Chapter 160: Saving People

One could see two men and one woman sitting on the seats inside the private room, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that their appearance was terrifying.

Zuo Lun wore a mournful expression and greeted them, "I walked into the wrong room, believe it or not."

The female ghost smiled eerily, "Walked into the wrong room? That's fine, come and sing."

Zuo Lun dared not refuse; with tears in his heart, he walked over and picked up the microphone, while the three ghosts gathered around him.

Zuo Lun made a bitter face and said into the microphone, "Can you let me go?"

The female ghost continued, "Hurry up and sing."

Zuo Lun dared not resist, so he had no choice but to look at the screen and sing, but he was truly terrified.

He sang two lines when the male ghost said, "Let's drink and play finger-guessing games."

Zuo Lun numbly reached out to play with the other party, but he lost the moment he made his move.

The male ghost smiled, "You lost."

Seeing them smile, Zuo Lun could no longer hold it in and shouted, "There are ghosts!"

He pushed the ghost beside him directly and ran toward the door of the private room.

At this moment, Ji Chi appeared outside the door and opened it.

Zuo Lun immediately grabbed Ji Chi and said, "Run quickly, there are ghosts!"

As it turned out, Ji Chi smiled eerily, "I am one."

After saying this, he immediately changed his face; Zuo Lun let out a scream, immediately shook off his hand, and ran outside.

Running to a fork in the road, he happened to run into Ji Chi coming from the other side.

Zuo Lun immediately shouted, "Are you Ji Chi?"

Ji Chi also had a look of terror and said, "Of course I am Ji Chi."

Zuo Lun breathed a slight sigh of relief, and he said in a panic, "I just saw someone who looked exactly like you, and it turned out to be a ghost."

Ji Chi also wore a mournful face and said, "Me too, it scared me to death; let's get out of here quickly!"

The two immediately ran outside, but more than a dozen ghosts appeared behind them, drifting toward them.

Ji Chi hurriedly shouted, "Don't come over here, we are police officers!"

But the ghosts kept closing in.

Zuo Lun immediately grabbed Ji Chi and ran to the other side; after running a few steps, they discovered that the karaoke bar, which had been magnificent just a moment ago, had turned into dilapidated ruins.

Moreover, Zuo Lun saw a sign that read "New World Karaoke."

Zuo Lun wore a mournful expression and asked, "New World Karaoke, isn't that the one that was set on fire a year ago, where over twenty people were burned to death?"

Ji Chi also wore a mournful expression and said, "I was wondering why it looked so familiar; what do we do now?"

Watching the ghosts getting closer and closer, Zuo Lun gritted his teeth and took out the peace talisman that was burning hot against his chest.

Those ghosts stopped instantly and watched from not far away.

Ji Chi said excitedly, "The peace talisman works."

He also took out his peace talisman and placed it in front of the ghosts; the ghost at the very front looked somewhat disgusted and its mouth twitched.

"Wow, so many ghosts; I've got my work cut out for me."

Hearing a voice from behind, Zuo Lun and Ji Chi hurriedly looked back, and Zuo Lun said in surprise, "Inspector Zhang, why are you here?"

Ji Chi hurriedly shouted, "Inspector Zhang, run quickly, there are ghosts here."

Zhang Wei walked over with a calm expression and said, "The peace talismans on your bodies act together to alert me, so I came."

Besides, don't be afraid when you encounter ghosts; just notify me. Our Miscellaneous Affairs Division exists for this very purpose."

Zuo Lun was bewildered; there was actually such a department inside the police station? Weren't the Royal Police supposed to be the most scientific? This was too unscientific.

Zuo Lun didn't care about that anymore and hurriedly pulled Ji Chi to hide behind Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei looked at the fierce ghosts in the karaoke bar and said, "I know you died unjustly, but there are rules for everything in this world. Our police will naturally handle your affairs; you should return to the underworld early and stop causing trouble here."

Those fierce ghosts immediately bared their fangs and brandished their claws at Zhang Wei, and one fierce ghost said sternly, "We died so miserably; it's been a year, and the person who set the fire and killed us still isn't dead yet. We want to kill him to get our revenge!"

The remaining ghosts shouted one after another, "Revenge, revenge!"

Zhang Wei frowned and said, "I've already spoken nicely; are you refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit?"

The fierce ghost said in a rage, "Stinking cop, do you think you're an underworld messenger? Whatever you say goes? We won't listen to you. If you dare to stop us from getting revenge, we'll kill you right now!"

"Hmph, stubborn and unrepentant!" Zhang Wei let out a cold snort and immediately took out a Eight Trigrams mirror to shine at the fierce ghosts.

A beam of golden light shot out, and the few fierce ghosts standing in front let out a loud cry and hurriedly reached out to block the golden light.

Zhang Wei said again, "I'll give you one last chance!"

"Ah, damn cop, we want revenge!"

