Chapter 82 Jade Guanyin
Ma Qiang was so angry that he was shaking and said, "You are the monster!"
As soon as he saw my cold eyes, he shut up immediately.
Lao He looked at me and said in panic, "Zhiyong, do you believe me? This kid is definitely not normal."
I nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice and said, "I believe it, I believe it."
Lao He didn't say anything. His eyes flickered a few times. Finally, he sighed and walked away with a staggering step.
I wanted to chase after him, but Ma Qiang grabbed me.
"Brother Tian, don't go. That old man is too dangerous!" Ma Qiang said anxiously.
I frowned and said, "Who is in danger, him or you? When I came in, I saw you beating Lao He - the guy with the surname Ma. Are you itching for a beating? Fine, I will beat you once a day from now on, and I promise to make you feel better."
Ma Qiang cried out that he was innocent.
He said - this was none of his business, it was really Lao He who was provoking him.
In fact, I also felt that something was wrong with Lao He, but Lao He was present just now, so I pretended to defend Ma Qiang - now that Lao He is gone, I let Ma Qiang tell me the details of the matter.
Ma Qiang told me that he went to the public toilet to pee in the morning. Halfway through his peeing, he heard a "creaking" sound coming from the last squat toilet. It was very irritating, like glass scraping a blackboard.
He was a little curious, so he went over to take a look and found that it was Lao He who was squatting on the ground with his back to him, scratching the wooden door with his fingernails. He had no idea what he was doing.
The movement was like a cat scratching the door.
Ma Qiang also noticed that Lao He's nails were very long and sharp, just like the vampires in horror movies.
He walked over and asked Lao He what tricks he was playing.
Lao He ignored him.
Ma Qiang asked a few more questions, and seeing that Lao He didn't say anything, he was about to leave in frustration. However, as soon as he turned around, Lao He suddenly pounced on him.
Ma Qiang was so frightened at that time that before he could react, Lao He knocked him to the ground. He struggled desperately, but his physical condition was too poor and he could not push Lao He away.
At this moment, a horrible thing happened - Lao He let out a low growl like a wild beast from his throat, opened his mouth, and bit towards his neck.
Ma Qiang was so scared that his face turned pale, but his body was held down and he couldn't move. He could only watch himself being bitten.
The strange thing was that when Lao He was halfway through biting, he suddenly felt like he was electrocuted. He let out a strange cry and jumped away. He looked at Ma Qiang with horror and didn't move for a long time.
Ma Qiang was so angry that he thought Lao He was a stubborn old man who was deliberately molesting him. Without saying a word, he rushed up and started punching him.
Needless to say, I arrived just in time and saw Chang Wei beating - oh no, Ma Qiang was beating Lao He.
Ma Qiang said with a sad face, "Brother Tian, I swear to heaven, if I tell even a single lie, I will be struck by lightning - this old He must be an old glass, he saw that I am handsome and wanted to molest me."
I almost vomited and said angrily, "Okay, stop climbing up the pole."
But then again, there is something wrong with Old He.
Ever since he was bitten by Cheng Xiaoyan's grandmother , he has become very strange.
I have always wondered if his strange behavior afterwards was related to the corpse poison.
The question is, didn’t he apply glutinous rice?
Does that mean glutinous rice is useless?
Thinking of Lao He's painful appearance under the sun yesterday morning, and thinking of Cao Fengjiao's words, that he was crazy and would bite people, and in the later stages, he would go crazy and not recognize his relatives.
I started to grumble to myself.
Oh no, could it be that Cao Fengjiao’s bad words really came true?
I thought about it and decided to go to 108 to chat with Lao He. As soon as I left, Ma Qiang followed me.
"Brother Tian, no kidding, there's really something wrong with this Old He." Ma Qiang came over and said .
I said coldly: "Just take care of yourself."
"Brother Tian, why don't you believe me? My grandmother used to be a fortune teller in the village. She was very capable. She had ways to deal with all kinds of ghosts and monsters. The phenomenon of Old He is similar to the zombies in the village before." Ma Qiang said nervously.
I was a little surprised and asked, "Is your grandmother a witch?"
"Strictly speaking, it's not called a witch. They have a professional term called a Yinren," Ma Qiang corrected.
I wanted to ask something else, but I had already walked to 108.
When I opened the door, it was pitch black inside. It was clearly morning, but the curtains were drawn. The entire ward was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.
A patient walked over and pulled open the curtains. Lao He was obviously very angry and said, "Don't pull the curtains!"
The patient was a woman. She frowned and asked, "Why can't I poop?"
"If I say no, then no!" Lao He said gritting his teeth.
