Xu Dongyou quickly pulled Hou Mingjun up and explained as he ran, "Hurry, it's going up to the fourth floor."
Hou Mingjun's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he quickly quickened his pace, saying anxiously, "But how do we stop it?!"
That thing is extremely strange and might even possess other terrifying methods. How could two ordinary humans like them possibly defeat it
At this time, Xu Dongyou no longer cared about the consequences of excessively enhancing his five senses, which would lead to a cold and cough.
Otherwise, Hou Mingjun, as well as his father and mother on the fourth floor would be in danger.
The two men had already run to the door leading to the stairwell. Hou Mingjun hurriedly opened the door and met the eyes of two strangers who were about to go up to the fourth floor.
The two men glanced at Xu Dongyou and Hou Mingjun, then quickly retracted their gazes, focusing all their attention on the strange figure that was about to reach the third floor, with solemn expressions on their faces.
One of them nodded implicitly.
The other person then turned to look at Xu Dongyou and Hou Mingjun, and took out his ID. "Excuse me, we are from the Hazard Management Bureau, specializing in handling some hazard-related issues. Could you please take shelter for a while?"
"Ah?" Hou Mingjun was stunned for a moment, then he quickly responded, "No, I have something urgent to do on the fourth floor."
At this time, the lights in the corridor dimmed again.
Footsteps were heard.
The four people present all subconsciously looked towards the stairs leading to the third and a half floors. The figure wrapped in gray mist finally stepped onto the last floor and was about to enter the fourth floor.
"We can't wait any longer! It's about to break into my house and my parents are still at home!" Hou Mingjun was so anxious that he no longer cared about his fear and wanted to rush up to stop the "ghost" from moving forward.
Xu Dongyou and two others quickly stopped Hou Mingjun. One of them asked, "Your family? Was that evil spirit triggered by you to kill people?"
Evil spirit
Xu Dongyou realized something at this time and hurriedly said, "I'll ask you about the details later. Can you find a way to stop that thing?"
The two men didn't say anything else. One of them took out a palm-sized object that looked like a talisman from his pocket, recited a spell silently, and threw it out.
The talisman flew up out of thin air and stuck to the back of the evil spirit. A special effect like air wave diffusion appeared, and then the evil spirit stood there motionless.
The lights no longer flickered.
Hou Mingjun was almost stunned by the magical scene before him. It was the first time in his life that he encountered this kind of magic that could only be seen in movies and TV series.
Then he suddenly reacted and an expression of ecstasy appeared on his face.
Xu Dongyou stared at the man's movements without blinking, and everything seemed to slow down.
During this time, he wrote down every spell that the man said when using the talisman.
This world, which originally seemed to be very ordinary, actually still had something like evil spirits. And there were also talented people who could deal with the evil spirits.
"If we can't find the thing that triggered the murder, the problem may not be so easy to solve." Another person ran to the third floor at some point. He quickly fiddled with something that looked like a red rope in his hand, and stuck it on the walls on both sides to make several lines to block the evil spirits.
The ecstasy on Hou Mingjun's face froze in an instant.
Sure enough, five seconds later, the evil spirit moved again, and it seemed to be moving even faster than last time. The lights flickered, and its figure kept moving forward.
"It must be an evil spirit in ghost form." The person who threw the mysterious talisman earlier showed a distressed expression, "Another talisman is wasted."
The man above, fiddling with the red string, quickly called out, "I have another red string here that will last for a minute."
The two have been working together for half a year and have enough tacit understanding with each other that they understand each other without much explanation.
The man who threw the talisman quickly pulled Hou Mingjun over and said in a faster tone: "Tell me quickly, what did you do to provoke that evil spirit?"
Hou Mingjun quickly forced himself to calm down and recalled quickly, "I, I..."
But the more I thought about it, the more confused my mind became, and I couldn't remember anything.
Xu Dongyou was also recalling what Hou Mingjun said at the time, and then suddenly remembered an important piece of information that he had overlooked. He grabbed Hou Mingjun and asked, "Were you wearing the same pair of shoes on the day you heard the footsteps?"
"What does this have to do with shoes?" The person who threw the talisman frowned, somewhat puzzled.
Xu Dongyou pointed at his shoes and said, "Look carefully at his shoes. There is something on them that is exactly the same as the evil spirit. Does this mean that he stepped on something related to the evil spirit?"
The man looked at the soles of Hou Mingjun's feet, then looked up at Xu Dongyou in astonishment. Then he realized something and turned around to ask Mingjun, "Are these the shoes you wore that day?"
Hou Mingjun's mind was in a mess. He tapped his forehead with his hand before answering, "I remember now. I didn't wear this pair of shoes that day. I wore another pair of tan leather shoes because - I just finished a party that day."
This pair of shoes is the most expensive one of all his shoes. He usually wears it when he goes out to parties or attends small press conferences.
After all, he is not famous yet and has no sponsorship, so he can only buy luxury goods that are presentable at his own expense.
