A single-sided or double-sided mirror, a male internet celebrity who mysteriously fell from a building, and a portrait of his deceased son placed behind the mirror...
A series of strange things happened in the small shared house, making the girls who were originally hesitant completely believe that there was something fishy about the house and the landlord, Sun Yueyue.
The two new residents did not dare to look closely at the black and white portrait, as they just felt it was unlucky.
At the same time, he regretted moving into this "haunted house" for the sake of cheapness.
It turns out that cheap things don’t come in good quality.
As for the three elderly residents present, it goes without saying that they were devastated.
The one among them who has rented here the longest has been here for more than 8 months, and Yuan Yunfang, who has rented here the shortest, has been here for 4 months. During this period, they have washed and wiped themselves in front of the mirror countless times in front of this sink, and sometimes even exposed their skin to put on clothes in front of the mirror after coming out of the bathtub or shower.
All of this was facing the hole behind the mirror, and was captured by the smiling portrait.
Xiao He, who had the worst psychological endurance, suddenly walked quickly towards Sun Yueyue and pushed her hard:
"What the hell have you done to us? Speak!"
The plainclothes police officer nearby hurried forward to distract her and tried to calm her down in a low voice to avoid a fight.
Sun Yueyue's meticulously groomed hair was ruffled, and she looked a little disheveled.
She glanced at Xiao He coldly.
Although they couldn't pry her open, the local police station acted quickly and efficiently. They quickly found Sun Yueyue's relevant information and sent a copy to Officer Zhao and Gu Zhisang through channels.
After looking at the document, Officer Zhao said:
"Ms. Sun, the name you gave to these tenants is not your real name at all, and you are not a self-employed entrepreneur who opened a beauty studio. You have been deceiving them.
In fact, your surname is Sun and your name is Yue. You are the daughter of Sun Chuanfa, the chairman of Minghao Technology Co., Ltd."
"At this point, no matter how much you explain, you can't clear yourself of suspicion. I advise you to confess and get a lighter sentence."
Sun Yue was guarded by plainclothes officers, and his gentle and intellectual appearance had completely faded.
A cold expression appeared on her pretty but pale face. She glanced at several tenants who were either timid or indignant, and finally stared at Yuan Yunfang:
"I shouldn't have let you go in the first place."
If it wasn't for her momentary compassion that made her let the woman go, how could the live broadcast today have attracted Gu Zhisang and the police?
Yuan Yunfang trembled when she was swept by that hateful gaze, and she couldn't help but clench the phone in her hand.
This scene was captured by the live broadcast equipment, which aroused criticism from the audience in the live broadcast room:
[You are about to die and you are still threatening people who ask for help? ? You are really wasting this beautiful appearance. 】
[I was frightened by the look in Sun Yue's eyes just now... Don't you think he's very fierce? ]
[Suppose I were a tenant sister. This is too disgusting and horrifying. The photo frame must be a portrait of the deceased! This kind of thing is usually posted on tombstones or placed on altars at home for worship. It is too weird to post it in the bathroom and look at each other through the mirror day and night.
There is definitely some conspiracy!!】
【……】
"Since Miss Sun is still unwilling to speak, I will help you speak."
Behind the camera of the live broadcast room, a young woman in white cotton home clothes spoke with an indifferent expression.
She supported her chin with one arm, and the soft cuff of her sweater slipped down, revealing a wrist that was almost whiter than the fabric.
"Although you are very cautious and smart, not only did you change the name on your ID card, you also asked someone to revise your date of birth using special means, hoping to modify your fate and avoid being pried into by outsiders, but this method -"
Gu Zhisang paused and sneered softly: "It's useless to me."
She gently turned the cards in her hand and began to interpret:
"The partial seal takes over the palace, and the seven killers are weak."
"The people who gave birth to you have a shallow relationship with you, and they are also the ones who bring you the greatest pain and depression in your life."
Upon hearing this, Sun Yue's eyelids twitched, as if he had thought of something.
"Ms. Sun was born in a wealthy family. Both of her parents had their own family businesses. They may have had some true love at the beginning, but over time they both became tired of this imperfect marriage and the imperfect partner. They both cheated and ran their own and other people's small families.
Finally, the two of them divorced when you were eight years old. "Gu Zhisang said:
"Your mother had another lover who was pregnant at the time. She thought you were a burden to her and was unwilling to raise you, so you stayed in the Sun family and lived with your father.
