Chapter 225: The Mysterious Wishing Incident

After carefully examining the report, Lu Xin frowned.

He then clicked on the interrogation video and fast-forwarded a bit, seeing a bright room where Madam Lu looked haggard and was crying with tears on her face, pleading: “I really didn’t intend this, I didn’t expect it to be so severe, I just…”

“I just worried that him taking over the company would be bad for my children…”

“So, back then when I heard people mention a wishing method that worked very well, I… I went…”

“I, I just wished for him to have an accident, or to die…”

“But, but after I made the wish, I quickly felt something was wrong. I started having nightmares every day, dreaming that he harmed my children like a maniac… I even saw him, actually being so elegant, eating my…”

“I swear it’s the truth, please, you have to help me…”

“I think he’s a devil, he’s a maniac…”

“You must catch him…”

“…”

Lu Xin frowned upon seeing this.

After reading this interrogation report, the matter became clear.

This incident was not just an ordinary Ability User harming someone that simply.

The matter was indeed related to Xiao Yuan’s stepmother; however, she wasn’t a real Ability User herself. She only somehow attracted the attention of another Source of Contamination—or rather, Ability User—and used that Ability User to affect Xiao Yuan.

Back in the Dream Realm, the white shadow he saw was indeed her.

But it wasn’t her who performed the ability; it must have been someone who borrowed her Mental Power to perform it.

That was why she looked so exhausted and worn out.

Analyzing the matter wasn’t that difficult.

What made Lu Xin feel some disgust was the attitude she displayed.

Xiao Yuan had always been good to his younger siblings. After starting to have this nightmare, even when under massive mental pressure, what he worried about more was them finding out and causing unnecessary misunderstandings. So he kept it all bottled up, nearly driving himself mad.

But how could he have imagined that his current state was because of this stepmother?

This stepmother, who seemed caring towards him and earned his gratitude, had secretly wished for him to die?

…

After lightly calming his emotions, Lu Xin continued reading further.

“So the key point is actually: Wishing?”

Lu Weiwei didn’t have any abilities of her own; she acted this way because of wishing.

Moreover, the outcome of her wish clearly exceeded her own control.

She wished for Xiao Yuan to go mad or die.

The result was that Xiao Yuan might indeed become as she desired.

But the cost was her own two children.

How did she make her wish that caused things to end up like this?

…

Lu Xin patiently read on and saw the highlighted sections in the documents.

According to Lu Weiwei’s account, she learned about the wishing matter when she went to the Main City to visit some previous clients and future neighbors.

That was a mid-level manager running a business in fast-moving consumer goods transportation in the Main City. Since Xiao Yuan’s family had prepared especially lavish gifts, and coming from a Satellite City, they spoke and acted with caution.

Naturally, that manager’s family was very satisfied with the couple and conversed warmly with them.

It was precisely after they grew close in private that the manager’s wife, on a whim, mentioned her religious beliefs to Lu Weiwei, mysteriously revealing that the god she worshipped was extremely effective and granted every request.

The ensuing result was that one day, when Lu Weiwei heard Xiao Yuan’s Father say he was getting old and his health was worsening, that he’d successfully moved the whole family to the Main City, completed his biggest life wish, and planned to gradually hand over all family business matters to Xiao Yuan, she felt panic rise inside her. Impulsively, she made her wish.

…

Continuing to flip through, Lu Xin wanted to see the subsequent investigation.

Since it was another person who told Lu Weiwei about the wishing method, the key naturally lay with that first individual.

He trusted that with the Special Clean-up Department’s efficiency, the manager’s wife must have been arrested by then.

But after turning the page, he couldn’t help but frown.

That page showed only a newspaper photo with the headline: “Woman poisons entire family due to husband’s affair, then jumps to her death.”

“Dead?”

Lu Xin’s brows furrowed.

…

“Sizzle sizzle…”

A burst of electric current noise sounded in the channel, then Chen Jing’s voice: “Have you finished reading the report?”

“The leader is really impressive, she knew exactly how long it takes me to read a report…”

Lu Xin thought to himself, hurriedly said: “Finished reading, was about to look it over closely again.”

“No need to waste effort on such small matters, you’re not a detective.”

Chen Jing said: “An entire information group has been analyzing all her confessions and interrogations already. If there are any real discoveries, they will be transmitted here immediately… Now, I need to tell you the points to pay attention to when taking Doll on a mission.”

Lu Xin paused for a moment, said: “Alright.”

“Because you are investigating the ‘Wish Incident’ while carrying out the ‘Tending to Doll’ task, I have merged these two assignments. That means, you can temporarily form a team… By the way, I just checked the records. Since the oil painting named ‘Gaze of the Crimson Moon’ hasn’t reached a final conclusion yet, the Contribution Points you should receive haven’t been issued, the Special Operations Team you established earlier when you and Gecko left the city to chase that Knights Order hasn’t been disbanded…”

“This time, it will be activated again. Doll will temporarily join this team as a member, and you will remain as Captain.”

Chen Jing’s words surprised Lu Xin a bit: “She’s a member?”

He had a thought he didn’t voice: even Gecko is the Deputy Captain, and he’s only B-grade…

Chen Jing paused for a moment: “Do you think Doll’s personality is suitable for other roles?”

Lu Xin suddenly understood, hurriedly nodded: “Alright.”

“As Captain, you need to understand your team members, so now I’ll tell you three principles for letting Doll carry out tasks.”

“First, Doll’s special ability means she can only stay in specific places, such as her dedicated carriage or temporary Safe Houses prepared by Support Teams for her. If she is exposed in front of people, you need to cover her up immediately.”

“Second, make demands to Doll with a serious attitude and clear words, and she will enter work mode.”

“After entering work mode, you can give instructions to Doll, including cleansing Sources of Contamination or subduing Ability Users. However, if unnecessary, it’s best not to make Doll take action. She will show strong sadness over the passing of Life.”

“Third, if anyone shows unusual Emotion towards Doll, protecting Doll takes priority above all else.”

“…”

“It feels like controlling a robot…”

Lu Xin considered this mentally, then nodded in agreement: “Alright, I’ve noted it down.”

“Good.”

Chen Jing breathed a sigh of relief, added: “Also, I’ll remind you in advance, whatever Doll does outside, there will be three Support Teams—or you could call them Nanny Squads—following her around. But since you are responsible for looking after Doll now, these three teams will stay hidden. Don’t worry about it; if you have any questions, you can summon them out.”

Lu Xin agreed again, increasingly feeling the special relationship between Qinggang and this girl.

“Is there anything else? ”

“Regarding Doll, that’s all for now.”

Chen Jing said: “Now, I’ve just received the latest information transmitted by the City Defense Department about Lu Weiwei’s Wish Incident.”

“The person who passed the wish matter to Lu Weiwei is named Yu Chen, forty-one years old, a housewife.”

“Although, when investigating Yu Chen, it was found that she had already committed suicide, and the clues were cut off, the Special Clean-up Department immediately investigated all of Yu Chen’s relationship networks and the people she usually contacted. Now, the investigation results will be sent to you, and the task can begin.”

“…”

“So fast?”

Lu Xin was somewhat surprised; he had just thought of this issue, and they had already screened out the results.

Chen Jing said with a hint of laughter in her voice: “I told you before, we don’t play children’s pretend games.”

“What can be solved with material force is not a problem for us.”