Chapter 119 The Evil God in the Basement
Chu Ci glanced at the silent door behind her and gently knocked.
"What's wrong?" Wu Jiangxue's voice came from inside the door.
Chu Ci: "They found something downstairs, I'm going over to take a look."
"Okay, you can go now."
Chu Ci followed Bai Shengtian to the study, where the two Shen brothers were standing.
Shen Zaikun found a flashlight and planned to take his younger brother inside to take a look.
The basement is in a very secluded location; the entrance is behind the bookshelves.
The bookshelf needs to be pushed open from the middle like a sliding door to reveal the hidden door behind it.
Behind the hidden door is a staircase leading deeper underground.
Looking at the staircase hidden in the darkness, Chu Ci couldn't help but click his tongue.
It's no wonder there's a problem with how well this door is hidden.
She asked, "Who discovered this door that was so well hidden?"
"Of course it's my brother!" Shen Xiuhe didn't hold back in praising his brother.
"He's really amazing now. In just two or three days, he's solved several cases on his own!"
Chu Ci: "..."
She glanced at Shen Zaikun, whose face was pale.
He solved several cases in just two or three days; no wonder he looked like a ghost.
Taking the flashlight from Shen Xiu, Chu Ci handed the umbrella to Bai Shengtian.
"Shen Sir and I will go downstairs. You guys wait upstairs for a bit."
Shen Xiu disagreed: "Master, it's too dangerous down there. Let my brother and I go instead."
But Shen Zaikun doesn't think so.
He glanced at his younger brother and said, "Master Chu is better than you. If anything happens, we can look after each other."
"You should stay up there."
Shen Xiuhe: "..." Is he that weak?
He opened his mouth, but couldn't think of anything to refute his brother.
Because Master Chu is indeed very skilled in combat, at least better than him.
Bai Shengtian pulled him back, "Since Master Chu said we should stay up there, let's stay up there."
She looked at Chu Ci with concern, "Master, please be careful."
"Um."
Chu Ci and Shen Zaikun nodded, turned on their flashlights, and slowly walked down the stairs.
As soon as I entered the dark room, an indescribable stench of decay suddenly assaulted my senses.
Chu Ci subconsciously held her breath and exchanged a glance with Shen Zaikun.
No, this is too strange.
The stench was so strong that they didn't smell it when they were at the door, but they could smell it when they stood on the stairs.
It's like... there's a barrier built into the doorway.
Shen Zaikun looked at her solemnly and reminded her in a deep voice, his voice echoing in the basement.
"It seems something's up down there; we need to be careful."
Chu Ci nodded.
The basement was damp, the walls were wet, and the stairs were slippery.
And surprisingly, there were no handrails or guardrails installed on these staircases.
The two of them slowly walked down the wall.
Even though I was careful all the way, I almost slipped twice.
After finally reaching the end of the stairs, they looked around with their flashlights in hand.
Chu Ci: "Here."
She reached out and touched a protrusion on the wall with a "thud".
The damp basement immediately lit up.
The two people's eyes were dazzled by the sudden light, and it took them a while to adjust to the brightness.
When they saw what the basement looked like, they were both stunned.
The basement was almost as big as the house above, with several large, rusty cages in the corner.
The large cage was about two meters high, and the inside was lined with mats that were already slightly rotten.
Opposite the large cage was a huge altar.
The altar was the same height as the entire wall, and a life-sized black Buddha statue was enshrined on it.
Shen Zaikun walked over and examined it carefully.
But upon seeing the Buddha statue, he quickly frowned.
This Buddha statue is just too eerie...
The statue cannot even be called a "Buddha"; more accurately, it should be a masked person standing on many infant corpses.
Judging from her figure, she must be a woman, tall and wearing a robe that covers her entire body.
The huge hood covered his head and the sides of his face, making it impossible to see what his face looked like.
Shen Zaikun frowned, turned on his flashlight, and shone it upwards from the statue's chest.
