The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!
Chapter 477 Ghost Car

Chapter 477: Chapter 477 Ghost Car

"Have you ever checked the scrapped vehicles?"

Scarlett Jennings suddenly asked the traffic officer on the video call.

The traffic officer was taken aback for a moment, obviously not having thought of that angle. He quickly signaled to a colleague to search the scrapped vehicles’ database for car information.

After a while, they finally received a message from the colleague.

The traffic officer glanced at the message, his expression showing a hint of surprise as he looked towards Scarlett Jennings on the other end of the video call, saying,

"My colleague just checked the scrapped vehicles’ records and found a vehicle that was scrapped three years ago, matching the model and license plate! The reason for scrapping was a severe traffic accident."

The traffic officer examined the information sent by his colleague carefully, and the next moment, he looked a bit ashen.

After a long pause, he finally explained to Scarlett Jennings and the others on the video call,

"Three years ago, there was a suicidal accident on the North Hill Road section. The driver apparently committed suicide; the vehicle, which had been driving normally, suddenly accelerated and crashed into the guardrail alongside North Hill Road mid-way, resulting in the driver’s instantaneous death..."

He paused, then spoke with some difficulty, "That driver is the one I saw."

Before seeing the car owner’s photo sent by his colleague earlier, the traffic officer could only confirm that the driver was not the biological father he met, but he couldn’t recall what the driver looked like that day.

But upon seeing the photo just now, it was as if memories and images regarding this situation suddenly flooded in.

The driver was the deceased car owner, and the car he drove for that mother and child was a vehicle that had long been scrapped.

Everything in front of him forced him to believe the unbelievable.

The driver was indeed a ghost...

"But it wasn’t even completely dark then!"

The traffic officer was puzzled; weren’t ghosts usually nocturnal?

"And why did he falsely claim to be the kid’s father? The mother didn’t even refute it."

Without Scarlett Jennings needing to respond, Gregory Xander directly explained,

"In the Mystical Sect, there’s a saying called ’ghost blinds,’ which usually refers to the idea that the ghost’s shadow energy can influence a person’s visual nerves, causing them to overlook the danger in front of them.

But actually, ghost blind is just a general term because powerful ghost energy can obscure more than someone’s vision; it can affect all their senses, or even their cognition."

The audience in the livestream understood immediately; this explained why the wife would accept an unfamiliar man as the child’s father, and why both the traffic officer and those involved couldn’t recall the driver’s exact appearance.

[Kudos to Senior Brother Xander, he doesn’t panic even at crucial moments.]

[You can criticize his character or personality, but you can’t question his professional knowledge!]

[He really reminds me of those brainiac classmates who wouldn’t let me copy their homework!]

The comments in the livestream lightened the mood, while the traffic officer and the couple’s confusion were somewhat addressed.

The traffic officer was alright, but the couple was quite startled upon learning that the driver was a ghost.

After all, they were ordinary people, and hearing they had encountered a ghost, their first reaction was of fear, particularly the husband, who instinctively gripped his wife and child’s hands tightly, nervously asking,

"Master, that ghost... why did he claim to be my kid’s father? Is he... is he..."

Chosen his wife and child, planning to take them or make them replacements for himself?

Movies always portray water ghosts selecting people as replacements.

Seeing the father’s underlying concern and fear, Scarlett Jennings spoke directly, reassuring the couple on the video call,

"Rest assured, if he intended harm, the first day you sought him out, he would’ve come after your wife and child."

The kid’s father: ...

Thanks, but not much comfort was found.

"The shadow energy around your wife and child is very weak; a few days of sun exposure can dispel it, indicating the ghost has completely left after that interaction and hasn’t appeared again."

Scarlett Jennings continued, "If you wish to understand the meaning behind his actions, I suggest letting the police investigate his cause of death or background in life."

Generally, ghosts don’t voluntarily reveal themselves to people; if they get involved with the living, it must be due to some unresolved issue from when they were alive.

Like Ezra Wright, who wanted revenge for the disturbances upstairs, or like Quinlan Cohen, who wanted to return to his original home.

To understand why they behave this way, one must understand their obsessions from when they were alive.

While the traffic officer headed to the police office to check death records, Scarlett Jennings also turned to Gregory Xander and Evander Simpson, asking them,

"Should one of us go? Who will go?"

Gregory Xander glanced at Evander Simpson and directly said, "I’ll go."

Everyone present and the audience in the livestream were momentarily confused by this abrupt conversation, unsure of what they were secretly discussing.

They saw Gregory Xander standing up, grabbing a bag, and making a motion to leave.

Ariel Zimmerman instinctively raised her head, asking him, "Where are you going?"

Looking into Ariel Zimmerman’s concerned eyes, Gregory Xander answered her question,

"North Hill Road, generally, those with unresolved obsessions who refuse to leave will stay at their place of death."

Waiting for the police investigation would take time, better to head to the scene directly, pull out the ghost body, and find out the reason.

Furthermore, if left unchecked, ghost cars roaming the roads might eventually affect passing vehicles, causing accidents.

If unbeknownst, it’d be different.

Since it’s known, one should help address it.

Reporting back to the Security Bureau could earn extra points~

However, newcomers don’t know about this.

Gregory Xander glanced at Scarlett Jennings, appearing calm, and left with a camera operator.

In the meantime, the guests engaged in simple interactions with the couple on the video call, partly to lighten the atmosphere and partly to gain more truthful insights about the situation.

With Amber Livingston controlling the situation, alongside Ariel Zimmerman and Sebastian Carew occasionally asking questions, even the livestream audience didn’t find the wait boring.

Soon, the data the police gathered arrived almost simultaneously with Gregory Xander.

The traffic officer showed a pensive face after reviewing the data, saying after a long pause into the camera about the cause of the driver’s suicide.

"The driver’s surname was Lee; in life, he was an ordinary company employee. His wife suffered from postpartum depression and committed suicide a year after giving birth, leaving him to raise their child alone until the child was four.

However, three years ago, the child suddenly fell ill, and during the rush to the emergency room, the child passed away due to delays caused by traffic jams. The father then drove into the railing a month after his child’s burial."

The traffic officer’s voice was heavy; although it stated suicide in the dossier earlier,

Knowing the background made his suicidal act seem even more poignant.

The only child he had, his world was reduced to nothing.

Especially since the child could have survived.

Yet was lost due to delays in traffic.

It was imaginable how immense his hatred was at that moment.

And the traffic wasn’t due to any accidents, just ordinary congestion during rush hour.

He didn’t even have a tangible target for his resentment.

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