My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

The elderly couple burst into tears upon hearing the final words.

"No, no! We really didn't kill anyone!"

Professor Ak stared at them coldly and said, "I don't know how you evaded the surveillance, but based on the current evidence, you are highly suspected of committing the crime!"

The head of the Dragon Kingdom's Major Crimes Unit could no longer contain himself. He shoved Professor Ak aside and roared, "If we're talking about evidence, the most conclusive evidence is your student, Kerrian! Don't think you can exonerate your student by arbitrarily framing innocent people or making baseless accusations!"

Watching this scene from a distance, Han San was somewhat at a loss and asked, "What should we do now?"

Zhang Hao sighed. Ever since he was stripped of his investigative powers in this case, he had no reason to get involved. If he went now, he would probably just be seen as a bystander watching the show.

"Let's take a look at the situation first..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Hao's expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look to his left. There, he saw a peach tree, and under it, a woman dressed in an 80s-style dress was smiling and waving at him.

Zhang Hao glanced at the female ghost's appearance and laughed along.

Zhang Hao stopped paying attention to the scene of the argument ahead and turned to walk towards the peach tree.

Han San was completely focused on looking ahead, unaware that his companion had already walked to the peach tree.

"You can see me, right?" the female ghost in the military green dress said to Zhang Hao with a grin.

Zhang Hao nodded, and seeing the female ghost hiding in the shadows, too afraid to come out, he smiled and said to her, "You don't need to be so nervous. There's no resentment on you, which means you haven't done anything bad. There's no need to hide so far away. Besides, since you dared to greet me, it means you should know who I am."

The female ghost's feigned smile gradually disappeared, and she pouted somewhat resentfully: "How can you not give me any face at all? I wanted to pretend to be calm and composed, after all, I'm a female ghost who has been dead for many years, I should at least have some class."

The female ghost looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, probably just starting high school or college, a time when she was most innocent and carefree.

"You called me here because you want to ask me for a favor, right?"

Zhang Hao carefully sensed the aura emanating from the female ghost, but surprisingly, he couldn't detect a trace of malice from her.

Moreover, the female ghost's aura was very faint. If he hadn't had an exceptionally strong sense of perception, he probably wouldn't have noticed that there was a female ghost greeting him.

"Hey, don't be so calm. You know, I'm not some kind of pushover, oh wait, not a good ghost!" The young female ghost seemed to want to save face and began to introduce herself.

"My name is Li Jiali. The elderly couple in front of me who are so anxious they're almost crying are my parents." Li Jiali pointed to her anxious parents not far away, a hint of dissatisfaction, heartache, and anxiety flashing in her eyes.

Zhang Hao asked, "I can see that now. You called me here so you could help clear your parents' names?"

"No."

Li Jiali shook her head.

“I believe that the government authorities can definitely prove my parents’ innocence. Moreover, I am also involved in this matter; I did kill Rocco and Rui.”

Zhang Hao clearly didn't believe Li Jiali's words. The female ghost's aura was peaceful, without a trace of the ferocity born of battle.

"Why don't you believe me?" Seeing that Zhang Hao still didn't believe her, Li Jiali pouted and said, "At first, I was so happy to finally be able to enjoy the bond with my parents and even eat some incense. But those two guys, Korokoro and Rui, ruined my good mood. In a fit of anger, I wanted to kill them, and as a result, they really died. The ghost that took their lives was actually me."

Zhang Hao considered another possibility and asked sharply, "Is something controlling you?"

Li Jiali's eyes flickered, as if hinting at something, but on the surface she shook her head and gave a standard smile: "No, no one is controlling me."

Zhang Hao remained silent.

"I beg you, help me solve this case, and then kill me. I don't want to wander this world anymore, it's too lonely! I am the filthy ghost, and I think you must also want to get rid of that evil spirit that has killed so many people, right?"

Zhang Hao and Li Jiali stared at each other. Suddenly, Li Jiali's eyes turned completely white, and in the whiteness appeared a disheveled evil spirit! The evil spirit was as small as a finger, and in the blink of an eye, just as it was about to strike, it vanished without a trace.