All doubts and confusions seemed to be cleared at this moment.
No wonder the evil spirit did not follow Hou Mingjun on the last day, but went straight to the fourth floor.
Because the pair of shoes that actually touched or stepped on the evil spirit was on the fourth floor.
This is also why Xu Dongyou could only see what was left on the sole of Hou Mingjun's shoes, but could not touch anything else.
"So, that pair of shoes is the real source of the evil spirit that caused the murder." The person who took the talisman quickly sorted out his thoughts and said quickly: "Quick, come with me to your house to find that pair of shoes."
The three of them quickly ran up to the fourth floor. When they passed by the evil spirit that was completely blocked by the red line and was standing still, Xu Dongyou felt that the uncomfortable feeling seemed to have lessened.
That’s the credit of the red line.
The person who was still holding onto the end of the red line immediately said, "Just step over the red line. I can only hold on for the last thirty seconds at most. You guys need to hurry up."
The three of them quickly crossed the red line one after another, but the red line was a little complicated, and Hou Mingjun's movements were not agile enough, so he spent a little time here.
Xu Dongyou stretched out his hand and said, "Give me your key. I'll go up and open the door first."
Hou Mingjun took out the key and threw it over without saying a word.
After Xu Dongyou got the key, he immediately concentrated on increasing his speed to the extreme. The world seemed to slow down at this moment. He leaped over eight steps in one step and ran two or three steps straight to the door of Hou Mingjun's house on the fourth floor.
During this slowed-down time, he could even catch a glimpse of the surprised looks from the members of the Processing Bureau following behind him.
It took Xu Dongyou less than two seconds to get from the third floor to the fourth floor and then open the door with the key.
Although you can knock on the door and ask the waiting parents to open it, this will undoubtedly waste too much time.
At this time, the members of the Processing Bureau who were following behind also went up to the fourth floor. Xu Dongyou and the other party rushed into the house and went straight to the shoe cabinet.
Hou Mingjun also arrived at the fourth floor at this time and rushed into the living room.
As soon as he opened the shoe cabinet, Xu Dongyou felt an uncomfortable feeling in one of the shoe boxes. He quickly took out the shoe box, opened it, and quickly turned over the sole.
—There was actually a piece of ordinary chewing gum stuck on it.
But Xu Dongyou could also clearly see that the chewing gum was covered with a gray substance that was exactly the same as the evil spirit.
"It's this chewing gum." Xu Dongyou quickly informed the person who claimed to be from the Processing Bureau.
The other party quickly picked the gum off the sole of his shoe, then took out a talisman from his pocket and wrapped the gum. "The evil spirit will not go up to the fourth floor. You are safe."
Hou Mingjun finally relaxed, but he still felt a lingering fear and was a little bit unbelieving: "Is it this chewing gum that caused me to get into trouble with that thing?"
"You don't need to know so much. It's not good for you. Okay, you don't need to worry about what happens next. Just remember not to tell anyone about it in the future." The man stood up and put the talisman in his pocket, then glanced at Xu Dongyou again.
"Although the chewing gum has been temporarily sealed, the evil spirit is still on the fourth floor. You two should stay in the room and don't come out."
"Why is the evil spirit still on the fourth floor?" Hou Mingjun jumped up in shock and hurried to the door to look up at the third floor.
Although the lights no longer flickered, the evil spirits blocked by the red line no longer had the ability to become invisible.
Hou Mingjun could clearly see that the evil spirit was spinning in circles within the red line, seemingly unable to find its direction.
"See? The chewing gum is just a guide. The evil spirit has just temporarily lost its target and is no longer dangerous." The man glanced at the evil spirit and seemed to be explaining to Xu Dongyou: "But if it is not dealt with in time, new chewing gum will surely appear soon."
"Does this mean that new victims will appear?" Xu Dongyou asked.
"Yes." The man patted Xu Dongyou's shoulder and said, "I'll talk to you about something after we're done."
The door closed quickly, and Hou Mingjun immediately stood nervously at the door and listened carefully to the noise outside.
He wanted to look out through the peephole, but unfortunately he couldn't see the third floor at all.
Xu Dongyou's five senses were still sharp, and he could clearly hear a sound like chanting coming from outside the door, mixed with other strange sounds.
Then there was a sound like a huge crash, and a low groan was accompanied by a sound of pain.
One of them appeared to be injured.
Xu Dongyou subconsciously wanted to open the door to help, but then he remembered that he was just more agile and couldn't seem to be of much help.
The battle outside the door continues.
"Zhang Wu, how many talismans do you have left?"
"There are three more!"
"It really isn't a double. Hurry up and use all your talismans! I'm already gathering spiritual energy here."
"good!!"
After a series of crackling sounds, the air suddenly became quiet and no sound could be heard.
Xu Dongyou quickly opened the door and looked down. The two men were injured in the battle and looked very embarrassed. They were sitting on the ground gasping for breath.
One of them said: "It has been completely resolved now. The evil spirit has been sealed away by us."