Zhong Yi, who was drawing talismans, suddenly stopped. There were some purple marks on his hands, which were the wounds left by the ghost energy. He looked up at the paper man in surprise.
Yuan Yiping also stood up, his face full of shock.
The dark ghostly aura that filled the room suddenly dissipated, and the eyes and brows drawn with red pen on the paper figure's face changed from calm to sad, and her paper hands and feet moved slightly.
The result of their efforts for a long time was just to allow the broken soul to attach to this paper man so that it would not dissipate. They asked Chi Shen to come just to see if they could communicate and find out some personal information of the ghost in order to confirm the identity of the deceased. Unexpectedly, Chi Shen could make this paper man move!
"What do you wish for?"
Yuan Yiping and Zhong Yi both heard what Chi Shen said. The moment this sentence came out, the paper figure on the table curled up. Like a child afraid of the dark, she closed her legs and hugged herself with her arms.
On top of the small paper figure, the outline of a girl slowly emerged. She looked very thin, and her body was incomplete. That was the damage to her soul, not the damage she suffered before she died, so she still seemed to have a complete body, but some parts were much dimmer. She hugged herself with her incomplete soul and buried her head between her knees.
Zhong Yi was so shocked that he couldn't move. He also looked at this broken soul. Based on his knowledge, this soul was completely unable to communicate and could only emit resentment. He also advised Yuan Yiping to start from other places and give up this line.
Who would have thought that an ordinary person who had never systematically studied magic could actually awaken this soul. Not only did he awaken it, he also pieced the broken soul together!
What did he just do?
Zhong Yi couldn't help but start thinking. What he saw just now was just Chi Shen saying hello to the broken soul. At that time, he even doubted Yuan Yiping's decision. He didn't expect that this greeting would be really useful!
This bizarre scene, which was beyond everything he had learned in his life, even made him begin to doubt the usefulness of the knowledge he had acquired over the years.
Although he was in great shock and self-doubt, Zhong Yi still held the brush dipped in cinnabar in his hand. His years of experience in drawing talismans allowed him to slowly complete the last stroke without thinking.
Suddenly, a bird's cry was heard in the small room. The square formation he drew worked!
This was a formation that summoned the four divine beasts to suppress ghosts and gods. It was the most powerful formation he had learned that could take effect quickly, but it was obviously not the right time at this moment. The ghost had been pieced together with great difficulty and was about to be destroyed again.
Four phantoms descended from the sky, and the uneasy soul in the formation began to tremble. The phantoms moved toward the center of the formation, but when they were about to pounce in front of the soul, they paused for a moment.
Yuan Yiping suddenly kicked the stool beside him towards a talisman painted with cinnabar. The leg of the stool brushed past the talisman and the talisman was broken in half. The four shadows in the air suddenly disappeared, but the soul in the middle did not stop trembling.
"I'm sorry." Zhong Yi covered his right hand which was covered with bruises and apologized in a low voice.
Yuan Yiping didn't say anything, and the two of them looked at the soul in the middle together.
When the four beasts appeared, Chi Shen did not move. He just reached out and touched the head of the girl curled up on the table, and slowed down his voice: "Don't be afraid, you are safe, I will protect you."
In the eyes of the other two, Chi Shen’s comfort was very simple, but it miraculously worked. The trembling of the soul actually became much smaller and it didn’t look so scary anymore.
Zhong Yi actually wanted to remind Chi Shen out loud not to come into direct contact with ghosts as it was easy to be hurt by negative energy, but under the current circumstances, he couldn't say it out loud. He just looked at Chi Shen's hand worriedly.
Chi Shen was extremely patient. He waited for ten minutes until the girl stopped trembling. Then he asked softly, "You look like you need help. Do you have any wishes?"
The girl didn't raise her head, still burying her face in her mouth. Just when Zhong Yi and Yuan Yiping thought the girl wouldn't answer, a thin and light voice suddenly rang out in the room, as if it would break if touched: "Can you make me disappear? Make me never exist. That way, everyone will be much happier."
Such a soft voice floated in the air, as if if it was a little louder, someone would blame her for being too noisy.
The other ghosts and people in the room showed strange expressions. They had seen all kinds of ghosts, and they all had various obsessions. Most of the ghosts wanted revenge, and wanted to avenge the people who killed them. Some had unfinished obsessions during their lifetime, such as the starving ghost who wanted a good meal, the mirror ghost that Chi Shen met just wanted a beautiful face, and some wanted others to experience his pain.