He looked like he was going to kill someone.
The female patient was frightened by Lao He's appearance and dared not say a word.
Seeing me coming, the female patient hurried over to me to complain, saying that Lao He was too much. The ward was not his alone, so why couldn't he draw the curtains? For several days, the room hadn't seen any sunlight.
I smiled and asked her to be more patient. Lao He now has a disease and is afraid of the sun.
The female patient was skeptical, but finally didn't care about it anymore.
I waved to Lao He: "Lao He."
He looked at me, frowned and asked, "What?"
"Let me talk to you about something." I said.
Lao He was quite reluctant, but he still came out and said, "What's the matter?"
I asked him, what is the condition of your disease? You are afraid of sunlight and it bites people. Sooner or later, something bad will happen.
"It's okay, I'm just in a bad mood." Lao He shook his head.
I couldn't help but ask, "Is it because the corpse poison was not completely removed?"
"Impossible! It's impossible that it can't be cleaned up with glutinous rice!" Lao He suddenly became very excited and shouted, "Glutinous rice has been used to deal with corpse poison since ancient times. It has been like this since my master's generation. There is no way it can't even clean up a mere corpse poison!"
I hurriedly said, "Don't get excited, I'm just asking casually."
It took Lao He a long time to calm down. With a chill in his eyes, he whispered, "I'm sorry, I haven't been feeling well lately, and I'm having some emotional problems. By the way, what are you going to do with Cheng Xiaoyan's body?"
I didn't expect him to change the topic to Cheng Xiaoyan. His face darkened and he said, "I don't know. I just want to wait for her to be resurrected."
"Don't be silly. The dead cannot be resurrected. Burn her body as soon as possible. Tomorrow is Ghost Festival. Building D will definitely not be peaceful by then, and..." Lao He stopped halfway through his sentence.
"And what?" I frowned.
"It's nothing. Let's burn the body early. Tomorrow is Ghost Festival. Please take a leave if you can." Lao He waved his hand and went back to the room.
His words puzzled me.
Why did Lao He and Cao Fengjiao both want to burn Cheng Xiaoyan's body?
Also, what kind of dangers will there be on Ghost Festival?
"Brother Tian, this place is so gloomy. Tomorrow is Ghost Festival, it will be even gloomier, with hundreds of ghosts roaming the night. What the old man said is right. You should take a day off that day." Ma Qiang said from the side.
I glanced at him and said, "You know this, kid?"
"Didn't I tell you that my grandmother is a yin person in the village, and is proficient in everything, including the Five Elements, Gossip, and Qimen Dunjia. Although I don't have much ability, I have learned a little bit from her." Ma Qiang said proudly: "By the way, Brother Tian, do you know why the dirty guy in the door tried to pull me last night, but failed in the end?"
"Why?" I asked curiously.
Could it be that this kid knows Taoist magic?
Ma Qiang took out a pendant from his neck with a smile. Hanging on the pendant was a crystal clear and shiny jade Guanyin.
"This is it."
Ma Qiang said that this was given to him by his grandmother and was blessed by a senior monk. It has infinite power and when worn on the body, it can turn misfortune into good fortune and ward off evil spirits and disasters.
I was extremely surprised. No wonder this kid was able to escape from the door of 404. It turned out that he had such a treasure.
It seems that he didn't lie to me. This kid's grandmother might really be a master!
Something in my heart moved me, so I stopped Ma Qiang's arm and said with a smile, "Um... Qiangzi, is your grandmother still alive?"
Ma Qiang was very unhappy and said, "Brother Tian, what do you mean? My grandmother is alive and well, why are you cursing her?"
I hurriedly said that was not my intention, I was just asking if you had her contact information and if you could ask her to come here.
My plan is to call Ma Qiang’s grandmother to Building D and ask her to try to see if she can drive away the dirt in Building D - if she can, then Building D doesn’t have to be demolished, and everyone will be happy and the world will be at peace.
Ma Qiang was amused when he heard this and said, "Brother Tian, are you begging me?"
I patted his head and said, "I'm not begging you. I'm threatening you! Give me your grandma's phone number right now, or I'll beat you ten times a day."
Ma Qiang covered his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother Tian, my grandmother lives in the village, isolated from the world here, how can she have a phone number? If you want to find her, I can take you to the village, but you have to agree to one request of mine."
Sure enough, I knew this kid was going to make a request.
"Okay, you tell me. As long as it's not too excessive, I'll consider it," I said.
Ma Qiang said with a smile: "It's nothing, just change my ward. Room 208 is full of old guys, and I don't get used to their environment. Life here is too boring."
