"… First, give me your birth date and I'll help you with the formalities."
Evil creature: “?”
Xiao Wu: “???”
Wu Jiayi was confused.
It has been at least ten years since he started to work as a ghost master. Xiao Wu was born into a night walker family and has seen all kinds of messed up ghost contracts. However, no matter how wild the method is, the principle is still the same -
The ghost contract must score at least three steps.
First, you need to choose a dark time in the middle of the night and successfully communicate with the powerful ghost to make sure that he has no ill intentions. If the powerful ghost does not dislike the ghost master, you can proceed to the next step.
The second step is to prepare a talisman frame. The talisman frame must be made of the best locust wood, roughly split into strips and tied into a human shape. The ghost master must write 108 talismans by hand, list the rules of all sizes on them, and then stick them on the talisman frame in order, chanting one step at a time.
The third step is the most critical. If the powerful ghost still does not regret it, the ghost master will take the powerful ghost's birth date and ghost spirit, and use his own blood to make a seal talisman. Finally, use good incense to light the talisman frame. If the talisman frame can be burned cleanly, the ghost contract is completed.
After the ghost contract is completed, the powerful ghost can leave the place where he died, and the ghost master can bear the ghost's evil in the body of a living person.
The evil creature looked at him in silence, its thin and deformed legs moving like an insect. Ten seconds later, the old man hoarsely announced his birthday.
"Don't agree!" Wu Jiayi broke out in a cold sweat.
The ghost contract was signed, and Wu Jiayi no longer had to protect the two people. He left first, and suddenly there was only one person and two ghosts left in the narrow room.
He looked at Yin Ren hesitantly, then looked at the screen of his mobile phone.
[walnut:?]
[Lu Tanfei:?]
Xiao Wu heaved a sigh of relief: "So it's the function of the spiritual weapon. That's not bad. It can also be considered an encounter."
[Walnut: !!! [Eating melon]]
After the yellow paper was burned clean, Yin Ren finally turned his gaze away from the evil creature. He took out his cell phone and waved it at Wu Jiayi.
But he will definitely dare to do it again next time.
"This phone is a spiritual device given to me by Shi An. It happens to be able to create ghost apps, so I customized one for it. If I didn't have it, I wouldn't be able to do these things."
"The essence of a ghost contract is rules and consensus. You can look at it later. Living people don't read the usage agreements when they register."
[Yin Ren: @Lu Tanfei can reply with his mind]
In this way, this person has simply simplified the most troublesome step of summoning ghosts, and the essence of the process has not changed.
"If you want to do these things in the future, ask those big guys first." Xiao Wu warned with lingering fear, "A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger..."
[Lu Tanfei: ???]
In the internal group "What to eat today", several new messages quickly emerged.
"Come on, you tell me and I'll write."
"I understand." Yin Ren said seriously.
Lord Ghost King happily sat down on the bed and started typing.
Considering their limited ability to bear, most ghost masters are very cautious. They will never recruit powerful ghosts casually, especially newly dead ghosts who are unconscious.
Wu Jiayi: "No, could it be that you..."
Yin Ren patted Wu Jiayi soothingly, his eyes still fixed on the horrible evil creature.
[Yin Ren: Welcome Mr. Lu to join us temporarily! Mr. Lu, this way I can take you out [cute]]
But what is this doing
Yin Ren barely managed to get away with "late at night" and "no ill intentions", and the rest of the ghost contract was not prepared at all. How was he going to take Lu Tanfei away, to trick the ghost
The six eyes of the evil creature stared at him without blinking, and said anxiously: "You want to help me find Yuanyuan? Can you find Yuanyuan?"
"People don't disappear for no reason, old man. I will definitely try my best to help you find someone. If you think I'm unreliable, you can always leave... Now that you have so many extra legs, it would be a waste if you don't go out for a walk."
The evil creature stretched out its thin arms and touched the yellow paper with words on it. Where its fingertips touched, the paper became pitted and had a corroded texture.
Yin Ren smiled at him and took out a piece of yellow paper from his pocket.
Wu Jiayi looked at Lu Tanfei who was puzzled, and pushed Yin Ren gently: "You are so bold, kid. The old rules cannot be changed randomly, or you will die without knowing how."
"Yes, I'll help you find someone."
Yin Ren didn't care and lit the yellow paper on the spot.
