107: Chapter 107 A Terrifying Thought

The next day, the two of them washed up and dressed themselves.

Then, they drove slowly toward the castle in the suburbs.

...

On the other side.

Captain Li and the others had been sitting by the roadside all night.

Their eyes were full of fatigue and bloodshot; they had waited outside the wall all night, but Qin Mo never came out...

A nearby Hat was so exhausted he couldn't take it anymore. He said to Captain Li, "Captain Li, how about we leave? I'm so sleepy! I want to sleep."

"No! We'll wait a bit longer. Qin Mo must still be in some corner nearby. As soon as we leave, he'll definitely run!"

"But I'm really so sleepy!"

"Just hold on a bit longer. Once Qin Mo can't hold out anymore, he'll definitely come out."

"I'm afraid I'll drop dead before he even comes out..."

The helpless Hat muttered a complaint under his breath.

Just then, an Operator ran over in a panic.

"Captain Li... Qin Mo..."

"What happened to Qin Mo? Why are you panicking?"

Captain Li's face showed his displeasure.

"I saw on the receiver that Number Nine has already left this place and is heading toward the outskirts of Yanjing."

"What did you say?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present widened their eyes in shock.

What the hell? We waited here for nothing? If the guy's already gone, why the hell are we still waiting?

Captain Li's face turned ashen, and his eyes practically spat fire.

Qin Mo had played them once again...

"Chase him! If we don't catch him, no one is allowed to sleep!"

A roar suddenly shattered the morning's silence...

...

Qin Mo and the other had been driving for two hours when they finally arrived outside a massive castle.

Looking out, the surrounding mountains stretched endlessly, and behind the castle was a rushing river. The area was densely packed with various trees, surrounding the entire castle.

After seeing the construction of this castle, Qin Mo felt something was strange.

From the perspective of feng shui, this castle shouldn't have been built here, right?

With so many feng shui masters in ancient times, how could they choose such a place to build a villa? Isn't this just harming oneself and others?

"What's wrong?"

Noticing that Qin Mo's expression was a bit off, Ye asked curiously.

Hearing this, Qin Mo pushed aside his doubts.

"It's nothing!"

"Hello! You must be the number one on the Detective rankings, Ye, right?"

Just then, a voice filled with pleasant surprise rang out, and a middle-aged man in a suit walked out in front of them.

Ye nodded faintly upon seeing the newcomer. "Hello."

The man looked at Ye and smiled. "Let me introduce myself: my surname is Ai, my name is Aisinuo! Oh my, you truly are young and promising!"

Seeing that Ye remained silent, he looked at Qin Mo. A flash of surprise crossed his face, but he remained calm as he said:

"Let's go! Let's head inside."

Saying this, Aisinuo opened the castle gates and led the way in.

Qin Mo and Ye exchanged a glance and followed him.

Qin Mo stared expressionlessly at Aisinuo, silently calculating something in his mind.

Along the way, Aisinuo kept introducing the history of the castle to them.

To sum it up, this castle was over a hundred years old. His family used to be royalty and nobility, but they slowly declined over time, leaving only this castle and the treasures buried within.

He also mentioned that his great-grandfather was a man of great ability and wisdom, his words filled with admiration for his ancestor.

The group chatted as they walked toward the interior of the castle.

A moment later, Aisinuo brought them to the reception hall while he himself entered the study.

Seeing that Aisinuo had finally left, Qin Mo hesitated before speaking to Ye beside him. "Don't you think this place is very strange?"

"Hmm?"

Ye looked at Qin Mo in confusion. "What's strange? I think it's quite normal."

"Did you see any other people on the way in? Why is there not a single person in such a large castle?"

Ye thought about it for a moment and said calmly, "Maybe they ran out of money and can't afford to hire a butler or maids."

"Don't you understand what I'm saying? Does this man called Aisinuo not have any family? He's all alone in this massive castle, is that normal?"

Ye frowned upon hearing this.

"What exactly do you mean by that?"

Qin Mo paused before saying, "To put it simply, this place is filled with an eerie atmosphere. The feng shui layout of this castle is very wrong."

"You mean..."

Ye's expression also became solemn. As a Detective, he naturally had some research into strange and unusual matters, so he understood what Qin Mo was implying.

Qin Mo said expressionlessly, "I'll just say it straight. The position where this castle was built is a 'Dead Spot'."

"The location of 'dead qi' varies throughout the twelve months of the year. In the first month it's at Wu and Ding; the second at Wei and Kun; the third at Shen and Geng; the fourth at You and Xin; the fifth at Xu and Qian; the sixth at Hai and Ren; the seventh at Zi and Gui; the eighth at Chou and Gen; the ninth at Yin and Jia; the tenth at Mao and Yi; the eleventh at Chen and Xun; and the twelfth at Si and Bing."

"Within a year, dead qi starts from the south and circles clockwise once, happening to be in the opposite position of 'Life Qi'."

"So this castle is built entirely on a dead qi alignment. Under this alignment, it is accompanied by illness, disaster, misfortune, the Six Evils, Life-severing, the Five Ghosts, and so on!"

Upon hearing this, Ye's eyes widened.

"You mean... there were people here originally, but now he's the only one left alive? How is that possible? If so many people really died, the police department should have records!"

Qin Mo looked at Ye with a serious face. "I can tell you with full responsibility that this man named Aisinuo has killed many people, but I don't know what method he used to keep any information from reaching the outside world."

"Our task now is to find out why he killed so many people, and also! To find evidence!"

"This... this..."

At this moment, Ye was incredibly shocked. He never imagined that a simple treasure map would lead to such a massive case...

Then a thought occurred to him. "Wait! How do you know he killed so many people? How did you discover this?"

Qin Mo's face stiffened, and he said irritably, "Why so many questions? Just do as I say!"

Are you kidding? How can I tell you I found out through fortune-telling?

*Tap, tap!*

Just then, the sound of light footsteps approached, and Aisinuo walked over slowly.

Hearing the sound, Qin Mo and the other immediately stopped talking.

"What are you chatting about? You seem so happy."

Aisinuo smiled as he poured a glass of water for each of them.

Qin Mo and Ye exchanged a glance and did not drink.

Ye spoke calmly, "Mr. Ai, I wonder roughly where the treasure you mentioned is? Is there anything that can break it open?"

"Haha... young people are so impatient. Come with me."

Aisinuo gave a meaningful smile and then walked toward the study.

Qin Mo and Ye looked at each other and followed him.