Seeing Crime Scenes in My Sleep

Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Evil Cult Organization

Jiang Li’s brow furrowed as she listened to those words. ’So, am I dreaming about some kind of evil cult?’

’Immortality and ascending to godhood? Better to die and be reincarnated sooner—that’s a more realistic goal.’

Jiang Li watched "herself" pick up a baby, stuff it into a jar, and pour all sorts of venomous insects inside. The infant’s miserable cries grew louder and louder.

Jiang Li felt exceptionally distressed, yet "her own" laughter was growing louder.

"HAHAHAHA! Just nine more infants, and I’ll have nine hundred and ninety-nine! Then I will achieve immortality and ascend to godhood!"

Jiang Li’s heart trembled. ’Nearly a thousand infants...’

A wave of fury and joy flooded her heart. The grating laughter, the baby’s cries, and the JINGLE JINGLE of a bell in her ear made her feel exceptionally agitated.

The next second, "her" laughter came to an abrupt halt, replaced by a confused utterance.

"Who? Who’s there?!"

"She" began to rummage around the room, trying to find the peeping tom.

Jiang Li’s inner turmoil gradually subsided. She watched the chaotic scene before her with a blank expression.

"Who the hell are you!"

"She" shrieked in terror, clearly feeling a loss of control over her own body, as if someone were tugging at her emotions. She even felt a subtle twitch in her facial muscles just now, which filled her with fear and unease.

Jiang Li’s confusion turned to understanding. ’So, my emotions can be transferred to him, too.’

"HAHAHAHAHA!"

Jiang Li let out a wild laugh, feeling a thrill for the first time—a thrill that was all her own.

Cao Tianwang felt the laughter erupting uncontrollably from his own throat. He collapsed to the floor in terror, then grabbed the nearby bell and copper coin sword, shaking and brandishing them in the air.

Listening to the discordant noise, Jiang Li’s gaze turned sinister. She spotted a knife on the counter, picked it up, and prepared to stab it into "her" chest.

"KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! Master Cao, Master Cao! Are you home? I need to see you about something urgent!"

Chen Xiufang’s voice came from outside. The knife in "Jiang Li’s" hand instantly clattered to the floor, and she lost control of the body again.

"Wait outside. I’ll be out in a moment."

Cao Tianwang scrambled up from the floor and straightened his clothes.

Lu Xingye looked down at Jiang Li, who was still asleep in his arms, then glanced up at Chen Xiufang walking inside. He couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Suddenly, a soft chuckle sounded. He froze in shock. ’Did that come from my arms?’

He looked down at Jiang Li, who was slowly waking up, but she wasn’t smiling. ’Am I hallucinating?’

"Jiang Li, you’re awake?"

"Yeah. You can put me down now." Jiang Li’s tone was normal; you couldn’t tell that anything was wrong.

Lu Xingye dismissed the laugh he thought he’d heard as his mind playing tricks on him. After all, when a person is under intense stress, it’s common to experience auditory hallucinations.

Lu Xingye set her down and pointed to a temple-like building not far ahead. "Chen Xiufang went in there."

Jiang Li nodded, remembering she had heard Chen Xiufen’s voice before waking up.

"There’s a man inside. It must be some kind of cult. His head is filled with nothing but achieving immortality and ascending to godhood.

"He seals the infants that Chen Xiufang and the others bring him in jars while they’re still alive. I... ahem, *he* said he’s only nine infants short of nine hundred and ninety-nine."

As Lu Xingye listened to Jiang Li, he thought, ’So many infants... He deserves to die!’

"I’m going to contact Brother Huo." Lu Xingye walked a short distance away and took out his phone to call Huo Qing.

Jiang Li walked over, looking at the temple before her.

She was curious what kind of magic this Master Cao possessed that could make someone like Chen Xiufang willingly find children to offer him.

Lu Xingye was quietly explaining the situation to Huo Qing when he turned around and saw Jiang Li climbing over the wall. He was so shocked he started stumbling over his words.

"Nine hundred and ninety... Holy shit..."

"Lu Xingye, what’s wrong?" Huo Qing, who had been woken up by the call, shot out of bed the moment he heard there was a case. He grabbed his walkie-talkie to contact the police station.

"Jiang Li climbed over the wall and went in! I’m sending you the location. Get here fast!"

Lu Xingye hung up and ran over. Staring at the high wall, he couldn’t imagine how someone as short and petite as Jiang Li had managed to get over it.

Just as Lu Xingye was about to climb it himself, he noticed a side door was unlocked. He snuck in furtively.

"Master Cao, my son’s... manhood is ruined. Can you help him? This is the child for this time, just born."

In the temple’s main hall, Chen Xiufang spoke as she handed over the tightly bundled baby.

Cao Tianwang’s eyes lit up when he saw the child in her arms. He turned and began rummaging through his chests and cabinets. After a moment of searching, he produced a bottle of medicine and handed it to Chen Xiufang.

"Take this back and have your son drink it. I guarantee he’ll regain his virility in a month!"

Chen Xiufang quickly put the baby down, kowtowed to him, and then received the bottle with both hands.

Outside the window, Jiang Li frowned as she watched them exchange the bottle. ’Something like that can help Qiao Siyuan regain his virility?’

’Is he like one of those pyramid scheme quacks, claiming to have a panacea for every illness, even curing cancer and other incurable diseases?’

"Oh, right, Master Cao, that talisman you gave me last time... I had my son’s ex-girlfriend wear it. She might be pregnant now.

"Does that mean we can swap the fates then?"

Chen Xiufang clutched the medicine bottle tightly as she looked at Cao Tianwang.

"Mm, that’s right. Once that child is born, the baby in your daughter-in-law’s womb will become a big, healthy grandson."

Chen Xiufang had complete faith in Cao Tianwang’s words. A smile spread across her face. "Thank you, thank you, Master Cao."

Lu Xingye, who had just snuck up beside Jiang Li, felt a surge of rage as he heard this.

’These bastards. So this was their utterly depraved plan for luring Jiang Li over from C City all along.’

Lu Xingye looked at Jiang Li’s back with a complicated expression. ’So she’s pregnant?’

’She’s pregnant, and she’s still running around all over the place at night.’

Jiang Li noticed Lu Xingye had caught up, but she didn’t turn to look at him, her attention fixed on the conversation inside.

Inside, Cao Tianwang beamed at Chen Xiufang. ’What a good person, bringing him three at once. At this rate, he’d only be short six more.’

"I have a ritual tomorrow. Seeing how sincere you are, you may come and observe tomorrow at six in the evening."

Chen Xiufang’s eyes lit up. "Thank you, thank you, Master Cao!"

It was said that Master Cao’s rituals could expel the body’s impurities, cure all illnesses, and even bring great wealth.

Tomorrow at six.

Jiang Li and Lu Xingye exchanged a look. They both turned and headed back the way they came. If they stayed any longer, Chen Xiufang might discover them.

Lu Xingye had wanted to see how Jiang Li would get back over the wall, but then he remembered she was pregnant. He pulled her hand and pointed at the half-open door.

Jiang Li: "..." ’So there was a door.’

Lu Xingye led Jiang Li out, then took out his phone to contact Huo Qing and his team, telling them not to make any sudden moves yet.

Jiang Li whispered, "The baby."

Lu Xingye’s first reaction was to glance at her stomach.

’Is she having a problem with the pregnancy?’