Chapter 10: The Matchmaker is a Man
"Is that all?"
Qian Bo was really skeptical about Tan Xuan's almost childish way of exorcising ghosts. Good fellow, slapping, punching and kicking, all the methods of street hooligans fighting, which was a far cry from the level of the master in his mind who could scare gods and ghosts.
Tan Xuan glanced at Qian Bo and teased him with a half-smile: "What's the matter? Are you still not satisfied and looking forward to this matter not being over? Do you want me to help you arrest two more so that you can enjoy it more?"
Qian Bo shook his head vigorously, "Forget it, it's not necessary."
"But she's still like this. Does that mean she's okay?" Qian Bo said, pointing at Xiao Di who was lying on her back on the bed, motionless.
Tan Xuan glanced at Xiao Di, "She was just possessed by a ghost. She will wake up soon, but her body will be unwell for two days. But she is a police officer, so it shouldn't be affected too much."
"Am I really okay?" Qian Bo asked the question he was worried about again. He didn't care whether Xiao Di was feeling well or not. He only cared whether his own problem was solved, otherwise his little heart couldn't bear it.
Tan Xuan picked up the pillow from the ground and clapped his hands. "It's okay. You can put your mind at ease. The money I charged you was not in vain."
"Collect money? What money?" Xiao Di, who was lying on the bed, woke up slowly, supported herself on the bed and sat up, looked at the people on both sides, and asked, "What happened to me? Why did I suddenly feel dizzy and lose consciousness?"
"You were unconscious, you almost took our lives. You were like crazy and wanted to bite Tan Xuan just now." Qian Bo was the first to complain to Xiao Di.
"Ah! I bit him? No way?" Xiao Di was a little confused and wiped his mouth quickly. He didn't know whether he was checking whether there was blood on his mouth or he was afraid that Tan Xuan would dirty his mouth.
Qian Bo said angrily, "What can't you do? You pushed him under your body and bit him, and what's worse is that you put me under you. You are more cruel than Lao Sun and that kid."
Tan Xuan waved his hand to interrupt Qian Bo's words. He waited for an unknown amount of time for Qian Bo to finish his grumbling before explaining to Xiao Di himself, "Because you destroyed your aura just now in order to see that thing, you are prone to attracting some virtual things. You lost consciousness because a guy took advantage of you and possessed you just now."
"Ah!" Xiao Di was startled. "Didn't you kill those two? How come there are still some? How many are there here in total?"
As she spoke, she looked around timidly, fearing that the room might be filled with invisible beings.
Tan Xuan smiled and said, "I can't say how many there are in this bathhouse, but there are only three who are dangerous to Brother Qian. One is that little ghost, one is Sun Shunli, and the other is the gambling ghost that Sun Shunli brought with him, which is the one that possessed you just now. I thought it was eaten by the little ghost, but I didn't expect it to become a ghost. But now it's good, we have caught them all, and it's okay."
"How come everything is fine?" Qian Bo raised an objection before Tan Xuan finished speaking, "Tan Zi, you have eliminated these murderers, but don't forget that there is a mastermind behind them. He is the culprit. If he is not brought to justice, I will never have peace in the future. Tan Zi, you have to save people to the end."
Tan Xuan looked at Qian Bo who was totally frightened and smiled, "The culprit should just wish him good luck now. He is lucky to have survived and not become disabled, but he still dares to take revenge? If he can come, I really have to admire him as a real man."
"You said that person suffered a backlash?" Seeing Tan Xuan's confident words, not only Qian Bo was surprised, but even Xiao Di was also surprised, and they were all waiting for Tan Xuan to continue.
"What do you think?" Tan Xuan glanced at the two people in front of him and continued, "Although he asked for that little ghost from somewhere else, he was fed by his blood and essence, so he was implicated. If the little ghost is killed by me, how can he be better off? He will be skinned alive if he doesn't die."
"Is that so?" Qian Bo's heart settled down a little, but he then asked worriedly, "How do you know that he got the little ghost from somewhere else instead of making it himself?"
