Zhong Yi didn't say anything about Chi Shen leaving him outside the school for a night, or rather, he understood and accepted it very quickly. After all, they were going to investigate a ghost, and any unexpected situation was possible. Given the relationship between Chi Shen and the ghost, it was normal for him to forget about him once he became worried.
Zhong Yi has always been a straightforward person, he just said so because he thought so, without noticing that Chi Shen's face looked a little strange after he finished speaking, and he continued to say that he hoped Chi Shen could go to see his grandfather as soon as possible.
After Zhong Yi left, Chi Shen lay on the sofa at home and muttered to himself.
"I really would not forget him before. How could I forget such an important person as the driver?"
"But I really forgot about it last night."
“This is very abnormal.”
After hanging up the sheets, Ji Xingchen walked in from the balcony and saw Chi Shen frowning and thinking deeply.
After last night, not only was Ji Xingchen's soul repaired, but his ghost power also greatly increased. He can now pick up lighter objects such as bed sheets. This morning, he threw the sheets into the washing machine and asked the red-clothed female ghost to watch over it. He and Chi Shen went out to work, so they came back at night to hang the sheets.
"What's wrong?" Ji Xingchen asked Chi Shen.
Chi Shen raised his head, still frowning at Ji Xingchen, and said, "Come here."
Ji Xingchen walked over as he was told.
Chi Shen looked into Ji Xingchen's eyes and reached out to touch Ji Xingchen's face. He seemed to be thinking about something. Then, his hand touched Ji Xingchen's neck.
Ji Xingchen's Adam's apple moved slightly. If he still had temperature, his whole body would be on fire now.
"Forget it." Chi Shen suddenly let go of him, lying on his back on the sofa, repeating three times in a self-destructive manner, "I am no longer the person I used to be, I am no longer the person I used to be, I am no longer the person I used to be, now I just want to lie down, he can help me with a lot of things."
Ji Xingchen looked at him, his eyes changing several times, and finally asked: "Do you want to kill me?"
Chi Shen looked at Ji Xingchen speechlessly: "I found your thoughts to be very dangerous, why should I kill you?"
Ji Xingchen still looked at Chi Shen.
Chi Shen said helplessly: "I want to put you away."
Ji Xingchen obviously couldn't understand this sentence, and a hint of confusion appeared on his face.
"Put it away, and you'll be safe." Chi Shen didn't intend to explain to him, but just said to himself, "But then you'll lose your personal freedom, which is not good."
In the Death Game, he cracked the so-called prop package, which is why he was able to take things out of the Death Game.
In fact, those props have special marks that belong to each prop, and that mark also exists on ghosts. It is the unique mark of their souls.
Putting away the props actually means putting away the brand, and the rest of it turns into ghost energy and enters his body.
So theoretically speaking, he could also take Ji Xingchen away.
Chi Shen discovered that he would ignore things that he would not ignore before because he was worried about Ji Xingchen's safety, so if he changed the situation, as long as Ji Xingchen didn't encounter any danger, wouldn't that be enough?
And his prop bag is an absolutely safe place. Even if he dies, Ji Xingchen will not die, he will only be "exploded".
He thought about it seriously, and finally felt that this was too powerless and not a good idea.
But at that moment just now, he actually wanted to take Ji Xingchen away.
"Let's discuss something else, such as what is the relationship between you and Wenqin." Chi Shen looked at Ji Xingchen, observing Ji Xingchen's expression. If what he said irritated Ji Xingchen, he would change his strategy as soon as possible.
At the same time, he tried hard to drive the bad thoughts out of his mind. He told himself that there was no reason to put Ji Xingchen away, and he could protect Ji Xingchen.
Ji Xingchen's expression didn't fluctuate much, not even as much as when Chi Shen touched his face.
He pushed his glasses and said calmly, "Wenqin was the gatekeeper of the Bai family's old house more than 20 years ago. I guess he should be over 40 years old. Judging from his surname, he should be related to me. He may be my elder, or even my father."
"Judging from the fact that you don't want to admit that your last name is Wen, he and you must have a bad relationship," Chi Shen added.
Ji Xingchen paused for a moment, then nodded: "I only have memories of my mother. My mother's surname is Ji, and her name is Ji Xian."
Chi Shen said: "If we find this Wen Qin, we may be able to find out the cause of your death and why you only have good memories."
