Since the room was very quiet, we could hear the voice in the microphone clearly. Officer Yang's face immediately became serious, and he said into the microphone: "Follow him closely, no matter where he goes or who he meets, you must report to me, and don't miss any details!"
A voice came from the other end of the phone: "Officer Yang, it looks like this Azan Ban is going to perform a ritual somewhere again. He went out with a bag containing a black skull and a cloth bundle."
When Bai Qi and I heard the news, we stood up from our chairs at the same time. If Ajarn Ban was really preparing to attack again, it would mean that Qiongqi had a new target. Officer Yang also knew this and immediately asked Ajarn Ban where his destination was. The two police officers who were following him said that judging from the direction, it should still be the Red Sun Square.
After hanging up the phone, all of us present rushed downstairs, picked up some equipment at my suggestion, and then headed towards Red Sun Square together.
On the way, although I was a little worried that Ajarn Ban might do something weird again, my mind was full of what happened to Yuan Hao just now.
First it was me and Li Hua, then Yuan Hao. It seemed that Qiongqi was ready to target us this time. I have said before that Yuan Hao is unfathomable and I can't see through him at all. Even such a person was treated like this by Qiongqi. I can't help but feel a chill down my spine. I wonder what will happen to me if Qiongqi really wants to treat me like this.
Last night, Zhang Qishan was with me all night, so if it was Qiongqi who played a prank on Yuan Hao, then who was Zhang Qishan? I was both looking forward to and afraid of Zhang Qishan's confession to me tonight. I really didn't know how I should face it, and I didn't know what was waiting for me.
While I was daydreaming, the car I was riding in, led by Officer Yang, had already stopped at the gate of Red Sun Square. It was past ten in the morning, but the people doing morning exercises had not yet dispersed, and because of the trade fair, there were still so many people here.
I looked around and it seemed that Azan Ban had not arrived yet. Bai Qi's car also drove over at this time. After getting off the car and understanding the situation, he said: "Disperse first, and put this thing away after Azan Ban arrives. I don't believe that he is really a god. This thing must work!"
After that, we dispersed, and I went to the stone shop at the entrance of the trade fair, admiring the strange stones inside while chatting with Officer Yang who was also here.
"Officer Yang, have you inquired about the company where Cao Kun works? Have you found anyone who might be providing information to Qiongqi?"
Officer Yang seemed to be very interested in these stones as well. He played with them and said, "We have already investigated them, but we still can't pinpoint who it is. After all, there are too many people in that real estate company who can do this, so we really have no way to investigate."
I also roughly guessed that Officer Yang had no clues. At this moment, I really wanted to calm myself down, adjust my mentality, and then wait for Achan Ban to come over to see if there were any flaws in his performance. But I always felt uneasy. My mind was full of how to listen to Zhang Qishan explain his own affairs tonight. I couldn't concentrate at all. I was staring blankly with a peach-like pebble in my hand.
I don’t know how long it took, but Officer Yang beside me suddenly reached out and patted my shoulder, then said, “Here we are, get ready.”
I followed Officer Yang's gaze and saw Achan Ban walking slowly towards me from a distance holding a large black plastic bag, followed by the two police officers who were following him, only five meters away. I thought to myself that with your tracking skills, anyone would have noticed you.
Ajarn Ban had obviously noticed the two policemen following him, but he had no intention of backing down. With a mocking smile on his face, he came to the place where he had performed the ritual yesterday, took out the broken stall from the plastic bag and spread it on the ground, then sat on it. He put the sign with the price and his self-introduction that I saw yesterday aside, and then he began to meditate silently, no longer paying attention to the people around him.
Perhaps because of the effect of yesterday's advertisement, as soon as Ajahn Ban sat down today, a large group of people instantly surrounded him. I don't know whether these people were looking for Ajahn Ban to solve their problems, or wanted to see what magical sorcery Ajahn Ban was going to perform today.
Seeing the crowd growing larger, Officer Yang waved to the police officers lying in ambush on all sides. They immediately rushed into the crowd with several small instruments. Officer Yang, I, and Bai Qi, Pan An and others who were hiding somewhere else followed closely behind and squeezed in through the crowded crowd.
"Master Ajahn Ban, is there any magic that can help me win the lottery today? If so, I will go home and get the money now."
As soon as I entered the crowd, I heard someone asking Ajahn Baan about something. I thought to myself, if Ajahn Baan had such a magical power, why would he be sitting here? He would have been lying at home sleeping and eating.
