Although the old man's name does look like a cultivator, it doesn't erase his stain as a liar.
"Speaking of which, if you can subdue and raise the relic ghost, you don't need to pretend to be a magic stick at all, right? You should have a way to deal with ordinary resentful spirits, right?"
Xu Shenxing asked the old man with some confusion.
"So young people, your understanding of this world is still too shallow."
Probably because he felt that Xu Shenxing and Xiao Zhengyi were not as difficult to get along with as he had imagined at first, so the old man began to speak casually: "When I went down the mountain, I really wanted to be a good Taoist priest for the safety of the people. , but the problem is that ordinary vengeful spirits can't affect people's lives at all... At most, they can do mischievous things such as blowing off the paper at hand, slipping and dropping things while holding things, hiding the remote control, etc. , and after two days, the resentful spirits will disappear by themselves, and they will not be able to wait for me to take action. And some of the more powerful evil spirits are not their opponents if they are old and inexperienced."
"In addition, serious ghost catching is almost done in three or two strokes, without any visual effects. Those who invite the old man to catch ghosts think that the old man is just lying because he is incapable!" He said, "What can I do?" , I am also very desperate' expression: "This world is not good enough for alms. If it wasn't for a coincidence that I found out that writing novels casually can make more money than serious ghost hunting, I would have starved to death on the street! Only later , the old man found this ghost ghost by accident, and tried to pretend to be a magic stick, but after the visual effect made by the ghost ghost, the owner of the house really gave me a lot of rewards. Solved the urgent needs of the old man... "
So since then, have you been obsessed with magic sticks and unintentionally codewords
"You are a monk, what's the use of asking for so many yellow and white things?"
Because the other party always called himself old-fashioned, Xu Shenxing's tone of speech was also brought into a martial arts by him.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerate, of course it's for krypton gold!"
"Where did the innocence of monks go..."
"Let me tell you, the magical girl Tang Sanzang appeared in this "Nanoye: The Crown Order" recently, and this old man is very cute, but after a few orders, it didn't come out, so that the old man almost believed in metaphysics and changed his career to become a monk. !"
"..."
Why doesn't your Wuliang Tianzun come down with the five thunders to kill you...
"You still write novels?"
Xiao Zhengyi asked curiously.
"That's right, when I read today's novels, the protagonists are always pretending to be slapped in the face, and those characters who cultivate immortals are no different from hooligans, so I decided to write a book myself in a fit of anger, vowing to become a clean stream in this turbid world." !"
The old man flicked his beard and replied solemnly.
"So you're writing an orthodox cultivating novel?"
"No, the old man wrote about Cthulhu Mythos and Black ○ Ship Girl."
"..."
You are clear here and there! It's clearly a mudslide, okay
Xiao Zhengyi looked like he wanted to complain, but he didn't know where to start.
In short, the gossip is almost here.
Xu Shenxing thought that there were no more clues left in the police station, and it was useless to stay here, and he should go to other places to investigate.
"Then what should we do next? To investigate the body of the deceased?"
Xiao Zhengyi naturally agreed with Xu Shenxing's meaning, but in the current situation where there are almost no clues, they can only bump around like headless chickens.
"No, the dead body is basically nothing to investigate."
Xu Shenxing shook his head.
After all, he is not a forensic doctor, and his medical skills are almost non-existent. Although the days of shuttling between the battlefields have already trained his resistance to corpses, he still does not want to visit corpses unnecessarily—anyway, relying on the remains Breath can also determine the type of curse, so there is no need for that.
"We went to the deceased's home to investigate."
"In that case, the old man will take his leave first..."
Seeing that he was about to be involved in this dangerous incident, the old man immediately laughed and wanted to sneak away.
After all, just relying on a little bit of residual curse breath can make the parasite ghost he raised go crazy and turn into a powerful evil spirit. No matter how you look at it, this incident is not something that a half-assed person like myself can get involved in. It is still wise at this time Better to quit.
