When the colleague from Group B outside the door saw Zhuang Xinbo jump up, he thought the matter had not been resolved, so he rushed in with Zhong Jiu's ringing cell phone and said, "Director Zhong, it may be urgent. They have been calling you."
When Zhong Jiu saw that it was Jiang Fen, he quickly picked up the phone, explained the situation on his side, and asked if Jiang Fen had any accident.
Jiang Fen: "... Director Zhong, please come quickly. If you don't come, the problem will be solved."
He was probably so anxious that he was incoherent. Zhong Jiu asked again and then he realized that Luo Huai and his men were almost wiped out.
Zhong Jiu was worried about affecting the equipment, so he walked out of the room when he received the call. In the ward, Zhuang Xinbo checked the victim's vital signs, and seeing that he was no longer seriously injured, he felt relieved, and suddenly his whole body became weak and he collapsed on the floor, holding onto the bed.
"I've been lying down the whole time, but why do I feel like I've run 50 kilometers with a weight? I'm so tired that I can't even lift my arms?" Zhuang Xinbo asked puzzledly.
Zhong Hongqian explained to him, "Your body didn't move, but your soul consumed too much energy and will still feel weak. Moreover, the soul lamp leaving the body and returning to its place is equivalent to a serious illness, and it will take 15-30 days to recover. You only lost one soul lamp, and the victim lost two. I'm afraid he will need to rest for several months to recover. Don't move yet, I'll open the sky to see if your soul lamp has returned to its place."
"It should be back to normal now," said Zhuang Xinbo. "My shoulders are not so stiff anymore and the voices in my head are gone."
Zhong Hongqian: "Not necessarily. Your soul lamp pretends to be the victim's soul lamp. The three lamps are mixed together. It is possible that the soul lamp installed in your body is his. If such an accident happens, your personality and memory will be disordered, which is very serious."
"How could this happen! Help me take a look!" Zhuang Xinbo extended his left shoulder to Zhong Hongqian.
There are very few celestial masters who are born with innate powers. Most of them use their own energy to open the power. It is not always open, which consumes a lot of energy. Zhong Hongqian used the water spirit lamp to cover her eyes with the water spirit energy, and saw the soul lamp on Zhuang Xinbo's shoulder shining brightly.
The shape of each person's soul lamp is different. Zhuang Xinbo's is three five-pointed stars, which is really a red star for the people. The victims who are still in a coma are still students, without clear future plans, and their personalities are not completely fixed. They are very malleable. The soul lamp is not fixed in shape, with edges but no shape, and it changes all the time.
"No mistake." Zhong Hongqian breathed a sigh of relief, "But his soul lamp was mixed with yours, so his personality may be affected by you in the future."
"That's not good. I have a quick temper and an impulsive personality." Zhuang Xinbo touched his left shoulder and finally felt at ease.
Zhong Hongqian smiled faintly: "I'm not referring to this aspect, but... for example, his future playlist may be closer to yours."
Zhuang Xinbo said: "That's a good thing. When we investigated these victims, we found that their playlists were too depressing, which could easily make their already bad moods worse. Listening to more popular songs can boost morale. If you listen to them often, you won't cry easily."
At this point, Zhuang Xinbo immediately ordered the team members: "Quick, based on the clues of Xiang, investigate their messages in online communities, forums, short videos, music software, and the comments under various up masters and singers to find out where Xiang is mentioned."
"No need to check," Zhong Jiu came in with his cell phone, "Our other team has already found where the incense stick is. The light you felt when you were doing it just now was our colleague helping you."
Zhuang Xinbo stood in awe: "You are worthy of being Master Zhong. It turns out that you have already found out about it and even divided your troops into two groups to cooperate with each other inside and outside to prepare for a rainy day."
Zhong Jiu had a strange look on his face. He didn't want to accept Zhuang Xinbo's compliments.
He didn't expect that it was just that Jiang Fen wanted to compete with Geng Fu to get fairness, and it was just that Lian Ziyu saw those fans of Geng Fu who were at the bottom of their depression, and it was just that he was temporarily unable to do anything and asked Luo Huai to help keep an eye on Lian Ziyu.
However, they accidentally discovered the other party's elaborate arrangement. Information on the Internet spreads very quickly. If it had been a few days later, who knows how many people would have been killed.
