First Chapter 5 Cat Spirit
After that, we were silent for more than half a month. It was not that we did not want to continue, but the sources of information were really limited. We searched hard but could not find any reliable ones. In the end, there was nothing we could do. The news about the haunted house could only be gathered through some rumors. No one would put it on the table. After all, the owner still hoped to sell the house at the highest price possible. Moreover, not every city has a haunted house. Even if there is one, we cannot personally investigate every rumor. Therefore, the house buying and selling business was really at a standstill for a while.
Later, a real estate agent who suddenly came to our door helped us to completely open up the situation. This man was called Yuan Zhen, with a slicked-back face and a shrewd look. At first glance, he seemed to be born to be a businessman. He said that he occasionally heard people talking about two people like us looking for haunted houses. He happened to be a real estate investment consultant. He traveled all over the country all year round and had a lot of connections and information networks, so he came to see if there was any opportunity for cooperation. He introduced us to houses, and gave him a part of the commission after the deal was completed. This was a win-win situation.
Qin Yiheng and I had a quick discussion and decided that this was just what we needed, so we immediately reached a verbal agreement with Yuan Zhen, and agreed that whenever he went to any city in the future, he would help us collect information about related houses and provide us with relatively valuable information. After the deal was done, we would pay him a commission based on the points of the transaction price.
Yuan Zhen was quite capable. He called us and introduced a house to us on the fourth day after we reached the agreement. Not only was he efficient, he also found out the details of the house for us in advance.
This house is in an old residential building with only four floors. It is quite dilapidated and is probably one of the buildings built in the 1970s .
The profit of the house is relatively small, but it is also a very special house. Because most haunted houses have people who died in them, but this house is different, it is a pair of cats that died in them.
Previously, this household was a retired old couple. The old couple loved cats very much, so after retirement they raised a pair of cats as a way to keep themselves company.
One night, the two cats were playing on the balcony. For some reason, the old couple locked the two cats on the balcony and did not allow them to enter the house. It rained heavily that night. The balcony of the old building was not sealed, so the cats got wet to some extent. The next day, the two cats died.
It was spring, not really cold, and the two cats died strangely. However, the old couple showed no sadness and threw away the cats' bodies indifferently, which was in stark contrast to their previous love for cats.
The neighbors were all very surprised, but the old couple didn't want to say a word. A few days later, the old man and the old woman moved away strangely. At first, the neighbors thought that they were taken in by their children. It was not until the old people's children came to the door that they knew that the two old people left on their own. But what was surprising was that none of the money and property in the house was moved. It was as if the two people disappeared out of thin air. The children mobilized their connections and posted a missing person notice, but there was no news after a long time of searching.
After a year, the children had given up and rented out the house. However, when the tenants moved in, they could hear strange noises on the balcony every night. When they went to check, they saw nothing. As time went by, no one dared to rent the house anymore. Half a year later, a brave college graduate moved in for the cheap price. Unexpectedly, a week later, the college student chose to jump off the building and commit suicide. As a result, the house became a haunted house and no one dared to ask about it anymore. This time I will talk about the story of this old residential building.
To be honest, I am not very interested in this kind of old house, because even if I wait for it to be demolished and a new one to be built, it will take some time. But Qin Yiheng thinks this one has great appreciation potential because the location is relatively good.
We contacted the old man's daughter and briefly told her that we were interested in the house. She immediately took out the key and wanted to take us to see the house, and it seemed that she was eager to buy it.
When we went there, the neighbors saw us coming to see the house, and many of them watched from afar, talking and pointing. I was a little unsure, but Qin Yiheng thought there was no need to make a fuss, because we were making money that most people didn't dare to make.
The old man's daughter opened the door for us and took us around the house. The old furniture left by the old man and his wife when they lived there was still there, but it was covered with dust. The house was not big, about 40 square meters, and there were many messy tables and chairs piled up, which made it look very crowded.
After a rough look, I talked about the price in detail with the old man's daughter. Qin Yiheng continued to check the house carefully according to the division of labor we had agreed on before. I lowered the price very low, and the old man's daughter seemed a little reluctant. But she might be in a hurry to use the money, so she hesitated and finally agreed. When I agreed on the price, Qin Yiheng had almost finished looking and nodded to me to indicate that the deal could be made. We agreed with the old man's daughter and came to sign the contract that afternoon. I said goodbye to the old man's daughter and when I went out, Qin Yiheng took out a tortoise shell from his bag and asked me to touch it with my hand. It was wet. I don't know what medicine he is selling in the gourd, because the sky was very sunny at that time, and it didn't look like it was going to rain. Besides, we are in a northern city and the air is relatively dry. Qin Yiheng said that he looked and there was indeed something in the house, but it was not fierce. Judging from the current situation, it seems that he has a lot of grievances, but he doesn't intend to hurt people. But if that's the case, the college student who jumped off the building died very strangely.
