It was already around six in the afternoon when I got up. It was completely dark outside. From time to time, I could hear the voices of the villagers, as if they had just returned from working in the fields. I walked out of the room where I slept and went to the hall. I saw Chen Lei making dinner. When he saw me get up, he said to me, "Comrade police officer, sit down for a while. The meal will be ready soon."
I nodded at Chen Lei and rubbed my temples. To be honest, my head still hurts a little, probably because I didn't get enough rest. At this time, Chen Lei's grandfather came out of the house with a cane. The old man looked very kind and kept smiling when he saw me.
It didn't take long for Chen Lei to come out with the food. The food was quite rich, with four or five dishes. Chen Lei said to me, "These are what my grandfather ordered. He said that he couldn't let you, the policeman, eat too much, so he made some extra."
I was quite touched after listening to it. After all, their family conditions are so good, and it is already very good that they have such a heart. Moreover, Chen Lei's cooking skills are indeed delicious. Although they are just some simple farm dishes, the taste of his dishes is better than that of some big hotels.
As soon as Chen Lei brought the food, he said, "Grandpa, you and the policeman eat first. I'm going to tell everyone that the policeman is going to catch ghosts tonight, so tell them not to go out." After that, he ran out.
Chen Lei's grandfather saw it, nodded and said, "Xiao Lei's parents died early, and I am old. He was raised by the villagers. So when there is something going on in the village, he rushes to help. He has a good heart. He was the one who rushed to find someone to exorcise the ghost this time."
I nodded after hearing this. In fact, I could see without Grandpa Chen telling me that Chen Lei was a kind-hearted person with a strong sense of gratitude. He was the kind of person who would repay a favor.
I didn't think much about it and continued eating. It was half an hour later that Chen Lei came back.
I had already finished my meal and was taking a rest. When I saw Chen Lei coming in, I asked, "Brother Chen, why did you take so long?"
Chen Lei answered, "Nothing much. The villagers heard about catching ghosts and wanted to come out to see it, but I stopped them because it was too dangerous."
Indeed, can I let people watch me catching ghosts? I thought about it and said to Chen Lei, "Brother Chen, I guess you have to go with me to catch ghosts today. I am not familiar with the village, but catching ghosts will be a little dangerous, so you'd better not be too scared."
"Hehe, it's okay. Even if you don't call me, I will still ask to go with you. Anyway, I believe that Xiaoxiang won't hurt me. I know her." Chen Lei smiled naively.
I shook my head. It's not that simple. No one can predict the situation. If she loses her mind, wouldn't that be dangerous? But I really need someone who is familiar with the terrain, so I can only try my best to protect him. Otherwise, if we get into a fight and get lost, I'll be very depressed.
After Chen Lei finished his meal, he followed me out. Before that, I checked the talismans I brought with me. Since I just grabbed a handful before coming, I didn't know how many there were. After a careful look, I found that there were five 'Talismans to Suppress Evil Spirits', three 'Five Thunderbolts Talismans', three 'Talismans to Summon Divine Generals', and some cow's tears and other items.
Looking at the talismans in my hand, I felt confident that these things would not be a problem in dealing with a female ghost. Then Chen Lei took me outside the village and wandered around. At this time, every household had their doors closed, probably because Chen Lei had come to greet them. I nodded, and then Chen Lei took me around to learn about the terrain. In fact, their village was not very big. After wandering around for less than an hour, I was already familiar with the basic terrain.
At this point all we can do is wait quietly. I have asked many people before, and they said that the time when we see the fragrance is around 11 o'clock in the evening. Indeed, 11 o'clock in the evening to 1 o'clock is when the yin energy is at its strongest, and it is also when ghosts appear.
I was wandering around bored and found some time to apply the cow's tears. After hesitating for a while, I let Chen Lei apply it as well. Before this, I was mainly worried that Chen Lei would be scared, but now, if I don't apply the cow's tears, many of his movements will be inconvenient.
The time was getting closer to eleven o'clock, so Chen Lei and I found a relatively high hillside where we could basically see the entire village, and then we took a rest.
Time passed by little by little, I looked at my cell phone, it was already eleven o'clock, but there was still no movement. I was feeling better now, but Chen Lei's body was shaking. At first I thought he was possessed by a ghost, and I was going to put a talisman on him, but I didn't expect he was afraid. Although he said he was not afraid of ghosts, when a person really sees an unknown thing, he will always be nervous and afraid. Wasn't I like this at the beginning? I'm much better now.
I looked at Chen Lei and comforted him, "Brother Chen, don't worry too much. Don't worry, I will protect you. You just need to lead the way when the time comes. You don't have to do anything else."
Chen Lei nodded after hearing what I said and seemed to be a little better, but was still shaking. Looking at the moonlight in the sky, it was pretty good tonight with a big moon and cow's tears. Although it was not as good as during the day, the night vision effect was still very good.
"Comrade police, there is a situation."
Just when I was about to fall asleep, Chen Lei suddenly shouted in my ear. I was always on guard, but when I heard something was wrong, I immediately became alert and asked, "Where is it?"
When Chen Lei heard what I said, he pointed in the direction of the village and said, "Look there."
I looked in the direction of his hand, and sure enough, a white figure was walking towards the village. It was so late, and a person in white clothes couldn't be a villager. Thinking of this, I picked up a "Five Thunderbolts Talisman" in my hand and rushed down the hillside, and Chen Lei followed closely behind me.
That Xiaoxiang was at the other end of the village. I ran towards that side. Suddenly, I heard a woman screaming in front of me. I quickened my pace. I must not let this female ghost harm anyone.
When I ran over, I saw an aunt who lived at the entrance of the village. She was slumped at the door of her house, looking into her house with fear. I rushed over and saw a beautiful girl in white standing inside. Her face was very pale, but her lips were very red, as if she had just drunk blood.
"Xiaoxiang, I loved you a lot when you were alive, please don't hurt me." The aunt said to Xiaoxiang. I didn't wait for her to continue talking, "Hurry up and obey the order." Then I rushed forward and smashed the "Five Thunders Bombarding the Top" down. I was secretly happy to see that Xiaoxiang didn't dodge, because she didn't dodge the "Five Thunders Bombarding the Top" that could hurt the most evil spirits.
But when my talisman was about to hit her, my right hand holding the talisman was tightly grasped by her right hand. I felt that her hand was like a pair of pliers, with terrifying strength.
At this time, I punched her head with my left hand, and her left hand grabbed my left hand, and my hands were crossed and grabbed. At this time, Chen Lei also arrived, and when he saw this situation, he immediately shouted: "Sister Xiaoxiang, don't do it, the police comrades are here to help you reincarnate."
After saying that, Chen Lei rushed forward and tried to pull Xiaoxiang's hand away, but he missed. I know that this is because ghosts are originally in a spiritual state and don't want people to touch their bodies. Then no one else can touch them, unless it is a ghost demon that is about to condense into a physical entity, like the extremely evil one I met.
Although it looked like Xiaoxiang was grabbing my hand at this moment, she was actually using an invisible energy to grab my hand, not just her hands.
"Sister Xiaoxiang, please don't hurt the police officers. If you want to blame someone, blame Hong Chengze. It has nothing to do with him." Chen Lei said from the side.
I felt something was wrong when I heard Chen Lei say that. Sure enough, when Xiaoxiang heard the words Hong Chengze, she smiled at me.
Oh shit, this girl didn't have any intention to kill me just now, but now after hearing what Chen Lei said, she must want to kill me.