Chapter 491: How Could It Be Him?

“Haha!”

Lin Xue actually laughed out loud, clapping her hands in excitement and jumping up and down. “Great, great! The villain finally got what he deserved!”

Meanwhile, the two male officers had already hidden themselves outside the door…

Shui Miao, however, panicked. If Long Feng really died because of the cat spirits, he wouldn’t escape blame either.

Therefore, Shui Miao hurriedly picked up the yellow paper from the ground, placed one hand on Long Feng’s forehead, and the other hand on his wrist.

Naturally unwilling to be restrained, Long Feng immediately began to struggle.

Shui Miao straddled him, pinning him down firmly. Long Feng instantly revealed a ferocious expression, baring his teeth and attempting to bite Shui Miao. Shui Miao freed one hand and gripped his chin tightly to prevent him from biting. Yet, frustratingly, Long Feng changed tactics and started biting his own tongue!

The cat spirits were truly determined to kill him!

Shui Miao instinctively felt his scalp tingling, quickly clamping both of Long Feng’s jaws shut to stop him from severing his tongue.

At the same time, Shui Miao shouted desperately, “Damn it! I helped you catch the killer, how can you treat me like this? Killing him like this will drag me into it too! If you really want revenge, don’t drag me into it!”

Strangely enough, as soon as Shui Miao finished speaking, Long Feng immediately calmed down and stopped struggling.

“Good!”

“You can understand me, right…”

“Thank you, thank you for considering me! You are the sweetest cats in the world.”

“I know he really, really deserves to die, but please don’t kill him now. Wait until I leave, until I’m far away, then killing him won’t be my problem anymore.”

Shui Miao could sense it too—these cat spirits were extremely intelligent.

Lin Xue chimed in, “Exactly! Good deeds bring good results, evil deeds bring evil results. You can distinguish between good and evil, so you’re the best cats ever. I’ll bring you some delicious food tomorrow, and you must listen to your big brother here, don’t get him involved.”

“Meow!”

Long Feng let out another cat call, a very obedient one.

Shui Miao exhaled in relief, quickly gathering up the yellow papers and stuffing them all into his pocket.

Lin Xue then called over the two officers to help take Long Feng back to the monitoring room.

Following them inside, Lin Xue spoke in a soothing tone, like talking to a child, “Now, could you do big sister a favor? Because the person you’ve possessed is a terrible criminal who has killed many people. We need to interrogate him and get him to confess all his crimes, so we can catch even more bad guys and kill them all. So, could you please cooperate and help him regain his consciousness? It’s still a long night, let’s interrogate him together, okay?”

“Meow meow!”

Surprisingly, the cat spirits possessing Long Feng seemed to really take a liking to Lin Xue.

The two male officers watched in stunned disbelief.

Shui Miao, on the other hand, felt relieved at last, finally able to extricate himself from the mess.

Lin Xue immediately called her father to prepare for an overnight interrogation.

As soon as Lin Xue hung up her phone, Shui Miao seized the moment to say goodbye and tried to leave quickly.

Before Lin Xue could react, upon hearing this, Long Feng immediately jumped up and rushed to Shui Miao, rubbing his head against him and clinging desperately, not wanting him to leave…

Shui Miao was almost in tears—never did he expect his good intentions would attract these cat spirits to follow him around. He had no idea what to do next.

Soon, Lin Captain returned in a hurry.

The interrogation went surprisingly smoothly.

Shui Miao sat cross-legged in meditation. He thought it was good to retain a bit of spiritual power, so he practiced his energy for a while.

As dawn approached, Lin Xue came into the break room with red eyes and a delighted smile, sitting closely beside Shui Miao with a sigh of relief. “Finally got it done! This was such a bizarre case. It’s the first time in my life I’ve ever seen something so miraculous. Shui Miao, you deserve all the credit. I’m planning to treat you to a nice dinner tomorrow and formally become your apprentice.”

“Lin Xue, I know what you’re thinking. You just want to learn how to draw those wordless talismans, right? This is my only skill. I can teach you, but since you’ve never practiced energy cultivation before, it might not work for you. Also, there’s a bigger matter I must warn you about—you and your father might face trouble because of this case involving Long Feng. You’d better prepare yourselves mentally and take precautions in advance.” Shui Miao spoke sincerely, genuinely concerned for Lin Xue.

“Hmph! We’re not afraid at all, don’t worry about that!” Lin Xue threw her arm around Shui Miao’s shoulder. “Shui Miao, little brother, are you really willing to teach me how to draw those wordless talismans?”

“Bring me some paper and a brush!”

Shui Miao stood up. A thought suddenly struck him, so he quickly asked, “Oh, by the way, how is Long Feng doing now?”

“Who cares! He’s under surveillance. If he dies, it’s his own fault. It has nothing to do with us.”

Lin Xue’s expression changed abruptly—she was absolutely merciless toward criminals.

Shui Miao thought the same way. After all, he had extricated himself from the mess. He just didn’t know what would happen to those cat spirits!

