The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 244 - 241 The Next One to Die is You

Chapter 244: Chapter 241 The Next One to Die is You

When Qin Zhao arrived at the police station, the forensic expert had already confirmed that the body had been dead for over three days. Not only were the facial features mutilated, but the fingernails had also been pulled out.

Finally, through DNA testing, the body was confirmed to be Feng Aiyuan.

"Yuanyuan!"

The police brought Feng Aicai over, and upon seeing the body’s stature, he recognized his sister.

He cried out as he rushed forward, "Yuanyuan! It’s all big brother’s fault for not protecting you!"

Seeing Feng Aiyuan’s tragic state, Feng Aicai’s cries paused, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.

"Who did this! I’m going to kill him, I must kill him! To avenge my sister!"

Feng Aicai dared not look directly at his sister’s body, overwhelmed with emotion.

Huo Xun watched him coldly, "The murderer sent a package to your home, containing your sister’s fingernails. There was also a note that read ’Every debt has its debtor, every wrong has its perpetrator. Guess who’s going to die next?’

It indicates that you have a feud with the murderer, that’s why he treated your sister this way. You’d better come clean about what you know regarding Qin Kejing’s disappearance!

If you’re not honest, don’t blame us for not protecting you. You might be the next one to die!"

"What?!"

Feng Aicai, who had been unaware of the note until then, looked even worse.

He stepped back, unable to meet Huo Xun’s gaze, clearly showing his guilt.

"Seeing your sister’s pitiful state, do you also want to be treated this way?"

Huo Xun grabbed Feng Aicai, forcing him to look at Feng Aiyuan’s remains.

"Ah! No!"

Terrified, Feng Aicai collapsed onto the ground.

After a long while, he stuttered out the truth about Qin Kejing’s disappearance.

The inheritance his uncle had left him had long been spent. But addicted to a life of luxury, he couldn’t bear the thought of returning to a penniless existence.

So, he wanted the Qin family to return the money they had invested so he could continue receiving dividends from Qing family’s company profits annually, but those dividends, amounting to only millions, came just once a year and were not enough.

That money had been taken by Qin Siyu. Why would Qin Siyu ever return it?

Unable to retrieve the money, Feng Aicai had his sister Feng Aiyuan get close to Qin Kejing and then took the opportunity to kidnap her, demanding a huge ransom from the Qin family.

After their disappearance, Feng Aicai was unable to contact his sister, but he assumed Feng Aiyuan couldn’t contact him conveniently, so he didn’t worry.

It was only when pieces of Qin Kejing’s fingernails and fragments of her dress reached the Qin family that Feng Aicai felt something was amiss.

According to the plan, neither he nor his sister intended to harm Qin Kejing, and having known his sister for many years, he didn’t think she had it in her to commit such cruel acts.

Later, the situation spiraled beyond his control.

Not only did his family receive a package, but the police also brought his sister’s body to the station!

"I don’t know why it turned out this way." Feng Aicai couldn’t help but cover his face and cry. "I just wanted the money, I never intended to hurt anyone; they must have been kidnapped by someone else!"

"Do you know anything about Feng Zishan?"

Huo Xun suddenly asked about a seemingly unrelated person.

Feng Zishan was not related to the case, but she was the daughter of Feng Aicai’s uncle. The heartbreak of her kidnapping and subsequent death had led to the wealthy man’s demise and the inheritance passing to Feng Aicai and his sister.

Feng Aicai remained silent for a long time; Huo Xun studied his face closely and noticed that he seemed very wary of this name.

"Yes, I know. She was my uncle’s daughter."

"She too was kidnapped, and the kidnapper sent your uncle her fingernails and pieces of her clothing. But eventually, the ransom was denied, leading to your uncle dying of grief soon after."

"Yes, Zishan was the apple of my uncle’s eye."

Feng Aicai responded briefly, not wishing to discuss the matter further with Huo Xun.

"You can go now, but be careful these days."

Feng Aicai obviously hadn’t explained everything in full detail, so Huo Xun planned to use him to lure out the murderer.

"Ah? Aren’t you going to protect me?"

Thinking about the note that the murderer had sent, Feng Aicai was extremely worried.

At this moment, he couldn’t even care about mourning his sister’s death.

"I will have a few people follow you."

"But I want to stay at the police station until you catch the murderer. It’s safer that way."

"After finding your sister’s body, you’re no longer a suspect, and we don’t have the authority to keep you here any longer."

Feng Aicai opened his mouth, wanting to say something else, but Huo Xun firmly had someone escort him out.

After Feng Aicai left, Qin Zhao stepped forward and carefully examined the body. "There is a ghostly aura on the body; she was definitely possessed by a ghost after her death."

"So the body was controlled by a ghost just now, which is why it walked in front of us?"

Qin Zhao nodded. "She was probably trying to take the next step but didn’t expect you to find her. So, she left the body behind, and her soul fled."

"Who exactly is this soul?"

"Feng Zishan."

The moment Qin Zhao saw Feng Aicai, he figured out everything.

The Diamond Crown was originally Feng Zishan’s item. After she was killed by kidnappers, her father was devastated and lost interest in managing the family business, leading to a significant loss of wealth.

Later, when Feng Aicai inherited the wealth, he sold off the valuable jewelry. After Feng Zishan’s tragic death, her soul clung to the crown.

Having drifted about, she encountered the Feng siblings again, now significantly stronger. Thus, Feng Zishan’s soul was seeking revenge on the Feng siblings.

From the karma on Feng Aicai’s body, it was shown that he was involved in Feng Zishan’s death years ago!

Qin Zhao explained these things to Huo Xun, and Huo Xun instantly realized why Feng Aicai had been evasive and avoided eye contact when he asked about Feng Zishan.

"So her next target is definitely Feng Aicai. Shall we go keep an eye on him?"

"That’s possible. She’ll probably act tonight."

As the two prepared to leave, Huo Xun thought of Qin Kejing.

"What about Qin Kejing? Could Feng Zishan’s soul harm her?"

"A ghost harboring hatred carries strong malevolent energy. They’d do anything for revenge."

Implicitly, Qin Kejing’s chances were not promising.

But there was nothing to be done about it.

What was thought to be a simple kidnapping case had unraveled previous murder cases and even involved a vengeful ghost seeking retribution.

Feng Aicai returned home, chatting nervously with a few plainclothes police officers, not daring to be alone, and instructed his household staff to serve the officers food.

Qin Zhao and Huo Xun arrived at the Feng family home but didn’t show themselves; instead, they watched from outside the courtyard with binoculars.

"Thank you all for protecting me. Please help yourselves to food and drink. Later, when I sleep, could you please keep watch beside me?" Feng Aicai anxiously looked towards the officers.

He had no appetite at all, his mind filled with the ghastly image of his sister’s death.

"If you don’t mind, neither do we," said one officer.

Feng Aicai sighed in relief, turned to get a bottle of expensive wine from the wine cabinet to entertain the officers protecting him—his survival depended on them!

He did not know that the entity behind these events was not human!

Feng Aicai picked a bottle of red wine and then remembered the question Huo Xun had asked him.

His expression gradually grew grave.

He couldn’t understand why Huo Xun would bring up Feng Zishan, considering it all happened so many years ago.

That incident was indeed related to him.