Xiao Wu swallowed his saliva, and he regretted it deeply. If he had known that this new guy was so reckless, he should have brought his own delivery box with him. Now, this guy didn't even make a talisman frame...
Xiao Wu had read the security information. Didn't Yin Ren take Hu Tao from Ping An Manor? How could he make such a basic mistake
Yin Ren spoke in a relaxed tone.
"Xiao, Xiao Yin, the powerful ghosts don't like to be fooled." Wu Jiayi took a breath and pressed the talisman in his pocket. "The new dead ghosts are different from the old ghosts. That Hu Tao and Shi An are old acquaintances. Lu Tanfei will not give us face-"
"Very good, if you input a little more evil spirit, it will be like pressing a handprint."
Wu Jiayi: “…”
[Lu Tanfei: …]
"It's okay, Brother Wu, look."
"I don't understand these things. I'm just an outsider and I'm just making random assumptions... Brother Wu, nothing will happen, right?" The Millennium Ghost King added sincerely.
[Lu Tanfei: I understand. Sorry, I have never used this.]
[Yin Ren: @Hutao, this is the newly joined Grandpa Lu, Lu Yuanyuan’s grandfather. You should have heard of him.]
Miss Walnut watched enough dramas and news, so she was fairly well-informed. As expected, her attitude improved immediately.
[Hu Tao: So you are a new ghost who has only been here for a few months. Haha, based on your age, I have to call you brother.]
[Hu Tao: Brother Lu, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me.]
[Lu Tanfei: OK]
[Yin Ren: …]
[Yin Ren: Grandma Hu, I have to be busy here first]
[Hu Tao: [Thinking][Thinking]]
Yin Ren didn't wait for her response and decisively turned off the software. The spider creature quietly clung to the corner of the wall, apparently still adapting to this new way of communication.
Yin Ren stood in front of him, carefully separated a strand of evil spirit, and directed it to the deformed body. He murmured something softly, and the twisted and skinny body gradually straightened and stretched, and the wrinkled dead skin turned into clothes.
Half a minute later, there was no more evil creature in the corner, only an old man was left.
Lu Tanfei stood blankly in the corner. He was wearing a neat gray-blue shirt, his white hair was combed neatly, and he wore thick reading glasses on his nose. His skeleton-like skinny face was given some "flesh and blood" and turned into a bookish thinness. Lu Tanfei stood in the night, like a bamboo in late autumn.
"You can transform into your previous appearances, so that you can communicate with others more easily." Yin Ren said softly, "Remember this feeling, and then just ask Hu Tao about the next step. She has a lot of experience."
Lu Tanfei opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound. He stared at the empty room for a long time, then took off his glasses as usual and wiped away the non-existent tears.
"I thought it was a dream." He sighed, "I wish it was all a dream..."
Yin Ren: "Please wait for a moment. We will go to the Public Security Bureau tomorrow and I will come back to see you then."
"Oh, okay... okay."
"Are you done with your work?" Zhong Cheng spoke when he saw Yin Ren stand up.
"Well, I'm done. Let's call a car, Brother Zhong." Yin Ren stretched his waist and joked again, "... Speaking of which, do you think Brother Wu and I are weird because you can't see Mr. Lu?"
"Not bad." Zhong Cheng said as he quickly hailed a taxi. He nodded towards the empty corner of the wall, "Mr. Lu, good night. See you tomorrow."
At this moment, Lu Tanfei had already walked to the window and saw Zhong Cheng saying hello to the empty corner of the wall. The old man looked confused.
Yin Ren: “…Puff.”
Zhong Cheng said, turning his head doubtfully.
"Nothing, Grandpa Lu is saying goodbye to you."
After the all-nighter, it was the afternoon shift as usual. Zhong Cheng said that he took a shower after returning home and went to bed around 4 o'clock. Yin Ren was in high spirits. He got up on time at 7 o'clock in the morning and opened the refrigerator to find something to eat.
It wouldn't be a big deal if he didn't sleep, but if he did, he would miss a meal. Lord Ghost King had his calculations made very clear.
Yin Ren hummed a little tune while toasting and frying eggs, and cut the beef into very thin slices and fried it with butter. He checked the recipe in the video while beating avocado and boiled eggs into a sauce.
Zhong Cheng said he was sleeping, so Yin Ren didn't mind using some magic to skim all the milk skin on the yogurt lid back into the milk carton.
