127 What else?
◎It's more dangerous than good◎
After the hug, the ghost disappeared.
The room was quiet again, and Qi Qiuxue and Li Yiqing went back to bed. It was only early morning, and there was still a long time before dawn, but considering that so many things had happened before, the two of them had lost their sleepiness.
"Ah Xue." Noticing that Qi Qiuxue had completely calmed down, Li Yiqing paused and asked softly, "In that child's memory, besides seeing the murderer, did you see anything else?"
"Yes." Qi Qiuxue nodded, took a deep breath, and told her everything she had just seen and heard, including the babies who had been brutally murdered, the organs and limbs that had been ruthlessly cut off, the various instruments with clearly defined functions, and—"I also seemed to see a statue of a god."
"Statue?"
"Yes, a bronze statue about twenty centimeters tall." Qi Qiuxue frowned, then paused for a few seconds before speaking. "No, it's more of a ghost statue than a statue of a god. It has no eyeballs, its eye sockets are pitch black, its face is covered in runes, and it has very long fangs."
"It's probably not solid. There's a mechanism where the neck connects to the body. It seems to be able to be opened, allowing someone to put something inside... I didn't see anything more specific."
"Could it be that the blood that has been filtered repeatedly is used to fill the ghost statue?" Li Yiqing analyzed.
"It's possible." Qi Qiuxue nodded, "Perhaps finding the ghost statue is the key to our passing the dungeon."
"Axue, where do you think Xiao Zaiyou will put the ghost statue?"
"That thing isn't too big, but it's not too small either. It's not likely to be hidden on someone's body. It's inconvenient and there's a risk of losing it," Qi Qiuxue said. "I guess the ghost statue should be in his room."
"Compared to Xia Jian, who received his retribution, Xiao Zaiyou is obviously more unscrupulous. Those ghosts have a hard time finding him and can't get close to him. The reason for this situation is probably related to the existence of the ghost statue."
"Yeah." Li Yiqing nodded in response.
"Then let's find a chance to look for it tomorrow."
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The next day.
The accidental death of Xia Jian caused a lot of controversy. Even though the crew issued statements many times saying that they were actively following up on the matter, cooperating with the investigation and comforting the family of the deceased, netizens still did not buy it. Not only did they attack the official Weibo, they also began to spontaneously call for an all-round boycott of the film on major platforms.
Currently, the filming progress is only one-tenth of the way through. Even though a lot of money has been invested in the early stages, in this situation where we know we will lose money and are surrounded by negative news, it is best to stop the loss in time.
Yesterday's quarrel is still going on today. Many staff members and even some supporting actors have expressed their opinions on the matter, but for some reason, Xiao Zaiyou still insisted on continuing filming. The other three leading actors also remained silent and did not express their opinions.
Xiao Zaiyou: [Those people who are clamoring online may not have intended to buy into our story in the first place, but they are just a bunch of psychopaths who enjoy watching the fun and don't mind making trouble. Why should we bother with them?]
Xiao Zaiyou: [The internet has no memory. Even though they're boycotting it now, they'll all forget about it in a month or so. At worst, we can just change the name before the film's release, invest in some marketing, and play up the sympathy.]
Xiao Zaiyou: [If all else fails, we can just release it overseas. What are we afraid of?]
Xiao Zaiyou: [Everyone, believe me, I guarantee with my many years of experience and my own character that once this movie is released, it will be a global hit.]
must.
Qi Qiuxue looked at these two words and snorted coldly. There is nothing absolute in this world. When the future is unclear, Xiao Zaiyou can actually say it so confidently. There must be some unknown reason behind it.
Is it related to that ghost statue?
Qi Qiuxue looked up Xiao Zaiyou's experience. Once upon a time, he was just an unknown director. Even though he had made many films, he was still unknown. Until a few years ago, he suddenly became a blockbuster with a war film.
After that, he seemed to have turned on a cheat code, frequently trying different themes, and each time he made a lot of money and won many awards.
This cannot be explained simply by luck. Over the years, the Internet has been full of various speculations. Some people suspect that the scripts in his hands are not his own original works, but are written by someone else; others say that there must be some shady dealings behind his winning the award, and there is no fairness at all.
Of course, some so-called face-reading masters simply brought out the theory of ghosts and gods, making it seem mysterious, saying that Xiao Zaiyou actually raised a little ghost and nourished the little ghost with his own blood in exchange for its help.
This guess is actually quite close to the truth.
In order to ensure the subsequent filming can proceed smoothly, Xiao Zaiyou went to the conference room on the middle floor of the hotel after lunch and made an appointment with several producers to have a meeting. Qi Qiuxue, Li Yiqing and Su Wen seized the opportunity and went to his room together.
It was somewhat coincidental, as if someone was helping them, that all the surveillance cameras on this floor and in the elevator were broken and had not been repaired in time.
