Chapter 82: Palm Seal I don’t seem to understand her.
Lin Zhuyue witnessed An Ning jumping off the building with her own eyes.
An Ning's jump gave her a great shock.
Most people experience setbacks and have considered jumping from a height, but few actually do. Witnessing someone jumping from a building often suffers immense psychological trauma. Sometimes, it's not the gory images that hurt them, but the despair and sadness of those who let their lives crumble into dust.
This kind of desperate pain is the song played by the god of death in the world.
Although An Ning's fall was not her own will, Lin Zhuyue could sense the despair. From then on, Lin Zhuyue would never think that someone who jumped from a building was foolish, nor would she underestimate the pain of witnesses.
Lin Zhuyue felt very sympathetic towards the client of this mission. Watching people jumping down over and over again in his dreams, the feeling might not be much better than that of a real witness.
"We have to pack our bags."
Lin Zhuyue took the folder from Feng Xincheng and asked,
"There should still be time, right?"
"The mission is not urgent, just take what you need."
Feng Xincheng added tea to their small teacups and said,
"There's time for tea, too. Let's have some before we go. I picked this tea myself on the tea mountain. I spent the whole day picking, and I only managed to get a tiny bit. Although the tea soup is a little cloudy, the fragrance is quite acceptable."
"When you were little, you'd always come to my house to play and have a cup of tea. Xiaoye even chewed the dry tea leaves. But then you grew up and became obsessed with milk tea. You never came to my house for tea anymore."
Ye Yangjia said: "It tastes delicious when you chew it."
They drank tea in Feng Xincheng's office for an hour before going back to pack their luggage and prepare to go on their mission.
Shi Can's luggage was already in the car, so he didn't go home. Instead, he followed Lin Zhuyue back to the dormitory. He hadn't seen Xiaoyu in a few days, and he needed to strengthen their relationship, otherwise Xiaoyu would forget him sooner or later.
Lin Zhuyue asked: "Did you guys drink tea for free when you were little?"
"Yeah, we had a blast on the island, going everywhere and breaking into everyone's house. My family had some conflicts with many aristocratic families, but most people didn't bother with an ignorant child. When they saw me coming, they didn't get angry at me and instead gave me snacks and drinks."
Shi Chan put his hands in his pockets, his tone was very calm,
"Then my parents had a talk with me, and I became more defensive after that. Although I still occasionally go to other people's homes with Ye Yangjia and Wen Miyan, I no longer eat food given to me. I also observe how others look at me, and I find that when they look at me, they don't seem very friendly."
"When I was later discovered to be able to see fate and to have awakened the Spiritual Martial Blade, I was gifted. Some people could no longer tolerate me and tried to kidnap me. When I was heading to Ye Yangjia's house alone, someone covered my mouth and nose, and I fell unconscious. I was almost taken away from Tiancheng."
Lin Zhuyue stopped and looked back at Shi Can.
She had never heard of it.
"I must have been beaten while I was unconscious, because when I woke up in the clinic, I had many wounds on my body."
Shi Chan calmly recalled the details of that time.
"I don't know what level of hatred someone has to go to to commit violence against an unconscious child."
Shi Can walked past Lin Zhuyue, rubbed her head, took out the key and opened Lin Zhuyue's dormitory door.
Ever since Lin Zhuyue had a high fever of 40 degrees Celsius in the dormitory alone after eating in the cafeteria, Shi Can often came to bring her food. After squatting at the dormitory door several times, he got the key to Lin Zhuyue's dormitory.
As soon as he opened the door, a furry cat's head popped out.
"Hey, hey, hey, you can't come out."
Shi Can blocked the cat with his feet and slightly closed the door, almost pinching Xiaoyu's head. He squatted down to pick up Xiaoyu and asked,
"Want to be a stray cat? Where are you going in this heat? There aren't even any mice in Tiancheng. Are you going to go to the beach and catch fish yourself? Can your short legs outrun the fish?"
