Chapter 33

Wang Yang looked at the exaggerated scene before him, his entire body pressed against the car seat: How could I not be nervous! I’m just an ordinary little cameraman! Where have I ever seen such a situation before!

Although he knew they were a bit mystical, he never expected it to be so hardcore, with phrases like “the Soul of Heaven and Earth is under your command.” Who dares to say such things!

Wang Yang’s tears welled up before he could speak, and he choked out, “…You’re the professionals, that’s why I’m nervous.”

If they were just some half-baked Jianghu charlatans, he could still expose them with his camera, but now… he was afraid he couldn’t even hold the camera steady.

Looking at Little Qi Wu’s serious expression and then at her little bunny backpack, that blank notebook… the bunny was truly bearing a weight it couldn’t handle in its life.

Wang Yang was both scared and curious, and finally couldn’t help but ask, “Everyone, can I ask, what does ‘snatching people from the King of Hell’ mean?”

Lin Dingqi choked suddenly: “Cough.”

Su Wen, however, was very calm: “Qi Wu is the King of Hell temple priest, is there a problem?”

Wang Yang recalled Little Qi Wu’s frequent saying, “Lord Yama will bless you,” and felt his scalp tingle.

And the ghost that was scared away by Little Qi Wu during their first meeting, and Su Wen placing Qi Wu on the altar every time he offered incense.

The temple priest shouldn’t be that divine, able to find people from this little notebook.

He shrunk his neck: “No, no problem…”

With Little Qi Wu’s guidance, Lin Dingqi quickly drove the car to the orphanage entrance, frowning: “It really is an orphanage.”

Little Qi Wu was carried out of the car by her dad, pointing at the orphanage door: “Dad, the Evil Aura is very strong.”

“Mm.”

Wang Yang seemed frozen in the passenger seat, staring at them, and cautiously asked, “Uh, what should I do?”

Lin Dingqi glanced back at him: “You’re doing just fine sitting like that.”

Wang Yang: “…”

He was truly scared, but he was also truly curious. Curiosity killed the cat, and that was him.

But seeing the police officers getting out of the patrol car behind them, he immediately felt he shouldn’t be curious anymore, as going in would only cause trouble: “Then, I’ll wait here.”

After saying that, he noticed Little Qi Wu, who had been put down by her dad, walked up to him with her bunny backpack: “Qi, Qi Wu?”

Wang Yang instinctively used honorifics: “You, you need something?”

Little Qi Wu took out a few candies from her backpack and handed them to him: “Don’t be scared.”

Wang Yang was slightly stunned, as if all the tension and fear he felt earlier had been wiped away. The little girl in front of him, after all, was only a little over three years old. How, how could he be scared?

He reached out to take the candies: “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

The staff from the investigation team who had been working here earlier also walked over: “Qi Wu, Mr. Su, Director Lin.”

Hearing the order of the greetings, Wang Yang’s breathing instinctively lightened. Holding the candies Little Qi Wu gave him with both hands, he obediently curled up in the car, thinking, Damn, after all these years, I really seem to have met gods.

The staff said, “We knocked on the door, but no one answered.”

“We’ve also temporarily restricted pedestrians from coming around here, so there won’t be any issues.”

The police officers who came up behind them also said, “We have a search warrant.”

“Sister Qin Bing is inside,” Little Qi Wu said confidently, holding the Book of Life and Death. “Not just her, but many other ghosts as well.”

Lin Dingqi spoke in a low voice, “If necessary, we’ll have to break the door down.”

The kindergarten’s gate was a tall iron door. Breaking it open would surely make a lot of noise.

Little Qi Wu tilted her head up, “Qi Wu can walk through walls!”

Lin Dingqi replied, “But we can’t.”

They were truly just mortals, and there were police officers here too!

Su Wen stepped forward, “I’ll open the door for you.”

Oh right! There was a True God here!

“Then we’ll trouble you, Mr. Su!”

Wang Yang, who was hiding in the car, cautiously peeked out through the window to observe the situation outside. Just as he stuck his head out, he watched in disbelief as Su Wen walked straight through the gate.

No, “walked through” wasn’t quite accurate—he had directly penetrated the gate.

Wang Yang gasped, unable to catch his breath, and slumped back into the car seat: Director, save me…

This is too terrifying!

He quickly took out the candy Little Qi Wu had given him and took a few deep breaths.

The others: Damn… Even though we knew he was a real Ghost and God, actually seeing it is still a strong visual impact.

“We are professionals,” Lin Dingqi, as the head of the department, calmly said to the others around him. “Everyone, show your professionalism! No weak knees allowed!”

“Yes.”

After speaking, Lin Dingqi quietly loosened his clenched fist, hoping the wind would dry the sweat in his palm.

It was strange. The people in the department had seen many big scenes, but at this moment, the oppressive presence of Su Wen and Qi Wu, these Ghosts and Gods, was even stronger than the ghosts they had encountered before.

Is this what class suppression feels like?

As soon as Su Wen entered, he saw a man standing in the distance, across a small playground, near the building.