The three of them arrived at the door smoothly. They had already prepared themselves for the possibility of finding another way if they couldn't get in. However, when they arrived at Xiao Zaiyou's door, they unexpectedly discovered that the door was not locked, but ajar.
"Did you forget to turn it off, or is there someone else inside?" Su Wen asked in a low voice using his mouth.
"I don't know." Qi Qiuxue shook her head, not intending to argue with the person inside. Before entering the room, she deliberately raised her voice to give the person inside time to hide. "Director Xiao, I have something to talk to you about. Can you come in?"
After he finished speaking, he received no response.
Qi Qiuxue stood at the door without moving, exchanged glances with Li Yiqing and Su Wen beside her, and after about ten seconds, she pushed the door open and entered.
The room was quiet and seemed to have no one there. Qi Qiuxue's eyes quickly moved around and she noticed a small piece of clothing under the bed that was inexplicably white and pink and looked a little awkward.
That was Wen Yun's regular uniform, which Qi Qiuxue had seen her wear before.
Did she also come here for the ghost statue?
Since Xia Jian's matter was caused by her and Gu Shitang, it seems that Xiao Zaiyou's matter may also have something to do with them. At this time, it has been almost ten minutes since Xiao Zaiyou went out for a meeting. Qi Qiuxue didn't know how many times Wen Yun had come here, nor did she know to what extent she had searched the room. But according to inertia of thinking, when starting a search, most people would first search drawers, wardrobes, under pillows, under beds, etc.
"Don't check under the bed." Qi Qiuxue hinted to the two of them with her mouth, and raised her hand to point to a few places. "To save time, search these places first."
"Okay." Su Wen and Li Yiqing responded to her with the same mouth shape. The three of them dispersed and quickly and carefully searched for the traces of the ghost.
But soon, they were disappointed, as they couldn't find the ghost anywhere.
Where did Xiao Zaiyou hide it?
"Could it be... there?" As Qi Qiuxue was thinking, Li Yiqing, who was beside her, raised his eyes to look at the ceiling. Looking carefully, there seemed to be something placed in the gorgeous and complicated chandelier, but the angle was a bit tricky and it could only be seen from a specific direction.
"I'm the tallest, I'll go up and take a look." Even though he wasn't feeling well, Li Yiqing still took the initiative to step forward. At this critical moment, he couldn't be bothered. Qi Qiuxue nodded and said, "Be careful."
"Okay." Li Yiqing nodded, and with the help of the chair next to the desk, she successfully touched the chandelier. She stood on the chair and tiptoed hard to take out the things hidden inside carefully.
It was cool to the touch, bronze in color, palm-sized, oddly shaped, and filled with an extremely unpleasant stench.
It was definitely the ghost image that Qi Qiuxue saw in her memory.
"Axue, look." Li Yiqing handed her the ghost statue and said softly.
Qi Qiuxue placed it in her palm to examine it. The ghost statue was engraved with what looked to be Xiao Zaiyu's birth date and many runes. Some of them were ones she had seen many times: Ajiemulu and Vikebuye, while some were ones she had never seen before, and they probably corresponded to different functions.
After shaking it slightly, the sound of dripping water could indeed be heard from inside the ghost statue. Qi Qiuxue raised her hand to open the mechanism, revealing a lot of dark red, smelly liquid inside.
Qi Qiuxue slowly frowned.
"What should we do with this ghost image?" Su Wen asked.
Qi Qiuxue handed the ghost statue back to Li Yiqing without thinking: "Put it back."
"Let go...?" Su Wen didn't understand why she did this, but since there were other people hiding under the bed, he didn't ask his doubts.
After doing this, the three of them moved the chairs back to their original places, opened the door and left quickly.
"Come here." After walking out of the room, Qi Qiuxue led the two to hide in a secret corner. Su Wen kept a close eye on the movements in front of the door and took the opportunity to ask his doubts.
"It wouldn't be very useful for us to take the ghost statue away," Qi Qiuxue said. "Gu Shitang and Wen Yun have clearly made more preparations than we have, and they possess far more information than any of us."
"I think there must be someone behind them directing them. The reason Xia Jian's mother and father, as well as the ghosts of the babies, were able to reappear and seek opportunities to retaliate against those who harmed them, was undoubtedly due to the handiwork of Gu Shitang and Wen Yun."
"If they have the same goal, they will handle it better than us." Qi Qiuxue raised her eyes and looked into the distance. Wen Yun moved quickly. She had regained the ghost image, handled everything, and left quickly.
Qi Qiuxue stared at the ghost statue hidden in her arms and slowly raised the corners of her lips.
"Xiao Zaiyou is in great danger," she said.
"Without the help of the ghost statue, he would be eaten alive by those ghosts who are full of resentment and have endured countless pains and sufferings."
【Author’s words】
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