What's even more outrageous is that even Jiang Fen was lured here by Luo Huai with his cell phone. Who would have thought that such a series of events would be involved.
Zhong Jiu said: "We have captured one of their puppets alive and need police support. In addition, one of our colleagues is injured and cannot be moved for the time being. The situation is not suitable for calling an ambulance. I hope that Team B can bring a doctor who can keep it confidential."
"No problem, I'll lead the team now." Zhuang Xinbo kicked his legs on the ground but didn't stand up.
"You should rest," Zhong Hongqian said worriedly, "The soul lamp has just returned to its place, you need to rest."
"It's okay. I'm in good health." Zhuang Xinbo asked his colleagues to carry him to a wheelchair. This is a hospital and there is only one wheelchair in the ward. "I just felt that mysterious state and saw the incense stick in the soul state. I must verify it myself, otherwise it will always be a regret."
"You are so strong." Zhong Hongqian said admiringly.
Zhong Jiu was about to get reinforcements, so he immediately called Zhong Hongyan back and asked them to stay where they were, and they arrived soon.
Zhong Hongyan breathed a sigh of relief and said to Luo Huai, who was anxious to call 110 and 120, "Don't call yet. Director Zhong has already brought the police and doctors here."
Luo Huai asked anxiously: "Soon? Your legs and Lian Ziyu both need treatment as soon as possible."
He had a bleeding wound on his forehead, but he still had the strength to tie up Geng Fu with wires that had been cut off from the power supply, for fear that Geng Fu would hurt others again.
"Soon, they came in an ambulance and went directly there," said Zhong Hongyan.
Luo Huai then breathed a sigh of relief and sat next to Zhong Hongyan.
After the incident, he saw the mess in the studio and Geng Fu lying on the floor. He was frightened and trembling slightly. He whispered, "Is he okay? Is this considered excessive self-defense? Was it too much to just pick up the cabinet and smash it? I should have used that plastic chair."
"Not really!" Zhong Hongyan comforted him, "Geng Fu's physique is so terrible that the three of us can't beat him. The plastic chair definitely can't knock him out. Fortunately, you used the cabinet."
Fortunately, Luo Huai accidentally broke the incense stick, otherwise the three of them would have died here today. Fortunately, Zhong Jiu always adorned Luo Huai with jewelry. Zhong Hongyan thought it was unnecessary to be so cautious at first, but today he realized that Luo Huai really needed protection!
Luo Huai felt dizzy, and sat on the ground, holding his wound. He said weakly, "Director Zhong, please come quickly. I also want to do a brain CT scan. Maybe I have a concussion? I am even hallucinating. Why do I keep hearing the sound of bells?"
Luo Huai discovered that during the fight, his ring was cracked, his pendant was shattered, and his bracelet was broken. Only the jade pendant hanging from his waist was intact, but it had turned gray and lost its original color. He wondered if he was dizzy and saw things wrong. How could the color of the jade pendant become darker
Seeing how miserable he looked, Luo Huai sniffed and felt like crying.
Maybe it was because injuries and fatigue made people fragile. Luo Huai felt very sad when he thought about how he had broken the expensive jewelry that Director Zhong had given him.
Director Zhong brought back 12 peaches in total. The last time they were taken away by Director Zhong's father, Director Zhong hung more peaches on the bracelet this time. Luo Huai thought he shouldn't have it because it was too expensive. But Director Zhong insisted on putting the bracelet on him, saying that it was designed for the detective in the movie and he had to wear it to match the character's setting.
All the small ornaments on the surface were broken, and not a single one of the 12 peaches was left. Luo Huai felt so heartbroken that his heart was breaking.
They did win, but it was also a tragic victory.
Lian Ziyu's soul was controlled by the incense for a while, and Geng Fu strangled him several times. He was very weak now. He lay next to Zhong Hongyan and asked: "Is the light turned off or can I not see?"
Zhong Hongyan and Luo Huai looked at Lian Ziyu and saw that his eyes were intact and not hurt. Luo Huai acted in time and Geng Fu's knife did not touch his eyes.
Luo Huai said, "He should be fine. Is he too frightened to see? Don't worry, the doctor will come and check him carefully. He will be fine."