The man was startled when he saw Su Wen and took several seconds to react before shouting, “Who are you!”

Su Wen ignored him, turned slightly, and with a flick of his finger, unlocked the heavy iron gate.

With a creak, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Little Qi Wu was the first to run in, “Dad! I heard someone talking!”

“Hmm.” Su Wen glanced back, and Little Qi Wu also saw the man.

The man stood still, not running, and seemed to have calmed down.

The Little King of Hell’s legs were too short to keep up with the adults, so Su Wen picked her up and carried her across the small playground, with the others following closely behind.

“Who are you? How did you get in?” The man asked, his eyes fixed on Su Wen. “How did he…”

Lin Dingqi interrupted him by pulling out a search warrant, “National Special Events Handling Department. We are here to investigate the Wuting County Loving Orphanage in accordance with the law. This is our special consultant. You are the new director here, Zeng Lin, right?”

What the hell kind of special consultant can walk through walls?

“Didn’t you see how he just came in?”

“We did,” several of them nodded in unison. “That’s our consultant’s special skill. Any problem?”

Special skill…

Zeng Lin’s heart skipped a beat, but when he remembered what he was involved in, he calmed down a bit. Deciding not to dwell on what this person was capable of, he looked at Lin Dingqi suspiciously, “What are you talking about? I’ve never heard of such a department.”

Lin Dingqi remained composed and pointed to the police officers who had come to assist, “Do you recognize the police station? It’s the same thing.”

Zeng Lin’s expression changed, “What are you investigating?”

Lin Dingqi said, “We received a report from a concerned citizen that two people came to the orphanage a couple of days ago but suddenly disappeared. Do you know anything about that?”

“Nonsense,” Zeng Lin snorted. “I’ve been at the orphanage the whole time and haven’t seen anyone come by.”

Little Qi Wu frowned and pointed at him, “You’re lying!”

Only then did Zeng Lin turn his attention to the child. Although he had noticed the exceptionally good-looking little girl when they entered, the man who walked through walls and the police officers clearly demanded more of his attention.

Zeng Lin sneered, “You bring a child along for your investigation?”

As soon as he said this, he noticed that the looks these people were giving him had suddenly turned sympathetic, as if to say: You’re done for.

Zeng Lin found the idea somewhat absurd and quickly dismissed the chaotic thoughts. “No matter who you bring, you can’t just make baseless accusations. I really haven’t seen the people you’re talking about. As you can see, there are hardly any people left in our orphanage now. How could anyone have come?”

“If you don’t believe me, go ahead and search.”

With that, he actually stepped aside to let them upstairs, as if to say, “Do whatever you want.”

Su Wen called out, “Qi Wu.”

“Here!” Little Qi Wu took out her book and lightly tapped her finger, but instead of pointing upstairs, she looked at the ground. “It’s underground.”

Zeng Lin instantly turned to look at the little girl, and then, to his astonishment, he noticed that the notebook in her hand was glowing. A sense of foreboding washed over him. “Children say the darndest things. As you can see, our orphanage is in poor condition, and everything is in plain sight. Who could I possibly hide underground?”

“You all, who I can barely call police officers, who exactly reported this to you, leading you to come here…” Zeng Lin frowned, “to spout such nonsense? I now have reason to doubt your true identities.”

“Fine,” Lin Dingqi said calmly. “You can call the police now if you want.”

“…”

Zeng Lin’s expression changed several times before he finally let out a cold laugh. “Then go ahead and dig underground.”

Su Wen, who had been listening all this while, couldn’t help but frown. “Is this how you usually handle cases?”

Because Qin Bing had come here based on his advice, he now felt responsible for the predicament Qin Bing was in, which made him impatient.

Lin Dingqi explained, “We have to follow the basic procedures. We always start with courtesy before resorting to force. It’s routine questioning; otherwise, we won’t be able to explain things later.”

Su Wen, who had always resorted to force directly, making ghosts howl in pain, furrowed his brows. “Does he look like he’s cooperating?”

“Not really.”

Su Wen looked up, and Lin Dingqi felt he understood what the man meant: Then why are you wasting so much time talking?

Lin Dingqi, feeling a bit nervous under the gaze, said, “We’ll go now!”

Zeng Lin had been keeping an eye on Su Wen and noticed that everyone seemed to hold this man in high regard. He kept a few things in mind. “Fine, go ahead.”

“I’ll get the keys. You can go wherever you want.”

With that, he turned and entered a room on the left. Lin Dingqi gave a look, and someone followed him in.

When Zeng Lin was taking the key from the drawer, he secretly placed a small doll into his pocket in a place where others couldn’t see. Then, he picked up a small saber from the drawer, gently cut his finger, and placed the injured hand into the same pocket with the doll. Finally, he nonchalantly handed the key to the person opposite him: “Here.”

Outside, Su Wen was already impatient. He wasn’t the type to wait patiently.

He directly carried the Little King of Hell and headed to the location indicated by the Book of Life and Death.

Lin Dingqi, who couldn’t walk through walls: …

Lord, you are really direct.

