Chapter 64: Can the Spiritual Master House pay double the salary for two things? ...
The soul occupying the body of the magical deer was determined to play dumb. He stared at Shi Chan, his eyelids falling and rising again, with a thin layer of mist in his eyes, looking confused and innocent.
The young man shook his head and said:
"I'm sorry, I really don't understand what you're saying."
Wei Jin, the mother of the magical deer, stepped forward and said:
"Young masters, did you make a mistake?"
Wei Jin had never believed in such things as gods or ghosts, and even after her son's accident, she was still skeptical. The idea of another soul living in her son's body was too absurd for her, so she found it difficult to trust Lin Zhuyue and his group's judgment.
Lin Zhuyue wanted to argue: "No, we..."
Shi Can and Wen Miyan held her on both sides to stop her from speaking.
"It could be a misunderstanding."
Wen Miyan's gaze passed Wei Jin and fell on the young man sitting on the hospital bed. With a chilling smile in her eyes, she spoke in a gentle tone like spring water.
"Not sure, let's check it out."
After saying that, she and Shi Can carried Lin Zhuyue out of the ward.
The three returned to the car.
"Why don't you send him away?"
Lin Zhuyue raised his own questions after being put on the car.
"We have more than one way to get him out of that body, right?"
Shi Can looked through the mission file and said:
"Of course we have to rush them. Not only that, we have to conduct an investigation, but we can't do it in person."
"The soul of the body's owner has disappeared. If we drive away this alien soul, the patient who just woke up will fall into a coma again. That aunt just now doesn't trust us. If her son, who finally woke up, faints again, she might not know whether to blame us or the ghost that occupied her son's body."
Wen Miyan took a piece of strawberry-flavored mouth-clearing candy and said:
"Sometimes people are more harsh on good people because they can be discussed with good people who follow the rules, but they can't control bad people."
"The same logic can be applied to spiritualists. Humans are more critical of spiritualists. After all, spiritualists are visible and tangible, and they are responsible for resolving people's problems. However, it is difficult for humans and the dead to communicate with each other."
Lin Zhuyue understood:
It's a problem of human nature.
Fu Xingwei once said during his teaching:
The problem of human nature exists in this world because humans have evolved so well. This problem is difficult to solve, and as long as human IQ does not drop significantly, human nature problems will always exist.
Although the Spiritual Master House has always urged spiritual masters to strive for communication and seek the understanding of ordinary people, many problems cannot be solved by communication alone. He hopes that when students encounter human problems, they will try to avoid them as much as possible, and only choose to communicate when avoidance is unavoidable.
“…Speaking of which, there is a problem.”
Lin Zhuyue took the box of mouth-clearing candy from Wen Miyan, leaned back in her seat, and said,
"I'm not sure, but I feel that the ghost occupying Lu Tao's body now doesn't seem to be an evil ghost."
Lu Tao is the real name of the internet celebrity ghost-hunting blogger Magic Deer.
"I feel the same way."
Shi Can put away the task file and said,
"We'll be able to confirm this by asking carefully tonight."
Shican started the car and drove his companions away from the hospital.
The weather was a bit hot and humid today, and Shi Can had been craving something cold. After asking Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan for permission, they went to a Haagen-Dazs shop in a shopping mall near the Second Hospital. They ordered a rotating platter of pastries and fruit, and each ordered a few items.
Lin Zhuyue hadn't seen ice cream for a long time. As soon as it was served, she scooped a big spoonful into her mouth.
The ice cream balls in the Haagen-Dazs store were frozen very solid. Lin Zhuyue was frozen. The cold stimulation caused the blood vessels in her brain to spasm and contract. She held her forehead, closed her eyes, and waited for the uncomfortable feeling to pass.
"Don't eat so much."
Shi Can handed Lin Zhuyue a cup of tea.
"It'll give you brain freeze."
Lin Zhuyue took the teacup with the Haagen-Dazs logo and took a sip.
To be honest, eating something cold and then drinking hot tea, such a cycle of hot and cold is quite exciting. It is really hard to bear without a good set of teeth.
