Chapter 17

Before long, the police arrived, and I was taken to the police station along with the man's corpse to give my statement.

After listening to my statement, a middle-aged police officer holding the recorded statement came into the interrogation room. He looked at me and then sat down in front of me, frowning as he asked, "Are you sure everything you said is true? Not a single word is a lie?"

I nodded firmly and said, "Not a single word is a lie. Everything I said is true."

The middle-aged police officer's eyes, sharp like an eagle's, stared at me continuously. He tried to see through me with his eyes. He was a seasoned veteran, with eagle-like eyes, thick eyebrows, and a bird-like nose, clearly a sharp and astute man.

"The autopsy report says this person has been dead for twelve hours! So, I find it hard to believe that your statement is true," the middle-aged man asked me solemnly, also revealing this piece of information to me.

Dead for twelve hours! That means he was already dead before I met him!

I, just now, was chatting with a dead man in the restaurant!

Thinking about this, my back tingled, and my head buzzed a little.

However, I quickly recalled a secret technique my grandfather had told me before, a secret technique from Xiangxi, known as a living corpse.

No wonder when I saw the man, I felt a strong sense of death from him, even his face was lifeless. It turns out he wasn't a living person at all.

However, I didn't tell the police officer in front of me this. Even if I did, he wouldn't believe in these secret techniques, at least this police officer wouldn't. So, I said calmly, "If you don't believe what I said, you can check the surveillance. I believe a restaurant like that must have surveillance."

The middle-aged police officer, upon hearing my words, didn't respond further but continued to stare at me with his sharp eyes. I met his gaze, despite feeling very anxious, I tried to suppress my fear and remain as calm as possible.

After a moment, he got up to leave. Clearly, he didn't find anything suspicious about me.

"Can I make a phone call?" I called out to his back.

He nodded and said, "Yes."

Then I called Huang Baiwan. Half an hour later, Huang Baiwan and Huang Yiyi came to the police station to pick me up.

After leaving the police station, Huang Baiwan took me directly to a hotel under their family's name for a meal. As soon as we sat down, Huang Baiwan looked at me in shock and asked, "Mr. Li, Captain Feng just told me that you had dinner with a dead man in the restaurant?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, that dead man was sent by the person who set up the feng shui array for your family. It's a secret technique from Xiangxi, a living corpse."

"Living corpse? Secret technique from Xiangxi?" Huang Baiwan looked at me in surprise and asked.

I nodded and replied, "A living corpse is a type of secret technique from Xiangxi, similar to the corpse driving technique. The corpse driving technique is used by righteous people. However, the living corpse is used by the evil faction of Xiangxi secret techniques because it damages one's moral integrity. A living corpse is created by infusing a soul and a spirit into a dead body, allowing the corpse to speak and act like a normal person. It is used to achieve certain goals, such as murder or illegal activities."

"I once read a news report about someone who wielded a knife and killed nine people and injured twenty-seven at a train station. That person was a controlled living corpse. There was also an incident involving the use of a corpse to transport drugs. Both incidents were related to living corpses."

After hearing my words, Huang Baiwan and Huang Yiyi looked at me in shock.

"Can you deal with the person behind this?" Huang Baiwan asked nervously.

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Huang Yiyi quickly said to me, "Mr. Li, if you're not confident, don't take the risk! Your safety is the most important. If something happens to you because of our family, our family..."

"It's fine!" I interrupted Huang Yiyi, "This is just his last desperate struggle. I have already broken his feng shui array. In no more than three days, he will die suddenly. So, I predict he will come to me for help tomorrow."

Seeing my confidence, the tension on Huang Baiwan and Huang Yiyi's faces visibly decreased.

"However, what I'm curious about is how he managed to talk to me directly! According to the rules, they can control the living corpse, but they can't talk to me directly!" This was my confusion.

The corpse I met yesterday talked to me as if the person was talking to me, which surprised me.

"By the way, Captain Feng told me that they found a wireless camera on the man's face."

Hearing this, my heart skipped a beat, and I suddenly understood. So, there was a camera.

After the meal, I made an appointment with Huang Baiwan to wait at his house tomorrow for that person to come to me.

Huang Baiwan thanked me profusely and then had Huang Yiyi drive me back.

In the car, I sighed deeply. Huang Yiyi secretly glanced at me, her eyes filled with unease.

"Mr. Li, can you really deal with that person? If you can't, you don't have to force yourself," Huang Yiyi asked me worriedly.

I replied firmly, "I can, I'm not forcing myself."

"Then why did you sigh just now?" Huang Yiyi asked me, her beautiful eyes twinkling.

I laughed and said, "Maybe I ate too much!"

As I spoke, I raised my hand to rub my stomach.

However, the tension on Huang Yiyi's face didn't dissipate. She continued cautiously, "You said that he will have an incident tomorrow, but could he come to you tonight?"

Hearing Huang Yiyi's question, I was also taken aback!

It's not impossible; he could come to me tonight. I have to admit, Huang Yiyi thought of everything.

However, I remained calm and said, "It's fine, it's not a big problem."

Logically, he should be in a lot of pain today, so it's unlikely he will come to me tonight.

Huang Yiyi wanted to say something but held back.

After about a minute, she finally asked cautiously, "Mr. Li, why are you helping our family? And you only asked for one million, but that person offered you five million, and you didn't accept it."

I turned to look at Huang Yiyi. After she asked, her cheeks turned slightly red. I had a vague idea of what she was thinking, but I didn't want to point it out. I said calmly, "Because your grandfather and your father are good people! Doing more good deeds will naturally bring good rewards! I'm not so concerned about money."

I couldn't tell Huang Yiy that my grandfather asked me to help your family!

Huang Yiyi replied, "Oh," and then added, "Thank you!"

Soon, we arrived at the neighborhood where I rented my apartment. As I got out of the car, Huang Yiyi called out to me, "Mr. Li!"

She opened the car door and said sincerely, "Why don't I stay with you tonight? I'm still very worried."