Chapter 99

According to Leng Yue's statement, as long as it's a ghost-related incident, whether it's a ghost or a spirit, successfully resolving it will earn honor points.

Regarding Leng Yue's statement, Xia Tianqi also raised his doubts. That was, before joining the company, Leng Yue must have resolved many supernatural incidents, but why didn't he gain any honor points?

Leng Yue didn't find any problem with this after hearing it. He just said it might be because he hadn't signed a contract with the company, so there was no reward.

It was clear that the company didn't oppose them taking on private jobs as employees.

"That's settled then. I'll go to a real estate agent tomorrow to find a store, and post some ads online. We don't need too many clients each month, just two or three will do."

Although Xia Tianqi wasn't very familiar with this area, he had learned a lot from his grandfather's usual tricks. Although they couldn't be used against ghosts, they were easy to fool people who didn't understand.

This idea resonated with both Xia Tianqi and Leng Yue, and they both became very excited, talking more and more.

However, this only applied to Xia Tianqi. He had been feeling quite down lately, so he took this opportunity to confide in Leng Yue:

"Yueyue, you really made me happy today. To be honest, I've been so upset these past few days that I've even thought about dying..."

Xia Tianqi told Leng Yue about Li Changye and Yang Shucheng.

After hearing this, Leng Yue frowned and asked:

"Schizophrenia? Are you sure?"

"Yes, it's probably that. Schizophrenia combined with delusional disorder, which falls under mental illness. There are many cases of people killing because of mental issues, but it's just hard to accept when it happens to someone close."

Hearing Xia Tianqi say this, Leng Yue nodded in agreement:

"Okay, as long as it's not something else."

"What else? What do you mean?"

Xia Tianqi didn't quite understand what Leng Yue meant.

"Nothing."

Leng Yue shook his head and didn't explain further.

Seeing this, Xia Tianqi didn't ask more. After all, Li Changye's mental condition had been diagnosed, and some of his behaviors were indeed abnormal, which was not in doubt.

During this time, Xia Tianqi also inquired about Nangong Yun and Liu Yanmin from Leng Yue. After all, they were now living under the same roof, and although they didn't have much affection, it reminded him of the days when he and Yang Shucheng lived together.

Leng Yue wasn't very clear about their whereabouts, only saying they might be handling new cases. Especially when asked about Nangong Yun, Leng Yue's face showed a helpless expression. It was clear that Nangong Yun had been quite a nuisance to him the past few days.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Xia Tianqi was like a man on a mission, completely forgetting the events of the past two days, and focused on finding a location.

He had actually thought about opening a store when he was a freshman in college, but it was put on hold because everyone in the dorm was lazy and funds were tight.

In the morning, Xia Tianqi visited several real estate agents. Since he and Leng Yue were partners, they didn't mind the agent fees, and using them would save a lot of time and avoid unnecessary trouble.

Leng Yue didn't go with him. They had agreed the previous day that Xia Tianqi would be responsible for finding the store and handling operations, while Leng Yue would focus on resolving cases, with Xia Tianqi assisting.

Parking the car by the roadside, Xia Tianqi crossed the street and entered a fast-food restaurant. Before he could reach the counter to order, his phone buzzed in his pocket.

Pulling out his phone, Xia Tianqi saw an unfamiliar number. When he answered, he found out it was from the police station, and then he heard the bad news.

Li Changye was dead.

Upon receiving this news, Xia Tianqi didn't even think about eating and immediately drove to the detention center.

The police officer who called him was waiting there and told him about Li Changye's situation:

"Shortly after you left yesterday, his parents came. We let them see him, and during the visit, Li Changye's emotions were particularly unstable. We almost ended the visit several times, but in the end, we gave them some time.

After that, Li Changye's emotions gradually stabilized. Because of his special condition, he was kept in solitary confinement.

At first, he didn't show any abnormalities. After shouting and calling out all day, he was probably tired, so he slept from 6 PM to 1 AM. But after that, he became abnormal."

"How was he abnormal?" Xia Tianqi was extremely troubled.

"How should I put it..." The police officer found it hard to describe. After some thought, he said:

"Let me show you the video from last night."

Following the police officer into the surveillance room, the staff there, under the officer's direction, retrieved the video from the previous night.

Xia Tianqi only glanced at the footage before 1 AM, as nothing significant happened. Li Changye's real changes began after 1 AM, so he focused on this part of the video.

The result was indeed shocking.

Li Changye woke up at 1:05 AM. His eyes suddenly opened, and after a brief look of confusion, he grinned at the camera.

His smile made Xia Tianqi's hair stand on end because it didn't look like a human smile, but more like a grotesque demon.

Xia Tianqi felt that at any moment, Li Changye's face might come through the screen.

Was that really Changye?

Xia Tianqi suppressed his doubts and continued watching.

Li Changye got out of bed, tried to push the locked door, and then returned to a corner, kicking the wall with his foot.

After this strange behavior, Li Changye returned to the bed and started scratching his face with his hands.

This scene made Xia Tianqi's heart turn cold. Although he had seen many people die before, this time it was his friend.

Li Changye scratched his face wildly, large pieces of skin and flesh coming off, turning him into a bloody mess in the blink of an eye.

What was even more bizarre was that his mouth was still curled up in a high smile. He was laughing, deliberately laughing at the surveillance camera.

Grinning at them outside the camera.

After completely disfiguring his face, Li Changye began to bang his head against the wall, and soon his body started convulsing... until he was completely still.

The staff rewound the video, and the police officer asked if Xia Tianqi wanted to watch it again. Xia Tianqi shook his head forcefully. If he could, he would rather forget everything right now.