Volume 1 Chapter 9: Inside Story
At first, Shen Bing didn't believe that ghost teeth could be refined into black pearls, saying that it was simply a fantasy. If you want to deceive her, you have to find a better reason. This explanation is too bad. To deal with someone like her who is serious and persistent, you have to produce evidence. As a last resort, I brought out the ancestral precepts and the store's income records. She looked at it for a long time, combined with the rules she saw in the store that I collected ghost teeth, and finally reluctantly believed it.
She fell on the bed, looking depressed, mumbling that she thought she would catch a big fish here, but it turned out to be just a loach. She wasted so much effort and sacrificed two colleagues. It was not worth it. I rolled my eyes and slowly got the truth out of her. You can't talk to her too directly, otherwise you won't get an answer. If you slow-cook the chicken, she will accidentally let it slip.
It turned out that there was more than one person who was involved in the provincial capital's antique dealers. In the industry, they are called "artifact brokers". They specialize in dealing in antiques of unknown origin, most of which come from tomb robbers. Their deaths were indeed bizarre. Not only were their deaths horrific, but they also didn't lose anything after their deaths. What's even more strange is that after the antique dealer who contacted me was killed, all the black pearls made of ghost teeth were robbed.
The police found the account of goods in and out at his home, and discovered that the black pearls were supplied to him by a man named Xi Feng from a remote town. The police had been investigating for many days but could not find any clues, so they had to start from the source of the goods, so they sent Shen Bing and others to our Shangcheng Town overnight. Speaking of this, I have to praise them. They actually found out what my store was doing before coming here, so she played the ghost.
However, Shen Bing was very disappointed when she learned that although my black pearls were of unknown origin, they were definitely not obtained illegally.
But my subsequent analysis helped her regain her spirits and see a ray of light in her lost path. They had not stopped anywhere on their way here, which meant that the living corpse was not encountered on the road. Then the two ghosts killed her two colleagues in the town and did not let her go, which meant that they were definitely coming for them. The antique dealer tragedy might be related to the living corpse, or even definitely related.
Shen Bing turned over and lay on the bed, her big dark eyes rolling around, and she smiled at me, "I think it's a waste for you not to be a policeman. It's a pity that such a good mind and skills are buried among the people. Why don't you come back with me and become a policeman to serve the motherland."
As soon as I saw her cunning eyes, I guessed her intention and said disdainfully: "Stop flattering me. If you think this case is difficult to handle, find a Taoist priest for help. I will never interfere."
"You are such a stupid person. You won't even be able to get a wife if you stick to your ancestral teachings." Shen Bing pouted angrily as I saw through her intention.
"But if you are willing to be my wife, this matter is not beyond negotiation." I said jokingly.
"Bah, go and dream on. You are a country bumpkin, are you worthy enough to chase after a beauty like me?"
After spending most of the night with her, I realized that she basically didn't think before she spoke, she didn't mean any harm, and she was the type who would get along very well with people as soon as she met them, she would say whatever she wanted to say, so I didn't take it seriously, just lowered my head and fanned the flames and ignored her.
After a moment's silence, she frowned and said, "What's that smell on your bed? It smells so bad. Have you not taken a shower in days?" She said as she got up.
"Let me calculate. It's been almost two months."
"Ah, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Shen Bing screamed and jumped off the bed as if she had seen a ghost.
I couldn't help but chuckle. Of course I'm not that sloppy. I take a shower several times a month. But I deal with ghosts so often that my body is inevitably contaminated with evil spirits. Add to that the smell of the mixture of charcoal and ghost tooth solution, it must be unpleasant.
At this moment, the ghost tooth dissolved into black liquid, and it was bright outside, almost seven o'clock. My mother prepared the meal and asked me to come over to eat. I said there were guests in the house and asked her to send double servings. When my mother brought the meal into the house, she saw a girl and couldn't help but look at her twice. Because of my job, I didn't ask anything and left.
The food my mother cooked was excellent, and the aroma made people drool. In the morning, we usually eat millet porridge or cornmeal paste, a plate of pickled vegetables, a plate of pickled cucumbers, and a few slices of sausage. Shen Bing ate with gusto, drank up the rice, and praised it highly: "It smells so good, I haven't had such a delicious breakfast for a long time."
"If you think it tastes good, then be my wife and I'll make sure you have such delicious meals every day."
"Bah, how can you be so poor? Besides, the dog teeth I knocked out of you were thrown into the furnace and melted."
We left home and rushed to the police station. It was exactly 8:30 and the police were all at work. In fact, they had not slept all night. Who could sleep after such a horrible incident last night? It was also our fault. For many years, we had tamed the wild ghosts in the surrounding area and made them obedient. They didn't come out to cause trouble, so they didn't believe in ghosts at all. What happened last night scared them completely.
After learning that Shen Bing was safe, the chief was so scared that he rushed back to the county overnight and ordered the police station to take us to the county bureau to handle the case today. When we arrived at the county police station, Shen Bing and Liu Kun testified that I became a hero. All the leaders who came to Shangcheng Town last night shook hands with me and thanked me enthusiastically. I sneered in my heart. If Shen Bing hadn't come from a higher level and could explain clearly, I might have been , who would take the blame?
When it comes to their efficiency, it's as fast as lightning. Not only did they finish writing the investigation report in just one hour, they also contacted the police in the provincial capital and sent a special car to transport the bodies of Shen Bing and her two colleagues back.
Before leaving, Shen Bing pulled me aside and told me frankly that their police station didn't believe in ghosts, but after receiving the electronic photos of the corpse sent to them this morning and conducting technical tests, they concluded that it was not something that could be done by human power and temporarily classified it as a supernatural case. She had also consulted with her superiors and hoped that I would go over to help.
I sneered and shook my head and said, I am just a folk artist, and in your eyes I am a pure swindler. Besides, you don't believe in ghosts, so why should I do such a thankless job?
Seeing that I was determined, Shen Bing didn't say anything else. She thanked me and got into the SUV they drove when they came.
At this time, a black Audi drove slowly past from the side, and the window slowly rolled down, revealing a pale woman's face from inside. Two cold eyes stared at Shen Bing, until the car disappeared into the traffic in front, and then the window slowly rolled up.
I was shocked by her cold eyes . Shen Bing's car hadn't left yet, so I opened the door and jumped in, saying, "Let me give you a ride."
Shen Bing sat in the driver's seat and turned around and smiled: "Why, you can't bear to leave a beautiful woman like me." After saying that, she immediately realized that this sentence was too explicit. Her face turned slightly red and she immediately turned back.
"What beauty? In my eyes, she's just a ghost. Let's drive."
"Tsk, a bumpkin is just a bumpkin, without any romance at all." Shen Bing muttered softly, stepped on the accelerator and drove out.
