Chi Shen did not express his opinion. He slowly picked up the paper towel on the table and wiped the stains on the table. In a restaurant that was too busy and too small, the waiters were always unable to take care of every table.
The middle-aged man looked at him. He waited for a while. Seeing that Chi Shen didn't say anything, he could only continue speaking himself: "That was a fierce ghost. He wanted revenge. I took the money, protected that family, killed... and saved his soul. Before he disappeared, he cursed my whole family to die a miserable death."
"I didn't take it seriously. The curses of ghosts usually only work when they are still alive. They are already dead, so the curses are useless. What's more, I usually carry some exorcism talismans with me, so curses usually don't have much impact on me."
“But after that day, I realized something was different.”
"My daughter had a fever first, and the doctor said it was just a common cold. I didn't take it seriously, but she slept for a whole day before waking up. Would someone with a common cold sleep for a whole day?"
The man lowered his voice, a volume that was just loud enough to be heard in this noisy little restaurant. In fact, no one in this little restaurant cared about what he said.
"I saw some traces of something foul on her body," the man continued. "I took her home and exorcised her. After that, her cold was cured, and I didn't take it seriously."
"Two days later, my wife went out to buy groceries and was hit on the head by a falling flower pot. She didn't die, but she just had a concussion."
At this point, the man wiped his face and said, "I looked at the amulet she took out, it was broken. If it wasn't for the amulet, she and him would probably be in trouble."
"I had already noticed something was wrong, and I thought someone was targeting me, so they moved my wife and daughter to a new place for protection. That day, I had to go out to do some work, and we all have a habit of checking if we have enough things with us when we go out to do something. That's when I realized that the talisman I brought that day had been burned to ashes."
"The ghost who wanted revenge, his curse took effect."
"I can now directly see the curse on my wife and daughter. It's all because of me."
At this point, the dinner they ordered was served. Chi Shen took out the disposable chopsticks from the chopstick holder and handed them to the man: "So what do you want me to do?"
The man took the chopsticks, put them on the edge of the bowl, and said, "You can see the curse on me, what else can you do?"
Chi Shen smiled: "Guess?"
The man was silent for a moment, then he said, "I can give you money, but can you save my wife and daughter?"
Chi Shen shook his head and suddenly changed the subject: "Why follow the Bai family?"
The man looked at Chi Shen with scrutiny, and then said, "I have been in the Bai family since I was born. My deceased parents both worked for the Bai family. I had no choice."
"Are your children and wife related to the Bai family?" Chi Shen asked again.
The man immediately denied it: "No, they are just ordinary people. They don't know what I do. They only know that I often work overtime."
"Then let me be frank," Chi Shen broke open the disposable chopsticks and looked at the man, "Your curse has deteriorated. It will not only ruin your luck and put you and your family at risk of death at any time, but it has already taken root in your body. Every time you kill a ghost, your curse will become deeper."
The man sneered: "Even if I start doing good deeds now, I can't change it."
Chi Shen looked at him and said, "But you can't leave the Bai family, because you still have to let the Bai family relieve you of the pain brought by the curse. It must be very uncomfortable to be cursed to die a miserable death. The black curse has already blossomed in your heart, and you live in severe pain every day."
The man looked at him with a vicious look, and the atmosphere at the small dining table suddenly became depressing.
"I can indeed help you." Chi Shen suddenly said, his smile was gentle. Although he was talking about things that belonged to another world, his every smile and frown in the small restaurant was very down-to-earth and looked perfectly natural, just like an ordinary person among the masses.
The middle-aged man did not calm down at all. He still stared at Chi Shen, as if judging whether what he said was useful.
"How much do you want?" After a moment, the middle-aged man finally asked.
"I don't want money," Chi Shen shook his head slowly, "I'm a good person, I just like to help others, and I also hope that they can help me."
The middle-aged man did not move his eyes away. At this moment, he felt that he was not talking to a young man who had just entered the society. He even felt that the person sitting at the card table in this small restaurant was a man who had experienced life and death and walked among thousands of ghosts.
"I..." The middle-aged man seemed a little hesitant when he spoke this time.
Chi Shen smiled and said, "You can think about it seriously."
"My name is Wei Zhuo." The middle-aged man said, "Call me if you need any help."
Chi Shen laughed: "Since we are friends, it's easy to talk. I want to know something about the Bai family. It shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
Wei Zhuo's eye muscles twitched slightly, and he said, "No."
Chi Shen thought for a moment and said, "Give me a list."