Lin Zhuyue entered the dormitory, opened the suitcase, and stuffed clothes and daily necessities into the suitcase.
As she stuffed her things in, she asked:
"Were you scared at first?"
Shi Can knew that Lin Zhuyue was asking about the time when he was kidnapped, so he replied:
"I didn't really feel anything, because I just felt like I passed out for no apparent reason and woke up in a safe environment, but my parents were devastated."
Shi Chan raised his hand and pointed at his chest:
"They were discussing putting a positioning chip in here, but the surgical technology at that time was not up to standard. Even for minimally invasive surgery, three holes would have to be made. So they didn't have the heart to do it for me."
Shi Chan's vigilance towards people and things is not without reason. He is not born with a suspicious nature; it is the environment and position that have created this. If he is not vigilant enough, he may end up being killed by others one day.
He is very strong, but people's methods and schemes are endless, and their minds can be so narrow that even the strongest people can't resist them.
When Lin Zhuyue passed by the sofa, she stopped beside Shican. She raised her hand, touched Shican's head, and rubbed it as gently as possible.
After kneading, she left Shican and went to get the thermos cup on the dining table.
Shi Can: “……?”
Is he comforted?
An hour later, they set off from dormitory building No. 2 and headed to the gate of the Spiritual Master's Mansion to pick up Wen Miyan and Ye Yangjia who were waiting there with suitcases and basic configuration tool kits.
Ye Yangjia put the luggage in the car and saw the blue suitcase lying in the trunk. He asked:
"You were near the Spiritual Master's Mansion when you received the mission notice, right? You didn't go home, did you? And the suitcase was actually in the car?"
"I'm learning my dad's efficient task model."
Shi Can said to Ye Yangjia,
"I have a packed suitcase in each of my regular cars, ready to go at any time. But I don't think it's very useful. Although I can leave at any time, I have a group of slow companions."
Ye Yangjia, who was accused of being "slow":
"...Talk less. If you can't keep your mouth shut, just go for the kiss. I don't want to beat you up before the mission begins."
Shi Chan asked, "Who should I kiss?"
Ye Yangjia said: "Kiss the rearview mirror! Kiss yourself!"
"No, don't mess up the rearview mirror."
Wen Miyan took out a wet tissue and wiped the rearview mirror, saying,
"You boys are so scary. You even don't spare the rearview mirror."
Lin Zhuyue sat in the passenger seat, covered with a blanket made of rex rabbit fur, and started his journey amid the noise of the three people.
The mission location is in Jiaomei City.
It wasn’t far, but not close either. Shi Can and Ye Yangjia took turns driving.
Jiaomei City has many old tourist attractions, and traces of the past are scattered everywhere on the streets. Unlike those imitation buildings, it still retains the lingering charm of history.
Gu Qinghan chose a three-star Michelin restaurant to entertain them. The price per person was very high. His father had repeatedly urged him to respect his spiritual master and his family. Gu Qinghan also took his father's words to heart and specially booked a private room at this restaurant.
Lin Zhuyue and his companions got off the car together.
Shi Chan handed the car keys to the restaurant staff.
After the car drove away, Lin Zhuyue looked at Gu Qinghan who was waiting at the door.
He was dressed in a suit and tie, looking tired, as if he had just finished work. There was a hint of dark circles under his eyes, probably related to the young man who kept jumping off the building in his sleep.
He has a bit of yin energy, but it's not too heavy.
However, unlike the turbid aura of most people who are contaminated by Yin energy, his aura is very clean, just a little weak, which also means that he probably has no direct connection with ghosts.
"I'm so sorry to bother you to come all the way here."
Gu Qinghan was also very polite when he spoke.
"It's already past dinner time. Let's go upstairs and eat something to fill our stomachs."
In the magnificent private room, there were five sets of tableware on the table.
Lin Zhuyue asked: "Isn't your girlfriend here?"
