Chapter 35

The two of them were close together, and Xu Guannan's attention was all on Lin Sheng. He exuded unprecedented patience and tenderness. He raised his hand to touch Lin Sheng's forehead and gently pushed Lin Sheng's hand away.

"Don't move. Let me see."

The warm hand attached to Lin Sheng's forehead, gently rubbing the red mark on her forehead. Xu Guannan looked at Lin Sheng's face, always paying attention to her emotions, and said caringly,

"It's not swollen, just a small red spot. Does it still hurt?"

After he gently rubbed her, the pain gradually dissipated. Lin Sheng responded with a smile.

"It doesn't hurt anymore, no need to rub it."

Xu Guannan seemed to be comforted by Lin Sheng's answer. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth unconsciously. His bright eyes did not move a bit. He withdrew his hand and responded lightly.

"good."

Wen Yao stood aside, completely ignored by the two. Seeing Xu Guannan at this moment, he felt a chill down his spine. When did his captain become such a considerate and kind man?!

An idea popped up in his mind, and Wen Yao couldn't help but tremble all over, with goose bumps all over his body. He shook out the terrible idea in his mind and coughed twice symbolically.

"Ahem, Boss, I'm still here."

Hearing this, Lin Sheng came to his senses and realized that he was leaning too close to Xu Guannan. Lin Sheng pushed Xu Guannan away and silently took a step back.

It was only after this sentence that Xu Guannan noticed Wen Yao. His expression immediately returned to his usual indifference. There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes. He replied in a cold voice,

“Where’s Shen Jing?”

Wen Yao instantly felt the gap between people. His captain was really good at changing his expression, but he only dared to complain in his heart and responded honestly on the surface.

“Director Liang asked him to go home and reflect for a week, but Shen Jing fell just now, so I guess he will need at least a month to recuperate.”

Xu Guannan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he looked at Lin Sheng.

"You did it?"

Lin Sheng thought Xu Guannan would give him a lecture, so he glanced at him and muttered,

"Who told him to do nothing? It's all because of you. Otherwise, why would he target me?"

Xu Guannan raised his hand as usual, without refuting Lin Sheng's words, but apologized to her.

"My fault, blame me. I won't do it again next time. I was busy with a difficult case and didn't see your message."

Lin Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a hint of sympathy, and said casually,

"Then why did you rush back? Are you done with the case?"

Xu Guannan's relaxed expression gave rise to a hint of hesitation. The words he wanted to say came to his lips, but he couldn't bear to speak. He shook his head, looking somewhat helpless.

"No, I was afraid you might get bullied, so I rushed back and checked some information."

It was the first time that Lin Sheng saw Xu Guannan with such an embarrassed expression. He then raised his eyes to look at Xu Guannan. He saw that Xu Guannan's forehead was black and there was a faint fragrance all over his body, but this fragrance should not appear on a living person.

Realizing that something was wrong, Lin Sheng frowned, stepped forward to close the distance between them, reached out to touch Xu Guannan's neck, and grabbed Xu Guannan with his other hand. His voice suddenly became serious.

"Don't move!"

After hearing what Lin Sheng said, Xu Guannan did not retreat. He stared at the expression on Lin Sheng's face and waited quietly for a long time before asking doubtfully,

"What's wrong? You look a little off."

Lin Sheng felt Xu Guannan's beating pulse clearly with his fingertips, and his frown relaxed for a moment, but the doubts in his heart were still there. He loosened his hand, looked up at Xu Guannan, and asked directly,

"Did you go to the crime scene today? What was the case? Was there a death?"

Xu Guannan didn't understand what Lin Sheng meant, but he answered her one by one.

"I went there, but found nothing. This morning, we received a series of calls to the police. They were all from the same person who said there was a little ghost living in her house and asked us to help drive it away. Her husband had trapped her in the house.

Old Tang initially thought it was a prank, but after warning him twice, he still called, so Old Tang and I rushed over.

When Lin Sheng heard this, he guessed who had called the police and whispered,

"Can't even wait until tonight?"

The voice was too soft, Xu Guannan couldn't hear it clearly.

"What did you say? What tonight?"

Hearing the shout, Lin Sheng withdrew his thoughts, shook his head, and denied it to Xu Guannan,

"Nothing, you heard wrong."

After saying that, Lin Sheng looked behind Xu Guannan and saw no extra people. He asked curiously,

"Where's Tang Ziyan? Hasn't he come back yet?"

"He's back, we came back together. Maybe he fell asleep in the car? He seemed very sleepy today."

Xu Guannan didn't feel anything was wrong at all and answered directly.

Lin Sheng was speechless for a moment. He rolled his eyes at Xu Guannan, patted his shoulder, and quickly said,

"Young man, be careful. Where is the car parked?"

"At the door."

Xu Guannan looked confused and had no idea what was going on, but Lin Sheng's reaction told him that things would not be that simple, and he immediately followed Lin Sheng's steps.

As soon as Lin Sheng walked out of the car, he saw Tang Ziyan passed out in the passenger seat. He hurried to the door and saw the dark clouds on Tang Ziyan's forehead and his lips that had turned white. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. He gestured to Xu Guannan to open the door, took out a yellow talisman from his treasure bag, muttered something in his mouth, and stuck the talisman on Tang Ziyan's forehead. He turned around and instructed Wen Yao,

"Carry him away, take down the talisman in ten minutes, and then give him some water."