But what was even more difficult for you to accept was that your father soon brought a boy home and told you that this was your brother. "
"That boy is only two years younger than you."
After receiving Sun Yue's ID information from the police station, Gu Zhisang could tell at a glance that her fate had changed.
There are subtle changes in the facial features and the uterus, which lead to changes in fortune and future.
According to her original birth date, both the direct and indirect seals representing 'the one who gave birth to me' are weak, which means she has almost no connection with her parents.
The couple had very little affection for Sun Yue, the product of a failed marriage, otherwise they would not have gone their separate ways and would not have wanted custody of him after the divorce.
Gu Zhisang continued, "Not long after that boy came to the Sun family, he quickly caught everyone's attention and focus. You became an insignificant marginal figure in the Sun family."
"If you had followed your original life trajectory, your father Sun Chuanfa would have arranged for you to marry the son of a well-off business family. Regardless of whether your marriage was happy or not, you would have no worries about food and clothing."
From her plain narration, an image of a person who silently accepted her fate, worked, and got married appeared in Sun Yue's mind.
Sun Yue's expression was gloomy, and his clenched fists were shaking slightly.
She knew in her heart that this was the life she was almost going to lead.
"The turning point was the summer when you were 21 years old," Gu Zhisang said.
"From your family fate palace, I can see that the connection with your stepbrother, who is related to you by blood, was suddenly severed six years ago. At the same time, there was also a problem with the health of your father Sun Chuanfa."
"They were in a car accident."
Sun Yue's originally relatively stable state of mind became increasingly unsettled by these past events, and he finally couldn't help but speak:
"retribution."
"Also, they are not my relatives, and I don't have a brother."
Officer Zhao listened silently. The information in his hand also showed that Sun Yue had a half-brother named Sun Minghao.
The Sun family's Minghao Technology Co., Ltd. is named after him. It is conceivable that the Sun family attaches more importance to this grandson who was born later.
But he has been dead for many years.
Based on the files of the accident that year, Officer Zhao roughly guessed what happened.
Six years ago, Sun Yue was 21 years old and just a junior in college, studying education at a good university in China.
Her illegitimate brother was 18 years old. He used various methods and family connections to barely get into an ordinary second-tier business school.
From the two people's completely different academic plans, it can be seen that Sun Chuanfa's family is determined to leave the Sun family's company shares to this illegitimate son.
Sun Minghao has been pampered by his family over the years and has spent money like water. As soon as he graduated and got his driver's license, he pestered Sun Chuanfa to buy him a luxury car and asked to go to Lin City for a trip as a graduation reward.
Concerned about issues such as property and equity after marriage, Sun Chuanfa did not marry his son's mother and kept her as a supporter outside, but she was no different from a real mistress over the years.
His beloved son made the request, and he readily agreed, and the family of three went out happily.
As for Sun Yue, this outcast, she was naturally left at home and no one cared about her.
Who would have thought that this stay saved her life.
On the highway on the way back from a trip, Sun Minghao, who had just obtained his driver's license, insisted on driving to practice. As a result, he accidentally got into a car accident and died on the spot.
Sun Chuanfa, who was sitting in the passenger seat guiding him on the road, was seriously injured. Both of his legs had to be amputated due to necrosis, and the bones and nerves in his waist and hips were also affected.
On the contrary, the woman sitting at the back was the least injured.
The disabled Sun Chuanfa has been confined to a wheelchair ever since.
The police also investigated at the time and found that the main responsibility for the accident lay with Sun Minghao. There was no conspiracy or trickery. It was simply their improper driving and bad luck that led to the accident.
Gu Zhisang continued, "Before the car accident, you calmly accepted your fate, thinking that there was nothing wrong with studying at a normal school, becoming a teacher, and marrying and having children with someone who probably didn't like you much, just like your parents did. At least Sun Chuanfa wouldn't deliberately treat you harshly, and you would be richer than many people."
"But after your brother died and your father became disabled, there was unrest within the Sun Group. You were suddenly pushed into the company to gain experience and help your father with the pressure. You were exposed to completely new things and suddenly realized that you actually had another completely different life."
“Haha…” Sun Yue laughed miserably, “You’re right. If Sun Minghao hadn’t died in a car accident, I would never have come into contact with the Sun family’s assets.”
