After get off work, Chi Shen was dragged by Li Xu to have a drink. He heard Li Xu say some nonsense like "it will be fine next year", and then said that he was going back to his hometown to visit his girlfriend's grave during the New Year, and hoped that his girlfriend would feel relieved when she saw him now.
Finally, Chi Shen and Ma Caijin carried him back together. They waited until Li Xu fell asleep before they left.
When Chi Shen was about to use his cell phone to hail a taxi after leaving Li Xu's neighborhood, Ma Caijin suddenly said, "I sent you the thing you asked me to find someone to make. It was finally completed before the deadline you set. He sent it to me when he was drunk, and I didn't pay attention. Can you check to see if there is any problem?"
Ma Caijin and Chi Shen had not drunk much, and both were waiting to carry away the drunkard. Chi Shen glanced at his phone and transferred the balance to Ma Caijin.
"You're paying now without confirming it?" Ma Caijin asked.
Chi Shen said: "I believe you."
Ma Caijin laughed, "I followed up the whole process before, there shouldn't be any big problems. If there are any problems, I can ask him to modify it. This was made by my college classmate... Speaking of which, what is this 'Heavenly House' used for? Are you thinking of making a game yourself? It sounds like the name of a horror game!"
"Is it scary?" Chi Shen was a little surprised. He thought this name should be very warm.
“Of course, this kind of name sounds like heaven, but it will definitely be hell once you enter it. Although the requirements you gave are very warm, if you add a little bit of incongruity, you don’t even have to see blood,” Ma Caijin gestured with his hands, “it will become very scary, a hundred times scarier than the one with blood! Remember to tell me when it’s released, I want to see what kind of thing you can make!”
Chi Shen raised his head and thought for a moment, then said, "If it can be successfully issued, then - my car has arrived."
"Goodbye! Be careful on the road!" Ma Caijin waved to Chi Shen. He instinctively avoided the car that Chi Shen was getting in because he always felt a little cold when he got close to him. Then he got into a taxi behind.
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The clock in the central square of the port city struck ten. Even though it was ten o'clock in the evening, the port city before the New Year was very lively. People were buying New Year's goods, going out for dinner, and children on winter vacation were all walking on the street in groups of three or two.
Lanterns are hung on the trees along the roadside, the word "Fu" is hung under the street lights, auspicious words are posted in the windows of the roadside, and the music of "Congratulations and Get Rich" can be heard from the shops all over the street.
A young man walked through the bustle. He looked very ordinary, with ordinary height, ordinary looks, and was wearing an ordinary black down jacket. He held a mobile phone in his hand, and seemed to be looking for directions by following the navigation.
Several children holding candied haws walked past him laughing and joking. One of the children didn't see the road clearly and bumped into the young man.
The young man was still looking at his phone. He didn't seem to notice that a child suddenly turned around and bumped into him. The candied haws in the child's hand was about to stick to his clothes, but he suddenly moved and avoided the candied haws. At that moment, even his figure was blurred, but after a moment, he seemed to think about something and returned to his previous position, allowing the candied haws in the child's hand to hit his clothes solidly.
"Sorry, sorry! Apologize to your brother!" The child's parents were following behind the child. They immediately came over to apologize and stuffed two oranges into the young man's hand.
The young man smiled, but he didn't seem to be very good at communicating with others. His smile seemed a little stiff. He waved his hand unnaturally to indicate that he was fine. He didn't take the orange, and then continued looking at his phone as he walked away.
"Tongfu Garden...Tongfu Garden," he muttered in a low voice, "where should I enter from?"
Just above the street where the young man was walking, above the Trade Building which was known as the landmark of the port city, in a place where the lights of the whole city could not reach, there was a person sitting quietly.
The bright lights were all under her feet. The lights on the walls of the building below illuminated half of her face. She did not look at her feet, but closed her eyes.
In the darkness behind her, a tall and strong man stood behind her. The cold wind was whistling in the high-rise building. The man silently draped a blanket over her and tucked in the corners for her.
"Many people will die tonight," Zhang Yao said in a calm and ethereal voice, still with his eyes closed, "but this is the future with the least death that I have seen."
The wind on the roof was very strong, blowing Zhang Yao's hair into messy flutters in the air. There were no stars or moon in the sky above the tall building, only clouds dyed dark red by the festive lights.
After sitting in silence for a while, she suddenly asked, "Am I doing this right?"
The man behind her held her wheelchair steadily with both hands and said in a deep voice, "Yes."
Tongfuyuan Community.
The red lights looked very festive. A young man holding a cell phone stopped at the gate of the community. He took a last look at his phone to confirm the information: "Tongfuyuan Community, Building 4, Unit 4... 13-4."
After taking note, he put away his phone and walked into the gate of the community.
