Everyone's eyes fell on the jar on the ground, and the atmosphere in the room was eerily quiet.
Finally, Lu Qingjiu couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore and asked Bai Yuehu what was going on with the jar. Bai Yuehu reached out and knocked on the jar twice, but the jar didn't respond.
"You won't tell me." Bai Yuehu said calmly, "Just eat it."
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
Bai Yuehu was obviously serious, and added, "I won't make a fuss after I eat it."
The jar understood what Bai Yuehu said and began to tremble pitifully again, as if it wanted to cry but was holding it back for its own safety.
Lu Qingjiu said: "...Can this jar be eaten?"
Bai Yuehu: "The meat is in there." He glanced into the jar and said, "But it doesn't look very tasty."
The other three were even more silent. Hu Shu and Pang Ziqi were both shocked by the conversation between Bai Yuehu and Lu Qingjiu. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they probably wouldn't have thought Bai Yuehu was holding a jar containing a monster... There was fucking meat in it. If you didn't know better, you would have thought Bai Yuehu was just trying to eat crabs.
Lu Qingjiu quickly persuaded Bai Yuehu to stop eating. "If it doesn't taste good, forget it. We still need to eat skewers later." He looked at Hu Shu and asked, "What are you going to do with the jar?"
Hu Shu frowned when he heard this: "I don't know. It seems that the person who reported the case was not lying. Can it be thrown away, or smashed and destroyed?" He was really afraid of these things.
“How about we go eat first?” To be honest, after waiting for so long, Lu Qingjiu felt a little hungry, and it seemed that the matter of the jar could not be resolved in a short time, so it would be better to eat and talk at the same time.
"That's fine." Seeing that it was almost time for the shift change, Hu Shu agreed to Lu Qingjiu's proposal.
Bai Yuehu casually put the jar back on the table, and the few of them left the room and carefully locked the door.
The colleagues who were on shift change also arrived and saw Hu Shu and the other three. Hu Shu first briefly introduced Lu Qingjiu's identity, and then told his colleagues not to open the door of that room.
The colleague looked puzzled and asked, "Why can't it be opened? What did you put in it?"
Pang Ziqi said, "I told you not to open it, so why are you asking so many questions?"
My colleague said, "Fuck, Pang Ziqi, you and Hu Shu must have brought back some weird stuff again."
Pang Ziqi and Hu Shu looked at each other, both of them looked a little guilty, but they still forced themselves to be calm. Pang Ziqi said, "What are you talking about? Am I that kind of person? Let's go, Hu Shu, let's go have dinner. I'm starving."
Hu Shu said, "Let's go."
Of course, when he reached the door, Hu Shu used his last bit of conscience to remind his colleague again, asking him not to open the door no matter what happened.
Colleagues looked at the two men with suspicion.
On the way to the skewers restaurant, they briefly discussed the jar. They all agreed that it wasn't dangerous, otherwise the first person to get into trouble would have been the person who reported it. They just didn't know what was inside the jar...
"I say, you often bring strange things back to the police station?" Yin Xun heard the conversation between Hu Shu and Pang Ziqi and their colleagues before, and raised his question curiously.
Hu Shu glanced at Pang Ziqi, who was pretending nothing had happened, with a look of helplessness on his face. Before Pang Ziqi came, he was really just an ordinary policeman. But after Pang Ziqi came, his investigation direction inexplicably ran towards the supernatural. And some things became more and more terrifying the more he investigated, and he simply couldn't think about it carefully.
"For example?" Yin Xun asked.
"For example, last week," Hu Shu said with a bitter face, "someone called the police and reported that their cat was missing..."
"You can call the police if the cat is missing." Yin Xun was a little surprised.
"It's not that the place is small, and there aren't many cases to investigate," Hu Shu sighed. "We went to investigate, and we found out the cat wasn't missing, it was eaten by something strange."
"Eat it?" Lu Qingjiu also became interested.