"You adapt quickly." Watching Yin Ren grinding black pepper, Hu Tao wandered around the kitchen with great interest.
"I just lost my memory, not my wits." Yin Ren tried the avocado and egg sauce with satisfaction. "These tools are not difficult to use, and even a child can handle it."
"Yeah, yeah, you just lost your memory." Hu Tao changed her floating posture. She floated face down above Yin Ren, as if she was snorkeling in the invisible sea.
"If you want to eat, I'll give you some later."
"Forget it, why don't you give it to the old man... He hasn't had a good meal in a while, poor guy." Walnut shook his head, "But it's okay, Haigu City hasn't seen such a fierce ghost for a long time, and I can still talk to someone."
Her ghostly spirit was too strong, and she knew nothing about the world of metaphysics, so the ghost masters were reluctant to accept her. Only a mysterious "newbie" like Yin Ren dared to sign a contract with her. Hu Tao hadn't seen anyone of her kind who could "communicate" for a long time.
She really hoped that Lu Tanfei would stay a little longer.
Yin Ren hummed, "The old man may not be used to eating this kind of food. I will serve him porridge and tea eggs later."
With a ding, the bread popped out of the bread machine, the surface was crispy and golden, and the unique aroma of baking filled the kitchen. Yin Ren spread a thick layer of sauce on the bread, and layered the meat, eggs, cheese and vegetables one by one - this dish did not require much cooking time, so he was still confident that he could make it well.
A plate full of sandwiches was steaming, the melted cheese seeping into the tender red grilled meat slices, and the smell of fat and spices made people itchy.
As Zhong Cheng was speaking, the door creaked.
The man's eyes were still half-closed, and he wandered towards the refrigerator like a ghost. After opening the refrigerator door, Zhong Cheng grabbed a few handfuls of bread blindly, but found nothing.
Then he opened his eyelids and looked towards the empty spot.
"Hey, I thought you used it all up if you didn't eat breakfast."
Yin Ren looked at the time and was a little shocked. It was not even 7:20 and Zhong Cheng said he had not slept for four hours.
Is this the power of the biological clock? He couldn't help but feel a sense of awe for "science".
"I was planning to buy some fresh ones after get off work." Seeing Zhong Cheng's accusing expression, Yin Ren quickly added, "Would you like to have a beef sandwich? I just made it."
Zhong Cheng said he looked at the sandwich on Yin Ren's plate for a while, his eyes lingering on the melted cheese for two seconds. "Eat it, thank you." He muttered, "One is enough."
Yin Ren took a sandwich from the shaky mountain and divided it into a separate portion with yogurt. Zhong Cheng was still wearing his nightcap and was staggering in front of the dining table, as if he was going to hit his head on the table.
Even though this man was so sleepy, Yin Ren could still smell the refreshing scent of mint toothpaste on him.
"Why bother?" Yin Ren pushed the sandwich plate aside. "You even woke up to brush your teeth. It won't hurt to sleep a little longer."
Zhong Cheng answered him with a string of dreams, and Yin Ren barely made out short sentences like "prevent tooth decay" and "eat three meals a day regularly". Zhong Cheng mumbled to himself, but he didn't forget to slowly stuff his sandwich into his mouth, and his eyes were about to close again.
Not afraid of choking to death, Yin Ren shook his head.
Yin Ren also took a bite of the sandwich. The bread was crispy and the aroma of beef instantly exploded in his mouth. It was the first time he had avocado, and it was very fresh and refreshing with salad dressing and black pepper.
Opposite him, Zhong Cheng sounded sleepy, completely losing his previous clear-headed and sharp temperament.
It's really suitable for teasing, no, just testing it.
"Hey, Brother Zhong, is this sandwich delicious?" Yin Ren asked while chewing.
"Um."
"Next time I'm going to add some devil peppers, what do you think?"
"Um."
"Minister Fu will definitely look great in a pink dress."
"Um."
"Do you know the Night Walker's 'King Yan'?"
"..." Zhong Cheng said, pricked up his eyelids and ate the last of his sandwich. "I don't know him, why are you asking?"
"Nothing. When I was teasing that old dog Peng, I felt that you fit the characteristics of 'King Yan'."
Yin Ren made a face at Zhong Cheng and picked up another sandwich.
"Next time I will ask you 'Do you know the boss of the Sinking Society?' Be prepared."
"… Yeah." Zhong Cheng wiped his mouth and walked back to the bedroom like a zombie. With a bang, the wooden door closed again.
