The building wasn't on campus, and by the time the group walked over, it was completely dark.
It was a star-rated hotel, and because it was near a school, the environment was quite quiet.
"The crash site should be here." Mingzhuo stood at the intersection. This was a small road behind the hotel, where the hotel loaded and unloaded goods and also disposed of its garbage.
Because this area also leads to the back gate of a certain residential community, a wide green belt has been planned to separate the two sides.
As evening falls, residents returning home pass by from time to time, creating a vibrant atmosphere of daily life.
Li Wenhe calmly observed his surroundings. The passersby appeared normal, indicating that no one had indeed fallen from the building.
Pei Di: "...So you really did encounter a ghost?"
He touched the goosebumps on his arm and looked at Li Wenhe with pity.
Li Wenhe said calmly, "Alright, let's go ask if there have been any cases of people falling from this building before."
He wasn't opposed to the idea of encountering ghosts.
Mingzhuo stopped an older woman passing by and asked with a smile, "Auntie, I have something to ask you. Has anything happened around here recently?"
The older woman clearly knew a lot of gossip in the neighborhood. "That depends on what you're asking about."
Mingzhuo asked bluntly, "Have there been any cases of people jumping off buildings or falling to their deaths in this area?"
The older woman: "..."
This was completely beyond her expectations.
"No, no, how could that be?" The woman waved her hands frantically.
"Was there a murder case that happened that year? A young girl was killed."
"No, really!" the older woman couldn't help but ask. "Young man, why would you ask that?" It gave her goosebumps.
Mingzhuo smiled and said, "It's alright, Auntie, you should go home soon."
The older woman said, "...Don't scare me."
She didn't dare linger here anymore; what was connected here wasn't even the proper back gate of the community, just a small side gate.
Many people prefer to take shortcuts, which is why they choose to go this way.
Now, the streetlights here are few, the lighting is dim, and it feels strangely eerie and terrifying.
Li Wenhe walked over and shook his head at Mingzhuo. Nothing strange had indeed happened here.
Mingzhuo sighed: "Ghosts don't jump off buildings for no reason. This might involve a murder case... a murder case that hasn't been reported yet."
Things have gotten serious. She wanted to go home early to have dinner with her family, but now she probably won't be able to leave so soon.
——
The hotel manager was furious. Their hotel was doing just fine, but then a high school student came in and said there had been a murder.
Pei Di: "I'm just asking..."
"You can't even ask! Who asks about such things? You're just asking for trouble!" The manager was so angry that his face turned green.
When Mingzhuo and Li Wenhe came in and saw this scene, they tacitly remained silent.
Pei Di glanced at the security guards who had surrounded him and thought to himself, "Why is this guy so difficult to talk to?"
“I’m doing this for your hotel’s own good,” he said earnestly. “I’ve seen a lot of news reports about murder cases where the bodies are usually hidden in hotel elevator shafts or water tanks. By the time you find them, they’ve probably been drinking the body water for days.”
He was very experienced in these matters; elevator shafts and water towers were classic hiding places for corpses in hotels.
The manager stared wide-eyed: "..."
What the hell are you talking about, you red-haired bastard?
Mingzhuo walked over and said, "Alright, Peidi, let's not meddle in other people's business. It's just that the top floor is haunted, but it doesn't affect the guest rooms. I think the hotel shouldn't care."
Seeing that the three people had really left, the manager immediately changed his mind.
"Stop! Even though you're talking nonsense, I'll still take you up there to take a look."
The hotel has indeed been experiencing some issues lately... Occasionally, guests have reported that their children have seen someone standing on the rooftop.
He had always thought it was just kids being naughty or someone playing a prank, but recently several kids have been saying the same thing...
Could it really be haunted? The manager felt a chill run down his spine when he thought of Pei Di's words.
He had seen those news reports and quickly formed negative associations with them.
How can I feel at ease if I don't have someone check on him?
The group went up to the rooftop, and the manager, along with several security guards, headed straight for the hotel's water tower.
Pei Di stared nervously at the three standing water towers. "Could the female ghost crawl out of the water towers?"
Mingzhuo: "No, there is no yin energy in the water tower."
She walked to the side, glanced in the direction of the school, and stopped somewhere.
There is a faint trace of yin energy in this place; it dissipates as soon as a person walks over it, replaced by yang energy.
Li Wenhe looked around, his lips pursed. "The woman I saw was standing right here, and then she jumped off the building."
He hesitated for a moment when he saw Mingzhuo open his schoolbag again to perform drawing talismans on the spot.
"Are you trying to summon that female ghost?" Li Wenhe said. "But for a summoning spell, don't you need information about the other person, such as their name and date of birth?"
This is what his uncle told him. His uncle said, "Otherwise, with so many ghosts, how can we accurately filter them?"
Mingzhuo sighed: "That's why it's troublesome. Okay, hurry up and light the incense and candles for me."
The dim candlelight flickered on, and Mingzhuo, holding a freshly made summoning talisman between his fingers, turned to ask, "Do you remember what the female ghost looked like?"
"She was wearing a classic Chanel-style jacket from A brand, a black printed long skirt, and had long hair..." Li Wenhe said as he recalled.
Mingzhuo nodded, lit the talisman, and chanted an incantation.
The commotion made the manager keep glancing around, wondering what the two were doing.
The manager looked at Pei Di: "Are you casting a spell?"
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