Weird Talker

Chapter 167 Return to Fucheng
Although from various clues, Qin Manjiang had already deduced that Li Xi was probably still alive.

But now that he really got the exact news, the excitement in his heart was almost uncontrollable.

In fact, there is a problem that Qin Manjiang has been ignoring, and that is Li Xijiu's family.

If Li Xi really disappeared, Qin Manjiang must be the first person to receive a call from Li's family.

But the fact is that Li Xijiu's family has never called him in the past two months.

Qin Manjiang himself was a little thankful. He subconsciously avoided talking to the Li family, so he didn't want to think about it from this angle.

In fact, this is the strongest evidence that Li Xi is still alive.

Li Xi kept in touch with his family all the time, so Qin Manjiang never received a call from Li's family.

But why didn't he contact me?
It's impossible for Li Xi to be a ghost...Ghosts don't worship Lao Qin.

So what's the reason why he didn't contact?
Perhaps, he is indeed still alive, but the current state is no longer suitable for meeting him.

Qin Manjiang vaguely guessed several possibilities.

But anyway, this is already the best news I got on this trip.

Qin Manjiang let out a long sigh of relief.

[Pupil Realm] It has been found out that there is an extremely terrifying strange story in Xiajiang Village, but it cannot be found out.

This village...the place where I grew up, hides many secrets.

I didn't realize it when I lived in the village before, but now from the perspective of a bystander, the whole Xiajiang Village is indeed full of weirdness...

For example, since I was a child, Qin Manjiang has seen... people in Xiajiang Village, no matter who died, they must be buried vertically when they are buried, including Lao Qin.

Another example is that Xiajiang Village lacks an extremely critical profession—doctor.

There is no doctor in Xiajiang Village. Now that Qin Manjiang thinks about it, he realizes... In his own memory, there is no memory of people in the village getting sick.

Even he and Qin Manyi have never been sick.

It seems that the people in Xiajiang Village have one less stage in life than the people outside.

Birth, old age, sickness, death.

There is no "disease" stage in Xiajiang Village. Everyone is born, grows up, grows old...and dies. During this period, he never gets sick, but commits suicide "accidentally".

Looking at it now, Xiajiang Village is indeed very strange.

He didn't want to involve other innocent people like the strange story of "The Lost Thing", and... he was not sure about solving the strange story of falling into Jiangcun.

Qin Manjiang still remembered that his younger sister Qin Manyi's novice level was also in Xiajiang Village.

Could it be that Xiajiang Village is far more than just a strange story?

As the news that Li Xi was still alive was clarified, Qin Manjiang's thinking became more agile.

Standing 200 meters away from the village entrance, he had no intention of entering the village at all, at least not for a short time.

After waiting for more than an hour, Dr. Xi's car drove out.

The car drove up to Qin Manjiang, the driver's seat opened the door, and Xi Wutong got out of the car.

"Student Qin, you really know how to drive, right?"

As she spoke, she threw her car keys over.

Qin Manjiang caught the key, and a sense of familiarity welled up in his heart. He was almost sure that although he had never learned it before, this body could drive, and his driving skills were not bad.

But what is Dr. Xi going to do?
Qin Manjiang couldn't believe that she was responsible for such a frivolous action of throwing the key. Compared with the impression she left on Qin Manjiang, there was a huge contrast.

Dr. Xi did not hide his happiness, and said to him: "I know you are leaving, but I like this village very much. It is very beautiful. I want to live here for a while. I will give you the car keys. You can use them. I'll come back to you when I return to Fucheng!"

"Remember to refuel yourself, I don't reimburse you for gas expenses."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Qin Manjiang's answer, she hurriedly greeted Qin Manyi, and quickly walked towards Xiajiang Village.

Soon, her back was more than ten meters away.

Qin Manyi rolled down the car window and looked at Qin Manjiang: "Do you know how to drive?"

Qin Manjiang didn't answer, he got into the car with the key, familiarly turned on the ignition, turned the steering wheel, and the car turned around in an instant.

