Everything is not right 2
"Get out of the way, you're blocking the road."
Ji Yunding was already in a bad mood, and he became even more annoyed when he saw this weird way of dealing with ordinary people.
Although it's weird, it seems like most people are like this.
The weirdo took two steps to the side and stood on the right side of the entrance, staring at the two people sideways, waiting for them to enter.
"Let's go."
Just as Ji Yunding was about to enter the room, he found that the corner of his clothes was being tugged.
"Sorry...my legs are weak..."
There is no way around it. It is really difficult for ordinary people to enter the house under the gaze of such things.
Ji Yunding sighed and stretched out his hand to her: "Go to the left."
With her left hand pulled, Ji Yunding dragged her past the monster. The monster didn't react much, just turned its neck as if rotating in a fixed spot, and kept looking at the two of them.
"What's your name?" Seeing that she seemed to be on the verge of collapse, Ji Yunding asked, trying to divert her attention.
"Ji Xinping."
"Which season?"
“Season of seasons.”
"I see. I thought it was from our family..."
Ji Yunding stopped talking halfway and then sighed.
All the people with the last name Ji in the group would say "We are from the same family" as soon as they saw her, which made her say it unconsciously.
These all need to be changed.
It is not easy to delete these habits, but in the past few days, Ji Yunding's efforts have begun to bear fruit. At least on the surface, Ji Yunding is no different from when he first entered school.
The two entered the house, and the thing followed them slowly. Seeing that Ji Xinping looked unhappy, Ji Yunding simply slammed the door to keep the thing out.
The knocks on the door sounded rhythmically, and Ji Xinping was frightened to the point of paleness and trembling. Ji Yunding opened his luggage, took out a portable military shovel, opened the window, climbed out, and shoveled in some soil and unknown plants.
"This is……?"
"Planting. Haven't you tried to do the 'Yi' thing before?"
Ji Yunding was a little confused. This shouldn't be the case. Even an ordinary person shouldn't be unable to think of this at this time.
"I did, but a lot of... weird things also happen."
Ji Xinping hesitated, as if she didn't know how to describe it.
Ji Yunding nodded, then spread the soil randomly in the corner and began to plant those unknown plants.
Judging from her reaction, since she didn't stop it directly, it was more of a fear factor than a danger. And even if there was danger, it was something she had to try herself.
A small white flower was planted, but it suddenly withered and fell into the soil, and then it suddenly sprouted again, and in just a few seconds it grew dozens of times larger.
The rapidly growing, fist-sized flower bud swayed very close to Ji Yunding's face, and then the petals split from the center to the surroundings. The round ball on the top of the pistil initially looked like a tightly closed eyeball, which slowly opened as the flower grew and looked towards Ji Yunding.
Ji Yunding tilted his head, looked at it for a while, and raised the shovel towards it.
"Can you speak?"
There is no response, so it seems that it is not possible.
There were tiny sharp serrations around the petals. When a bug flew by, this strange flower quickly closed. When it opened again, the bug had completely disappeared.
Ji Yunding stretched out his finger and poked it tentatively, and quickly pulled his finger back before being bitten. The flower that had been slow to close shook and stretched again, looking a little bit unwilling.
shovel.
Ji Yunding used a military shovel to dig it up by the roots, then turned and walked to the door and opened it. The strange man who was knocking on the door was stunned for a moment, and then he saw a flower in front of him.
"eat."
The flower suddenly swelled up and bit off the weird head, then slowly shrank. After satisfying its appetite, the petals swayed gently, appearing even a little docile.
The monster in front of him shook, turned and left.
In ghost stories, most monsters that do not attack directly cannot be killed by causing fatal injuries. Certain conditions must be met.
Ji Yunding casually put the flower back into the pile of dirt in the corner, and used a shovel to dig it out, pulling out half of the dirt. The strange flower seemed a little dissatisfied, and its roots were vaguely visible next to the dirt pile. After Ji Yunding knocked the petals with the shovel, it became obedient.
Done, start editing the mission report.
As for Ji Xinping, she was stunned: "It... is gone?"
"Well, maybe for the time being." Ji Yunding replied casually, "Pick a plant you like and plant it. Keep a distance from the plant during the planting period, and there shouldn't be any problem."
"What about you?"
Ji Yunding's smooth actions just now brought a lot of sense of security, but it was somewhat difficult for people to react. After Ji Xinping's fearful thoughts were interrupted by Ji Yunding, she always felt that she seemed to be a little braver.
Overwhelming reliability from Ji Yunding.
"I'm checking in today, so theoretically there should be some unusual phenomena." Ji Yunding picked up the shovel, "I'll go look for it."
Considering that this phenomenon does not seem to be completely positive - the flower just now obviously tried to attack Ji Yunding, but the aggressiveness was not that strong - it is better to find it out as soon as possible.
Regarding moving into a house...
Ji Yunding opened the suitcase and counted the accompanying supplies.
There is one more bag of rice.
"You can't move into a house empty-handed, which symbolizes that you will have no worries about food and clothing, and it's quite auspicious."
