Part 2 Chapter 16 Experiment
While I was thinking, Qin Yiheng had finished his work. He winked at me and shook his thumb gently.
He made me feel helpless. He even used a secret code. We had never communicated before. How could I know whether he was shaking his thumb to mean that the house was fine or that there was no hope for it?
I had no choice but to find an excuse to pull him into the house and whispered to him, "What's the situation now?"
Qin Yiheng said: "This man knows nothing about anything. He is not as clear as Xu Chuanxiang. The risk is a bit high. We have to think carefully."
Since he said that, I could only tell the property owner that we would go back and discuss it and give him an answer as soon as possible, and then we went downstairs.
Xu Chuanxiang had been waiting in the car downstairs. He was very happy to see us coming down, probably thinking that he would get his commission. But when he heard that we had to go back and think about it, he became a little anxious, afraid that we would not buy it, and kept persuading and bewitching us along the way.
I didn't have time to answer him. I was worried about the house. I wanted to ask Qin Yiheng, but I felt it was inappropriate with Xu Chuanxiang present, so I held back. I didn't speak until I got back to the room. I asked him if there was any mystery about the shoes, and whether it had anything to do with the toe facing outward or inward? Or was the mystery all in the insole?
Qin Yiheng thought for a moment and told me that none of us had seen what the shoes looked like, so it was difficult to analyze them out of thin air. In fact, in many places, there is a custom to hang the first pair of shoes that a child wears after birth under the eaves outside the house, which is also the pronunciation of the word "bixie". However, there is no such saying in metaphysics, it is just a homophonic way of comforting oneself, just like many cars now have a gecko sticker on the back, which means "avoiding disaster".
As for the direction of the toe of the shoe, there is actually no basis for it in magic. It is just an instinctive guess - if the toe of the shoe is facing the door, it proves that the person or thing wearing the shoe is walking towards the house, and vice versa.
He had overlooked the insole part before. There are indeed many things related to insoles in the art of magic. For example, the "stepping on a villain" that we often talk about in our daily life actually comes from a kind of magic. However, the implementation is not as simple as simply pressing a villain on the bottom of the socks or the insole. It depends on the person's birth date, the time when the shoes are worn, the road they walk on, and how far they walk. There are strict regulations and the operation is extremely complicated.
Judging from Qin Yiheng's tone, I still have no clue about this house.
To be honest, I really like this house. Besides, the price advantage is there, it would be a shame not to buy it.
I asked him, “Is there ?”
Qin Yiheng thought for a while and said, "If we really want to take over this house, we can take a pair of shoes, put them in front of the house and try them out, and then see if there are any changes to the shoes the next day." Before, we only listened to what Xu Chuanxiang's family said. Maybe he missed something or there were situations that he didn't know about at all.
Qin Yiheng’s suggestion was really good, and I immediately nodded in agreement.
The two of them didn't waste any time and went to the mall first, picked up a pair of sneakers from the discount area, and then called the owner of the house, identified themselves directly, and told him that we actually specialized in this kind of business, so we couldn't take over unless we sorted out the things in the house, and we needed him to lend us the keys temporarily.
The property owner said hesitantly, "Xu Chuanxiang had already told him our identities, so he could give us the keys, but he hoped we would leave a small deposit. People in our line of work might burn talismans or kill chickens in the house, so if there was a fire or a disaster, at least he would have some protection."
His request was not excessive, but Qin Yiheng had always been unconventional, using methods that seemed to be devious. However, I was too lazy to explain to him, so after thinking for a while, I went to the ATM to withdraw 10,000 yuan in cash, wrapped it up, and went directly to the property owner to get the key.
After getting the keys, we went straight to the house.
Qin Yiheng placed his shoes respectfully by the door, then reluctantly opened the door and took a look inside. When he came out, he still frowned and said, "There's really nothing to see in this house. We can only come and take a look the next day." So we went back to the hotel.
There was no conversation that night. I slept a little anxiously that night, fearing that there was nothing wrong with the shoes, but also fearing that there was something wrong with the shoes. I woke up naturally very early in the morning, but Qin Yiheng slept very peacefully.
I finally got a chance to wake him up, so naturally I retaliated severely.
I kicked him up, tidied up a little, and then we bought some breakfast on the street and went to the house.
I was very nervous on the way, but when I arrived at the door of the house, I was very disappointed.
