78 Lonely Ghost Orchid

  "That man made a phone call in front of me, but he seemed to have intentionally lowered his voice. Plus, I wasn't paying attention at the time and only vaguely remember him saying something about having to get hold of some soul or spirit. The old forensic doctor continued to recall, 'At first, I didn't believe in that sort of thing either, all that nonsense about souls and spirits... but then another thing happened...'"

  Things seemed to have taken a turn for the better at this point. As Du Sulin listened to Lao Fa Yi's words, his dark eyes occasionally flashed with thought.

  It wasn't until about two years after the incident that an old forensic doctor's father came to visit their home. He was a famous archaeologist and historian, and this time he had come because of the discovery of an ancient tomb near Suzhou. Perhaps in order to protect the deceased elder, the old forensic doctor did not mention his name, but only used a respectful title to gloss over it. At that time, the archaeologist also brought with him a set of photos, which were discovered in another ancient tomb, and because Suzhou had just discovered an ancient tomb, he hadn't had time to sort them out yet, so he brought them along. Among them was a black jade pillar that the old forensic doctor had seen when he was eight years old, and coincidentally, it caught his eye. He immediately asked about the jade pillar. The archaeologist's answer was not detailed, only vaguely mentioning something related to the soul, and his somewhat cold expression made the then-ten-year-old old forensic doctor's heart tighten inexplicably. However, he was still a child, and after a while, he didn't think about it anymore, so the memory of this mysterious jade pillar was sealed in the long river of history.

  "It's related to the soul..." Du Slin repeated the old doctor's words in a low voice, and once again held up the evidence bag. Those ink-black eyes suddenly seemed to have a layer of faintly glowing white light, which made Dong Shuanghe's heart jump in surprise. She had heard rumors about the Wheel of Heaven, but she never thought that Du Slin could reach such a height.

  Since ancient times, the most supreme things are often like ordinary objects, called returning to simplicity and truth. Therefore, Du Shilin's Tianyan emitted a milky white light, which was a sign that she had achieved the Thousand Light Eyes.

  All of this was invisible to the old forensic doctor's naked eye.

  "What's been found?" He Yang led a few of his men in carrying the male corpse and asked casually.

  Du Sulin suppressed the waves that had risen in her heart and shook her head as if nothing had happened: "No."

  He Yang didn't find this answer strange at all. He had just casually asked the question and hadn't expected to get an answer that would surprise him.

  What's even stranger is that no jade pillar was found on the male corpse that had just come back to life.

  Douslin stared at the two corpses for a long time, her expression changing unpredictably, as if she was thinking about something. Finally, she withdrew her contemplative gaze and returned to her usual calm expression, saying to Heyang: "If possible, cremate these two bodies as soon as possible."

  "How can this be?!" He Yang showed great resistance to this, with a hint of anger in his words, "The body is the most important evidence, and cremating it would cut off the trail of the case!"

  Du Sulin fell silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice was much colder, no longer with the smile in his eyes as before: "Then it's up to you, but since I and Seventeen will be leaving Suzhou soon, if another corpse is blown up, I hope you'll still be lucky."

  For Du Si Lin's sudden change in attitude, He Yang was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say in response, and finally remained silent.

  Du Sulin rolled his eyes, furrowed his brow, turned around and picked up the evidence bag again, waving it in front of He Yang, "Right, we want to take this jade pillar away."

  "No way! This is a major discovery in the case, how can you hand it over to you?" He Yang refused without much thought, and after a moment of silence, he said in a very low voice: "Moreover, you don't have any documents from your superiors..."

  Although it was an extremely soft voice, it was enough for people on the scene to hear.

  "Just now, I don't know who asked me and Seventeen to help you, but your attitude has changed so quickly. Are you afraid that Seventeen and I will steal your credit?" Du Siling's face fell, and he slightly curled up the corner of his mouth with a somewhat disdainful sneer.

  Seeing Du Sulin's somewhat gloomy face, he turned his head and saw Dong Shuanghe's nonchalant expression. For a moment, he seemed to see a flash of anger in Du Sulin's eyes, but when he came back to himself, he couldn't catch anything.

  "It's not what I meant," he calmed himself down, suppressing the inexplicable emotions that had risen to the surface, and explained, "I believe you are members of a special task force, but I also believe that you don't have any authorization documents. Bringing you here is already a violation of regulations, so it's naturally impossible for me to let you take this important piece of evidence away. Unless you can show me your documents, then handing over the evidence would be a reasonable transfer."

  "Director He." After listening to He Yang's words, Du Siling's cold and stern face suddenly relaxed a bit, her eyes sparkling as she gazed at He Yang, the slightly raised corners of her lips seeming to mock and yet not care, "In your eyes, are rules something that can never be broken? Let's go."

  The last sentence was said to Dong Shuanghe, and this sudden low pressure also made Dong Shuanghe somewhat unclear. Du Siling seemed to be very dissatisfied with He Yang, but the reason was unknown to Dong Shuanghe.

  The air pressure inside the morgue is a bit low.

  "Director He, according to you, can we only hand over the evidence after we show our documents?" Before leaving, Dong Shuanghe furrowed his brow, and those deep, calm eyes seemed to have a hint of contemplation.

  "Yes!" He Yang straightened his back, trying to dispel the faint chill that had risen.