Hu Shu said, "Yes, when we found the cat, only a little fur was left. It had been eaten clean." He sighed loudly, "Then we suspected that some ferocious beast had come down from the mountain. We got a little nervous and continued to investigate..."
"And then?" Yin Xun asked.
Hu Shu didn't say anything, but looked at Pang Ziqi with a resentful look.
Pang Ziqi sighed and finished what Hu Shu hadn't finished saying, "Then one night, we finally found the real culprit who killed the cat."
Everyone listened quietly.
"I don't know what that thing is," Pang Ziqi said. "It looks a bit like a monkey, a bit like a human. It's hanging upside down from the attic ceiling, holding a half-eaten cat in its hands."
Hu Shu's tone was filled with pain: "The floor was covered in blood and broken bones. Oh my god, I will never forget that scene."
Fortunately, they were armed with guns at the time, otherwise an accident would have almost happened. However, even so, Hu Shu was severely scratched by the monster, and the wound took more than ten days to heal.
After the story was finished, several people just happened to walk into the store.
Hu Shu and Pang Ziqi must be regular customers here. The boss smiled when he saw them and said, "Same old as always?"
"Let's get some more mutton today," Hu Shu said, "and two boxes of beer, ice cold."
The boss said, "Okay, how about two skewers of kidneys? They just arrived today, so they're still fresh."
Hu Shu said, "That's fine. Do you have any chest oil?"
The boss said, "Yes, but not much."
Hu Shu said, "Then give it all to me."
Lu Qingjiu listened nearby, the rich aroma of barbecue filling his nose. These days, charcoal barbecues set out outdoors are rare in big cities. Firstly, they're detrimental to the cityscape, and secondly, they pollute the air. Of course, smaller cities don't have these concerns. After all, with their large population base and the surrounding mountains and forests, there's no need to worry about air quality.
The brisket is a cut of beef that, at first glance, appears greasy and white, making it look rather greasy to those who haven't tried it. However, grilled, it actually has a wonderful texture, crispy and crispy, with the fat bursting in your mouth and a distinct beefy aroma. This cut of meat is rare and not available everywhere, so this barbecue restaurant is undoubtedly quite good.
While waiting for their food, Hu Shu recounted several cases involving Pang Ziqi. Without exception, these cases had all gone from a relatively normal course to something abruptly different. Take the two jars today, for example. When they received the report, they assumed the reporter had some mental issues. Who knew the problem wasn't with the reporter, but with those two exceptionally beautiful jars?
Hu Shu knew that Lu Qingjiu was not an ordinary person. When he saw the wine coming up, he quickly poured it for Lu Qingjiu and said, "Brother Lu, do you have any suggestions for that jar? We can't keep it in the police station forever..."
Lu Qingjiu took a sip of beer and said, "I don't have any good ideas. Let's eat first and talk about it after we're full." As he spoke, he glanced at Bai Yuehu. After all, if he didn't feed his vixen well, he probably wouldn't be interested in getting involved.
Bai Yuehu's mind wasn't on that. His entire attention was focused on the skewers of meat sizzling over the charcoal fire. The skewers included lamb and beef, both fat and lean, and incredibly fresh. Sprinkled with spices and chilies, they exuded a rich, alluring aroma.
"Why don't we go ask the person who reported the crime?" Hu Shu was still struggling with the matter. "Isn't this jar a family heirloom? If it's an heirloom, how come the contents haven't been discovered yet... or is there some condition required for that item to appear?"
Pang Ziqi tapped his finger on the table: "Then I'll ask him to come over."
Hu Shu said: "I'm afraid he won't be willing..."
Pang Ziqi was still angry and said with gritted teeth: "You have to agree whether you want to or not. We are police officers, not heavenly masters. It's okay for us to be responsible for human cases, but this area should not be under our jurisdiction as well." Although they did set up a department for this area.
Hu Shu sighed and asked why there were more and more cases like this recently. He had never encountered any such cases before. Since Pang Ziqi came, it was like a new world had opened up for him - although he didn't want to enter this new world at all.
