Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 363: It’s Not the Feng Shui, But the Remains!

Chen Xiao felt that Lin Xi’s imagination regarding the case was becoming increasingly bold.

However, he believed that Lin Xi’s bold imagination was not baseless.

"Ten Demon Sons" had evidently emerged in the Leigong Mountain female corpse case.

Given this, why not decisively determine it as the cause of Zheng Xiang’s death?

After all, Zheng Xiang’s death was suspicious, which was also their bold speculation!

Lin Xi, without waiting for Chen Xiao to respond, smiled and said:

"Honey, I have to go to work now. As for whether to confirm the importance of the ’Ten Demon Sons’, that depends entirely on your judgment."

"I understand, go ahead, and try not to exhaust yourself like this next time."

"Got it."

Lin Xi said this and hung up the phone.

After a brief moment of thought with his phone in hand, Chen Xiao saw that Dai Hong’Er hadn’t come out yet, so he called Hu Yue.

Hu Yue, upon receiving Chen Xiao’s call, said with some surprise:

"I initially thought you would contact me a few days ago, but I didn’t expect the call to come now."

"Did you think I would contact you frequently during that time, Captain Hu?"

"Yes, at least I thought that wooden carving was quite unsettling. Even though I don’t know much, I assumed you would often ask me about it."

Hu Yue expressed his thoughts.

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "I have already destroyed that wooden carving."

"Hmm? How... got destroyed?"

"After obtaining ’Ten Demon Sons’, a friend of mine who understands divination found me, asking if I had acquired something peculiar. He thought I was being haunted by evil spirits."

"In the divination done for me, the haunting spirit would not only affect me but also my future descendants. So, even if it was a gift from Elder Lou, for safety’s sake, I felt it necessary to destroy it."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yue felt a bit emotional but did not object:

"You did the right thing when it comes to family safety. Any threat must be removed early, even if it’s merely a metaphysical warning," Hu Yue said, then inquired:

"And what is the reason you’re calling me today?"

"I want to confirm, when Elder Lou gave you this item, did you obtain it in Hai City or after returning to Qingxi?"

Chen Xiao inquired, Hu Yue replied, "In Qingxi."

"How could it be in Qingxi? Based on my investigation, ’Ten Demon Sons’ last appeared in Xiuzhou. Xiuzhou is just about a hundred kilometers from Hai City, so..."

"However, before this investigation, he went to Hai City with me, so I’m unsure whether he obtained it in Qingxi or in Hai City."

Chen Xiao paused for a moment, then asked:

"Were both of your investigations focusing on the same case?"

"Yes, the first time we heard some rumors, but ultimately didn’t catch anyone. Later, we confirmed that the suspect was hiding in Hai City, so we came to apprehend him."

"What kind of case was it exactly?"

"At first, Teacher Lou and I thought it was an ordinary murder case due to uneven distribution of benefits, and we deemed the person who suddenly disappeared to be a suspect."

"While investigating his whereabouts, we found that he might be hiding in Hai City. We couldn’t find him the first time, but the second time we got concrete intelligence, confirming he was living in the Celestial Valley District of Hai City, so with the help of Captain Pan Huiping from the Celestial Valley District Branch, we found him."

Chen Xiao subconsciously said, "So you also caught the person in the Celestial Valley District!"

"Are you in the Celestial Valley District now?"

"Yes."

"Then..." Hu Yue said a word but suddenly stopped speaking.

After thinking for a few seconds, Hu Yue opened his mouth: "Later, I will send you a message with all the contacts that Teacher Lou had interacted with."

Hu Yue was brought up by Lou Xiaodong personally.

In Chen Xiao’s opinion previously, Hu Yue was among the less competent of the police captains he had interacted with.

However, now Hu Yue appeared to have become much more agile and comprehensive in his thinking.

Chen Xiao did not decline, saying, "Great, as soon as possible!"

Shortly, Hu Yue also hung up the phone.