I crawled under the hood, but all I saw was a blank face.
This statue has no facial features!
He was startled and took two steps back, bumping right into Chu Ci.
"Sorry, did I step on you?"
"No." Chu Ci shook his head.
She also intended to go forward to check, but Shen Zaikun reminded her:
"This statue has no face."
"No face?"
Having prepared himself mentally, Chu Ci was not frightened like Shen Zaikun.
After she finished reviewing it, Shen Zaikun felt that since she was in this line of work, her knowledge was definitely more extensive than his.
Q: "Do you know what kind of statue this is?"
"have no idea."
"Even you don't know?"
As Chu Ci gazed at the black statue, he felt a chill creep up his body like a snake.
"Hmm, I've never seen such a bizarre statue before."
What kind of god doesn't carve faces?
"Let's contact the police station first; this matter is probably not that simple," she suggested.
As the two emerged from the basement, Shen Xiuhe hurriedly asked:
What's down there?
Shen Zaikun briefly explained the situation, and Shen Xiuhe clicked his tongue.
"Oh no, I feel like this is going to be a big deal."
He turned and called the police station.
Wu Jiangxue came down from upstairs and waved to Chu Ci.
"Master Chu, please come up here for a moment."
Chu Ci nodded and was about to leave when Bai Shengtian suddenly screamed.
The umbrella in my hand fell to the ground with a "thud".
Seeing that everyone in the room was staring at her, she pointed to the umbrella on the ground with a pale face.
"This...this umbrella is suddenly moving on its own..."
As she spoke, the umbrella lying on the floor indeed moved twice.
Shen Zaikun squatted down to help pick it up, but Chu Ci was faster than him.
She picked up the umbrella and smiled at Shen Zaikun, "Thank you."
Shen Zaikun shook his head, his gaze falling on the umbrella in her hand before quickly looking away.
Chu Ci went upstairs, and Wu Jiangxue closed the door behind her.
Upon closer inspection, Chu Ci noticed that Wu Jiangxue's expression was quite unpleasant.
"Did you get anything out of them?"
She must have gotten something out of her to explain why she looked so upset.
Sure enough, Wu Jiangxue nodded, her brows furrowed so deeply they looked like they could trap a fly.
She pointed to the parrot perched on the pole in mid-air.
"It said that Minmin often took people to that basement, and that the basement was haunted."
"Before Minmin committed suicide, someone came to see her. After that person left, a ghost appeared behind Minmin."
"The ghost had scared it and tried to kill it, so it was very afraid."
"It also said that the ghost killed Min Min."
Chu Ci looked at the parrot on the pole, and the parrot looked down at her.
It was entirely emerald green, winked at Chu Ci, and looked foolish and harmless.
Chu Ci looked at it for a few seconds, then turned to Wu Jiangxue and asked:
Do you think it's true or false?
"It should be true."
Wu Jiangxue looked at the parrot and said, "It has a high IQ and is very smart. It probably wasn't lying."
But the question is, who is the person who came looking for Min Min?
Chu Ci stared at the parrot for a moment, "Ask it if it can recognize that person if it sees him again."
Wu Jiangxue nodded, but before she could ask a question, the parrot perched on the pole was already shaking its head and opening its mouth.
"Help! Help! There's a ghost! There's a ghost!"
"Principal, what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to find it~"
"The principal recognizes it!"
"It was raised by Teacher Min~"
It talks like a child, swaying its head outside and chattering away.
Chu Ci was completely bewildered.
Turning to look at Wu Jiangxue, he asked, "What is it saying?"
"it……"
Wu Jiangxue stared at the parrot shaking its head, feeling goosebumps instantly spread all over her body.
These words... were spoken by her when she met Principal Mo!
The parrot didn't fly away; it heard everything!
"Little Green, is the person who came looking for your master Principal Mo?"
"Principal! Principal!"
