Chapter 105: The Murderer

　　A bloody wind hit his face.

　　Lu Fei stared intently at the churning blood, his heart nearly leaping out of his throat. He gripped the lightning-struck jujube wood stick, ready for a fight.

　　From the blood, an old, ghostly face with a grim expression lunged directly at Lu Fei.

　　"Boss!"

　　Huzi immediately shouted in alarm and pulled Lu Fei away with all his strength.

　　Lu Fei rolled with the momentum and just managed to dodge the water flow.

　　The burning paper money was completely extinguished by the blood, and the offerings were scattered everywhere; this blood ghost was not showing any gratitude.

　　Indeed, a lifetime of obsession is not so easily resolved.

　　"If that's the case, don't blame me for being harsh."

　　Lu Fei gritted his teeth, tightly holding the lightning-struck jujube wood stick, and cautiously watched the churning blood.

　　Fortunately, I got this photo album. Although the Blood Water Ghost is unappreciative, its reaction to the album is quite strong. Perhaps with the album, I can reveal its true form.

　　"Old man, this is a family photo of yours. Don't you want it anymore?"

　　Lu Fei raised the album with his left hand and cautiously moved closer to the Blood Water.

　　"Boss, don't go over there! It's too dangerous!" Hu Zi shouted anxiously.

　　"Hu Zi, don't come over. I know what I'm doing. If all else fails, I still have legs, don't I!"

　　Without turning his head, Lu Fei stared intently at the movements of the Blood Water, being very cautious.

　　"Boss, please be very careful!"

　　Hu Zi held his large knife, stomping his feet in distress.

　　But since Lu Fei didn't allow him to come over, he wouldn't move, to avoid causing trouble.

　　Chen Jinfah, who was hiding nearby, watched with bated breath, becoming more and more impressed by the young shop owner.

　　Lu Fei, holding the photo album, gradually approached the bloody water.

　　The bloody water indeed became more turbulent, a high surge of water rose, and the ghostly face in the water rushed towards the photo album, its two blood-colored eyes as if they were looking at the pictures inside.

　　Here's the chance!

　　Lu Fei immediately made his move.

　　Holding the photo album with his left hand, he sidestepped, while gripping a thunderstruck jujube wood stick in his right hand, infusing it with spiritual power to strike fiercely at the ghostly face.

　　"Rest in peace!"

　　The power of heavenly thunder contained within made the ghostly face instinctively fearful, but it was too late for it to retract into the water.

　　The seemingly small wooden stick, like a rolling pin, just lightly touched the ghostly face, and a blue arc of electricity faintly flashed through the bloody water.

　　In the next moment, the ghostly face dissipated, and the bloody water fell back into the pit with a resounding crash.

　　It then decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye, until only a tiny stream of red water remained, retreating rapidly.

　　"The source of the bloody water is where the bones are buried!"

　　Lu Fei immediately jumped into the pit and chased after.

　　"Boss!"

　　Hu Zi, fearing for Lu Fei's safety, quickly grabbed his large knife and followed.

　　"A Long, go help too!"

　　Chen Jinfa instructed A Long to go down, while he chose to wait above.

　　Lu Fei followed the small stream of blood, jogging all the way to the depths of the pit. The blood flow receded into a patch of soil and disappeared completely.

　　"It's right here!"

　　Lu Fei squatted down and inserted a wooden board as a marker.

　　When A Long arrived, Lu Fei said immediately, "A Long, tell Brother Fa to get people to dig up this spot."

　　"No need to find someone else, I can do it."

　　The construction site was filled with tools. Long found a shovel and immediately started digging at the spot marked by Lu Fei.

　　Seeing this, Hu Zi also grabbed a hoe to help dig.

　　Chen Jinfah waited above for quite some time. Seeing that the blood had disappeared completely and there was no danger in the pit, he also came over to join them.

　　The two strong men worked very efficiently, and soon they had dug a hole two meters deep.

