A piercing scream shot out from Lin Rui's mouth.

Almost instinctively, she darted behind Zhang Feng.

Her small hands tightly grasped Zhang Feng's clothes.

Nervously, she poked her head out to look outside.

But to her surprise, the place where she had been standing was completely devoid of any human shadow.

Before she could startle, a hollow voice came from behind her:

"Sister, am I that scary again?"

"Ah—"

Another scream burst from Lin Rui as she quickly turned her head, only to see Ma Xiaotong's deathly pale face almost about to touch her!

"Ah—"

It sounded like a baby's wailing cry.

Then her eyes rolled back, and with a thump, she fell straight to the ground, unconscious.

Uh.....

Looking at Lin Rui lying on the ground, Zhang Feng and Ma Xiaotong, one person and one ghost, were both stuck in place.

If it weren't for Ma Xiaotong's corpse being unable to make any expression, she would probably look as strange as Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng was puzzled too.

Lin Rui is a chief forensic doctor, after all. She's dealt with many corpses before.

Besides, she's even seen me reanimated and chatted with me, a reanimated corpse.

But why is she so terrified of Ma Xiaotong?

Even fainting directly?

Ma Xiaotong was just as puzzled.

If this sister knows her identity, shouldn't she be someone like Brother Zhang Feng?

But why is she so scared of her?

Neither of them knew, Lin Rui felt guilty!

Seeing Zhang Feng reanimated before had already frightened her enough, and every time she sees such a scene, her heart twitches.

Especially now.

Lin Rui had been gossiping about Ma Xiaotong behind her back, saying bad things about her!

Saying bad things about people is bad enough; you actually talked behind a ghost's back?

Isn't this why she's here to find you?

So she fainted from shock.

Zhang Feng looked up at Ma Xiaotong with a peculiar expression, and Ma Xiaotong spread her hands innocently, indicating it had nothing to do with her.

Zhang Feng rolled his eyes.

Then he squatted to check Lin Rui's body.

Finding that Lin Rui had only fainted and was not in any other danger, he didn't pay further attention.

He looked up and said to Ma Xiaotong:

"Did you bring the spirit back?"

Ma Xiaotong nodded and pointed behind Zhang Feng:

"I brought her back, but I already had her return to her own... hey? Where is she? Not... where's the ghost?!"

Ma Xiaotong was startled before she could finish her sentence.

And Zhang Feng turned to find that the two bodies on the autopsy table were gone.

Ma Xiaotong's body was standing right behind him, but even the charred body was gone?

What's going on?

The victim's spirit had hidden somewhere before.

Now that Ma Xiaotong had arranged for her to return to her body, did she run off with her body?

Why is she so timid?

"Ting-ting-ting..."

It sounded like a small metal object dropped on the ground.

Prompting Zhang Feng and Ma Xiaotong to turn simultaneously.

At that moment, they happened to see a charred foot slowly retracting from the gap in the corner of the cabinet.

Zhang Feng furrowed his brows slightly.

Indeed, it was hiding, but why?

Exchanging a glance with Ma Xiaotong, without a word, Ma Xiaotong walked over directly.

She pulled open the cabinet door in one go.

"Argh—"

An unpleasant, sharp, terrifying howl came from the cabinet.

The sound was hoarse and very twisted.

It must be because the body's vocal cords were also burned by fire.

After all, this is a young girl!

In the cabinet, the charred body crouched tightly, looking at Ma Xiaotong with the eye sockets that had been almost entirely burned away, trying hard to retreat further.

But there's a wall behind her; she couldn't move an inch.

In such a state, anyone could feel her terror.

Ma Xiaotong, being a fierce ghost, felt it the clearest.

For some reason, it seemed like seeing her own abused self twenty years ago, bringing empathy and sympathy.

Speaking in an extremely gentle tone, she softly said:

"Don't be afraid, don't be scared..."

"We're here to help you, don't be afraid..."

It seemed as though Ma Xiaotong's similar aura was felt.

Under Ma Xiaotong's comforting words, the charred body's emotions gradually stabilized.

Ma Xiaotong extended her hand, not minding the grisly burn of the corpse:

"Come, come out with my sister, okay?"

"Over there is Brother Zhang Feng; you can tell him any grievance. He's a forensic scientist, a police officer, he can help you."

On the one hand, it's the mutual sympathy of the same kind, on the other hand, it seems to be trust in the police.

The body slowly extended her charred hand onto Ma Xiaotong's small hand.

Under Ma Xiaotong's guidance, she crawled out from the cabinet.

The entire body moved in a very timid manner.

Cautiously following Ma Xiaotong, she came before Zhang Feng.

Then, she looked up at Zhang Feng, her mouth slightly open: "Hiss, ha, roar..."

She couldn't utter a complete word.

Zhang Feng frowned slightly, it must be an issue from the burning.

There's no help for it now.

A streak of blue light flashed in Zhang Feng's eyes, then he lightly touched his right index finger to the burnt body's forehead.

With a "thud," the body collapsed softly on the ground.

Immediately.

Only Zhang Feng and Ma Xiaotong could see a phantom slowly drifting out of the charred body.

The phantom that emerged, Zhang Feng saw it clearly.

It looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, with a gentle and delicate face.

At this moment, the girl hovered into the air.

In her eyes was a flash of astonishment, followed by a hint of a smile.

She looked at her ethereal body.

The smile was so innocent and pure.

"Heeheehee..."

She even began to dance joyfully in the air, as if she was enjoying the feeling.

"Heeheeheehee..."

But seeing this scene, Zhang Feng frowned slightly.

His eyes filled with a heavy concern.

"Something's not right..."

Hearing Zhang Feng's voice, Ma Xiaotong turned to ask:

"Brother, what's wrong? What's not right?"

Zhang Feng pointed towards the dancing phantom in the air:

"Her behavior is not right..."

After Ma Xiaotong turned her head, Zhang Feng continued:

"In this world, I've summoned many spirits and reanimated many bodies."

"There are no other reactions like hers, alone...."

"Seeing her soul leaving the body, there's no panic, fear, or even other reactions."

"Instead, her reaction is delight, excitement, and... curiosity?"

"As if she is like a newborn child experiencing the world for the first time."

Listening to Zhang Feng, Ma Xiaotong seemed to recall the scene of twenty years ago when her soul was forcibly extracted by that scumbag.

She indeed felt boundless terror back then!

Come to think of it, this girl indeed seems a bit abnormal!

But it's precisely this abnormality that brought concern to Zhang Feng's eyes, while Ma Xiaotong also thought of a problem at this moment, speaking urgently:

"Brother, could it be that she..."

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