"what happened?"

Xiao Jing asked anxiously.

To everyone's surprise, the men screamed at the top of their lungs as if they had seen a ghost when they saw her.

"Aren't it embarrassing for several grown men to be so scared? Did they see a ghost?"

Xu Tian said impatiently.

Xiao Jing glared at him, feeling that his way of speaking was inappropriate.

But it was Xu Tian's words that brought these people back to their senses.

The injured one grabbed Xu Tian's leg.

"Big brother, you have to stand up for me! We really did encounter a ghost today!"

No matter how hard Xu Tian tried, he couldn't shake him off, so he could only look at Xiao Jing helplessly.

Xiao Jing showed her identification, then took the injured person to the hospital, and the remaining two were taken directly to the police station.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

The police officer next to Xiao Jing was responsible for taking her statement.

The two looked at each other, stammering and unable to explain themselves clearly.

The police officer next to her looked at Xiao Jing seriously.

"Both of them, including the one who was sent to the hospital, have criminal records with us. I'm afraid things aren't as simple as you think."

Xiao Jing nodded, and based on her experience, she could roughly guess why they dared not tell the truth.

They must have made some mistake again, but this time they didn't get any benefit, so they didn't dare to say a word even though they suffered a loss.

“Even if you don’t tell me, I can find out. We have people at the hospital too. If you confess now, you can get lenient treatment.”

The two were repeat offenders, yet they still refused to tell the truth.

Xiao Jing continued to apply pressure, and finally one of them spoke with a trembling voice and a flicker in his eyes.

"We...we were just strolling around the street when we saw a pretty girl and we thought...we thought we'd tease her."

"Who knew that without saying a word, the girl pulled out a gleaming knife. Before we could react, my brother was stabbed. We were terrified. The woman's eyes were as scary as a ghost's. We didn't dare to linger and ran away as fast as we could."

As he spoke, he subconsciously touched his back, as if the cold blade was still pressed against it. Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his face was as pale as paper.

Xiao Jing frowned, sensing that this matter was not simple and seemed to be intricately connected to the unsolved assault case from a few days ago.

She gave the man in front of her a sharp look, then softened her tone, trying to put him at ease.

"Can you describe what that woman looks like? Don't miss any details; it's very important to us."

The man swallowed hard, trying to recall.

"She...she had long, flowing hair, a very pale face, and strangely red lips. Her eyes were exceptionally large, pitch black, devoid of any warmth, like...like an abyss that could suck in one's soul."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but shiver, as if the woman's cold gaze was piercing through time and space, staring directly at him.

Xiao Jing couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, as such a description made it impossible to judge what the woman looked like.

"First of all, is she pretty? What are her features?"

One of them said tremblingly, "Of course she's beautiful, otherwise we wouldn't...would we be joking with her like that..."

"Anyway, she has long hair, is very thin, but has a good figure."

Xiao Jing was speechless again. According to their description, how many women in Jiangcheng must be on the list of criminal suspects? There was absolutely no clue.

"correct!"

Suddenly, another person spoke up.

"At first, she seemed quite scared when she saw us. She kept saying that she was the big boss of some group and that she would give us any amount of money we wanted."

"But later on, he was like a completely different person; he became incredibly terrifying!"

Xiao Jing pulled a photo out of the folder and gently placed it on the table. The woman in the photo was the person she had suspected before, Zhang Qian!

The two peeked out and their eyes widened instantly as they saw the woman's cold and beautiful face reflected in the photo.

They exchanged a tense glance. One of them, his fingers trembling, slowly reached for the photo, then abruptly withdrew. He repeated this several times before finally mustering the courage to speak in a barely audible voice.

"Yes...it was her, but back then, her eyes were a thousand times more...a thousand times more frightening than in the photos."

After saying that, the two unconsciously shrank back, as if the people in the photo could also release a chilling aura through the paper.

The police officer next to her glanced at Xiao Jing and immediately separated the two of them. Then he told Xiao Jing to call her master.

Xiao Jing acted quickly. After reporting to her master, she immediately received instructions to summon Zhang Qian in accordance with the law.

Zhang Qian had just arrived home. With a blank look in her eyes, she opened the door, changed her shoes, and then went to her bedroom, where she lay down on the bed.

Throughout the entire process, they completely ignored Li Cui, who was sitting in the living room, as if they hadn't seen her at all.

Li Cui couldn't help but sigh. When would this kind of life ever end? She wondered if her condition had caused any trouble outside.

If it weren't for wanting Zhang Qian's property and getting her son out, Li Cui would have disappeared without a trace long ago.

Just when she feared most, Zhang Qian was suddenly woken up by a phone call while she was sleepwalking.

Startled, Li Cui rushed into her bedroom.

Zhang Qian was suddenly awakened by the ringing of the phone. Her eyes scanned the room blankly, as if she did not recognize the world.

The phone rang shrilly, but she seemed not to hear it, simply standing motionless on the bed, her body trembling slightly.

Li Cui rushed into the bedroom and, seeing the situation, hurriedly went forward to try to comfort her. However, Zhang Qian suddenly opened her eyes wide, let out a sharp scream, and curled up like a frightened wild animal, waving her hands wildly and refusing to let anyone get close.

Li Cui stood frozen in place, staring at Zhang Qian's face, which was contorted with fear. An indescribable tension and unease filled the air, as if even the air itself had frozen.

"Are you...are you okay?"

Li Cui gradually backed away, her voice trembling with fear.

Zhang Qian kept her head down, making it impossible to see her expression. The phone was still ringing. Li Cui swallowed hard, wanting to go over and hang up the phone.

Snapped!

Zhang Qian's cold hand pressed on Li Cui's arm.

Li Cui let out a scream, desperately trying to break free from Zhang Qian's grasp.

"Mom? What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Zhang Qian's gaze gradually focused, and she slowly released her grip on Li Cui's hands, the icy touch disappearing as well.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Cui broke free, staggered back a few steps, panting heavily, her eyes filled with horror.

Zhang Qian looked down at her hands, then looked up at Li Cui, a hint of apology and confusion flashing in her eyes.

"Mom, what...what happened to me just now?"

Li Cui's trembling hand pointed to the still-ringing phone. Only then did Zhang Qian realize what had happened. She quickly stepped forward, gently pressed the answer button, and heard the calm and serious voice of the police, inviting her to the police station to assist in the investigation.

Zhang Qian frowned slightly. These people were really going on and on. She was clearly the victim, and she hadn't done anything wrong, yet they still had to suspect her.

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