Chapter 21: Strange Evil Spirit
In order to facilitate the workers' meals, the canteen was set up at the intersection of the construction site.
It was almost lunchtime when my cousin and I arrived. Some workers had already finished work and were walking towards the canteen.
The canteen staff were also sitting there busy preparing for work, the air filled with the sounds of pots and pans mixed with the roar of stoves.
Looking around the cafeteria, I frowned.
"Ni Ge, do you see what the problem is?" the cousin asked quickly . Because Zhou Yan was involved, the cousin's forehead was full of sweat due to nervousness.
"No, this canteen is normal. This is where we cook. We have the Kitchen God's protection, so there won't be any problems."
I shook my head and said in confusion. Now even I am confused. Zhou Yan just came to Dongmen City, so there shouldn't be any problems. Could it be that she was provoked by evil spirits in Qingqu County?
"Well! Well, Ni Ge, why don't we just ask Zhou Yan to see if she has encountered any problems?" My cousin so anxious that he even stuttered.
I nodded and was about to leave with my cousin when five or six dirty workers came in.
"Wait, I know what the problem is!" I stopped suddenly and stared at the foreheads of these workers.
"Cousin, there are problems with these people. Go ask them if they have been feeling weak and have trouble sleeping at night. Also, check if there is anything special behind their necks."
"Okay, let's go." As soon as my cousin heard what I said, he knew what the problem was, and he immediately pulled me towards the workers.
Although the faces of these five people were covered in dust, they still couldn't hide their fatigue. The dark circles under their eyes were still very obvious through the thick dust. The dark air on their foreheads was even more terrifying. Even ordinary people could feel the coldness emanating from these five people.
"Hello, Mr. Fu." Seeing my cousin and I coming over, the five workers smiled and greeted us kindly.
My cousin laughed, walked closer, and gently patted the shoulder of one of the thinner young men.
"Thank you for your hard work. How are you feeling lately?"
"It's not hard, Mr. Fu, I try very hard. You don't want me anymore, do you?" the young man immediately said in panic.
"Uh." My cousin didn't expect that his condolences to his subordinates would involve layoffs. He couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "I'm glad you're okay. How can I not want you ? But recently! There is an infectious disease here. People who get this disease feel weak all over and lack sleep. I came to see you after knowing this. If you get this disease, it will be terrible."
My cousin said it lightly, but the workers' faces changed.
"Mr. Fu, what kind of disease is this?" one of the older ones asked.
"Nothing, I called the doctors over. How about letting Dr. Ni check you guys out?"
When my cousin saw the expressions of these people, he immediately understood that I had said it all. The rest was left to me to do.
I could only laugh at my cousin's cleverness. He walked over and said, "Well, it's actually very simple. Show me the back of your neck."
After hearing what I said, the workers were confused. Usually doctors would stick out the tongue, roll the eyes, look at the throat and listen to the heartbeat. Why did Dr. Ni start by looking at the neck? Moreover, this doctor was not only young, but also dressed casually like a boy next door. He didn't look like a doctor at all.
"Hurry up and listen to Dr. Ni. If you really get sick, the company will give you leave, pay your salary, and reimburse your medical expenses." My cousin urged.
When these people heard about this good news, they immediately opened their shirts with smiles on their faces and pulled out their necks.
I walked in and saw that each of the five people had a black spot the size of a copper coin on the back of their necks.
"Okay, it's okay. Let's eat." I shook my head, pulled my stunned cousin aside and turned away.
Dozens of workers were approaching the door. I looked up and saw that each of them had a black cloud on his forehead.
After leaving the cafeteria, my cousin finally dared to speak: "Ni! Ni Ge! What's going on? What are those black spots?"
"These black spots are the evil energy that seeps into the human body. All the workers here have them, including Zhou Yan." I said seriously.
"Then Ni Ge, you have to find a way! You have to save your future sister-in-law!" My cousin grabbed my arm anxiously.
"Cousin, don't be anxious. Can I ignore your problem? Besides, there is no rush. The evil spirit has its reasons. So, do you have the renderings of the project after it is completed? I want to take a look at the surrounding environment to see if there is any problem with the Feng Shui."
"Okay, come with me, we're going to the sales department." My cousin pulled me and almost trotted towards the sales department.
The sales department has been renovated. The sales lady inside looked at me with strange eyes. I realized that I really didn't look like someone who could afford a house. It seems that I need to buy a set of clothes when I go back.
