Chapter 79: Finding an Expert
Wang Dongxue was not good-looking when she was alive, and she was even uglier after becoming a ghost. Now her cold body lying in the morgue can only be described as horrible.
The face was pale and blue, completely bloodless, and there were several tiny cracks on it, whether it was from freezing or scratching when she died, which made her look even more creepy. The facial features, which were originally unevenly arranged, were now even more uncoordinated, all squeezed together, and had nothing to do with beauty. If you have to force a connection between Wang Dongxue and beauty, maybe it was only something she thought about when she was alive. Unfortunately, she is now dead and can't even think about it.
Tan Xuan had no interest in the female corpse. After confirming that it was the one he was looking for, he took out the scissors he had bought in advance, cut a small lock of hair from both sides of Wang Dongxue's temples, wrapped them in a plastic bag, and pushed the drawer back. Wang Dongxue was completely useless to Tan Xuan.
Seeing Tan Xuan taking the things and taking out wet wipes to wipe his hands, looking like he had accomplished something, Xiao Di couldn't help but ask, "Hey, is this the end?"
"Yes, that's it." Tan Xuan nodded and then shook his head, smiling awkwardly and said, "It's a bit early to finish now, we still have some things to do."
"What's the matter?" Xiao Di's heart tightened, thinking that something had happened again. He turned his head and looked around. The room was very quiet, and there were only two of them standing in the room.
Seeing Xiao Di's panic, Tan Xuan laughed and pointed at the scattered tiles on the ground and said, "I didn't control the strength well just now, so it made a lot of noise. Let's push these tiles back first, otherwise someone will be scared to death when they see this at work tomorrow. Fortunately, this place is not like the one outside, with a cement floor, otherwise we can't repair it."
They did it right away. The floor tiles were all broken, so it was easy to clean up. Although they couldn't get cement mortar or floor tile adhesive, it was still easy to put them back intact. As for whether it would be discovered, that was not something they could control. Even if something unusual was found in this place, they would probably just blame the original construction workers for cutting corners and not doing their job properly. It was really a scam.
Tan Xuan and his team had no way to replace the broken fluorescent lamp, nor could they go to the city in the middle of the night to buy a new one. Besides, as the old saying goes, when a person dies, the lamp goes out. A dead person has been replaced so many times that shouldn't this lamp be replaced as well? They are all consumables, and no one would care.
After everything was packed up and put back in place, Tan Xuan and Xiao Di turned off the lights, locked the door, and returned the same way they came.
At first, Tan Xuan thought that Xiao Di was a burden and there was no point in bringing her along. However, when he saw her wiping off , including the saliva that Tan Xuan spat on the ground, Tan Xuan still believed that everyone has their own expertise. Xiao Di, as a family member of a police officer, knew a lot of things and saved him a lot of worries. But looking at the coat in Xiao Di's hand that was used as a rag, Tan Xuan felt a little distressed. When he got to the yard and was blown by the cool wind, Tan Xuan felt like he was going to be chilled. He somewhat missed Xiao Di's soft and warm embrace. It was a pity that he had no chance, otherwise, what he would hug might not be a person, but more likely a fist.
When leaving the morgue, Tan Xuan and Xiao Di still did not go through the door, and continued the principle of "going back where you came from". It was still Tan Xuan who pushed Xiao Di onto the top of the wall. The only change was that Xiao Di no longer let Tan Xuan pull her down, but let Tan Xuan jump over and catch her, and finally stepped on her shoulders to go down.
After leaving the morgue, Xiao Di's demeanor was very different from when she came. She was much more relaxed, and she was not afraid at all. She didn't care about the incinerator and the buildings where the ashes were stored. She was not afraid at all. When she passed by, she hummed a voice that only she could understand. It was like a soldier who had just returned from the battlefield. He didn't take the street fights seriously. He had seen all the storms and waves, so why would he care about such a small ripple? Without Tan Xuan leading the way, he strode directly towards the door of the funeral home.
Back in the car, before Tan Xuan drove the car back to the main road, Xiao Di couldn't wait to ask: "Now that you have got Wang Dongxue's things, what should we do next ?"
Tan Xuan glanced at Xiao Di who was showing great interest, and directly poured cold water on him, saying, "What are you doing? It's already so late, go home and sleep."
