Chapter 28: Travel together?
Qian Bo was in a hurry, so Tan Xuan simply washed up, changed his clothes and went downstairs. When Tan Xuan drove to Qian Bo's house, Qian Bo was already waiting downstairs.
As soon as Tan Xuan's car came to a complete stop, Qian Bo opened the door and sat in the passenger seat, complaining, "Hey, you're finally here, why are you so slow?"
Tan Xuan was a little speechless, and replied unhappily: "How am I slow? I came here as soon as I received your call, and I haven't even eaten yet. What are you in such a hurry? What happened? Did you see a ghost again?"
"Oh!" Qian Bo sighed, "Don't mention it, I really encountered a ghost."
Tan Xuan frowned and stared at Qian Bo carefully, but he didn't see anything unusual. Qian Bo's face was rosy, and he looked better than himself, so he asked, "Where did you meet him? What the hell?"
"Hey! It's not me." Qian Bo waved his hand and explained to Tan Xuan: "It was our director's father who encountered a ghost. I found out when I went to visit our director's home this morning. The old man has been bothering outsiders for a while and he has been in a lot of trouble. I thought you are good at this, and our director recommended you. You can go over and help."
"Brother Qian, is this what you keep calling me about?" Tan Xuan glanced at Qian Bo unhappily, "Brother Qian, I'm a driver, not a master. If he's sick, he can go to the hospital. I can only exorcise ghosts, not cure diseases."
Qian Bo smiled and said, "That's different, the ghosts are gone, the disease will be cured naturally. Okay, drive quickly, I'll show you the way, it's not far from here."
"No, I didn't agree..."
"You can't refuse. I've already made a promise to our director. You have to go. I'm going to be promoted to section chief soon. If this is done well, then it's a sure thing."
Tan Xuan smiled, "So that's what you were thinking." Tan Xuan smiled helplessly
Qian Bo didn't feel embarrassed at all. "Yes, so you have to help your brother. Only when the director's father is well, our director will be happy. Only when our director is happy can my promotion to a regular section chief be guaranteed. Tanzi, you can't let me down on this matter."
Tan Xuan shook his head, "Brother Qian, I can go, but don't count on me for this matter. Your director said that his father encountered a ghost? Who knows what it is? If we fail to do it properly, it will backfire and the gain will be greater than the loss."
Qian Bo stared at Tan Xuan for a while, knowing that Tan Xuan was not shirking responsibility on purpose. He bit his lip and thought for a while, then continued, "I didn't think it through. Since the old man has been ill for a while, our director should have hired someone to take a look. Please do your best then. Anyway, it's all out of our good intentions. If we find any problems, our trip won't be in vain."
Hearing Qian Bo's words, Tan Xuan stopped shirking his responsibilities and nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's see if there's any problem. I can still help you with this. But let's make it clear in advance, Brother Qian, if I really see any problems, I have my own principles on whether I should take action. If it's not suitable for me to take action, don't force me. They should find other experts if they need to."
"Of course, I know everything. Don't worry." Qian Bo agreed happily. "If you help me, I won't let you do it for nothing. I will charge you whatever you want. You don't have to be embarrassed. As long as you can cure the old man's illness, the higher the price you ask for, the more face I will have."
Tan Xuan waved his hand calmly, "You can arrange it when the time comes. I'm doing this for your sake. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to ask me to help them at their level."
"Of course, we are brothers after all. Hey! You were on the phone, tell me what happened between you and Orange last night? Did you succeed so quickly? Tell me..."
"Shut up! The situation between her and me is not what you think. She was the one who insisted on provoking me to play the game of summoning ghosts, and she ended up summoning ghosts..."
Director Qian Bo's residence was indeed not far from Tan Xuan's place, and it took less than ten minutes to drive there. The director's wife opened the door. It seemed that Qian Bo came here quite often, and she had a good relationship with Qian Bo. She welcomed them in with a smile on her face.
After Qian Bo entered the room, he asked quietly, "Aunt Feng, is Director Chang at home? This morning, Director Chang said that the old man had caused trouble for the guests and was in a lot of trouble. It just so happened that my friend knows a little about this, so I brought him over to take a look."
Aunt Feng looked at Tan Xuan and asked Qian Bo bluntly, "Xiaobo, your friend looks very young, can he really do it?"
Qian Bo chuckled and said, "Aunt Feng, don't you know? How can I joke about this? I was almost harmed by a ghost a few days ago, and it was my brother who helped me deal with it. He got rid of the ghost in front of me. Don't look at his young age, but his ability is extraordinary. Anyway, I haven't seen anyone get rid of ghosts as easily as he does. And last night, my sister-in-law and a group of her friends went to a haunted house in the old machinery factory to play a ghost-inviting game, but they ended up inviting the ghost. Fortunately, my brother solved the problem, otherwise it would have almost caused a death..."
After Aunt Feng heard Qian Bo's story about Tan Xuan, her eyes changed when she looked at Tan Xuan again. She asked in disbelief, "Young Master, can you really exorcise ghosts?"