I sneered and said, "Forget it. There are no single rooms in the entire D building now. Do you want me to drive the patient away?"
"What about the double room?" Ma Qiang was not giving up.
I said there are double rooms. Remember Huang Haitao who came on the same day as you? He lives alone in room 105 now. If you are willing to live with him, we can be a perfect couple.
Ma Qiang scratched his head and said, "That fat guy? That's fine, he looks silly."
I glared at him and said, "I'm telling you, don't make trouble when you move in. He has depression and he might get irritated if he gets a little bit of stimulation."
"I understand, I understand. I promise I won't say a word to him when I go in!" Ma Qiang said with a smile.
After the matter was confirmed, I asked Ma Qiang, when are you free to take me to meet your grandmother?
Ma Qiang said, "Brother Tian, are you in such a hurry? My grandma lives in another province, and the mountain roads are difficult to travel. If you really want to go, you have to at least take a few days off."
I thought that I also needed to take a day off on Ghost Festival, so I took out my cell phone and called Sister Sun.
Soon, the call was connected, and Sister Sun's pleasant voice rang out: "Zhiyong, what do you want to talk to me about?"
I told her that I wanted to take a leave.
Unexpectedly, when Sister Sun heard this, she rejected me without hesitation.
"Zhiyong, it's not that I don't agree to your leave, but tomorrow is the Ghost Festival, and someone must be on guard in Building D, otherwise something bad will happen." Sister Sun said with embarrassment: "Well, after the Ghost Festival is over tomorrow, I can approve you for two days of leave."
I sneered and asked why we had to wait until the Ghost Festival was over? Was it especially dangerous on the Ghost Festival?
"No..." Sister Sun's voice became increasingly quiet, and she was clearly feeling guilty. "Anyway, you definitely can't invite me tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, I was extremely upset.
At this time, even a fool would know that tomorrow night would be full of crises.
But I still don’t understand what role the identity of the night watchman plays in the “conspiracy” of Sister Sun and Vice President Kong?
In the evening, I took Ma Qiang to Room 105.
When he left Room 208, the patients inside were cheering and applauding, saying that I had done a good thing.
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said to Ma Qiang beside me: "See, everyone treats you like a rat - you need to control your temper in the future."
Ma Qiang smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "I'm used to it."
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I always feel that this kid seems to have a story.
When we arrived at Ward 105, we saw Huang Haitao facing the wall, motionless, with a dull look in his eyes.
Ma Qiang and I walked in, and he didn't react at all.
"Oh my god, is this kid mentally ill?" Ma Qiang said worriedly.
I slapped him on the head and whispered, "Shut up and stop talking nonsense. Can you live here or not?"
"Or...or should we just forget it?" Ma Qiang felt a little weak.
"What, are you scared now?" I sneered.
"Bullshit! Who said I was scared?" Ma Qiang's neck turned red and he strode in.
After taking only a few steps, he suddenly stopped, a look of horror on his face.
I asked him what was wrong?
"Tian... Brother Tian, look."
Ma Qiang took the pendant off his neck. I took a look at it and found that the jade Guanyin, which was as white as jade before, had become a little black, as if it had been soaked in ink.
I was surprised and asked, “What’s going on?”
Ma Qiang said solemnly: "Grandma said that generally when this jade encounters dirty things or is in a place with heavy yin energy, it will turn black... There must be something wrong with this ward."
I was shocked and speechless.
Ward 105 was previously where Cheng Xiaoyan lived, but it has been empty since her accident.
Does the current reaction of Jade Guanyin indicate something?
I looked at Ma Qiang and said, "So you're not staying here anymore?"
"Of course I live here. Anyway, I have the Jade Guanyin to protect me, so I'm not afraid of anything!" Ma Qiang laughed.
I sucked my teeth and thought to myself that Ma Qiang might not be very capable, but he was very brave. He was almost killed by a dirty thing last night. If it were anyone else, they would have been scared out of their wits and ran away - but he, on the other hand, was living happily in Building D, and now he's come to Building 105. Even the Jade Guanyin would change color, but he still dared to stay there.
After leaving 105, I thought that I hadn’t visited Cheng Xiaoyan today, so I took the elevator to the second underground floor.
As soon as I walked into the freezer, my eyes widened.
The freezer where the bodies were kept—was opened!
I walked over quickly and saw that the freezer was empty.
Cheng Xiaoyan's body is missing...
how so?
Really?
I suddenly thought of something and my heart started beating wildly.
Could it be that Cheng Xiaoyan has been resurrected?
Is she really resurrected?
At this moment, there was a rustling sound from the corner next to him...