But this girl is different. Her obsession is that she never existed and she wants someone to be like an eraser and erase everything she once had.
Perhaps because it had been too long without a reply, the thin voice rang out again:
"I'm sorry... I was just... just asking, sorry..."
"No need to apologize," Chi Shen gave a soothing smile, "I can't do that. I should be the one to apologize. I'm sorry, I can't erase the traces of your existence, but I can erase the people you hate. Would you consider it?"
Zhong Yi immediately looked at Chi Shen. This sentence would put him on the Special Security Bureau's key surveillance list, but his gaze soon turned into confusion.
When Chi Shen said this, his eyes were gentle and calm, and the smile on his face was as warm as the spring breeze in March. It made people think of all kinds of beautiful things at a glance, such as wild flowers swaying in the spring light and koi swimming in the pond. Anyway, it had nothing to do with making a person disappear.
Is he just kidding? Is this a trick for communicating with ghosts, or is he really someone who can say such things with a smile?
Countless doubts arose in Zhong Yi's mind, but he finally chose to remain silent.
The room was quiet for a while. Just when Zhong Yi thought the girl would not speak, the thin voice sounded again: "Thank you... I don't want others to disappear. I am the only one who should disappear. Thank you."
"Can I speak?" Zhong Yi finally couldn't help it. Originally, he should have been relieved when the girl said she didn't want anyone to disappear, but when he saw the girl's look, he suddenly felt angry and wanted to say something.
Chi Shen nodded: "You say."
Zhong Yi looked at the girl and asked, "Were you killed by someone?"
The girl was silent for a moment, and finally her broken soul curled up on the table moved, and she nodded.
"Don't you want that person to die?" Zhong Yi asked.
The girl nodded again, then shook her head: "He should get the punishment he deserves. If I want him to disappear, he disappears, then there are many people who also want him to disappear and they won't get any. This is not fair."
Zhong Yi wanted to say something else, but Chi Shen raised his hand to stop him from asking further. He looked at the girl and said, "He is now under investigation at the police station. There are many people like you who don't even know how they died. Are you willing to help the police?"
The girl suddenly raised her head. Her face was thin, which made her eyes look unusually big. There was a glimmer in her big eyes. She looked at Chi Shen and asked, "He was caught?"
Yuan Yiping stepped forward and asked, "Who is he?"
"Bai Ran." The girl said softly.
When the girl said these two words, a hint of darkness appeared on her face. Zhong Yi and Yuan Yiping immediately became nervous. This was a sign of her going crazy, but the darkness quickly dissipated.
Chi Shen did not move. He just said calmly: "Before Bai Ran gets the punishment he deserves, you will help these two police officers and will not lose your mind, right?"
"Yes." After controlling all the ghost energy, the girl looked up at them, her voice still trembling a little, but not a single ghost energy leaked out.
"Bai Ran killed a lot of people. I know some of them."
Zhong Yi and Yuan Yiping immediately started questioning. Because they were afraid that something might go wrong in the middle of the questioning, Chi Shen watched from the side and waited for them to finish before leaving.
By the time the record was finished, it was already dark. Yuan Yiping said he wanted to treat Chi Shen to a meal. Zhong Yi was also looking at him eagerly, obviously wanting to ask Chi Shen something.
Chi Shen refused, saying that it was the responsibility of every citizen, so Yuan Yiping had to send him to the door.
Before leaving, Chi Shen turned around and asked, "How will Bai Ran judge?"
"Two people, enough for the death penalty. Our industry has always been very strict, and capable people should be more strict with themselves. With his serious circumstances, one person could be sentenced to death." Yuan Yiping sighed, "I didn't expect that someone who usually looks good would do such a thing."
"Death penalty?" Chi Shen smiled and walked out of the Special Security Bureau.
Although it was said that the death penalty would be imposed, Chi Shen knew that the Special Security Bureau would be busy for a while. Many supernatural incidents were handled as accidents, but the Special Security Bureau would definitely give an explanation to the family of the deceased, so they would do their best to dig up everything Bai Ran had done.
This will be a huge amount of work.
And in the Special Security Bureau, Yuan Yiping and Zhong Yi said: "You see, he can indeed communicate with ghosts very well."
Zhong Yi was a little confused: "Is this some kind of talent that I have never seen before?"
"I don't know. I've never heard of this kind of talent." Yuan Yiping said, "Maybe he can solve the old man's problem."