Wei Zhuo looked at him: "What list?"
Chi Shen: "A list of everyone you think you can get. I want to know what this family I almost returned to is doing."
Wei Zhuo looked down at the food on the table. The food had an attractive color and smelled delicious, but he didn't care at all. He quickly raised his head and said, "Okay, but you have to help me remove the curse first."
Chi Shen shook his head: "I told you, you don't seem to understand the current situation, now you are begging me."
The veins on Wei Zhuo's forehead throbbed slightly: "How should I know if you have that ability?"
Chi Shen smiled and said, "You have no choice."
Wei Zhuo was silent for a long time. He nodded and said, "Okay, I need some time."
Chi Shen did not continue to force him, but looked at the food in front of him: "Eat, it should be cold."
Wei Zhuo glanced at him, then opened the disposable chopsticks that Chi Shen had handed him earlier and took off the mask he had been wearing.
When he took off his mask, his collar pulled down slightly, revealing a long and narrow scar on his neck. He quickly pulled the collar of his down jacket back to cover everything below his chin and began to eat.
Chi Shen was right, he really had no choice.
He did a lot for the Bai family, and he thought that the Bai family would also help him solve his problems, but in fact he was overthinking.
He first found Bai Ximing and explained the problem of the curse. Bai Ximing also promised to help him remove the curse, but it was just a verbal promise and he did not wait for it.
Every time he went to Bai Ximing, Bai Ximing would say that he was very busy recently and that removing the curse required a lot of preparation and that the time was not right yet, so he should wait a little longer. He waited and waited, and even when his daughter and wife were hospitalized again, he still couldn't wait any longer.
Chi Shen was actually wrong about one thing. He was indeed being eroded by the curse every day and enduring pain that ordinary people could hardly bear, but the Bai family did not help him relieve the pain. Every time the pain flared up, he had to rely on himself to get through it. He would continue to help the Bai family because they were the only people he could think of who could save him.
In fact, he couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to go to the Special Security Bureau and surrender himself to them. He had done a lot of things for the Bai family, and he would definitely die if he surrendered himself. However, he was not sure whether the Special Security Bureau could lift the curse on him.
Yes, he suspected that Bai Ximing didn't help him because he was not capable of solving the curse on him. If Bai Ximing was not capable of this, then the Special Security Bureau, an organization that didn't even have a foothold in Hong Kong City, would be even less capable of this.
He didn't trust the Special Security Bureau.
Moreover, if the Special Security Bureau fails to resolve the issue and Bai Ximing knows about his betrayal, then his family will be in danger.
He didn't even dare to go to the Special Security Bureau.
Until he met Chi Shen, he felt he had found a life-saving straw.
Wei Zhuo ate very quickly, as if he was taking eating as a task, and wolfed down the meal. Then he put on his mask again and looked like he was about to leave, but suddenly asked a question: "Do you want to take revenge on the Bai family?"
Chi Shen shook his head: "You think too much, I'm just a little angry."
Wei Zhuo was puzzled: "Angry?"
He was also present when Bai Ran had that incident before. Even though he was framed, he was not angry at all. Now the Bai family has not done anything to him, so why would he be angry?
Chi Shen didn't say much. Wei Zhuo glanced at Chi Shen, went to the counter to pay the bill, and left tactfully.
Chi Shen finished the meal slowly. The food in this small restaurant was indeed very delicious, with the taste of home-cooked meals. He even thought about buying a cookbook for Ji Xingchen and letting Ji Xingchen learn it so that he could eat the same food at home.
As for why he didn't learn it himself, it must be because of the different division of labor. He was out there earning money to support his family, so things like cooking naturally had to be left to Ji Xingchen.
And he was angry when talking to Wei Zhuo...
If it weren't for the Bai family, many people wouldn't have suffered so much. At least the headless ghost, the women and children living in his house could have escaped from suffering sooner.
Chi Shen also asked Ji Xingchen what was going on with his family's rental contract. Ji Xingchen told him the truth, and Chi Shen understood that the person who asked the landlord for 200,000 yuan was also from the Bai family.
This ancient family that wanders between yin and yang did not fulfill their responsibilities, and even used these evil spirits as a way to make money.
Although he is strong enough to remain calm when seeing other people's painful experiences, it does not mean that he will not be touched.
He accepted those painful deaths, the painful memories in the closet, in the cabinet, in the toilet. He would not be sad, but he would be angry.
"Let's go back." Chi Shen said, but he didn't smile this time.
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