"According to Wei Zhuo, he should be in Gangcheng, at the Bai family now." Ji Xingchen said.
Chi Shen looked at Ji Xingchen, and showed a rare look of worry: "When you look for him, all you find are painful memories. Are you sure you still want to look for him?"
Ji Xingchen lowered his eyes and looked at the sofa for a moment. He shook his head and said, "I can't live in a false beauty forever."
Looking at Ji Xingchen's expression, Chi Shen thought for a moment before nodding and saying, "I have a hunch that Wen Qin is not a simple character. Perhaps the person I saw in those evil spirits' memories is him, and the Hong Kong City serial murder case is also related to him."
Ji Xingchen also said: "We can't go to him directly, let's first find out what kind of person he is. We know too little. For now, the only information we have is that he is a genius with the Yin-Yang Eyes. We know nothing about him as a person."
Chi Shen smiled and said, "No, I'm not completely ignorant. At least from Wei Zhuo, we know that he is a hypocrite whose face even Wei Zhuo finds difficult to get along with."
While they were talking, Chi Shen heard funeral music coming from downstairs. Due to the conditioned reflex he developed in the death game, he looked out on the balcony. In the death game, if funeral music was played, something horrible would always happen.
However, when he saw the two ghosts lying on the balcony, he relaxed again. If there were funeral music in the real world, it would just mean someone had died, not that any scary ghosts were about to appear, so there was no need to pay special attention.
It was already late at night. Ghost Face and the red-dressed ghost were both lying on the balcony railings. Ghost Face said to the red-dressed ghost earnestly, "Drink less, understand?"
The red-dressed female ghost nodded in confusion, then retorted: "I don't drink!"
"I'm just telling you this, just to take precautions," Ghost Face continued, "Did you see the family downstairs? The man was out drinking late at night, and when he came back he couldn't find his room. He slept outside in the middle of winter and froze to death. He has elderly and young children at home who all depend on him for support, and he doesn't know what he's going to do in the future."
The red-dressed female ghost didn't quite understand, but still said, "How tragic."
Ghost Face also said: "How miserable."
Huang Lingling looked at the family downstairs in surprise and asked in confusion: "It's not even snowing now, how can someone freeze to death?"
Hearing their conversation, Chi Shen retracted his gaze and said, "Maybe we can ask Wei Zhuo."
Chi Shen called Wei Zhuo and went to Wei Zhuo's house that night.
Wei Zhuo has completed the requirements put forward by Chi Shen, so Chi Shen will also complete the transaction with Wei Zhuo.
Although he only wanted to use Wei Zhuo at first and didn't think about whether to help Wei Zhuo, he changed his mind later.
This time, Wei Zhuo still did not enter his house, but an expectant expression appeared on his cold face. He did not seem to completely trust Chi Shen, and did not even think that Chi Shen could really help him remove the curse, but he still chose to do what Chi Shen asked.
He has no way out, so he will grab any glimmer of hope, even if he knows there is a high chance of being deceived.
This time, at Chi Shen's request, Ji Xingchen did not go in, but stood in the corridor, waiting for Chi Shen to come out.
Seeing Ji Xingchen coming out from Chi Shen's shadow, Wei Zhuo was not afraid at all, and even showed some hope. Chi Shen didn't know where this sudden hope came from, and he didn't ask. After all, he came to help, not to check the household registration.
Chi Shen entered the room under the expectant gaze of Wei Zhuo's wife, and his wife also looked at Wei Zhuo.
Wei Zhuo didn't speak to her, just nodded and closed the door of his house.
Looking at the closed door, Ji Xingchen said, "You can go in. He's here. Nothing will happen."
Wei Zhuo shook his head: "Just in case."
Soon the corridor became quiet. Wei Zhuo looked at his front door for a while, then set his sights on Ji Xingchen. After a while, he asked, "What is your relationship with Chi Shen?"
Ji Xingchen was also looking at the door. He thought about this question for a while before answering, "Friend."
"Are we really just friends?" Wei Zhuo asked again.
Ji Xingchen glanced at Wei Zhuo at this time and found that he looked very nervous. After all, his wife and daughter were there. Although he didn't say it or show it, he couldn't hide his concern.
Some people talk a lot when they are nervous, and Wei Zhuo is obviously one of them.