Little Qi Wu stayed in her dad’s arms, and the father-daughter duo walked through one door after another as if no one else was around. She carefully observed the surroundings: “Dad, this is a formation that can keep ghostly souls in place.”

She was still unclear about the name of the formation, but she could immediately tell what it was used for.

No wonder that little ghost said it couldn’t leave here.

Su Wen: “This is the Soul-Fixing Trigrams Formation.”

This formation could trap the souls of those who died here, preventing them from leaving or reincarnating. Even the Ghost Messengers couldn’t find their location.

Because it defied the heavens, this formation needed to be nourished with souls.

This meant that at least eight people had died here, buried in the eight positions of the trigrams formation.

What kind of important soul needed to be trapped with this formation?

After hearing Judge Dad’s explanation, Little Qi Wu was somewhat confused: “Why would the Human Realm want to trap someone’s soul?”

“Eh? Dad, it seems there’s more than one formation here.”

“Mm.” Su Wen also noticed that there were two different formations here, but they didn’t seem to be made by the same person.

As soon as he finished speaking, a rough voice was heard: “Who?!”

Although the voice was rough, it was clear that the person was not old.

Su Wen held the Little King of Hell tighter and walked forward with her.

The orphanage was indeed very small, and one could see everything at a glance. In front was a small playground, in the middle was a three-story building, and after passing through this building and a small corridor, there was a cement bungalow at the back, which looked like a cafeteria.

The windows in the corridor were all sealed, and there were no lights, making it particularly eerie. The voice came from the end of this corridor.

In the darkness, nothing could be seen.

But Su Wen and Qi Wu could see that at the kitchen door stood a teenage boy, or more accurately, a teenage ghost.

The teenage ghost had watched these two people walk through the door from the other side. He nervously guarded the kitchen door: “Who are you?”

The Book of Life and Death in Little Qi Wu’s hand was still faintly glowing. She looked at the brother in front of her—he wasn’t an evil spirit.

“Ben Wang is the King of Hell from the Underworld. What’s your name? Why are you here?”

“King of Hell?” The boy stared at her, disbelieving. “How can the King of Hell be a child?”

Su Wen didn’t say much. He simply raised his hand, and with a twist of his brush, the teenage ghost was sucked into his hand as if by a magnet.

He held the Little King of Hell with one hand and grabbed the ghost’s collar with the other: “Name.”

Ordinary people couldn’t catch ghosts. The teenage ghost was startled, but under the irresistible pressure of the Ghosts and Gods, he could only grit his teeth and speak: “Qin Ren.”

“Birthdate.”

Little Qi Wu explained to her dad: “Your birthday.”

Qin Ren: “October 10, 2005.”

After he finished speaking, Little Qi Wu was able to find him in the Book of Life and Death. Before this, his name had indeed not been recorded there.

After reading about Qin Ren’s brief life, Little Qi Wu’s clear eyes filled with sorrow. Her gaze fell on Qin Ren’s stomach: “Judge Dad, his stomach is empty.”

Qin Ren, being held up, was somewhat dazed. Upon hearing this, he immediately covered his stomach, his face showing a pained expression.

Su Wen released him: “What are you doing here?”

Qin Ren heard the child call Su Wen “Judge Dad.” Even if he didn’t fully understand, he knew who the Judge was and could feel the overwhelming power that had subdued him without any resistance.

That pen…

His eyes filled with terror: “Are you here to take me to The Underworld?”

The sound of a door opening came from behind. Su Wen’s brow furrowed as he grabbed Qin Ren and moved forward.

Qin Ren shouted anxiously: “Don’t go over there!”

But his words were useless. Su Wen directly led him through the kitchen door.

A younger voice called out: “Brother Qin Ren!”

That voice?

Little Qi Wu turned her head: “It’s you.”

The child speaking was clearly Jiang Jiang, the ghost child who had asked Little Qi Wu for help the other day. He was crouching in front of the large stove in the kitchen.

Jiang Jiang immediately stood up when he saw Little Qi Wu: “Little Deity!”

He ran over as if seeing hope: “Can you help us save my sister? Are you here to save her?”

“Yes!” Little Qi Wu also became excited, “Is Sister Bingbing here?”

Jiang Jiang pointed at the stove: “Sister and that Uncle are locked down there by the bad people!”

Qin Ren couldn’t stop him in time: “Jiang Jiang, how could you…”

Jiang Jiang said: “Brother Qin Ren, this Uncle and this little sister are deities, they are very powerful! It was them who sent the message to Sister, and that’s why she came back.”

Qin Ren became angry upon hearing this: “If you hadn’t run out on your own, Sister wouldn’t have been caught!”

Jiang Jiang’s eyes filled with tears: “I know I was wrong.”

Su Wen glanced at the stove. It was a traditional large stove, but it looked like it hadn’t been used in a long time.

Qin Ren, now a ghost, hearing his brother’s words and having witnessed the earlier scene, tentatively believed them. He said: “There’s a basement below. You can get down by lifting the pot.”

Knowing the child meant no harm, Su Wen also set him down and walked over with Little Yan Wang in his arms.