As Lu Qingjiu listened to their conversation, a thought struck her. Recalling the snowfall in Shuifu Village, she wondered if these frequent cases were related to the Otherworld. If the boundaries between the two worlds were blurring, the lives of Hu Shu and Pang Ziqi seemed to perfectly capture this reality. Humanity would encounter more and more strange creatures and events, and in these encounters, they would be powerless to fight back...
The boss was very quick and brought up the grilled lamb skewers.
In this kind of weather, you should drink ice-cold beer and eat freshly grilled lamb skewers. The lamb skewers are cut very thin, so they are very tasty. Lu Qingjiu grabbed a handful and ate while drinking.
Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun were not very interested in drinking, they were just concentrating on eating the delicious lamb skewers.
Hu Shu and Pang Ziqi also reached a consensus and decided to call the person who reported the case over tomorrow to talk about the jar in detail.
"Brother Lu, is the thing in this jar a big threat to humans?" This is what Hu Shu was concerned about.
Before Lu Qingjiu could speak, Bai Yuehu took over the conversation: "There's no threat." Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Lu Qingjiu go along to join in the fun.
"So there's no danger other than a little noise?" Pang Ziqi asked.
"Yeah." Bai Yuehu responded. It was obvious that Hu Shu's barbecue had pleased him greatly, so he even spoke more than usual. "I haven't seen this thing before, but judging from its aura, it shouldn't be evil."
"Not an evil thing means it won't harm people?" Hu Shu confirmed again.
Bai Yuehu nodded.
Lu Qingjiu had already guessed what Hu Shu and Pang Ziqi wanted to do from their conversation. Sure enough, the two of them looked at each other and then smiled brightly.
"Since there's no danger, let him take it back." Pang Ziqi said, "We can't keep it in the police station forever. It's bad for the police station's image."
"Right," Hu Shu said, "We're all adults now. We should be brave. It's just a person in the jar. It's just a matter of opening one more mouth and using one more pair of chopsticks."
Pang Ziqi: "Then let him come and pick it up tomorrow."
Hu Shu: "That's settled."
Lu Qingjiu: "..." He was stunned by the two people's singing and dancing together, and why were they so skilled? How many times had they experienced this?
The matter was resolved in this way, and Hu Shu and Pang Ziqi both smiled happily.
Bai Yuehu continued to quietly eat his lamb skewers. Judging from his expression, he had now fallen in love with this food.
The mutton skewers at this restaurant were truly delicious. Lu Qingjiu ate and chatted, and before he knew it, it was already late at night. Since Lu Qingjiu wasn't paying, Bai Yuehu ate with all his heart, eventually devouring the entire store. Fortunately, Hu Shu and the others had long known Bai Yuehu's voracious appetite, so they were mentally prepared. Even so, when he paid the bill, the large bowl of wooden skewers still gave him a slight pain in the chest.
"Thank you for what happened last time." Pang Ziqi was a little drunk, but Hu Shu was still awake. When they parted, Hu Shu expressed his gratitude to Lu Qingjiu again.
"You're welcome." Lu Qingjiu said, "I wasn't able to help much, it's all thanks to Yuehu."
Hu Shu smiled and said nothing. To be honest, even though Bai Yuehu was helping, without Lu Qingjiu as a go-between, this thing wouldn't have been possible. Bai Yuehu was obviously not the kind of person who was particularly easy to get along with. If it weren't for Lu Qingjiu, he definitely wouldn't have dared to approach her. Moreover, after spending so much time with Pang Ziqi, he had some guesses about Bai Yuehu's identity. Bai Yuehu was definitely not human, but as to what it was, he couldn't confirm it.
Before leaving, Bai Yuehu glanced at Hu Shu and said, for the first time in his life, "If you can't handle the jar issue, you can come to me."
Hu Shu was flattered and thanked him quickly.
Bai Yuehu didn't respond and turned away. It was not until he got in the car that Lu Qingjiu curiously asked him why he was so proactive.