This will probably only be triggered after it is cooked. Ji Yunding thought about it and put the rice next to the strange flower.
There is no need to eat such uncertain things by yourself, just bury them and grow flowers. As for praying for blessings, Ji Yunding prefers not to take these actions that may cause non-physical consequences.
After helping Ji Xinping, who was planting, to cut the vines that were wrapped around her wrist, Ji Yunding took out bandages and disinfectants to help her treat the wound on her wrist caused by the vine's thorns.
"Ji Xinping, what happens when a violation occurs? Please tell me in chronological order."
“Yes… yes.”
Ji Xinping swallowed her saliva. She seemed a little nervous facing Ji Yunding. She was anxious to explain things clearly, but because of fear, her words were a little confusing.
Ji Yunding listened quietly and summarized on his mobile phone.
June 2, the 20th year of the new calendar, is the day when the ghost story begins. It is a good time to meet friends and relatives and do business, but it is not a good time to clean, bathe, or leave the village.
The rules of the day were announced to the whole village by an unknown voice, and the following matters would be posted on the notice board. It is speculated that this is the influence of environmental ghost talk, forcing everyone within the range to know the basic rules.
Anyone who attempts to leave the village will suddenly disappear the moment they step out of the edge of the village, and their bodies will reappear after a period of time, with their locations slightly changed (the narrator is in a state of fear, so this observation is questionable).
It is said that after committing a violation, a humanoid figure with strange tattoos on its body parts will follow it. The more violations it commits, the closer the figure gets. There is no observational record of this figure attacking. Using items produced by "appropriate" events seems to be able to suppress it.
"Okay, thank you for your cooperation. I will report this source of information. Remember to call the Ghost Story Bureau later. There is a bonus to be claimed. It seems to be quite a lot."
Ji Yunding nodded and put the phone back into his pocket.
One of the important reasons why Ji Yunding can effectively suppress other people's fear in ghost stories is that the topic has a strong sense of reality, and Ji Yunding himself has a strong and weird sense of normality, which seems to tear the whole atmosphere apart in an instant.
“…Is this a civil servant?”
Ji Xinping commented on Ji Yunding's wording, which she wasn't sure whether to regard as admiration or criticism.
"No, I am a career employee. Civil servants are in the administration department. But both sides have five insurances and one fund."
Ji Yunding replied seriously, and glanced at the wall outside the window. The monster whose head had been bitten off by Hua just now had returned to its original state and was lying there staring at Ji Xinping.
But there is no way to solve it now, so just leave it alone.
Ji Yunding and Ji Xinping chatted for a while and felt relatively satisfied with this temporary companion.
He is just an average person in dealing with ghost stories, but he does whatever he is told to do, is easy to manage, and doesn't seem to be a bad person. The only problem is that he is a bit timid, but on the other hand, it's good that he doesn't act on his own.
For investigators, the best that ordinary people can do is to provide a little help and intelligence without being a drag.
Ji Xinping seemed very sad. She said that many people in the village seemed to have died. In this kind of village, almost everyone has the same surname and is closely related to each other.
Ji Yunding had a shallow relationship with the family, so he didn't have any special thoughts about this kind of sadness. He just said a few words of comfort according to the standard routine - the investigator's course also included learning how to calm the emotions of himself, his teammates, and the public.
Tomorrow we will go to the house whose wall was knocked down by the monster. Although the owner is probably dead, we still need to figure out how this monster works.
[June 4, the 20th year of the New Calendar
Suitable for: transactions and travel.
Taboo: praying for blessings, offering sacrifices, and leaving the village. 】
Ji Yunding looked at Ji Xinping who insisted on following her and sighed.
Humans are creatures that instinctively seek companions when they face the fear of the unknown. Ji Yunding has fully understood this recently, so he finally agreed to Ji Xinping's request.
I walked in through the wall that was knocked down yesterday, and the house was unexpectedly clean.
"There is a family of four living in this household. The two children are away at school. It should be only Uncle Ping and Aunt Fang who live here."
Ji Yunding nodded. So, there were originally two people in this household.
After prying open the lock and breaking in, a gust of wind blew in, making people shudder.
Ji Yunding only heard the sound of unknown knocking on the floor.
Boom, boom, boom.
It was not iron, not a sharp object, and not like wood. Following the sound and turning into a room, Ji Xinping almost screamed.
"flat……"
After realizing what was happening, Ji Xinping quickly covered her mouth with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes. Ji Yunding couldn't help but frown at the scene in front of him.
There were two people with the same strange patterns on their bodies, the pattern seemed to be slightly lighter than the strange one. They were kneeling in front of the ancestral hall, lighting three incense sticks, kowtowing one by one, and muttering words that did not sound like human language.
With every knock, the patterns on their bodies became darker, their clothes gradually dissolved, and their hair began to fall off.
Is this a sacrifice or a prayer?
The statues enshrined in the ancestral hall were also covered with patterns, and they were not any of the gods Ji Yunding knew.
And now, the statue was slowly opening its eyes and looking at Ji Yunding and Ji Xinping who were standing beside it.
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