Chapter 53 A Clue
When I opened the door that day, I saw that all the wooden barrels had returned to their original positions and were neatly arranged on the wooden shelf. I picked up the incense burner that had fallen to the ground and placed it on the altar, and temporarily placed the black box on the wooden shelf, and lit three incense sticks. Then I ran to the east bedroom and found a large number of ghost-suppressing talismans in the cabinet, as well as some unconventional items such as moxa leaves and willow branches, as well as authentic ghost-exorcising items such as peach wood swords and copper coins, and put them all into my bag.
I ran back to the haunted house and pasted talismans on the wooden barrels one by one. I went to the kitchen and found some sweet potatoes. I often ate them raw when I was a kid. I was in a hurry last night and didn't have dinner. Now I was so hungry that I washed a big piece and started to eat it.
Lin Yuxi couldn't help pouting as she watched me eat. She wanted to make some hot food, but after picking up the rice bag, she saw that the cooking equipment was a wood-burning stove, so she gave up the idea and could only follow me to eat sweet potatoes .
After filling my stomach, I thought to myself, rats are not a problem here, what if Yu Zhengyao's relatives come back to the chicken farm to feed the chickens? So I ran to the haunted house, bowed and prayed to Yu Zhengyao, but the old guy still didn't respond. At this time, Lin Yuxi ran over to me and said that he saw someone coming this way from a distance. I picked up the black box, put a ghost-suppressing talisman on it, and ran out of the chicken farm with Lin Yuxi, crouching down, and ran along a small path to the main road.
Standing on the roadside, watching the passing vehicles, I started to worry again. The farmland was very muddy and the road was blocked. Where could we go? At this moment, Xiaopang called and asked, "Where have you been?" "Fuck you, I've been missing for a whole night, and you just found out?"
It turned out that this kid had contacted his elementary school classmate yesterday afternoon. The two of them had dinner together and drank too much in the evening. His classmate sent him back to his home. He woke up in the morning and ran to my shed to find that I was not there, so he called to ask. So I told him what happened last night, and of course I told him about being with Lin Yuxi. This kid was not surprised after hearing it. Obviously, he had found out from his classmates that Lin Yuxi was on the run. He asked me to wait by the roadside and find a way to take us back to the city.
After waiting for two hours, the car that this guy found arrived. When he got off and talked about the solution, Lin Yuxi and I were almost vomiting blood. The driver he found was none other than his classmate, a police officer in the serious crime squad who worked in the police station. This man was called Di Lei, and he looked like a smart and capable young man. After Xiao Pang finished explaining to us and promised not to arrest Lin Yuxi and take him back to the police station, we were relieved.
Last night, after Xiaopang got drunk, he let out everything. Although he regretted it when he woke up the next day, Di Lei saw that the case was unusual. Their serious crime team also concluded that it was not an ordinary murder case and might involve supernatural factors, which made him feel relieved. When I called just now, Di Lei was right beside me and promised to take us back to the city and not take us back to the police station, but there was a prerequisite, that we must help him solve the case.
Now that it has come to this, even if they turn hostile and arrest us, there is nothing we can do. Can we sue them for fraud? I think they will hit us with their shoes. However, Di Lei was still loyal and took us back to the city and sent us to Lin Yuxi's hiding place. After listening to what Lin Yuxi and I said, he was consistent with what Xiao Pang said, and concluded that we were not lying. This case is indeed a supernatural murder case.
After he sat there for a while, the police kept urging him to go back to the meeting, so he told us to stay here for the time being and not go anywhere. Because he didn't dare to tell his boss and colleagues about this, he would be in trouble if he was arrested. If I had any clues, I would call him immediately, and then I left in a hurry.
After Di Lei left, Lin Yuxi and I criticized and educated Xiao Pang severely. This was a dangerous matter. Fortunately, his elementary school classmate was a good person. If he was a sinister villain, I'm afraid we would have been in jail by now. Xiao Pang lowered his head and kept sniffling, looking like he was about to cry.
I thought I had finished scolding him, so I gave him some positive praise. Although he was unreliable, he didn't make any mistakes, and he got help from an insider in the police station, so things were going very well for us. I told him not to be upset, and we said we were doing this for your own good, so he should keep his mouth shut in the future. But the boy said, "I'm not upset, I just drank too much yesterday and my stomach is hurting now."
It turns out that what I said just now was in vain, this kid didn't listen at all.
I turned around and asked Lin Yuxi if Su Chengda knew about this house. If he leaked the news or came to find you and was spotted by the police, we would be caught. Lin Yuxi said no, she bought this house privately this year. This girl is a relatively independent woman and doesn't want to rely on her boyfriend to live. She just bought this house and didn't have time to tell him.
Xiaopang said there was no need to worry about it. Di Lei said that because Lin Yuxi ran away, Su Chengda was temporarily detained in the police station and it seemed that he would not be able to get out for a while.
When Lin Yuxi heard the news, she jumped up in surprise and said, "No, I'm going to turn myself in. I can't let Chengda take the blame for me."
I stopped her and said, "Even if you surrender yourself, it may not be possible to exchange Su Chengda. You two may be regarded as murderers. In my opinion, you should stay outside and look for clues. Now that we have the help of the police, we will definitely catch the real culprit behind the scenes."
Lin Yuxi nodded, but after sitting down, she still looked tangled, which made me feel very upset. I took out the box, peeled off the ghost-suppressing talisman, and asked Yu Zhengyao again, but there was still no response. I really wanted to open the lid of the box and pull the old guy out and beat him up. If for nothing else, just for those innocent little baby spirits, he should be beaten to death.
But I was afraid of angering the old man if I opened the box, and he would refuse to say anything. I had no choice but to swallow my anger and let Xiaopang set up a stall on the street. Firstly, after this case, if we suddenly disappeared, it would arouse suspicion, and Cheng Guaizi might report us to the police. Secondly, when we set up the stall, we could also get some news from the outside world.
After Xiaopang left, I couldn't hold on any longer and slept on the sofa for two hours. When I woke up, Lin Yuxi had prepared a meal and placed it on the coffee table for me to eat. While I was eating, she stood at the window and looked outside, as if she was worried about her boyfriend again, which made me unable to eat.
In the evening, Xiaopang came here after closing his stall and told me that Cheng Guaizi looked very strange today, and he was absent-minded. When customers came and called him, he would often be startled.
I was suddenly moved. I thought of the deep and shallow footprints I saw in the mud last night. Then I thought about the fact that Cheng Guaizi happened to be lame on his right foot. It couldn't be such a coincidence, right? If it was really him last night, seeing the baby spirit escape, he must be afraid of being haunted by the baby spirit in the future. Regardless of whether it was him or not, I would know the result after trying him out.
I got up and put on my coat, which had been dried in the sun, and told them that I was going to do something. I asked Xiao Pang to protect Xiao Xi and not to remove the talisman on the black box. You can leave after I come back. Xiao Pang was heartless and didn't care what happened to me. He just wanted to eat and drink here without having to cook, so he agreed without hesitation.
Lin Yuxi stood up suddenly and said, "You asked him to protect me? I think I'd better protect him. What if the escaped baby spirit comes looking for revenge? You can't leave me alone at night!"
I was speechless when hearing this. Although I thought to myself, if this matter cannot be resolved, I can't protect you forever, right? But I couldn't say this, so I just nodded and said, "Okay, come with me and put on makeup first. Xiaopang, take care of the black box and wait for us to come back ."