After reviewing the commission documents, Lin Zhuyue and his companions agreed that the young man who repeatedly jumped from buildings in Gu Qinghan's dreams was likely related to Gu Qinghan's girlfriend. To resolve this incident, they would likely have to start with Gu Qinghan's girlfriend, Li Renzhen.
"She's on a business trip for work and will be home tomorrow."
Gu Qinghan asked the trainee spiritual masters to sit down and said,
"Do I have to go through her to resolve this matter? When I told her about my dream, she seemed a little resistant. I don't know if she can accept the existence of ghosts and spiritual masters. If she can..."
"Let's go to your house first."
Shi Can wiped his hands with the hot towel handed by the waiter and said,
"But before we confirm the situation, we can't make any promises or guarantees. Perhaps this matter can only be resolved by involving your girlfriend."
Gu Qinghan nodded: "I understand."
Appetizers and bread were served in the restaurant.
Gu Qinghan had ordered a drink, four kinds of wine in total, from the appetizer to the final dish. However, since they had to return to their spiritual work after dinner, Lin Zhuyue and his companions did not drink. Gu Qinghan felt it would be impolite for him to drink alone, so he simply did not drink.
After ending the dinner with dessert, Gu Qinghan took the trainee spiritualists to the house where he currently lives.
His house is located in the city center, with a usable area of 280 square meters. It adopts luxurious European-style decoration. The house is very clean and the floor can be used as a mirror.
According to Gu Qinghan, he invested nearly 20 million yuan from buying the house to decorating it. Because he fell into the trap of "the price of undecorated houses cannot exceed 6,000 yuan per square meter", he also spent a lot of money to dismantle the real estate developer's "fine decoration" with many mistakes and loopholes.
"We can look around the house, right?"
Shi Can took out the compass from the basic configuration tool kit.
"There's definitely something off about your house. It feels eerie, a bit like a house that's been plagued by ghosts for a long time, but it doesn't seem to be anything serious. Let's take a look first."
Gu Qinghan said: "Of course, you can look at it as you like."
Wen Miyan checked the living room and asked:
"Would you mind telling us about your girlfriend?"
"She's a beautician. She's very smart and strong-willed. Her family should be okay, not particularly wealthy, but they have some assets. However, it seems her parents passed away when she was in high school. I've been dating her for over six months, and I haven't seen her interact with any relatives. I don't know if she has no relatives or if they're just not close..."
Gu Qinghan was stunned for a moment while talking. He felt a little guilty.
"Come to think of it, I don't seem to know her very well. She hardly ever tells me about her family or the past, and I never ask much."
"Only half a year."
Shi Can said,
"It's normal that you don't understand. You probably haven't developed a relationship to the point of discussing marriage yet. When that happens, you'll understand even if you don't want to. There are traces of the supernatural here. Come and take a look."
"By the way, Mr. Gu, your father knew about the existence of spiritual masters. When you bought this house, didn't he ask someone to help you check it out? The layout of your house is wrong, and the master bedroom is located in the Five Ghosts position. Well, as expected, the spiritual signs are more obvious in the bedroom."
Lin Zhuyue entered the bedroom and walked towards the window.
She opened the curtains and outside was a huge floor-to-ceiling window.
Lin Zhuyue found some incense ash, chanted a spell, and blew on it. The ashes in her hand seemed to have encountered the wind, flying away, hitting the window, and then scattering to the floor.
But not all the incense ash fell.
Gu Qinghan showed a surprised expression.
On the French window of his master bedroom, there were palm prints from incense ash. The palm prints were a bit large and they were not his girlfriend's. He stretched out his hand to compare, but the palm prints did not match his palm.
"Don't compare, it's not yours."
Shi Chan looked at the window and said,
"Give me some more incense ash. It shouldn't just be around the windows. Check other places too. Don't worry, Mr. Gu. I'll definitely compensate you for the cleaning costs, but I suggest you sell the house."
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