Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 197 - 170: The Eighth Livestream

Elder Wei looked at the battle, which had already come to a close, and the busy figures around him, taking a deep puff of his cigarette. Nicotine climbed up his throat and into his brain, the numbing effect slightly released, making his trembling arms somewhat better.

His peripheral vision noticed another silhouette, and he genuinely smiled.

Against the glow of the fire, his features appeared somewhat weathered.

"You’re here?"

Then, as if a tacit understanding developed over years, he directly pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his inner pocket, tearing open a portion and presenting it to the other.

Liu Liang didn’t stand on ceremony, directly accepting it, lighting up, taking a drag, and similarly leaning against the nearby car, the entire motion completed fluidly.

"What’s the situation?"

He had just dealt with a rock about to become sapient in the neighboring city, and upon returning, heard Elder Wei had dispatched quite a few people from the local bureau, even filing an early report to headquarters, with potential plans to request reinforcements.

Since that major battle ten years ago, it hadn’t been this lively.

Liu Liang was somewhat taken aback.

Thus, he gave up his resting time to come here and see if help was needed.

Indeed, he witnessed such a large commotion.

Elder Wei’s deep and aged eyes flashed with worry. He looked ahead, his voice somber: "A mother-and-child ghost filled with resentment."

"It was placed in the park, and within just three days, it killed four people."

It was thanks to the veteran police in the area who were sharp enough to recognize the harm was not caused by humans, reporting it promptly, enabling them to find out.

Otherwise, if she were left unchecked, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Liang was genuinely startled. Seeing the members in their department attire being carried out, he understood.

The strength of this mother-and-child ghost must be very strong.

At this moment, Liu Liang wanted to offer a few comforting words. Yet, upon meeting the other’s gaze, he suddenly froze.

The comforting words stuck in his throat, his expression replaced by shock.

"Do you suspect this mother-and-child ghost was deliberately placed here by someone?"

Due to the frequent occurrence of ghost-related injuries recently, they had held suspicions early on.

Elder Wei’s voice remained inappropriately deep, "Do you still remember the incident at Qing University?"

Liu Liang recollected the matter he referred to in his mind.

About a week ago, at Qing University’s long-closed old campus, someone suddenly committed suicide by hanging.

The school initially didn’t think much of it, but when another person died the next night, the administration finally realized something was amiss.

Fortunately, the leadership reacted quickly, reaching out to them at Bureau 749 through various means.

After convening and deliberating, they unanimously decided to send a team to clean it up.

Although the ghost wasn’t weak, it was clearly still in its developmental stage, so it wasn’t as challenging as today.

However, during their investigation, they found something wrong.

The hanged ghost had already been dead for a long time, but only recently started harming people.

They intended to inquire further, yet for some reason, the ghost suddenly became extremely painful, then vanished without a trace.

Though the case was closed at Bureau 749 at the time, it hadn’t ended in their minds.

Even if there was no information to prove that the hanged ghost was manipulated by someone.

Liu Liang said, "I’ll go back and check with other district heads to see if they’ve encountered similar incidents."

Bureau 749 is divided into several large districts, each with a corresponding leader. Like Elder Wei, who is the Nanli District leader, while Liu Liang belongs to the Geological Exploration Team of Nanli District.

Other major districts include East Shock District, North Ridge District, West Dui District, and Zhongkun District, all affiliated with Bureau 749, managing affairs within their jurisdiction independently.

Elder Wei stayed silent, not obstructing.

Suddenly, before the team left, he inexplicably looked up.

Liu Liang followed his gaze.

"This one." Elder Wei pointed his hand upwards, "Is this surveillance still operational?"

Though Liu Liang’s usual work is relatively ’mysterious’, his professional knowledge isn’t lacking.

At a glance, he could tell this surveillance is definitely still functioning.

"This surveillance just happens to cover the old campus building."

Elder Wei muttered seemingly to himself, then called his subordinates to instruct: "Request the school for the surveillance footage from the recent three months."

"That long?" Liu Liang exclaimed, "That would be quite an undertaking."

Moreover, it’s unsure whether the surveillance has an automatic overwrite function.

If it does, they might only be able to view footage from within a month.

Elder Wei was uncertain.

But it’s certainly a measure to try.

"Try it first."

"I feel someone must have done something here before this."

After giving these instructions, he got into the car.

Liu Liang also returned to his vehicle.

When Elder Wei instructed the driver, he noticed that before shutting off the phone, the driver was watching a live stream.

"A beauty live stream?"

He casually remarked, causing the driver’s hair to stand on end.

"Apologies, sir, I..."

The driver had a quick wit, unlocking the phone to explain, "Not a beauty streamer, but a paranormal fortune-teller, I saw there was nothing below where I could assist, thinking if there might be wrong things pointed out here."

Though the explanation seemed somewhat forced, Elder Wei didn’t comment further, leaving just one sentence, "Pay more attention next time."

Then, when withdrawing his gaze, it inadvertently swept across Mu Yunchu’s face without a second thought.

*

Meanwhile, Jiang Ci also happened to come across Mu Yunchu’s eighth live stream.

Glancing at the clock hanging on the wall, he noted there was still time before he had to go for training, so he placed the phone on a stand and watched steadily.

From the comments flashing through the live chat, it seemed the stream had just started, and the first "destined person" was selected.

She was a girl so thin she seemed skin and bones, with dark shadows under her eyes, lacking any spirit.

Despite being in her twenties, she appeared to have lost all desire for life.

Just the sight led some viewers to worry inevitably.

[Destined person, what happened to you? You look like you’ve been bullied.]

[No matter what you’ve encountered, share it, the host can resolve it for you!]

[Judging from the girl’s appearance, I calculate, could she be heartbroken? ]

...

No matter how the viewers asked, the destined person appeared without much interest.

She even replied she hadn’t encountered anything.

Yet clearly, the viewers wouldn’t believe that.

Wen Yue was somewhat helpless, but lacked a way to prove otherwise, so she simply hurriedly spoke about what she wanted the host to help with forecasting.