Inside the door, Zhong Cheng hesitated for a few seconds in front of the closet filled with evil fruits. After hesitating, he did not move the closet, but yawned loudly and fell back to the center of the big bed.
In the afternoon, Haigu City Public Security Bureau.
After eight hours of sleep, Zhong Cheng said he felt better. But staying up late still left some sequelae, and Comrade Xiao Zhong had a stiff face and looked a little unhappy.
Yin Ren still looks full of energy.
After hanging Lu Guangzu for a day, they finally decided to intervene in the case as "security personnel."
There was no one in the interrogation room. Yin Ren and Zhong Cheng said they would stop outside the interrogation room. Through the one-way glass, they could clearly see the inside of the room. Lu Guangzu had a little stubble on his face. He was slumped in the chair like an octopus, with a nonchalant attitude.
The person who confronted them was Sun Qinghui again. Officer Sun had a frown on his face and smelled of strong tea.
Sun Qinghui: "Do you have any clues? We sorted out the missing people data and tried to probe him. But this guy is stubborn and difficult to deal with."
"A clue that is not a clue." Yin Ren said.
Coffin nail, "What to eat today" internal group.
[Yin Ren: @Lu Tan Fei Lu Ye Ye, please take a look, does this person have the scent of Yuan Yuan?]
Less than two seconds after he sent the message, the temperature outside the interrogation room dropped sharply.
The thin old man quickly appeared beside Yin Ren, staring intently into the room. His lips slightly parted, exhaling thick black air.
The ghost had limited impact on the Science Post. Zhong Cheng said it was okay, and Sun Qinghui just had goose bumps. In the interrogation room, Lu Guangzu could no longer sit still. He quickly shrank up, and his lips turned blue.
[Yin Ren: How is it, do you have any idea?]
However, Lu Tanfei did not respond to him.
Evil spirits are always particularly sensitive to people with whom they have a karmic connection.
The old man trembled on the spot, his mouth, nose and hair were twisted into his flesh, and his six human eyes once again appeared on his face. His joints made a frightening creaking sound, and the skeleton-like legs poked out again.
Ten seconds later, a twisted human-flesh spider crouched on the glass, emitting a soundless scream from its mouth.
"Yuan Yuan-"
A hoarse, sharp voice came out of the evil creature's mouth, and the poisonous ghost flowed along the one-way glass.
"Yuanyuan! Yuanyuan, come home quickly!" Six people's eyes were full of bloodshot, and they were rolling in different directions. "Why isn't it grandpa who's missing? Why isn't it grandpa who's missing!"
[Yin Ren: @Hutao, please help me and appease the old man]
The next moment, the figure of a young girl appeared behind Yin Ren. She looked around with interest for a while, and then was frightened by the mad spider.
"Hey, hey, Brother Lu, it's okay, Brother Lu." She hurried forward and comforted the old man with her ghost. "This is the police station. The people have been arrested. The police will definitely solve it... Let's not rush, ah."
As a cooperating unit of Zhi'an, the one-way glass here is specially made. The human spider's hands and feet beat desperately on the glass, but it failed to damage it at all. Seeing that the attack was ineffective, the evil creature gradually fell to the ground exhausted. His body was trembling and he cried intermittently.
Hu Tao patted the old man's twisted back and nodded to Yin Ren.
"I'll take him home to calm down first."
She snapped her fingers, black smoke rose, and the two fierce ghosts disappeared in an instant.
Yin Ren tugged at Zhong Cheng and said, "Lu Yuanyuan's disappearance is related to this man. Come on, Brother Zhong."
Zhong Cheng understood and stepped forward. He took a breath and turned on the phone.
"I'm Zhong Chengshuo from the 9th Special Investigation Team of the Security Division, Science Post, Field Affairs Department. Lu Guangzu, Lu Yuanyuan's disappearance is related to you."
He used a very affirmative tone.
Hearing the word "Shi'an", Lu Guangzu gave a conditioned reflexive shock, but he quickly calmed himself down and acted like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
"Yes, don't you have some skills?"
Lu Guangzu forced a smile into the empty interrogation room, his tone full of arrogance.
"Lu Yuanyuan, the first person I killed. A nine-year-old kid is only that big. Are you sure you want to start your search with him? Hey, why don't you beg me more and restore my reputation..."
