Chapter 81 Watermelon
In order to protect Qi Yue's information and to save Qi Yue's face as an adult, the higher-ups directly cordoned off a classroom and let Qi Yue take the exam alone.
Qi Yue was indeed relieved that he didn't have to sit in the classroom with a bunch of junior high school students to take the exam. However, being stared at by two invigilators in front and behind him, Qi Yue felt that he relaxed too early.
After finally finishing all the exams, Qi Yue breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the examination room with ease.
Gu Yunshuang and Gu's parents immediately came over to greet him and greet him with greetings. They had been taking him to and from the exams for the past few days, and he hadn't noticed anything, but the three of them were each more nervous than the other.
Qi Yue was helpless: "I'm not really a junior high school student, there's really no need for you to be so nervous and come here to watch over me."
Mother Gu disagreed, "How can that be? How can the high school entrance exam be considered complete without a parent accompanying you? You have to make up for it anyway. Not only the high school entrance exam, but also next year's college entrance exam. You can't relax at all!"
Dad Gu was like a supporting actor, nodding in agreement with everything Mom said.
When Qi Yue thought about having to do it again next year, he suddenly wanted to go back to the grave and lie down again.
He glared at Gu Yunshuang, who was covering her mouth and laughing at the side: "Why don't you help me persuade my uncle and aunt."
Gu Yunshuang smiled and said, "I tried to persuade her, but it didn't work. Brother, you know that when it comes to these things, Mom always has the final say."
Qi Yue was choked. Indeed, in the past, when it came to matters concerning their lives and studies, once Mother Gu made the final decision, not to mention Father Gu, even Old Man Qi had to give in.
Gu's mother greeted them happily: "Let's go back first. Xiaoyue must be starving after taking such a long exam. Before Lao Gu came out, she had already prepared a large table of delicious food, waiting for you to come back so that we can celebrate for you."
Dad Gu has been discharged from the hospital a long time ago and no longer needs to use a wheelchair. He has a smile on his face and walks with a breeze.
Qi Yue felt warm inside. Never mind. Even though it was a little awkward, it felt good to have family care about him.
Mother Gu was still babble-ing on. Director Lin and the others were originally going to come and pick him up, but when they arrived there, they were called away by a phone call near the end of the exam.
Hearing this, Qi Yue suddenly had a bad feeling. Sure enough, before they got in the car, Qi Yue's phone rang.
It was Director Lin calling. The Special Management Bureau had suddenly encountered a very difficult case and urgently needed Qi Yue to take a look.
Qi Yue could only look at them apologetically.
Gu Yunshuang clearly understood: "It's okay, business is more important. Be careful and we'll wait for you at home."
Although Mr. and Mrs. Gu were a little disappointed, they expressed their understanding and couldn't help but worry about his safety.
Someone from the Special Management Bureau quickly drove over to pick him up and take him to the scene.
Gu's father and mother had no choice but to drive back and wait for Qi Yue to finish handling the case before coming back.
After getting in the car, Gu Yunshuang sat in the back seat, took out his mobile phone, opened an electronic document written entirely in English and started reading.
Before coming to Kyoto, he went to the Special Management Bureau to get all the teaching materials for the Heavenly Master training. When he left, Director Lin sent him an English message from an unfamiliar number. The general meaning was that Qi Yue had suffered serious sequelae during the seven years he was trapped in the Ghost Gate and it was easy for him to lose control. He hoped that Gu Yunshuang would not provoke him.
Gu Yunshuang felt distressed after reading the message. After Qi Yue made him see only a twisted mosaic every time he read the Tianshi textbooks, he did not confront Qi Yue, but stopped reading those textbooks.
Qi Yue happily thought that Gu Yunshuang had finally given up the idea of becoming a Heavenly Master, but he didn't know that Gu Yunshuang turned around and started chatting with the unfamiliar number in English, asking the person on the other end to send him a set of Heavenly Master teaching materials written entirely in English.
Director Lin: ...
Director Lin had no choice, and he also agreed with Gu Yunshuang's idea of self-improvement, so he asked Assistant Fang to find someone to translate the Tianshi teaching materials into pure English, and then send the electronic version to Gu Yunshuang.
So these days Qi Yue discovered that whenever Gu Yunshuang had free time, he would open his mobile phone to look at an electronic file.
He also took a look out of curiosity, and was dizzy seeing that it was all in English.
Gu Yunshuang explained calmly, "I'm preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam, so I'm reading more English books to improve my English."
Qi Yue stopped interrupting him immediately. Gu Yunshuang was taking the postgraduate entrance exam, and he was taking the college entrance exam. Then, they could go to college together. The thought of that kind of campus life made him feel happy.