"This is fate. God thinks that this is not my destiny and gave me this opportunity."
At this moment, Officer Zhao's cell phone vibrated.
He glanced at the message his colleague sent him, his pupils shrank, and he suddenly looked up at Sun Yue in disbelief.
"Miss Gu, do you know who is in the portrait?" Officer Zhao said to Gu Zhisang, "It's Sun Chuanfa's youngest son, Sun Minghao!"
The portrait of the illegitimate son who died suddenly in a car accident six years ago was deliberately placed behind the mirror in the rental house.
Even if you say it was simply placed here for worship, no one would believe it.
Moreover, judging from Sun Yue's reaction, it was most likely she who put the portrait into the mirror. It was her plan.
Officer Zhao was confused.
Doesn’t Sun Yue hate this illegitimate brother?
Why did she do that?
"I know." said Gu Zhisang.
She discovered this when she deduced Sun Yue's fate.
"I think Miss Sun herself doesn't want to have anything to do with this stepbrother. If you didn't need to use him to get a child of the Sun family's bloodline, you wouldn't have dug him out of the grave."
Gu Zhisang said it lightly, but these words were like a torpedo hitting the deep water, stirring up thousands of waves in everyone's heart.
[? ? Digging up the dead? Really? This Sun Yue is a ruthless man! But what does it mean to get a child from the Sun family? Isn't Sun Minghao already dead? Can a dead person have a child? ]
[Oh my god, Sangsang, there is so much information in these words. I feel scared in the middle of the night. Wrap myself tightly in my little quilt! ]
[There is a terrifying guess. This Sun Yue rents the house to young girls at a cheap price, and places the portrait of his illegitimate brother in such a disgusting place, facing the bathrooms of these tenants. Combined with what Gu Zhisang said about 'wanting a child'... there can't be any connection between the two, right?
She wouldn't go crazy enough to do some kind of witchcraft to harm her roommates, would she?! 】
Yuan Yunfang was holding her phone tightly, so she could naturally see the various comments on it, and was made uneasy by the terrible speculations of netizens.
Sun Yue's eyes widened, and he was obviously panicked.
Officer Zhao couldn't help but ask, "Coach Gu, what do you mean by that? Sun Yue dug up Sun Minghao's grave? That's impossible."
The information shows that Sun Chuanfa purchased an expensive cemetery in the city as the burial place of Sun Minghao.
With urban land construction in recent years, more and more areas require the cremation of deceased relatives. The Sun family is able to arrange and spend a large amount of money for the burial, which obviously shows that they have deep feelings for this grandson.
In addition, the burial site was a cemetery, so the possibility of Sun Yue secretly digging up the corpse was very low.
"If Officer Zhao doesn't believe it, you can contact the Sun family to dig up the grave. The grave must be empty." Gu Zhisang was not surprised by Officer Zhao's doubts. "She didn't dig up the body herself. You can understand that she asked someone to take it out using special means."
As he spoke, Gu Zhisang also made a "tsk" sound.
If she had not been able to see through the truth of cause and effect and the reasons behind the past, she would not have imagined that the young, beautiful, ordinary woman in the camera could be so powerful.
"Digging up a grave is definitely against the rules." Officer Zhao frowned, realizing that this was another supernatural incident.
Although it was difficult to understand, he felt that Gu Zhisang's words were still highly credible.
As a metaphysician who has been praised by the authorities many times, Gu Zhisang's ability is unquestionable. She said that there was no body in Sun Minghao's tomb, which most likely meant that it was really stolen.
"But why did Sun Yue steal Sun Minghao's body?" Officer Zhao asked, "Where is the body now?"
Gu Zhisang had a complicated expression, "Stealing corpses is to feed ghosts."
"As for where the body is, you don't want to know."
For some reason, Yuan Yunfang and several tenants who turned on the live broadcast and were watching the screen felt inexplicably uneasy when they met Gu Zhisang's meaningful gaze.
"Ms. Yuan, have all of you roommates provided Sun Yue with your own photos?"
Yuan Fanfang's heart trembled when she was suddenly called out.
She thought about it carefully and remembered something like this: "I don't know about others, but when I signed the rental contract with her, she asked me for an electronic ID photo, saying that it might be used in the contract."
This was not the first time Yuan Yunfang had rented a house. When she rented a house before, the contract was all written in black and white and there was no requirement for photos. She was a little surprised at the time.
