Chapter 558: Missing Cases

There had been five consecutive cases of missing children in the city, and none of them had been solved yet; she had only asked casually, but she never expected that a single question would actually yield a lead.

"Yes, she did it all, it has nothing to do with me, I was just an assistant," Li Qi cried out in pain.

"Where is she?" Shi Mengrou asked sternly.

"I don't know, I really don't know where the children are; she is very secretive and never tells me anything," Li Qi cried.

"I'll give you one more chance, rephrase your words, and tell me, where are those children?" Chen Yu demanded.

"I, I really don't know." Li Qi truly burst into tears; Chen Yu had pressured him until he looked like a wronged little daughter-in-law.

"Alright, he really doesn't know." Chen Yu looked up and said to Shi Mengrou, "Take him back; the rest is a matter for you police."

"But the boy hasn't been found, and the girl's soul hasn't been found either," Shi Mengrou said.

"The girl's soul is here." Chen Yu turned and walked toward an incense table placed in the center of the living room, on which sat a ceramic jar sealed with mud.

This ceramic jar was crudely made and appeared to be a very ancient piece, with a thick layer of yellow mud sealed over the top.

"It's inside this?" Shi Mengrou wanted to touch the ceramic jar, but she felt a bit afraid.

"Yes, as a successor of the Corpse Driving Lineage, Liu Suiyue's abilities are limited and insufficient to draw a Talisman to seal a soul, so she could only use this crude method to temporarily seal the soul; just take this thing back," Chen Yu said as he took the ceramic jar and wrapped it in a piece of red cloth he had prepared beforehand.

"Alright, withdraw the team." Shi Mengrou waved her hand, ready to withdraw; two police officers twisted Li Qi away, and the guy stood up dejectedly and followed the two officers away obediently.

But just as he stood up, Chen Yu suddenly discovered something unusual about the floor in a corner of the room.

He stopped his steps, turned around and walked over, and reached out to knock on the ground, hearing only a dull, thumping sound.

"Is it hollow underneath?" Shi Mengrou was very experienced; as soon as Chen Yu knocked, she heard the abnormality.

"That's right, there is a basement underneath." Chen Yu put down the things in his hand and reached out to pry open a floor tile.

"Hurry and help." Shi Mengrou hurriedly called for people to come forward.

After a flurry of activity, having pried open five or six floor tiles, a hand lifted a wooden lid from the ground, revealing a staircase extending downward, with eerie phosphorus fire glowing inside.

Chen Yu took the lead and walked down, while Shi Mengrou and several team members drew their guns and followed behind him.

This was a basement of over thirty square meters, dug out manually.

The space inside felt oppressive, damp, and extremely dark; the only light source in the room was an oil lamp, but the oil lamp emitted an eerie green light.

This was phosphorus fire, commonly known as ghost fire, and the oil in this lamp was refined from Corpse Oil, which is why it emitted such light.

And what shocked everyone was that there were six children in the basement; these children ranged from five to over ten years old, and everyone had a Talisman stuck to their forehead.

These children lay on the ground without moving, appearing to be in a deep sleep, but also somewhat like corpses.

"Captain, these are the missing children; this one is the boy we were looking for today." A team member shone a flashlight and said in shock.

"Mr. Chen, what is going on here?" Shi Mengrou stepped forward and checked the breath of one of the children; only after checking did she let out a sigh of relief—these children still had breath.

"These children have been suppressed by a Corpse Suppressing Talisman." Chen Yu reached out and checked one of the children, and he understood the situation.

"Corpse Suppressing Talisman?" Shi Mengrou was puzzled.

"Yes, a type of Talisman commonly used by corpse-driving families, originally used to suppress corpses, control corpses, and stop them from turning into zombies," Chen Yu nodded.

"Then aren't these children...?" Shi Mengrou's face turned slightly pale; if these children had Corpse Suppressing Talismans stuck on them, did that mean the children were already dead?

"They are fine, they were just forcibly fed Corpse Oil and then suppressed with the Corpse Suppressing Talisman to prevent them from running around, but the Corpse Oil must be treated in time, otherwise the Corpse Oil will spread to the children's hearts, and that would be troublesome." Chen Yu said, "Call for vehicles to take them away; the Talismans on their heads must not be removed."

"Quick, call a few ambulances over." Shi Mengrou turned and ordered.

Soon, several ambulances arrived, and the six children were brought out and sent into the ambulances.

Chen Yu took the ceramic jar, got into the car, and left; along the way, the police cars wailed as they drove off.

"Qiqi, what happened to my Qiqi?"

At the hospital, as soon as the ambulances stopped, Wang Shu ran out; she had already received the news that her son had been found.

But seeing the child's unconscious state, she couldn't help but cry out in a shrill voice.

"Find a quiet room and put all the children there first; I will go wake them up after I return the little girl's soul to her body." Chen Yu gave an instruction, "Remember, the Talisman Paper on the children's foreheads must absolutely not be removed."

A group of Yisheng and nurses hurriedly pushed the unconscious children away, and Chen Yu went straight to the intensive care unit where Miaomiao was.

"Everyone leave, the child's mother stay." Chen Yu put down the ceramic jar.

Everyone in the room walked out, leaving only Wang Shu; she asked very nervously, "Mr. Chen, has my daughter's soul been brought back?"

"It's right here." Chen Yu raised the ceramic jar in his hand, then placed it on the ground and slapped the sealing mud on top with one palm.

He guided with his right hand, and a glimmer of light floated out from the ceramic jar; within this glimmer, the figure of the little girl on the hospital bed could be vaguely seen.

"Miaomiao..." Wang Shu cried out involuntarily.

But as soon as she made a sound, that glimmer of light seemed to have been frightened and scurried around.

"Don't make a sound." Chen Yu hurriedly stopped her.

Wang Shu covered her mouth tightly and didn't dare to say another word.

Chen Yu pinched his hands together, forming a Dao Formula, slowly soothing the little girl before him, then moved his hands continuously, guiding her toward her own body.

It was just that this cluster of light seemed a bit lost; it drifted back and forth, refusing to return.

"Come over, pat your daughter's forehead, call her childhood name, and say you're going home with Mommy." Chen Yu said to Wang Shu.

Wang Shu hurriedly stepped forward and, following what Chen Yu said, patted Miaomiao's forehead while saying softly, "Miaomiao, we're going home."

Following her call, the light that had been somewhat lost seemed to have found its way; it danced in mid-air for a while, then made a turn and plunged back into the little girl's body.

After the light entered the little girl's body, the little girl who had been unconscious on the hospital bed for days finally opened her eyes slowly.

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