"The mutton skewers are delicious." Bai Yuehu was so straightforward.
Lu Qingjiu was silent for a moment, then burst into laughter. He didn't expect that Bai Yuehu could be bribed by a meal of mutton skewers. After laughing, he felt a little sad because he remembered that Shaohao seduced Bai Yuehu to work for him, and it seemed that he only added 500 yuan... It was really not enough for a meal of mutton skewers.
"Let's go back and stew some meat tomorrow," Lu Qingjiu announced. "Let's stew the pig's trotters and make some Shaobai."
What Xiaohua said makes sense. No matter how hard life is, the child must not suffer. The vixen in his family must be raised in wealth, otherwise sooner or later she will be lured away by someone with a meal of mutton skewers.
As for Hu Shu and Pang Ziqi, they felt relieved after hearing from Bai Yuehu that the jar was not dangerous. Hu Shu sent Pang Ziqi back to the dormitory, and after washing up, he planned to have a good sleep.
Who knew that just as he lay down, his cell phone rang. Hu Shu picked it up in a daze, but saw that it was his colleague's number.
"Hello, what's the matter?" Hu Shu answered the phone in a daze.
"Hu Shu!!" a colleague's voice came from the other end of the line. "What the hell did you and Pang Ziqi bring back again? I'm almost deafened!"
Hu Shu was stunned for a moment before realizing what his colleague meant. He quickly said, "Calm down. You didn't open that room, did you?"
My colleague said, "No—come over here and get rid of that thing, I'm going crazy!"
Hu Shu said: "I can't solve it. I have to wait until tomorrow morning to solve it. Otherwise, how about this, you get two earplugs..."
The two of them argued about this issue for a long time. Finally, the colleague let Hu Shu go after getting his promise that he would dispose of the jar tomorrow. However, from his almost collapsed tone, one could imagine the tragic situation in the duty room.
Hu Shu fell asleep and slept until dawn. Feeling refreshed, he dragged Pang Ziqi to work. Pang Ziqi was still dizzy from drinking too much. When she followed Hu Shu into the police station, she saw her colleague on night shift with dark circles under his eyes, staring at them with a look of deep resentment.
"Good... morning?" Pang Ziqi didn't understand what was going on. He felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, so he waved and greeted.
"What a bullshit!" The colleague painfully pulled two paper balls out of his ears. "Hurry up and get rid of that thing. I'm going deaf. Besides, the director is coming soon. If he hears..."
"Okay, okay, I'll take care of it right away." Hu Shu surrendered with both hands. He didn't dare let the director know that they had brought back some troublesome things.
He took out his cell phone and called the person who reported the case. Hu Shu asked him to come to the police station.
The person who reported the case was a young man named Chen Xuyang. His first reaction after hearing Hu Shu's words was to refuse, but Hu Shu threatened him that if he didn't come, he would deliver the jar to his doorstep.
Helpless, Chen Xuyang had to agree.
But it was obvious that he was full of fear of the jar. Although he said he would come over, he took a long time to get to the police station.
Hu Shu had found the things in advance, packed up the two jars, and motioned Chen Xuyang to take them away.
"Can I not have it anymore?" Chen Xuyang was about to cry while holding the jar.
Hu Shu said ruthlessly: "No, this is yours. The people's police will not take a single needle or thread from the public."
Chen Xuyang: “…”
Hu Shu said: "What's more, this is your heirloom, and you can't dispose of it casually." It is said that this thing was passed down from the Ming Dynasty and is very valuable. Of course, this is said to be mainly said by Chen Xuyang.
Chen Xuyang stared at the jar with a sad face and said, "Can I donate it to the museum? It's really a cultural relic." Otherwise, he might have chosen to throw it away long ago, and it wouldn't have been kept until now.
Hu Shu said, "You can contact the museum to see if they will accept it."
Chen Xuyang said, "Then before the museum collects it..."
Hu Shu: "Take it home and keep it well."