Because the shoes were still firmly placed where Qin Yiheng had placed them yesterday, without moving at all.
Qin Yiheng looked at it, also made a "tsk" sound, squatted down to take a closer look, and then curled his lips at me.
I thought to myself: 'What's going on? Is it a coincidence that shoes don't get lost on this day, or has the house been empty for a long time and the shoe thief has already left? Or maybe he thinks these shoes are cheap and doesn't like them?'
Thinking about it, I walked to the heel of the shoe, squatted down and asked Qin Yiheng: "If this shoe is not lost, what should we do?"
He picked up the shoes, looked around, and said, "Maybe it's because there's no one in the house. All the rumors I heard before were about people living in the house. Although I can't figure out the reason now, we should at least give it a try."
Don't say anything, he meant that we should stay inside tonight. I was already used to staying inside the house all night, so I said "hmm" and went directly to a nearby supermarket with Qin Yiheng to buy the necessities for the night.
After shopping, since it was still early, we wandered around the city's commercial center to kill time.
When it was almost dark, we found a restaurant, had dinner, and then returned home.
The furniture in the house had probably been sold by the owner, so we bought two portable chairs from the supermarket, set them up in the living room, and sat down to kill time.
A night’s work may seem long but may also seem short, but it is still very difficult to endure.
I kept my ears perked up and listened carefully to the noise outside the door, as I felt that if something came to take my shoes, it might make some noise.
I had no choice but to wait until the second half of the night. It was very quiet, so quiet that I was sleepy. If I had known this would happen, I would have bought two sleeping bags. Later, I couldn't hold on any longer, so I propped my head up and dozed off for a while. When Qin Yiheng woke me up, it was already daybreak.
It seemed that Qin Yiheng had been up all night and looked very haggard.
He patted me twice and said, "The shoes are still in the same place."
When I heard him say that, I sighed. Is it impossible to take over this house?
I stood up, opened the door and took a look. Sure enough, the shoes were still there by the door, motionless.
It seemed that I had stayed up all night for nothing. I lit a cigarette to cheer myself up, and then I exchanged opinions with Qin Yiheng. Was what Xu Chuanxiang said before just hearsay? Otherwise, if we had stayed up all night, we would have found some clues.
Qin Yiheng shook his head, asked me for a cigarette, and said, "I just analyzed it and felt that since Xu Chuanxiang wanted to profit from it, he would definitely not make things worse. If I think about it carefully, the reason may be this pair of shoes. We bought a pair of new shoes. Even if someone tried them on, no one would wear them for a long time, so these shoes are not popular. We have to find a pair of old shoes that someone has worn to try."
After saying that, he winked at me meaningfully. I looked at him and thought, "Come on, he must be using my shoes for the experiment."
The pair of shoes on my feet are very expensive. I am reluctant to use them to attract gods and ghosts.
But there is no better way at the moment, so I can only give it up reluctantly and just treat it as an investment.
Seeing that I agreed, Qin Yiheng took me back to the hotel to catch up on some sleep. After we woke up, we went to the mall to buy a pair of replacement shoes, put the old shoes in a bag, and then we had dinner and returned to the house.
I placed my shoes neatly by the door as usual, then we went into the house and began another torturous night.
I was quite nervous because my shoes were outside the door after all. I was afraid that I would be implicated, so I stared at the door. Qin Yiheng's expression seemed to be as if he was facing a great enemy.
This atmosphere is somewhat similar to the feeling when we first entered the industry.
The night passed quite quickly, and none of us noticed anything unusual, and daybreak had already arrived.
Qin Yiheng looked at his watch, called my name, and told me that it was time to open the door.
I nodded, stood up and stretched my muscles, thinking: 'Who knows what I'll see when I open the door later.'
Unexpectedly, Qin Yiheng seemed not to see me nod, and called my name again. After I agreed impatiently, he said "um", walked straight to the door and opened it.
He moved very quickly and I couldn't keep up with him. I quickly leaned against the door and looked outside, and then I was a little confused.
The shoes had indeed been moved! Surprisingly, they were not lost, but one of the shoes was moved to another location by someone, and placed near the center of the corridor.
It was already daybreak by this time and the lights were on in the corridor.
But I still felt a chill. It seemed that the rumors about this house were true. But why weren’t my shoes lost?
Qin Yiheng was still squatting on the ground with a frown on his face. I also squatted down and asked him what was going on.