Tan Xuan nodded slightly and replied calmly: "It's just a small favor."
Aunt Feng's attitude changed immediately. She poured a glass of water and held it in front of Tan Xuan with both hands, "Please drink some water."
Qian Bo's eyes lit up when he saw this, he didn't expect Tan Xuan to be so good at pretending. With his nonchalant attitude, he really looked like a master.
"Aunt Feng, where is Director Chang?" Qian Bo asked in a low voice.
"It's next door." Aunt Feng replied, pointing in the direction of the door.
"Then let's go over there." Qian Bo suggested eagerly, wishing that Tan Xuan could be cured right away.
Aunt Feng looked a little strange, "Wait a moment, Mr. Chang has guests next door."
"Director Chang is receiving guests next door?" Qian Bo was so surprised that his mouth widened.
Aunt Feng smiled apologetically Tan Xuan, then explained, "Yes, Mr. Chang is entertaining guests next door. Please wait a moment, and we will go over after the guests leave."
Qian Bo looked puzzled, "Isn't the old man almost..."
Tan Xuan waved his hand, signaling Qian Bo not to make a fuss, "It's okay for us to wait a while, we should follow the principle of first come first served."
"What!" Qian Bo was stunned, and Aunt Feng's expression was also suddenly startled.
"You said the guest next door is your colleague?" Qian Bo asked, widening his not-so-big eyes.
Tan Xuan smiled slightly, "In a sense, it is, but I don't know whether it is true or not."
The things that she wanted to conceal were exposed by Tan Xuan in a few words. Aunt Feng looked a little embarrassed and quickly explained: "Don't be surprised, young master. He was introduced by a friend of Lao Chang. The old man has been ill for a few days, and Lao Chang was a little desperate to seek medical treatment. Please forgive me."
Tan Xuan waved his hand, "It's okay. I understand Director Chang's urgency to treat the old man, but you need to be careful not to be deceived by some scoundrels. If you do that, you will not only delay the old man's treatment, but also spend some money."
Qian Bo also echoed, "Yes, Aunt Feng, there are a lot of swindlers nowadays. You and Director Chang should be careful. Don't let others fool you without knowing their true colors."
"This..." Aunt Feng obviously didn't know the situation in this industry. She was stunned immediately after hearing it. " Then what should I do? How can I know if that person is fake?"
"This..." Qian Bo couldn't answer this question and could only look at Tan Xuan.
Tan Xuan smiled and said, "It's easy to tell the truth from the false. Just look at what he says and see what the result is."
This answer was almost the same as no answer, and Qian Bo and Aunt Feng were both confused.
Qian Bo was quick to react and suggested, "Aunt Feng, why don't you take us over to have a look? We won't say anything and just watch. If the man is a liar, Tan Zi can tell. Tan Zi, Aunt Feng is not an outsider. She and my mother have been sisters for life. We can't let the liar deceive Aunt Feng."
Tan Xuan didn't say anything. Qian Bo knew that he agreed by not refusing. Aunt Feng thought for a while and nodded, "That's fine. I'll take you there."
The old man lives just opposite her house. I don’t know if they do this for the convenience of taking care of the elderly or if the two generations can’t live together, but it’s really close and it’s convenient to go over when something happens.
After knocking on the door, the nanny opened it. Seeing that it was the hostess who brought people, she didn't say anything and went straight back to the room. She must have been instructed long ago, so Aunt Feng didn't say anything and took Qian Bo and Tan Xuan directly to the study.
There was a scent of sandalwood floating in the study. Two people were sitting on the solid wooden chairs, one in a suit and tie, and the other in a Taoist robe. The two were drinking tea and chatting, and there was no other movement.
"You..." Director Chang was a little surprised to see his wife, Qian Bo and a stranger walking in.
Aunt Feng walked slowly to Director Chang and whispered a few words to him. During the conversation, Director Chang looked up at Tan Xuan and finally nodded slightly .
"You are really thoughtful. You come to see the old man on the weekend. Please sit here for a while. Taoist Master Mao will treat the old man in a while. You can go and see him when he is better."
The director is the director. He is much more skilled at telling lies than Qian Bo and it comes to him effortlessly.
"Okay." Qian Bo agreed and pulled Tan Xuan to stand beside Director Chang. The leader's request to sit for a while was just politeness. There was no place for them to sit in front of the leader, especially with outsiders present.
Director Chang asked with a friendly face: "Master Mao, please don't blame them. They are the younger generation of the family. It's okay for them to come and visit the old man, right?"
Taoist Master Mao glanced at the two young men and waved his hand slightly, "It's no problem." After that, he put down his teacup and closed his eyes to rest, no longer chatting with Director Chang.
"What's going on?" Qian Bo asked Tan Xuan in a low voice.
Tan Xuan shook his head and said nothing, secretly signaling Qian Bo not to speak.
The study suddenly became quiet. There were many people in the study, but no one spoke or walked around. Only Director Chang took a sip of tea from time to time.
