Hearing my angry shout, the faces of the four girls standing at the door changed at the same time. On their faces, there was fear, timidity, panic, and anxiety. All kinds of emotions were mixed together.
"Brother Yang, are you... are you telling the truth? Wasn't it the ghost who killed Zhang Dinglan? How did it become one of us?"
Lin Hongyu said tremblingly.
As she spoke, her mouth stuttered and her upper and lower teeth chattered.
Several girls subconsciously moved away from each other, and the looks they gave each other became strange.
I squinted my eyes and looked at several girls one by one.
"That's right. It was a conspiracy between humans and ghosts that killed Zhang Dinglan. The 'Four Symbols Exorcist Talisman Array' that I set up was destroyed. Ghosts don't have this ability at all. Even if they had this ability, they would leave traces. But there was no trace left on the destroyed talisman array."
"And the amulet I gave to Zhang Dinglan is also missing. All these things show that one of you wanted to harm Zhang Dinglan and secretly took away Zhang Dinglan's amulet."
After hearing what I said, several girls looked at each other with fear in their eyes. There was suspicion in their eyes. The trust between the few people who trusted each other before had dropped to the lowest level in the blink of an eye.
Perhaps she felt that the atmosphere was not right, Yao Nana said anxiously: "But, Brother Yang, what if you guessed wrong? What if it was all done by that ghost? Then wouldn't you have wronged us?"
I stared at him coldly and said in a deep voice, "I won't be wrong. This time, it wasn't just the ghost that did it. There must be someone involved. And I've concluded that person is among you."
Several girls wanted to say something else, but at this moment, they were all speechless.
My mind was working quickly, wondering which of the four of them was the culprit who killed Zhang Dinglan.
Lin Hongyu's face was bleak, her eyes were a little vague, and she was very frightened. She didn't look like she was pretending. And she and Zhao Ping went to the ghost market together to ask the Taoist priest to catch ghosts. From this point of view, the possibility of her being the one was very small.
Zhao Ping is timid, and I'm afraid she can't do something like controlling ghosts to kill people.
When Chen Xiaozhi encountered a ghost in the toilet before, it didn't seem like a disguise, and she even wet her own pants.
Combining all these inferences together, my eyes fell on Yao Nana.
Seeing me staring at her coldly, Yao Nana's shoulders trembled, and she said in a trembling voice: "Brother Yang, why... why are you staring at me like that? I didn't destroy that talisman formation, and I didn't kill Zhang Dinglan. You have to believe me!"
The other girls subconsciously distanced themselves from Yao Nana.
I said in a deep voice: "Yao Nana, don't be nervous, I didn't say it was you who killed the person. I am still suspicious now."
Then, my eyes fell on Chen Xiaozhi again.
When Chen Xiaozhi saw me looking at her, tears immediately flowed from her eyes. She waved her hands excitedly and said, "Don't look at me, don't look at me... I don't know either. Zhang Dinglan and I have the best relationship in the dormitory, how could I possibly harm her..."
At this point, Chen Xiaozhi squatted on the ground and cried bitterly because of my cold gaze. Her crying attracted the surrounding female students to stop and watch.
Next, it was Lin Hongyu and Zhao Ping.
But each of their reactions was perfectly normal. But the more normal it was, the more fishy it was. I felt a little confused.
At this time, a siren was heard outside the dormitory building. The police had arrived.
I gritted my teeth and walked out of dormitory 301.
The little monk Yuquan ran over in a hurry. Seeing that the girls all looked gloomy and my eyes were cold, he asked me in surprise, "Brother Yang, what are you doing? What happened?"
I said in a deep voice: "Zhang Dinglan is dead. Killed by a ghost.
"
Yuquan opened his mouth in surprise, with a look of disbelief on his face. Then he went into the dormitory of 301. After seeing Zhang Dinglan's death, Yuquan walked out of the dormitory while muttering "Amitabha".
His expression also became much darker.
Soon, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard from the corridor.
A group of policemen quickly came to the third floor.
The man who led the police was a man wearing glasses, with a beer belly, and looked very prestigious. I learned from someone next to me that he was Lu Zhenyue, the president of Fanghua Women's University.
After the police arrived here, they began to investigate the scene and questioned Lin Hongyu and others.
Lu Zhenyue came close to me and asked me in a low voice, "You are the Master Yang Tianyi, right? I heard Huo Ziyang mention you, saying that you are a Taoist priest who catches ghosts!"
I nodded and said, "Yes, Principal Lu, I am Yang Tianyi, and I am indeed a Taoist priest who catches ghosts."
When Lu Zhenyue heard what I said, his expression immediately became enthusiastic.
He pulled me aside and asked me in a low voice, "Master Yang, have you figured out what's going on with this incident in Dormitory 301?"
Lu Zhenyue looked a little nervous. After all, he was the president of Fanghua Women's University. Even though something like this happened, he felt at ease.
I nodded and said, "I figured out something. If I'm not mistaken, the girls in room 301 played the game of summoning the Ouija board and attracted a ghost. And that ghost conspired with another girl in the room to kill Zhang Dinglan."
After hearing what I said, Lu Zhenyue's mouth trembled slightly, and he muttered, "There really are ghosts... I didn't expect this to be true. When Director Huo's son called me before, I didn't believe it. Now it seems to be true."