"Just friends," Ji Xingshim replied calmly, "I'm not suitable for developing other relationships."
"I thought you didn't care about the difference between humans and ghosts." Wei Zhuo said.
Ji Xingchen paused for a moment, and finally gave an answer: "It's not a question of the difference between humans and ghosts, it's my problem."
Chi Shen came out very quickly, and they only chatted for a few words. Wei Zhuo suddenly frowned and covered his chest. From his invisible perspective, a big black flower bloomed in his heart. Ji Xingchen looked at him, but did not step forward, nor did he show any sympathy or concern. He even took a glance and turned to look at the door.
As expected, the door opened soon. Chi Shen stood inside the door and said in the tone of a surgeon completing a major operation in a TV series, "You can go in and see her."
Wei Zhuo rushed in immediately, so fast that Chi Shen's clothes swung up.
Chi Shen looked at Wei Zhuo's back and murmured to himself: "He seems to have forgotten what he said before. Never mind, it's okay. I'll pretend to have forgotten it too."
As he said that, he turned to look at Ji Xingchen: "What did you talk about with him? Why is the atmosphere so joyful?"
Ji Xingchen said calmly: "I advised him to spend more time with his family."
Chi Shen nodded: "Let's wait for a while until he finishes seeing his daughter."
They waited for half an hour, during which time Wei Zhuo's wife prepared a midnight snack for them, and Chi Shen ate it happily.
After a while, Wei Zhuo finally walked out of the room. Chi Shen saw that his eyes were red, he must have cried, but he was smiling when he came out. Chi Shen did not ask about Wen Qin first, but reminded: "Now the curse on your daughter and wife has been isolated. They are strangers who have nothing to do with you. Although your daughter has woken up, her vitality has been sucked away too much, and she has slept for too long. She needs to rest. She should be able to get out of bed in a week or two. Remember to let her move more. And you are bearing the curse that has already erupted alone. You may die in less than a month. If you do good deeds and accumulate virtue, you can live longer."
In Chi Shen's sight, the curse that was rooted in Wei Zhuo's heart was intertwined. Although only one or two large black flowers had bloomed sporadically, the curse had already penetrated deep into his body, and soon his body would be swallowed up by the black cursed flowers.
Wei Zhuo had cold sweat on his forehead. He might not feel well, but he smiled and said, "It's okay for me to die now."
His wife said a few words to him, asking him not to say such things, but Wei Zhuo just laughed foolishly and did not refute.
Then, Wei Zhuo's wife asked Chi Shen how she could help Wei Zhuo live longer, what specific things did it mean to do good and accumulate virtue, and whether they could donate all the money in the house?
Chi Shen shook his head: "He was cursed because he did something wrong. If he helps others, maybe the curse can be weakened and temporarily suppressed. I don't know how to do it. I'm not good at cause and effect. There is someone who is good at it, but I don't know where she is now."
At this point, Chi Shen smiled and said, "But in your situation, she will definitely say that you can't be saved and just wait to die. Her name is Zhang Yao. If you find her and convince her, there may be a glimmer of hope."
Wei Zhuo's wife nodded, asked about the details of the person mentioned by Chi Shen, and wrote it down.
Wei Zhuo, on the other hand, looked completely unconcerned and was only grinning foolishly.
Chi Shen looked at Wei Zhuo's silly smile and thought seriously. He wondered if he would get any useful answers if he asked Wei Zhuo about Wenqin now. However, he didn't want to waste time making two trips, so he asked anyway.
Speaking of Wen Qin, Wei Zhuo's expression finally became a little serious. He thought for a moment and said, "I'm not familiar with him. I've only met him a few times."
As he spoke, Wei Zhuo's gaze fell on Ji Xingchen's face.
“He looks a lot like Wenqin, and today I even thought it was Wenqin who came, but I soon realized he wasn’t.”
Wei Zhuo actually noticed Ji Xingchen's appearance at the first moment, but at that time he didn't care about anything except his family. Now that his family was safe, he began to be confused about other things.
Wei Zhuo continued, "He is very different from Wen Qin. Although their profiles are almost identical, he has a calm temperament that Wen Qin does not have. Wen Qin always looks elegant and gentle, like a good person who is always nice to others. But like most people in the Bai family, he is a profit-seeking villain."
Ji Xingchen looked up at Wei Zhuo, he seemed to be thinking about something, but he did not interrupt Wei Zhuo's narration and let him continue.
