Li Jian. "Is this your way of dealing with me?"
Li Jian, who had been watching the show, was stunned when I pointed the finger at him. His expression instantly turned grim. "You little beast, what nonsense are you spouting? What does this have to do with me?"
"Nothing? Heh… Haha…" I stopped laughing only when tears almost came to my eyes.
"Did Li Zuoquan arrange all of this long ago, and also know about this situation now?"
The moment I uttered Li Zuoquan's name, Li Jian's expression changed slightly, but he quickly concealed this subtle change.
"Li Zuoquan? What are you talking about? I don't understand."
His words made my anger gradually subside.
Yes, even if I knew Li Zuoquan did it, what of it? Was there any evidence? No, because I couldn't produce any evidence to prove that Li Zuoquan was responsible.
Unless I could catch the fox demon that had just escaped and make it reveal the truth, but that seemed unlikely.
The fox demon's strength alone was not something that Zhang Dabiao and I could handle at our current level. Moreover, it seemed to have someone behind it, and not just one person, but a group.
This time, the red fox came to give me a warning, telling me not to investigate the events of ten years ago. If I wanted to uncover the reason for Fang Huixin's daughter's dismemberment, it would likely involve the events of ten years ago.
But what exactly happened ten years ago, I had no idea. Even my master couldn't clarify the events of ten years ago.
However, to explain it in a sentence or two now would require finding the eyewitnesses from ten years ago. But the number of people who knew about what happened ten years ago was probably very few. One of them who knew what happened ten years ago was my father.
But he was still in a coma, and it was anyone's guess when I could get information from him. It was like trying to quench thirst with water from a distant river.
Perhaps there was one more person who knew, and that was the Fifth Prince of the Half-Yin Realm.
Thinking of this, I said to Fang Huixin, "Boss Fang, this matter cannot be explained in a sentence or two. If you believe me, then…"
"Believe what? Believe that after you find the person, this will be the result?" My words were directly interrupted by Li Jian, clearly retaliating against me for suggesting he was involved earlier.
My expression instantly turned grim, and I stared intently at Li Jian. "What do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? It means you're secretly plotting here, otherwise, how could this be the outcome?"
"I'm secretly plotting?" I pointed to my nose.
"Otherwise? I told you to go find the person long ago, but you've been dragging it out for over ten days. I think you're setting up this whole situation. Otherwise, why would you only find the person today?"
"Go to your mother, you old bastard! Today, I'm going to tear a piece of flesh off you…"
Hearing this, I became enraged again. I cursed and charged at Li Jian. Whether I could win or not, I had to take a piece of this old bastard today.