I asked if the thing in the house belonged to the college student. Qin Yiheng shook his head and said he couldn't tell. It wasn't a very fierce thing, so it looked blurry and hard to tell.
Although it is still unclear what is in the house, Qin Yiheng said it should be harmless. He said that this method of using turtle shells to predict good and bad luck is called turtle divination. He only knows a little bit about it, and a real master can even predict the fate of a country. It is said that the water drops on it are the tears of those things, and the tears on the turtle shell indicate that the things in the house have suffered a great injustice. However, these can only be hearsay, and we cannot know what these water drops are specifically.
After lunch and a short break, we signed the contract in the afternoon . After signing the contract, we took the key and went back to the room. Before Qin Yiheng went to sign the contract, he bought a lot of glutinous rice paper, which we pasted on the doors and windows, and then he took me out for a stroll.
He explained that this was to see if the thing would come out. If it just stayed inside the house, it would be safe; but if it could come and go freely, it would be more complicated. We went back after walking around until about 5pm.
Qin Yiheng checked it and said that the thing hadn't gone out. Hearing him say that, although I clearly knew that there was something in the same room with me, and it might be standing in front of me and staring at me, I felt relieved. Because he said that the situation is very optimistic now, and it is easy to deal with. I just need to go back and rest and find an auspicious day to come and clean it up. The thing will naturally make room for the new person who moved in. His tone was very relaxed, and I was very happy. This money is much easier to make than the previous one.
After four or five days, Qin Yiheng picked a day and asked me to bring all kinds of cleaning tools to do a thorough cleaning. I originally planned to call a part-time worker, but he said that the house must be cleaned by the owner. There was no choice but to do it ourselves. We opened the door and moved all the broken furniture to the corridor, preparing to call the workers to move it downstairs later.
Seeing that we were cleaning up a haunted house with such fanfare, there were actually kind neighbors who came to remind us that the house was not clean. I smiled but said nothing, thinking: "If it was clean, why would I buy it?" After the furniture was moved, Qin Yiheng took out a large bucket to collect rice and water, and we used a broom dipped in the rice washing water to sweep the floor. After sweeping a few times, Qin Yiheng suddenly froze and frowned a few times. Seeing his expression, my heart immediately beat fast. "
Qin Yiheng put down the broom, ran to the window and looked carefully, then turned around and told me, Damn, something else came into the house. Fortunately, it was broad daylight, otherwise I would have wet my pants with fear if he hadn't been so startled. He pulled me out of the house, muttering all the time. The previous thing didn't go out, but something new came in from outside. We can't clean today, especially on an auspicious day, don't mess with that thing. Although today is relatively prosperous, if it gets entangled on such a prosperous day, it will be a big deal.
Hearing him say that made me panic. I didn’t know if it was because I was just unlucky, but always something went wrong at the critical moment.
We didn't even dare to pack up and went back to the hotel to discuss countermeasures. Qin Yiheng thought for a long time and said to me: "Now the contract has been signed no matter what, there is no need to hide from this matter, we can only bite the bullet and solve it."
I agreed. I was just helping him anyway. Besides, I thought that no matter how ugly this house was, it could not be more ugly than the villa of the local tycoon.
The next day at noon, I was dragged back to the house by Qin Yiheng before I even had time to eat. He walked around the house with the tortoise shell for a long time, and then bit his lips while looking at the tortoise shell.
I walked over and touched the turtle shell with my hand. This time it was not wet at all. I was quite happy, thinking that the thing had gone away. Who knew that he suddenly became anxious and shouted at me, "Who the hell asked you to touch it?" His sudden voice scared me. I felt quite wronged. It was clearly him who took the initiative to let me touch it that day, so why couldn't I touch it today?
Qin Yiheng didn't explain to me, he looked at me for a long time with a sad face, and asked me to go to the funeral clothing store immediately to buy some incense, candles paper money, etc. I didn't dare to delay, but on the way to the funeral clothing store, I kept wondering in my heart, did I cause trouble?