Chapter 224 - 222: Your Cousin Is No Longer Among the Living

"No problem!"

"Young Friend Qian, please tell me the name and birth date of your cousin."

Lu Heng nodded.

"Okay, Taoist priest."

"I’ll write it down for you right now!"

Qian said as he picked up the pen and paper next to him and wrote down his cousin’s name and birth date.

After writing, he held up the paper and placed it in front of the camera.

"Taoist priest, can you see it?"

Qian adjusted the angle back and forth, hoping to make it clearer for Lu Heng.

"Young Friend Qian, I’ve already seen it!"

After Lu Heng noted down the content on the paper, he replied with a smile.

Then, he silently called out the Celestial Destiny System in his mind.

"System, check this person’s past information!"

[System Tip: Checking past information will consume three days of the host’s lifespan. Do you wish to continue?]

"Yes!"

Upon his confirmation, everything about Qian’s cousin’s past experiences was revealed before his eyes.

After reading through the cousin’s experiences, Lu Heng fell silent.

His previously decent mood instantly turned sour.

The viewers noticed this and realized that something significant was about to happen!

"Oh no, the Taoist priest’s silence means something big!"

"What happened to the cousin? If it were just a simple kidnapping, the Taoist priest wouldn’t be silent, right?"

"I bet there’s more to this!"

"I bet you’re right!"

"I bet your bet’s right!"

"No more Inception!"

"In my opinion, the cousin has probably already passed away, but the cause of death is still in question."

"A twelve-year-old kid being kidnapped wouldn’t end up dead by traffickers, would he?"

"Damn! I have to curse those damn traffickers!"

As the bullet comments flashed across the screen, Qian became a bit anxious.

For so many years, there had been no news about the cousin. The family had long prepared themselves for his possible death.

But only his uncle couldn’t let go.

Even after all these years, the uncle remained alone in the old home, seemingly waiting for his son’s return.

After a moment of silence, Lu Heng slowly spoke: "Young Friend Qian, your cousin is no longer among the living!"

"Just as expected!"

Hearing this, Qian couldn’t help but look sorrowful.

Even though he had mentally prepared himself before, actually hearing the news of his cousin’s death still filled him with indescribable sadness and pain.

He sniffed a few times, and his eyes quickly turned red.

The viewers were also sending bullet comments to comfort Qian.

But just at this moment, Lu Heng continued: "Your cousin was already murdered at the age of twelve!"

"Wha... what?"

Hearing this, Qian was struck like thunder, instantly stunned.

"Tao... Taoist priest, you said he... he died when he was twelve?"

It took two or three minutes before Qian came back to his senses.

"Killed... killed..."

"So, he was murdered!"

Qian muttered under his breath, and the sadness and pain in his eyes were replaced by a hint of anger.

It turned out his cousin wasn’t trafficked, but murdered!

But who could be so cruel as to kill a twelve-year-old boy?

"Taoist priest, please tell me, who is the murderer of my cousin!"

Qian tightly clenched his fists and asked through gritted teeth.

"The identity of the murderer, I can’t tell you for now."

"Because this matter has already involved a murder case, the police must be present."

Lu Heng gently shook his head.

"Then, Taoist priest, I’m going to report it to the police now!"

"Please wait for a moment..."

Although Qian was eager to know the murderer, he forced himself to calm down and then dialed the police.

Meanwhile, the live stream was also in an uproar.

"Who could have thought, the Taoist priest uncovered another murder case!"

"When the police arrive, will they have to look for a body again?"

"I remember last time when they dug up a body, the stream got banned. Can it happen this time?"

"It should be fine, since the police will be there."

"I’m baffled, who would ruthlessly murder a twelve-year-old boy?"

"The murderer must not be an ordinary person, as they managed to hide the body without discovery till now."

"So now the question is, who could the murderer be?"

"Haha! I’ve already figured it out!"

"Tell us, bro, what’s your guess!"

"Quick, say it, let’s check if your guess matches mine?"

"Get out of the live stream, you riddler!"

"Everyone, don’t worry, do you remember when Qian mentioned the circumstances of his cousin’s disappearance? Didn’t someone say something that others didn’t know?"

"Damn! I remember, it was that person in the town, right?"

"Yes, yes! Someone in town said they saw the cousin leave with someone, but if the cousin was already killed, how did they see him?"

"No... isn’t that wrong? What if the cousin was killed after leaving with someone?"

"Forget it, it’s a waste of brain cells, I’m done guessing!"

While the viewers were eagerly discussing the murderer, the sound of police sirens started faintly in the background on Qian’s end.

"Taoist priest, please wait a moment!"

Qian hurriedly got up and left the camera’s view.

After a while, when he returned, he was accompanied by several middle-aged men and two police officers in uniform.

"Taoist priest, greetings!"

"I heard from my nephew that my son was murdered, is this true?"

A middle-aged man with graying hair and a face full of hardship eagerly asked the camera.

Lu Heng nodded slightly: "It is indeed true!"

"On the day your son disappeared over ten years ago, that was when he was murdered!"

Upon receiving the confirmation, the middle-aged man was instantly overcome with grief.

Qian and the others around immediately began to comfort him.

"Hello, Taoist priest!"

"We’ve heard about your live-streamed case solving."

"But we’d like to ask, do you have any evidence to prove that Qian Haibin was murdered?"

One of the police officers took the initiative to ask.

Murder cases, after all, require both a body and evidence.

Both are indispensable.

Lu Heng sighed softly.

Then he replied in a serious tone: "I have already calculated the location of Qian Haibin’s body, which should count as evidence, right?"

The two police officers exchanged looks.

The officer who spoke earlier continued to ask, "Then please, tell us where Qian Haibin’s body is."

"His body is in the abandoned well behind the Qian Family’s old house!"

Lu Heng answered without the slightest hesitation.

"Alright!"

"We will go to the well to check the situation immediately..."

Upon learning the location of the body, the two police officers promptly took action.

The members of the Qian Family, including Qian, also began preparing tools to head to the old well, abandoned for over two decades, to retrieve the body...