In the alley filled with the atmosphere of the old times, Chen Xian ate the heads of two paper figurines without any haste. As flat as a loaf, the breathing mask that he had pulled off from his face was now lying quietly at his feet, stained with the filthy and smelly "blood".
At this moment, Lu Yisheng, who was on the sidelines, was sure that those paper figurines were abnormal beings with brains. Although no brain-like tissue could be seen from their translucent skin, Lu Yisheng still firmly believed in them. Have the ability to think independently.
Because when Chen Xian started to eat those two paper figurines, almost all the paper figurines stopped moving.
They no longer crowded forward to approach Chen Xian, and they no longer made those strange sounds like bamboo and wood being torn apart, as if they had lost the desire to fight in an instant, and they also shrank, even if their eyeballs The structure is not quite the same as that of normal humans, but Lu Yisheng can still see from their eyes...they are afraid.
It's like when an animal meets a natural enemy that hunts itself for food, the unspeakable fear is deeply rooted in their bone marrow, and the two dark eyeballs in their eye sockets, which are parasitic like fly maggots, also exude that kind of panic all the time. Emotions, even Lu Yisheng can see...they are trembling.
Suddenly, Lu Yisheng heard a voice that made him extremely disturbed.
"The body tissue is the same as the spirit body... it has no smell..." Chen Xian put down the paper figurine in his hand, took out a tissue from his pocket, and wiped his mouth slowly, like a gentleman who just finished eating. It is natural and elegant, and the tone of the speech is so calm that Lu Yisheng is afraid, "It's like eating a paper man... It's unpalatable..."
"Boss...boss?" Lu Yisheng called out cautiously, and looked at Chen Xian with a pale face, "Are you okay?"
Although Lu Yisheng knew that Chen Xian's special ability was "eating strangeness", this was the first time he saw Chen Xian move his mouth with his own eyes, so the visual impact that Chen Xian brought to him was not just scary to him. , Just like a familiar friend suddenly turned into a cannibal, that kind of fear is much more complicated than simple fear.
Chen Xian shook his head to show that he was fine, and he didn't care that there were dozens of paper figures standing shoulder to shoulder in front of him. He slowly bent down to pick up the breathing mask on the ground, and gave Lu Yisheng a sorry look.
"Sorry, did I scare you?"
"No... let's not talk about this!" Lu Yisheng suddenly woke up, his expression calmed down a little, and he pointed anxiously at the dozens of paper figurines standing in front of him, "Boss! What are you going to do with these?!"
Hearing this, Chen Xian turned his head and glanced in the direction of those paper figurines.
"Eat it." Chen Xian said, groped in his pocket for a while, took out a box of unopened Jianweixiaoshi tablets, tore off the wrapping film as if talking to himself, and said blankly, "Keep It is also a disaster, just eat it."
Facts have proved that these paper figurines can understand human speech.
When Chen Xian said these words, most of the paper figurines started to back away. Before Chen Xian could do anything else, they heard a messy sound of bamboo and wood tearing, and these paper figurines seemed to be crazy He ran back quickly, almost scrambling and quickly disappeared from Chen Xian's sight.
In just a few seconds, the alleyway, which was still crowded before, became empty at this moment, and no paper figure could be seen anymore. Chen Xian couldn't help being surprised at the speed of running.
"Are you scaring me away?" Lu Yisheng asked, although there was no trace of the paper figurine within the visible range, he still didn't dare to relax his vigilance, and still carefully scanned around with a flashlight, " They won't come again, will they?"
"It won't be coming anytime soon."
Hearing Chen Xian's reply, Lu Yisheng couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, but soon he became confused again: "Boss, what are you doing?"
"Autopsy." Chen Xian replied calmly.
"Do you know forensic science?" Lu Yisheng asked curiously.
Chen Xian raised his head and glanced at him: "What do you think?"