  The next moment, however, felt even cooler. His gaze shifted from Dong Shuanghe's body and fell back onto Du Siling's face. Du Siling seemed to be smiling but not quite, yet for some reason, a feeling kept surfacing in his heart, as if it was shame. To the point where he didn't dare look directly into Du Siling's sharp and bright eyes.

  Dong Shuanghe got the answer and didn't say much more, just walked to Du Siling's side, patted her shoulder, and whispered a sentence in her ear.

  Du Sulin's eyes lit up.

  Then she thanked Lao Fa Yi and left with Dong Shuanghe. During this time, she didn't take another look at He Yang.

  It wasn't until the sound of their footsteps had completely disappeared from his ears that He Yang's heart finally relaxed a little. The next moment, he suddenly discovered that, at some point, the back of his shirt had been soaked with sweat.

  What a moody woman, He Yang thought to himself.

  "You seem to dislike He Yang?" Dong Shuanghe asked on the way.

  Du Sulin turned his head to look at her, only to see that she had her hands in her pockets, with a distracted expression and a tone as casual as if asking if you've eaten yet.

  "You don't seem to want to know?" Du Sulin smiled slightly, with a hint of playful questioning.

  Dong Shuanghe raised an eyebrow, "You're not me, how do you know I don't want to know? It's just that I didn't have high expectations for your explanation."

  Du Sulin smiled and turned away, continuing to stroll with Dong Shuanghe on the streets of Suzhou, without immediately answering Dong's question.

  Dong Shuanghe didn't ask any more questions either. After all, this matter was just her gossip, and it didn't matter whether she knew or not.

  "Have you figured out anything about that black jade pillar?" Dong Shuanghe recalled the scene when Du Siling's eyes flashed with a milky white light, and he secretly sighed in his heart. The Thousand Light Eye, ah, unexpectedly she was the one who had the good fortune to encounter it. At this time, she also turned her head away, but her gaze involuntarily fell on Du Siling's dark pupils.

  "Yes," Duslin nodded, recalling the matter of the jade pillar, and his expression also became slightly more serious. "Actually, when I was looking at that jade pillar, the Thousand Light Eye didn't see anything. And this is exactly what makes me suspicious."

  Dong Shuanghe was taken aback, and even Lian Qiang Guang's eyes couldn't see the hidden subtlety of the jade pillar. However, she soon derived a subtlety from this lack of subtlety: "Perfection is too frightening, which is precisely its most imperfect place."

  After sunset, the sky darkened rapidly. Darkness seemed to have grown impatient and opened a large ink-colored mouth to swallow up a piece of blue sky, leaving only twinkling stars and some scattered clouds.

  Neon lights began to twinkle in the night sky of Suzhou, and every household lit up their lights. The unique atmosphere of the night spread out amidst the hustle and bustle on the streets.

  Douslin and his companion casually found a small restaurant to eat dinner, still with an unhurried demeanor.

  "Are you sure about this?" Du Sulin asked, but in her heart she had already agreed with Dong Shuanghe's proposal, and on the surface she just wanted to tease Dong Shuanghe a bit.

  Dong Shuanghe didn't mind Du Siling's bad taste at all, and glanced at him lightly, "You can also not do it, if there is a better way."

  Dou Sulin shrugged and looked forward, a sharp light flashing in his eyes, as if he had locked onto his prey.

  And in fact, it is indeed so.

  In the morgue of the police station, Dong Shuanghe whispered a single word in Du Siling's ear: Thief!

  Dou Sulin had called the mouse to ask if there was any document-like thing. At that time, Chen Zhou Yun had sobered up for a long time and said that there was indeed a document, but it could not be used as evidence for case transfer because their special task force was sent down with the sign of exchange visit only.

  They must get this jade pillar. In fact, there was a vague guess in Duslin's heart, but before it was verified, she also suppressed the idea in her heart.

  In an instant, a flash of surprise like a startled wave; in the next, it's covered by lowered eyelashes, leaving no trace.

  So Duslin chose Dong Shuanghe's proposal, however. But the person who implemented this action was not Duslin or Dong Shuanghe, but Duslin's current target!

  This is a relatively remote area in Su County. There is no bustling atmosphere on the street, and occasionally you can see a wild cat jumping from the eaves of the house, only its eerie eyes are more prominent in the darkness.

  Douslin and his companion walked in this seemingly endless alley, surrounded by an eerie silence.

  Like a pool of cold water, chilling to the bone.

  Du Sulin's smile, tinged with playfulness, was shrouded in the dim light. His faint words, laced with a hint of laziness and ease, floated through the empty alley: "I'm just here to discuss a mutually beneficial transaction with you. We both know you're not my match."

  The tense atmosphere brought by the darkness and silence seemed to have no effect on her.

  It's just that it has been a long time since I last replied.

  Du Dong and the other two were not anxious, they just quietly waited in place. With Du Si Lin's legendary thousand-ray eyes around, how could they be afraid of their prey running away?

  The alley seems empty, and the occasional drunkard who used to pass by has also disappeared without a trace. It's like a maze with no turning back and no end in sight.

  The night color has deepened several shades.

  "Alas..." A sigh seemed to linger on in this empty alley for a long time.

  The woman's voice was mournful and distant, with a hint of resentment and a tinge of helplessness: "Lan'er is just a lonely ghost, why must the two of you make things difficult for me?"