Chapter 13: Unexplainable Personality
The three people in the restaurant were obviously attracted by Tan Xuan's call. They looked at Tan Xuan with astonishment. The food and wine on the table did not change at all.
Before Tan Xuan could sit down, Qian Bo couldn't wait to ask, "Tan Zi, what's going on? Is it the policewoman who called last night?"
Qian Bo couldn't help but be anxious. The policewoman would not call for no reason. But he couldn't tell whether it was good news or bad news. Was it to tell Tan Xuan that the gambling maker had been arrested, or was it to settle the score later? After all, it was not uncommon for people to commit crimes after being caught for gambling these days.
"Yeah." Tan Xuan nodded, and after sitting down, he gave Qian Bo a reassurance, "Xiao Di said that the man behind last night's incident has been found, and he's in the hospital now. He'll go to jail when he leaves the hospital. You don't have to worry, just be at ease, this matter is completely over."
"That's good, that's good." Qian Bo picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
Tan Xuan then said kindly, "Brother Qian, I advise you to play with money less in the future. You never know when you will run into bad guys if you play with that stuff."
Qian Bo smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "I won't play anymore. I almost lost my life, so how can I not remember it? I can tell the difference between addiction and luck."
"You've been talking for a long time, and that's all you're talking about?" Qian Bo looked at Tan Xuan and asked. He felt relieved and naturally had more questions to ask.
"No." Tan Xuan smiled and shook his head, and briefly described Xiao Di's experience with a gloating look, "She is weak now, and she always sees things she shouldn't see, and she is scared. I told her a way to cover up her ears and eyes."
Tan Xuan just said it casually, but Qian Bo was stunned, and then said in a panic: "Tan Zi, I also saw Lao Sun last night, you tell me the method, otherwise I dare not go out."
Tan Xuan was amused by Qian Bo's sudden change of expression and asked, "Besides seeing Old Sun last night, what else did you see?"
"Xiao Di's aura is broken, I can't avoid seeing him. What's wrong with your body? You want to join in everything. At most you have kidney deficiency. I don't know how to replenish that. After all, I'm young, hehe..."
"Get lost, you are the one who is weak. I am strong and healthy. Your sister-in-law can prove it."
"Shut up!" Seeing that Qian Bo was not sure about what to say, Su Ying quickly stopped Qian Bo from "arguing", which made Tan Xuan laugh even more.
"That's right. My sister-in-law can give you the proof tonight. Come on and have a drink."
After a round of jokes, the atmosphere at the table became more relaxed and the conversation became more casual. However, after the phone call, no matter how Su Ying and Su Cheng asked about what happened last night, Tan Xuan and Qian Bo just perfunctorily answered. Regarding the theory of ghosts and gods, Tan Xuan was even more tight-lipped. When asked too many times, he would evade by saying "believe in science", and he could actually find some ways to explain what happened last night, which I don't know if they are scientific or not.
The meal was quite enjoyable for both the host and the guests. Although Tan Xuan did not show his courtesy to Su Cheng as Qian Bo had suggested, and it was a bit awkward at first, his few words did attract Su Cheng's curiosity. So after dinner, Su Cheng did not refuse Qian Bo's kindness, and Tan Xuan sent her home.
In the car, Su Cheng was much more active than when she was eating. Sitting in the passenger seat, her eyes never left Tan Xuan. Her eyes were shining as if she had seen a treasure.
"Why do you keep looking at me like that?"
Tan Xuan, who had never been afraid of being stared at by ghosts, was defeated in front of Su Cheng, because he didn't feel shy when being stared at, but rather panicked. He had been in this state since she got in the car, and if she didn't break this atmosphere, he felt it would be dangerous for him to drive.
"Can you really catch ghosts?" Su Cheng asked with his hands clenched in front of him.
"Damn! So it's because of this? I thought he was going to do something else under the influence of alcohol." Tan Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, then shook his head and answered simply, "No, I can't catch ghosts."
Su Cheng didn't believe it, and continued firmly: "Don't lie to me. I heard what you said to my brother-in-law, and I also heard roughly what you said on the phone in the living room. You also gave advice to others. I'm not a fool, don't treat me like a fool. Also, I know the purpose of my brother-in-law asking me to come to his house for dinner today. It's just to introduce you to me. If you don't even tell me the truth, then my impression of you will be terrible."
Tan Xuan didn't expect this girl to be so direct, but he still smiled and shook his head, "I didn't lie to you, I really can't catch ghosts."
"You..." Su Cheng rolled his eyes and became a little annoyed.
Tan Xuan put away the smile on his face and continued: "I don't know how to catch ghosts, I can only kill them."
"ah!"
Su Cheng was stunned, not only because of the change in Tan Xuan's tone, but also because of the way Tan Xuan spoke, which was firm and mixed with arrogant indifference. Although it disappeared in an instant, it still made Su Cheng stunned.
After a while, Su Cheng asked in a low voice: "Have you killed many ghosts?"
"I haven't counted them." After answering, Tan Xuan glanced at Su Cheng and suddenly laughed out loud, "You really believe it? You are also a highly educated person, why do you believe in these things? This is superstition. There are no ghosts. Have you seen them?"