Then he kicked the accelerator and accelerated away from Xiajiang Village.

"Why did she stay?" Qin Manjiang asked.

"I don't know. Along the way, she kept asking about Xiajiang Village and our childhood. It seemed like she was looking for something." Qin Manfu didn't hide anything from Qin Manjiang, and said: "By the way, she also asked Dad where we moved. The reason for going to the river, and the location of the old house, but I didn’t tell her, I just said that I was too young to remember.”

Qin Manjiang nodded. In fact, Qin Manyi didn't count as lying to Dr. Xi, because he, who was older than her, didn't remember clearly.

Although he lived in this village since he was a child, Lao Qin did move once, from the village to the riverside. Almost all of Qin Manjiang's childhood memories started from the house with a small yard by the river.

"Then she asked Uncle Wang for help, found a place to live for herself, and paid [-] yuan in rent in one go, and she will stay for at least half a year." Qin Manjiang's eyes flashed, "I asked her how to do work, and she said That's work."

"Brother, what does she do?" Qin Manyi asked.

Qin Manjiang glanced at the rearview mirror. After Xi Wutong was not in the car, Qin Manyi became much more lively.

"We have a cooperative relationship with the police and are responsible for investigating some unsolved cases. She was also in charge of your previous case. She said that living in the village is considered a job, which is true." Qin Manjiang said.

After all, Xiajiang Village is indeed a famous ghost talk village on the Internet, and there are already many tourists here.

However, although [Tongjie] detected the existence of ghost stories, so far, there has been no news of any tourist dying or missing in Xiajiang Village.

"Can you tell me the name of the strange story of your novice level?"

Qin Manjiang asked.

He tried to ask Qin Yiyi about the content of her novice level, but Qin Yiyi said "I can't tell".

Is it okay if it's just a name?

Qin Manyi was a little hesitant. After a while, she glanced around nervously. She was obviously in the speeding car, as if there was still someone who could keep up with her.

She seemed to be testing, and said, "Assimilation."

"Ghost Talk: Assimilation."

"This is the name of my novice level..."

After realizing that he was able to say the name of the strange talk, Qin Manfu also heaved a sigh of relief.

"Fairy tale?" Qin Manjiang heard another synonym, "A fairy tale like a bedtime story?"

"No!" Qin Yiyi's body suddenly tensed up, veins popped out on the back of his hand, and he grabbed the seat forcefully, "It's about distorting cognition, adapting to the environment, and becoming... the same as the surroundings."

Qin Manjiang's heart skipped a beat, is it the "assimilation"...

What a strange name that makes people unable to calm their minds.

"Understood, you go to sleep for a while, I will call you when we arrive."

"Ah."

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It was already eleven o'clock in the evening when we returned to Fucheng.

Qin Manyi didn't fall asleep, she always dozed off during the day, but the later it was, the more excited she became.

Along the way, Qin Manjiang was lucky enough not to encounter a driver's license check, and he did skillfully drive the car back downstairs.

"By the way, I have rented out your room. Tonight you will sleep in my room and I will sleep in the living room. We will discuss it tomorrow."

Qin Man put both hands in his pockets, he didn't care: "It's okay, I like to sleep on the sofa, I feel like a nomad."

Seeing what she said, Qin Manjiang didn't insist, went upstairs, inserted the key, and opened the door.

Mi Qiao was lying on the sofa with a mask on, looking at her phone.

Seeing that Qin Manjiang brought another girl home, her eyes under the mask widened.

"Mr. Qin, you..."

"Mi Qiao, she is my sister, Qin Yiyi."

"This is the tenant, Mi Qiao."

Qin Manjiang didn't give her a chance to continue talking, otherwise his image of a good brother who kept himself clean might collapse in Qin Manyi's heart.

"Ah... hello! Miss Qin, I'm Mi Qiao..." Mi Qiao quickly got up from the sofa and came over to say hello to Qin Yiyi.

Qin Wanwan also smiled and said, "Hello, just ask me to be satisfied."

"Next...maybe we'll get along for a long time."

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