Li Jiali felt a sharp pain in her eyes and quickly covered them tightly.

Zhang Hao wiped his hands over her eyes, and a tiny speck of light appeared between his fingers, merging into her eyes.

Li Jiali felt her eyes gradually returning to normal, and the pain slowly disappeared.

"So comfortable..."

"Of course it feels good. I've already lifted the soul-controlling spell on you. You're free now."

Zhang Hao reminded her.

The reason why the female ghost readily admitted that she was the filth-eating ghost who had killed many people at the beginning was entirely because she was being controlled and had no choice but to come out and admit it.

She wanted to resist, but she couldn't resist at all.

Fortunately, Zhang Hao, as expected of someone even the most vicious evil spirits fear, possessed unfathomable abilities, forcing the mastermind behind the scenes to try and throw out a scapegoat to discourage Zhang Hao from continuing his investigation.

Fortunately, Zhang Hao understood her hint and helped her break free of the control.

Li Jiali was overjoyed and said happily, "Thank you so much. I really don't know what I would have done without you."

"It's nothing. You linger in the human world, haven't done anything evil, and even abide by the rules of the underworld. I have no reason to be ruthless towards you."

While they were having a pleasant conversation, Li Jiali's parents were so angry that they burst into tears.

Hearing her parents crying, Li Jiali, who had just been happy, turned around and saw her parents' anxious and angry expressions.

Li Jiali frowned. Those people were really going too far! Indeed, those foreigners had gone too far. Without sufficient evidence, they actually threatened the couple, demanding that they confess or they would take them to court, claiming that the couple had murdered innocent people.

Not only that, they also want to expose the couple's "crimes" online, even their daughter's grave. At that time, the couple will become rats that everyone wants to kill.

"We never did such a thing! How can we admit it? You're going too far!"

Grandpa Li was so angry that he started cursing, but the foreigners were even more arrogant. When they saw that he dared to point at them and curse, they slapped him so hard that his hand was bent crooked.

Grandpa Li's wrist was bruised from the slap; the force was immense. He staggered several steps before he could barely stand and avoid falling to the ground.

Grandma Li was furious and rushed over to help her husband: "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine... my hand just hurts a little."

Seeing the bruises on her husband's wrist, Grandma Li angrily shouted, "How could you be so outrageous? Hitting people like that? Just because we're foreigners doesn't mean we're so great! What wrong have we done? What evidence do you have? Sue us if you want! We'll fight you to the death! We'll show you we're not to be trifled with!"

The principal, watching from the sidelines, was extremely embarrassed. Throughout the conversation, he had subtly sided with the foreigners, even implying that the couple should confess, employing various forms of misleading and pressure.

Who would have thought that this seemingly ignorant and easily bullied elderly couple would suddenly erupt at this moment?

Seeing this, the principal quickly tried to smooth things over: "They didn't mean it. It's just that two lives have been lost, and they're anxious and upset. I hope you can understand their feelings!"

Professor Liu chimed in, "Yes, if you had cooperated from the beginning and hadn't denied it, they wouldn't have been in such a hurry, let alone resorted to violence. Besides, it's just a bruise on your wrist, it's not that serious, don't be so rude."

The female ghost Li Jiali floated over, and upon hearing Professor Liu's words, she trembled with anger.

Zhang Hao and Han San arrived with the female ghost, Li Jiali. Their appearance quickly attracted everyone's attention. However, since they were acquaintances, everyone assumed they were just there to watch the spectacle and ignored them.

And so, Zhang Hao and Han San became "spectators" who could openly and closely watch the spectacle.

Li Jiali was furious and yelled at the foreigners, the principal, and Professor Liu, "You bastards! You think my parents are easy to bully?! Do you all deserve to die?!"

However, they could not hear the female ghost's screams and insults.

Zhang Hao calmly transmitted his voice to the female ghost: "Don't get agitated. Didn't you say before that you trusted the government departments and believed they wouldn't wrong your parents?"

Li Jiali then calmed down a little.

