☆, 56 Open the door
Yu Jiuyin didn't hesitate and immediately agreed. "But before we go to the Wang family, we have to go to Wu Tianren's house first."
"Yes. We have to go there. The jade token can't just fall out of thin air. And whether Wu Tianren was an instigator or a bystander in Liang Liang's incident, we can only find some clues from his house." Rong Qing nodded and asked the driver to go to Wu's house directly.
Things can be connected here.
Simply put, whether it's the Wang family, Liang Liang, or Wu Tianren, all three share a common thread: the jade plaque. Liang Liang's jade plaque was stolen from the Wang family, and Wu Tianren knew it must have belonged to his archaeological team's mother. The Wang family, incidentally, deals in earthenware. Add to that the clothing, and the deceased wearing it, and all the clues point to one place: the legendary location of Yingcheng County.
But now that Liang Liang is dead and Wu Tianren's soul is broken, it is unknown whether Wu Tianren himself had any contact with the Wang family.
"I think the Wang family must have dug something out of the ground and accidentally learned about the situation in Yingcheng County. As for Liang Liang stealing the jade token, they didn't care because the Wang family still had a lot. So after discovering Liang Liang had stolen the jade token, they took advantage of the situation to see what would happen."
"Indeed, exchanging lives doesn't sound very reliable. Wang Zhenjun is too shrewd to try it himself. As for Wu Tianren..."
"He told Liang Liang how to use the jade token, either because he was instructed by the Wang family, or Wu Tianren himself had the jade token, so he wanted to wait and see whether Liang Liang succeeded, and then decide whether to try it himself. After all, among the three families, Liang Liang was the only one who was anxious to save his life. Liang Liang's grandmother was already seriously ill." Yu Jiuyin thought of Wu Tianren's hesitation to speak several times.
"That makes sense. Liang Liang wants to save his life, so he will definitely find new shells for his grandmother and mother. The two women in the demolished house are them." Rong Qing called someone to check the identities of the two women.
As expected, they were two wandering beggars. Most likely, they had been tricked into coming here by Liang Liang. Meanwhile, the people in the bungalow had also sent Rong Qing their findings. This area was where Liang Liang's family had previously lived. Under the two women's beds, there were two coffins containing corpses, surrounded by strange talismans. The two people lying inside were Liang Liang's mother and grandmother.
"That makes sense. Beggars are very mobile, so the disappearance of two of them wouldn't attract attention. Liang Liang's mother and grandmother were in poor health and had been living in seclusion. After the life swap, they could just move away and hide the truth. As for the original body, according to Yingcheng County, it would disappear directly if the life swap was successful, so Liang Liang had no worries." Rongqing laid out the whole thing.
"Yes, that's what happened." Yu Jiuyin nodded in agreement. "Wu Tianren must have guessed Liang Liang's plan. Otherwise, Wu Tianren wouldn't have come directly to a place like this today to look for someone. He probably meant to save Liang Liang's mother and grandmother, but he didn't expect Liang Liang to act so quickly. He had already used the jade token, and in the end, he got himself into trouble. After all, what Liang Liang got in return was a real man-eating monster."
"Come to think of it, I remember you said that the six bodyguards of the Wang family were half-dead and had a deathly aura about them." Rong Qing suddenly remembered this.
"I think it's very likely that the six bodyguards of the Wang family were replaced. But for some reason, they didn't succeed. But in fact, part of the living soul has been eaten, and the things they attracted have already caught up with them."
"In the forensic room, Liang Liang's body is no longer usable, and the six bodyguards are also useless. So the replaced creature instinctively wants to find a fresh body, which is why the police and the forensic doctor got into trouble. There is only one last question left, why are those clothes all from the Republic of China?" Rong Qing felt that everything else could be explained, but this point was the only thing that was puzzling.
"Then we need to ask the Wang family what they dug out of the ground." Yu Jiuyin didn't quite understand. He had always felt that the rumor about the life exchange in Yingcheng County was a fabrication.
The idea that wearing clothes represents exchanging lives has been around for a long time. Vengeful spirits seeking scapegoats often use this method to harm others.
But it is a vengeful spirit after all, and in fact, for a wandering soul, possession may be possible, and it may be possible to maintain its sanity for a long time, and then use someone else's body to live like a normal person, but this is absolutely impossible.
