Volume One, Chapter 168: The Human Heart Calls Forth Ghosts

When they returned to Jingfang Mountain once again, the sky had already grown dark.

There were still many matters awaiting Xiaodao at the police station, so after dropping Qin Yu off, he immediately headed back.

"That police officer just now seemed kind of cute?"
"I've had the fortune of seeing him in person—he is not just ordinarily handsome!"

Thinking of Zhao Xiaodao, Qin Yu let out a helpless and heavy sigh.

That kid had quite a bitter unrequited love waiting for him ahead!

When Qin Yu arrived at the villa on the mountaintop, she received an unfamiliar call.

She answered it, and a man's stiff voice came through: "M-Master, it's me."

One could tell just how awkward the captain felt calling out the word "Master."

As if she had already anticipated his call, Qin Yu was not surprised at all. "Hello."

Qin Yu's polite response made the captain feel all the more how discourteous his previous actions had been.

He rarely apologized to anyone in his life, but Qin Yu had truly won his respect. "Master, please forgive me for any offense given today."

Qin Yu responded with a faint smile, "Captain, you surely didn't call me just to talk about this, did you?"

Infected by Qin Yu's straightforwardness, the man let out a hearty laugh. "Of course not. Huadian has confessed to the entire process of the crime, but she said she felt as though she were possessed at the time and could not control her own actions."

In truth, the captain knew very well that this might simply be nonsense fabricated by Huadian to mitigate her punishment, but he also held a tiny bit of private hope...

Qin Yu said, "I did indeed see a trace of dark qi between her eyebrows, which is the mark of having been possessed by a ghost or spirit."

A clear hint of pleasant surprise flashed through the captain's voice. "That means—!"

Realizing something, his voice sank again.

For a moment, neither end of the line spoke.

The atmosphere grew heavy.

In the end, it was Qin Yu who broke the deadlock. "If a ghost wishes to possess a mortal, it must be because that person harbors evil thoughts in their heart."

After a very, very long silence, a soft "Thank you" came from the other end of the line.

Qin Yu understood the captain's train of thought, but people must always pay the price for their own actions.

Just as Xiao Ning had usurped Huadian's credit out of selfish motives, ultimately paying with her life.

When a ghost possesses someone, while there is certainly the influence of the spirit, could the mortal truly be entirely blameless?

Qin Yu had not blocked her live broadcast room when she took the call.

"So the killer committed those acts because she was possessed by a ghost? Well, she's quite pitiful too, then."
"Sigh! How should I put it? I suppose it's just the cruel trick of fate."
"Can't the streamer show a little tolerance? After all, it was the ghost acting up, not a human."

"Rather than saying a ghost was acting up, it is more accurate to say that human malice invited the ghost."

Having said just that, Qin Yu checked her backend dashboard, but she still saw no sign of a connection request from the mysterious man.

Seeing that it was still early, Qin Yu cleared her throat and announced, "We will resume fortune-telling starting today. The old rules apply: three readings a day, fortune bags sent out first, divination afterward."

The bullet chat area instantly boiled over.

"I've been waiting for this day to return for so long! I've been dying to have the Master read my fortune! This is too great, simply too great!"
"Yay! There's new dinner-time drama to watch again!"
"So when is the streamer going to drop the fortune bags? I can't wait anymore!"

"Let me finish eating first."

Qin Yu was hungry.

Half an hour later, Qin Yu appeared in the live stream carrying a small tray featuring four dishes and a bowl of soup.

"I remember the streamer being a paranormal broadcast host, right? How did she end up in the mukbang business?"
"Is it because she couldn't make money scamming people, so she's switching careers?"
"The two people above, the streamer is human, okay? It's dinner time right now, what's wrong with her eating a little food?"
"Does anyone else relate? I just finished eating, but now watching my wife eat makes me want to devour two more bowls of rice."
"Family member above, I totally get you, because I want to as well."

"As a medical student, let me tell you that's because when you watch someone else eat, your stomach gets stimulated and secretes gastric juices, which makes you want to eat."
"I thank you, Medical Hero."
"I got hooked on melon seeds last time in the Master's stream; am I going to get hooked on these small-bowl dishes today?"
"The foolish ones are still typing in the chat, while the smart ones are already asking for the link. Master, Master, which delivery restaurant are these dishes from?"

Qin Yu glanced lightly at the screen; it was a uniform stream of people asking for links.

Swallowing her final piece of braised pork belly, she spoke up, "These aren't delivery food! I don't have a link. But I can ask the chef for the recipe and share it with you all later."

"Yes! That's right, Wife! Unleash your fan-pampering mode!"
"Awesome, I'm going to send the recipe to my man and make him study it properly."
"As if you're the only one who has a man! I'm sending it to my mom, and my mom will cook it for me anyway! /Arrogant/"

In the time it took Qin Yu to wipe her mouth, the chat was already scrolling by at lightning speed.

With a flick of her small hand, Qin Yu instantly released the fortune bag.

"Potato Mine" grabbed the fortune bag.

"Not again, not again! The Master loves pulling these stunts! I knew I shouldn't have been talking big just now!"
"I feel like I just missed out on a hundred million /Cry/"

Potato Mine directly gifted two "True Love Descends" effects in a row.

Qin Yu invited the user to connect on-screen.

The screen split in two, and "Potato Mine," whose face was covered in heavy filters, appeared.

"I hear you're very accurate. Go on, guess what I want to have my fortune read about."