Little Qi Wu was placed on the stove, peering down: “Dad, the Book of Life and Death says Sister is down there.”

Su Wen: “Mm.”

He reached out to lift the pot. Little Qi Wu, wanting to help her Dad, didn’t hesitate. Her small, white hands also grabbed one end of the pot, and together with her Dad, they lifted the large pot.

Su Wen: “…”

Never mind, it’s not a problem now. Not just the pot, if she wanted to lift the roof, Little Yan Wang could do it too.

There was indeed a hole below, pitch black. Little Qi Wu, being small, could only try her best to look down. Finding it troublesome, she slightly lifted the pot, taking it from her Dad’s hands and moving it aside.

When the others caught up and entered, they saw Little Qi Wu, a small child, holding a large pot by herself, placing it with a thud on the other side of the stove, the pot even wobbling a few times.

The witnesses: “…”

Things were starting to get bizarre.

Lin Dingqi couldn’t help but chide, “Lord, how could you let Master Qi Wu carry it himself? That pot is several times bigger than Master Qi Wu.”

Su Wen: “…”

This pot should have landed on his own back instead.

Little Qi Wu clapped her small hands: “It was Qi Wu who wanted to help Dad.”

Zeng Lin, dumbfounded: Did any of you consider my feelings?!

He anxiously tried to run forward but was grabbed from behind by someone. The police officer who had arrived held him down: “Now is not the time for you to move. Know your place.”

Seeing the police, Jiang Jiang and Qin Ren finally felt relieved. Jiang Jiang sighed: “Police Uncle is here, sister can come up now.”

The people from the department also noticed the two little ghosts but weren’t particularly surprised. Lin Dingqi instructed: “Someone keep an eye on them.”

After saying that, he walked over and saw the hole inside. Seeing Little Yan Wang eager to try, he immediately said: “Master Qi Wu, we’ll handle this, we’ll handle this!”

Taking out a specialized flashlight, he pointed at people: “Except for the one watching these two little ghosts, everyone else come with me to scout the path!”

Little Qi Wu stared at the glowing object in their hands: “This thing lights up!”

As he climbed, Lin Dingqi explained to the Lord: “Lord, this is a flashlight. We prepare it when we go on missions, especially since we often operate at night.”

Little Qi Wu, still thinking about the construction of the Underworld, asked: “Does it use electricity?”

“Yes.”

“That’s great.” Little Qi Wu squatted by the entrance of the hole and whispered, “The Underworld should have this in the future.”

“Lord, once we have electricity and the internet, the Underworld will have everything.”

“Mm-hmm!”

Zeng Lin: “??”

What the hell does that mean? How did we get to the Underworld?

He did some shady things, but it shouldn’t mean he was directly transported to the Underworld!

Not caring that the person holding him down was a police officer, Zeng Lin asked: “What do they mean by what they’re saying? What Underworld?”

This police officer, named Yin Sheng, who often collaborated with the Special Events Handling Department, sneered: “Exactly what it means. You’d better think about how you’re going to explain your actions down there.”

Zeng Lin broke into a cold sweat: “Stop with the ghostly talk. I can catch ghosts, you know.”

“Funny,” Yin Sheng said, “Ghosts are under the jurisdiction of these two. You caught their ghosts, do you think they’ll let you off?”

Zeng Lin: “…”

What the hell! Is this still the 21st century?

“Don’t scare me,” Zeng Lin stubbornly retorted, “I have inside information. The Underworld can’t control ghosts anymore. There are no ghosts or gods in this world!”

As soon as the words fell, he immediately felt a chill run down his spine. Instinctively, he looked up and met the icy gaze of the handsome man who had just walked through the wall.

Su Wen’s thin lips parted slightly: “Noisy.”

The voice was so penetrating that Zeng Lin, who was about to speak, found himself unable to make a sound. He stared at the man in terror.

Su Wen said coldly, “How dare someone like you make presumptuous comments about Ghosts and Gods.”

At that moment, Lin Dingqi below shouted, “Sir! We’ve found it!”

Su Wen retracted his gaze, hugged the Little King of Hell who was about to jump down, and their figures instantly disappeared into the dark hole. Zeng Lin’s vision went black.

Because they had brought flashlights, they could immediately see the situation in the basement.

It was dug out to be very large and empty, with a particularly large operating table in the center. Qin Bing and Xiao Ze were tied up and thrown in a corner, looking very weak and pale, but fortunately, they were not in life-threatening danger. The accompanying staff immediately called 120.

Little Qi Wu got down from her dad’s arms, walked forward, and gently covered the hands of the two people, dispersing the Evil Aura that was still affecting their health.

“Sister and Uncle are fine,” she said. “They were affected by this.”

She pointed at the wall.

Everyone: “What?”

“The Evil Aura is indeed very strong,” Lin Dingqi looked at the wall, remembering how the Judge had been impatient with their slow pace earlier. Now, he made a decisive decision, “Smash it!”

Zeng Lin’s eyes widened in shock. He wanted to speak but couldn’t make a sound. He struggled to move forward but was firmly held down.

