Chapter 24:
Receiving a call from the Public Security Bureau, Lian Xi, without saying a word, took a taxi directly out of the door, half an hour to the Su City Public Security Bureau.
Nowadays, telecommunication or wire fraud is especially common, and the fraudsters are speaking a unique dialect version of Mandarin, although most people can identify the real or fake at a glance, but there are still some people who will be swindled by the fraudsters. Because the scammers can always accurately say all sorts of information about you, even detailed to your ID number.
The best way to deal with this kind of fraud is to go directly to the nearest local police station and call the police!
Lian Xi came to the Public Security Bureau with a hint of luck: maybe it’s a scammer, and nothing happened to his roommate.
He didn’t expect that as soon as he arrived and said Su Jiao’s name, the young police officer who received him looked up at him directly and stood up: “Come with me, there’s something I hope you can assist in the investigation, Mr Lian.”
Lian Xi: “….”
Fuck, Su Jiao really got into the police station!
Following the young police to go inside, while walking, Lian Xi was also thinking, what illegal and criminal things could his short roommate do? He kept thinking that … Could it be that Su Jiao one day when he caught ghosts, was seen by other people, scared a person to the point he fainted, and then it was reported?
Most unlikely ba.
Just a minute away, Lian Xi lost in a myriad of thoughts, are beginning to reflect on their own is not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (often quoted to mean that the truth is incomprehensible to one too deeply involved to be objective), know the face but not the heart; know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature, it was Su Jiao, human face, beastly heart; beast in human clothing; already deceive. At this time, the young police pushed open a door, creaking, Lian Xi raised his head.
Only to see a middle-aged policeman sitting in the quiet and narrow room, he smiled and looked at Lian Xi. The gentle smile and hawk-like sharp gaze were gathered on this person, which didn’t seem abrupt at all.
The middle-aged policeman noticed the knot in Lian Xi’s heart at a glance, and directly opened the door, pointing out what Su Jiao had committed: “You are Lian Xi, right? Don’t be nervous, it’s not a big deal, it’s just that I’m inviting you and your friend to come to assist in the investigation. Come, please sit.”
The middle aged police officer smiled slightly, “This time, I came to find you, I just wanna ask…. at the end of last month, your roommate Su Jiao suddenly moved out of the house where you live now, Su Jiao came back to school? Is there any reason for that?”
Lian Xi froze, and in a short moment, his brain flashed through countless thoughts.
Related to Su Jiao moving back to the school?
Could it be that what happened to Su Jiao had something to do with the University of Suzhou City?
The youth looked calm, pulled out a chair and sat down, his tone serious: “At that time, Su Jiao moved out because I had a fight with him …”
In the small reception room, Lian Xi answered fluently what the middle-aged policeman asked.
The small policeman who led Lian Xi over to the next room quietly watched. After a while, Wu Vice squad came, the small policeman hurriedly shouted “captain”, and Old Wu waved his hand. These outstanding achievements, solved a lot of big criminal police cases, and the vice captain slowly narrowed his eyes, staring at the opposite one-sided glass with ‘neither haughty nor humble’ respectful attitude of the youth.
Vice-Captain Wu smiled, “There’s something about this young guy.”
Young cop: “Huh?”
Vice Squad Wu: “He’s probably lying, Su Jiao had a fight with him so he moved out, I don’t think it may be true. But he said he didn’t know Su Jiao had a relationship, this should be true. It seems that it’s not because Su Jiao had a girlfriend, so he moved back to the school dormitory. Okay, Su Jiao’s side is also already asked, wait a little later let this person, Lian Xi take his roommate away.”
Small police officer was surprised: “Captain, you just let Su Jiao go?”
Wu Vice team: “What’s wrong? Do you have evidence that he is the suspect? It’s originally they called him over to ask questions, you really want to lock people up? Learn, less talk, more action, understand?”
The little cop closed his mouth and nodded obediently.
Half an hour later, Lian Xi stood in the hall on the ground floor of the Public Security Bureau and saw Su Jiao, who was wilting like a deflated eggplant.
The short roommate was really in a difficult condition, wearing a pyjama, his hair was as messy as a chicken nest, his eyes were a little red, and his lips were trembling.
Lian Xi looked at him, “Not as bad as that for you to cry right?”
Su Jiao brushed his head up, aggrieved to the extreme: “Let you be wrongly accused, see if you are angry!”
Lian Xi thought about it, he was often wrongly accused of being crazy since childhood, although he has long been accustomed to it, but now think about it ….
Very angry!!!
The two of them walked out of the Public Security Bureau!
Two people went out from the Public Security Bureau, Lian Xi began to take a taxi.