As a community in the city center, Tongfuyuan pays great attention to the festive atmosphere. The entire green belt is decorated with lanterns and festive greetings, allowing people to feel the liveliness of the Spring Festival as soon as they walk in.
The terrace of Chi Shen's house was also decorated and colorful lights were lit at night, indicating that this family also attached great importance to the Spring Festival.
But the house seemed deserted. There was no one, not even a ghost. Only Ji Xingchen No. 2 was hanging quietly on the wall. All the excitement of the New Year seemed to have nothing to do with him.
"Excuse me, is anyone there?" There was a sudden knock on the door. The knocker was polite and cautious. After knocking three times, there was no response, so he knocked three more times and then asked, "If no one is here, then I'll come in?"
At this time, Chi Shen had just got off the taxi.
He waved and was about to say something to the driver, but the driver stepped on the accelerator and the car disappeared.
So he could only scratch his hair instead of waving his hands: "It's been so long, you still haven't adapted? How come he is still allergic to humans? It seems like I have to find a way to get him to undergo some desensitization treatment."
Ghost Face followed him and complained: "Is there a possibility, I mean possibility, that is, he is not allergic to humans, but allergic to you."
"No way, this shouldn't be the case. I'm so kind, cheerful and amiable..." Chi Shen muttered to himself as he turned and looked at the building next to him.
This is a very old office building, and it is in tatters everywhere. It looks like it is abandoned, but it is actually still in use.
At this moment, there were a few lights on in the building, but the main entrance was dark. There was not even a security guard guarding the door. I didn't know if the light at the gate was broken and no one was repairing it.
"This place looks haunted. Do we really want to go in?" asked Ghost Face.
"How can we collect materials if there is no ghost?" Chi Shen said, and walked in calmly.
It was very dark inside the building, with only sporadic street lights shining in. As Chi Shen walked in, something moved in the darkness. A black figure walked out of the security room near the gate, holding a lantern in his hand, and walked up to Chi Shen step by step.
It was a white lantern with a dim light inside, which made it impossible to see the figure. One could only see the ground in front and the figure's clothing.
In the small area illuminated by the lantern light, you can see that the man is wearing a strange red gown with the word "Fu" printed on it. The gown looks very old, and I don't know how many years it has been there.
However, this dark environment did not affect Chi Shen, nor did it affect ghosts like Gui Lian. Gui Lian shrank behind Chi Shen and said carefully, "Paper man."
As soon as the ghost face finished speaking, the paper man opened his mouth and a red tongue-like paper came out of his mouth: [Please follow me, Zhang family representative.]
Chi Shen smiled and took out the Yin Yang fish that Zhang Yao gave him: "I am the representative of the Zhang family, lead the way."
The paper man's head moved slightly, turned to the depths of the building, and led him in step by step.
As the paper man led the way, another person appeared on the rooftop of Harbour City Building.
Zhong Yi walked through the windy place and coughed twice. His body still hadn't recovered. He looked even paler in such a windy place. When he walked to a place sheltered from the wind, he asked Zhang Yao who was not far away: "What do I need to do here?"
"Chi Shen asked me to protect you." Zhang Yao did not speak, but the man behind him spoke.
Zhong Yi's face was not good. He said fiercely: "Bai Ximing suddenly changed the meeting date to today. I should be helping stabilize the situation in the Special Security Bureau instead of accepting your protection here!"
"Your current body can't do anything. It will only give other ghosts a chance to take advantage of it." This time, a gentle female voice spoke. Bai Wan appeared beside Zhang Yao and said helplessly, "I'm here because my brother thinks I need protection."
"You play an important role here," Zhang Yao suddenly spoke. She still closed her eyes, but turned her face towards Zhong Yi. "You will know soon."
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Chi Shen followed the paper man all the way up to the second floor. The building had been in disrepair for a long time and there was no elevator. There were no lights in the stairwell, only the flickering light of the paper man's lantern. If an ordinary person followed up, he might not even know which floor he was on, but Chi Shen was very clear that they had reached the second floor.
The paper man took him to the only room with a light on, then opened his mouth and spat out a line of red words: [Please rest here for a while and wait for others to arrive. ]
"Others?" Chi Shen glanced around the simply furnished lounge, then called out to the paper man, "Are you talking about the representative of the Li family? It's me too, you lead the way."
The paper man's movement of turning around suddenly froze. It seemed to digest the information and did not respond for a long time.
Chi Shen knocked on his head and asked in confusion: "Short circuit?"
Then he looked at the paper figurine again, touched his chin, and said, "Actually, I also have a skill, which is making paper figurines. I think your paper figurine has not kept up with the progress of the times. Both the craftsmanship and aesthetics are too backward. How about I help fix it?"
The paper figurine immediately raised its other hand to turn its stuck head, straightened it, and paused for a moment, as if trying to determine whether Chi Shen was the representative of the Li family. After a moment, it uttered a line of words: [Please follow me, representative of the Li family.]
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