The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 337 - 335: The Life Stories of Three Dead People

Chapter 337: Chapter 335: The Life Stories of Three Dead People

"The case is known as the Liu Xiaopeng case," Liu Xiaopeng had taken two wives, and together they had seven children.

He lived with his wives and children on the very edge of the mountain village and never allowed them to go out, keeping them imprisoned and abused for a long time.

Liu Xiaopeng was a proponent of polygamy, and even considered his four daughters as wives. His children were brainwashed over a long period to believe that their purpose in life was to serve their father, to become his slaves.

Later, one of the wives couldn’t take it any longer and finally ran away. She brought the police to their home, exposing all of Liu Xiaopeng’s crimes, and thereby rescued the children.

According to Liu Xiaopeng’s confession, both wives had always wanted to escape, so he killed one of them.

He thought this would frighten the other wife into not attempting to escape, but she still found a way out."

After Ren Baishan finished explaining, Qin Zhao and Shangguan Qiu were silent for a long time.

"What ultimately happened to Liu Xiaopeng?"

"He was sentenced to death and the sentence was carried out immediately."

"What does this case have to do with the current one?"

"All three victims were Liu Xiaopeng’s children. After Liu Xiaopeng died, the surviving wife, having been abused for a long time, also died not long afterward.

The children became orphans. A reporter covered the Liu Xiaopeng case and it caused a national sensation at the time. Society paid a lot of attention to the case and everyone felt sympathy for the children.

So it wasn’t long before many kind people stepped forward to adopt them."

With that, Ren Baishan sighed.

The fate of these children was truly tragic; they finally escaped their demonic father and started to live normal lives, only to end up dead in such a horrible way.

"If that ’thing’s’ target is Liu Xiaopeng’s children, could other people be in danger? Only three are dead so far, but weren’t there seven children?"

"After discovering their backgrounds, the police hurriedly contacted the adoptive families of the other children, and the four who were adopted by families in other regions are all safe for the moment.

These three victims were adopted by local families in Jiangling."

Shangguan Qiu pondered and said, "If it really is a ghost at work, could it be Liu Xiaopeng’s revenge?"

"That’s what I was thinking, but unfortunately we can’t find him."

"Not necessarily."

Qin Zhao suddenly spoke up, "If Liu Xiaopeng is seeking revenge, these children are definitely not the ones he hates the most. The ones in danger should be the police officers who handled the case back then."

"None of those old officers have encountered any trouble."

"So it’s probably not about revenge. Let’s go to the scene tomorrow and see."

"Alright, you two should rest early."

Ren Baishan left their room.

After Qin Zhao and Shangguan Qiu finished washing up, Shangguan Qiu asked her for some advice on cultivation.

They meditated and practiced cultivation for a while.

The next day, Ren Baishan took them to the crime scene.

"All three victims died of heart failure, with not a single injury on their bodies, yet they were all in good health, which should not have caused their deaths.

This is another puzzling aspect of the case; we have no idea how they died."

Arriving at one of the crime scenes, Ren Baishan added an explanation.

When they arrived, a police officer was already waiting there, a friend of Ren Baishan.

The local police had devoted a lot of manpower and resources to investigate this case and took it very seriously. When they heard Ren Baishan had gone to Imperial City to bring back a capable person, his friend also came.

After the introductions, the officer was named Chen Liu, and he told them to just call him Lao Liu.

"I’ve brought the case files; you can take a look."

The records in the case files were more detailed than Ren Baishan had described.

"At first, we thought it was accidental death, but after finding out about the three individuals’ backgrounds, it seemed too coincidental.

Unless there was an inheritable disease that caused heart problems and could lead to sudden death at a certain age.

The coroner checked and confirmed that there was no such genetic heart disease among them."

Qin Zhao and Shangguan Qiu quickly read through the file, gaining an even more detailed understanding of the case.

"I’ll go in first to have a look."

She led the way into a nearby house.

This family had adopted one of the deceased and lived there ever since. On the day of the death, he had come home from school while his adoptive parents were still at work.

By the time they got home, they found him dead in the living room.

At first, the adoptive parents thought it was an accident and didn’t call the police.

The police took the matter seriously when another victim died.

He died on his way home at night.

His family thought someone had killed him, so they involved the police right away.

Once the police learned about the child’s background, they inquired about the other adopted children and discovered that all three children adopted by local families in Jiangling had died.

At that point, they realized the deaths of the three children weren’t accidents.

Qin Zhao entered the house and didn’t feel anything wrong with the atmosphere.

The house was empty; the adoptive parents had moved away from this sad place, and since no one was living there anymore, the police sealed it off.

A long time had passed since the crime, so even if a soul had committed the act, any remaining yin energy would have dissipated by now.

She called over Ren Baishan.

"When you came here to investigate, did you encounter the soul of the deceased?"

"No," Ren Baishan said with a wry smile, "If I had, I would know why they died."

Qin Zhao nodded, as she had expected this response.

"Do you have their birth date and time?"

If she had the birth date and time, she could perform a Summoning Soul.

The easiest solution would be to summon the deceased’s soul and have them explain what happened themselves.

"The police station should be able to find that out, right?"

The two found Lao Liu, and he quickly made calls to have his colleagues check.

They did manage to find it, but only for one of the victims.

Liu Xiaopeng had not registered many of his children with the relevant institutions immediately, so the birth dates of most were unknown.

The fact this child’s birth date was known was because she was born to the wife who filed the report, and she was the youngest.

At the time, the police recorded such identity information, and that wife remembered these dates, so they were registered.

After obtaining the birth date and time information, Qin Zhao proceeded with Summoning Soul.

First, she set up an Array in an open area inside the house, formed Sealing gestures with her hands, and began summoning Dead Souls.

Qin Zhao, now possessing Golden Core cultivation, found Summoning Soul to be quite simple. Since the soul hadn’t gone to the underworld, it was quickly summoned.

A semi-transparent soul drifted in through the door, looking around blankly.

"Little friend, how did you die?"

The girl had not been very old before she died, just a junior high school student.

She answered in confusion, "Did I die? I just went to find my mom."

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