Su Jiao looked around no one, aggrieved helplessly, began to pour bitter water: “You said they actually wrongly accused me of kidnapping Sun Yan, and even wrongly accused me of murder!? How could I possibly kill someone, even if I did, could I be discovered by you guys? I’ve been here for a whole day. There are four policemen, taking turns to ask me questions, asking me so much that my head is going to explode.”
After taking a taxi, Lian Xi turned his head to look at his roommate, waiting for the other party to finish complaining, he quietly said, “Going home together ba!?”
Su Jiao abruptly froze, he slowly looked up at Lian Xi.
The gazes of the two men met in the air, and after a moment, Su Jiao raised the corners of his mouth, deflated his mouth, and hummed, “Hmph, let’s go back then.”
In the car, Su Jiao told Lian Xi what happened this time in his head.
In the car, Su Jiao told Lian Xi what happened this time in his head.
“Sun Yan, this girl is a sophomore in our school’s College of Arts. She’s quite nice and very popular. The day I just moved back to the school she was especially enthusiastic to help me get a welcome party, calling all the graduate students from our College of Literary as well as the Media College next door to get to know each other.”
Su Jiao stroked his chin: ”You don’t say, the first time I saw this girl, I didn’t expect her to be so popular, so well received. Her looks, just general, not the kind of goddess level. At that time, I was judging people by their looks only and didn’t think too much about it. I didn’t know that she was so popular with the seniors, and it seems that several postgraduates have some interest in her. Indeed, looks considered as what? But her personality is good, and I like this girl quite a lot. I am comfortable communicating with her.”
Lian Xi: “How did she disappear?”
Su Jiao: “I don’t know ah!”
Lian Xi: “???”
You’ve been caught into the police station and you still don’t know?
Su Jiao incomparably wronged: “I slept in the dormitory this morning, slept well, and before I opened my eyes, the door was broken into, and then rushed in and was arrested. I didn’t even know Sun Yan was missing!”
Lian Xi pondered for a moment, “Since this matter involves you, although it seems like the police are not pursuing you at the moment, still, you go find your classmates and ask clearly.”
Su Jiao: “Okay!”
The sun in the evening of September was no longer as poisonous as it was in the height of summer.
The distance from the Faculty of Literature, University of Suzhou, to the postgraduate dormitory building was only half a kilometre.
Su City University, Literature academy, a seemingly ordinary small building, there are no special decorations and iconic buildings, just a clean, plain and simple stand in the media college next to Literature academy. Since the Literature academy itself pursues: quiet to cultivate the literature, up to the elegant to.
Facing the rosy sunset, a tall, flat-headed young man holding a large pile of books, out of the College of Literature building. He had just taken no more than two steps when his mobile phone rang.
The strong flat-headed youth easily held the pile of books in one hand in his arms, he saw a name flashing on the screen of the mobile phone, he was first stunned, then he quickly connected: ”Hello, Su Jiao? Ah, are you okay? This morning, suddenly a police officer came in and took you away. I was shocked. What the hell is going on?”
“Eh, Sun Yan? You don’t know? It seems like she did go missing for a few days. I also heard from Old Liu, the next dormitory, Sun Yan didn’t show up for the past few days, and didn’t reply to messages on WeChat. They thought that this little girl didn’t want to take care of our group of old foxs.”
“Okay, I’ll help you ask what’s going on? When are you coming back? When are you coming back? Hn, you’re not coming back again tonight? Oh good then.”
“Well, don’t say anymore. I get it, who wants to live at school after something like this? So you, come back tomorrow and get your stuff.”
“Okay, okay, okay, Hn, see you tomorrow.”
Hanging up the phone, Xie Ze sent a WeChat message to the undergraduate student he knew, asking if the other party knew about Sun Yan. After sending the message, he held his book and quickly walked to the graduate dormitory building.
Under the dim sunset, the robust and upright Qingdao (sub provincial city in Shandong) man stood in front of the door of the dormitory building and touched his pocket.
“Eh, where’s my entrance card?”
After touching with one hand for half a day, and could not touch it, Xie Ze had no choice but to put the pile of books onto the high platform on the side, freeing his hands to carefully look for the access card. However, he had just placed the books on the high platform when he suddenly caught a glimpse of something white in his afterglow.
Inside his chest, his heart moved up and down.
Xie Ze slowly raised his head and looked towards the small white dove sculpture that stood in the corner next to the door of the dormitory building, peacefully and quietly.
The warm evening wind blew across the youth’s cheeks and all the sounds in his ears disappeared. As if he was possessed, his mouth was open, and he looked at the half-human-high white dove without blinking.
After a long time, a hoarse and low voice rang out over the wind.
“Can you talk to me … about your dream?”
***
The moon was in the middle of the sky, and the stars were densely covered.
