Chapter 658 Empty Sigh
As Tracy’s lingering resentment vanished, the dark energy in her vanished.
Tracy returned to her former state. Despite her tears, she smiled with relief and said, “I always made an effort to appear when they were electrocuted, and finally, they were able to see me…”
Tracy looked at Lilly and expressed her gratitude, saying, “Thank you… thank you so much.”
Tracy’s mother held onto her father’s arm tightly, as if by doing so, she could hold onto Tracy and prevent her from leaving.
However, Tracy’s image gradually blurred and became transparent, leaving behind her gentle voice, “Goodbye, Mom and Dad… Take care of yourselves… I wanna be your daughter in my next life…”
Tracy’s soul disappeared.
In its place, a burst of black energy erupted, swirling violently. It forcefully crashed through the door, attempting to escape, but was halted by the circle drawn by Lilly. It charged furiously against the barrier.
Lilly raised her hand and struck it.
Her small palm suddenly transformed into a colossal palm, crashing down on the dark energy with a resounding bang.
Pablo’s eyes widened in astonishment, exclaiming, “Is that Hades’ Palm?!”
Josh exclaimed, “Hades’ Palm?!
Hannah cheered, “Incredible, absolutely amazing!”
Zachary quickly retrieved his notebook and wrote something down.
Ability, Hades’ Palm, Attack Power… 999999 points!
Blake stared in awe, his mouth agape, silently thinking to himself…
That’s my daughter!
Lilly’s slap shattered the dark energy into multiple strands, preventing them from reuniting. The strands were then swallowed by the jar of souls.
This time, it was consumed, and the jar emitted a belch, releasing a puff of black smoke from its mouth. The black smoke gradually dissipated, leaving nothing behind.
All the ghosts exclaimed, “Wow!”
The unlucky ghost remarked, “The jar of souls is truly incredible!”
The harem spirit marveled, “The jar of souls… You’re so powerful! It seems you’re being kind to us most of the time!”
The cowardly ghost smiled slyly, “From now on, anyone who disobeys will be devoured by the jar of souls.”
The rebel ghost meekly shrank back.
Lilly stood up and said, “Alright, we have successfully delivered Tracy’s soul.”
She pointed to the main hall in the living room and suggested, “You can set up a memorial tablet for her, so she’ll receive your offerings when she’s in the underworld.”
Blake nodded in agreement and said, “I won’t disturb you any longer. Here’s my number, feel free to contact me if you need anything.”
At some point, Blake tore a piece of paper, jotted down his number, and placed it on the table.
The note simply read “Blake” followed by a series of numbers.
The girl’s parents, overcome with emotion, cried and knelt before Lilly.
With keen eyes and swift reflexes, Blake quickly lifted them from the floor and sat them on the sofa.
The parents’ tearful expressions froze for a moment, but they soon resumed sobbing, expressing their gratitude, “Thank you… thank you!”
“We apologize for being rude to you earlier…”
“Thank you for returning Tracy to us. Our poor child, we never expected it to turn out like this…”
Dying in a foreign land, without a body!
Lilly fell silent for a moment, she wanted to say something.
However, Blake shook his head and interjected, “My condolences. We’ll leave now, and I will reach out to you later about something else.”
“Please make sure to keep this information to yourselves and refrain from disclosing the cause of Tracy’s death for the time being,” Blake instructed.
Tracy’s parents nodded in agreement.
With the realization that their daughter was gone, their hearts sank. The initial anguish, helplessness, and despair transformed into emptiness, leaving only sorrow and bereavement.
Lilly bid farewell to Tracy’s parents and left with Blake.
Tracy’s parents stood by the door, watching Blake’s car drive away until it vanished from sight.
The girl’s mother could not stop her tears, her vision was blurry.
The girl’s father sighed, his voice filled with sorrow and weariness, “At least we could meet her one last time…”
What more could they ask for?
This past month had been worse than death, filled with countless scenarios they imagined.
Sometimes they wished they could see their daughter’s lifeless body, just to have closure.
Other times they entertained thoughts of her being abducted, holding onto the slim hope of finding her alive.
They blamed themselves for not calling her more often and resented their powerlessness in finding any leads.
The fear of their daughter being alone somewhere, facing despair, consumed them.
They dreaded the thought of their daughter dying in an unfamiliar place and her soul being unable to find its way back home.
Now they knew the reason behind her death and had the chance to bid her a final farewell.
Compared to the past month, it was a consolation.
The girl’s mother wept uncontrollably, unable to hold on any longer. She clutched her husband’s arm and lost consciousness.
**
In the car, Lilly asked, “Daddy, why didn’t you tell them that Tracy’s physical body remains in this world?”
Blake, who was driving the car, focused on the road ahead and explained, “Firstly, It’s because we’re uncertain if Tracy’s body can be located. If we were to tell them about her body still being here, it would only subject them to another round of anxious waiting if we fail to find it.”
He continued, “Secondly, they have just come to terms with the fact that Tracy is no longer with us. Introducing the notion of her body still being around could cause them further distress.”
Sharing two devastating pieces of news in a single day might be too much for the girl’s mother to handle.
Lilly nodded, “I see…”
Josh stroked his chin and contemplated, “Where could the corpse have gone? I’ve thoroughly reviewed all the available surveillance footage during our investigation, but I found nothing out of the ordinary.”
Blake responded, “You’re mistaken.”
“Previously, we assumed that a person’s body size would remain relatively intact after a normal death. However, in Tracy’s case, she was electrocuted by high-voltage electricity, causing her body to shrink significantly.”
Part of her body was likely carbonized and blown away by the wind, making it nearly impossible to find after over a month. The remaining portion would resemble charcoal.
Blake elaborated, “Let’s assume that it shrunk to only half of its original volume and then folded into two pieces. Placing it in a tool bag would make it easy to dispose of without leaving a trace.”
Josh was immediately terrified, picturing the scene and feeling a sense of fear.
Pablo nodded in agreement, stating, “This is highly possible, and considering the clues, it appears to be the only possibility.”
Blake added, “We’ll have a clearer picture once Damian finishes processing the video. He examined all the surveillance footage from the day the girl disappeared.”
He recalled that the footage captured blurry images, but some peculiar figures were visible. At the time, he could not make out what they were. The street seemed to show reflections of trees with distorted shadows.
Reflecting on it now, those distorted images were likely Tracy’s charred remains.