He never expected that Gu Yunshuang would be hiding something from him, and that he and Director Lin were secretly doing this right under his nose.
Thinking of this, Gu Yunshuang couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a happy smile.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and strong winds were blowing.
Seeing the change in the weather, Gu Ma said, "The weather forecast clearly said it wouldn't rain today, but in the blink of an eye, half the sky is dark."
Father Gu said, "The weather in June and July is like this. Thunderstorms come and go without warning. I don't know if this will hinder Xiao Yue's investigation."
Gu Yunshuang also opened the car window and looked out at the darkening sky, his brows furrowed slightly. He had just learned a lot about the introductory knowledge of metaphysics, and he felt that this sudden change in the weather was a bit unusual.
At this time, the car slowly slowed down, and an old man with tattered clothes, white hair, and wrinkles on his face appeared in front. He was pedaling a tricycle hard up the steep slope.
The back of the tricycle was piled high with large, round and plump watermelons, making the people behind him a little worried that the watermelons would suddenly roll off the back and smash to pieces.
Gu's father and mother both came from poverty and knew the hardships of poor families. Seeing this, they quickly parked the car aside and got out to help the old man push the cart.
Gu Yunshuang naturally followed him down to push the cart.
The car went up the steep slope and the old man turned around and expressed his gratitude to them.
Gu Ma hurriedly said, "You're welcome, uncle. Are you in a hurry to go back?"
The old man's face was filled with sorrow. "I didn't sell many melons, and I didn't make much money. How can I just go back like this? I heard there are a lot of residential areas up ahead, where only rich people live. I want to go there and see if I can sell a few more melons. At least I can make enough for tomorrow's meal."
They chatted for a few more sentences, and Mrs. Gu asked about the situation at the old man's home.
The family grew a lot of watermelons, and his son used to drive a van to transport the watermelons to sell. However, a few days ago, his son was in a car accident due to overwork, and he is still lying in the hospital. The already poor family has been hit by a lot of hardship. In order to pay for his treatment, the family has spent all their money and borrowed a lot of money.
Seeing that the watermelons in the field were almost ripe and rotten, the old man wanted to transport them out and sell them himself, so that he could at least earn some money for medicine.
After hearing this, Gu's father and mother felt very sympathetic and wanted to help the old man. They offered to donate money to the old man so that he could go back home earlier.
Unexpectedly, although the old man was poor, he was very strong-willed and firmly refused the help from Gu's father and mother, saying that money must be earned bit by bit through hard work and that he would never accept money given for free.
Gu's parents gave in again and offered to buy the entire truckload of watermelons, but the old man still refused because he thought that the three of them couldn't finish all the watermelons and it would be a waste to buy them back. He couldn't bear to see the watermelons his son had worked so hard to grow go to waste.
If they really wanted to eat watermelon, he could give them one as a thank you for helping him push the cart. The old man was very stubborn, and no matter how much Gu's parents tried to persuade him, it was useless. He also said that his watermelon was definitely sweet, and if they didn't believe him, he would cut one for them to try.
Of course, Gu's parents refused. The three of them pushed and shoved each other.
In just a short while of delay, the sky became darker. It was only six o'clock, and the sun usually doesn't set at six o'clock in the summer, but now it was as dark as night.
Gu Yunshuang's ominous premonition grew stronger, so he stepped forward to interrupt them and said, "Dad, Mom, if that's the case, let's buy some watermelons and take them back. The weather is getting worse, and it could rain heavily at any time. It's not a good idea to stay here any longer."
Gu's parents looked at the sky and decided they couldn't delay any longer. They still had the car to take shelter from the rain, but it would be difficult for the elderly. So they agreed.
The old man was very happy, showing his yellow teeth this afternoon. "Okay, okay, I'll pick out three of the ripest and sweetest ones for you. Don't worry, I have a good eye. I'll cut a piece for each of you to taste first. Once you taste it, you'll know I'm not lying to you."
Mrs. Gu immediately refused. They bought the watermelon to help the old man. They had to buy it regardless of whether the watermelon was sweet or not. There was no need to let the old man eat another watermelon. Once the watermelon was cut, it would be difficult to keep it for too long and it would be difficult to sell it.
Seeing their determination, the old man had to give up regretfully and really picked out three of the roundest and fullest watermelons that looked very sweet.
When paying, Gu Yunshuang wanted to scan the code, but the old man embarrassedly said that he was using an old phone and did not accept the payment code.
Fortunately, Mr. Gu was used to carrying cash when he went out, so he took out cash from his wallet to pay.
While the old man was looking for money and not paying attention, Gu Ma quietly stuffed the remaining hundred-yuan bills into the old man's pocket.