To Tan Xuan's surprise, Su Cheng was not angry. Instead, he nodded vigorously, "I believe it. Although I haven't seen it, I believe it."
"Do you believe it?" Tan Xuan was a little confused and couldn't help asking, "Don't people believe in science nowadays?"
Seeing Tan Xuan's surprised look, Su Cheng smiled slightly, "What's the big deal? Science is not unquestionable. Foreigners have advanced technology, but they have never denied the existence of God and Allah. Let me tell you, I'm not just curious. I even joined the Jiangzhou exploration group on purpose. The group is full of people who are interested in this kind of thing, and there are also masters like you, but they rarely speak in the group. I just heard about some of their deeds from others."
"Exploration group? Another kind of people?"
Tan Xuan thought of someone who had given a similar answer last night, and suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. He felt that there was really a generation gap between him and educated people. He thought the same as normal people, and didn't dare to admit that he had contact with superstitious things, but why are people's thoughts now so abnormal? As for the master mentioned by Su Cheng, who would mess with them if he had the ability?
"Yes, we just want to explore the supernatural events that cannot be explained by science."
"Do you want to investigate further?" Tan Xuan was speechless. If a supernatural event really happened, then joining in the fun would not be investigating, but seeking death. He really wanted to tell the little girl in front of him about the negative example from last night, so that she would know what curiosity kills the cat means.
As a result, before Tan Xuan could finish his words, his cell phone rang, still with that distinctive ringtone. When he saw the number, Tan Xuan groaned inwardly, because the person calling was the one he just thought of.
"Hello, Xiao Di." Having learned from the last lesson, Tan Xuan was tactful enough to call out the other person's name this time.
Unfortunately, the other party was not polite because of Tan Xuan's politeness, and became even angrier than before. Deafening cursing came from the phone.
"Bullshit, Tan Xuan, you bastard, just wait, I'm not done with you."
"Tan Xuan, you pervert, what did you do to me?"
"What did you do? I didn't do anything." Tan Xuan felt puzzled, especially this title, which had nothing to do with him.
"I didn't do anything, so how did this bruise on my chest come about?" Xiao Di roared, "Tell me, what did you do to me while I was possessed by the ghost?"
"That's what you're talking about." Tan Xuan immediately understood and explained, "That's because I accidentally made it when I was trying to save you after you were possessed by a ghost."
"Bullshit, do you need to touch my chest to save me, you pervert." Xiao Di shouted angrily.
"What do you mean by touching your chest? Who are you calling a pervert?" Hearing this, Tan Xuan had to explain clearly, "Humans have vital points, ghosts have yin points, and that gambling ghost is good at confusing the mind. Its yin point is in its heart. Only by hitting it there can we hurt it and make it leave you. I hit you out of helplessness. I did it to save you. And I hit the heart, not the chest."
"Shut up. Your heart is your chest. What are you trying to argue about?"
For his own innocence, Tan Xuan was also anxious, "Nonsense, of course they are different, one is to save people, the other is to be a hooligan, how can they be the same? Look carefully, I hit the same place in those few times, if I was a hooligan, could I aim at one place?"
The phone went quiet, but soon Xiao Di's abuse came again, "You bastard! You hooligan!"
"You're crazy!" Annoyed by being scolded, Tan Xuan cursed back.
"You..." The other party seemed to have not expected Tan Xuan to curse back. He was stunned by the curse and then hung up the phone.
"Psycho!" Tan Xuan put down his phone and found Su Cheng looking at him with a half-smile. He said helplessly, "Don't listen to her nonsense. I didn't touch her. I saved her by mistake. If you don't believe me, ask your brother-in-law. I'm not that kind of person."
Su Cheng still had a playful smile on his face as he looked at Tan Xuan, "How could there be bruises if he didn't touch me? And you said the heart is not the chest, you're so stupid. I did it, I had no choice in a hurry, and it doesn't count as taking advantage of someone's misfortune."
"What do you mean you did it? You guys made me look like a hooligan. Besides, I used my protective pendant to touch her, and I didn't touch her with my hands. You are framing a good person like this, especially a good person who saved her. This is too much."
Su Cheng couldn't help curling her lips when she saw the pendant that Tan Xuan pulled out from his collar, "You use this to touch a girl? You're really good at it. You might as well use your hands."
Tan Xuan didn't understand and asked, "What do you mean?"
Su Cheng rolled his eyes at Tan Xuan and said, "You figure it out yourself. If it were me, I would fight you to the death."
Tan Xuan said nothing, driving his car by himself. Now thinking about it, he was indeed careless. After all, the location he called could easily cause misunderstanding. However, if he explained it again, it would be a deliberate cover-up, and it was completely unnecessary. It was estimated that after this phone call, the impression of the person next to him was even worse. It was bad, anyway, he didn't expect to meet him again in the future. Su Cheng didn't say anything either, just looked at Tan Xuan from time to time, as if thinking about something. I don't know if he was considering Tan Xuan's character .
Su Cheng lived not far away, and they arrived in a short while. To Tan Xuan's surprise, Su Cheng exchanged contact information with him when he got off the car, saying that they would keep in touch in the future.
