Chapter 16: Grandmother Meng

Huang Zhiwen lowered his head. He acted like I didn’t exist. He didn’t reply.

“Look at me! I know you can see me.” I pointed at him, “Let’s have a talk!”

Huang Zhiwen timidly glanced at me, but immediately looked down. Due to his inferior posture, I was only able to see his forehead.

“You’re actually still alive. It’s just that your spirit has temporarily left your body. Do you want to come back? Return to this life and continue living with your loved ones?”

Huang Zhiwen appeared to be terrified of me. By now, his head had practically shrank into his body, and he wouldn’t stop backing away.

“Stop moving!” I tried to stop him, “You don’t have to be scared of me. I am not here to harm you. That day, if you hadn’t led me to Sheyu, I am afraid Sheyu would’ve been dead by now. Currently, Sheyu still has a chance to come back to life. I’m also here to help you…”

I softly whispered as I tried to comfort Huang Zhiwen’s spirit. I went over to his bedside to look at his condition.

As expected, his condition was the same as Sheyu’s and the rest of the victims that were reported on the news. All the victims suffered from a cerebral concussion. Then, while they were losing their consciousness, they were stabbed over a dozen times. No matter how you looked at it, it was deliberate, merciless, and violent. The killer spoke the truth. Killing others satisfied him; it was his hobby.

“Right now, your body is still functioning fine. But for some reason, your spirit cannot return. I can help make you come back to life. What are you going to choose? Are you going to continue living a life of a ghost, or are you going to help me find the criminal? ….Actually, that would only benefit you. Right?” I was gradually trying to coax Huang Zhiwen with my words.

He finally lifted his head and appeared to be interested in what I had to say. At the same time, there was also hesitation and a lack of trust.

“You kept following the homicidal maniac. You definitely know where he is.” I continued, “Bring me to him. That is my condition if you want to come back to life.”

Although I was still unsure of how to return a spirit back into the body, it was okay to tell a white lie as long as Huang Zhiwen leads me to the criminal.

In my opinion, if ghosts hear that they can come back to life, they would instantly agree to unite with me. But Huang Zhiwen surprised me because he wouldn’t declare his position. His indecisiveness made me very anxious.

“Are you suffering from post traumatic stress disorder or something?!” I asked.

Although my heart was filled with doubts, I chose to sit back down. I noticed the sign on her desk.

Grandmother Meng.

“Miss, I just heard you speaking to the security guards. You can see ghosts, right?” Grandmother Meng narrowed her eyes as she shook her head, “But having the abilities to see ghosts is not enough. You must also be able to differentiate their abilities.”

“I didn’t come here to talk about myself today. I came to find out how to get the spirits to return to the body!”

“Calm down. Listen to me. I more or less understand your friend’s situation. After all, I also watched the news….*cough cough*!”

Grandmother Meng coughed twice and then continued, “The reason why she can’t return back into her body is because of resentment!”

Resentment?

I recalled Sheyu’s face. Although she was an innocent victim, her face didn’t display any signs of resentment? She looked the same as before; she still had a pretty and kind face -except a paler version.

Grandmother Meng continued, “Don’t merely judge by the surface. As long as a person died innocently, he/she will have resentment. Sometimes, they don’t even know it. Ghosts cannot come in contact with humans. But all ghosts possess an aura. But since all ghosts are different, the intensity and strength also varies. For instance, if a ghost has enough willpower, he is able to extinguish all the candles in a room. A higher level one can even use its aura to move objects. Currently, your friend has a very weak resentment aura that is causing her body and her spirit to repel each other.”

“So you’re saying…as long as the resentment is gone, Sheyu can return in her body?”

“Mmm…I think so!” Grandmother Meng said as she peeled off the skin of a tangerine.

“Then how can I get rid of Sheyu’s resentment?”

“Whoever that started the trouble should end it. Do you understand what I mean?”

I nodded.

“Capture the killer and prosecute him.”