"Fine, fine! You're all right! We're clearly innocent. We refuted your ridiculous speculations and tried our best to prove our innocence, and now we're the ones who are wrong? What kind of twisted logic is this? Are we supposed to admit we've been wronged and take the blame? Is there no justice in this world?!" Grandma Li cried anxiously, wiping away her tears as she questioned the situation.

"Oh dear, why are you so unreasonable? That's not what I meant. If you really didn't do it, why are you in such a hurry? If you keep crying, it just means you're guilty!" Professor Ak said sarcastically, practically pointing his finger at them and accusing them of being the murderers.

Seeing this, the head of the Longguo Major Crimes Unit had no choice but to step in to protect the elderly couple: "Don't be so aggressive. Based on the current situation, this couple does not have the ability to commit the crime! It's just that the evidence at the scene points to them."

At this moment, the head of the international investigation team suddenly interjected: "I've heard that your Dragon Country has a martial art that has been passed down for thousands of years, which is called Kung Fu abroad. This couple may have practiced it."

Seeing these people relentlessly accusing her parents, Li Jiali was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She wanted nothing more than to rush up and tear them all apart, but she didn't dare. All she could do was grab Zhang Hao's shoulders and shake him repeatedly, urging him, "You have to think of a way to help my parents!"

As the female ghost grabbed his shoulders and shook him, Zhang Hao's body began to sway involuntarily.

This strange behavior quickly attracted the attention of others.

First, there was Professor Liu, who disliked Zhang Hao from the start. Seeing Zhang Hao's strange behavior, his anger instantly erupted: "This is a serious case-handling scene! What are you doing? If you're going to cause trouble, get out of here!"

The principal then said impatiently, "Since you are a professional in charge of investigating cases, you should know that the process of handling cases must be serious, meticulous, and responsible to the end. What kind of behavior is this, with no sense of decency?"

Han San could see clearly that the female ghost was brought by Zhang Hao, and she was the daughter of the old couple. Because her parents had been wronged, she was anxiously urging Zhang Hao to help her parents get justice.

It can be said that Zhang Hao, who was being accused, got into trouble for no reason from beginning to end.

Professor Ak recognized Zhang Hao and sneered, "Everyone says that people from China are narrow-minded. You made enemies with us foreigners before and said we would be unlucky... Now that you see us like this, are you gloating?"

Zhang Hao frowned and quickly denied it: "I didn't think that."

Professor Ak, his eyes red with anger, burst into a tirade: "That's exactly what you think! Look at you, dancing with glee!"

The principal pulled the professor aside, turned around, and frowned as he reprimanded Zhang Hao: "I can forgive your messy procedures when you were handling the case before, but now that the international community has sent people to investigate, don't make things worse here!"

"I caused trouble? I really didn't do anything!"

Zhang Hao felt that he must have forgotten to check the almanac before going out today, otherwise he wouldn't have encountered such an unexpected disaster.

"I remember now, the murderer wasn't this couple, so it's very likely you!" Professor Ak suddenly pointed at Zhang Hao. "Because Rui said you were superstitious, you couldn't stand it, so you secretly killed him! You're a trained special talent, you know those methods of murder, and you know how to avoid surveillance! You're also a young and strong lad, capable of committing the crime!"

Professor Ake's analysis sounded clear and well-supported by solid evidence, which made the international investigation team look at him with suspicion.

Zhang Hao was filled with helplessness and quickly explained, "We already explained when we came over. We just happened to be passing by and saw you investigating a case, so we came to take a look. We really didn't mean anything by it."

"No other meaning? I think you just wanted to find out how far our investigation has gone, and to see if you were at risk of being exposed, so you pretended to be passing by by chance."

Professor Ak pointed at Zhang Hao, then turned to the investigation team and said, "This person is highly suspicious and must be taken back for a detailed investigation."

The principal, naturally not wanting to offend the international investigation team, turned to Zhang Hao and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. Just go back and cooperate with the investigation, and you'll clear your name. It'll be good for you too. So, please go back and cooperate with their investigation..."

But Zhang Hao wasn't the type to obediently follow orders. This principal was used to issuing commands and acting superior, but Zhang Hao wasn't like the teachers and professors at his school; he wasn't inclined to follow his orders. (End of Chapter)