Those who deal with metaphysics often encounter various situations, especially when digging graves—it’s what they’re most skilled at.

Breaking down a wall was even simpler. They were about to go back and get their tools.

But then Su Wen walked over, “Qi Wu, stand back. All of you, stand back.”

Lin Dingqi immediately turned around, holding the Little King of Hell, and stood in the safest position to protect her. The others also pulled the two injured people over.

Su Wen walked forward, turned his wrist, and with a flick of his pen, the wall instantly cracked and then collapsed with a loud crash. As the wall fell, an old coffin also tumbled out.

Once everything settled, Lin Dingqi put on his gloves and walked forward, “It seems to have been here for a long time.”

The coffin was engraved with a surname: Dong.

“It should be from the Qing Dynasty,” Lin Dingqi said.

Su Wen calculated the time—it was exactly when the Underworld was in chaos. No wonder it was so troublesome.

Inside the coffin was a set of pale white bones.

“An evil spirit,” Little Qi Wu frowned. “The Evil Aura is strong.”

An evil spirit.

The Judge twirled his pen in his fingers, a hint of warmth appearing in his eyes. It had been a long time since he had taken action.

“He’s a bad person!” Qin Ren immediately said. “Don’t get close, he’s very powerful.”

“Pfft,” the staff member holding him laughed. “Don’t worry.”

Qin Ren: “But…”

Little Qi Wu turned her head and gave him a sweet smile, “Dad is very good at fighting ghosts.”

“???”

Qin Ren and Jiang Jiang simultaneously hid behind the others.

Qin Bing and Xiao Ze, who were slowly waking up, weren’t entirely surprised, but seeing this scene still shattered their worldview a bit.

Meanwhile, Zeng Lin, who was being held down, trembled, “You… you can see them?”

Yin Sheng smiled faintly, “What do you think?”

Zeng Lin didn’t dare to assume anything; he himself couldn’t see anything, only occasionally receiving hints in his dreams. But now, these people could directly see the coffin and even the ghosts!

He felt the doll in his pocket getting hot.

Su Wen’s gaze shifted from the coffin, and he slowly asked, “Will you come out on your own, or shall I make you?”

The air was silent for a few seconds, then a hoarse voice emerged from behind, “Let me see where this little ghost came from.”

Following the sound, the voice came from Zeng Lin’s pocket.

Su Wen said, “Take it out.”

Zeng Lin, unable to speak, shook his head desperately, but Yin Sheng directly reached into his pocket and pulled out the blood-stained doll.

Su Wen said indifferently, “A parasitic thing.”

The doll trembled in Yin Sheng’s hand, then jumped out and landed on the ground. Under the flashlight’s beam, a shadow was cast on the wall.

It looked like a burly man.

“Do you know who your grandpa is?” the man said fiercely. “You dare ruin my plans.”

No one spoke.

No one was afraid of him, and no one paid him any attention. The man felt humiliated and threatened, “Today, I’ll make all of you sacrifice to me!”

Silence.

The man: “??”

Lin Dingqi looked at him speechlessly, “Aren’t you embarrassed?”

The man: “…”

He turned his head and saw the person who had been supporting him pinned to the ground, unable to speak, and cursed, “Useless thing.”

With that, he lifted the silencing spell.

Zeng Lin immediately said, “Brother Dong, these people are pretending to be ghosts and gods here. You need to kill them!”

He seemed to see hope: “My Brother Dong is the most powerful general of the Qing Dynasty!”

The man: “No need for you to say.”

A general?

Little Qi Wu had seen a general before, and he didn’t look like this.

She said angrily, “Liar.”

Finally, someone reacted more noticeably, and the man seemed to regain some dignity, boasting, “Just in time, I’m tired of these little ghosts. You came to me, and now I’ll…”

Before he could finish, a foot stepped on his head.

The shadow on the wall showed that his entire ghostly soul was pressed to the ground.

The man: “Who is it!!”

“It’s Ben Wang,” Little Qi Wu’s foot was still on the doll. She looked down at the struggling doll and pointed angrily at its forehead, “Why are you so loud!”

The man was poked and swayed: “…Damn.”

“You little ghost!”

“Insolent!” Little Qi Wu said “insolent” most smoothly, as the ghosts and gods often said it. She yelled at the man, “Ben Wang will step on you today! For harming people!”

The shadow on the wall was stepped on and couldn’t get up, finally pleading, “I was wrong, I was wrong, Grandma.”

Su Wen walked over, picked up the furious Little Yan Wang, and asked, “Name.”

“Dong, Dong Dadao.”

“Birthdate.”

The man hesitated, but Su Wen stepped on the doll, flattening it, and he hurriedly said, “I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you!”

Based on his information, Little Qi Wu quickly found his name in the Book of Life and Death: “Butcher.”

Lin Dingqi: “A very realistic name.”

“Butcher?!” Zeng Lin reacted, then angrily said, “You told me you were a general?!”

Dong Dadao had no idea that these two people could figure out his past just by hearing his name and birthdate. He stared at them in disbelief, “Who exactly are you?”

