"Ahhh!"Lin Wu suddenly opened his eyes. The surroundings were still shrouded by the darkness of the night, as if everything he had just been through was an illusion.
It was only then did he realize that he had come out of Pei Jianing"s memories. He couldn"t help but sit on the ground and look up. With both hands supporting himself on the ground, he panted heavily, his forehead covering in sweat.
Although everything that had just taken place was just a part of Pei Jianing"s memories, after those feelings of despair and agony had been imprinted into his heart, it was hard for him to forget about them.
And now, he understood why Pei Jianing wanted to seek revenge.
Putting aside malicious ghosts with fixated obsessions and had no reservations, even he, as a living person, had a strong urge to capture the culprit and get 500 strong men to r*pe him until he died.
Pei Jianing squatted down in front of him. Seeing his state, she spoke with difficulty, "... So...sor... sorry..."
Lin Wu panted for a while before gradually regaining his composure. He looked at her and then slowly stood up, shaking his head as he said, "It"s alright, this isn"t your fault. Don"t worry, I"ll definitely help you apprehend that person."
He knew that Pei Jianing was apologizing to him because she had let him go through her memories to withstand the pain that she did.
"It seems that the person should know that there aren"t surveillance cameras here. He thought that he had knocked you over and brought you serious injuries, and thus knocked you down to kill you as he didn"t wish to spend any money..."
Lin Wu then laughed coldly and said, "Haha, that"s true. A living person is a lot more troublesome than a dead one."
Pei Jianing tilted her head and a.s.sessed him, feeling puzzled.
"Jianing."
Suddenly, Lin Wu took a deep breath and said softly, "Some people"s hearts are even more vicious than malicious ghost"s... but that doesn"t mean that it"s the same for everyone. Do you understand?"
Pei Jianing hesitated for a moment before nodding. "... You... are... good..."
"Cough, you"ve already gotten married to me, so there"s no need for you to give me the good guy card [1], right?" Lin Wu coughed. He then looked toward her bent and fractured legs.
If she wasn"t a ghost, she wouldn"t have been able to squat down.
Lin Wu fell silent for a moment before asking, "Who"s the one who broke your legs?"
After hearing this question, the blood on Pei Jianing"s body started flowing rapidly, and the tears of blood became increasingly bright. It was as if her resentment and ruthless aura had been agitated, and the surrounding temperature plunged.
"... It... was... ice..."
It could be that her mind had been clouded by an even stronger resentment aura that Pei Jianing was unable to describe the person clearly. She only managed to speak a few words.
"Ice?"
Lin Wu frowned slightly.
Previously, Pei Jianing had mentioned that before she possessed this car, she had gone to "... kill... ice..."
Did that mean that she had killed someone that had the word "ice" in their name?
"Who is ice?" Lin Wu asked.
Pei Jianing opened her mouth, then said with difficulty, "... bad... person..."
Lin Wu was struck with understanding. He gave it some thought and then asked, "Your friend?"
Pei Jianing immediately shook her head.
Lin Wu then asked again, "Is it your cla.s.smate?"
Pei Jianing hesitated for a moment before nodding.
"A student from Su City"s Twelfth Middle School?" Lin Wu was struck with realization and then asked, "Why did she break your legs?"
Pei Jianing tilted her head and gave it some thought, wearing a puzzled expression. She then shook her head and said with difficulty, "... don"t... remember..."
"You don"t remember?" Lin Wu stroked his chin and then asked, "Where"s the place where she beat you?"
Pei Jianing continued to wear a puzzled expression.
It seemed that... she couldn"t remember it anymore.
Lin Wu shook his head and didn"t continue to ask her questions. "Forget it. Tomorrow is Monday, and I have to stand-in for my dad"s cla.s.ses. I can try to find out about your matter."
Pei Jianing didn"t say anything but just looked at Lin Wu quietly.
"Oh, right, I"ll get Li Luyao to check on that ice first." Lin Wu took out his phone and called Li Luyao.
However, she seemed to be on a call.
Lin Wu hung up and then turned to say to Pei Jianing, "Let"s go back for today. I"ll help you to ask about things tomorrow."
Pei Jianing blinked, wiped the blood dripping down her eyes, and then nodded.
After getting into the car, Lin Wu drove back in the same way he came.
