The next day, which was the weekend, I followed Xuanxuan to the building and dropped her off at the classroom. Zhang Shaoqi was already there, sitting in the back seat, still lost in thought. One hand resting on her cheek, the other twirling a ballpoint pen, her eyes fixed out the window at the building under construction.
Such a girl, from a distance, is so quiet, giving people a feeling of being a little bird, and even I don't want to break this tranquility. However, if I don't break it, more innocent lives will be sacrificed, and it will even affect Xuanxuan. I have to do this!
"What are you thinking about?" I walked up and asked.
Zhang Shaoqi turned around and looked into my eyes for three seconds before calmly saying, "Uncle, are you free every day?"
I didn't expect her to ask me back!
I was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said, "I... am a little free. I've been very poor recently, so I wanted to find something to do to make some extra money."
Zhang Shaoqi still looked at me calmly: "Thank you for your hard work, uncle."
"That's nothing... Oh, by the way, would you please come upstairs and talk with me?" I said tentatively.
"Uncle, we don't have an appointment." Zhang Shaoqi looked at me without blinking, but there was a hint of shyness in his eyes.
I was so dizzy that I quickly corrected myself, "What are you thinking about? I just have something to ask you!"
Zhang Shaoqi said "Oh".
Before leaving, I told Xuanxuan to stay in the classroom and not come out no matter what she heard. Then I took Zhang Shaoqi to the top floor on the 60th floor by elevator.
On the platform, Liao Zhiyuan, Cheng Qian, and Zhang Longming were already there. I hadn't expected them to arrive so early. Zhang Shaoqi and I were the last to arrive. When I stepped onto the platform, Zhang Longming was standing in the far corner, while Liao Zhiyuan and Cheng Qian were standing on the other side, seemingly chatting.
"Cough cough...it's all here." I walked up and coughed a few times on purpose.
They all turned around. Liao Zhiyuan and Zhang Longming were fine, but when Cheng Qian saw me, her face, which had been smiling faintly before, suddenly turned cold.
I sighed helplessly. I wasn't in the mood to say anything to her at the moment, so I asked Zhang Longming, Zhang Shaoqi, Liao Zhiyuan, and Cheng Qian to stand at the edge of the platform. Then I said, "Because there have been frequent deaths in the building recently, even students from the school have been implicated. I'm the person in charge of investigating this case. You are what I consider to be the most 'innocent' witnesses. To prevent you from being killed, I'm going to cast a protective spell on each of you. Turn your backs."
Of the four, only Zhang Shaoqi turned away, while Zhang Longming, Liao Zhiyuan, and Cheng Qian all frowned. Cheng Qian was the first to speak up, "Are you kidding a three-year-old?"
I took out a piece of yellow paper and waved it in front of their eyes. Then with a "puff", the yellow paper suddenly combusted. The blue-green Samadhi fire rolled up in an instant, scaring Cheng Qian so much that her face turned green.
I said calmly, "You can understand that I am a Taoist priest with magical powers. As long as you trust me, I think this matter will be resolved soon."
The three of them were so shocked by my intimidating "magic"-like performance that they finally turned their backs on me.
The four of them stood at the edge of the platform. Taking a step forward, it felt like a boundless abyss...
Su Xiaoniu smiled with interest and said, "It seems that you have discovered something. I will wait and see the show."
I licked my lips. Su Xiaoniu was right. I already knew all the answers. So, let me reveal them!
I took a deep breath, then rushed forward without hesitation, and with a push of my hands, I immediately pushed Zhang Longming and Zhang Shaoqi down; Cheng Qian and Liao Zhiyuan next to them hadn't reacted yet, so I rushed over and kicked them down one by one.
Four people, in a moment, I pushed them all down from the 60th floor!
I heard screams coming from below. I walked to the edge and looked down. Four figures were falling rapidly. Zhang Shaoqi didn't react much, while Zhang Longming, Liao Zhiyuan, and Cheng Qian were all facing upwards, staring at me with bloodshot eyes, roaring, "You murderer, you will die!"
"Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!"
"I didn't expect you to be such a cruel person. I'm so disappointed!"
The curses were drowned out by the sound of the rushing wind.
I looked down at the four people falling from the 60th floor and sneered, "Then quickly shed your physical form and come find me as real ghosts."
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Four solid crashes were heard in quick succession. I looked at the four people who had fallen to the ground. It was exactly as I had expected. There was no blood splattered everywhere, no broken arms or legs, not even the most basic skin injuries...
They floated up unscathed and quickly rushed towards the top floor of the 60th floor...
I took a deep breath and hurriedly sprinkled salt around the rooftop platform. Then I prepared yellow paper and stood in the center, waiting for them to arrive. There was no doubt that Zhang Longming, Zhang Shaoqi, Liao Zhiyuan, and Cheng Qian had already died, even earlier than Wang Zhong and Wang Xiaofei.
How do I know? Because Su Xiaoniu told me back then, "The people you meet in the building might not be human," and "Some people die without even realizing it." And then, based on my observations a month ago and my investigation last night, I concluded that perhaps everyone in this building isn't human! They're all dead, but they haven't realized it yet!
How they died is not important.
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