The parrot's feathers bristled instantly, and it flapped its wings, crashing around the room in a frenzy.
"Help! There's a ghost!"
"Help! There's a ghost!"
It tried to get out of the house, but crashed into the transparent glass, making it dizzy.
After standing up, he started tapping the glass in front of him with his mouth again.
Chu Ci frowned as he looked at it.
"Who was the principal who killed him?"
Wu Jiangxue looked at the parrot, which was flying around in fright, and helped it open its cage.
Once inside the cage, perhaps feeling like it was back in a familiar environment, the parrot gradually calmed down.
Its small, black bean-like eyes darted around, looking around in fear.
"There's a ghost... there's a ghost..."
This time its voice was much softer, like a frightened child.
Chu Ci picked up the cage and looked at the parrot, but couldn't figure it out. Instead, the umbrella in her hand started shaking violently.
She didn't carry Wu Jiangxue on her back; she simply opened the umbrella.
The little devil was the first to fall out of the umbrella.
He fell out of the umbrella, rolled on the floor, and turned to run away.
"Stop right there!"
Chu Ci pinched it and, amidst its cries, tucked it back into the umbrella.
Then he looked at Xiaomin, who was standing to the side. "What's wrong? Did you suddenly decide to come out?"
Xiaomin stood there, her eyes constantly looking around, her already pale face turning even paler.
"I……"
She clutched her head, her pupils trembling wildly.
"I feel like I've been here before..."
"Master!" She hurriedly grabbed Chu Ci's hand and stared at her with wide eyes.
"Could you take me to that basement you just went to?"
She slowly tightened her grip on Chu Ci's hand.
"I feel like I've seen that basement door before; I'm sure I've seen it before!"
Chu Ci: "..."
She lowered her gaze to meet Xiaomin's eyes, saw the pleading look in them, and patted her shoulder comfortingly.
"Yes, of course you can. Why can't you?"
Seeing Wu Jiangxue with her eyes lowered, Chu Ci said, "But you'll have to wait a little longer; I have other things to do."
Xiaomin nodded quickly.
"Okay, I'll wait a moment!"
She clutched her school uniform tightly.
"I feel like I'm starting to remember... I must have been here before!"
Chu Ci wanted to nod, but suddenly remembered something.
"Xiaomin, where were you buried?"
When Wu Jiangxue and the others went to find Li Lecan's body, there seemed to be no other remains around.
Xiaomin was taken aback by the question, "I was buried together with Sister Can!"
"No, I was there too. There were only Li Lecan's remains there!"
Upon hearing the name "Li Lecan," Wu Jiangxue looked up.
"What does this have to do with Li Lecan?"
Chu Ci quickly asked her, "When Li Lecan's body was excavated, were there any other remains there?"
Wu Jiangxue was taken aback by her question, "No!"
"Yes! There definitely is!" Xiaomin said anxiously.
"We were really buried together!"
Seeing that she was so anxious that tears were about to fall, Chu Ci quickly comforted her.
"It's alright, it's alright, don't worry. Let's look for it again."
"If you were buried together, we'll definitely be able to find your remains!"
Xiaomin nodded listlessly, and was about to find a place to sit down when she suddenly remembered something.
"Master! When you were excavating Sister Can's remains, did you dig any deeper?"
"Dig down?"
"Yes!" Xiaomin nodded quickly.
She widened her eyes, “The place where Sister Can and I were buried had experienced a mudslide after a heavy rain.”
"My body may be buried even deeper!"
She emphasized, "It might be right under Sister Chan's remains."
Chu Ci thought for a moment.
If there were a mudslide, it could indeed push Li Lecan's remains down and then crush Xiaomin.
She relayed Xiaomin's words to Wujiangxue.
Wu Jiangxue was taken aback. "With a precise location, finding the remains shouldn't be difficult. I'll apply for excavation work as soon as I get back."
Xiaomin then nodded.
Chu Ci then went to study the parrot.