Zhong Yi rubbed his forehead irritably: "Let's see."
Chi Shen was taking a leisurely walk and was about to take the subway home. After taking a few steps, he saw a luxury car parked in front of him.
Recently he felt that he had a conflict with luxury cars, so he immediately decided to go around them. As soon as he turned around, a person got out of the car. It was an acquaintance, his biological mother - Xu Xiuyun.
"Shen Shen!" Xu Xiuyun saw that he was going to go around, so she immediately shouted and walked over quickly, "They said you were here, and you are really here, are you here to visit Ran Ran?"
Chi Shen was somewhat helpless, so he turned around and said, "I'm here to help investigate the case. Oh, investigate Bai Ran's case."
"Ran Ran is indeed sorry for you, but he can't do anything now, don't care about him anymore. It was our fault before that we didn't realize that Ran Ran would target you like this," Xu Xiuyun shook her head and sighed, "I don't think I have had a good talk with you yet. You are my own flesh and blood. It's windy outside, can we get in the car and have a good talk?"
Chi Shen said expressionlessly: "Hurry home, if you have anything to say, just talk here."
Xu Xiuyun looked at Chi Shen with some worry: "Are you going back to the house you rented? Your family isn't there either. You'll be so lonely living alone. If you get sick, there'll be no one to take care of you. Come back with me to the Bai family. We're a family, so we can take care of each other."
"A family?" Chi Shen almost laughed out loud.
However, before he could say anything, a dark shadow suddenly solidified behind him. Ji Xingchen walked out of his shadow, raised his hand and held Chi Shen's hand, and looked at Xu Xiuyun: "He is not alone."
The sudden appearance of Ji Xingchen obviously scared Xu Xiuyun. Her pupils trembled slightly and her voice trembled a little: "He, he is not a human!"
Chi Shen held Ji Xingchen's hand and said with a smile, "I don't care."
Ji Xingchen pushed up his glasses with his other hand: "Compared to being alive, I can be with him better after I die, and we can be inseparable."
Chi Shen: "It would be better if we were alive, but now that we are dead, there is nothing we can do about it."
The ghost face behind Chi Shen saw Ji Xingchen suddenly appear, and he realized that he should also jump out to prove that Chi Shen was not alone, but in this situation, it seemed even weirder to have another ghost! Forget it, let's just wait and see!
The more they talked, the more scared Xu Xiuyun seemed. She took a step back and tried to walk hurriedly, but she didn't step firmly and her high heels got stuck in the cracks between the bricks and she was about to fall. Chi Shen reached out to help her up and reminded her with a smile: "Be careful on the way back."
Xu Xiuyun wanted to take advantage of the situation to grab Chi Shen's hand, but Chi Shen withdrew his hand very quickly and did not give her any chance at all. Then, under Xu Xiuyun's gaze, Ji Xingchen returned to Chi Shen's shadow, and Chi Shen slowly left.
The Special Security Bureau was not busy. Chi Shen was walking slowly on the way to the subway station alone, and suddenly said, "How sudden."
"I'm helping you." Ji Xingchen's voice came from the shadow.
Chi Shen put his hands in his pockets, thinking about something, and said, "I suspect you are hinting at something."
Ji Xingchen's voice came again: "Don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant."
Chi Shen laughed: "What does that mean?"
Ji Xingchen stopped talking.
Chi Shen continued: "We have slept in the same bed together, and you have used my body. You see, we have always been inseparable. Don't be shy."
No more sound came from the shadow, as if his shadow was really just a shadow.
The ghost face stuck to Chi Shen's clothes tried to make itself look the smallest. He didn't dare to say a word and even began to doubt his life. What was he doing here? Why did he go out? Why was he here?
It was the evening rush hour, and the subway station where Chi Shen was located was not a popular station. He got on the train smoothly. He did not take the subway home as he had said before, but looked at the map on his mobile phone: "Hongan Trading..."
But Xu Xiuyun's journey back was not so smooth, as she was stuck in traffic.
The driver looked at the navigation and asked, "Do you want to take a detour? Taking the small road can save you 20 minutes of traffic jam."
"Take a detour." Xu Xiuyun said, and suddenly thought of Chi Shen's words. At first, she thought Chi Shen was trying to scare her, but suddenly she felt uneasy, so she immediately changed her words, "No, no detour."
"Okay." The driver drove straight through the intersection where the navigation system reminded him to take a detour.
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