While chatting with Zhang Guangyin, we returned to the courier station. Just as our truck drove into the station, I saw Deng Xiaohong running in a basketball uniform with a towel draped over her shoulder.
Zhang Guangyin parked the car in the sorting room. As soon as I got out of the car, Deng Xiaohong ran towards us with a gentle smile on her face and said, "Brother Yin, Changming, good morning."
I didn't want to get too close to Deng Xiaohong, but you can't hit a smiling face, so I politely nodded and said, "Good morning!"
"Haha, Xiao Deng, you're up really early! How's it going? Are you getting used to that little room at the courier station?" Zhang Guangyin said, laughing as he walked up to Deng Xiaohong, clearly pleased with her.
"Brother Yin, you're too kind. It's all the same where you stay. I think the small room is fine too." Deng Xiaohong took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, handed one to Zhang Guangyin, and then handed one to me.
I waved my hand to indicate that I had just thrown it and was not going to catch it.
Zhang Guangyin took the cigarette, and the two walked arm in arm toward the office.
I glanced at Deng Xiaohong's back before walking towards the courier station.
There's definitely something wrong with Deng Xiaohong. It's very likely that he had someone deliver the talisman to Zhang Guangyin. And I have a feeling that he deliberately waited for us at the door this morning. As for what he wanted to do, I have no idea.
I clocked in and headed to the sorting room to start sorting packages. Zhong Lingui and the others arrived one after another, and a little while later, Deng Xiaohong also arrived.
Everyone quickly got to work. It was the height of summer, and the weather was hot. Everyone wanted to finish sorting the packages before the temperature got too hot in the morning.
"Brother Changming, I heard you can catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits?" I was engrossed in my work when Deng Xiaohong came to my side and asked softly.
"Who said that?" I asked softly, without looking up and continuing to work.
“It’s Brother Yin. Brother Yin said you’re really amazing,” Deng Xiaohong squatted down beside me and answered softly.
"Brother Yin is exaggerating. My little tricks are nothing special," I said casually.
"Brother Changming, you're too modest. Being able to catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits means you're a capable person. Oh, by the way, did you really learn your skills from Master Hu?" Deng Xiaohong asked in a low voice while scanning the package.
"Mm." I nodded gently.
"It seems that this Master Hu must be a highly skilled person. Brother Changming, I have a relative who seems to be sick recently. If you have time, I would like to ask you to take a look at her."
"Xiao Deng, I'm sorry, I know absolutely nothing about treating illnesses." I glanced at Deng Xiaohong and said apologetically.
"It's alright. The hospital couldn't find anything wrong with her illness. I'm worried she might have encountered something evil. Her illness isn't very serious, so there's no rush. We can talk about it when you have time," Deng Xiaohong said calmly as she helped me neatly arrange the packages.
"Alright then." I glanced at Deng Xiaohong and casually asked, "Xiao Deng, where are you from? Judging from your accent, you don't sound like you're from our city."
“Brother Changming, I’m from the North. My parents do business in the South, and I grew up there,” Deng Xiaohong said with a smile.
"Then why don't you go into business with your parents and instead come to work at the courier station?" I asked, feigning curiosity.
"Hey, Changming, I just graduated not long ago. I don't want to grow up under my parents' protection. I want to make a name for myself through my own efforts," Deng Xiaohong sighed softly and said slowly.
"Xiao Deng, you're really ambitious, well done," I said, offering a forced compliment.
I don't believe a single word Deng Xiaohong said. Damn it, what a load of rubbish! She said she didn't want to rely on her family and would work hard to make a name for herself.
How can someone drive a car worth over 200,000 yuan right after graduation without relying on their family?
Do you still think you can make a name for yourself by working at a courier station and earning a little over two thousand yuan a month?
Moreover, Deng Xiaohong smokes such expensive cigarettes, and the meager salary at the courier station is completely mismatched with his lifestyle. Even a beggar on the street wouldn't believe what he says.
Seeing that I couldn't get any useful information from him, I stopped talking to him and quietly continued with my work.
"Brother Changming, I heard that your grandfather used to be a very powerful master?"
Seeing that I hadn't spoken for a long time, Deng Xiaohong leaned closer and asked softly.
"Who told you that?" I was startled, but my face remained expressionless as I casually asked.
"Xu Dalong and Feng Enbin, they say your grandfather is the most powerful master in this area," Deng Xiaohong said softly, pointing to Feng Enbin and Feng Enbin without any attempt to hide her feelings.
"I lied to them. The story I told was all made up. My grandfather was just a local folk healer, or in simpler terms, someone who handled funerals. He didn't know how to exorcise ghosts at all," I said softly.
"I really want to hear you tell that story sometime, Brother Changming," Deng Xiaohong said, her face filled with curiosity.
"I just made this up to kill some time when I had nothing else to do. There's nothing much to say about it." I shook my head, looking uninterested.
"That's such a pity. Changming, you go ahead and do your work. I'm going to log into the system."
Deng Xiaohong probably realized that I wasn't interested in chatting, so she got up, patted me on the shoulder, and walked towards the desk.
Just as Deng Xiaohong patted my shoulder, I felt a surge of magical power, but I didn't know what he wanted to do.
I was mentally prepared, and when Deng Xiaohong patted me on the shoulder, I continued with my work as if nothing had happened, my face showing no abnormality.
The moment Deng Xiaohong turned around, I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye, my mind racing with thoughts.
Could it be that Deng Xiaohong's purpose in opening the courier station was the same as An Lili's—to target me? I just don't understand what their purpose was in doing this.
I always felt uncomfortable around Deng Xiaohong, and I felt a deep aversion to him.
I loaded the packages onto my electric scooter and set off to deliver them.
When I arrived at the traffic light intersection, the cordon from the morning had already been removed, and the traffic police and medical personnel had left. While waiting at the red light, I glanced a few times in the direction where the accident had occurred this morning, but I didn't see anything unusual. There were just some car debris on the side of the road, but I didn't see any bloodstains. I guessed it probably wasn't anything serious.
Just then, the green light turned on, and I turned left on my bike to begin my day's delivery work.
At the village store in Luojia Village, I handed a package to the owner for signature and was about to ride my bike to continue delivering packages when I suddenly heard several middle-aged women huddled together discussing something. At first, I didn't pay attention, but later I heard them talking about what happened at the traffic light intersection that morning. I was curious, so I pushed my electric bike over and stood aside to listen.
"Grandma Feng, have you heard? Something big happened at the traffic lights this morning. I heard someone even passed away." A short-haired middle-aged woman said to an old lady with great enthusiasm.
“Yes, yes, I heard that person left last night and was only discovered this morning,” another older woman hurriedly added.
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