The Mightiest Little Master of Metaphysics
Chapter 174 - 172 Uncle Is Still Alive (Part 1)

Chapter 174: Chapter 172 Uncle Is Still Alive (Part 1)

Through the teacher, Little Yezi got Yun Qi’s number, and on the phone, Little Yezi was sobbing and couldn’t speak coherently.

Yun Qi, with a serious face, comforted her, "Little Yezi, don’t be afraid, your sister is here."

...

"Little Yezi, be good, sister will definitely help you find your dad."

...

On the side, Yun Qiuce rested his chin on one hand, smiling lazily. After Yun Qi finished the call, he teased, "Our Qi has taken another big job, what’s the deal, has your little kindergarten friend’s dad been taken away by a demon?"

"Uncle!" Yun Qi said seriously, "Little Yezi is terribly upset."

"Alright, alright, just kidding."

Half an hour later, Yun Qiuce drove Yun Qi to Little Yezi’s home.

The police hadn’t left yet, they were watching the surveillance footage around the computer.

The footage at the beginning seemed normal, Lei Wanchun was home alone, sitting at the long dining table watching the computer, occasionally getting up to drink water or go to the bathroom.

Then someone knocked on the door outside, Lei Wanchun got up and looked through the peephole.

Then he suddenly behaved strangely, as if his enemy were outside the door.

He rushed upstairs in a panic, even opening a cabinet to look inside, then went upstairs and never came out of the storage room.

The footage then started to distort, turning into static for a few minutes before returning to normal.

Then Du Lijie came home and couldn’t find Lei Wanchun.

"Strange, the person was clearly at home, even though someone knocked, he didn’t open the door."

"And moreover, neither the surveillance outside the door nor the community’s surveillance captured his figure, so we can conclude he was always at home."

The police analyzed like this, looking upstairs with a sense of an eerie atmosphere enveloping the entire house.

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

"Shit!" The officers, absorbed in analyzing the case, got startled, exchanged glances, and one of them went to the peephole and looked, then turned around with a look as if he’d seen a ghost:

"Captain Li, there’s no one there."

Captain Li immediately felt a chill on his scalp, "Nonsense, how can there be no one, broad daylight, don’t scare yourself."

He mustered his courage to look through the peephole himself, and indeed, no one was there.

His face went pale instantly, instinctively clutching at the gun at his waist.

At this moment, a childlike voice sounded outside, "Little Yezi, open the door for me."

"Sister Xiao Qi is here." Little Yezi jumped up excitedly, running barefoot to open the door.

The door opened, and standing there was a soft, pink little dumpling.

Yun Qi tilted her head and smiled sweetly, "Hello, Police Uncles."

"Hey, hello, little friend."

The two officers breathed a huge sigh of relief; it turns out it was a child, too short to be seen through the peephole.

Captain Li let go of his grip on the gun, tapped the back of his subordinate’s head, "You scared me, you brat."

The subordinate rubbed his head, feeling wronged, Captain, you didn’t see anything either.

At this moment, Yun Qiuce caught up from behind, grumbling, "Qi, why did you run so fast? Uncle hasn’t even parked the car yet."

He looked up, wanting to greet the adults in the house, but when he saw Du Lijie’s swollen eyes from crying, he immediately retracted his smile and nodded nervously.

Du Lijie thought it was just a playmate Little Yezi found, wiped her tears, and sighed, "I’m sorry, there’s a bit of a situation at home today, Little Yezi won’t be going out, let your child find someone else to play with."

Yun Qiuce awkwardly waved his hand, "Hey, I’m not..."

Yun Qi interrupted, her voice clear and earnest, "Auntie, my name is Qi, I’m here to help Little Yezi find her dad."

***

They sat down, and Qiuce explained.

Du Lijie blinked, looking as if she hadn’t registered.

A Xuan Shu Master? A five-year-old dumpling claiming to be a Xuan Shu Master? And a classmate of Little Yezi from kindergarten!

This is all nonsense, a child’s prank?

Due to her bad mood, she suddenly snapped at her daughter, "Little Yezi, how can you be so inconsiderate, is your father’s disappearance something to joke about?"

"Mommy, I’m not joking. Sister Xiao Qi really knows how to hunt ghosts. She even gave Daddy an amulet before."

Speaking of this, Yun Qi immediately asked seriously, "Right, where’s the talisman I gave your dad? Didn’t he carry it with him?"

"Yes, he brought it with him. Every day I watch him put it in his pocket before I feel at ease, and it was like that this morning too," Little Yezi said, both pitiful and aggrieved.

"That’s good, we can conclude that Uncle is still alive."

The two officers exchanged glances, and Captain Li leaned forward patiently, "Little friend, did you learn this from home, or from TV? Let Uncle tell you, you’re still young, it’s best not to get involved with these messy things."

"Hey..." Yun Qiuce, feeling like the adult, was about to explain.

But Yun Qi blocked him with her small hand, her eyes clear and serious, listening to Captain Li finish before she said, "Uncle just got promoted from deputy to full rank, eager to make a mark, and given that I’m young, not believing me is normal."

"Huh? How did you know I..." Captain Li looked incredulously at his subordinate.

He had indeed been promoted to captain recently, and he’s been working extra diligently since then to avoid any major incidents in his jurisdiction.

That’s why he personally came over when he got Du Lijie’s call.

"I also know you’ll get married this year. Congratulations, Uncle." Yun Qi squinted her eyes, smiling very sweetly.

Captain Li was stunned, "Little girl, you’ve got this wrong. I’m so busy with work, not good at talking, haven’t even dated anyone, how could I marry."

"That’s right, every time Captain Li goes on a blind date, it’s just one time, the other person never meets him for a second time," the subordinate said beside him.

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean only one time? I have met them for a second time."

"Well, at most twice, then they say goodbye to him."

"Hey, you little rascal, are you deliberately making fun of your master?" Captain Li gave his subordinate, who was also his apprentice, another smack on the back of the head, thinking of the girl he met on a blind date a few days ago, who just set up a third meeting yesterday.

Yun Qi looked at the amusing banter between mentor and apprentice, smiling widely, "Uncle, don’t worry, you’ll definitely get married this year. Your Yangyue Mouth indicates a good chance for love, and your marriage palace is full, with the Jixing Temple supporting your career. You’ll meet your destined partner soon."

Captain Li felt a chill in his heart, frowning as he recalled the girl from a few days ago, about to ask, only to hear Yun Qi say, "Yes, trust your instincts."

Captain Li was stunned, looking up and down at Yun Qi with suspicion.

Does this little girl know what I’m thinking?

And beside them, Du Lijie hesitantly interjected, "Uh, does what you’re talking about have anything to do with my husband?"