But Su Wen didn’t give him an answer. Instead, Zeng Lin was so furious that he was about to charge at him, “You lied to me! After all I’ve done, you lied to me!!”

“It’s your own stupidity,” Dong Dadao retorted angrily, “Didn’t I make you money? Don’t you dare slander me!”

Su Wen kicked him again, “Enough noise.”

Both the man and the ghost immediately fell silent.

As the highest-ranking Ghost and God present, Little Qi Wu held the Book of Life and Death, “Speak, what evil deeds have you committed?”

With the police and deities backing him up, Qin Ren immediately spoke up, “They! They sell children and organs!”

Little Qi Wu knew about selling children, but what was selling organs?

She furrowed her delicate brows, “Selling organs?”

Zeng Lin trembled.

But Yin Sheng, who was holding him down, couldn’t take it anymore and slapped him, “You damn sell organs?!”

A nearby staff member kindly reminded, “Officer Yin, please maintain the image of a public servant.”

Yin Sheng glanced at his hand, “You’re right.”

Then he put on gloves and slapped Zeng Lin again, “You damn dare to sell organs!”

The others: “…”

Lin Dingqi, who often worked with Yin Sheng on missions, said, “Comrades from the branch, don’t mind him. He’s always like this.”

As he spoke, he stepped forward and gave Zeng Lin a kick, “So, like this, we allow it, after all, he fell on his own.”

The staff nodded, “As expected of Director Lin, such broad-mindedness.”

Lin Dingqi originally wanted to sneak in another kick, but seeing Little Yan Wang’s big eyes staring at him, he quickly realized there was a child present. So he retracted his foot and cleared his throat, “We’re not usually like this, Master Qi Wu, don’t learn from us.”

Little Qi Wu, who had just stepped on a doll a few times, shook her head, “It’s okay, Dad hits ghosts much harder than this! You’re too gentle.”

“…”

The truly broad-minded one was actually this little one.

Zeng Lin had been slapped several times by these two, his face swollen, and they were still chatting, making him so angry he was about to pass out.

But Yin Sheng yanked him up again, and Lin Dingqi leaned down to ask, “Confess honestly!”

Zeng Lin had initially trusted Dong Dadao, but seeing him being ground into the floor like a pig on a chopping block, he knew these people must have come with some knowledge. After all, Qin Bing and Xiao Ze from below had also been found, so he couldn’t care less.

He immediately said, “It’s him, Dong Dadao made me do it!”

Dong Dadao: “You’re talking nonsense! It was your own wickedness! If you hadn’t summoned me, would this have happened?!”

“You!”

“Don’t rush, one at a time,” Lin Dingqi pointed at Dong Dadao, “You speak first.”

Dong Dadao: “This kid wanted to set up an altar to summon Ghosts and Gods, but his Dao skills weren’t enough, so he summoned me, saying he wanted to make money quickly.”

“He was from an orphanage, and back then we had child trafficking. I suggested he sell the children, since they had no parents and needed food. Selling them would at least get them fed.”

Lin Dingqi: “What about selling organs?”

Little Qi Wu whispered to her dad, “Dad, what is selling organs?”

Su Wen paused, “It’s selling the internal organs from people’s bodies.”

Little Qi Wu suddenly realized, “So that’s why this brother’s stomach is empty!”

“Mm-hmm.”

Little Qi Wu rubbed his hands together, stepping on the doll, “You’re so evil!”

Dong Dadao wailed, “This little lord, I’m wronged! Selling organs was his own idea! In my time, who would even think of selling organs!”

“I only told him to sell children, but he somehow heard that selling organs was more profitable, so he brought the children here to harvest their organs!”

Zeng Lin gritted his teeth, “But weren’t you quite happy about it!”

“Can’t die for nothing,” Dong Dadao, now deflated, said guiltily, “Those children were useless after their organs were taken, and he didn’t spend money to treat them. Whether they died early or late, they would die anyway. Might as well let them die and give me something to feast on.”

Su Wen asked, “So, the Formation was your doing?”

“Yes,” Zeng Lin admitted, “To prevent their souls from escaping, we set up a Formation in the well behind, then threw the children whose organs were taken into it, and fed him!”

Su Wen shot a cold glance, and Dong Dadao complained even more, “But I didn’t get to eat any! I haven’t even settled the score with him yet!”

“Not only did I not get to eat, but he said he was offering to me, yet till now I can only possess this ugly doll!”

“It’s not my fault!” Zeng Lin said, “I don’t know why it didn’t work.”

At that moment, a weak voice came through, “It was me.”

Everyone turned to see Qin Ren stepping out from the corner, “I was the one who fished out the younger siblings.”

Little Qi Wu tilted his head, “No wonder there were two Formations.”

“Qin Ren, right?” Lin Dingqi glanced at him, “We’ll talk about your matter later!”

Zeng Lin could only see the Ghost he had been feeding, not other Ghosts. Hearing the name, he looked around in terror, only to be slapped back to reality by Yin Sheng, “What are you looking around for?”

Zeng Lin trembled, “Is it Qin Ren? I knew he would come back suddenly!”