"Go home and sleep?" Xiao Di's eyes widened, with an expression of complete incomprehension. "How can we sleep? Shouldn't we quickly use Wang Dongxue's hair to find the whereabouts of the evil ghost behind the scenes? Time is running out."
"Time is running out, but I want to wait a little longer." Tan Xuan glanced at Xiao Di unhappily and said, "It's not easy to find where Wang Dongxue has been through her hair. I'm not good at this. I need to ask someone for help. Where can I find someone in the middle of the night? No matter how anxious I am, I have to wait until tomorrow."
Tan Xuan turned on the heater in the car. It was still quite cold at the foot of the mountain in the autumn night, especially since he had already thrown his coat in the cornfield he passed by.
"Do we have to wait until tomorrow?" Xiao Di pursed her lips in disappointment and stretched out her hand to rub the sandalwood bead that Tan Xuan hung around her neck. She was very grateful for the bead, which saved her when she was cold and unable to move. As for the owner of the bead, she did not feel that grateful. Thinking of how she had called out for a long time but Tan Xuan did not rescue her, she was so angry that her teeth itched.
As a result, before Xiao Di could hold the beads for a few more seconds, Tan Xuan stretched out his hand in front of her.
"My amulet works, right? Do you like it? But if you like it, you have to give it back to me."
"You stingy guy, who wants it?" Xiao Di glared at Tan Xuan, took off the beads and slammed them in Tan Xuan's hand angrily.
Tan Xuan laughed and put it around his neck, "Haha, I won't give it to you even if you want it. This is the thing that has been with me the longest."
Xiao Di did not ask about the origin of the bead. Anyway, he could probably guess that the bead was not ordinary, otherwise Tan Xuan would not wear it all the time. Xiao Di leaned back in his chair and looked at Tan Xuan coldly for a while, then said thoughtfully: "Do you think if I make a show about our night visit to the funeral home and the riot in the morgue tonight, will it attract a lot of viewers?"
Tan Xuan snorted disdainfully, "How can you make a show when you haven't collected any materials at all? Without pictures and facts, who would listen to your nonsense? If you really want to make up stories, you don't have to make this trip. Just look at the group of Su Cheng and her friends. Whether it's true or not, you can collect a lot of information by just going around."
"Who said I didn't collect any materials? I installed a camera at the door of the morgue just now, and it recorded everything that happened inside." Xiao Di smiled proudly, took out a small camera from his pocket, stretched it in front of Tan Xuan and shook it.
"You really recorded it?" Tan Xuan hadn't noticed Xiao Di's actions behind him in the morgue just now. He didn't expect Xiao Di to still forget his job at that time. But after a wry smile, he still didn't forget to criticize him: "Come on, you can't do it. I can imagine the scenes you recorded without seeing them. It's better not to bother. If others see those scenes, they will think that the two of us have no bottom line for recording videos and run to the morgue in the middle of the night to do something inappropriate for children."
"You..." Xiao Di scolded Tan Xuan, but stopped the words at the tip of her tongue, and then her face turned red all of a sudden, because what Tan Xuan said was right, the picture should all be of her hugging Tan Xuan, and she was the one who took the initiative, and the other person couldn't push her away no matter how hard he tried. The key point was that this picture almost filled the entire content, and it was impossible to edit it even if she wanted to.
Driving at night is not congested at all, which is why Tan Xuan chose to drive at night. It was not yet midnight when the two of them returned to Jiangzhou City. Tan Xuan directly sent Xiao Di back to his residence. When getting off the car, Xiao Di kept reminding Tan Xuan to bring her with him when he asked for help tomorrow. The person who could ask Tan Xuan for help must be worth looking forward to. After all, she had seen the foreign aid of Sister Quan Er, and felt that the next one must be no ordinary person.
After sending Xiao Di off, Tan Xuan went home directly. When he got home, Jiang Yingyue's room was closed and the lights were off, and Jiang Yingyue had already gone to bed. Tan Xuan washed up and went to bed to rest. The trouble caused by Xiao Di seemed to be handled simply and roughly, but only Tan Xuan himself knew the difficulty. If the monster was so easy to deal with, it would not be called a monster, not to mention that he had a Xiao Di hanging on his body at the time. But thinking back to the feeling at that time, Tan Xuan couldn't help licking his lips. Which girl doesn't have spring in her heart, and the same goes for boys. But when he thought of Jiang Yingyue who was already asleep, he felt guilty again, and quickly gathered his mind and went to sleep.