Tan Xuan snorted and said disdainfully: "If he had that ability, you wouldn't have been able to leave that casino last night."
"Uh..." Qian Bo was choked and fell silent, because he felt that Tan Xuan was right, but Xiao Di did not stop there and asked: "Is the man you are talking about the owner of the casino? Do you have a way to find him? He ran away when we were closing in."
Tan Xuan shook his head. "I only deal with exorcising ghosts. Arresting people is your job as police officers. I won't get involved."
"You..." Xiao Di didn't expect to get such an answer. He glared at Tan Xuan and scolded him, "Why are you like this? I don't care about your gambling, but that man ran away. Aren't you afraid that he will retaliate again?"
"His greatest support is gone, so why should we be afraid of him? If he has no memory, I don't mind going to extra mile to make him remember it thoroughly." Tan Xuan said nonchalantly.
"You..." When Xiao Di found that Tan Xuan was stubborn, he really couldn't do anything about him.
Qian Bo advised: "Tan Zi, if you have a way, tell her. It is the duty of every citizen to cooperate with the police in handling the case. I can only feel completely at ease when that person is brought to justice."
"That's right. You are in the open and he is in the dark. There is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. If that person gets away with it, you will have a hard time sleeping peacefully in the future."
The two of them talked endlessly without saying a word, and finally Tan Xuan had no choice but to sigh helplessly and admit defeat, "It's not difficult to find that person. He should be hiding not far from here. He can't control the little ghost if he's far away, and there are too many buildings nearby. It's hard to find him directly, but you can look for him in the hospital. He must be seriously injured by the backlash now. If he wants to survive, he can only go to the hospital. There shouldn't be many people who are hospitalized every day because of internal organ injuries and vomiting blood. You can find him by just looking in the hospitals. And this person is easy to recognize, his face is swollen, as long as you match the number, you can catch him."
"Really?" Xiaodi asked excitedly.
"Whether it's true or not, you can verify it yourself."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Xiao Di was impatient and stood up and walked out. However, she staggered as soon as she stood up. Her legs were weak and she could not support her body. Fortunately, Tan Xuan was quick and reached out to hold her.
"You have just been possessed by a virtual object. Now you have regained your ability to move. You need some time to adapt." Tan Xuan explained.
Xiao Di pushed Tan Xuan's hand away and said, "I'm not that delicate." After adapting for a while, she was about to leave again.
"Wait a moment." Tan Xuan stopped Xiao Di who insisted on leaving.
"Is there something wrong?" Xiao Di asked impatiently.
Tan Xuan took out his phone and said, "Add WeChat."
Xiao Di was stunned for a moment, then sneered and replied: "There is no need for that. We are not familiar with each other. I have seen many people like you. Put away your dirty thoughts. And I also advise you to think of a good excuse if you want to chat up someone in the future, otherwise no one will add you."
Tan Xuan smiled, "You think too much. I added you not because I have any unreasonable thoughts. It's just that your aura is unstable now, so it's easy for you to see things you shouldn't see. If you have any problems, you can find me. Since you don't want to add me, forget it. I advise you not to be curious if you see something strange or hear any special sounds in the next two days, let alone pay attention to them. You will be fine after a few days when you recover."
"Ah!" Xiao Di forgot about the embarrassment after hearing Tan Xuan's words, and quickly took out his cell phone, "Are you scanning me, or am I scanning you?"
Not only did Xiao Di add Tan Xuan on WeChat, he also wrote down Tan Xuan's phone number.
Xiao Di left, and the people outside the door also dispersed. Qian Bo took a shower and took Tan Xuan to change clothes and go home. The danger was over, and he wanted to leave this frightening place as soon as possible. For him now, there was no warmth of home, not even the boiler room at the back.
Sitting in the car, Qian Bo, who had regained some courage, started talking again, "Tan Zi, I'm lucky to be with you today. I don't need to thank you for your kindness. I'll remember it in my heart."