But naturally, Xu Shenxing stopped him.
"In the matter of being sentenced to more than ten years' imprisonment or life imprisonment for the crime of fraud, and confiscating all property, and going to investigate with us, old man, you can choose one."
Xu Shenxing stared at the other party with a fake smile: "Anyway, I think you have earned more than 500,000 yuan by virtue of your status as a magic stick, right?"
"Hmph, I don't have a few years left to live anyway! In order to protect the common people, I don't hesitate to give up my body!" So the old man immediately straightened his face and said righteously: "You don't have to pity the old man, a strong man!" ! If you have any orders, just say it!"
"Old Xu, I always thought you were thick-skinned..." Xiao Zhengyi couldn't help sighing when he saw this, "It seems that you can indeed be called an honest and reliable young man..."
"Can I throw this title in the non-recyclable trash?"
"I'm complimenting you."
"roll!"
In short, after some uninspiring conversations, Xiao Zhengyi performed his duties and asked the potbellied Director Chu for the keys to the deceased's house—because the deceased died in the police station, the keys were also used as evidence. The object is temporarily placed in the evidence room.
Some relatives of the deceased came to make a fuss, in fact, part of the purpose was to get back these keys... After all, compared with the current unknown amount of property, the real estate in the name of the deceased is obviously more attractive.
It stands to reason that the director of the police station should not have given the key to Xiao Zhengyi so easily, but the higher-ups had already decided that Xiao Zhengyi would handle the case.
Secondly, the fat director was also in the period of brain damage after being illuminated twice by the brainwashing lamp, so Xiao Zhengyi got the key easily.
"Xiao Xiao... No, Officer Xiao."
Xu Shenxing and the old man left the police station one after another, and when Xiao Zhengyi was about to follow, the fat chief stopped him.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Zhengyi couldn't help being a little surprised. Could it be that the period of brain damage has passed
So he quietly took out the brainwashing lamp again...
"I hope you can solve this case successfully. If you need anything, just ask us."
"Director Chu?"
"After all, this area is under our jurisdiction, and it is our responsibility to protect people's safety!" The other party smiled slightly: "Haha, of course this is all official, because my home is nearby, if this case cannot be resolved, I can't worry about my wife and children... Although it's just my own selfishness, if I can't even protect them, what qualifications do I have to be a policeman... "
"Ok, I see."
Xiao Zhengyi also nodded. He looked at the other party seriously, and the fat man's face, which he thought was somewhat hideous, seemed to soften a little: "Leave it to me!"
…
"too slow."
After Xiao Zhengyi went out, Xu Shenxing, who was already a little impatient, shouted violently with his arms folded.
"Okay, sorry."
Xiao Zhengyi apologized helplessly.
He always felt that without Jasmine by his side, Xu would somehow become more self-willed... and he didn't know if it was his own illusion.
Then he glanced at the old man at the side, and asked Xu Shenxing in a low voice: "What's the use of bringing him? Could it be that you found something wrong from the conversation just now?"
"No," Xu Shenxing replied firmly, "I just think it's more fun!"
"..."
Sure enough, it has become a lot more willful.
Sitting in the police car, Xiao Zhengyi turned on the navigation and drove towards the deceased's house.
Xu Shenxing, who was sitting in the co-pilot, re-read the information of the deceased.
"This guy... why did he act like an anime hero for the first half of his life?"
He commented aloud while watching: "I was originally an orphan with unknown parents. When I was living in an orphanage, I was adopted by my current parents."
"His adoptive parents used to be a very rich couple," Xiao Zhengyi, who was familiar with the materials, continued naturally: "They always wanted a son, but they only gave birth to a daughter. Later, the woman died because of gynecological diseases. If the uterus had not been removed, there would be no way to have another boy, so I specially adopted one and loved it like my own son. The deceased was quite upbeat. He was always at the top of his studies when he was a student, and he was good at sports. He once led the school basketball team Breaking into the semi-finals of the city crossing competition. By the way, their biological daughter is younger than the deceased."