Chen Xuyang: “…”
Hu Shu remembered its thunderous cry and said, against his conscience, "It's a good jar."
Chen Xuyang's expression twisted for a moment, and he really wanted to say, since it's such a good jar, why don't you keep it for me, and why do you have to make me take it home?
Although he was very reluctant, Chen Xuyang was forced to take the two jars home because of Hu Shu's businesslike attitude. As soon as he left, the police station became quiet and the rumbling thunder disappeared completely.
"What's going on with that jar?" Pang Ziqi pinched his painful temple.
Hu Shu spread his hands and said that he didn't know either.
Chen Xuyang brought the jar home, but after some thought, he didn't dare put it in the living room, instead putting it in a dark storage room. His family had always loved these things, collecting antiques like porcelain and jade pendants. When his family was prosperous, these antiques could fill several large rooms, but now that they were down and out, they'd sold all the big pieces they could, leaving only a few smaller items they couldn't bear to sell, keeping as a keepsake.
This pair of jars was left to him by his father.
The pattern and color of the jar were very strange, and it was very different from the style of the Ming Dynasty in history, so it was difficult to sell. Everyone thought it was a low-quality fake. But in fact, the jar was passed down from generation to generation in their family. Even in the most difficult times, Chen Xuyang never thought of selling it until some unusual circumstances occurred at home.
At first, there were dead bodies of small animals in the house, and then there were people walking around in the room. These situations became more and more serious, until one day, Chen Xuyang opened his eyes in a daze and saw a person squatting on the sofa, staring at him with green eyes.
Chen Xuyang fainted from shock, and upon waking up, he quickly called the police. However, the police didn't find anything unusual. Just when Chen Xuyang was worried they might treat him as a psychopath, the two officers thoughtfully helped him take the jar away. However, this thoughtfulness didn't last long.
Looking at the jar, Chen Xuyang was worried. Judging from the appearance of the jar and the fact that it didn't even have a signature, the museum probably wouldn't want it. But if he threw it away, he really couldn't bear to do it.
"Oh, what should I do with you?" Chen Xuyang reached out and touched the jar in distress. "If you really have spiritual energy, don't scare me..."
The jar didn't move.
Chen Xuyang also felt that he was a little ridiculous. After sighing, he turned off the lights and turned to leave the storage room.
In the following days, Hu Shu was worried that Chen Xuyang would call the police again, but he didn't expect Chen Xuyang, who had taken the jar, to contact them again. Hu Shu called him to inquire about the situation and learned that Chen Xuyang had taken the jar home and the previous unusual behavior had not occurred at home.
"So it means everything is fine?" Hu Shu said.
"Yeah," Chen Xuyang said. "At least everything's fine now." He walked downstairs to his apartment complex and pressed the elevator button. "Officer Hu, tell me honestly, why did you insist on me taking the jar with me? Is there something wrong with it?"
Hu Shu said: "No."
Chen Xuyang said: "Really?"
Hu Shu thought, I can't tell you that your son started crying as soon as he got to the police station. If he cries, he'll probably get otitis media. So he could only insist on saying, "No."
"Oh." Chen Xuyang said, "Okay then. I'm getting in the elevator. I'll hang up first."
"Okay, call me if there's anything." Hu Shu ended the call.
Chen Xuyang put his cell phone in his pocket, pressed the button for the floor he wanted to go to, and watched the elevator climb up floor by floor. Then, with a ding-dong sound, the elevator door opened. He took out his key and opened the door to his house.
With a slight creak, the door opened. Chen Xuyang looked at the scene in the house, but he froze at the door. He saw dark red bloody handprints all over the floor and walls of his house, and a human-shaped creature was squatting on the ground, gnawing on something roughly. The creature seemed to have heard the movement and slowly turned around. Chen Xuyang's eyes went dark, and the last impression he had was the pair of green eyes and the white sharp teeth covered with flesh and blood.
——Hu Shu, you son of a bitch really lied to me. Chen Xuyang cursed in his heart with the last of his strength.
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