After saying all that, Xi Wutong said no more. She left in a hurry, her final words being:
"A considerable number of cases have similar circumstances. That's part of the reason I was temporarily assigned to Fu City. I know you'll be involved in the investigation too, Mr. Qin, and I hope we can work well together. None of these cases can be made public, and I don't have many resources at my disposal. Mr. Qin, if you plan to return to Lower River Village to investigate, I hope you'll contact me."
In the end, Qin Manjiang agreed to her request.
Even before learning that this world had another side, Qin Manjiang had already been questioning the real reason for Old Qin's suicide, let alone now. Besides Old Qin, even his adoptive mother, whom he could no longer remember, had died the same way.
Now there was only one lead-Qin Manyi.
She was the only suspect who had been seen so far.
After looking up information about his hometown, Lower River Village, online, Qin Manjiang finally discovered that... his hometown had long since become a famous Ghost Story site in the Fu City area.
Someone committed suicide every year, and by exactly the same method. Although the authorities had never released the news, no secret stayed secret forever. Some information leaked from within Lower River Village had immediately turned it into a destination for Ghost Story enthusiasts and adventure seekers.
But apart from the suicides that occurred every year without fail, nothing else strange happened in Lower River Village.
Becoming the subject of a Ghost Story legend had instead brought unexpected profits. More and more people had visited this remote, impoverished place over the past few years. With tacit approval from various quarters, Lower River Village's eerie reputation had grown