"The first time I met Wenqin was when I was a child. He was a few years older than me. I didn't know anything at the time, and the elders asked me to learn from him. He was only a teenager at the time, and he had already followed the adults to deal with the affairs of the Bai family. We all knew that he was the candidate for the next generation of gatekeeper. At that time, he was not very good at pretending, and he always looked at people with cold eyes. I don't know if it was because his pupils were naturally different from ours, or if it was something else. I always felt that the way they looked at us was like looking at people from a different world. I was very scared at that time."
Wei Zhuo recalled the past. He took the tea made by his wife, took a sip, and continued thinking.
"I met him later during a mission. I was just a little brother doing odd jobs. The evil spirit was very powerful. I almost died in that mission. It was Wenqin who saved me... No, maybe it can't be considered as saving me. He just happened to arrive when I was still alive. I almost died in his hands. Fortunately, I ran fast. At that time, he was already the same as he is now. His tone of voice was always gentle, and his appearance made people feel that he was very approachable. But he said something at that time that I still remember to this day."
Wei Zhuo raised his head and looked at Chi Shen and Ji Xingchen: "He said, you look useless."
Ji Xingchen remained silent, while Chi Shen raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, as if he found this sentence interesting.
Wei Zhuo's wife said, "You are very useful, don't listen to him."
Wei Zhuo was very pleased with his wife's words. He smiled for a long time and almost forgot what he was going to say. But at least he remembered what he was talking about and continued, "This 'you are useless' does not mean that I am weak. Although compared to him, I am indeed weak. But whether it was at that time or now when I think about it, I think that what he meant was that I don't seem to be useful."
Chi Shen smiled and said, "A useless tool, not a useless person?"
Wei Zhuo nodded.
Chi Shen commented: "This Wenqin doesn't like to speak human language either."
Ji Xingchen didn't say anything, but Chi Shen felt the fluctuation of his ghost energy. He raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and the surging ghost energy soon subsided. Ji Xingchen turned his head to glance at Chi Shen and continued to listen to Wei Zhuo.
"Later, I had fewer opportunities to see him. I only saw him a few times at Bai family gatherings. He has become the same as he is now. He no longer says things like 'You look useless'. He is polite to everyone. People who don't know him think he is easy to talk to," Wei Zhuo said. "He went to the Bai family's old house. At that time, I was not qualified to go in to take or put 'things'. But only half a year later, I heard that he left the old house and was still working for the Bai family, but I hardly saw him. I heard from others that he rarely participated in the Bai family's affairs, but the Bai family didn't dare to offend him. They even wanted to use him to calm the situation, so they always served him well."
"I used to think he had changed and became a kind person. Although he couldn't be called a good person, he was at least a human being. But then something happened that completely changed my opinion."
Having said this, Wei Zhuo fell silent and looked at his wife.
The wife sighed: "I'll go see my daughter."
Soon his wife left. Chi Shen looked at Wei Zhuo and knew that he was not going to tell her any secret. He didn't want his wife to hear what he wanted to say. It was not because his wife couldn't hear it, but because he didn't want to leave a bad impression on his wife.
Sure enough, when he saw his daughter's bedroom door closed, Wei Zhuo turned around and said, "My mission at the time was to kill someone."
Chi Shen was not surprised. He looked at him and let him continue.
"The Special Security Bureau had just been established at that time, and the Bai family was still watching and didn't send out ghosts at will. Instead, they asked me to do it. He was the owner of a factory. He refused to pay the Bai family and used harsh words. He also had some means of self-defense, so the ordinary ghosts of the Bai family didn't scare him."
"I made a lot of preparations that day. I sneaked into the merchant's room quietly and made a complete plan, but when I got there, the boss was already dead."
"There was another man in the room. He looked at me and smiled, then said, 'I'm sorry for stealing your mission target, but he was really interesting and I couldn't help it. Don't look at me like that. I won't steal your credit. Don't worry, you killed this man, just pretend I never came. I believe you won't tell anyone about your encounter with me, right?'"
"The boss fell on his bed, his expression even looked peaceful, as if he had a beautiful dream and died in his sleep."
“I can even imagine what sweet dreams the boss had, how he struggled in his sleep, and yet died in his sleep.”
"The man standing in the bedroom is Wen Qin."
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