MMB Chapter 115 The Female Ghost's True Form Revealed!
Chapter 115 The Female Ghost's True Form Revealed!
In room 1808, the pitch-black air seemed to freeze.
Under the beam of the phone's flashlight, the woman in white stood silently in place, her long hair obscuring most of her face, revealing only a pair of resentful eyes. She tightly clutched half of a white jade pendant in her hand, which, together with the other half in Lu Jingchen's hand, formed a perfect circle in the dim light.
"You are not Li Xue." Lu Jingchen's voice was calm yet carried an undeniable power. "Li Xue's resentment was strong, but she didn't have this deep-seated obsession. The jade pendant in your hand belongs to Chen Jianguo, doesn't it?"
The woman trembled and slowly raised her head. Her face was ashen, but her lips were blood red. The resentment in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by endless sorrow and despair.
"That's right, I'm not Li Xue." Her voice was light and airy, carrying a chilling edge. "My name is Chen Yu, and I'm Chen Jianguo's daughter."
Su Muyue hid behind Lu Jingchen, gripping his arm tightly, barely daring to breathe. Lin Zhengxiong was even more terrified, his legs going weak, leaning against the doorframe, his face deathly pale.
"Chen Jianguo... is he the worker who was killed by Wang Qiang back then?" Lin Zhengxiong asked in a trembling voice.
"Yes." Chen Yu's tears streamed down her cheeks, turning into specks of black mist that dissipated into the air. "My father was an honest and hardworking construction worker who never did anything wrong in his life. Back then, he was in charge of the foundation work for the 18th floor of the Genting Hotel. He discovered that Wang Qiang not only cut corners and used inferior steel bars instead of national standard steel bars, but also buried a black stone tablet covered with evil script at the deepest part of the foundation."
"My dad said that the stone tablet was an evil object and that burying it in the foundation would kill people, so he insisted on reporting Wang Qiang. When Wang Qiang found out, he lured my dad to room 1808 one night, beat him to death, buried his body under the floor, and told everyone that my dad had absconded with the money."
At this point, Chen Yu's voice turned mournful, and the surrounding atmosphere surged again: "I was only sixteen years old at the time. I didn't believe my father would run away, so I came to Jiangzhou alone to look for him. I searched the hotel for half a month and finally found my father's remains under the floor of room 1808. But just as I was about to call the police, Wang Qiang discovered it."
"He dragged me to room 1807 next door, strangled me to death, and then buried my body under the floor. He also took half of the jade pendant that my father left me, saying it was an unlucky object and threw it away. Later, when Sister Li Xue was cleaning, she found the half of the jade pendant and also discovered my diary hidden in a crack in the wall."
"Li Xue is a good person. She knew the whole truth and said she would help my father and me get justice. But before she could call the police, Wang Qiang pushed her down the stairs and staged it as a suicide. Wang Qiang also spread rumors everywhere, saying that Li Xue committed suicide because of relationship problems, and put all the blame on a boyfriend who didn't even exist."
"I'm not reconciled! My father and I died so unjustly! That's why I became a vengeful ghost, and I want revenge! I want Wang Qiang and those who protected him to be buried with us!"
With her screams, the entire 18th floor shook violently, black water stains seeped from the walls, and countless mournful cries came from all directions.
"Wang Qiang! Come out here! I'm going to kill you!"
Just then, hurried footsteps echoed from the stairwell. Wang Qiang, pale-faced, was escorted up by two policemen. He had tried to escape in the chaos but was caught red-handed by the police waiting downstairs.
Upon seeing Chen Yu, Wang Qiang was terrified. He fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly, "Chen Yu! I was wrong! I was really wrong! Please forgive me! I'll burn paper money for you, I'll build you the best grave, please don't kill me!"
"Spare you?" Chen Yu grinned maliciously as she floated in front of him, her icy hand gripping his neck. "When you beat my father to death, why didn't you spare him? When you strangled me to death, why didn't you spare me? Today, I'll make you pay for your crimes in blood!"
Wang Qiang's face instantly turned purple, his tongue lolled out, and he looked like he was about to die.
"Stop!" Lu Jingchen shouted, flicking a golden burst of true energy from his fingertip, which struck Chen Yu's hand.
Chen Yu screamed, released her grip, and floated to the side, glaring venomously at Lu Jingchen: "Why did you stop me? He's a murderer! He deserves to die!"
"He deserved to die, but not because of you," Lu Jingchen said seriously. "A life for a life, that's only right. But if you killed him, your resentment would never dissipate, and you would eventually become a mindless vengeful spirit, never to be reincarnated. Your father in the afterlife wouldn't want to see you become like that."
Chen Yu trembled, looked at her father's remains on the floor, and tears streamed down her face again: "But... but did we die in vain?"
"He won't have died in vain." Lu Jingchen pointed to the police officer beside him. "The police are here. Wang Qiang will be punished by law, and he will pay the price for everything he did. Chairman Lin and I will also give you and your father a proper burial and give you justice."
Lin Zhengxiong nodded hurriedly, saying guiltily, "Miss Chen Yu, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I was blind to protect that beast Wang Qiang. I will definitely build the best tombs for you and your father, and I will visit your graves every year. I will also set up a foundation to help the families of victims like you, to make up for my mistakes."
Looking into Lin Zhengxiong's sincere eyes, and then at Wang Qiang, who was kowtowing on the ground, Chen Yu's resentment gradually dissipated.
"Okay... I believe you." She said softly, "As long as Wang Qiang gets the punishment he deserves, I'll be at ease."
The police took out handcuffs and snapped them onto Wang Qiang's wrists.
"Wang Qiang, you are suspected of intentional homicide and causing a major safety accident in an engineering project. You are now formally arrested."
Wang Qiang collapsed to the ground, his face ashen, unable to utter a single word. The police escorted him, along with Master Xuanzhen who had been arrested downstairs, away from the hotel.
Subsequently, forensic experts and archaeologists arrived at the scene and carefully unearthed the remains of Chen Jianguo and Chen Yu. When the two complete skeletons were carried out, Lin Zhengxiong bowed deeply, tears streaming down his face.
"Master Lu, thank you." Lin Zhengxiong wiped away his tears and bowed deeply to Lu Jingchen. "If it weren't for you, I would never have known the truth in my life, that beast Wang Qiang would still be at large, and Miss Chen Yu and her father would never have their injustice redressed. I, Lin Zhengxiong, will never forget your great kindness."
"No need to thank me, I just did what I should do," Lu Jingchen said calmly. "Now that the murderer has been brought to justice, the next step is to perform a ritual to help them pass on peacefully."