Lu Yisheng was stunned for a moment, remembering what Chen Xian said before, he seemed to have no knowledge about criminal investigation and investigation, let alone forensic science... Then what autopsy is he doing now
"I originally planned to eat their whole bodies... I wanted to see if this could restrain their ability to fission... But it doesn't seem to be so troublesome..." Chen Xian looked at it, talking to Lu Yi without raising his head. The doctor said, "Their abilities should be limited. If the head is gone, it cannot be fissioned, you see."
"The yin qi particles in their bodies are rapidly disappearing, and it is estimated that they will turn into air like those spirit bodies in a short time... This structure seems to be different from other abnormal life forms with entities. This is the first time I have seen it."
"..."
At this time, Chen Xian was not like the chief of the detection department, but more like a child who got a novelty toy, excitedly studying the wreckage of the paper figurine, and also had a kind of expression on his face that Lu Yisheng couldn't understand. smile.
Is he all right
Lu Yisheng murmured in his heart, although Chen Xian spoke softly to him, but it is undeniable... Chen Xian brought a stronger sense of oppression to Lu Yisheng than Tu Sen.
The change in Chen Xian's expression before and after seemed a bit neurotic to Lu Yisheng, especially after eating such a disgusting thing, he could still laugh... This kind of psychological quality is no longer a normal person, right
"Boss, why don't we study it later?" Lu Yisheng couldn't help but remind Chen Xian, "We have other things to do, wouldn't it be good to delay here..."
"Don't worry, I'm just doing business."
When Chen Xian said this, his right hand had already protruded from the broken abdominal cavity of the paper figurine, and before Lu Yisheng could stop him, accompanied by the sticky sound of stirring the minced meat, Chen Xian had already slowly put his right hand It was pulled out from inside, holding a piece of bamboo the length of chopsticks in his hand.
When fighting with the paper people before, Chen Xian discovered that the bones of their bodies are all made of bamboo slices, but there is one thing that is special. The bamboo slices near the ventricle are stronger than the bamboo slices in other places. more generous.
"I was thinking about it before... Will there be some human factors in this case..." Chen Xian and Lu Yisheng said, looking at the piece of bamboo covered with the smelly liquid a few times, and soon his face He showed an expression that was as expected, "Come and see."
With the help of the flashlight, Lu Yisheng squinted and looked carefully at the bamboo slices, his expression gradually becoming astonished.
"Is this a symbol?"
"Decree... 魙... Luoyin..." Lu Yisheng mumbled to Chen Xian, trying his best to interpret the content of this talisman, "The circle below seems not to be a word... it is a picture of Rengui..."
"Is this talisman from Taoism?" Chen Xian asked tentatively.
"It should be, but I've never seen this talisman before, nor have I seen anything like it..." Lu Yisheng couldn't help frowning when he said this, "Every talisman has its own characteristics, Whether it is the orthodox Daoist teaching or the folk dharma lineage, there are traces of the connection between the talisman and the dharma lineage, but this... I can't see it."
"We don't need to think about pulses now, I just want to know what this talisman is for." Chen Xian smiled with curious eyes, "Can you see this?"
"This talisman is definitely the most complicated talisman I have ever seen, so I'm not sure." Lu Yisheng took a closer look and said with a frown, "I feel like a Taoist talisman for raising roses. It is used to control the spirit body, and there are yin-nourishing mantras in it, but look carefully... the pictures on the feet of the talisman are yang-gathering, which is opposite to the effect of the yin-nourishing mantra above. It has been seen in ancient books that it not only gathers yang, but also seems to have the effect of suppressing evil spirits."
After Lu Yisheng finished the analysis, Chen Xian was already confused. This talisman nourishes yin and gathers yang... Why does it feel a bit conflicted
"Forget it, don't study this, let's go."
Chen Xian threw the bamboo piece in his hand aside, patted the dust off his clothes and slowly stood up.
In fact, for Chen Xian, understanding the function of this talisman is not that important, he just wanted to find an answer, and he found this answer when he saw the talisman on the bamboo piece...
"Where are we going now?" Lu Yisheng asked.
"Go find someone."
Chen Xian picked up the meat saw that was put aside, turned around and walked towards the garden square. It seemed that because he had found the answer, his steps became a little brisker.
"Find him and kill him, and the case should be declared closed."