He remembered that some visual impairments were psychological. There was no problem with the eyes or vision, but the patient did not want to see things and would suffer temporary blindness in the eyes.
Lian Ziyu must have been frightened just now, that's why she acted like this. Luo Huai was afraid that Lian Ziyu was really blind, so he could only keep comforting Lian Ziyu and himself.
Zhong Hongyan knew clearly that the existence behind Geng Fu had used the evil spirit to attack the restriction that Zhong Jiu had left on the Painted Skin. The core part of Zhong Jiu's control over the Painted Skin was the eyes, so Lian Ziyu's eyes were the first to be affected and had problems.
In this case, as long as the formation of the Painted Skin is reinforced, it can be recovered.
Zhong Hongyan remembered that this should be a set of spiritual techniques. Continuously performing that set of spiritual techniques would strengthen the formation and would also be beneficial to Lian Ziyu's soul.
He endured the pain and weakness and used the spiritual spell on Lian Ziyu. Although the talisman of Painted Skin was not drawn by him, it was a secret of the Zhong family after all, and he could still do it by slightly mobilizing the power of the talisman.
Unfortunately, he really had no mind skills. There were many types of spiritual skills, and there were more than twenty basic hand gestures alone, and the number was even greater after the combination. Moreover, some spiritual skills were not something that everyone could perform. Due to genetic limitations, everyone's palm flexibility was different, so some gestures could not be performed.
All spiritual skills are also a test of talent, and cannot be learned by hard work. Zhong Hongyan has no talent and does not work hard. It is a fantasy to expect him to remember the spiritual skills to strengthen the formation.
Zhong Hongyan tried it several times in a row, but there was no effect at all, and he almost got cramps in his fingers.
Luo Huai stared at his movements and felt they were very familiar. The gestures that Director Zhong had made in front of the police station that day involuntarily emerged in his mind.
He was probably a person with great talent. He memorized it after just reading it once and has not forgotten it until today.
When Luo Huai saw Zhong Hongyan gesticulating, he missed Director Zhong in his heart. He raised his hand involuntarily and quickly repeated the actions of that day.
Zhong Hongyan thought Luo Huai was imitating his movements and didn't care. Luo Huai was a person without strength, so even if he really used the spiritual formula, it wouldn't have any effect.
Unexpectedly, the jade pendant on Luo Huai's waist still had a trace of power left, and it glowed slightly when Luo Huai performed the spiritual spell.
The last movement is to bend the ring finger, press it against the palm, and stroke it downward with force. This is the final movement of the spiritual technique.
The moment Luo Huai's palm swiped vertically downward, the last bit of power in the jade pendant on his waist was exhausted, and Lian Ziyu, who was lying on the ground, flattened down as if he had a leak, and turned into a painting, lying limply on the ground.
"Huh?!" Luo Huai was sitting on the ground weakly. Seeing this scene, he stood up and ran to Lian Ziyu and asked, "Where is the person?"
Zhong Hongyan was also dumbfounded. How could Luo Huai use spiritual skills
"I, I, I... What did I do to turn Lian Ziyu into a painting?!" Luo Huai was in a state of panic, his mind and soul lost, and he spoke incoherently.
At this time, Geng Fu's body moved, and Luo Huai heard the "ding-ling-ling" bell sound again.
All the devices in his body failed, and this time he could no longer resist the sound of the bell. His body fell down, but his soul was still standing there.
Zhong Hongyan: “…”
How did Lian Ziyu turn into a paper man? How did Luo Huai lose his soul? What on earth happened
Luo Huai hadn't realized that he had left his soul. His body was lying on the ground. His soul jumped twice anxiously and said, "What should I do?"
Fortunately, there was no sunlight in Geng Fu's studio, otherwise Luo Huai would be exposed to the direct sunlight and his soul would be seriously injured.
Just when Zhong Hongyan was wondering what should be done, the door opened and Zhong Jiuyu ran in first.
"Director Zhong!" Luo Huai rushed over excitedly when he saw Zhong Jiuyu, "I did something bad. I turned Lian Ziyu into a piece of paper."
He wanted to pounce over and grab Zhong Jiu's arm, but his palm did not touch anyone, but went straight through Zhong Jiu's arms.
"Huh?" Luo Huai looked at his hands, stunned.