Chapter 93: Can you give me a favor, baby?
The ceiling light casts spider-web-like patterns in the driver's eyes.
They got a preliminary understanding of the situation at the police station. The driver was still somewhat confused and his speech was illogical.
In the end, they had no choice but to follow the driver to the scene of the accident to investigate the situation.
Shen Qing sat with him in the back seat of the police car, staring at his hands that he kept rubbing, listening to his trembling voice,
"My daughter is a planner in that company. She is working on something like... a psychic medium project?"
The driver swallowed, his Adam's apple rolling up and down.
"When I call, I always say some weird things, like 'seeing the shadow of my past life', 'hearing an oracle'..."
"oracle?"
Shen Qingze was puzzled. Why did so many people claim to be realists before, but now a lot of people start to worship gods and Buddhas?
As the taxi turned the corner, the streetlights made the driver's wrinkled shirt pale.
"We old couple never received any education, so we thought that big companies should be more formal, and we didn't dare to ask too much about her work."
"Her mother was also worried that she might have been cheated by the company, but my daughter said that their company is an internationally renowned large company and told us not to worry."
The blue light from the dashboard made his face look gray.
"But a bunch of black-clad men blocked the door of my house, saying they wanted to 'bring back the goddess'. Their attitude... their attitude was like they were kidnapping someone!"
The driver suddenly turned around, his bloodshot eyes almost touching Shen Qingze's face.
"Mr. Policeman, do you think my daughter has already..."
The voice stopped abruptly. Heavy rain fell outside the car window and the wipers swung back and forth, which looked very much like the man's panic-stricken eyes.
Shen Qingze couldn't say anything either. He could only sigh slightly and comfort the driver with words he didn't even believe.
"It's going to be fine",
"By the way, uncle, what is your daughter's name?"
"Tan Nana, this child has always been very well behaved. He was always in the top five in the class. He has always been the pride of me and my mother. Why is he so..."
The uncle bent down and cried in distress, but he seemed to be afraid of disturbing Shen Qingze and the police comrades in the car in front of him, so he cried and sobbed.
Parents’ hearts are hard to bear. The old policeman sitting in the driver’s seat sighed earnestly,
"The child will be fine. Don't be too sad. It's not good for your health."
"Well...comrades police, please help me find Nana!"
No one could respond to him, because the kidnapping cases had piled up like a mountain, and Fang Changling and Qin Xiyang were held back and didn't follow.
Shen Qing sensed something was wrong and tried to explain that he would stay with the team and would not run around. Only then did Fang Changling agree to let him come out.
Shen Qing began to feel puzzled. Why was Fang Changling so cautious with him, just like he was with Xiao Qihao?
"Do you know the name of the company your daughter works for?"
The uncle sniffed and tried hard to recall, and finally managed to utter a few words through his teeth.
"Ye's...what is international? Is it a group or a company?"
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Shen Qing walked into the alley on the broken tiles of the old community. The smell of mold and rotten leaves hit him in the face. It had just rained, and the ground was full of puddles and difficult to walk on.
The cordon glowed coldly under the streetlights. The red and blue lights of several police cars alternately swept across the mottled wall. There were still messy footprints left at the base of the wall.
Didn't it get washed away by such a heavy rain? It seems that this is it.
The driver huddled beside the police car, his fingers repeatedly rubbing the corners of his clothes, his eyes red but staring at the open space in front of the building.
Tan Nana's pearl hairpins were scattered there, emitting a strange glow in the puddle.
"That group of people just barged in at that time! Without saying a word, it was very scary..."
The driver's voice trembled, his Adam's apple rolled as he swallowed his fear.
"The leader seemed to be wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and said something like 'The awakening of the goddess cannot be delayed'. I tried my best to stop him, but..."
He suddenly fell silent, digging his nails deep into his palms.
Shen Qing twisted a yellow talisman with his fingertips, and the talisman paper moved without wind, and suddenly a dark blue flame rose up.
A familiar sweet and fishy smell spread out in the black mist, which was the unique evil smell of the psychic organization.
His pupils shrank slightly, and he caught a glimpse of the police team holding flashlights to check the surveillance. The sound of the electric current from the walkie-talkie was particularly harsh in the silent alley.
"Mr. Shen, this..."
The driver suddenly straightened his back, and all his confusion was focused on Shen Qingze, his eyes were as cold as ice.
"What did you call me?"
Shen Qing raised his hand to brush away the non-existent dust on his shoulders, and a flickering symbol flashed between the cuffs of his T-shirt.
"It seems you've also discovered that this farce has just begun."
Before he could finish his words, there was a sudden squeal of brakes coming from the alley. The high beams of a black commercial vehicle pierced the night sky, stretching the shadows of the two people into long and slender shapes.
"What do you want from me, Renly?"
The dim light of the talisman in Shen Qingze's hand suddenly dimmed, and spider web-like patterns suddenly appeared on the driver's neck, and gray mist gushed out along the cracks in his skin.
The body twisted into a strange arc, the joints made a teeth-grinding crisp sound, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a black mist wrapped in rotten flesh and broken bones.
"It's the same old possessed ghost again. Why are you hiding?"
"Long time no see, Qing Ze~ You are still so smart"
Renly walked slowly out from the shadow behind the police car, the copper bell flashing between his fingers.
"It's been so long since we last met, why don't you say a few words first? I missed you a lot."
"What do you want to fart about?"
There was fresh blood on the cuffs of his suit, and he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, looking like a gentleman, but with his signature playful smile on his lips.
"It was you who did it"
"I knew that Master Shen, who has a strong sense of justice, would never sit idly by and watch a poor person asking for help."
The roar of engines came from far away, and three black commercial vehicles were parked in a fan shape behind the police car, like a circle.
The car window was lowered, revealing the men in black wearing bronze masks in the back seat. They raised their hands to their chests in unison, their movements like mechanical puppets.
The ghost fog in the air collided violently with Shen Qingze's talisman fire, splashing dazzling sparks.
"Have you been targeting Tan Nana from the beginning?"
Shen Qing tightly grasped the protective sword at his waist, and the sword body hummed with vigilance.
"I am completing the task assigned by the master, and I want to see you by the way."
Renly supported the roof with one hand, and as he leaned over, the silver chain on the copper bell rang softly against the metal.
"Did you lead me out here on purpose?"
"You're right, but not entirely. After all, she wasn't just a bait to lure you here."
He raised his hand and snapped his fingers. The whole row of street lamps suddenly exploded. In the darkness, there was a sound of dragging chains, as if countless wronged souls were breaking out of the ground.
Shen Qingze's forehead was covered with sweat. If he fought Renly alone, he would still have a chance of winning.
But with this large group of people, if the police behind him noticed something was wrong, he would be fighting alone and might have to protect the ordinary people.
"What exactly do you want to do? You went to so much trouble to lure me out here, so you probably want to do more than just reminisce, right?"
Renly chuckled and stood up. His eyes were still gentle and gentlemanly, but his aura made it clear that he was going to take action.
"I want to invite you to come to my place as a guest, will you do me a favor, dear?"
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