With the "mage having temporarily exorcised the ghost," Zhang Xinghu felt thoroughly relieved and deeply grateful. He was very accommodating about the price of the house, too, offering a price so low that even Zhu Mengmeng had never expected it, and sold it to Chu Ge.
As she accompanied them to handle the transfer, Zhu Mengmeng still felt as though she were dreaming. "My God, this place is almost a third cheaper than mine was when I bought it. Why do I never stumble into deals like this..."
Qiu Wuji couldn't help laughing. "Go catch ghosts yourself, and you can pick up bargains too."
Zhu Mengmeng shook her head. "I don't know whether there was a ghost, but this feels really serious to me, about like that thing out at sea back then..."
Qiu Wuji said, "Mengmeng, you really do have potential. Those instincts of yours..."
"Pfft, so you saved this rapist? There might be other things he kept quiet about, too, like murder and arson." Zhu Mengmeng gave her a sidelong look. "You were willing to help him just to get a cheaper house? I never would've guessed, Qiu Qiu. Is your sense of justice fake?"
Qiu Wuji glanced at Zhang Xinghu's back as he signed documents with Chu Ge at the counter, then lowered her voice. "Chu Ge didn't cure the root of it... In fact, he couldn't. Taking his pendant could genuinely count as helping him, though... Would you like to exercise your sense of justice and accuse Chu Ge of scamming him?"
Zhu Mengmeng immediately puffed out her chest. "Now that's carrying out justice! Boohoo, the tens of millions I gambled on that cruise ship were for carrying out justice too, but there's nowhere to collect them. I'm going to petition the authorities..."
Qiu Wuji rolled