Anyone else would probably feel nervous to be in such a secluded place in the middle of the night. However, Lin Wu was a lot more courageous. Anyway, he had a malicious ghost by his side, so there was nothing for him to be worried about.
It wasn"t long before Li Luyao called back.
"h.e.l.lo?"
After the call got through, Li Luyao"s voice rang out, "Lin Wu, I was just thinking of calling you in a while when you called."
"En, I found some useful leads."
Lin Wu said calmly, "It"s true that Pei Jianing was knocked to death by this car. The previous car owner is a guy, and he should know your cousin. He"s inhumane and can"t even be compared to a beast. Jianing didn"t die from a car accident. He had intentionally killed her to avoid responsibilities..."
"Intentional murder?" Li Luyao was slightly stunned. "You found evidence?"
"... No, but I a.s.sure you that it"s true. The previous car owner really did knock her down to death intentionally."
Lin Wu frowned. He didn"t care if there was any evidence. He only wanted to look for that person and let Pei Jianing take revenge.
"My cousin called earlier. I already know who the previous car owner is," Li Luyao said.
"Who is it?" Lin Wu"s eyes lit up.
"It"s my cousin"s ex-boyfriend."
Li Luyao said softly, "That person"s name is Meng He, and he is a Taekwondo coach. That car was a birthday gift she had given to Meng He, but after a few days, she realized that Meng He had an affair with many female students. That"s why she got Meng He to return the car to her. That Meng He had dragged it out for two days before returning the car to her."
"Dragged for two days?" Lin Wu was struck by a thought and asked, "What was the date when your cousin asked Meng He to return the car?"
"It was the day Pei Jianing got into a car accident, 10 June." Li Luyao said softly.
"As expected..."
Lin Wu nodded slowly, then frowned and said, "To have knocked a living person and sent her flying for such a far distance, with blood splattered everywhere, the car couldn"t be unscathed. He had probably sent the car to be fixed during these two days."
It was no wonder that in Pei Jianing"s memories, Meng He sounded very displeased toward women, being full of curses. It must have been because he had been ditched by Li Luyao"s cousin.
"Oh, right." Lin Wu then said, "Can you help me check on Pei Jianing"s cla.s.smates? It"s a person with the word ice in their name. The person might be dead."
"Alright, I"ve got it."
Li Luyao then asked, "Lin Wu, you have found out a lot of things. Did Pei Jianing tell you about them?"
"You can say that." Lin Wu nodded slightly.
To be accurate, he had been through the experience personally.
"Then that"s troublesome." Li Luyao sighed and said, "That Meng He might also have been worried about complications, and thus disappeared after returning the car to my cousin. He had even changed his phone number. Unless the police were to issue an arrest warrant, it"d be difficult to locate him."
"Disappeared?"
Lin Wu frowned and said, "That Meng He is a suspect. Can"t an arrest warrant be issued based on this?"
"Even if we know that, we don"t have any evidence," Li Luyao said in a soft voice. "The words said by a ghost can"t be used as evidence in court. There must at least be leads that point him out as a suspect before the police can take action."
Lin Wu couldn"t help but fall silent.
It was true that there were no surveillance camera records on this part of the road. The car had been serviced and probably washed as well, so there were no traces of blood at all. There were no leads pointing toward Meng He in the slightest.
Without any evidence to prove that Meng He was a suspect, the police wouldn"t issue an arrest warrant.
"That Meng He isn"t a good guy. He had found people to put up an act of saving a damsel in distress in order to win my cousin over. Sigh, the reason my cousin went overseas to travel was because she realized that Meng He had cheated her feelings."
Lin Wu frowned and said, "I"ll investigate things during these two days, and I might be able to find some evidence. If I can... I"ll have to trouble you with the arrest warrant."
"En, for your sake, I"ll definitely do my best to take care of such simple things." Li Luyao immediately agreed.
"Thanks," Lin Wu said softly.
"You"re actually thanking me for a malicious ghost?" Li Luyao felt a little surprised and then said, "But, I feel that... you seem to be a lot more concerned about Pei Jianing. It seems that you pity her. Did something happen?"
"..."
Lin Wu fell silent for a moment before saying softly, "She"s in great pain... I only want to help her."