Volume 2 Chapter 32 Force Me to Take Action
We dug down more than one meter. We were both very strong, but we didn't do this kind of work normally, so we put in a lot of effort and were not very efficient. It took us less than an hour. The deeper the pit got, the more soil could no longer be transported out from the ground. We could only crawl through the gaps in the red ropes, jump into the pit and dig, and we couldn't see the scene above.
Seeing the faint traces of blood in the soil below, I thought it was almost done, and in half an hour, I could dig the thing out. At this moment, the shrill sound of sirens rang out on the street, and I thought to myself that they came at the right time.
I dropped the shovel, climbed up the edge of the pit and looked out. I saw two police cars quickly driving into the square. Six or seven policemen jumped out of the cars. Then a blue BMW SUV arrived and a man got out and shook hands with the policemen.
"Fan Xiaobing is here!" Wang Zijun said as he lay on the edge of the pit and stared at the man.
I remembered that it was this bastard who offered a reward of 200,000 yuan to take the magic bottle from me in the early morning! I winked at Shen Bing, asking her to go forward and send those policemen away, and we continued to work. I pulled Wang Zijun down and continued to dig the soil.
Shen Bing's identity as a provincial police officer was not enough to stop them. These people came to the edge of the pit, looked down at the two of us and shouted, "Stop first and come up to be investigated."
I looked up and said, "We are digging a hole, and it's not against the law. Why are you investigating us?"
Shen Bing said angrily, "Yeah, don't you even trust me as a colleague?"
A middle-aged policeman sneered, "Destroying public facilities isn't a crime, do you have to blow up a government building to count?" That bastard was pretty harsh.
"This is allowed by the mayor," said Wang Zijun.
"Who does the mayor listen to?" asked the middle-aged policeman.
"Of course I listen to the boss."
"Yes, we were sent by our superiors." The middle-aged policeman put his hands behind his back, pretending to be very powerful.
I thought that although Fan Xiaobing was a nouveau riche in the town, he had money and a considerable network of connections in all walks of life. He probably bypassed the mayor and reported it directly to the higher-ups. Now the mayor is deaf and dumb - just a decoration. I had no choice but to drop the shovel and climb up the edge of the pit.
Shen Bing was still angry, and said to the middle-aged policeman: "I'm going to call your chief now to see if anyone is willing to take care of it." Then she reached for her cell phone, but when she took it out, she found that it had run out of battery after not being used for three days. She threw the phone to the ground in anger.
"I'm sorry, Officer Shen, we are just following orders. Even if you call the director, he won't agree to your reckless behavior." This guy is quite tough and doesn't even pay attention to the police from the provincial capital.
I looked down at the soil in the pit and found that the blood color in the soil was gradually disappearing and becoming increasingly faint. I took a deep breath and looked up at the sky. The sun was setting. It was probably past three o'clock. If it got dark, the Five Ghosts Weeping Blood Bureau would probably go deep into the earth's atmosphere. If I wanted to crack it, I had to dig the entire square into a small lake.
What they want is time. I sighed in my heart, lamenting that I have brute force but cannot use it.
The mayor then came over to explain to the police that he was the one who ordered them to do these things and that it had nothing to do with Wang Zijun and me, but the police didn't listen and insisted that we get in the car and go to the county police station.
I thought to myself that you forced me to do this, so I can only let you suffer a little. I agreed to go to the county town, but first I had to pack up my things, remove the red rope, pull out the fire stick, and use a shovel to dig out the bloody soil that buried the talisman ashes and throw it far away. Then I clapped my hands and said we could go, and picked up another fire stick and threw it into the pit, sticking halfway into the soil.
The middle-aged policeman was skeptical of what I was doing, but he didn't say anything. Just as he was about to turn around, his feet suddenly softened and he slipped down the edge of the pit. The unfortunate child sat on the fire stick and screamed miserably!
I knew that there was movement in the Five Ghosts Weeping Blood Bureau, so I quickly pulled Shen Bing with one hand and Wang Zijun with the other to move away from the pit. The remaining policemen hurriedly jumped in to save people, and screamed after jumping in. The mayor was quite smart. When he saw us retreating, he also ran away. Fan Xiaobing was standing far away, not knowing what happened, and followed us to the pit.
He immediately opened his mouth into an O shape and turned to run away. However, before he could take a step, his whole body seemed to be grabbed by an invisible pair of hands. With a scream, he quickly fell into the pit.
Shen Bing and Wang Zijun turned pale with fear and looked at me. I asked Wang Zijun for the yellow talisman, picked out three evil-repelling talismans, and stuck one on each of our chests before running back to the pit.
The onlookers were more curious than afraid. Besides, the power of people's unity is infinite. What was there to be afraid of when there were hundreds of people together? They all poured into the square and stood more than ten meters away to watch the excitement.