Zhong Cheng decisively cut off the call and left Lu Guangzu alone to provoke.
"New clues." Zhong Cheng said, "Let's keep him hanging for a while."
Sun Qinghui nodded in agreement: "Very good, we will sort out the information again immediately."
Yin Ren: "...Huh? What new clues?"
Sun Qinghui smiled tiredly: "It's almost time to get off work, let's chat while eating. Why don't we go to my house to eat?"
Officer Sun's home is similar to that of Zhong's parents. His room is slightly larger, with a lot of sundries and fishing gear in every corner. There is a photo wall in the living room, which is covered with a series of photos of a girl from kindergarten to her doctoral graduation.
The protagonist of the photo was sitting at the dining table with a helpless smile on his face.
"Sun Qi'an." The young girl stood up and introduced herself.
The girl was wearing a long floral dress, her hair just above her collarbone, with slightly curled ends. Her eyebrows and eyes were small and delicate, a bit like the ladies in ancient paintings.
"I've heard of you, the King of the Biology Department at University A." The girl smiled. "I'm from University B, one year ahead of you. I've heard of you for a long time."
"Ah, you are Senior Yao Wang from B University." Zhong Cheng said after recalling for a few seconds.
"Hey, they were the ones who were yelling." Sun Qi'an smiled softly, "I saw you guys in the hospital a while ago. I just went to the cardiology department of the People's Hospital."
Seeing that the young people were chatting smoothly, Officer Sun went into the kitchen with satisfaction and gave up the restaurant.
As soon as his father left, Dr. Sun scratched his hair vigorously, and his calm demeanor disappeared without a trace.
"I'll just come back for dinner." She slapped her forehead with one hand, "Oh, why can't I escape..."
"What can't be escaped?" Yin Ren interrupted curiously.
Doctor Sun looked at him for a long time before speaking: "It's a soft blind date. My dad has been talking about it for a while since he met you two."
Having said this, she said "Hey" to Zhong Cheng.
"Actually, I heard that it wasn't because of the curling, but because of the dormitory bombing incident. My friends at University A are all going crazy about it. Well done, Xiao Zhong." She gave a thumbs up decisively.
Zhong Cheng said "hmm" and stared at Dr. Sun quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Officer Sun prepared two simple dishes and quickly returned to the restaurant. Under Dr. Sun's calm guidance, the topic quickly returned to business.
"Thanks to Xiao Yin and Xiao Zhong, we can further narrow the scope."
Sun Qinghui waved his chopsticks excitedly.
"The Lu Yuanyuan case happened three months ago. The murderer was very skilled in his methods. We checked all the cameras but couldn't catch him. We can rule out those long-winded missing cases. And according to Lu Guangzu's statement that 'we must find them first', the other victims may not be children."
"In the past six months, the only missing child case that has not been solved is Lu Yuanyuan's. I thought we were looking in the wrong direction. Now it seems that the criminal's criteria for selecting targets may have nothing to do with age."
"Dad, I'm still here. I'm considered an irrelevant person, right? Isn't it inappropriate to talk like that?" Sun Qi'an reminded in a low voice.
"Oh, I'm used to it... I treat you as your mother. When will she come home, tomorrow?"
"The day after tomorrow." Sun Qi'an said.
"My mother is a forensic doctor at the Municipal Bureau. She happened to be out on a communication trip these two days." She explained in a low voice again.
"Once the task force has sorted out the information, just send us a copy." Zhong Cheng said, cutting the subject, "We will follow up to see if Shi An needs further intervention."
Sun Qinghui's cooking skills are average, but his dishes taste homely and are very comfortable to eat. Under the scorching eyes of the veteran criminal police, several young people reluctantly exchanged contact information.
Even with this little incident, Yin Ren and Zhong Cheng said they still arrived home on time.
Yin Ren did not lie down on the sofa immediately. He ordered a few vegetarian mussels suitable for the taste of the elderly and silently served them to Lu Tanfei.
I met with Lu Guangzu and he had some new clues, but unfortunately they were a bit inconvenient to talk about publicly.
For example, Lu Guangzu, who was sitting in the interrogation room, seemed to be dead.
The author has something to say:
The Millennium Ghost King is self-reliant and makes beef sandwiches.
Unfortunately, you are caught by your partner, and the number of sandwiches is -1.
Xiao Zhong has been working very hard to maintain three normal meals!
(End of this chapter)