NCCnovel Chapter 234 I hate them! I wish I could send them to the deepest hell!
Chapter 234 I hate them! I wish I could send them to the deepest hell!
"Who are you people? What's going on here?"
Zhang Lei's tone was wary; he assumed that Shen Yu and his three companions had used torture against the suspect.
"We are the victims' families. We discovered their crimes and brought them to justice."
Lu Mingyu stepped forward and handed over Li Shufen's diary, Zhao Defa's ledger of the spoils, and the recording of the two men's mutual accusations.
"These are all evidence that they murdered seventeen students over the past twenty years and buried them in this basement."
Zhang Lei took the evidence, quickly flipped through a few pages, and his expression grew increasingly grim.
But when he saw the wounds on Li Shufen and Zhao Defa's bodies that were clearly not caused by human hands, like claw marks from a ghost, he still frowned:
"What happened to their injuries? And how did they end up like this?"
Just then, an even more urgent siren blared.
Four black SUVs painted with special markings parked at the edge of the open space. The doors opened, and a dozen or so people dressed in black combat uniforms and carrying professional testing equipment quickly got out of the vehicles.
The person in charge spotted Shen Yu immediately and quickly walked over.
"Mr. Shen, we've arrived." The person in charge nodded slightly to Shen Yu, his attitude respectful, then turned to Zhang Lei, who looked puzzled, and showed him his identification.
"Captain Zhang, Special Operations Team 749, is in charge of the supernatural aspects of this case. These two suspects are haunted by the deceased's resentment, not harmed by human hands."
"Bureau 749?" Zhang Lei was taken aback. He had only heard of this mysterious department and had never dealt with it before.
"I'll explain the details to you later. First, we need to take the suspect into custody and protect the scene."
The person in charge waved his hand, and the team members behind him immediately sprang into action.
Some people used specialized instruments to test the concentration of resentment in the basement, while others used special containers to collect samples of residual negative energy.
Someone else took out specially made talismans and stuck them on Li Shufen and Zhao Defa's bodies. Their screams immediately subsided, and they stopped struggling wildly.
Zhang Lei's worldview was greatly shaken by what he saw.
He had been a police officer for 25 years and had always firmly believed in science, but what happened today completely overturned his understanding.
But he quickly regained his composure and shouted to his officers:
"Listen up, everyone! Cooperate with the officers from Bureau 749! Seal off the scene and immediately arrest any other suspects involved!"
The arrest operation was carried out simultaneously throughout the county.
The 749 Bureau provided a list of all those involved and their addresses. Police officers split into several groups and went straight to the homes of the business owners and education officials.
Li Shufen's husband, Shen Tao, the deputy director of the Education Bureau, was packing his things at home in preparation for fleeing when he was pinned to the ground by the police as soon as he opened the door.
In less than three hours, all those involved in the case were apprehended; not a single one escaped.
Police found five million yuan in cash, eight property deeds, and a large amount of gold and silver jewelry in Li Shufen's home.
In the cellar of Zhao Defa's hometown, twelve million yuan of embezzled funds that he had hidden for more than ten years were unearthed.
In Shen Tao's office safe, they also found detailed ledgers of bribes he had received and evidence of him acting as a protector for Li Shufen.
The news caused an uproar throughout Yunshui County.
Countless citizens spontaneously gathered at the entrance of Yu Ying High School, holding white chrysanthemums in their hands, to mourn the students who had passed away.
Many parents held their children, tears streaming down their faces, feeling both angry and terrified.
The next morning, the sky was terribly overcast, with leaden-gray clouds hanging low and a cold northwest wind blowing.
Seventeen brand-new coffins were neatly arranged on the school playground, with a bouquet of white chrysanthemums placed in front of each coffin.
The 749 Bureau's operatives set up a simple isolation barrier around the playground to prevent the lingering resentment from affecting the people around them.
All the teachers and students of the school, all the police officers and members of the 749th Bureau, as well as citizens who came spontaneously, stood outside the isolation barrier, bowed their heads, and observed a moment of silence for these innocent students who had died.
During the three minutes of silence, the playground was completely silent, with only the sound of the national flag fluttering in the wind.
After the moment of silence, Shen Yu walked alone into the isolation area.
He stood in the middle of the seventeen coffins, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.
The profound spiritual power at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage within his body slowly began to circulate. The pale golden spiritual power, like a warm tide, gradually spread outwards, enveloping the entire playground.
Wherever the spiritual energy passed, the cold wind stopped, and the resentment permeating the air dissipated quickly, like ice and snow meeting the sun.
Seventeen faint figures slowly rose from the coffin and appeared in the light of spiritual energy.
They were wearing faded school uniforms, their faces bearing the fear and scars of impending death, their eyes filled with overwhelming hatred and resentment.
For so many years, they have been trapped in this dark basement, reliving the agony of death day after day, never finding a moment of peace.
"I know you've suffered a lot." Shen Yu opened his eyes, his voice calm yet carrying a comforting power.
"Those who harmed you have all been arrested. They will face the harshest punishment under the law and pay the price for their crimes."
The seventeen wronged souls watched him silently, without saying a word.
Wang Jia, who was at the very front, took a step forward, her voice trembling with tears:
"So what if there's punishment? We're already dead, we can never go back. My grandma thought I'd gone out to work until she died, and she was waiting for me to come home at the village entrance before she passed away..."
"Yes, they've ruined our lives..."
"I haven't gotten into university yet, and I haven't had a chance to be filial to my parents..."
"I hate them! I wish they could go to the deepest hell!"
The wronged spirits became agitated, and the surrounding spiritual energy began to fluctuate violently. The resentment that had just dissipated showed signs of regrouping.
Shen Yu didn't speak, but slowly raised his hands, his fingertips gathering even more concentrated spiritual power.
He formed a simple soothing hand seal with his hands, and the pale golden spiritual energy transformed into countless tiny specks of light, like stars in the sky, slowly drifting down and merging into the bodies of each wronged soul.
The light fell on them, the scars on their faces slowly disappeared, their tattered school uniforms became clean and tidy, and the pain and fear before their death faded from their faces.
The deep-seated hatred and resentment gradually dissipated under the warm spiritual energy.
"Hatred will only trap you in the agony of death forever, from which there is no escape."
Shen Yu's voice, like a clear spring, flowed into the hearts of every wronged soul.
"Your parents will be taken care of by the government. Now, rest in peace. You will have the chance to be reincarnated if you leave now."