Chapter 106 Clues

  Now that it has been calculated that the death in the haunted house was man-made, the direction of the investigation has also been determined. In other words, by investigating the people around Tian Wang and those who have offended him, we should be able to find the mastermind.

  However, there are still many doubts. How did these people get scared to death? Was it just because they saw someone dressed up as a 'ghost'? It's easy to scare one person to death, but why did three more die in a row? The probability is even lower than encountering a ghost.

  But the other side of the police also confirmed that these three people were killed by excessive fright, which makes it hard to understand.

  Yi Tian turned his head and asked Tian Wang, "Apart from the mechanical control of the scenery, have you arranged for people to dress up as ghosts and monsters to add to the horror atmosphere here?"

  Tian Wang sighed and said, "Well, the ghost house has only been operating for a few months. I had thought of arranging someone to come in before, but I was still studying the details when this happened, so I didn't bring it up again until after the second death. Now I'm even more afraid to add any scary atmosphere inside."

  It seems that there are many feelings, Tian Wang continued to say: "The haunted house is still a new thing in the country. I thought it was a good business opportunity and should have made a lot of money. At the beginning, I invested a lot of financial resources, material resources, and human resources. Unfortunately, it ended up like this. Adding the compensation for the three people who died, this haunted house has cost me dearly."

  "The labor and public security departments have both looked for me, saying that a major renovation must be carried out. If another death occurs, this haunted house will not be allowed to open for business again. Even if I want to sell it, I'm afraid no one will want it. By then, it will truly be a loss of blood and treasure. I hope you two can think of a solution and quickly subdue the evil spirit here!"

  Seeing Tian Wang's painful and regretful expression, Yi Tian felt that he was indeed unlucky. There were no ghosts or monsters here, but he feared that he had unknowingly offended someone.

  "Tian boss, I've already investigated this place earlier and there's no evil spirit at all. If I'm not mistaken, someone is intentionally trying to harm you. Think back and see who you might have offended." Yi Tian spoke out the things he had grasped.

  "What? Is it man-made?" Tian Wang pondered for a moment, his face suddenly changed greatly. He thought that Yi Tian's words were unfounded nonsense. Originally, he didn't trust Yi Tian much, and now he had no trust at all. He was very angry and said: "Impossible! If it's man-made, how could three people be scared to death? Fine! Let's assume it's man-made, then why hasn't anyone been scared unconscious, but all of them were scared to death? You tell me!"

  Meng Meiliang saw Tian's attitude and hastily advised: "Boss Tian, calm down, since Master Yi said so, he must have his reasons."

  "Nonsense! I think he's just a swindler, and you're calling him Master Yi? Are you kidding me?! Look at yourself, is there such a young master?! Not only him, but also you, both of you are not good people, you're in cahoots to cheat me! If you can catch the evil spirit here, I'll pay any amount of money, if not, get out of my sight!"

  Tian Wangyue's face turned increasingly red with rage, possibly due to the influence of multiple factors. This smiling tiger could no longer suppress his emotions, and by the end, his voice was almost a shout.

  Upon hearing this, Meng Mei's bright face also turned ugly, Zhang Fei's entire face drooped, and in this dark environment, it was frightening.

  Yi Tian smiled slightly and said indifferently, "It seems you don't trust me at all. Since you think what you're saying is right, I have nothing to say. We can leave now, after all, we won't lose anything. However, before we go, I'd like to show you a magic trick. Are you interested in watching?"

  Magic? What kind of trick is this kid going to play?

  Tian Wang muttered to himself, let out a cold snort, and opened his mouth to say: "If you don't have the skills, then don't embarrass yourself here. I'm not interested in watching magic tricks, even the monkeys in the circus can..."

  But before he could finish his words, a surprising scene happened!

  Yi Tian remained calm and smiled, taking out three Kaiyuan Tongbao coins from her bag and tossing them into the air, scattering them above Tian Wang's head, falling down at a normal speed.

  Just as the Kaiyuan Tongbao surrounding Tianwang was about to fall, suddenly, all the Kaiyuan Tongbao stopped and floated motionlessly above Tianwang's head.

  At this time, the scene was eerily quiet, Meng Meiliang was shocked with her eyes bulging out, her chin almost dropping down, her big mouth agape, and even her saliva had dried up without her realizing it.

  While Jing Ming's Tian Wang was also a stupid-looking face, he was completely stunned. What is magic? Ordinary people all know that it's nothing more than having a mechanism, deceiving the eyes, and stirring up fantasies.

  But in this haunted house, it's his own turf, where would there be any mechanism? Why and how could such a mysterious thing happen?

  With such doubts, he was already muddled in his mind and couldn't figure it out no matter what.

  Just as he was about to reach out and touch the Kaiyuan Tongbao around his head, Yi Tian didn't give him the chance. "Alright, you've seen the magic trick too, I hope this little surprise can calm your anger, we should leave now."

  As he spoke, Yi Tian raised his hand.

  Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

  Three Kaiyuan Tongbao coins quickly flashed through the air, each one landing in his palm.

  "Let's go, Meng Dao Chang. Since they don't trust us, we shouldn't humiliate ourselves by staying here."

  "Huh?" Meng Meiliang was momentarily stunned, her face filled with confusion. When she saw Yi Tian walking towards the entrance, she finally realized what was going on. She wiped the corner of her mouth and quickly followed after him.

  Tian Wang was in a daze, and just as Yi Tian and Meng Mei Liang were about to leave the haunted house, he suddenly came back to life. His face contorted as if he had eaten a sour date, and he slapped himself before hastily shouting: "Master Yi, please wait, Master Yi..."

  Seeing Yi Tian still not stopping, he rushed forward in a frenzy, "Master Yi, I was wrong! Let's talk things over, I didn't recognize the treasure in front of me. Please spare my life, don't mind my past mistakes!"

  Upon hearing his words, Yi Tian's footsteps slowed down as well. As he watched the other person approach him, he said in a puzzled tone: "Boss Tian, you wouldn't still want to watch magic tricks, would you? The monkeys at the circus are far more skilled than I am! You should go find them instead!"

  Upon hearing this, Tian Wang's face showed a tearful expression. "Master Yi, don't tease me anymore, those were all nonsense, they're not as powerful as you!"

  "Oh? Are you comparing me with a beast?" Yi Tian asked with a slight frown.

  Meng Mei Liang saw Yi Tian's displeased expression and glared at Tian Wang, as long as Yi Tian gave an indication, he would pounce on Tian Wang to teach him a lesson.

  When he saw Yi Tian frowning, Tian Wang's heart skipped a beat, and he hastily made a bitter face, waving his hand to explain: "No, no, I didn't mean that, you misunderstood, you are a superior person, don't bother with me, it was all my fault before, I spoke without thinking, those words were not intentional, I was also anxious about the haunted house and accidentally misspoke!"

  Seeing this, Yi Tian smiled faintly and asked, "Forget it, I won't bother with you either. But what do you want from me now?"

  Tian Wang's face was completely red, of course it was about the haunted house, wasn't this a rhetorical question? However, in that case, he didn't dare say anything out loud. "Hehe, Master Yi, I already completely believe you, even if you said the earth is square now, I'd still believe it. Nothing else, just the haunted house thing, can you take a look and think of a way to solve it?"

  Yi Tian hugged his shoulders and smiled softly, "So it's this matter after all. Although the past is in the past, now is now, helping you isn't impossible, but this price..."

  Tian Wang didn't dare to be slow at this time, and hurriedly said: "Master Yi, name a price! As long as it's within my acceptable range, I'll agree!"

  "Alright, alright, I'm not one to take advantage of the situation and raise prices arbitrarily. For cases like yours, it's usually settled afterwards. The compensation will depend on the difficulty of the task. As for the price, I'll give you a fair one. Not sure if you're willing to accept it?"

  "Alright, alright, I trust Master Yi's integrity, you absolutely won't overcharge me." Tian Wang wanted to get Master Yi's help without a doubt, but with this way of settling accounts afterwards, he still had some worries. After Master Yi showed off his incredible skills, he already deeply felt that Master Yi was a high-ranking master and a dangerous person. If he were to offend Master Yi, not to mention the ghost house matter wouldn't be resolved, it might even bring him great trouble.

  "What we're doing is a long-term business, and who knows, maybe in the future we'll even ask Mr. Tian to introduce customers to us, of course, we won't be so presumptuous as to open our mouths now, or else who would dare to find us in the future, you say, isn't that right?"

  "Hehe, definitely, I will introduce more customers to you. Then this matter will be easy for Master Yi." Upon hearing Yi Tian speak like this, Tian Wang's worries were all dispelled, and he revealed a joyful expression. Since Yi Tian had promised, he believed that with Yi Tian's help, there was a great hope of completely resolving the matter.

  "Alright, let's get back on track. Let me simply tell you about the people you may have offended and those who might be offended later." As for the reward, Yi Tian didn't really care about it. Earlier, when he saw that Tian Wang didn't trust him and spoke rudely, he just gave him a warning shot. He wasn't actually angry, but rather hoped that in the future, when doing things, there wouldn't be obstacles from the employer's side, so he took this action.

  Tian Wang collected his thoughts and said after a while, "Actually, I'm someone who rarely offends people. In my friend circle, everyone knows that I have good relationships with others. If there's anyone I've offended, it would be Liu Jingwei. His business is also all over the place, similar to mine. When I was planning to open a haunted house and shared it on social media, he found me and wanted me to hand over the business to him. I refused, so he suggested we partner up instead. However, due to his questionable character, I didn't agree."

  "After that, he also set up a haunted house in Qianbai Hui Entertainment City, which is not far from here. The business is much worse than mine. As for others, I really can't think of anyone else. If the haunted house thing was done by someone on purpose, it's very likely to be Liu Jingwei!"

  "What the heck, how did this bastard do it?"

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