Brother Liu agreed over the phone to investigate Hua Wenfeng.
But without solid evidence at hand, he could not risk alerting him. The investigation had to be conducted in secret.
Besides, even if Hua Wenfeng really had induced people to kill themselves, it would probably be difficult to convict him.
Why?
Because the people who had killed themselves already suffered from depression, an illness that could easily drive patients to despair.
So how could anyone determine whether Hua Wenfeng had induced them to kill themselves or simply lacked the knowledge and skill to cure them?
His inducement relied entirely on what he said. How could they gather evidence of what he had told those patients?
Who knew what he had said to them?
Brother Liu warned me in advance that he could only do his duty and investigate. He had no control over the final outcome and could make no guarantees.
Two hours later, I drove into a county town in Lanjiang City.
Following the address Seventh Master had given me, I drove up to a house.
Seventh Master's car was already parked outside.
I hurried out of the car and knocked on the door.
A middle-aged man answered. Seventh Master was inside too.
There were many people in the house when I entered. Seventh Master sat there with a grave expression.
I asked him how the elder was doing.
Seventh Master said he was still lying unconscious in the bedroom and might not make it.
Many of those present seemed to be the elder's relatives or children. I lowered my voice and told Seventh Master about Cao Bing.
Before Zhang Chengwen and Zhang Chengwu's souls had been destroyed, they had given us two addresses: the home addresses of Qu Yan and He Feilong.
Now Cao Bing had also killed