chsdbacks Chapter 611 The Red-Clad Murder Case
Chapter 611 The Red-Clad Murder Case
"I've heard about it. It's all over the internet, everyone's saying it's really weird. The official ruling is suicide, but nobody believes it." My expression hardened upon hearing this, and I replied, "Brother Li, is your trip to Hong Kong related to this?"
"Brother Li, I read the report about this. It's quite bizarre. The birthday was thirteen years and thirteen days. The person was dressed in red, had a weight under their feet, and was hanging from a beam. You can't usually commit suicide like this. It's clearly a setup."
Fatty Lin continued.
On the other end of the phone, Li Donglin paused for two seconds before saying, "It was indeed not an accident, nor was it a simple evil spell. It was an ancient evil spell that used to bind a child's soul and bring the dead back to life."
"Brother Li, have you made any progress?"
"Long Nier asked."
This case caused quite a stir last year, and we paid attention to it. At that time, Gambling King Lu fell seriously ill and needed to perform the Seven Star Life-Extending Spell. We didn't have the spare capacity to deal with it.
After Lui, the gambling king, completed the life-extending ritual and his condition stabilized, the matter was concluded and classified as suicide.
Although there are all sorts of opinions online, you have no right to speak without seeing it for yourself.
The only thing that could be confirmed at the time was that things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.
When Long Nier asked a question, Xiao Ba stood up, its big, dark eyes fixed on the phone, motionless.
"Got it!"
Li Donglin gave an affirmative answer, saying, "This boy's birth chart is extremely pure. He was born in a yin year, yin month, and yin day. He has a body of extreme yin and yang, which is a rare occurrence in a hundred years. Ordinary evil arts would scatter the soul and refine evil spirits to gather energy, but the layout of this case, from beginning to end, is all about restraining the soul and preserving it completely, without letting it disperse in the slightest."
"Grass!"
Fatty Lin cursed and said, "I knew something was wrong. The red robe is a soul-locking robe, specifically designed to seal away wandering spirits and prevent them from escaping; the iron weights under his feet suppress his soul, preventing it from falling into the cycle of reincarnation; suspended above the wooden beam, wood represents life, this is a formation for preserving and nurturing the soul. This is not a formation for killing and harming people, it's a formation for preserving souls and waiting for them to return!"
"About the same!"
Li Donglin sighed and said, "I've been lurking in the old forest for months this time, just to catch the killer."
"The core of this technique is not killing, but stealing souls."
"The practitioner, whose lifespan has run out and whose lifespan is nearing its end, and who cannot find a legitimate method to prolong his life, takes a desperate gamble. He seeks out a pure yang virgin boy, sets up a Five Elements Soul-Locking Formation to extract the boy's soul, and waits for the opportune moment to return it to his body to take the blame for himself!"
"Every detail on site was designed to complete this deadly scheme."
"The tiny needle-like hole between the child's eyebrows is a soul-splitting and spirit-stabilizing needle, locking the three souls and seven spirits to prevent them from wandering around; the red clothes belong to fire, the swimsuit belongs to water, the iron weight belongs to metal, the wooden beam belongs to wood, and the earth belongs to earth, the five elements form a closed loop to lock the energy field."
"The most extreme part is that it's suspended in mid-air off the ground."
Li Donglin paused for a moment, then continued to explain: "When a person falls to the ground, their soul returns to the yin realm, suspended in the air without touching the earth's energy. This is to completely sever the path of reincarnation. The soul is forcibly trapped at the moment of death, suspended between the yin and yang realms, neither up nor down, neither alive nor dead, specifically reserved for the caster to seize the yang soul."
"That's ruthless," Fatty Lin snorted.
"By the way, Brother Li, there's a rumor circulating online that around the time this boy died, several children in Fujian Province died mysteriously. It's all over the internet, saying that someone is secretly gathering thirteen pure yin and pure yang child souls, collecting thirteen child lives, specifically to extend the lives of top figures in the industry and ward off disasters. Is this true or false?" I asked.
Upon hearing this, Fatty Lin perked up and said, "Yes, I've seen this rumor too. It's quite detailed, saying that thirteen people form an array, with the soul of a child as the guide. It's a top-tier life-extending array, specifically designed to help high-ranking, powerful figures whose lifespans are nearing their end to defy fate. It's even linked to the capital circles of Hong Kong and mainland China."
"You fat Lin, you know it's fake, but you still join in the fun and test me?" Li Donglin snorted.
"No, Brother Li, I just wanted you to answer my question." Fatty Lin said with a grin.
"Alright, I'll clear things up for you!" Li Donglin was a little helpless at Lin Pangzi's actions and said, "Since ancient times, whether it is orthodox metaphysics or unorthodox evil arts, life-extending and soul-stealing only takes one soul and one body. It emphasizes the matching of fate and the harmony of aura. It is better to have none than to have something of poor quality."
"The more people there are, the more energy fields there are, the harder it is to harmonize them, and the heavier the backlash. Forget about prolonging life, the caster is very likely to be blown up by the chaotic evil energy on the spot, with both body and soul destroyed. Any knowledgeable sorcerer would not make such a low-level mistake."
"Brother Li, I saw some so-called esoteric practitioners giving demonstrations, saying that using a child's soul to prolong life is real!" I said.
"Someone is taking advantage of the situation and deliberately creating hype."
Li Donglin snorted and said, "Most of the cases of young children dying in Fujian Province were accidents or ordinary clashes of yin energy, not deliberate acts. This is someone in the industry deliberately making a fuss about it."
"Doing this serves two purposes: first, to confuse the public and cover up the real Soul-Stealing Life-Extending Technique; second, to stir up public opinion, divert attention, and make people focus on the fictional Thirteen-Person Formation while ignoring the truly harmful life-extending technique."
"So, the case of the boy in red is real, and the rumors circulating online about the thirteen children's lives are just a smokescreen, used to cover up the real perpetrator?" I said.
"That's right."
Li Donglin replied in a deep voice, "The other party is a master. They want to use rumors to cover up all traces and make everyone investigate the non-existent thirteen children's life extension, so that this real case of soul-stealing and life extension will be completely buried and classified as an ordinary suicide."
"Then the caster's purpose is completely clear," I said after thinking for a moment.
The boy in red possesses a pure destiny, specifically designed to seize yang souls and graft them onto his own body.
In summary, it involves stealing the boy's pure Yang energy to prolong one's own lifespan, taking on the calamities and tribulations in one's place.
The other party wanted to transfer all the karma, consequences, divine retribution, and calamities they had committed in the past onto the trapped child's soul.
Once the spell is complete, the practitioner will be able to borrow the soul and extend their life, while the boy's soul will be trapped in the space between Yin and Yang for eternity, suffering the karmic retribution for the evildoer, unable to reincarnate or find liberation.
After finishing his analysis, Fatty Lin gritted his teeth and cursed, "That's fucking vicious! This bastard not only stole souls, but also made them bear all the retribution for him."
"Don't worry, their attempt to stay alive failed!"
Li Donglin snorted coldly and said, "As soon as this was reported, I flew over there, followed the clues left at the scene, and fought with the other party several times!"
"He's already missed the best opportunity to guide the soul into his body, and he's injured too. If he tries to guide the soul now, that child could easily take over and control him. He wouldn't dare!"
"Brother Li, is the person who performed the spell currently in Hong Kong Island?" I asked.