"Come to think of it, I still have something that's worth paying attention to," Gangye Yoshiko called out to Beichuan Si, who was about to get into the car and leave.

"What is it?" Beichuan Si turned around and looked at Gangye Yoshiko.

"This time, Ruyue Nao seems to have some kind of close relationship with Shirasaki Chiyoda," Gangye Yoshiko said thoughtfully.

A close relationship with Shirasaki Chiyoda?

A flicker of black brilliance passed through Beichuan Si's eyes.

Shirasaki Chiyoda, a former core member of the Church of Truth and Happiness, was an outright madwoman.

After being subjected to certain interrogation techniques by Beichuan Si, she became fascinated with the abnormal abilities Beichuan Si possessed.

The woman had been captured while still fervently chanting "Long live Lord Beichuan God," an ecstatic expression that Beichuan Si could remember vividly to this day.

It was just unexpected... that she could be connected to this case involving Ruyue Nao?

"How is Shirasaki Chiyoda doing now?" Beichuan Si asked pensively.

Gangye Yoshiko curled her lip, "How can she be doing? She's just sitting in prison waiting for the death sentence to come, isn't she?... But given the attitude up there, it seems it'll be a while before the official documents come through."

Upon hearing this, Beichuan Si couldn't help but narrow his eyes and then said to Gangye Yoshiko, "I want to see Shirasaki Chiyoda."

"I knew you would say that, kid."

Gangye Yoshiko revealed a slight smile, "I'll arrange for you to meet her tomorrow, that person... no matter who asks her anything, she doesn't react. I really have no idea what will happen when you, Lord God, meet her."

Having said this, Gangye Yoshiko had nothing more to add.

She gave a few instructions to the officer driving the car, and then she turned and left.

Beichuan Si was able to go home, but she could not.

Even though she had learned from Beichuan Si that the case this time was primarily due to the haunting of a vengeful spirit, the higher-ups certainly wouldn't be satisfied with that answer; she still needed to return to her post and do what she ought to do.

Seeing Gangye Yoshiko leave decisively, Beichuan Si just moved his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

To be honest, he did 'slightly' want to test the situation with the vengeful spirit this time.

But since it was already too late, and he hadn't brought Nishijou Kelian and the others with him, Beichuan Si just thought about it and gave up.

However, a confrontation between Beichuan Si and Ruyue Nao... or rather, the elevator vengeful spirit was inevitable.

This was definitely not because Beichuan Si wanted to test the power of his newly exchanged close combat technique "Other Shore Calamity Fall," but because he genuinely wanted to release Ruyue Nao, a girl caught in a vortex of resentment, as soon as possible.

After all, Beichuan Si had always considered himself to be a somewhat kind person when it came to dealing with vengeful spirits.

Nearly all the vengeful spirits who met him were painlessly exorcised by him, given no chance to even react, let alone be tormented excessively.

Of course, this painless exorcism service was only for ordinary vengeful spirits; when it came to medium level vengeful spirits, Beichuan Si still had to perform repeated exorcisms. Because a single blow was unlikely to finish them off outright.

"Let's wait until tomorrow to deal with everything."

Beichuan Si pulled his cell phone out of his pocket.

The time was now three in the morning.

The night wind was cold.

Amidst the gusts of night wind, Beichuan Si, with his eyes closed, seemed to hear a clear sound—

It was the sound of a hammer striking a chisel.

Bang... Bang... Bang...

...

The next day, Beichuan Si got up as usual.

He woke Nakajima Michika as was his habit and then hurried her along for a brisk walking exercise as if prodding cattle.

Nakajima Michika was soon due for her surgery, and before then, Beichuan Si had to make sure her spirit and vitality were in optimal condition.

For this, Beichuan Si had recently been putting in much effort, preparing dishes that both Nakajima Michika and Beichuan Huili enjoyed.

Nakajima Michika's complexion was getting better by the day, and the success rate of her surgery was likely to be significantly higher.

As for the possible rejection reactions Nakajima Michika might experience after surgery,

Beichuan Si wanted to use his Death Qi treatment to try to alleviate her symptoms.

If successful, the whole process would be without issues.

After all, Beichuan Si had spent some time with Nakajima Michika, and it wasn't that they had developed romantic feelings, but a genuine friendship had indeed formed.

He wanted to help her as much as he could.

With that thought in mind, Beichuan Si's hand, working subconsciously, began to prod Nakajima Michika's behind with a wisteria twig.

This caused Nakajima Michika, who was exercising brisk walking, to look back in alarm.

What's going on? Why does Beichuan Si seem much stricter today than usual?

Salty Egg, did not consider that Beichuan Si might actually be seriously contemplating her situation and just assumed that Beichuan Si was in a bad mood today.

After finishing the brisk morning exercise, Beichuan Si started to cook following his usual routine.

And then—

He heard a scream from upstairs.

"Hm?" Beichuan Si looked up at the ceiling.

Then he heard the sounds of hurried footsteps coming downstairs.

"Brother Temple!" Beichuan Huili, wearing panda slippers, appeared at the entrance to the living room.

She ran towards Beichuan Si while crying out.

Beichuan Si frowned at her inexplicable actions, then, without hesitation, grabbed her by the nape of her neck and lifted her up.

Looking at Beichuan Huili's aggrieved face, with her eyebrows and eyes almost squeezed together, Beichuan Si took off his apron with one hand and said, expressionlessly, "Don't make a fuss so early in the morning, the neighbors are still resting."

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