Chapter 338 - 336: The Face-Slapping Came So Fast!

"Of course, I’m willing to help."

"It’s just that..."

Hearing Xiaowei’s words, Lu Heng smiled helplessly: "You understand my fortune-telling rules, young friend."

"Without a name and birth date, it’s really difficult for me to assist."

To be honest, he was also curious about the identity of the murderer.

And why the corpse was buried in Xiaowei’s yard.

The viewers all believed the murderer was Butcher Zhang and his wife, but he felt there were too many loopholes in this theory.

The true killer’s identity would naturally be revealed once the deceased’s identity information was acquired.

"Oh, how did I forget that!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaowei showed a slightly embarrassed smile.

He quickly apologized: "I am sorry, Master Taoist!"

"I was too impatient earlier, wanting to know who the murderer was."

"As a result, I forgot your fortune-telling rules!"

"Please wait a moment, Master Taoist, I’ll ask Uncle Ma right away..."

With that, he hurried back to Old Ma, explaining Lu Heng’s livestream fortune-telling rules.

"No problem, I’ll call to check."

Old Ma, eager to find out about the murderer, immediately took out his phone and called a colleague on duty.

After briefly explaining the situation, he asked the other party to find the missing person’s case data from when the deceased disappeared.

About seven or eight minutes later, the other party finally provided the deceased’s identity details and related information to Old Ma.

"The name is Zhang Xiaohua... ID number is ×××××××..."

Old Ma repeated the deceased’s identity information to confirm it was correct before letting Xiaowei note it down.

After hanging up, he asked Xiaowei: "Now that we have the identity information, we should be able to determine the murderer, right?"

"Definitely!"

"It was by using my dad’s identity info that I figured out his current situation."

Xiaowei nodded and said.

"You found out about your dad?"

"Where is he now?"

Third Uncle Wei, listening nearby, couldn’t help but ask.

"He ran off with a widow to a city in the northwest, and they had a son and a daughter."

"Their family life is happy; otherwise, they wouldn’t have stayed out of touch."

Xiaowei replied with a bitter smile.

"That’s good!"

Learning about their older brother, Second Uncle Wei and Third Uncle Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If not for the corpse looking unlike an adult, they would’ve thought it was their brother who got killed and buried here.

Otherwise, how could he have been gone for almost ten years without a word?

"Uncle Ma, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, let’s go hear what’s said together!"

Xiaowei extended an invitation to the three.

After exchanging glances, they all nodded in agreement.

Returning to the livestream, Xiaowei couldn’t wait to speak: "Master Taoist, I’ve obtained the deceased’s identity information."

"I’ll read it to you now..."

With that, he read the identity information he had just obtained several times over.

As Lu Heng listened, he summoned the Celestial Destiny System for the third time.

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

[System Notification: Checking past information will require the host to spend three days of life. Do you wish to continue?]

"Yes!"

Upon his confirmation, nine days of his life were consumed tonight just for this first viewer.

He hoped to discover the truth this time!

Soon, the past events of the deceased Zhang Xiaohua unfolded before his eyes.

After watching, Lu Heng nodded slightly.

So, this was the truth...

"The Taoist Master nodded, so that should mean everyone’s previous deductions were correct, right?"

"It should be, considering the Master hasn’t frowned yet."

"If he frowned, it would signify a twist; since he hasn’t, it confirms the murderer is Butcher Zhang and his wife!"

"Haha! I didn’t expect to become a detective myself!"

"I mean, the Master hasn’t said anything yet; why are you all so confident?"

"Don’t rush to conclusions, lest you get proven wrong by the Master!"

"No need to worry about them; each one’s face is thicker than a city wall."

"If it’s not Butcher Zhang and his wife, who else could it be?"

"Surely it’s not Fatty Brother’s mother?"

"I can’t be sure who the murderer is! But I’m certain the dream thing is nonsense."

"Fatty Brother’s strange dream should just be a nightmare, not some prophetic dream."

"Why is that? I don’t quite get it."

"It’s simple! The figure in Fatty Brother’s dream is probably an adult, otherwise how would he think it was his father?"

"Exactly, the deceased was a twelve or thirteen-year-old kid, inconsistent with the figure in the dream, so the notion of a prophetic dream is a bit far-fetched."

"Phew... Seems like aside from that blood-sucking zombie, no other monsters have appeared, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief..."

The viewers habitually veered off topic again.

Initially, they were discussing the murderer.

But soon, the conversation shifted towards prophetic dreams.

Then it moved on to the Spiritual Qi Revival.

"Ahem!"

At this moment, Lu Heng cleared his throat, interrupting the viewers’ discussion and drawing everyone’s attention.

"Master Taoist, did you figure it out?"

Xiaowei asked curiously.

"Yes!"

Lu Heng nodded slightly, then said solemnly: "The murderer is not Butcher Zhang and his wife."

"What? Not Butcher Zhang?"

These words left Xiaowei and the others stunned and surprised.

The viewers were even more bewildered.

What?

The murderer isn’t Butcher Zhang and his wife?

Everyone’s reasoning process seemed sound, so why was the conclusion different?

The viewers, who were confident moments ago, didn’t expect to be proven wrong so quickly!

Fortunately, they have developed a thick skin, so getting slapped occasionally isn’t a big deal.

Lu Heng continued slowly: "Butcher Zhang is not the murderer, everything he and his wife said is true."

"Zhang Xiaohua indeed stole the pig money, intending to go south to work."

"But he also knew he was too young to venture out alone."

"So he agreed with a just-of-age, dropout friend to go together."

"And this friend of his is the actual murderer!"

Hearing Lu Heng’s explanation, everyone was a bit surprised.

They previously thought Butcher Zhang and his wife were acting to wash off their suspicions.

Unexpectedly, what the couple said was actually true!

"Master Taoist, who is Zhang Xiaohua’s friend?"

Xiaowei, anxious and impatient, asked again.

"This person is named Lu Xiaoliang!"

Lu Heng didn’t beat around the bush and directly revealed the murderer’s name.