After eating ice cream, they went to the Call Duck Cafe.
Most cafes where you can interact with animals have a minimum consumption requirement, and this one is no exception.
Lin Zhuyue ordered coffee and a plate of butter rice cake.
Shi Can and Wen Miyan were not very tolerant to caffeine, and they really didn't dare to have another cup of coffee after drinking it at noon, so they ordered pineapple smoothie and oat milk respectively.
They sat at the table waiting for their food to be served.
The cafe staff put a diaper on the table and brought over a Call duck.
Shi Can reached out and gently touched the Call duck's mouth.
The Call duck's beak is much shorter than that of ordinary ducks, its chest is big, its neck is short, and it walks with its feet turned inward, which makes it look very cute.
Shi Can had always wanted a Call duck and even planned to buy some eggs to hatch at home, as he had heard that ducklings hatched from eggs were more affectionate. However, because Ms. Cui did not allow him to raise ducks at home, this plan has not yet been implemented.
Shi Can took a photo of the Call duck and posted it in the small group of four people, specifically tagging Ye Yangjia.
Ye Yangjia: [You guys are actually masturbating behind my back! ]
Wen Miyan: [Ducks are super cute~]
Lin Zhuyue: [blushing and nodding.gif]
Shi Can: [Aren’t Bulgari red wine and Edogawa Ranpo’s books more fragrant than Call duck?]
Ye Yangjia: [Why are you so vengeful? I curse you to never find a girlfriend!]
Shi Can: [Oh, my God! How could you be so vicious! You even cursed your savior! Ye Yangjia, how could there be someone as vicious as you in the world? God will kick your ass!]
Ye Yangjia: […Psychopathic.]
Wen Miyan also thought Shi Can was crazy.
Shi Can was a cool and domineering guy last year, but ever since he was rescued by Lin Zhuyue and fell in love, he has become more and more humorous, and has even got the spirit of a silly netizen.
It is said that falling in love can lower one's IQ, and it seems to be true.
At ten o'clock in the evening, the trainee spiritualists left the Call Duck Cafe and checked in at the hotel on the upper floor of the shopping mall.
According to the original plan, Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan stayed in a standard room, while Shi Can had a king-size bed room to himself.
The hotel lobby manager upgraded Shi Can's room. Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan finally couldn't hold back and chose to occupy his room. The two girls slept together in the king-size bed room, while Shi Can slept in the standard room alone.
Shi Can: "...Don't you two think you're being ridiculous?"
"One bed for two beds, you make a profit."
Lin Zhuyue took Shi Can's hand and said seriously,
"You can sleep in the left bed for the first half of the night and the other bed for the second half. How nice."
Shi Can pulled his hand back and patted Lin Zhuyue on the forehead.
Lin Zhuyue took several steps back and returned to Wen Miyan.
They went back to their respective rooms to rest for a while.
At eleven o'clock, Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan came to Shi Can's room with a basic configuration tool kit.
Shi Can opened the door for them, then returned to the round table by the window, spread out a bright yellow velvet cloth, and spread it on the table.
He placed the mirror he had just bought from the Yunlin Guest House this morning in the middle of the velvet cloth, and cut a small paper figure out of yellow paper. He used a cinnabar pen to write the magical deer's real name and birth date on the back of the paper figure.
During the day, they decided to find Lu Tao's soul first, and then deal with the soul that occupied Lu Tao's body. They planned to try to summon the soul first, and if that didn't work, they would think of other ways.
Three people sat at a round table.
Shi Can lit a stick of incense, inserted it into the lotus incense holder, and began to chant.
"Fire is my message, incense is my guide, and the gods from all directions protect me."
The incense that Shi Can lit was dedicated to the four gods. Summoning spirits in the middle of the night was a very dangerous thing, so one had to ask for the protection of the gods. With the protection of the gods, the probability of attracting evil spirits would be much smaller, and even if they were, they would not be able to do anything to them.
This is the difference between a spiritual master and a ghost-hunting anchor. Although both are summoning spirits, the spiritual master's method is much safer.
