The Villain's Mom Becomes Famous for Fortune-Telling and Gossip Ch. 103

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"You just need to know that." The old officer pulled out a pack of cigarettes, lit one, and mumbled through the smoke, "Do you remember the name of that celebrity?"

"There are so many celebs, I can't keep track." Xiao Liu blinked, then suddenly his face changed, "...Could it be this Yu Yuan?"

The old officer nodded, exhaled smoke, and smacked his lips. "Man, I didn't expect this. Nearing retirement, and I still get to see stuff like this!"

If what these two ladies said was true, maybe he could earn some merit before retiring.

This time Xiao Liu had no complaints, his previously impatient gaze sharpening instantly.

Magpie led them to her front door but didn't dare approach it, just tightened her clothes and pointed upward, "That's the unit right above me."

The two officers exchanged glances and climbed the stairs first. Magpie and sister-in-law hesitated but followed via the fire escape.

At the black security door, the old officer knocked, but there was no response.

"Break the door down. The occupant can't respond anymore."

Suddenly Yu Yuan's voice came from Magpie's phone, startling the young officer, who frowned and glared at the two women, "You've been recording us this whole time?"

"No, no," Magpie quickly waved her hands, "We turned off the video because we were worried something might happen, so we just left the audio..."

Xiao Liu was about to say something when the old officer suddenly frowned and stopped him, "Do you smell something?"

"Smell?" Xiao Liu sniffed hard, catching only a fresh floral scent in the air, like an air freshener. "A fragrance?"

Magpie and her sister-in-law sniffed too but didn't smell anything.

Yu Yuan rested her chin on her hand, staring at Magpie's darkened screen, pinched her fingers for a moment, then said in a low voice, "It's the smell of a corpse, and it's been there for a while."

"N... no way," Xiao Liu almost said it was impossible, but thinking of Yu Yuan's reputation, his tone softened a lot, "The smell of a corpse is very distinctive. My master's been a cop for years; there's no way he can't recognize it..."

"Xiao Liu!"

Before Xiao Liu finished, the old officer suddenly pressed his nose against the door crack, his face completely serious.

"It really is the smell of a corpse. Call the locksmith, and notify the team to bring the forensic doctor."

Xiao Liu: "..."

The muscles in his face twitched; he realized his master wasn't joking. The look he gave the security door turned serious.

"Got it! On it!"

The forensic doctor and locksmith arrived quickly, not long after.

When the locksmith opened the door, a mix of air freshener and a horrible stench hit their noses. The officers, already wearing gloves and shoe covers, couldn't help but furrow their brows.

This smell basically confirmed someone had been killed in that house.

"You two stay outside," Xiao Liu pointed to the doorway, "Don't disturb the scene. You can go home. If we need anything, we'll contact you later."

Seeing the heavy atmosphere among the officers, Magpie and her sister-in-law nodded and turned to leave, but Yu Yuan's voice came through the phone again.

"If you can't find the body, check the southeast corner of the house."

The old officer, who had just finished searching the house with no sign of a body, happened to hear this. He hurried over in three quick steps.

"Master Yu."

Ignoring the shocked look from his apprentice, the old officer asked Magpie for permission, then spoke into the phone.

"Mm."

Yu Yuan's voice came through the phone with a slight electronic buzz. "I know what you want to say, but I'm not at the scene, so I can't see the exact location. The approximate place is southeast."

She finished speaking, took a sip of water, and continued, "The suspect is likely someone familiar with the victim. Search in that direction."

Before she finished, a shout came from the other end of the line, "The bed in the southeast secondary bedroom has an empty space underneath—it looks like the body's in a storage box under the bed!"

[They really found it in the southeast?!]

[Wow, with Master Yu's skills, it's such a waste she's not in the major crimes unit. With this speed, catching the suspect is a sure thing!]

[Master Yu above, one worship from me! Please bless me not to fail my finals this semester!]

[Sigh, a life lost, and an opera singer at that... The older I get, the harder it is to face this stuff.]

[From Magpie's view, it's terrifying—the ceiling right above is where a corpse has been rotting for who knows how long!]

...

"Nannan," sister-in-law supported Magpie, who had gone weak, her face pale, worry in her voice, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"N... no..." The floor beneath was icy cold, but Magpie didn't feel it. Thinking about the layout of the house, the southeast corner was her daughter's room. Her shoulders trembled nonstop. "I'm fine, sister."

The young female forensic doctor came in carrying a case. Seeing them scared, she said kindly, "The rest is just simple autopsy work. You two should go home first. The scene coming up isn't suitable for you to see."

"Okay, sorry for troubling you," sister-in-law helped Magpie up.

The two slowly walked down the emergency stairs. Magpie's legs felt weak, but she didn't dare go into her own home. She sat on the steps for a long time before finally opening her phone's camera.

"Master Yu..." she opened her mouth and sobs spilled out uncontrollably. Her nose and eyes were a mess of tears and snot, making her look utterly miserable. "Master Yu, what should I do? Upstairs... she..."

"Don't worry about your neighbor. She's not a bad person," Yu Yuan, unusually energetic, comforted her. "After she was killed and her body hidden, her resentment is indeed strong. But once the Yin Chai—those underworld messengers—take her soul away, she won't ever show up on your ceiling again."

Hearing the words "Yin Chai," the viewers who had been stunned by the news of the upstairs neighbor's death suddenly snapped back to reality.

[Master Yu, do Yin Chai really exist in this world?]

[Now even metaphysics has variety shows, so Yin Chai must be real, right?]

[Master! Master! Are Yin Chai the same as the Black and White Impermanence? Like how they appear on TV? Are the Ox-Head and Horse-Face really that ugly?]

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