Since I was relatively safe here, Li Mazi might be in danger. I hurried to call him, but no one answered.

Before I left the hospital, I had told him to stay there and take care of Yu Hua. I had instructed him to always keep his phone on. Li Mazi wouldn’t ignore my call without any reason.

As such, I bowed to Yang Yuting one more time and said goodbye. He nodded at me. Then, he turned around and disappeared.

It was clear to me that the murderer was behind the paranormal activities. As long as I dealt with him, Yang Yuting wouldn’t show up again.

“Hold on, kid.”

As I was about to leave the hall, Yang Yuting’s voice called me from behind.

I turned around, thinking that there was some wish he wanted to fulfill.

However, when I turned around, Yang Yuting wasn’t even ten centimeters away from my face. I could sense his sky-reaching resentful energy with each breath.

“Senior, what happened…” I said softly.

Yang Yuting opened his mouth and sneered. “I want you to die!”

He suddenly reached out his hands and grabbed my neck. I was dumbstruck and couldn’t get a hold of myself or react to his sudden change.

A moment ago, he looked so gentle. How could he have changed so quickly? Was he pretending, or is there someone controlling him?

While I was thinking about these possibilities, Yang Yuting tightened his grip on me.

I tried to lash the Sirius Whip on him, but he stood still without flinching. No matter how hard I tried to hit him, he didn’t loosen his hold.

Eventually, my strength was drained. My arms dropped, and my mind went blank. I even had trouble breathing.

At this moment, I heard hurried footsteps behind me, as well as Li Mazi’s voice. “Little Brother Zhang, I’m coming to save you!”

He then stormed forward and sprinkled handfuls of refined salt on Yang Yuting.

Li Mazi’s actions were so abrupt that Yang Yuting couldn’t react in time. Black smoke rose from his body, which gave me the chance to gasp for breath.

Li Mazi had successfully attracted Yang Yuting’s attention. The ghost was enraged and kicked Li Mazi in the air.

He was so strong that Li Mazi directly hit a glass counter, vomiting blood. However, Yang Yuting didn’t plan to let him off yet. He went to him, lifted him up and started to hit his head.

Li Mazi looked like a punching bag right now.

I didn’t dare to linger around. I gritted my teeth and dashed forward with the Sirius Whip, aiming for Yang Yuting’s head.

This time, my attack connected, and sizzling black mist rose from the ghost’s head.

At the same time, I heard someone screaming outside. I was surprised and confirmed that Yang Yuting was being controlled.

When I hit his head, the person controlling him suffered a backlash.

“Someone’s controlling Yang Yuting’s ghost. He’s right in this museum. Hurry, come with me!”

I called Li Mazi then ran in the direction of the screech.

Sure enough, I found a streak of blood in the corner. It seemed this person wasn’t a professional. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have vomited blood like this after receiving a backlash.

I heaved a sigh of relief and followed the streak of blood. Soon, I saw a shadow limping ahead. When I approached him, I saw that he was wearing a raincoat.

This time, it was the real culprit. He didn’t dare to fight me. He was just trying to flee.

As I chased after him, I realized that this fellow knew the structure of the museum very well. I almost lost track of him many times. However, I was able to use the streak of blood to find him again.

In the end, I forced him to the back fence of the museum. All of a sudden, he jumped up and started climbing the fence.

I wanted to chase after him, but as soon as I touched the fence, I felt a horrible tingling sensation. My body was sent backward, and I fell to the ground.

The fence was electrified, and the man in the raincoat was wearing a pair of insulating gloves. That was why he could climb the fence easily.

I was scared as I almost got electrocuted. I sat on the ground to recover then returned to the exhibition hall with a dejected face. It would be much more difficult to catch our guy the next time.

When I returned, the lights in the hall were on. Li Mazi saw that I was hurt, so he limped toward me to support me. He then told me that there was a big surprise in the room.

I wasn’t in a good mood, so I didn’t answer him. When Li Mazi and I went into the room, I was surprised to see Chuyi. He was stepping on the man wearing the raincoat.

Yu Hua was sitting in a wheelchair, watching them.

The man wearing the raincoat had his mask removed. I finally saw his real face. He looked familiar, but I couldn’t remember where I had seen him.

In the end, Yu Hua told me that the man was his boss. I then remembered where I had seen him. He used to be on TV.

Yu Hua said, “Thanks to his position, he has repeatedly stolen national treasures and sold them to foreign businessmen. He earned money using this method. The five security guards and I had discovered his secret, and we started to gather evidence of his crimes to make a report to the police. But he found out and decided to kill us all. He wanted to make us shut up forever!”

I couldn’t help but shake my head. Then, I turned to Chuyi. “You told me you didn’t want to get involved in this case. Why are you here?”

“I just didn’t want to face Yang Yuting since he was also a victim. Someone was controlling him,” said Chuyi gently.

Yu Hua’s boss wanted to use Yang Yuting to get rid of them, but Yang Yuting didn’t want to harm anyone. This forced him to change his plan. He released Yang Yuting to scare people while he killed people in secret, putting the blame on the resentful soul.

When he saw me and Li Mazi in the museum, he began to worry and tried to control Yang Yuting to get rid of Yu Hua.

After his plan failed, he decided to frame us. However, that didn’t work, either. Left with no choice, he headed to Sheshangou Village and forced Song Zhong’s wife to call me.

His ultimate goal was to lure us here and kill us.

As long as we died, all those who knew the secret would never be able to speak up again. However, he didn’t expect that Chuyi would come here all of a sudden.

In the end, Yu Hua was able to submit evidence of his crimes to the Discipline Inspection Committee.

Although he was the boss of the museum, due to his intended murders and crimes of stealing national treasures, he received a death sentence that was to be carried out immediately.

Yu Hua gave me the list of weapons, which I then donated back to the Shenyang Museum.

As it was in my hands before I donated it, I didn’t violate the rule of the otherworldly item Circle. This was the best outcome.

Before the boss was taken away, I asked him why he wanted to steal the national treasures, and if the salary he received wasn’t enough to make ends meet.

“No, what I lacked was money but power.”

It was his way of living. He used the money to buy his position. Then, he sold the antiques to acquire money and buy a higher position.

When I heard that, I felt upset. This wasn’t just about him. It was the problem of many people in the government.

Society was really ruthless at times!

“Why did you crave power that much?”

“I used to serve the people in this country. However, in this society, good officials can’t survive. If I’m not corrupt and if I don’t bribe my superior, I can’t reach a higher position. Without the power that comes with that position, how can I serve my fellows?”

I was speechless.

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