But perhaps because Xiaomin was there, the parrot huddled tightly in a corner of the cage and refused to utter a sound.
After discussing it with Wu Jiangxue, the two decided to go find Principal Mo later to get more information about the situation.
Wu Jiangxue: "You just mentioned that person..."
She pointed in a random direction, "Want to see the basement?"
She picked up the birdcage containing the parrot and went out first.
"I'm also curious about what that basement looks like. Let's go take a look together."
When they got downstairs, Wu Jiangxue handed the parrot in her hand to Shen Xiuhe.
Shen Xiuhe glanced at the parrot, and the parrot was also looking at him.
He yelled, "It's become a spirit! It's become a spirit!"
Shen Xiuhe: "..."
He reluctantly stood in the yard with the parrot in his hand, watching Wu Jiangxue and Chu Ci go down to the basement, feeling a little envious.
He really wanted to see what the basement looked like!
However, the two of them froze at the entrance as soon as they entered the basement.
Chu Ci was startled when she saw Xiao Min suddenly crouching by the door, clutching her head.
"Xiaomin? Are you alright?!"
Xiaomin clutched her head, screaming in pain as black blood slowly slid down her eyes, nose, and mouth.
If you look closely, you can even see blood inside the ears.
Chu Ci knew something was wrong and quickly dragged her out.
As she moved, she finally saw what had happened to Xiaomin:
Her soul was almost sucked away by the unknown statue in the basement!
Chu Ci was startled when he saw Xiao Min lying on the ground, her body slumped over.
"Xiaomin?"
She tried to call out to the unconscious Xiaomin, but as soon as her hand touched her body, her soul dissipated.
Chu Ci's heart pounded wildly. Just when he thought Xiao Min's soul had vanished, her transparent soul slowly began to reassemble.
It became so faint that you couldn't even tell there was a ghost lying on the ground unless you looked closely.
Chu Ci dared not delay any longer and quickly put Xiao Min into the umbrella.
"Officer, I need to get back right away!"
After saying that, she turned and rushed out.
Bai Shengtian ran out after her, "Master Chu, let me see you off!"
However, just as the two reached the door, they bumped into an old man.
The old man was of medium build, with a buzz cut and quite a few gray hairs.
Upon seeing the two of them, the old man frowned, his brows furrowing deeply.
He shouted, "What are you doing!"
Bai Shengtian and Chu Ci were startled.
Chu Ci looked him up and down, then frowned. "What do you do for a living?"
The old man frowned and was about to speak when he saw several people come out of the house.
Upon seeing the old man, Wu Jiangxue and the other two were taken aback and quickly stood up straight.
"Officer!"
Chu Ci: "..."
She looked at Wu Jiangxue, who then led her to the old director.
“Sir, this is the folklore expert, Ms. Chu Ci, whom I told you about.”
Chu Ci: "..."
The former director: "..."
The two exchanged a glance, one bewildered, the other furious.
Just as Chu Ci was about to reach out his hand, he heard the old man in front of him give a cold shout.
"Nonsense!"
He slammed the door shut, lowered his voice, and roared at Wu Jiangxue:
"What did I say to you before? You didn't listen to a word I said!"
"You're just wandering around here with her like this? What about the discipline of the Royal Police?"
"What if reporters take pictures of you? How will you explain that to them?"
Upon hearing him mention reporters, Chu Ci suppressed his anxious expression and touched the tip of his nose.
"Um, Chief..."
"Shut up too!"
Chu Ci: "..."
In an instant, she felt as if she had returned to the days in her previous life when she had just graduated and was being lectured by the police station chief.
Wu Jiangxue pulled Chu Ci behind her, facing the old director's anger alone.
"Chief, this situation is really different this time. I think this time..."
"Of course I know this is different. The more different it is, the less you Ts can afford to act recklessly!"
Before Wu Jiangxue could finish speaking, the old director interrupted her.
The old director glared at her, then looked at Chu Ci.