"Brother Qian, there's no need to do this. Once I take your money, I will make sure you are safe. This is the rule of my business."
"You're good at this?" Qian Bo looked at Tan Xuan, then took a good look at him again, "Brother, who are you?"
Tan Xuan chuckled, "Who can I be? I'm just an online taxi driver."
Qian Bo shook his head. "No, don't lie to me. You even said it yourself. Talk to me. We've all been through life and death together. What can't we talk about?"
Qian Bo deliberately turned cold as he said this, "You don't treat me as a friend, but I really treat you as a buddy."
Tan Xuan smiled again, "Look at what you said, why would I lie to you? I'm just a driver, I just know a little bit about that, and I used to make some money with that ability."
"Then why did you start an online car-hailing business? Doesn't that make money?" Qian Bo was a little puzzled. After all, in his understanding, charlatans have always been praised by people since ancient times.
Tan Xuan shook his head and was silent for a while before he slowly said, "It's not about money, I'm just tired and want to change the way I live."
Tan Xuan answered very sincerely, but was punched by Qian Bo.
"How old are you? You're already tired. Why are you pretending to be so old? Why are you trying to change your way of life? Have you grown all your hair yet?"
Tan Xuan smiled but said nothing. There were some things he wanted to tell someone but couldn't. To him it was his inner distress, but to others it was like a fairy tale. And the person who could understand him was not around.
Qian Bo looked at Tan Xuan and knew that he was a man with a story, so he changed the subject.
"I see you go out early and come back late every day, do you have a girlfriend?"
"No."
"You don't have it if I guess." Qian Bo sneered, with an expression that said I knew it, and then asked, "Is it because you have to remain a virgin to learn that skill?"
Tan Xuan rolled his eyes at Qian Bo and said, "I am neither a monk nor a Taoist priest, not even a cultivator. What's the point of keeping that?"
"Then why don't you have a girlfriend? You are quite good-looking, it should be easy for you to fool ignorant girls."
"I've come into contact with more ghosts than people before, so where can I find an ignorant girl?"
"Then you can harm the female ghost." Qian Bo and Tan Xuan had been through thick and thin together, so his words became less serious.
"Get lost." Tan Xuan cursed unceremoniously. If Qian Bo hadn't dodged quickly, Tan Xuan would have slapped him in the face.
Qian Bo laughed happily. After such a joke, he felt much better. After laughing for a while, he continued, "After this incident, I have decided that you are my brother. You can see how I treat you in the future. How about this, I will invite you to my house for dinner tonight. You have never been to my house before, so you can get to know me. Your sister-in-law happens to have a cousin who is a college student and just graduated last month. She is pretty. I will ask her to come over tonight so you can get to know each other."
Qian Bo's thoughts were a bit far-fetched, and Tan Xuan was a bit confused. He smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Qian, that's not necessary. We just need to be friends and brothers, and forget about the rest."
Qian Bo was very dissatisfied after hearing Tan Xuan's reply. "How can we just let it go? Brothers are brothers. If you really like each other, then we are relatives. Don't waste time. I see that you are not young anymore . By the way, how old are you?"
"twenty two."
"You are really not young anymore. If you don't hurry up, there will be no good girls left. You can get to know each other first and then make a move. Anyway, if it doesn't get you a bargain, it will get someone else a bargain."
"No, how can a grown man like you still have the hobby of matchmaking? Aren't matchmakers all women?"
Qian Bo laughed, "You are ignorant, right? Hongniang is a woman, but Yuelao is a man. If you two are attracted to each other, then this is a win-win situation."
Seeing that Tan Xuan was still going to reject his kindness, Qian Bo asked a sharp question, "You are so eager to reject, is there something wrong with that?"
Tan Xuan glared at Qian Bo and said, "You are the one with the problem." As a man, the necessary dignity cannot be slandered.
"Then meet me. Just think of it as me arranging a drinking companion. Don't tell me that you don't even dare to meet a woman."
"Just go. I'm not afraid of ghosts, so why would I be afraid of a woman?"