The fierce ghost refused to yield even in death; it let out a loud cry, and immediately a gust of yin wind blew, whipping up the surrounding construction debris to rush toward Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei hurriedly grabbed the Eight Trigrams mirror and spun around rapidly; streaks of golden light sealed the passageway, blocking the flying sand and stones.

Zhang Wei immediately said, "You two, get out quickly!"

Zuo Lun and Ji Chi hurriedly ran out.

Zhang Wei immediately took out a ghost-beating rod and said, "Since you're looking for a beating, then I won't be polite."

Having said that, he charged at the nearest fierce ghost with the ghost-beating rod; the fierce ghost roared and extended its sharp claws to stab at Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei grabbed the ghost-beating rod and swept it horizontally, striking the fierce ghost's extended arm.

"Ah!"

The fierce ghost let out a miserable shriek and immediately retracted both hands.

Seeing this, the remaining fierce ghosts all attacked; long hair covered the sky and sun, other fierce ghosts extended their hands and feet to strike at Zhang Wei, and a female ghost even extended her long tongue to launch a sneak attack.

Zhang Wei was not afraid in the slightest; he held the ghost-beating rod and lashed out wildly, causing the fierce ghosts to shriek in pain as they were struck.

Zhang Wei curled his lip and said, "Do you think that just because no one is dealing with you, you can act lawlessly? Today, I'll let you experience what the iron fist of the law is!"

The fierce ghosts roared and immediately swarmed forward, but were soon beaten into wailing and howling by the Ghost-Beating Stick, with no power to fight back.

Zhang Wei immediately took out the Soul-Absorbing Banner and directly collected several fierce ghosts.

The remaining fierce ghosts were startled and immediately scattered in a hubbub, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Wei snorted coldly and said, "You run pretty fast."

Zhang Wei put away the Soul-Absorbing Banner; he did not leave, as there were still people and fierce ghosts inside this abandoned karaoke.

On the other side, in a private room, Big-Eye Quan was still holding Fei Ji Lian hostage; just now, Big-Eye Quan had heard the voices of Zuo Lun and Ji Chi coming from the corridor, and he immediately threatened the people in the room not to make any noise.

Fei Ji Lian happened to see the scene outside through the glass of the room door: a group of ghosts was chasing Zuo Lun and Ji Chi.

Fei Ji Lian was frightened, and she immediately thought that the people in the room were likely ghosts as well.

At this, she could no longer hold it together; she hurriedly tugged at Big-Eye Quan beside her, wanting to warn him.

But Big-Eye Quan did not know yet; he turned his head to warn Fei Ji Lian, "Don't make a noise, behave yourself for me!"

The woman who had been slapped by Big-Eye Quan earlier walked over, handed the microphone to Big-Eye Quan, and said, "Let's sing."

Big-Eye Quan took the microphone and said, "Fine, let's sing."

He immediately started singing with the microphone, while Fei Ji Lian trembled all over; she saw that the few people in the room were all not right, and she was certain that these were also ghosts.

After enduring for a while, Fei Ji Lian still said, "Brother Quan, they are all ghosts."

Big-Eye Quan mocked, "Are you stupid? How could there be any ghosts in this world!"

"Hehehe, I am one."

Big-Eye Quan thought the young woman was playing with him; he immediately turned his head, and the words he was about to use to curse were choked in his throat.

He saw that the woman he had slapped had turned into an afro-haired figure, with half her face covered in burn marks.

"Ghosts!"

Fei Ji Lian and Big-Eye Quan screamed and turned to run.

The ghost immediately struck, knocking Big-Eye Quan to the ground, and then used the microphone cord to wrap him up.

Fei Ji Lian ran straight out of the room; she came out and looked closely, and the once magnificent karaoke had become dilapidated.

She said with tears in her eyes, "Don't be afraid, I must be dreaming, having a nightmare."

Having said that, she took to her heels and ran, shouting, "Help, Brother Zuo Lun, Brother Ji Chi!"

Having finished off several ghosts, Zhang Wei heard Fei Ji Lian's shouting and walked over.

Seeing Zhang Wei appear suddenly, Fei Ji Lian was so scared that she collapsed to the ground and fainted.

Zhang Wei looked at Fei Ji Lian in confusion, gave her a protective talisman, and then walked into the room.

Big-Eye Quan had already been tied up like a zongzi and could not move, while Bobo was intending to kill Big-Eye Quan.

Zhang Wei walked in and said, "Wait a moment."

Bobo tilted her head to look, and said coldly, "Stinking cop, don't you be a busybody! Today I must kill him to take revenge; even if the King of Hell comes, he won't be able to stop me!"

Zhang Wei said speechlessly, "Are you wronged fierce ghosts all this hot-tempered? It seems you don't want to talk properly."

Bobo shouted, "Go, kill him!"

The remaining few fierce ghosts immediately rushed toward Zhang Wei, and Zhang Wei drew his Ghost-Beating Stick and gave them a lesson with the stick.

The few fierce ghosts were beaten until they screamed repeatedly.

Only then did Bobo realize that the cop before her was not ordinary.