The way he looked at Chu Ci was as if he were looking at a pig that had stolen his own little cabbage.
It's obvious they think that Wu Jiangxue, this outstanding junior, has become like this because she was bewitched by this fraudulent medium.
Chu Ci: "..."
She opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly heard the old director speak:
"Ms. Chu, you have not violated any laws in Hong Kong. How you conduct your business is your prerogative."
"But if I were to do business with my subordinates, I couldn't turn a blind eye."
Hearing the old director's unhurried yet subtly threatening protective manner, Chu Ci was not angry at all, but rather felt a little nostalgic.
This tone is almost exactly the same as the old director she worked with when she first graduated.
She smiled and said, "I'm helping out voluntarily, I didn't take any money, Director."
As she spoke, she nodded to Wu Jiangxue, "I have urgent business to attend to and can't delay any longer, so I'll head back now."
"good."
Wu Jiangxue nodded and walked past the old director.
"I'll see you out."
The former director: "..."
As the two passed by him, he snorted at Chu Ci's retreating figure.
Shen Xiuhe quickly pulled Bai Shengtian to the old director and nervously introduced them.
"Chief, this is... my girlfriend."
Bai Shengtian greeted him politely with a smile, "Hello, Director."
"Your girlfriend?" The old director's expression immediately softened. "The young lady is very pretty!"
After saying that, he stopped smiling and glared at Shen Xiuhe.
"That girl is so pretty, and she's interested in you, so you have to treat her well!"
"That's for sure!"
He was deep in meditation and enjoyed silly laughter.
The old director looked at Shen Zaikun, who was standing quietly over there, and sighed.
"Ah Kun, your brother already has a girlfriend, why aren't you worried?"
His only response was Shen Zaikun's retreating figure.
The former director: "..."
Feeling the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Bai Shengtian pointed to Chu Ci's back.
"Director, I have some things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
"Alright, alright, go ahead and get busy." The old director smiled broadly as he saw the man off.
Just as I was about to praise Shen Xiu for finding a good girl, I saw Bai Shengtian and Chu Ci get into a car.
The former director: "..."
He glanced at Shen Xiuhe, "Is your girlfriend... very familiar with that conman?"
"Master Chu is no fraud!"
He pondered and stared wide-eyed.
"Master Chu is truly skilled! Unlike those swindlers!"
"They're all liars, what's the difference?!"
The old chief glared at him. "I told you to learn more from Inspector Wu, and you're even trying to learn this?!"
He said impatiently, "Take me to see that basement!"
Shen Xiuhe was a little unconvinced by what he was being said, and reluctantly said "Oh," before leading the old director to the basement.
Wu Jiangxue saw Chu Ci off into the car and then planned to go back.
"The former director came over first, probably because he didn't want the reporters to know about the basement."
"I need to stay here and keep watch. Contact me if anything comes up."
Chu Ci nodded and reminded her, "Something's not right in that basement. You should be careful too."
Wu Jiangxue nodded.
Bai Shengtian knew Chu Ci was in a hurry, so he drove very fast.
But when she arrived at the incense shop, she saw a crowd gathered at the entrance.
The fat monk blocked the entrance to her shop, standing opposite those people, and said something urgently.
Seeing Chu Ci get out of the car, he seemed to see a savior and quickly pointed at Chu Ci, saying:
"Master Chu has arrived, all of you stop fooling around!"
As he spoke, he dragged his heavy body toward Chu Ci.
He ran up to Chu Ci, panting heavily, and whispered a reminder:
"Did you do something to push those masters in the association too far this time? Their followers are coming to you!"
Looking at the group of indignant nuns with faces full of righteous anger, Chu Ci couldn't help but frown.
What kind of believers? She hated these swindlers who deceived the elderly and made them fight for them.
"This group of old ladies, and the master I offended didn't come?"
The fat monk said impatiently, "This group of old ladies is enough to give you trouble! You want a master to come too?"