Xu Guannan only then noticed Tang Ziyan's abnormality. A look of confusion appeared on his face. He took the initiative to step forward and help Wen Yao lift Tang Ziyan out of the car.

Putting Tang Ziyan on the bed in the lounge, Wen Yao's forehead was covered with sweat. He kicked Tang Ziyan lightly and complained,

"It's so heavy. You're even wearing perfume. Are you dating someone behind my back?"

"He doesn't want to be in love with a ghost, and Captain Xu probably doesn't want to either."

Lin Sheng stood at the door of the lounge and teased.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Yao understood the meaning of Lin Sheng's words, moved closer to Xu Guannan, frowned again, and spoke with a playful smile,

"Boss, why are you wearing perfume too? It smells like the same thing as Old Tang. Did you fall for the same pretty girl while you were working on the case?"

Xu Guannan immediately gave Wen Yao a cold look, looking at him with obvious displeasure, which immediately made Wen Yao put away his joking nature.

Seeing Wen Yao calm down, Xu Guannan did not pursue the matter any further. He looked at Lin Sheng with a puzzled look and said something as if he was trying to defend himself. He said seriously,

"I can't smell the fragrance you're talking about. It might have been brought back from the crime scene."

When Lin Sheng heard this, he knew that Xu Guannan had not yet understood the situation, so he pointed it out directly.

"Of course you can't smell it. Your sense of smell is impaired. Haven't you noticed yet?"

Xu Guannan's expression froze, and he began to understand Lin Sheng's behavior. He was silent for a while, but he didn't know where to start. Wen Yao, who was standing beside him, had a bold guess.

"Boss, are you guys being haunted by some little ghost? No, I'm a grown man and I'm already scared."

Hearing Wen Yao's words, Xu Guannan narrowed his eyes slightly, but could not find a reasonable explanation. He only heard Lin Sheng speak,

"That's right and wrong. Wen Yao is half right. The little ghost must have run into you two, but it can only appear at the crime scene and can't go anywhere else, so you are safe for now. This smell is not perfume, but bone incense."

"Bone...bone incense? Could it be made of human...bones?"

Wen Yao instantly caught the sensitive words, his brain immediately became alert, his throat tightened, and he didn't dare to think about it any further.

Seeing his frightened expression, Lin Sheng smiled.

"Of course it's not human bones. It's usually made from bear bones or rhino bones ground into powder. But this kind of magic should have been around for a long time. How could it suddenly appear?"

Wen Yao thought about it and had another question in his mind. He looked at Xu Guannan and Tang Ziyan.

"That's not right. The boss also has this scent. Then why is it that only Zi Yan collapsed, while the boss just lost his sense of smell?"

Regarding this question, Lin Sheng's eyes fell on Tang Ziyan, and he couldn't suppress a smile. He glanced at the three people with a playful look, and spoke hesitantly.

"Maybe it's because... he's weak..."

"Oh my god! Could Ziyan have a hidden illness? What will happen to his future sexual...happiness?!"

Wen Yao exclaimed, his words full of worry, but a smile of unknown meaning appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The person on the bed suddenly let out a weak cry.

"Wenzi, you're so noisy."

The three heard the noise and looked towards Tang Ziyan together. They saw the person on the bed move slightly and raised his hand to remove the yellow talisman on his forehead.

Seeing this, Lin Sheng immediately spoke out to stop it.

"Don't move! Now is not the time to take it down."

Tang Ziyan's hand stopped in mid-air, and he honestly did not take the next step. He just felt dizzy and said in a daze,

"Wenzi, come and help me."

Wen Yao walked to the bedside, carefully helped Tang Ziyan up, and half leaned against the headboard. At this time, Tang Ziyan's face had become a little rosy, no longer frighteningly pale.

"I heard you call me just now. What did you say?"

Wen Yao raised his hand and touched the tip of his nose. His expression began to become unnatural. He did not dare to look at Tang Ziyan, but suddenly said,

"Zi Yan, tell me the truth. The boss and I won't laugh at you. After all, we are brothers. Do you have any hidden illness in that area?"

Tang Ziyan raised his weak hands, grabbed the pillow beside him, and threw it at Wen Yao with all his strength, cursing weakly.

"Get lost! I'm fine!"

Wen Yao caught the pillow and smiled apologetically.

"It's okay if you're weak. It's not shameful. You can still replenish your body with food. Don't worry, brother. I'll help you find a reliable Chinese medicine doctor later."

Tang Ziyan punched Wen Yao's chest with his weak fist.

"I'm not inferior, if you have the ability, come and compete!"

Seeing that the topic was getting more and more off track, Lin Sheng finally couldn't help but interrupt.

"I know you two have a good relationship, but can you please be considerate of me? I'm a girl."

Wen Yao's mouth seemed to be filled with poison. In his excitement, he forgot Lin Sheng's methods and even dared to tease her.

"Sister Lin, apart from your face, you can't tell from anywhere else that you are a girl."

"roll."