Ajahn Ban seemed to be very interested in this question as well. He ignored the other people asking questions and said slowly, "I can cast this kind of magic and it will definitely make your wish come true tonight. However, a person's fortune and fate are all determined by God. If I forcibly change your fortune and make you win the lottery tonight, then you may not be able to spend the money you get."
"What do you mean? Could it be that the money will fly away?"
"If you get property that doesn't belong to you, your luck will definitely be affected. You might just win the lottery tonight, but you will die in an accident. Then you won't be able to spend it. But if you really want to get rich, I can make a Kumantong for you. You can keep it at home and worship it devoutly. It will slowly change your fortune. Although the effect will be a little slow, it will always help you achieve your wish."
Ajahn Ban's words seemed to make sense, but I understood that he was just covering up his deception, and the people around him actually believed it. The way they looked at Ajahn Ban became fiery. The whole scene was like a cult organization recruiting disciples.
I was always observing Ajahn Ban's every move, even his every look, which caught my attention, but the strange thing was that Ajahn Ban didn't seem to have any intention of communicating with anyone. He was just answering questions for the group of people in front of him, and it seemed that he had no intention of using black magic to kill people.
Just when I was confused, I suddenly felt a huge force squeezing in from behind. I didn't even have time to look back before I was pushed aside by that force. Then I saw a fat man covered in fat squeezing in from outside and throwing a schoolbag directly in front of Ajarn Ban. Because the zipper of the schoolbag was not zipped up, it was smashed to the ground, and stacks of banknotes inside were immediately exposed.
"Are you Achan Ban? I have 100,000 yuan here. Help me kill someone. If you succeed, you can take the money. If you fail, don't blame me for being rude!"
This man looked so ferocious and evil both in appearance and in his tone of voice, just like the bullies in some costume TV dramas. His domineering attitude and momentum immediately made the people around him who were dissatisfied with his squeezing in shut up and stay away from him.
Azan Ban completely ignored the attitude of the man in front of him. He raised his head slightly, stared at the fat man with cold eyes and said, "Do you understand the rules? I need something related to the person who cast the spell."
Although I still don’t know whether this fat man was arranged by Qiongqi, but at this moment, every word and every action of the fat man and Ajarn Ban are worthy of my attention. Moreover, now is the critical moment, and perhaps I can see from this how Ajarn Ban is connected with the murderer.
But before the fat man could answer, Officer Yang on the side suddenly lost his temper and immediately stepped forward to stop the fat man, revealing his identity and saying, "Don't move, take out your ID card!"
The fat man was obviously a bully. He was about to fight with Officer Yang, but when he saw Officer Yang's clothes and his men gradually gathered around him, he immediately nodded and smiled, "No problem, I will definitely cooperate."
As he said that, the fat man took out his ID card from his pocket and handed it to Officer Yang. Since the thing was in Officer Yang's hand, I didn't see the information on it. After Officer Yang took a quick look at the ID card, he shouted, "Who do you want to kill?"
The fat man was startled by Officer Yang's sudden shout and waved his hands hastily, saying, "No, I was just joking. How could I kill anyone?"
Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but sigh, and thought to myself, Officer Yang, if you make such a fuss, even if the other person wants to kill someone, he won't admit it. I had originally planned to use this incident to test whether Achan Ban really used some communication equipment to contact the murderer, because when we left, the thing I asked Officer Yang to take with him was a simple regional signal jammer.
No matter how Ajahn Ban tries to cover up, once he has something that can communicate with the outside world, the equipment we brought can completely block the signal of the device on his body. Although the effective range of this thing is only about two or three square meters, it is enough to cover Ajahn Ban's entire body. But after Officer Yang's disturbance, I'm afraid our plan will basically end in failure.
The fat man was worrying about how to respond to Officer Yang's questions. Achan Ban, who was meditating nearby, finally spoke up: "Just tell me. They don't have evidence that you killed the person, so you won't be in any danger. They will never believe in black magic. If they only convict you based on black magic, it will definitely not be valid. Besides, wasn't I taken away by them yesterday? Why am I still here today?"
As soon as Azan Ban said this, the people around him immediately came out to testify and induce the fat man. The fat man's originally timid eyes gradually became ferocious. In addition, he was a head taller than Officer Yang. He lowered his head and said to Officer Yang fiercely: "Yes, I killed people with black magic. You have no right to arrest me. Azan Ban, you continue, ignore them!"
As he spoke, the fat man took out a small toilet paper bag from his pocket. When he opened it, he saw a strand of long hair that was slightly yellowish in color!