After getting on the car, they slowed down and escorted the old man to ride the tricycle into a nearby residential area. Even if it rained, there was a roof to shelter him from the rain. Then they drove back.
Gu Ma smiled and said, "I'm afraid Xiaoyue won't be able to make it back to have dinner with us, so I bought three big watermelons. When he comes back, we can open them together to celebrate for him."
The dark clouds in the sky were gradually blown away by the wind, and the sky slowly brightened again. The bad premonition in Gu Yunshuang's heart dissipated, and his mood became relaxed, and he smiled.
Qi Yue took the Special Management Bureau's car directly to the crime scene. Three headless skeletons were lying on the floor of the hotel room.
They were all clean and neatly placed on the ground. If the people from the Special Management Bureau hadn't said that these were real human bones, anyone who saw them would have mistaken them for models.
After the forensic doctor finished the examination, his face looked grim. "These bones all show signs of being gnawed. Look at the teeth marks. They're human teeth, but they're sharper than human teeth. And they ate them very cleanly, without any scraps of meat left. Afterwards, they even deliberately put the bones back together."
Everyone's faces turned even uglier when they heard this. Looking at the white bones on the ground that were pieced together to form a human shape, they suddenly thought of those short videos where people were eating duck feet or chicken feet with the bones stacked neatly, and they suddenly felt nauseous.
Qi Yue looked around and caught a glimpse of the eerie aura that was about to dissipate. He said solemnly, "That thing gives me a feeling that it is somewhat similar to the evil god that Jiang Honghui worships, but it is more sinister. It is not a fierce evil spirit. I guess it is a man-eating beast or the vengeful spirit of an evil god."
The Special Management Bureau quickly discovered the deceased's identities from their belongings. The three men were all seventeen or eighteen years old, freshmen at the Xuanshu Academy.
After the Metaphysics Conference, the establishment of the Metaphysics Academy was quickly started. The school was located in the ancient house where Qi'an lived.
Before the Metaphysics Conference began, the higher-ups had already commissioned renovations to the ancient residence. Coincidentally, Qi'an had just woken up, so he was hired by the Special Management Bureau as the principal of the Metaphysics Academy.
The Xuanshu Academy is about to start school, and new students have been arriving at the academy one after another in the past few days.
All three were freshmen, all had family members who were celestial masters, and all showed considerable talent. Because their families knew each other, the three of them planned to fly to the academy together.
All three families said that they had personally sent them on the plane two days ago, but they lost contact after that.
The airport said they hadn't boarded the plane, and after checking all the surveillance footage, they couldn't find any trace of them. It was as if they had vanished into thin air. They never expected that when they were found two days later, they had been reduced to three skeletons, their heads missing.
Director Lin's expression was very grim: "This is coming for the Xuanshu Academy!"
For man-eating beasts or evil gods, the medicinal meat of a spiritual master is the most delicious. It is too deliberate to spend so much effort and risk being discovered and hunted by the Special Management Bureau to eat three children who have not even entered the door.
The only thing that can be said is that the things are destined for the Xuanshu Academy.
Or perhaps it was aimed at the Special Management Bureau.
The Special Management Bureau's forceful takeover of the metaphysical world will always arouse the dissatisfaction of some long-hidden beings, and they have long been prepared to deal with the trouble caused by these beings.
But no one expected that he would come directly at three children who had not even entered the realm of Heavenly Master.
In order to ensure the smooth opening of the Xuanshu Academy and to prevent more victims from appearing, they must find the murderer as soon as possible.
But this thing is very cunning and good at hiding its tracks.
Qi Yue was busy until almost late at night before returning home.
Gu Yunshuang and Gu's parents were still waiting, and they were very happy to see him come back.
Mother Gu hurriedly ordered Gu Yunshuang to cut a watermelon and bring it out. "That watermelon is really good. Just looking at it makes you smell its sweet fragrance. If we weren't waiting for you, Xiaoyue, to come back and be with us, we would have eaten it first."
Qi Yue felt a little warm in his heart: "If you want to eat, eat first. You don't have to wait for me."
Gu Ma said, "No, I promised to help you celebrate. I can't make it in time for dinner, so you have to save the watermelon for us to eat together."
Father Gu nodded and said, "This is called a sense of ritual."
After waking up, Mr. Gu checked his phone a lot and started to keep up with the trends.
Qi Yue had no choice but to say, "I'll go to the kitchen and help Shuangshuang cut the watermelon."
As he said this, he walked into the kitchen, and at a glance, the ghostly aura in Qi Yue froze in fear.
Gu Yunshuang happily placed a head on the chopping board, holding a machete in his hand, and was about to cut it down with force between the debtor's eyes that were wide open and unwilling to close...
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