After a while, Lu Zhenyue grabbed my arm and said anxiously, "Master Yang, this is the first time that our school dormitory area is haunted. You must help us. As long as you help, money and other things are fine. I will give you 200,000 yuan, and you help us eliminate the ghost. How about it?"
Before I could open my mouth to reply to Lu Zhenyue, a policeman with a stern face came over.
The policeman was a big guy with a lot of pits on his face. When I looked closely, I actually recognized him.
Shit, he's an old acquaintance. He's the policeman who was taken to Zhao Gang's villa on the street by the driver who said I stole his car! I saw him before at the Second Hospital.
I remembered that this burly policeman seemed to be called Ding Yuan.
"It's you!"
Ding Yuan stared at me sharply.
I hurriedly said, "It's me, it's me, my name is Yang Tianyi. Officer Ding, we meet again. We are really destined to meet."
But Ding Yuan snorted coldly and said unhappily: "Don't! Don't say that, this is not a matter of fate. I am a policeman, and my responsibility is to handle cases. However, I have seen you more than once, it seems that your identity is really extraordinary."
Just now, Ding Yuan learned about my identity from Lin Hongyu and several other girls, and knew that I was a Taoist priest.
I smiled bitterly and said, "Officer Ding, although we have met before, I, Yang Tianyi, guarantee that I am absolutely a good citizen who abides by the law. I didn't do anything. Maybe you also know that I am a Taoist priest... ... I specialize in catching ghosts."
"But this time, it was those girls who invited me here, so I showed up here. As for Zhang Dinglan's death, it has nothing to do with me."
Ding Yuan didn't listen to me and said coldly, "Whether there is a relationship or not is not up to me. Let's wait for the results of the investigation."
Lu Zhenyue wanted to speak for me, but when he saw Ding Yuan's face turned cold, he tactfully stopped talking.
Ding Yuan instructed a policeman nearby, "Xiao Wang, take that monk and this Taoist priest away.
Take him away and bring him to the interrogation room to record his statement."
"Yes! Captain!"
Afterwards, the policeman named Xiao Wang took me and the young monk Yuquan away.
The police are very organized. Damn it, Yuquan and I were taken away one after another, in different police cars, and we didn't even have time to say a word. It was as if we had already been identified as the top suspects.
Lin Hongyu and others were also taken to the police station.
In the police car, I sat in the back with the policeman named Xiao Wang.
There was a strange young policeman on my right. I sat in the middle.
The policeman named Xiao Wang took my bag. After looking inside the bag, he turned to me and said with some disgust: "You look young, but I didn't expect you to do such a scam. You are really a social scum... ... You catch ghosts, I think you look like a ghost."
That Xiao Wang kept making sarcastic remarks to me for a long time, which made me feel very uncomfortable.
I originally wanted to refute, but when I thought about my own identity, I thought, forget it, so as not to suffer any loss.
Soon, with the hum of police cars, Yuquan, I and others were taken to the police station.
In the interrogation room of the police station, I sat on a chair with a cold table in front of me.
There is a surveillance camera in the corner opposite, near the top of the interrogation room door.
The red dot on the monitor was flashing.
Sitting at the table opposite me were two people. They were the police station captain Ding Yuan who had rushed back later, and the policeman named Xiao Wang.
Ding Yuan was in charge of the interrogation, while Xiao Wang was recording something in a black leather notebook.
If I don't tell the truth, these two people will not let me go.
Damn it, it seems that my identity as a Taoist priest has to be leaked. Although this is taboo in the profession, I have no choice but to do it. Otherwise, it would be unpleasant to be regarded as a "harmful charlatan".
"Name?"
"Yang Tianyi."
"age?"
"25 years old."
"Home address?"
"XXXXXXX."
"Profession?"
I thought about it and told the truth: "I am now a Taoist priest who catches ghosts."
Who would have thought that after hearing what I said, Ding Yuan and that Xiao Wang looked at each other and both chose to remain silent.
I frowned and said unhappily, "Officer, you haven't heard of this profession, I don't blame you. But I am indeed a Taoist priest. Absolutely. In addition, I don't think I am the charlatan you imagine. I, Yang Tianyi, seem to have a clear conscience when doing things. I have never harmed anyone."
"So, don't think of me with your shallow ideas. I am a very pure person, and I have never cheated anyone of their money. I might as well tell you that I have some clues about the death of Zhang Dinglan this time."
Originally, the two men had somewhat unhappy looks on their faces, but after they heard me say that I had some clues about Zhang Dinglan's death, the expressions on their faces became interesting.
Xiao Wang stared at me and said unhappily, "You? How could a stinky Taoist priest who only knows how to cheat people have any clues? You are not trying to make up stories here at our police station. I am telling you, the girl is dead. If you don't tell the truth, I am afraid you will have to stay with us for a while longer."
After hearing what Xiao Wang said, Ding Yuan interrupted seriously, "Xiao Wang, watch your words."
"Yes, Captain."
That little Wang was very respectful to Ding Yuan.
Ding Yuan looked at me and said in a deep voice, "Let's talk about the clues later. First, tell me why you appeared in the dormitory of Fanghua Women's University, and what happened before and after. I need you to tell me everything."
"Remember! I don't want to hear lies!"
(to be continued)
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