After all, the phrase "defying fate and changing destiny" is no joke. If one truly defies the will of Heaven, they won't survive even a single day. For example, Qin Ying's soul is still being nurtured within the Qin family. Gathering them all together and sending them to paradise would be impossible without more than a decade.
"Jiuyin, what do you think this method that came out of Yingcheng County is?"
"I can't say for sure, but I don't think it's some kind of witchcraft. It can get you what you want in exchange for it." Yu Jiuyin had some vague guesses in his mind, but he couldn't verify it because he hadn't seen the jade token.
Just like that, the two of them discussed all the way to the Wu family.
"Mr. Rong, Mr. Yu." Wu Tianren's father was very polite, but his red eyes and instantly gray hair made him look ten years older than before.
After he got the news, he had been waiting for Rongqing and Yu Jiuyin at home. "I don't know about the jade token you're talking about, and I haven't heard Tianren's mother mention it. His grandfather looked down on me, thinking I was a rough man and a nouveau riche. So, after all these years of marriage, I haven't seen my father-in-law many times. It was Tianren's mother who went back with him to see the old man."
"So after your wife passed away, you never contacted her family again."
"I used to send money to the old man every month. But later, when he passed away, the money went into Tianren's hands without being touched. The old man blamed me for not taking good care of him and his mother, and he refused to use my money until his death." When Wu Tianren's father mentioned the past, he became more upset, covering his face and crying incoherently.
It seemed like he really didn't know anything anymore. Yu Jiuyin and Rongqing exchanged a glance and sighed simultaneously. The clues were cut off here again.
It was already afternoon when the two of them left the Wu residence. Having not slept well the previous night and having been busy all morning, Yu Jiuyin had been sleepy lately, and now that he was relaxed, he felt sleepy too. He leaned against Rongqing's body and fell asleep.
Rongqing changed his position to make Yu Jiuyin more comfortable, and then covered him with a thin blanket to prevent him from catching a cold. Yu Jiuyin was still asleep when they arrived at the haunted house.
The driver turned to look at Rongqing. Rongqing shook his head and motioned him to find a place to stop first. Let Yu Jiuyin sleep for a while. But Yu Jiuyin sat up drowsily and said, "Get off. I'm going back to sleep."
"Well. Then you should have a good rest." Rongqing didn't get out of the car, but he felt relieved only after seeing Yu Jiuyin enter the house.
But sometimes, the more sleepy you are, the harder it is to fall asleep. As soon as Yu Jiuyin entered the room, she saw Xu Wang sprawled on a chair in a state of disarray. His clothes were stained with blood. His calves and arms were covered in bloody scratches from unknown objects. Although they had been treated, the wounds were still shocking.
Xiaochu emerged from the soul-calming talisman and embraced Xu Wang with her wide wings. As for the others, their expressions were extremely grim.
Seeing Yu Jiuyin coming back, Xiaojue ran over and spit out something from his mouth and threw it in front of Yu Jiuyin.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp" it called anxiously a few times, as if it was saying something to Yu Jiuyin.
Yu Jiuyin looked down and found a broken jade pendant, and his pajamas were instantly gone. After listening to Xiaojiu's story, his expression became serious.
Yu Jiuyin quickly walked over to Xu Wang, took a look, and then took out a piece of talisman paper and placed it on Xu Wang's forehead. A wisp of black energy dissipated, and Xu Wang relaxed and fell asleep. Shi Yang, who was standing next to him, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
"Brother Yu, you don't know. Fortunately, the ghost kid was alert just now, otherwise Xu Wang would probably not be saved." Shi Yang was also scared. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for not being well-trained."
Yu Jiuyin looked him over carefully, realizing he was just suffering from a spell backlash, nothing else, and felt relieved. "That's good enough. This thing isn't something you can handle at your age."
After comforting Shi Yang, Yu Jiuyin waved to Guiwa to come over and asked him what had just happened.
Guiwa gestured twice, but felt that he couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply took Yu Jiuyin to the surveillance camera and let him watch it.
Yu Jiuyin was in a bad mood because of the death of Wu Tianren and the two female beggars, so Rongqing sent Xu Wang back first.