But then she thought that it was just a photo, and maybe the process of sharing a house might be complicated and she might need it, so she didn't think much about it and sent it to Sun Yue.
Listening to Gu Zhisang's question at this time, she gradually realized that this might not be a good thing.
Cold sweat soaked her palms, and she became even more frightened.
Several other tenants also nodded with pale faces, indicating that they had all given Sun Yue photos.
Xiao Gao, Xiao He, and the new young tenant had little experience in renting a house and had a weak sense of safety, so they just sent the photos without thinking twice.
As for the other new woman, she was already 28 years old and had worked hard in society for several years. She also felt strange when she heard that she had to provide photos, so she was more cautious and did not send them to Sun Yue on the grounds that she did not have a suitable photo.
Until now, Sun Yue hasn't asked her for it, so she hasn't given it to him.
Xiao Gao trembled and asked, "Master Gu, what will happen to the person we gave the photo to?"
After a moment of silence, Gu Zhisang sighed and felt that there was no need to hide it from them:
"A photo freezes a person's moment, and also preserves the person's shadow and energy. It is the external object that is most closely connected to a person besides his or her body and hair. Often a photo - especially one that is given voluntarily - can do a lot of things in the hands of a capable master."
"You just heard that there was a plate in front of Sun Minghao's portrait, and inside it were some burnt photos. Who do you think they belonged to?"
There was a loud 'boom' in the heads of several girls, as if they were struck by lightning, and they were completely stunned.
Uncontrollable fear and chillness crept up my scalp.
They couldn't help looking at the plate.
There was grey powder mixed in with the charred black; those were their photos!
Like paper money and offerings, they are placed in front of the deceased's portrait and burned as a sacrifice.
"Human portraits and portraits are the medium that freezes the lives of the living and the dead. They can allow people who are separated by the Yin and Yang to be in the same dimensional space." Gu Zhisang explained:
"When your photos are burned as a 'tribute' to Sun Minghao, the dead soul in the underworld can receive them, and through the medium of photos, it can transmit power from the underworld to the world of the living, connecting with you and forming a chain of relationships."
This link from the underworld is invisible to ordinary people.
But in Gu Zhisang's eyes, among the tenants present, the three original old tenants all had a gray corpse aura coming out of their bones, which slowly floated towards the young man in the portrait.
These evil spirits have the same origin and are exactly the same.
"Why?" Xiao Gao asked sharply, shaking his head: "Sun Yue, why are you trying to harm us?!"
She had a bad feeling in her heart, as if if she continued asking, she would get answers that she couldn't bear.
But the fear and suspicion about the whole thing prompted her to ask in a trembling voice.
Sun Yue forced a sneer on his face and his whole body relaxed.
She knew that things had come to this point and there was nothing to hide. After all, Gu Zhisang was like a monster, seeing through everything and knowing everything.
"Because you are greedy, you are unlucky to run into me. This is what you deserve." She said coldly, "I didn't mean to harm you. It was you who wanted to take advantage of me and took the initiative to come to my door to rent my house. I didn't force any of you."
"You! You are quibbling!" Xiao He was so angry that his face turned red.
Sun Yue ignored her and just smiled nervously: "Don't you want to know where Sun Minghao's body is? There is no need to go to great lengths to look for it. You won't find it because it is right here."
The people present and the audience were frightened by her laughter.
Officer Zhao scolded, "Don't play dumb, tell the truth!"
"I don't want to be stained by Sun Minghao's stench, and I don't want to do these things... But I have no choice. If I want to have a 'child' from the Sun family, I must rely on his flesh and blood..."
Sun Yue stopped smiling and said expressionlessly:
"A 'child' is the flesh and blood of his parents. Sun Minghao is naturally your flesh and blood."
In an instant, several images flashed through Yuan Yunfang's mind:
Sun Yue came to deliver a gift, saying it was a meat-filled mooncake gift box that the studio staff had not distributed...
During the holidays, Sun Yue sent them a message in the group, asking them to go to the gate of the community to pick up something, saying that it was dumplings made by her auntie...
The huge feeling of dizziness made her lips move, and her screams were broken and stuck in her throat.
Yuan Yunfang could only feel nauseous.
The extreme nausea and vomiting caused her abdomen to cramp and she broke out in sweat.
She vomited, holding onto the door frame...