Chi Shen is putting makeup on a paper figure.
In order to let the red-dressed female ghost go out in style, Chi Shen worked hard to practice makeup techniques, but everyone's evaluation of him was not very good.
"Very good, but doesn't it look too much like a dead person?" This was Ghost Face's evaluation.
"I think you can go and do a part-time job. The crematorium at No. 28 Anning Road may still be hiring." Ji Xingchen commented sharply.
Chi Shen stared at the paper figure and pondered for a long time. He just wanted to make the red-clothed female ghost prettier and make the paper figure look more delicate, but how come it turned out like this?
After a night, the red-dressed female ghost didn't say anything. Chi Shen chose to give up: "I won't paint anymore! That's it!"
After he finished speaking, Ji Xingchen put down his phone and said, "Zhong Yi said to send Bai Wan back at two o'clock tonight."
Chi Shen put down his paintbrush, turned around and asked Ji Xingchen: "Why did you come back? Is your work done?"
Ji Xingchen pushed his glasses and said, "I'll help you put on makeup."
Chi Shen looked at the paper man which had become even more bizarre and fell silent.
"That's fine too!" Since you can't do it, then choose to compromise. Giving up is also a virtue!
At two o'clock in the middle of the night, Zhong Yi arrived as promised. He was wearing a black coat and looked like a statue. He sat on the sofa in the living room and waited without saying a word. He looked very depressed.
Bai Wan quickly finished putting makeup on the paper mannequin, a skill she learned because she couldn't go out. The paper mannequin made by her had pink-colored skin and bright eyes, and if it moved, it really looked like a living person unless you looked closely.
After the painting was finished, Zhong Yi and Chi Shen nodded as a greeting, and left with Bai Wan.
The door of the living room closed automatically, but Chi Shen did not look at the work Bai Wan had just completed. Instead, he looked in the direction of the door for a long time.
"It's filled with a heavy aura of death." Chi Shen said.
"The soul is already unstable, and it's staying with a fierce ghost like Bai Wan," Ghost Face began to compare the face of the red-clothed ghost and the face of the paper man, and said, "It's easy for her to die."
Chi Shen yawned and slapped a dozen pieces of money on the coffee table: "That's right, let's talk about it after we die, go to bed."
The night is dark.
Lanterns have been hung on the roadsides of the port city, rows of red lights lighting up in the pitch-black night. Everything is quiet, but some places just can't be quiet.
The Hong Kong City Special Security Bureau is particularly lively at night. This is originally a place to resolve issues that happen at night, so everyone is used to the bustling night scene.
However, in recent times, especially since Halloween, there have been more and more supernatural cases occurring throughout the port city. Most of the personnel transferred from other places on Halloween have not been returned, or those who were returned have been replaced by new people, and a special case team has been set up to target the Bai family.
So even though there are more and more cases, the Special Security Bureau still appears to be well-organized and can handle what needs to be handled.
But tonight, several members of the Bai family’s special case team suddenly gathered together and entered the conference room with serious expressions.
"I believe you have also received the news." The old man in the lead was Li Shuan. He took out a courier letter and threw it on the table.
Before they looked over, they smelled a strong smell of blood. In their field of vision, the envelope was covered with a layer of black mist, revealing an ominous aura.
The letter looked normal, an ordinary envelope from a courier company, but the sender line was blank.
In other words, it was not empty. There were words there originally, but they were obscured by the blood stains that seeped out of the envelope, making it blurry and unclear what was written.
The entire letter looked as if it had been soaked in blood. There were bloodstains on all four corners. It was obvious that blood had once dripped from it, but now it had all dried up. Although it had dried up, it had not turned black, which meant that the blood was still fresh.
The other people looked at each other. Some of them also threw out an envelope, while others only took out a piece of paper stained with blood. Another person took out his mobile phone and said, "I received a death email. The sender said to take Chi Shen to a designated location, otherwise the nine evil spirits he arranged in Hong Kong City will be collectively unsealed and appear in the most crowded areas."
"The contents of the letters we received are similar, but they all carry a ghostly aura," one person hesitated and said, "Is it Bai Ximing?"
"According to Chi Shen, it should be him." Uncle Zhang said. He and Li Shuan were both responsible for the situation of the Bai family, so they appeared at the beach that night.