“So you killed him too?”

Zeng Lin said, “He discovered this place, what else could I do but kill him!”

Just the thought that there were other Ghosts here made him almost lose his mind, “He’s been here all along, then the others must be…”

Lin Dingqi demanded, “What else did you do? Spill it all!”

Zeng Lin, now realizing all the children he had killed were here, felt like he couldn’t breathe, shaking more than anyone, “Dean Qin, I locked her up.”

“Why did you lock her up?”

Zeng Lin was on the verge of tears, “She, she’s the dean, she found out I used the public welfare funds donated to the institute. I couldn’t let her report it, and many people in the county know her. If she died, there would be talk, so I locked her up first. Now that the children are gone, I planned to take her away from here after some time.”

Lin Dingqi laughed in anger, “You’re really something, aren’t you? What else?”

“No, nothing else, really nothing else!” Zeng Lin cried, “At this point, I can’t lie to you anymore, please take me away, don’t let me stay here, I beg you.”

“Now you’re scared?” Lin Dingqi ignored him, instead calling Qin Ren and Jiang Jiang, “You two come here, stand right next to him!”

Zeng Lin’s body stiffened, and he fainted from sheer fright.

Dong Dadao, being stepped on, cursed, “Damn it, you fainted, what about me! Wake up!”

He anxiously explained, “My lords, there’s really nothing more, I truly didn’t do anything!”

Yin Sheng grabbed Zeng Lin and threw him into a corner, slapping him repeatedly: “It’s fine, you all continue talking. I’ll just give him some physical therapy to wake him up.”

Dong Dadao: …Thankfully, I’m a ghost.

Just as he thought this, he saw the little lord take out that notebook again: “Dong Dadao, Dad, should this ghost be sent down to the Eighteen Levels of Hell?”

Dong Dadao shuddered, his shadow swaying back and forth: “What? Go to hell?! My lord, I’m truly innocent! I haven’t even eaten anything! It’s all this person’s doing! He’s even more despicable than me, a ghost!”

“Silence,” Su Wen said coldly. “You already harbor the intent to kill, your malevolence runs deep.”

Dong Dadao’s vision darkened, yet he still clung to a sliver of hope: “There’s no hell now, is there? I’ve been wandering for over two hundred years, and no Ghost Messenger has come to capture me.”

“Otherwise, this person wouldn’t have failed to summon Ghosts and Gods, but instead summoned me.”

Su Wen took out a brush and added a few strokes to the Book of Life and Death: “Dong Dadao, after death, committed evil deeds with the living, unrepentant, sentenced to the eighteenth layer of hell, to suffer eight hundred years of purgatory.”

As the brush tip stopped, Dong Dadao’s head buzzed, and at the same time, the local Impermanence Envoys arrived.

The local Impermanence Envoy’s expression was grim, as such an incident had occurred in his jurisdiction: “It is my negligence, please punish me, my lords.”

“Take him away first.”

“Yes,” the Impermanence Envoy first bound Dong Dadao, then looked at the Little Ghost beside him. “My lord, what about these? Should we take them for reincarnation?”

Jiang Jiang hid fearfully behind Qin Ren, who mustered his courage: “Immortals, could you take my other brothers and sisters with you?”

With the matter below settled, Su Wen slightly raised his eyes: “Take us to find them.”

So everyone moved from the basement to the outside, and Qin Ren led them to several corners outside the kitchen.

“I was originally studying outside, but my brothers and sisters hadn’t answered the phone for a long time, so I wanted to come back and check on them. I didn’t expect to hear that they had been adopted, and when I looked, the orphanage was empty.”

He said in a low voice: “Then I overheard the new director, that scoundrel, talking to someone. I didn’t like him, and I had a backdoor key, so when I came, I didn’t tell him and hid. I didn’t expect to hear him talking to himself, and that’s how I found out he had my brothers and sisters…”

He choked up: “I found his office, found his book, which had many formations drawn in it, and realized he intended to feed my brothers and sisters to ghosts. So at night, I secretly took them out and buried them elsewhere.”

“He locked up Director Mom, and I couldn’t get in, nor did I have the key. But I was afraid he would go elsewhere with that ghost to harm others, so I followed the formations in his book and buried my brothers and sisters in these locations.”

Su Wen looked at him with some surprise: “First time seeing it?”

Qin Ren nodded: “Yes.”

Lin Dingqi: “To set up the Soul-Fixing Trigrams Formation correctly on your first try, you have quite a talent.”

Yin Sheng coughed: “Now is not the time to talk about talent.”

Lin Dingqi: “…Sorry, professional habit acting up.”

Ah, it’s all because the department is in such desperate need of talent. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have recruited both the King of Hell and the Judge at once.

Several staff members worked together to dig up the children buried in nine different locations. Since the formation only required eight children, the remaining one, Jiang Jiang, was buried elsewhere, allowing Jiang Jiang to borrow someone else’s fortune to escape. The scene was quite gruesome. Qin Bing, looking at the children, almost collapsed and threw herself onto Zeng Lin: “Are you even human! How could you do this! Give them back to me!”