　　Ding dang.

　　The shovel hit something, making a crisp sound.

　　They exchanged a glance, then switched to smaller tools and carefully unearthed what was buried in the soil.

　　After removing the outer layer of dirt, it turned out to be a half-meter-tall concrete urn, very heavy, with a lid on top.

　　The two strong men exerted all their strength to lift it up.

　　"This looks like an old water jar from decades ago." Chen Jinfah pinched his chin, carefully examining it and said.

　　"A water jar?"

　　Lu Fei reached out and lifted the lid off the top.

　　A putrid smell immediately spread out. Inside was a jar of murky, stinking water, with what seemed to be the skeleton of a person soaked in it.

　　"It's indeed a skeleton."

　　Feeling uneasy, he closed the lid again.

　　No wonder she became a blood-water ghost. The old woman drowned in the water jar, and judging by the broken state of the bones, she suffered quite a lot before her death.

　　"I'm afraid these people thought that by burying the old woman along with the water jar underground and building a structure on top, she would never be discovered."

　　"Unfortunately, they underestimated the power of human obsession and resentment."

　　Lu Fei shook his head.

　　"Bro Fa, let's call the police."

　　"Huh? Call the police?!" Chen Jinfah was stunned.

　　Is it really appropriate for someone who has been involved in the underworld to go and call the police?

　　"Also, find a cemetery and bury her remains and belongings together. If anyone really comes looking, they will have a place to pay their respects. Consider it as building up good karma, it'll ensure your project goes smoothly!"

　　Lu Fei smiled and patted Chen Jinfah on the shoulder.

　　"Oh, right, and those two clay dolls, bury them together with her."

　　"Will it really build up good karma?" Hearing that it would ensure the project went smoothly, Chen Jinfah was immediately tempted. He struggled for a while before finally making a decision.

　　"Alright, we'll call the police! We are now law-abiding citizens, why should we be afraid of the cops... I mean, police officers..."

　　After getting out of the pit and sitting in the temporary office at the construction site to rest, Lu Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

　　No wonder the Tang family used the soul-striking stakes to suppress it; this blood ghost is indeed too hard to deal with.

　　Fortunately, he found the old lady's relics, and with the great magical instrument, the thunder-struck jujube wood, he was able to resolve the problems at the construction site.

　　Lu Fei took out the jujube wood stick and lovingly wiped it clean.

　　Earlier, the stick had been submerged in the blood water, yet its surface remained undamaged. It only lightly touched the blood water ghost, and the ghost vanished.

　　It truly lived up to its reputation as a great magical instrument that almost everyone in the Mystic Sect desired to possess.

　　With the problem at the construction site completely resolved, Chen Jinfah naturally expressed profound gratitude to Lu Fei.

　　"Manager Lu, you've worked so hard on this, and I, Chen Jinfah, have seen it all! Words of thanks are just empty talk, but I hope you will not despise this small token of my appreciation!" He handed over a thick red envelope to Lu Fei.

　　"Brother Chen, you're too kind. Accepting a malevolent object and ridding it for someone is enough reward. This little coffin is sufficient repayment," Lu Fei patted the small coffin.

　　"Regardless of the rules of your Sinisterium Pawnshop, in our world, we must repay kindness! I'll give you this small coffin first. Once I finish the remaining matters, I will come to repay Manager Lu again!"

　　Chen Jinfah was very insistent. After arranging for someone to send Lu Fei back, he plucked up his courage and reported the incident to the police.

　　The police took the remains away for investigation and quickly confirmed that they were the remains of Old Lady Liu Guying, tracing the case back to the initial developer.

　　I originally thought it would take some time to investigate before any results came out.

　　Unexpectedly, the very next day, someone actually came forward and confessed on their own initiative!

　　Chen Jinfahurried over to Sinisterium Pawnshop in a flurry and personally brought the news to Lu Fei.

　　"Shopkeeper Lu, can you guess who the perpetrator turned out to be?"