My cousin didn't say anything, but anxiously pulled me to the sand table.
This is a sand table of a residential area, with thirteen twenty-story buildings in total. Just looking at the layout, it is arranged according to the directions of the Eight Trigrams and Nine Palaces. There are also two ponds at the center of the formation. It is obvious that this residential area must have been designed by people from the Xuanmen.
Such a layout is stable and balanced. Not only can it attract wealth from all directions, but the people living in it will also surely have a prosperous family and good luck in everything.
I shook my head and walked out. I became even more confused. There was nothing wrong with the layout of the accommodation, the canteen, and the sand table, so where did this evil spirit come from?
"Ni Ge." My cousin followed me out and just called my name but didn't say anything else.
I looked around and saw either residential buildings or newly built buildings. Workers were busy coming in and out, and tower cranes were transporting bundles of construction materials to the upper floors.
"Hmm!" I suddenly had an idea in my mind: "Cousin, take me to your tallest tower crane. I want to see the surrounding environment."
My cousin nodded, looking worried, but he still moved very quickly.
"Haha, cousin, don't worry. We are looking for the cause now. Once we find it and solve it, everything will be fine. As for my future sister-in-law, go find some cinnabar and yellow paper later. I will draw a spell to suppress evil for my sister-in-law to carry with her. It will be fine."
"Haha, why didn't you say it earlier? Look how scared you made me!" Upon hearing this, my cousin laughed heartlessly.
The tower crane is dozens of meters high, far exceeding the height of the building. Standing on the tower crane, the clothes are blown by the wind.
The entire development zone is located in the west of the city, with branches surrounded by Yandang Mountain and Qingyun Mountain on the east and west sides.
"The location is good! It is surrounded by mountains on both sides. Although it is not far from the cemetery, it should be safe under the suppression of the two mountains. Feng Shui calls this kind of terrain a double dragon holding a pearl. Although this development zone is on the westernmost side, it is also within the pattern. The overall environment seems to be fine."
Seeing that I denied the environmental problem again, my cousin asked in confusion, "Ni Ge, what's wrong with this? In the past week, the building has only been built to the 17th floor, but the progress has to be slowed down. Many workers have asked for leave, and some have inexplicably fallen or been hit by bricks from above. The most important thing is that after the 17th floor of each building collapsed, the steel bars could not be tied up. Before the mud was poured, some steel bars fell apart."
Seventeen! When I heard this number, I immediately grasped something.
"Let's go to the rooftop and take a look after cousin."
Following the path of the tower crane, we easily reached the rooftop of the building under construction. Coincidentally, the few people who had gone to eat earlier were also struggling to tie up the steel frame there.
"Boss Fu is here."
When he saw us coming, the older worker greeted us with a smile, but he looked even more depressed.
My gaze suddenly stopped. The black air on this man's forehead became thicker and thicker. There was a dark fog covering the sky above his head. It blocked out the sunlight. It felt like a heavy rain was about to fall on the roof.
I couldn't help but gasp. What kind of evil spirit is this? How did it come into being? The sky and earth were in a strange state. Outside, the sun was shining brightly, and it was a bit stuffy. The rooftop should have been more obvious. But now it was a little chilly, like a rainy day in autumn.
"Aqi!" He sneezed suddenly, smiled, waved and greeted the worker. Then he said to me.
"Ni Ge, why did the weather suddenly change? I think we should leave first. It might rain soon."
"Cousin, it won't rain here. Let's just go to other floors and have a look."
Together with my cousin, we walked around all 20 buildings in the community. My brows tightened as we walked. This matter is not simple. This evil spirit is not formed naturally, but seems to be generated by the formation being activated. However, after observing the construction site, I did not find any trace of the formation.
When I returned to my cousin's office, Zhou Yan had already gone to rest. My cousin was so inhumane that he left me here alone and drove out to buy talisman paper and cinnabar.
I frowned and carefully filtered out everything I had encountered before.
The door suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a very sophisticated suit, with a mustache and sharp eyes, appeared in front of me.
"Where's Xiao Fu?" The middle-aged man just glanced at me indifferently. There was a sense of pressure in his eyes. This kind of pressure could only be the aura of a long-time superior.
"I just went out and will be back soon." I said with a faint smile, and ignored him, still sitting in the chair in a daze.
The middle-aged man looked at me with a strange look and said impatiently, "I'm Qian Yunfeng. When a distinguished guest comes, call Xiao Fu and ask him to come back immediately."
