I slowly said while looking at Wen Xin's medical history: "The reason you think Xie Wanhua can't enslave ghosts is simply because you doubt her ability to practice magic. How high her ability is has always been a question for me. But..."
I changed the subject and said, "Don't forget, the essence of a bewitching ghost is to deceive people. A skilled psychologist can also control people's minds. If a bewitching ghost and Xie Wanhua were to fight each other in a psychological way under equal conditions, who would win?"
Monk Shi and Lao Du said in unison: "Xie Wanhua!"
Xie Wanhua is a doctor of psychology and has come into contact with countless cases. If she is given enough time to contact the bewitching ghost, the bewitching ghost who only believes in the power of ghosts will definitely not be her opponent. In other words, Xie Wanhua controls the bewitching ghost.
"Yes!" I nodded and said, "Old Du, think about Wen Xin's case carefully. Although I killed Wen Xin and closed the case, there are some parts that you still feel uncomfortable about, right?"
Lao Du thought for a long time before nodding his head and saying, "You are right. If we put aside the things in the art of magic and just talk about it from the perspective of criminal investigation, many explanations are far-fetched. Especially the aspect of the ghost controlling the ghost, which seems reasonable, but in fact does not make sense."
Lao Du explained: "Think about it yourself. In the early stage, those controlled ghosts, not to mention coming one after another and fearless of death, rarely retreat in front of you. But when the ghosts are at their wit's end and it is time to give it a try, why don't they show up?"
I replied, "That's because someone gave up on the ghost."
"Yes!" Lao Du said again, "And then there's Wen Xin's death. When Wen Xin took hostages, didn't you think he had gone mad? Even if Wen Xin was a loser, he was still a man in Sanxi. How could he lose control so easily? I guess Wen Xin's madness was also related to some kind of psychological intervention by Xie Wanhua."
Lao Du continued, "Wen Xin is dead, Huo Gui is also dead. I have no way to verify my doubts, so I have never mentioned them to you. Now it seems that Wen Xin's case is not over. Xiao Wu, what do you think should be done next?"
I pondered and said, "I'm thinking about something. Wen Xin knew Xie Wanhua, but he didn't mention Xie Wanhua when he fought with us. Does this mean that Xie Wanhua never appeared in front of Wen Xin as a sorcerer, but has always been cooperating with the ghost behind him?"
"Definitely!" Lao Du said, "Although Xie Wanhua is a psychologist and seems easy to get along with, she is extremely proud inside and always keeps a distance from people she despises. Wen Xin happens to be the type of person she doesn't like. I don't think Xie Wanhua would let him know her secret."
"And..." Lao Du added, "Wen Xin was born in the Year of the Rooster. He can't stand being frightened. If he is caught, he won't be able to keep any of the secrets in his heart. On the contrary, only ghosts that are difficult for ordinary people to see are the most suitable for keeping secrets."
I was silent for a while and then said, "Perhaps Wenxin has told us a secret, but we have always regarded it as a scam."
I turned to look at Lao Du and said, "I think the Black Concubine's Tomb might be real."
Lao Du was slightly stunned: "Tell me about it."
I analyzed slowly, "You have already found out that the psychologist Tom has quietly come to China. At first, we analyzed that Tom's purpose of entering the country was to crack the secret of the diary, but now it seems that the secret of the diary does not lie with Xie Wanqiao. What does this mean?"
Lao Du also nodded and said, "Yes. Wanqiao will be curious about something, but she may not delve into the things she is interested in. Just like she has never learned criminal investigation from me, most of the time, she just likes to listen to me talk about how I solved the case."
"But Xie Wanhua is different. Once she becomes interested in something, she will definitely find a way to figure out the mystery behind it. She is the one most likely to study witchcraft."
"That's right!" I said, "Since the diary was written by Xie Wanhua, there is no need for her to mail it to Tom. She gave the diary to Tom for only one purpose, and that is to lure Tom over here."
"It doesn't matter whether Xie Wanhua's evaluation of Tom is true or false. What matters is that Xie Wanhua needs Tom, and Tom happens to be a person who can do anything for fame and fortune. When he mistook the magic for psychological suggestion, he had already taken the bait. He would definitely rush to China and ask to meet the so-called master of psychology."
"Your speculation is reasonable." Lao Du frowned and said, "But why did Xie Wanhua bring Tom here?"
I explained: "Luring the ghost out of the tomb!"
Lure ghosts out of the tomb is actually a means of tomb robbery.
Many people think that tomb robbing is just digging a hole and entering the tomb. This is indeed true in theory. However, nothing in this world is unchanging.
Some ghosts are invincible in the tombs, and even if a great number of magic masters gather together, they can't kill them without destroying the tomb. But if the two sides really fight in the tomb, with the sky dark and the ground flying, and a few lives are lost, what's the point of getting a tomb that has been beaten to pieces
Therefore, some skilled tomb robbers came up with the idea of "luring ghosts out of the tomb". To put it simply, they lure the ghosts out of the tomb for a decisive battle, or simply hold them somewhere and not let them come, waiting for the tomb raiders to finish their work, and then find a way to escape.