"Xiao Di is a man, Xiao Di is a man, we are brothers..."
While reciting these words silently, Tan Xuan finally fell asleep.
The next morning, Tan Xuan did not meditate facing the rising sun. For the first time, his long-standing habit was broken. It was not that he did not get up, but that after waking up he was busy washing the sheets and quilt covers and had no time to practice at all.
"Good morning. How was your work yesterday?" After meeting Jiang Yingyue in the living room, Tan Xuan greeted her with a smile. However, he felt a little nervous and did not dare to look Jiang Yingyue in the eye.
"Well, it's pretty good. I have Brother Qian to guide me. My colleagues are very caring towards me and take the initiative to teach me. I also met Director Chang in the cafeteria yesterday at noon. Director Chang even sat at my table and asked me a few questions. Tan Xuan, thank you so much..."
"Why are you being so polite to me? As long as you like this job, I'm sure you'll be able to adapt to the new environment quickly with Brother Qian's help."
Tan Xuan could see that Jiang Yingyue was very satisfied with the new job, but he didn't mean to take credit for it. He chatted with her for a while, waited for her to pack up, took her out for breakfast, and then sent her to work. Of course, he also took Qian Bo with him, letting him take this real ride, but after getting off the car, he didn't thank Tan Xuan, but thanked Jiang Yingyue. In his words: I have known Tan Xuan for so long, but I didn't get a ride to work. Now I get a ride thanks to Jiang Yingyue, and it has nothing to do with Tan Xuan.
Tan Xuan had just sent Jiang Yingyue to the office when Xiao Di called.
"Tan Xuan, why haven't you come to pick me up yet? When are we leaving?"
Tan Xuan was speechless at Xiao Di's enthusiasm, and replied with a wry smile: "Just wait, I'll go to your house right away."
When Tan Xuan arrived at Xiao Di's community, Xiao Di was already waiting at the entrance of the community. However, she had completely changed her outfit today. She was wearing a sporty casual outfit, a small bag slung across her body, and a pair of sunglasses so large that they almost covered half of her face.
"Let's go. Where should we go to find the expert you mentioned?" Xiao Di asked with a little excitement.
"What day is today?" Tan Xuan asked back.
"Today is the 25th." Xiao Di said casually, not knowing why Tan Xuan asked this.
"The 25th, a single day. Okay, let's go."
Tan Xuan started the car and set off under Xiao Di's astonished gaze.
Jiangzhou was very busy in the morning, especially during the rush hour, when the roads were crowded with cars and pedestrians were all in a hurry. Tan Xuan drove the car through the noisy and bustling streets, gradually leaving the congested commercial district and heading towards the relatively quiet old town, finally stopping near a park that was older than their ages combined.
There were no more rushing office workers on the roadside. Most of them were elderly people carrying their dogs and walking them leisurely in the autumn sunshine. Of course, there were even more people pulling carts to buy groceries, because there was a market outside the park. At this time, there were stalls on both sides of the park gate. Some drove trucks, some set up stalls, and even spread a plastic sheet on the ground to do business. Anyway, there were all kinds of things for sale. There were many sellers and even more buyers. It was extremely noisy, and no one was managing it.
Being led by Tan Xuan into the crowded crowd, Xiao Di looked at the unattended street vendors and was very puzzled. "Why did you bring me here? Didn't you bring me to find a master who can help me? Don't tell me that the person you are looking for is right here."
"Yes, today is a special day, there is a big market here, that guy must be setting up a stall here."
"Setting up a stall?" Xiao Di stood there staring blankly at Tan Xuan, "Are you sure the person you're looking for can help you track down where Wang Dongxue went, and isn't a vegetable vendor?"
"He is not a vegetable seller. Come with me quickly. Haven't you heard that the great hermits hide in the city? Don't be surprised." Tan Xuan pulled Xiao Di's hand and squeezed inside.