"He was the one who released all kinds of little ghosts in Hong Kong during this period," someone mentioned, "He said so himself in the letter."
"What is he going to do?" Uncle Zhang looked at Li Shuan and carefully said the word, "Extend life?"
Li Shuan nodded, and after a moment's silence, he said, "Let's first investigate where he hid the ghost. Since it's a densely populated area, several business districts will be the focus of investigation."
One of them asked, "We can also let Chi Shen handle it."
"No," Li Shuan shook his head, "We have to ensure his safety. He is a member of the public and has no obligation to take risks for our incompetence."
"But he has also participated in the investigation of many cases before..."
Li Shuan sighed: "We could guarantee his safety then, but not now."
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Chi Shen had no idea what was about to happen in Gangcheng, he still went to work and came home as usual.
Because he had to paint the face of the red-clothed female ghost, he got up a little late the next morning. He washed up in a hurry, took the bread that Ji Xingchen had bought for him early in the morning and started walking out.
The whole room was empty. Ghost Face and the female ghost in red were not there. If Chi Shen hadn't been woken up by the female ghost in red pulling off his quilt, he would still be a little bit uncomfortable. However, this discomfort was quickly overwhelmed by the urgency of being late.
He also met with his art brothers this morning to discuss the design. He may be late on normal days, but he will never delay other people's work.
"Why is it so cold in the elevator?" As soon as Chi Shen walked into the elevator, he heard people in the elevator complaining. It was also rush hour and there were quite a lot of people in the elevator, but the temperature inside was one or two degrees lower than outside. It might just be a little cool at ordinary times, but in this cold winter, this one or two degrees seemed particularly cold.
There was a bloodstain in the corner, but none of them could see it.
Chi Shen held a piece of bread in his mouth and looked down at his phone. He pretended to walk back to let someone in. He walked slowly to the corner and stepped on the bloodstain. The bloodstain quickly faded into black mist and then disappeared as if it had encountered a flood or a beast. The yin energy lingering in the corner dissipated, and the temperature in the elevator slowly began to recover.
Familiar yin energy, someone is back.
Chi Shen stared at the ground for a second, then calmly continued to look at his phone - there were still twenty-six minutes before work time.
It was a bit cold today, and the weather was gloomy. The daytime was short in winter, and even at around eight o'clock, it didn't seem very bright. As soon as Chi Shen walked out of the elevator, he saw a ghost flash by, but it was none of his business, so he didn't even bother to take a look, let alone follow it or call the police.
"Hey!" As soon as he reached the gate of the community, Chi Shen saw Huang Lingling sitting on the gate pillar, looking down at him, "Why did you save that idiot? You even gave her your mother's clothes!"
Her tone was full of dissatisfaction, but Chi Shen ignored her and walked forward with big strides. After all, it would be strange to talk to the air on the side of the road!
"Those are my mother's clothes!" Huang Lingling became even angrier when she saw Chi Shen walking past her without even glancing at her. She suddenly jumped down from the pillar and ran after Chi Shen. Everywhere she passed was dripping with blood. "You must have forgotten about your mother. Why didn't you say anything? Why didn't you explain? Don't you think that your mother's things should be special? You, you are so heartless! You are not a human being!"
It only took Chi Shen about ten minutes to get to the company. On the way, Chi Shen found that the atmosphere today was a bit strange. The pedestrians on the road looked uncomfortable, and the sky seemed to be getting darker, as if it was going to rain in the next second.
There was also a building opposite their company. When Chi Shen passed by, the billboard on the building suddenly lost power and the entire screen went black. He looked up.
Soon he reached the entrance of the building. Before Huang Lingling finished scolding, she saw Chi Shen walking in, but she suddenly stopped and did not follow him.
"I want to go to the amusement park." Huang Lingling suddenly said.
Chi Shen stopped.
"Your father wants to kill you. He has placed evil spirits in nine places to force the Special Security Bureau to hand you over." Huang Lingling did not continue the previous topic, but talked about other things.
"I want to go to the amusement park!" Huang Lingling shouted again.
Chi Shen suddenly curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled. He didn't look back, but just said: "I'll take you there during the New Year."
"Don't regret it!" Huang Lingling shouted even louder.
Chi Shen smiled and added: "If you are still alive."
The people entering and leaving the building looked at Chi Shen strangely. Chi Shen did not stay and followed the crowd in.
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