It may seem simple to lead ghosts out of the tomb, but in fact it is a process of fighting wits and courage with ghosts. In this process, it is particularly important to understand the psychology of ghosts.
Just imagine, how could a ghost that has been silent in a tomb for hundreds or even thousands of years easily give up the tomb it is guarding, or even its own body when it was alive, and leave its nest
To successfully lead ghosts out of tombs, masters of the tomb-robbing school have used every possible means, but in the final analysis, they still have to negotiate with ghosts. However, there are many smart people among tomb robbers, but no one is a master of psychology.
If a PhD in psychology were asked to attract ghosts, perhaps it would be a different approach.
There is more than a 90% chance that Xie Wanhua really did this.
After listening to this, Lao Du couldn't help but ask, "Xie Wanhua is a doctor of psychology, why did she bring Tom here?"
Monk Shi interrupted, "To lure a ghost out of a tomb is not as simple as just luring it out. For example, if the glass in your house is broken, and you go out and see that there is no one outside, would your first reaction be to go home and see what is broken?"
"The ghost has the same idea as you. After getting the ghost out, the most important thing is not to let him go back. Xie Wanhua may not have the ability to do so, nor will she take the risk. Getting a scapegoat from abroad might be just the right thing to do."
After listening to this, Lao Du nodded and said, "That makes sense. But Xiao Wu also said last time that the Black Concubine's Tomb and even the Black Concubine herself are just a legend. Where can we find the Black Concubine's Tomb?"
I said in a deep voice: "I guess the so-called Black Concubine's Tomb does not exist. The real one should be the Prince's Tomb."
Monk Shi and Lao Du looked at me at the same time: "What do you mean?"
I looked at the two people and said, "Don't forget the origin of the name of Taizi River."
Taizi River was once called Yanshui, Liangshui and Daizi River.
The legend goes that the river was renamed Taizi River because during the Warring States Period, Prince Dan of Yan asked Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin but failed. He was chased by the Qin State to the Yanshui area and committed suicide by jumping into the river.
This legend has been recognized by most people, but there is another legend about Taizi River, which originated from Nurhaci, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Legend has it that Nurhaci once led his troops to attack Liaoyang City, but when they arrived at the banks of Taizi River, they found that the river water was surging and the broken ice in the river was colliding with each other. Not to mention crossing the river, even fishing boats did not dare to sail in the river.
Nurhaci was very anxious when he saw this situation. One day, he sent his eldest son Zhu Ying to check the situation of Taizi River to see if there was any way to cross the river. Zhu Ying led his troops to the river and saw that the river was still turbulent and there were countless broken ice, making it impossible to cross the river. Zhu Ying looked at the river for a long time and could not think of a way to cross the river. He had to bite the bullet and go back to report to his father.
After Zhu Ying returned to the camp, he reported the situation to Nurhaci truthfully. However, before he could finish, Nurhaci became furious and wanted to execute Zhu Ying for disrupting military morale.
After Zhu Ying was pushed onto the guillotine, he suddenly came to his senses and shouted to Nurhaci in his tent: "I know why you must kill me. You want Huang Taiji to succeed to the throne! I will never let you succeed after I die!" As a result, Zhu Ying was killed by the Taizi River, and all his blood flowed into the Taizi River.
That night, Nurhaci sent Huang Taiji to check the water level of the river. When Huang Taiji arrived at the river, he found that the water level had dropped by half, but it was still difficult to cross. However, thinking of his brother's fate, he decided to lie to his father and said that the river was about to freeze and that they could cross the river. Nurhaci was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately led his army to attack Liaoyang City. As a result, when he arrived at the Taizi River, he saw that the river was indeed frozen. The elite soldiers of the Eight Banners successfully crossed the river on the ice and captured Liaoyang City.
Nurhaci himself knew very well that the river could not freeze overnight. The sudden appearance of ice was all because the wronged soul of his eldest son Zhu Ying had frozen the ice surface. He immediately ordered that the river be renamed from "Daizi River" to "Taizi River" and buried Zhu Ying's body in the Tokyo Mausoleum.
However, after Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty ascended the throne, the Taizi River often flooded. Huang Taiji thought that his brother Zhu Ying was causing trouble and wanted to make his country uneasy and his people uneasy, so whenever there was a disaster in the Taizi River, he would send ministers and officials to offer sacrifices. Moreover, there was a saying at that time, "Don't offer sacrifices to Zhu Ying when offering sacrifices to ancestors", which means that when officials went to the Tokyo Mausoleum to offer sacrifices to ancestors, they did not offer sacrifices to Zhu Ying, because they had already offered sacrifices to him in the Taizi River.
It is said that many years ago, there was a large-scale river worship platform outside Liaoyang City. Although the river worship platform no longer exists, the legend about Taizi River has been passed down. (To be continued)