Zhang Wei then said, "Are you sober now?"

Bobo immediately changed her expression and said, "We were all burned to death by this person; we died very unjustly, why do you want to stop us from taking revenge!"

Zhang Wei said calmly, "This person has a case on him, and we need a statement. How about this: you let him cooperate with us to tell us the clues he knows, and I can hand him over to you."

Bobo hesitated and said, "Are you keeping your word?"

Zhang Wei kept a straight face and said, "Do I have any need to lie to you?"

Bobo gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll trust you once."

Zhang Wei took a step back and said, "Alright, you can scare him now."

As soon as the words fell, Big-Eye Quan, who was playing dead, immediately shouted, "No, save me quickly!"

The next second, a ball of fierce fire ignited in the room and was slowly burning toward Big-Eye Quan.

Bobo sneered, "I'll let you taste the feeling of being burned by fire too! Hahaha."

Seeing the fire about to burn him, Big-Eye Quan hurriedly shouted, "I'll talk, Officer, whatever you want to ask, I'll say it!"

Zhang Wei then said, "Good, I ask you, who gave you the goods in your hand?"

Big-Eye Quan hurriedly shouted, "It was Fa Lan Xi, he was the one who gave them to me."

Zhang Wei waved his hand, and the fierce fire from just now instantly vanished.

Zhang Wei said, "Alright, I'll take the person away first. Before the Ghost Gate closes, I will send them back."

Bobo nodded slightly and said, "Fine, then it's a deal."

Zhang Wei immediately took Big-Eye Quan and left the room, and called Fei Ji Lian to go out together.

Zuo Lun and Ji Chi were waiting outside the Xintiandi Karaoke.

Seeing Zhang Wei bring someone out, they hurriedly approached and asked, "Inspector Zhang, is everything okay now?"

Zhang Wei handed Big-Eye Quan to Ji Chi and said, "Take him back to record a statement. Besides, we still have to find Lan Du Kun and Fa Lan Xi; these two people are related to the burning of Xintiandi Karaoke."

Zuo Lun and Ji Chi immediately took Big-Eye Quan back to the branch station, and Fei Ji Lian also left.

After returning to the branch station, Xu Rong saw Zuo Lun and Ji Chi bring Big-Eye Quan back and immediately interrogated him.

Big-Eye Quan immediately said, "If you want me to confess, that's fine, but you must guarantee my life!"

Xu Rong nodded and said, "Don't worry, although you have broken the law, we will not harm you before you are sentenced to death."

Big-Eye Quan hurriedly said, "You have an Inspector Zhang here; he and Bobo from Xintiandi Karaoke have already agreed that as soon as I give my statement, he will take me to Xintiandi Karaoke and let Bobo take revenge!"

Xu Rong immediately looked at Zuo Lun and asked, "What is going on here?"

Zuo Lun immediately said, "Inspector Xu, you don't know, but a year ago, someone set fire to the New World Karaoke in Tsim Sha Tsui, burning more than twenty people to death, and this Big-Eyed Quan is one of the culprits."

Now those people he harmed have come back to claim his life, and Inspector Zhang likely agreed to this matter.

Xu Rong said with great dissatisfaction, "What are you talking about? We must rely on science when handling cases!"

Big-Eyed Quan hurriedly said, "Zuo Lun is right, that is exactly how it happened."

Xu Rong frowned and said, "Big-Eyed Quan, you don't need to worry about that Inspector Zhang's agreement; as long as you provide clues, I will protect you."

Big-Eyed Quan thought to himself that the woman before him was also an inspector and should not be afraid of that Inspector Zhang, so he immediately confessed his crimes readily and also implicated Gambling Kun and France.

Xu Rong did not expect this case to be solved so quickly; now she only needed to go and arrest Gambling Kun and France.

Xu Rong looked at Zuo Lun and said, "Take Big-Eyed Quan away."

Having said that, she left.

On this side, Zhang Wei found Zuo Lun and asked, "Has Big-Eyed Quan confessed everything?"

Zuo Lun immediately said, "Inspector Zhang, Big-Eyed Quan has confessed everything, but Inspector Xu wants to protect Big-Eyed Quan and let him be a state's witness."

Zhang Wei nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

Very soon, he arrived at the Tsim Sha Tsui police station; everyone had already finished work, and there were only a few duty officers inside.

Zhang Wei immediately took out the Invisibility Talisman he had obtained from his grand-martial uncle Zhang Sheng, stuck it on his body, and then walked into the police station.

He arrived at the detention room and saw Big-Eyed Quan; he immediately cast a spell to make the duty officers fall asleep, and then carried the unconscious Big-Eyed Quan away.

Very soon, Zhang Wei arrived at the New World Karaoke and handed Big-Eyed Quan over to Bo Bo.

Bo Bo immediately woke Big-Eyed Quan up with a slap, and Big-Eyed Quan said in terror, "Impossible, I should be inside the police station!"

Bo Bo sneered, "Every debt has its debtor, you deserve to die!"

(End of chapter)