If it weren’t for Su Wen and Qi Wu arriving, she and Xiao Ze would have become part of this tragedy.

Zeng Lin was in a daze, mumbling incoherently, “Take me away, take me away, don’t let them come for me.”

Meanwhile, Dean Qin, who had been detained, was brought out by other staff members. Seeing the scene before her, she collapsed to the ground, weeping uncontrollably, “It’s Mom’s fault, I didn’t protect you well.”

Little Qi Wu walked to the corners, gently pulling up each of the older brothers and sisters. They had been sitting there, unable to move. If not for today, they might have stayed like this, guarding the orphanage with no end in sight.

Little Qi Wu stood before them, softly patting their bellies, and said, “Don’t be afraid.”

“Ben Wang is going to open a kindergarten in The Underworld. From now on, you can all study and play together there.” She pursed her lips, “There will be electricity and internet, so you can watch TV, cartoons, and play with your phones.”

“So, don’t be afraid.”

The little ghosts looked at her somewhat sluggishly, but were moved by the clarity in her eyes, nodding gently.

Little Qi Wu extended her hand, “Shall we hold hands?”

“Okay.”

Little Qi Wu led the eight little ghosts to the front, pointing at Impermanence Envoys, “This is Uncle Impermanence, he will take you away. Ben Wang will also come to visit you.”

The little ghosts nodded but didn’t move immediately, instead looking at Director Mom, who was sitting on the ground crying, and Qin Bing, who was comforting her.

“Mom, Sister,” one of the little ghosts ran up to her, “Don’t cry.”

All the children ran over, trying to hug Dean Qin and Qin Bing.

Little Qi Wu rubbed her eyes and walked over, gently taking Dean Qin’s and Qin Bing’s hands, “Hold onto Ben Wang.”

The little ghosts, though confused, placed their hands on top.

At that moment, Dean Qin and Qin Bing felt the weight of each added hand, one, two, three… ten.

Ten children.

Dean Qin burst into tears, “Children, is it you?”

“Mom, Mom, don’t cry!” the children said anxiously, “We didn’t let the bad ghosts out, thank you, Brother Qin Ren!”

Dean Qin and Qin Bing were both stunned, unable to believe what they were hearing, but they weren’t scared at all. Dean Qin tightly held Little Qi Wu’s hand, “Good children, all good children, Mom thanks you.”

“From now on, you must be well, and you will have parents who love you.”

Qin Bing said hoarsely, “When you get there, look for Brother Qin Feng, he will protect you.”

“Okay,” the children couldn’t help but cry, “Mom, Sister, goodbye, we’re leaving.”

Knowing that ghosts and humans shouldn’t stay together for too long, Little Qi Wu said, “Director Mom, Sister Bingbing, don’t worry. Qi Wu and the Ghosts and Gods will take good care of everyone.”

Understanding what had happened, Director Mom straightened up and was about to kneel and kowtow to Little Qi Wu, “Thank you, thank you, thank you.”

“The children are still young, it’s my fault that their lives were so short and hard. Please make sure they have a complete family in the future,” Director Mom cried, “Lord Yama, your merit is immeasurable.”

She kowtowed once and was helped up by Su Wen, who had arrived unnoticed.

Su Wen said, “This is what the Ghosts and Gods should do. Please rise.”

Little Qi Wu gently patted Director Mom’s hand: “Director Mom, you must take good care of yourself in the future.”

Several little ghosts stood in a row, very well-behaved, making all the ghosts present who could see them feel heartbroken. Yin Sheng even covered Zeng Lin’s mouth and gave him a few more hard hits.

The Impermanence Envoys said: “Lords, I will take them away now.”

Su Wen gave a nod, then suddenly asked Qin Ren: “What were you doing guarding the door earlier?”

Qin Ren was taken aback, then honestly replied: “Sister Bingbing and that Uncle, I didn’t want anyone to hurt them.”

“But you couldn’t do anything.”

Qin Ren pursed his lips: “But I still had to try.”

Su Wen nodded: “Alright, go ahead.”

“If you want to stay in the Underworld, you can go find City God Kǒng Lǐn.”

Qin Ren didn’t quite react at first, but after a while, he nodded blankly.

The others were surprised. Was the Judge recruiting for himself?

Lin Dingqi sighed softly: “What a pity, I wanted to recruit him too.”

“It’s not a pity,” Su Wen glanced at him. “If you want to work with him, I welcome you too. How much lifespan do you have left?”

Lin Dingqi: “…Never mind.”

He quickly changed the subject: “Lord, I’ve always wanted to ask, why is it that whenever Master Qi Wu acts, she can make humans and ghosts communicate?”

Su Wen looked down at the Little King of Hell, who was still immersed in the emotions of the little ghosts, the director, and Qin Bing.

Little Qi Wu seemed to sense something and looked up: “What’s wrong, Dad?”

Su Wen gently stroked her head: “Nothing, you did great today, Lord.”

Then he answered Lin Dingqi: “Because from the moment she was born, she was the only hope for our Underworld and the Human Realm.”