After Chen Xiao and Liu Dayou waited a little longer at the Zheng Family, Dai Hong’Er finally came out.

She nodded towards Chen Xiao, saying, "I’ve managed to talk to Grandma, and there is something beneficial to you."

"What do you mean?"

"Recently, the descendants of the Zheng Family haven’t been doing too well, including Uncle Zheng, a comrade-in-arms of my father. So, the Zheng Family had already thought of relocating Grandpa Zheng’s burial site, and now I’ve conveyed your intentions to Grandma."

"She said, on the day of relocation, you can perform an autopsy."

Chen Xiao was quietly delighted and asked, "When is the relocation set?"

"In a week."

Hearing that it would take this long, Chen Xiao frowned slightly.

This time frame felt too long for Chen Xiao.

It’s not that Chen Xiao demands efficiency in every case.

Instead, it’s because the upper management didn’t give Pan Huiping such a lengthy timeline!

There’s only three days left!

If everything waits for a week for Zheng Xiang’s burial relocation, many things would be delayed.

However, Chen Xiao didn’t ask if it could be moved up.

In folk customs, matters concerning funerals and relocation of burial sites are taken extremely seriously.

The dates are carefully selected by experts.

How could they be changed at someone’s word?

Even police can’t be forceful in such matters.

Otherwise, all of Zheng’s direct descendants and some extended relatives would storm in.

Unless there’s definite evidence proving Zheng Xiang’s unnatural death.

Otherwise, this matter remains quite difficult.

Dai Hong’Er, seeing Chen Xiao’s difficulty, apologized sincerely:

"I’m sorry, Mr. Chen, the date was meticulously chosen by a master, so you might not be able to speed things up."

"I understand, it’s not related to Miss Dai, you’ve done your best."

Chen Xiao could distinguish such matters clearly, knowing that Dai Hong’Er truly wanted to help him.

As both of them fell silent, the atmosphere gradually became quieter.

But, two minutes later, Liu Dayou started mumbling and calculating something with his fingers.

Upon seeing this, Dai Hong’Er asked, "Mr. Chen, your friend is...?"

Chen Xiao glanced over, gestured for quiet, then said softly, "He knows a bit about that kind of stuff, probably calculating the date."

Dai Hong’Er looked astonished. Shortly after, Liu Dayou’s look brightened, and he pulled Chen Xiao aside:

"Brother, tomorrow isn’t a great day but not a bad one either, if I go and talk to them, they might agree."

Before Chen Xiao brought Liu Dayou into investigation work, Liu Dayou was a fortune teller.

What’s essential for a competent fortune teller?

To know Feng Shui, physiognomy, and divination.

But besides these, he also needs a silver tongue!

He must be able to speak to people’s hearts!

However, is Liu Dayou still a fortune teller now?

He’s not!

Thus, with a grin of pride on his face when looking at Chen Xiao, he found Chen Xiao coldly staring directly at him.

Liu Dayou felt uneasy under the stare, meekly smiling, "Brother, did I say something wrong?"

"If I heard correctly, you said tomorrow isn’t a great day, right?"

"Yes."

"Then do you know why the Zheng Family is relocating the burial site?"

"I know."

"If you do, then how is this different from deception?" Chen Xiao questioned seriously.

Though he is an investigator, frequently adhering to the principles of evidence-based science,

he also borrowed Liu Dayou’s abilities, or rather the powers of mysticism.

If he’s leveraging it, there can’t be a double standard.

He must have respect and caution even towards others.

Liu Dayou understood Chen Xiao’s point and hung his head in silence.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Chen Xiao’s words fell, a voice came from behind:

"Thank you, Advisor Chen, for understanding, but what if the root cause of my family’s frequent troubles isn’t in the burial site’s Feng Shui, but instead lies in my father’s remains?!"

Following the voice, Chen Xiao turned to see.

He saw a middle-aged man with a firm expression being pushed out in a wheelchair.

Dai Hong’Er, upon seeing the man, joyfully exclaimed, "Uncle Zheng!"