After saying that, he asked curiously, "What did you do to provoke them like this?!"
"It's nothing," Chu Ci shrugged. "Maybe he ate the little devil he was raising."
She really hasn't done anything these past few days.
If it really exists, it's the little devil who got eaten by the black bean after he was made.
"Raising ghost children?"
Now it was the fat monk's turn to be puzzled.
"Although the people in my association are all a bit petty, they are all from reputable and upright families!"
Otherwise, it wouldn't have such a great influence in Hong Kong.
"How could a group of reputable sects raise ghosts? That's evil magic!"
“There are termites everywhere.” Chu Ci pushed him away.
"Excuse me, let me go check on those elderly people who were scammed."
Upon seeing Chu Ci approach, a group of indignant old women immediately began to shout:
"Liar! You liar! You're not allowed to open a shop here!"
"Exactly! How much money did you swindle from everyone? Give us back the money!"
"Scammer! We're calling the police!"
The old ladies shouted with great vigor, and Chu Ci looked over at them one by one, but was puzzled.
"Aunties, I've never seen any of you before, who am I lying to?"
The elderly woman at the head of the group stepped forward and said, "It doesn't matter who you fooled, you've already lied to people!"
She pointed at Chu Ci's nose.
"You just wait! Our master will be here soon. Let's see if you can still keep up your stubbornness then."
Chu Ci was just wondering who this master was, and when she heard what she said, she nodded happily.
"Great! I'm waiting to see what that master looks like!"
The fat monk was also a little curious when he heard this, and continued to wait with Chu Ci.
They didn't have to wait long before a luxury car drove up from a distance and stopped in front of Chu Ci's store.
The black sedan was polished to a shine, and judging by the logo, it was a luxury car worth millions.
Luxury cars worth millions, the million-dollar price tag of this era...
Chu Ci frowned, waiting for the swindler in the car to get out.
To everyone's surprise, the driver was the first to get off.
The driver got out of the car and then went around in a big circle to open the car door.
Only after he opened the car door did a not-so-thin monk leisurely get out of the car.
Wearing a golden-red kasaya and with several round scars on his head, he looked more like a real monk than the fat monk.
Chu Ci turned to the fat monk and asked, "Is this your senior brother?"
"How could that be! You know my own abilities! What sect do I belong to!"
He never had a seat at the association meetings; he always had to stand at the back.
Where is there any sect to back him up?
But looking at the monk's golden robe, the fat monk couldn't help but drool.
It's all stitched with gold! How much money must that be!
Is this the benefit of having a sect backing you up?
Feeling a pang of sadness, he introduced the monk to Chu Ci.
"This person is considered a celebrity in our association. He appears on various programs all year round and is very popular among some elderly ladies."
In short, they are masters of marketing who lack real skills.
Chu Ci drew out an "oh".
She watched as the monk walked over.
The monk, who was wearing glasses, first bowed to Chu Ci with his hands clasped together.
"Let's start with courtesy, then resort to force," he said, pointing to Chu Ci's shop and addressing the elderly women behind him.
"Everyone has been fooled by her!"
"She's not some kind of master. All the things she's done are because she's raising ghosts!"
"She raised a ghost to harm everyone, then helped them cure their illnesses, deceiving them by claiming to be a master."
"This is utterly outrageous and intolerable!"
"Now everyone watch closely, I'm about to catch the little devil she raised and give justice to those who were deceived!"
Chu Ci: "..."
Hearing these somewhat familiar lines, she asked the fat monk beside her.
"Doesn't this plot seem a little familiar?"
Fat monk: "..."
Familiar! How could it not be familiar!
Isn't this the plot he designed before?
He and Chu Ci exchanged a glance and looked behind them.
Behind them in the shop, Black Bean's belly was even rounder, and it was fast asleep on the table.
Li Lecan sat on the psychic table and confidently gave her an "OK" sign.
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