Wen Miyan then said:
"Clouds drift, wind blows, and spirits from all directions escort the soul back."
The little paper man on the table stood up shakily.
Lin Zhuyue finished chanting the last spell:
"With both spirit and soul complete and the mind clear, the returning person looks in the mirror."
The little paper man walked over to the mirror, but the palm-sized mirror was empty and silent. Soon, the little paper man fell limply to the ground.
Shi Can picked up the mirror and pondered for a moment, then said:
"I failed and got nothing back."
Lin Zhuyue asked, "Is his soul trapped?"
Wen Miyan replied:
“It may have dissipated.”
Lin Zhuyue felt that there might be hope if he changed his approach, so he asked:
"Do you want to investigate the intersection where the accident happened?"
Shi Can shook his head and said:
"Let's first try to ask the hermit crab in Lu Tao's body. After all, he's taken over someone else's body, so theoretically he should know something. If we can't pry him open, we can investigate the intersection."
The intersection is not easy to survey.
The souls at the crossroads, like the pedestrians and cars at the crossroads, are basically mobile. Most of them pass by here while drifting, take a quick look, and if there is nothing interesting, they will not stop for long and will leave quickly.
Therefore, investigating the crossroads is difficult, the work is fragmented, and there is a high probability that there will be no reward after hard work. If there are other options, Shi Can is unwilling to start from the crossroads.
Wen Miyan stretched and said:
"Let's go to bed first and go to the hospital tomorrow morning."
Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can had no objection.
Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan returned to the room, washed up simply, and fell asleep on the bed.
In the standard room upstairs, Shi Chan hugged the quilt and looked at the empty bed opposite with some despair.
He gritted his teeth, turned over with his back to the empty bed, scratched the pillow with his hand, and counted in his heart:
One Lin Zhuyue, two Lin Zhuyues... a hundred Lin Zhuyues...
The next morning, Shican asked the hotel to deliver breakfast.
The fried dough sticks, which were crispy and crispy, were cut into six-centimeter lengths, topped with a small spoonful of sturgeon caviar, and sold at a high price of 128 yuan.
Lin Zhuyue used a dinner knife to cut the fried dough stick from the side and checked it repeatedly.
Shi Chan asked, “What’s wrong?”
“See if there’s gold foil added to it.”
Lin Zhuyue roughly soaked the fried dough sticks into the soy milk, pointed at the pigeon legs on the table, and asked,
"How much is this?"
Shi Chan replied: “198…”
Lin Zhuyue: "..."
Wen Miyan picked up a barbecued pork bun and said:
"Maybe in the eyes of the hotel, rich people are fools."
After breakfast, the three of them digested the food for a while and then left the hotel and rushed to the hospital again.
Lu Tao's vital signs were normal, so the next day after waking up, the doctor allowed him to eat. He sat on the bed, with the guardrails on both sides propped up and a table on top. On the table was millet porridge and a stir-fried side dish.
He said to Wei Jin who was sitting in the accompanying chair:
"Mom, can you give me another piece of brown sugar? The millet porridge isn't sweet enough."
"Didn't you dislike sweet things before?"
Wei Jin took out a small jar, scooped out a piece of brown sugar from it, put it into Lu Tao's bowl, and said,
"Stir it more, otherwise it won't dissolve."
Lu Tao explained:
"My mouth has no taste, so I want to eat more sweet things."
He stirred the porridge in the bowl, and watched the color of the porridge become darker and darker as the brown sugar melted. He also showed a satisfied and sweet smile.
Lin Zhuyue pushed the door open and walked in, followed closely by Shi Can and Wen Miyan.
"You guys are here again?"
Lu Tao had no fear of the spiritual masters and even showed enthusiasm. He took the initiative to say,
"Sit down. Would you like some apples? Or some sugar apples? My uncle sent over a whole box yesterday. They're very sweet, but it's a little troublesome to spit out the seeds. Mom, could you please help me wash them?"
Wei Jin took a few apples and sugar-apples, washed them, and planned to cut them for them to eat.
