I first picked out a handful of ghost-repelling talismans from my bag, then counted out eight copper coins and put them in my pocket. I learned my lesson this time and brought a large handful, otherwise I would be dead if I lost a copper coin like I did in Taihang Mountain. Incense, red rope, and peach wood sword were all necessary items, and they were all placed within arm's reach.
The compass and the Bagua mirror, the two main weapons for finding evil spirits, were placed in the side pocket of the bag. Before leaving, I drank a few gulps of tap water. It was the alcohol burning my stomach that made my mouth dry.
But after leaving the hotel, I was a little worried. It was not dark yet, how could I sneak into the Wancheng Group Building? I was walking back and forth across the street, looking at the company gate and thinking of a way. Two security guards stood on both sides of the gate in formal attire. Judging from the order, it seemed that nothing had happened in the company just now.
I touched my nose and said, "Got it? Use the little white flag." Now there are three ghosts living in the flag. When it works, it will definitely be several times more efficient than usual. I took out the little white flag and whispered a few words to San Ya. The little white flag flew out of my hand. It was so fast that before the pedestrians on the street knew it, it had already rushed into the company's door.
As soon as the little white flag entered the door, it was discovered by the security guards, but it followed my instructions and flew deep inside. The two security guards screamed and chased after it, scaring the two service girls at the front desk so much that they hid under the counter. Just think about it, a death just happened today, and a flying little white flag appeared again, how weird it was.
I took the opportunity to rush across the street and ran into the company's front door. The elevator was on the left side of the service desk. I ran a few steps to it and reached out to press the door-opening button. The elevator also gave me face and came down quickly. With a crisp "ding" sound, the door opened. But a person walked out from inside. Damn, it was Old Yan!
"Xi Feng, I knew you would come. This is not a place to act wild. Come on, let's go out and talk." Old Yan grabbed me and walked out.
"I'm not here to cause trouble. Don't you know there's an evil spirit in this building?" But he was not as strong as me, so I held him back.
"Of course I know. I came here after you left Shen Bing's house, and I have been here ever since." He pulled me out again.
"You have been here the whole time, why didn't you stop the evil spirit from killing people?" The two of us were now pulling each other like we were competing in strength, but he couldn't pull me.
"The evil spirit is too strong. I can't stop it. I can only come here at midnight tonight to perform a ritual to deal with it."
"It's too late. If it's any later, someone else will die!"
"Ridiculous, one just died, there won't be another today..."
Before Lao Yan finished his words, he heard a scream coming from outside the company's door, followed by a huge muffled "bang" sound, and it felt like the ground was shaking. He immediately shut his mouth, and both of us changed color at the same time, let go of each other's hands, and rushed out of the door together.
Amid the flying dust, a man's body was lying prone on the street, blood was flowing everywhere, it was a horrible sight. When we ran over, there were already many people gathered around. In fact, there was no need for us to go closer to see, the man was dead, what was there to see? Old Yan's face was gloomy, like a black dog's face, and he was wearing sunglasses, which made him look like a blind dog.
We went back to the company gate and saw many people desperately trying to get out. I was puzzled. It was already past six o'clock and there were still so many people working overtime. It was obvious that office workers were really miserable. I once worked as an office worker in the provincial capital for a short period of time and I knew the feeling.