"I saw Yuanbao standing in front of me, staring at me with wide eyes." Zhang Yuping said, gesturing with two fingers as if he were gouging out his own eyes.

"When Yuanbao saw that I was awake, he immediately grinned and smiled. When he smiled, the child's face was distorted." As he spoke, Zhang Yuping lost control of his facial expressions, and his face also became distorted.

"I felt the hairs on my body stand on end. I was just about to ask Yuanbao what was wrong when he immediately ran out. That movement..."

He shook his head and continued, "He didn't look like a human at all, more like a monkey. I was stunned at the time, and after I came to my senses, I immediately chased after him. I saw Yuanbao standing straight on the stairs leading to the fourth floor, staring wide-eyed as well."

"At night, it was pitch black except for the motion-sensor light on the stairs. The light was from below, shining upwards onto Yuanbao's face, and I didn't dare to go near him. Later, my wife came and asked me what happened."

"When Yuanbao saw his mother coming, he slowly turned his head away," Zhang Yuping said, rubbing his face with both hands.

He sighed and continued, "Then, the child stared wide-eyed at his mother. They were locked in this stalemate for a while, and my wife was dumbfounded too. In the end, I steeled myself and pulled Yuanbao back."

"It only took a moment. Yuanbao seemed to come to his senses and collapsed to the ground, completely limp. Luckily, I pulled him over, and once he regained consciousness, he started wailing. He said he had been pushed into the water and almost drowned."

"My wife and I coaxed him for a long time before he finally fell asleep. After discussing it, we thought that the child might have encountered something unclean."

“I asked a friend to find a master to help my child. First, I found a blind fortune teller who said that my child was destined to face a calamity, but he would eventually be safe and sound. Then I got a lot of magical artifacts from him and hung them in the house, but they were of no use at all. Yuanbao still had nightmares.”

"Later, I found a shaman who said that there was another child with Yuanbao, and that the child was very naughty and was playing pranks. He gave me a bottle of water and asked for 10,000 yuan for the connection. I thought that as long as the child was safe, I would be willing to pay more than 10,000 yuan, or even 1 million yuan."

“I gave Yuanbao the drink three times a day as instructed by the shaman, but it was still no use. Yuanbao would still run around at night. One time, his mother and I were both too tired and we didn’t keep an eye on him. He ran to the kitchen, took a knife and cut his hand.”

"After that, I asked some friends to find several masters, both Buddhist and Taoist, but it was no use at all. I was really out of options, so I went to Lao Chen, thinking that he had a lot of contacts and maybe he could help."

Chen Haiguo said irritably, "You should have come to me a long time ago. You made Yuanbao suffer so much for nothing."

"I can't speak for others, but your so-called shamanic practice is obviously fake. My little apprentice is also a half-shaman, but he's possessed by spirits. He doesn't have any magic water; everyone knows that's for applying to the face. You dared to give it to Yuanbao? You're really bold!"

"I was just grasping at straws when I was desperate!"

As they were talking, the Rolls-Royce drove into a detached villa on the mountain.

The villa has four floors.

A pair of stone lions stood in front of the gate, and a Bagua mirror hung on the gate.

He smiled awkwardly and explained, "These were all obtained from different masters. If you need me to request any ritual implements later, just name your name! Price is not an issue."

"Zhang Yuping, that's a bit insulting!" Chen Haiguo glared at him and said with displeasure.

After saying that, he whispered a reminder: "Put away your business tactics. Kui Kui helped me solve several cases before. Don't underestimate her just because she's young and a girl. She has a good temper, but you know my temper."

"I know, we grew up together, how could I not know? Please forgive Yuanbao for calling you uncle."

"Masters, please come in, no need to take off your shoes. Honey, we have guests!"

"Yuanbao, your Uncle Chen has come to see you!"

A short while later, a beautiful young woman came downstairs with a chubby baby.

The child seemed very shy and kept hiding behind the young woman.

"Yuanbao, it's your uncle! Don't you recognize me?" Chen Haiguo bent down and tried his best to show a kind smile.

Yuanbao timidly called out, "Uncle."

"Hey, sweetie. You've lost so much weight! Have you been eating properly lately?"

Yuanbao nodded, with two dark bruises under his eyes.

Chen Haiguo looked at Kui Kui and whispered, "How is it? Is there anything dirty on the child?"

Zhang Yuping leaned back unconsciously, almost straining to hear.

"No."

Disappointment flashed across Zhang Yuping's face, but Kui Kui's next words rekindled his hope.

"But there are some problems with this house."