While Wei Jin was away, Shi Can said, "Let's talk."
"What to talk about?"
The soul that resided in Lu Tao's body was quite talkative and said,
"How's our national men's soccer team? Was the recent IELTS exam difficult? How high will Zhejiang University's admission score be this year?"
Shi Chan was almost pissed off by him:
"IELTS? Do you still want to go abroad?"
Lu Tao blinked and said:
"If you keep pressing me, I'll have no choice but to leave the country. Although I've never heard of a 'spiritual master' in my lifetime, it should be difficult for you to leave the country with your special National Security Bureau documents, right?"
Wen Miyan said, "You have a nice thought."
Lin Zhuyue folded his arms and said:
"Some time ago, some high-level officials wanted to send us abroad, so it should be possible for us to go abroad."
If everything would be fine if she could escape the country, she would have run away long ago.
"Lu Tao" pushed the dining table to the end of the bed. He curled up his legs and huddled up at the head of the bed in an awkward position. He turned around and got out of bed. He took a few steps barefoot on the floor before putting on his slippers.
He walked towards the ward door.
Lin Zhuyue asked, "Where are you going?"
Lu Tao replied:
"Go and turn on the water. My mom is washing fruit in the bathroom. I can't use the bathroom in the ward, so I'm going to look for one outside."
Shi Can was afraid that he would run away, so he followed him and said:
"What a coincidence! I want to go there too, and you can show me the way."
Shi Can and "Lu Tao" walked in the corridor one after the other.
At this moment, someone called out from behind:
"Chu Feiyu?"
"Lu Tao" stopped and looked back.
He was a portly doctor in a white coat. He stood a little distance away, a look of disbelief on his face. But when "Lu Tao" turned around, his expression changed to melancholy.
"Sorry, I got the wrong person."
The doctor came closer and explained,
"The way you walk is so similar to that child, I couldn't help it... I was offended."
Lu Tao's expression was very gentle, and he said:
"It's okay. I don't mind being mistaken."
Shi Can accompanied "Lu Tao" to the toilet and then returned to the ward.
Wei Jin has already cut the sugar-apple fruit.
Lin Zhuyue, a robot vacuum cleaner operating in the northern city of Yuancheng, tasted sugar apples for the first time. She loved their creamy sweetness and smoothness and couldn't resist eating two more.
As soon as Shi Can came back, Wei Jin politely and warmly asked him to eat some fruit.
Shi Can refused Wei Jin's offer, using the excuse that he had eaten too much in the morning and felt a bit full. He stood in front of the window, pretending to look out at the scenery, but in reality, he dipped his fingers in rootless water and secretly drew a spell on the windowsill.
He wanted to turn this ward into a cage and trap "Lu Tao" here. Before the matter was resolved, he could not let "Lu Tao" find a chance to run away with this body.
After Lin Zhuyue finished eating the sugar apple, Shi Can called her and Wen Miyan and went downstairs to have a meeting in the car.
He told what happened on the way to the bathroom with "Lu Tao" and said:
“I think we can start from this angle.”
Wen Miyan asked: "Could it be that he really made a mistake?"
"When the doctor called out 'Chu Feiyu', the hermit crab immediately reacted. It was a completely conditioned reflex."
Shi Can typed quickly on his phone, organizing what he had encountered into text, and sent it to the spiritual master's office logistics, saying,
"Let the logistics department investigate. Once we can confirm the identity of the deceased, we'll know what he wants to do, and things will have a chance to become more resolvable."
Half an hour later, the Spiritual Master Mansion replied that the information about Chu Feiyu had been sorted out.
Chu Feiyu suffered from type 1 diabetes and had to rely on medical treatment to control his blood sugar from a very young age. After the age of twelve, he began to suffer from renal insufficiency, and at the age of eighteen, he developed uremia. He underwent a kidney transplant after his twentieth birthday, but died from acute rejection.
The date of death was May 20th, three years ago.
"No wonder they add so much sugar to the porridge."
Shi Can forwarded the message to Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan.