After Xu Wang and Yu Jiuyin apologized, they finally felt relieved and got back to work. Previously, due to the Wang family incident, Yu Jiuyin's haunted house had been closed for a few days. Now that things were basically going well, Xu Wang estimated that Yu Jiuyin would reopen the haunted house in a couple of days.
So Xu Wang planned to take this opportunity to reorganize the trapdoors and other mechanisms in the haunted house. Especially the second phase of the ghost doll. After the installation of the Anywhere Door, the second phase had even more traps. It was always wise to take precautions.
Thinking of this, Xu Wang said something to Lao San and the others and went into the haunted house. Shi Yang couldn't sit still, so he followed them in.
"Brother Yu, this is really scary." Although the ghost doll was gone, the remaining ghost aura still made Shi Yang feel a chill on his back.
"Isn't it? No one has been able to clear the haunted house yet. If you're curious, I'll let the haunted house in to play with you."
"No, no, no, I'm afraid I'll piss myself." Shi Yang quickly shook his head. It was clear that Yu Jiuyin had a deep understanding of human fear. Even the seemingly ordinary decorations in the haunted house before him held a profound mystery. To put it bluntly, it was all about seduce. He used the environment to sow the seeds of fear, then, as the plot unfolded, intensified that fear until it finally erupted.
Xu Wang explained to Shi Yang as he walked.
"The second phase is basically all modified by Ghost Doll based on those popular night talk horror stories on the Internet. This one is new by Ghost Doll, and it's my first time here." Xu Wang said, and he and Shi Yang pushed open the trap door and went in.
As soon as I walked in, I was confused by the scene in front of me.
It's a warmly decorated baby room. The photo wall beside it is filled with heartwarming photos of the family of three. The items in the baby room are also exquisitely crafted, reflecting the designer's dedication to the child.
However, the more this happened, the more eerie it became. Because there was no baby in this room. No, it should be said that there was no sign of a baby ever living there.
"Could this be the doll's own bedroom?" Xu Wang joked, but Shi Yang felt very awkward.
"It's a bit strange." Shi Yang took out the compass and looked at it, but the compass did not respond at all.
"Why don't we go out first?" Knowing that Shi Yang would not say these things for no reason, Xu Wang also felt that the atmosphere in the room was too weird and planned to leave together.
But what no one expected was that the trapdoor, which had been working properly, was inexplicably closed.
"It's broken," Xu Wang said, but he felt increasingly uncomfortable. As for Shi Yang, cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
"I'll call the boss and the others first." Xu Wang took out his cell phone and dialed the boss's number.
"The trapdoor is broken. Shi Yang and I are trapped in the new room that Guiwa built. Can anyone come and help us open the door?" After a pause, Xu Wang instructed, "Boss, don't come alone. Bring a few more people with you."
"No need. You're already in a place you're used to, but you're still scared by a ghost doll. Xu Wang, you're really getting more and more slow." The boss laughed and complained to him, "Okay, just wait inside. I'll go in right away."
After that, the boss hung up the phone. Xu Wang and Shi Yang also breathed a sigh of relief.
The distance between the Haunted House Phase II and the lounge was not far, and the boss would be here in five minutes at most. However, the strange thing was that Xu Wang and Shi Yang waited for almost ten minutes, but the boss still hadn't arrived.
"What's going on?" Xu Wang obviously felt something was wrong. He turned on his phone and called the boss again, "What's wrong with you? Why haven't you come yet?"
Xu Wang's first thought was whether something had happened to the boss. However, a strange "creaking" sound came from the other end of the phone, like the sound of a wooden door being pushed open.
"What's going on over there?" Xu Wang shuddered and suddenly felt a chill on his back.
The voice coming from the phone made him terrified to the extreme.
It was the voice of a strange woman, but the words she spoke were exactly the same as what he had just said, "The trapdoor is broken. Shi Yang and I are trapped in the new room that Guiwa built. Can someone come and help us open the door?"
The author has something to say Xu Wang, damn, how did Zhaocai become a woman?
Updated, there are 40 red envelopes in the comment area. I fell asleep while writing yesterday, and I just finished it now. Today's update will be in the evening, probably before 12 o'clock. I'm really sorry for rubbing everyone, qaq
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