Lin Xue quickly fetched paper and brush.

Shui Miao also swiftly drew five talismans, labeling them with the five elements: Yin, Yang, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

He had originally thought Lin Xue might develop feelings for him and start clinging to him.

But who knew, after getting the talismans, she immediately took the paper and brush and left, merely saying she’d see him later.

Shui Miao then left the police station. In the car, he made quick calls to his grandfather, his godfather Wang Yong, his younger sister Chenxiang, and also to Chen Bing and Chu Miaoyi, saying his goodbyes.

Everyone was sound asleep, so there wasn’t much to say—just reminders for Shui Miao to take care of himself. His younger sister Chenxiang talked a bit longer.

Shui Miao felt very happy. Compared to before, everyone was doing well now.

Especially Chen Bing—he was a man of both emotion and righteousness. He would definitely take good care of his little sister Chenxiang.

As for his grandfather, there was no need to worry anymore. Having gained much spiritual energy, he could do whatever he wanted and probably live quite comfortably.

Thus, Shui Miao drove off cheerfully.

Around 10:00 a.m., just after crossing the Yangtze River, Shui Miao received a call from Lin Xue.

On the other end of the line, Lin Xue angrily shouted, “Bad Shui Miao! Smelly Shui Miao! Why did you just leave without telling me? I was going to treat you to lunch! Where are you now? I’m coming to drag you back!”

“Big sister Lin, I’m going to find my mother. You know, I’ve never even seen her since I was born, and she’s been in a vegetative state all along, never waking up…”

Shui Miao’s voice was filled with sadness.

After hearing this, Lin Xue quickly apologized, said a few comforting words, and hung up the phone.

Shui Miao felt very happy, finally achieving an even better ending than before.

“Mom, I’m coming!”

Shui Miao opened the car window and shouted excitedly.

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Fukang Nursing Home, 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon.

Yang Fen was brushing Yang Min’s hair as she sat in a wheelchair, gently chatting with her, “Miss, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that Mr. Yang came back to visit you, and he brought a young man with him. That boy was so handsome—I wish I hadn’t woken up in excitement… Haha, but Miss, this morning I saw two magpies chirping in front of our house—one big and one small. I guess something joyful might really happen today.”

While brushing Yang Min’s hair, Yang Fen kept glancing outside.

Yang Min remained in a vegetative state, still unconscious.

Suddenly, a car sped up and screeched to a halt.

“Mom! Mom! I’m back!”

Shui Miao jumped out of the car without even closing the door, rushing into the yard and running to Yang Min’s wheelchair. He immediately knelt before his mother, crying as he hugged her legs, “Mom, I’m such an unfilial son. I came back too late. Please wake up!”

“Oh! Miss, Miss! He’s the child I saw in my dream! Really, really! Mr. Yang’s spirit has returned, and he really brought the child back!” Yang Fen was overwhelmed with excitement, exclaiming repeatedly.

Shui Miao, however, was momentarily stunned!

What was going on?

Did Auntie Yang dream that I was brought back by my father?

Wait…

Could it be that my father has become a ghostly immortal, guiding me through dreams all along, helping me grow and understand everything?

This thought flashed through Shui Miao’s mind.

At that moment, Yang Min’s hand suddenly moved.

Shui Miao’s heart stirred. He quickly refocused and continued, “Mom, back then there was a villain who framed my father. I was taken away and sold by a nurse named Liu Hongmei. I’ve missed you every moment of every day since then. Now that I’ve finally seen you, why won’t you open your eyes and look at me!”

“Child… child…”

Yang Min’s hand trembled violently. Under intense emotional stimulation, she finally regained consciousness.

Seeing Shui Miao, Yang Min was overwhelmed with emotion, tears streaming down her face as she hugged him tightly, “My child, my child, I always knew you’d come back. Your father has always been with me in my dreams. What Auntie Yang dreamed, I dreamed too. You are my child, you are!”

“…”

Upon hearing this, Shui Miao was stunned once again.

His previous thoughts resurfaced.

What did it all mean?

Could it be that everything before had actually been orchestrated by his father behind the scenes?

It wasn’t that Shui Miao was overly suspicious—it was just that he had never fully understood what his previous experiences truly meant.

Until these mysteries were resolved, he would always remain full of doubts.

The sudden confusion today forced Shui Miao to seriously contemplate the truth behind everything he had experienced.

A gentle breeze blew past…

Suddenly, Shui Miao noticed a shadow standing in the dark corner of the room—faintly, a man’s silhouette… This figure seemed to be smiling!

Shui Miao blinked repeatedly, but the figure had already vanished.

“Mom, do we have a photo of Dad at home?”

Without taking his eyes off the room, Shui Miao pointed and asked.

“We have photos! We have photos!”

Auntie Yang wasn’t scared at all. She hurried into the house and quickly brought out a photo frame.

“This… this…”

Seeing the photo, Shui Miao was instantly shocked. “How could it be him?”