Wen Wen, clad in his new rescuer uniform, walked down from upstairs with a hint of awkwardness.
"Ahem, I'm back late. Everyone looks in good spirits, no missing limbs or anything, so I'm relieved. It seems nothing happened while I was gone."
He had promised to help this family solve their problems tonight, but he had disappeared midway. Wen Wen felt a bit sheepish, even though he had already figured out how to resolve it.
"Where have you been!"
Seeing Wen Wen return, Jiao Xinlei felt a lot more at ease. Although she wasn't very familiar with Wen Wen, in this environment, Wen Wen was clearly the person who could give her the most a sense of security.
"I had something urgent to attend to," Wen Wen replied evasively.
"You, where did you come from? Are you human or ghost?"
Jiang's mother looked at Wen Wen, her lips trembling. They had specifically looked for Wen Wen during dinner, only to find that he was no longer in the villa. They thought he had fled after making empty boasts.
But now, after disappearing for several hours, he reappeared from the second floor. It was hard not to make this tormented family overthink.
"Strictly speaking, I am human."
Wen Wen answered casually, then stared at Jiao Xinlei, his gaze seeming to pierce through her.
This woman seemed to have changed. She carried a special aura, an aura related to death...
So... had she awakened her abilities?
He had only been gone for a few hours, what exactly had happened?
Wen Wen shook his head, deciding to first resolve the issue with the house, and then attend to Jiao Xinlei's problem.
Now that the containment facility had been upgraded, Wen Wen had acquired many new abilities and his strength had greatly improved. He was brimming with confidence, believing he could solve most problems.
He walked to the center of the group, sat down beside the man-headed dog, and stroked its head, saying,
"You can understand me, can't you? Why are you still protecting this family... Turn off your ability, I need to resolve this issue completely."
The dog stuck out its tongue and licked him, looking at Wen Wen blankly, as if to say, I don't understand what you're saying, because I'm just a dog.
Wen Wen gently patted the dog's head and said, "I'm not negotiating with you. If you don't agree, I'll make dog meat soup out of you. You know I have the ability to do that."
"Awooo."
The man-headed dog stopped playing cute and stood up, growling at Wen Wen. It sensed the threat from Wen Wen.
"Don't worry, debts are paid by the debtor. As long as the prime culprit repays what he owes, I won't let anyone else be implicated," Wen Wen assured.
"Detective Wen, what on earth are you talking about?"
Jiang Wenhu watched Wen Wen talking to a dog, feeling a chill in his heart. And what he said about debts and grievances made him even more confused. Had this detective been possessed by those things?
It wasn't impossible. He had mysteriously disappeared before, and acting alone in this villa meant being entangled by those things!
Wen Wen ignored Jiang Wenhu and continued to speak to the man-headed dog, "By the way, do you have the ability to restrain those ghosts within this villa, to prevent them from escaping?"
The man-headed dog whined softly, nodding in agreement.
"Then I have a plan."
Wen Wen stood up and said to Jiang Wenhu, "You don't understand what I'm saying, but your father should understand, right, Mr. Jiang Xusheng."
Jiang Yusheng's heart skipped a beat, and he said to Wen Wen in a deep voice, "My name is Jiang Yusheng..."
Wen Wen shook his head and said, "Well... calculating the time, it was about twenty-five years ago, on the national highway near Shuangshan Town, next to Furonghe City, when two double-decker buses collided and exploded, killing and injuring over a hundred people!"
"And what was the cause of the collision?"
"There were nails on the road, nails that were deliberately placed."
"Two buses traveling in opposite directions, their tires simultaneously punctured by nails, lost control, and crashed into each other!" Wen Wen gestured with his hands to represent the two buses.
Jiang Yusheng's face twitched, and he tried to remain calm, saying to Wen Wen, "What do you mean by what you're saying? What does something from over twenty years ago have to do with me?"
"Please don't interrupt me."
Wen Wen glared at Jiang Yusheng and continued, "If I remember correctly, at that time, Mr. Jiang Xusheng, you had a car repair shop near the collision site..."
Jiang Yusheng's legs felt unsteady, but he still spoke forcefully to Wen Wen, "Sir, please do not say things that are unrelated to us."
Wen Wen's expression remained unchanged as he continued to state, "You placed those nails. After the two cars collided, some people died, but many others survived."
"It was then that a group of bandits, led by you, who appeared honest and reliable, looted the money and belongings of everyone in both vehicles!"
"Even when people begged you to rescue them, you remained unmoved. After taking all the money and valuables, you left the two cars first, and then..."
"You ignited the fuel tanks while your accomplices were still unable to get out of the vehicles!"
Wen Wen looked at Jiang Yusheng with a vacant gaze, as if looking at a dead man.
"Only you knew about this incident because all the other involved parties are dead. After that, you lived under a false name, married, and had children, without receiving any punishment, until you moved into this villa!"
Jiang Yusheng said angrily, "Detective Wen, if you continue to spout nonsense, I will ask you to leave my house!"
"Mr. Jiang, it's useless if you say you don't understand!"
"It's useless if your family doesn't understand either!"
"Because they can understand, and they remember!"
Wen Wen looked up at Jiang Yusheng with an extremely contemptuous gaze.
"Frankly, if I had handled that case back then, you wouldn't have had a chance to escape."
"Detective Wen, you might be mistaken. How could my father have done something like this? He..." Jiang Wenhu tried to defend himself, but his words were quickly interrupted by Wen Wen.
"Do you think you were really that lucky to rent such a villa at such a cheap price?"
"Even if it's in the suburbs, that price is ridiculously low. Where in the world are there so many lucky coincidences!"
"This villa was purchased twenty-five years ago, and the owner's name was... Jiang Xusheng!"
Jiang Wenhu took two steps back, glanced at his father's expression, and slumped down dejectedly.
He had already harbored some doubts about this, but under his father's persuasion, he had dismissed it as getting a bargain. However, looking at his father's eyes now, he was certain that everything Wen Wen had said was true...
"After twenty-five years, those亡魂 have come to seek revenge on you, Jiang Xusheng." Wen Wen emphasized, speaking the name.
Jiang Yusheng's legs grew weak. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and shakily lit it.
Except for the dead, no one knew about the incident Wen Wen had spoken of. All the evidence had vanished in the explosion. As long as he denied it, no one could do anything to him.
However, the strange experiences his family had endured for so long made him unsure whether to continue his stubborn denial.