The three of us returned to the edge of the pit and saw six policemen and Fan Xiaobing huddled together. Their faces were as pale as paper with fear and they kept screaming. Their thighs were buried in the ground and their bodies were still slowly sinking. This pit was like a swamp. The more they struggled, the faster they sank.
I squatted down and smiled at them, "It feels good, right? It seems like you are the ones who are destroying public property."
"Xi Feng, Master Xi, I know you are very powerful, please save me, I will give you any amount of money you want." Fan Xiaobing looked up at me in horror and shouted. To be honest, this guy looks pretty good, but unfortunately he is full of bad intentions and wastes his good looks.
"I want all your family's property. Are you willing to give it to me?" I asked calmly.
"You..." Fan Xiaobing was stunned at first, then he shouted in pain: "Okay, as long as you rescue me, I will give you everything."
"You are blackmailing and attempting to murder a police officer. I will definitely bring you to court..." The middle-aged policeman was still stubborn at this time.
I laughed, stood up, turned around and shouted to the crowd, "My name is Xifeng, and my fellow villagers must have heard of my name. Everyone said this morning that I was faking my death, but in fact, I am not dead. In medicine, it is called suspended animation. In our village, we keep the deceased for three days before burying him, isn't it in the hope that the person will come back to life within three days? I am alive, and if you still don't believe it, you know that ghosts cannot stand under the sun. I can prove that I am fine, right?" I had to first clarify the fact that I was not dead, otherwise the crowd would think I was faking my death, and I would not be able to explain myself.
There was an uproar among the onlookers, and judging by the expressions of most of them, they still believed it.
I continued, "Our ancestors actually know a little bit about Taoism. Strange things have happened one after another in the square, and everyone has seen it today. I am here with Wang Zijun to exorcise ghosts and evil spirits and do good things for everyone, right?"
The onlookers were whispering, and many people nodded in agreement.
Shen Bing was stunned and asked me: "Why are you mobilizing the masses if you are not saving people right now?"
I ignored her and continued, "Doing good deeds turned into destroying public property. Is this still justice? Everyone saw it clearly just now. I didn't touch them at all. The police said I deliberately murdered them. Is this fair?"
Everyone was outside the square just now and didn't see clearly what happened, so no one commented on it.
Seeing that they didn't react, I changed the topic and started them off: "I'll tell you the truth. There are people in this town with bad intentions who have messed up the square to ruin other people's fortunes and make their own family prosperous. Liu San and Zijun's uncle were both killed here after their fortunes were ruined. Uncle Decai, you're here too, so you should know this better than anyone else. If the square isn't cleared of the evil spirits, no one will have peace from now on. Perhaps the next person to commit suicide in the square will be one of you."
Uncle Decai stood up and shouted, "Nephew Xiaofeng is right. If he hadn't saved me that day, I would have been drinking in hell."
When the crowd heard this, they were immediately excited and started talking loudly. It seemed that they believed what I said about 70%.
I shouted, "Everyone, I want to break the evil here, right?"
"Yes..." Many people in the crowd shouted in unison.
"Well, I promise to eliminate the evil spirit today and keep everyone safe for the rest of their lives, but you all have to testify for me that I am saving people, not harming them!"
"We will testify, you don't have to be afraid..."
Successfully mobilize the masses. In fact, what you said before is all nonsense. What the people care about is their own safety. As long as you keep them safe, they will support you.
I turned around and looked at the bottom of the pit. Seven people were already sunk to their waists. The middle-aged policeman finally didn't dare to be tough with me anymore and looked at me for help. Fan Xiaobing kept begging me. I said, "Don't be afraid. It will probably take more than half an hour for everyone to sink in. I will ask you a few questions first. If you answer them honestly, I won't charge you a penny and I will rescue you."
When the bastard heard that there was such a good thing for free, he was extremely happy and nodded and said, "Ask me whatever you want. I'll tell you everything I know."
"Xifeng, stop acting and save Mr. Fan. I beg you to do that." At some point, Fu Xueman ran to the edge of the pit and shouted to me. Her eyes were red, and it seemed that she had been crying all night.
I hurriedly pushed her a few meters away and said, "Stay back, or you will fall in like them. You are here just in time, I have some questions for you later, and I promise to return him to you in the end."
"What are you giving me back?" Fu Xueman's face changed suddenly and she took another big step back.
"You know it in your heart." I sneered, and then asked into the pit: "Fan Xiaobing, is there a Five Ghosts Moving Bureau in your house?"
"This..." Fan Xiaobing's body trembled violently, and he stared at me, as if he didn't believe that I knew this secret. Ling Chen brought people to stop me from returning to the world in order to cover up this secret.
I said loudly, "Hurry up and speak, I don't have time to wait for you." I raised my voice deliberately so that everyone in the square could hear it.
The Five Ghosts Moving the Objects is a very popular evil art among the people. Apart from children, almost all adults know about it. When I asked this question, the crowd in the square suddenly fell silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