"But that couple is already dead..." Xu Shenxing also continued to read: "The cause of death was a car accident three years ago. He and his sister were also in the car, but because they were both in the back seat, they were only affected. Some minor injuries. It’s just that after that, the company founded by the couple was divided up by their relatives, and only some of the remaining properties could not be obtained from the deceased.”
"Is the setting of top students with a sister and a house and both parents dead? It's really old-fashioned. It's not popular now."
The old man also poked his head out from the back seat to join the discussion, and said convincingly: "If you use this setting as the beginning, readers will definitely find it boring and abandon the book, and in the end, the grades will be too poor and they will hit the street!"
"However, his younger sister suffered from depression after the death of her parents. She tried to commit suicide many times but was stopped by the deceased. However, two years ago, the deceased who jumped from a building failed to arrive in time, causing her head to fall to the ground and be severely injured, becoming a vegetative state. He is still lying in the hospital." Xu Shenxing ignored the old man's words and continued to read: "The deceased also became gloomy because of self-blame, stayed at home all day, and finally dropped out of school."
"I'm telling you, if this is a novel, this dude should have been the main character. If he survived this disaster, he might get a golden finger to heal his sister, and then go on a counterattack and slap her in the face, becoming the protagonist." Long Aotian's way to take back his parents' property!"
The old man continued to speak with spittle.
"You guy, you're in the same guild as the deceased, yet you don't even know anything about him?"
While driving the car, Xiao Zhengyi expressed contempt for the old man.
"Nonsense, the old man is not the role of a confidant big sister. It is the principle of the old man not to touch other people's privacy!"
The old man replied confidently.
Then he thought about it again, and then said: "However, if you want to talk about the chairman, besides what you all know, there is indeed a little more..."
"What?" Xu Shenxing raised his head from the file and asked.
"Actually, some old people in the guild who have joined since the beginning of the server should know about this - the guild leader once had an online relationship with a female player in the guild, but then they broke up for some unknown reason."
The old man who dug this matter up from the depths of his memory said slowly: "Because it happened a long time ago, so the old man couldn't remember it for a while."
"Do you remember the exact time of this incident?"
Unexpectedly, the old man Xu Shenxing took with him on a whim would provide such information, Xiao Zhengyi asked in surprise.
Because the deceased's interpersonal communication was not complicated, maybe even a little clue could become decisive evidence to lock down the prisoner.
"Well, it was about two years ago..." The old man replied, "Because there was an event in the game at that time, so there shouldn't be any mistakes."
Is it a time to jump off a building with my sister? Xu Shenxing murmured silently in his heart.
Xiao Zhengyi probably thought of something similar, and also fell silent, as if he was sorting out the context of the case.
The deceased's home was not too far from the police station, so the three of them soon arrived at the door of the luxury apartment.
"Speaking of which, a luxury apartment like this should have surveillance or something?"
Xu Shenxing asked Xiao Zhengyi: "Didn't your police call in surveillance?"
"It's adjusted, but it's useless. The surveillance can only see that the deceased left here anxiously."
Xiao Zhengyi probably also watched the surveillance video, but he didn't find any clues worthy of attention.
So after Xiao Zhengyi showed his police officer ID to the security guard of the apartment, under the strange eyes of the other party (mainly to the old man), he took the elevator to the door of the two floors where the deceased lived—because of the structure of the apartment itself, only the door below You can only get off the elevator on the first floor, and the door is also on that floor.
When he opened the door with the key, Xiao Zhengyi felt as if he heard something.
But there are not many places for people to hide in the rather simple furnishings, and at first glance, there is no sign of people inside.
Illusion
He turned his head and glanced at Xu Shenxing, and found that this guy had a half-smile expression, as if he had found something interesting.
Anyway, with this guy around, it shouldn't matter, right
With such a mentality, Xiao Zhengyi walked into the house and began to investigate it...