Lian Xi got off the live broadcast and was about to go out with Lord Black Impermanence to catch ghosts, he had just opened the door when he saw his short roommate gritting his teeth and looking at himself with a serious gaze and red eyes.
Lian Xi: “….”
“Eh, what’s the matter?”
Su Jiao: “I want to figure out what’s going on!”
Lian Xi: “?”
Su Jiao: “At midnight, it is the time when the yin energy on earth is at its peak. Lian Xi, you help me protect the law or dharma, I want to find out if I can find where Sun Yan is!”
Lian Xi was surprised: “You still have this ability?”
Su Jiao stared straight: “How can I say that I’m also a famous teacher, China’s famous Qufu (a city in Shandong Province and hometown of Confucius, 551-479 BC) Kong (surname)’s true heirloom, right!”
Lian Xi: “….”
Lian Xi: “What law do you want me to protect for you?”
Half an hour later.
In a remote corner of the garden of the district, the cold wind is rustling and the moonlight does not enter.
Lian Xi: “….”
Lie Chen: “Heh.”
Su Jiao crossed her arms: “This is it. You guys watch out for me, and tell me when the security guards patrol here. Casting spells to find ghosts is very mysterious, those mortals take a look, may have to call the police, I do not want to enter the police station again.” As he said with palpitations, Su Jiao continued, “This place is full of Yin energy, can communicate with the three bodies of heaven and earth, and there are no cameras.”
Lian Xi suddenly asked, “Can you only find ghosts?”
Su Jiao paused and turned his head to look at him, “Yes.”
They were silent.
For a long time, in the dark and silent night, the short roommate’s voice was a little low and depressing, which was extremely small, so small that it seemed to be an illusion, and it came into Lian Xi’s ears.
“…..hope it can’t be found ba.”
At three minutes past midnight (11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)), the community garden.
The shadows of the trees swayed and made a clattering sound in the gloomy cold wind.
The refined youth standing in the depths of hidden shade gradually became solemn, his left hand flipped, the white dragon jade pen appeared on it; his right hand swirled, the celadon goblet leaped between them. Just seeing Su Jiao drink, then one hand holding the pen, the other hand, opening the yellow seal on the small handless cup. Fine soft nib of pen entered into the small cup, stained with bright red blood, and began to write in the air “from the heart” two words.
“Playing by the riverside of the mixed elements, the Vajra (thunderbolt or mythical weapon) lined up on both sides. Thousands of miles of souls arrive, entering the orifices in a hurry!”
“孙燕！”
“魂兮归来……”
“魂兮归来！”
刹那间，狂风四起，却神奇地只在这小小的花园里狂舞。
Sun Yan!”
“The soul returns ……”
“The soul returns!”
In an instant, wild winds rose in all directions, but miraculously only danced wildly in this small garden.
In the air, the word “怂” written by Su Jiao flickered with crimson light, but it flickered many times, but each time it seemed to have been shattered by something, and kept dimming.
In the end, the word “怂” finally fell into a disadvantage. With a loud bang, it completely collapsed.
Lian Xi’s brows furrowed, “What’s the situation?”
The word “怂” shattered, and Su Jiao immediately turned pale. He slowed down, put away his brush and blood vermilion, and said, “My soul invocation (summon the death) spell shattered. Then there could be three scenarios, firstly, Sun Yan is still alive, it’s her living soul that is doing battle with me, refusing to disembodied over; secondly, Sun Yan is dead, but she’s already reincarnated, then I definitely can’t snatch someone from hell.”
Lian Xi asked, “And the third?”
“This, the third…..” Before Su Jiao could finish, a cold hum rang out from behind the two.
Lian Xi turned to look.
Only to see that in the darkness of the night, Lord Black Impermanence’s cold brows were tainted with a few moments of sparse night colour. Lie Chen hooked up the corners of his lips, but there wasn’t a hint of a smile in his eyes. He flipped the Black Impermanence Certificate with one hand, and those eyelids, which had always been hiked up since Su Jiao shamelessly asked the two Impermanence to help him protect the law, finally lifted up slightly at this moment, and in the deep pupils of his eyes, there was danger and violence brewing.
Lie Chen smiled grimly: “Heh, a little interesting…. You want to steal my achievements?”
As the words fell, Hei Wu Chang brushed his head and looked at Lian Xi, “You can tolerate it?”
Lian Xi: “….???”
With a light grunt, Lie Zong flipped his hand and grabbed Lian Xi’s wrist.
“Grab that guy.”
Skin, tear open and break the bones!
…… Make him spit out his performance!
Author has something to say:
The famous double-standard Lie Zong from hell: Heh, you want to steal my performance?
Little White Dove: ……………. [shivering]
Salt City (Yan City) Ghost Officer: ？？？What are you listening to, is still speaking the human language?