The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 238 - 242: The Haunted Mansion (11)

Fang Zheng returned to the Association with his team, only to wait for the old acquaintances to show up.

But instead of the old acquaintances, what came was the news that the case they worked on before had been resolved.

According to the reliable information they received, his guess was not wrong—it was indeed a female ghost with considerable Taoist skills who committed the crime. However, where he was mistaken was believing that the ordinary police officers would be completely wiped out, for not a single one was missing. They returned without a scratch, alive and well.

However, they couldn’t pry out more details, but at least they knew that the female ghost had been eliminated.

Fang Zheng couldn’t let go and didn’t believe it, so he directly took his tools and headed to the suburban burial ground again.

Just as the information said, there was not a trace of yin energy at the burial ground, not a single ghost to be found as if they had all disappeared or, rather, had all been eradicated.

The burial ground, which was always gloomy as if shrouded in a layer of shadows, now seemed to clear as if clouds parted, with the warm sun shining through.

"Could it really be that they’ve cleaned it up?" Fang Zheng muttered to himself with suspicion.

Soon, his phone rang, and his father urgently summoned him back.

In a quad located in Shangjing, the original bastion of the Taoist Association.

Elders of the Association, all highly respected, had gathered there.

Seeing Fang Zheng’s arrival, Chairman Fang, who was also Fang Zheng’s grandfather, slightly nodded his head, signaling him to sit down.

Lin Mianmian was also there, but her seat was quite far from Fang Zheng’s. She waved at him, but he didn’t even notice her.

Instantly, she felt very dejected and sat down, her initial excitement and happiness gone, gloomily twisting the talisman paper in her hand.

Sitting beside her, Gu Shi saw Lin Mianmian’s mood and expression in full view and was even more annoyed.

He forcefully turned Lin Mianmian’s head towards him and looked into her eyes, "Mianmian, what’s so good about that guy? I’ve investigated him; he’s a total playboy, getting flirty whenever he sees a woman. You’re so innocent, it’s better for you to stay away from him."

"What, you investigated him? Why would you go investigating people?" Lin Mianmian instantly became defensive like an angry kitten, pouting her lips and starting to rant at Gu Shi.

Gu Shi felt that his good intentions were in vain, and his patience ran thin, "Fine, I’m doing this for who? For you, and you’re not even grateful. Forget it, consider it my overreach. I’m going back first."

Gu Shi originally hoped Lin Mianmian would say something to soften the situation so he could gracefully back down.

If Lin Mianmian had simply coaxed him a little, he probably would have lost all his anger.

But Lin Mianmian, being carefree, waved her hand dismissively, "If you want to leave, then go. I can’t understand why an outsider like you would come here to join in the hustle."

Lin Mianmian was quite impatient too.

Recently, the two masters by Gu Shi’s side were not looking at her as kindly as they did at the start.

That was indeed the case. Fatty Cui and Bearded Xue were quite troubled lately.

Having a death seeker as their employer was indeed quite upsetting.

Gu Shi’s constitution was special, and yet he kept flocking to dangerous places teeming with ghosts, alongside Lin Mianmian. They took the man’s money, so naturally, they had to protect him with utmost dedication.

Protecting Gu Shi was their undeniable duty, but having to take care of Lin Mianmian on top of that annoyed them.

Even though her knowledge of Taoist skills was half-baked, she’d still drag them into danger and they would have to rescue her. What’s more, she never learned from her mistakes; just as the lesson from last time hadn’t sunk in, she would find them new troubles before long—and Mr. Gu always indulged her.

If it wasn’t for the generous pay from the Gu Family, they truly would have wanted to dust off their sleeves and quit.

This indeed matched the situation in her past life, however, Fatty Cui always seemed to get along with Lin Mianmian on the surface, and even endeared himself to her to gain quite a few benefits from Gu Shi.

But now, without the original owner to stir up conflicts, the rift between Fatty Cui, Bearded Xue, and Lin Mianmian had become more apparent.

Lin Mianmian was no masochist, with two people harboring grievances against her lurking around, how could she possibly not feel it?

Consequently, she wasn’t showing a pleasant face to Gu Shi either.

Especially now that she had gotten the hang of living in the secular world and was no longer the naive Xiao Bai fresh from the mountains, who didn’t understand anything.

Added to this was her budding feelings for Fang Zheng, which made her very impatient to deal with Gu Shi.

She was really afraid that Fang might misunderstand her relationship with Gu Shi.

Gu Shi felt particularly awkward, being reprimanded by Lin Mianmian like this, he didn’t know whether to leave or stay.

But catching the faint frown on the faces of the bystanders, Gu Shi always felt that their glances were somewhat off, and in a surge of anger, he left in a huff, flinging his sleeves.

Naturally, Fatty Cui and Bearded Xue quickly followed suit.

Without the annoying, sarcastic people around, Lin Mianmian felt refreshingly clear-headed.

But when she regained her senses and hurriedly searched for Fang Zheng, she noticed his complexion was particularly grave.

Or rather, everyone present seemed to be in a bad mood.

In just a short while, without noticing what the others had said, how had it all come to this state?

What had happened?

"Fang Zheng, pay close attention to the developments over there. Check if they’ve hired additional help or if they have some method unknown to us."

Most of the income within the Association came from collaborations with related units, and the other major sources were tasks commissioned by high-ranking officials and wealthy businesspeople.

Now, the related departments had suddenly become tough and refused to cooperate with them; they initially thought the other party was just showing off, but to their surprise, those bizarre cases could actually be handled well by them.

To add insult to injury, those shrewd wealthy individuals, god knows what news they had gotten, when they encountered issues ordinary methods couldn’t resolve, they didn’t seek their help but rather reported it...

Reported it???

Even funnier was that it entered the standard procedure like any ordinary case and ended up being resolved.

It was said to be a new special department?

Most of their income channels in the Association had been cut off mid-way, which made this group of proud power users unable to accept it.

"Additionally, the trip to Su City should proceed as normal. Fang Zheng, you should go along too."

Originally, Fang Zheng hadn’t planned on going, but a wealthy client had directly cancelled their cooperation, freeing up his time, and after thinking about it, Chairman Fang decided to let his grandson join as well.

A series of unusual actions recently gave Chairman Fang an uneasy premonition, but the greater a person’s ability, the better they were at avoiding risks.

He was also happy to let his grandson go and gain some experience.

Lin Mianmian immediately raised her hand, shamelessly insisting on tagging along.

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No matter how things unfolded, Lin Mianmian and Gu Shi were inevitably tied to the visit to the old mansion.