"I guess when I was alive, the occasional sweet I ate was accompanied by xylitol, and I never really experienced the true sweetness."
Wen Miyan said, "He is a pitiful man."
"No matter how pitiful it is, this body must be returned to you."
Shi Chan used his phone to locate a nearby dessert shop.
"Is the caramel and sea salt cake too sweet? Would the Black Forest be better? Or should I get the mango mille-feuille?"
Lin Zhuyue thought for a moment and said, "Black Forest."
Just after noon, the trainee spiritualists visited the ward again, bringing Black Forest cakes bought from a nearby dessert shop.
Wei Jin was not in the ward.
It seemed that the staff of the small shop opened by the family had an argument with a customer and a fight broke out, so Wei Jin went back to deal with it.
Lin Zhuyue placed the cake box on the table, untied the ribbon, opened the box, and asked "Lu Tao" who was sitting on the bed:
"Has the doctor you and Shican met in the corridor this morning treated you before?"
"Lu Tao" showed a surprised expression.
"We've checked you out."
Shi Chan chose to talk openly and honestly.
"Your name is 'Chu Feiyu', and you were treated and died in this hospital, right?"
Having been exposed to this extent, Chu Feiyu stopped pretending and answered honestly:
"That doctor's teacher was my attending physician. Because of my teacher's orders, he was busy running around for me, so we became familiar with each other and have a good relationship."
"He cried quite a bit when I left. But he doesn't seem to cry as easily as he used to. Which is good. He's a doctor, after all. If he cried every time a patient died, he'd probably go blind."
Chu Feiyu took a bite of the Black Forest cake and said:
"It's so delicious! I really hope I can always eat something this delicious in the future."
Lin Zhuyue asked: "Is this your wish?"
Chu Feiyu showed a confused expression.
Shi Can explained for Lin Zhuyue:
"She's asking you why you're staying inside someone else's body. Just to drink sweet porridge and eat dessert?"
Chu Feiyu shook his head and said:
"Sweet porridge and desserts are both good, I like them both, but that's not why I possess this body."
Wen Miyan asked: "Then what do you want to do?"
"I want to live."
Chu Feiyu replied,
"My life is too short, I want to live longer."
The obsession of the dead soul could be something that happened in the past and still bothers him, or it could be a wish that has never happened but has always been on his mind.
It is obvious that Chu Feiyu's wish is to survive.
This was a perfectly reasonable wish for a patient who died at the age of 20. However, the spiritualists were unable to fulfill it.
If he survived, what would happen to Lu Tao?
Shi Chan made a request: "Change your wish."
Chu Feiyu shook his head and said stubbornly:
"That's my only wish."
Things seemed to be at a stalemate. Although Chu Feiyu did not show any aggressiveness, he had an extremely deep and difficult to achieve obsession.
Shi Can planned to have another talk. If Chu Feiyu refused to give in, he would have to use force.
Lin Zhuyue said:
"Wait, something's wrong."
Shi Chan turned around and looked at her.
Lin Zhuyue took some time to organize his words:
"Chu Feiyu, you died in the hospital and have remained there since then, right? You possessed this body after it was brought to the hospital, isn't that right?"
Chu Feiyu nodded.
Lin Zhuyue turned to face Shi Can and Wen Miyan and said:
"...Lu Tao had an accident at the intersection."
This whole thing can be divided into two parts according to time and place.
In the first part, Lu Tao was playing a supernatural game at the intersection and fell into a coma. In the second part, Lu Tao was sent to the hospital and Chu Feiyu possessed him.
Shi Chan asked, "Where is the soul of the original owner of this body?"
Chu Feiyu shook his head and said:
"I don't know. I only possessed this body because I saw it was a living, empty shell. I thought this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
If Chu Feiyu did not lie, Lu Tao's soul was lost before his body was sent to the hospital, and it had nothing to do with Chu Feiyu.
Shi Can: “…”
How could a task be so complicated? How was this different from handling two tasks simultaneously? Could the Spiritual Master House pay him double his salary?
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