The Secret Art of Refining the Dead: The Walking Corpse File

Chapter 23 Plan Changes
As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of laughter at the door, Zhou Xuanye walked in with a shoulder bag on his back, and said, "Tian Gu, be polite to guests, even if it is the truth, don't tell it."

This time the two arrived and came back very quickly. Tan Ren followed behind Zhou Xuanye. He looked dirty, and he didn't know why he went there. After entering the door, he looked at the smashed and clean studio. He glanced at Shen Lan, but said nothing.

Zhou Xuanye put down his backpack, took out the calculator and pressed it for a long time, then pushed the number on it to Shen Lan: "This is the compensation amount."

Shen Lan was very angry with us today. To be honest, she became angry, her cheeks swelled slightly, her charming demeanor was suppressed by half, and she looked quite cute.She stared at the numbers on the calculator, smiled indifferently, and said, "Small, but I don't have any money, so I'll ask our boss to go. Zhou Xuanye, if you want to hang around in Shenzhen, you'd better not mess with it." Master Huang, we are also half of the same business, people who are smart don't speak dark words, I know you have some skills, but as the saying goes, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a snake, you should think carefully about it."

Zhou Xuanye smiled and said, "Go back and tell Master Huang that I will take over the job."

Shen Lan's eyes widened slightly, but she was a little surprised, as if she didn't expect Zhou Xuanye to agree so quickly. To be honest, not only her, but I was also surprised. Didn't I swear before that I would ignore Huang Shansi?Why did you change your mind so quickly now?
Could it be that Zhou Xuanye was really intimidated by Huang Shansi?
These two people don't seem to be such intimidating people.

Although I was puzzled, I didn't speak.Shen Lan was also clever, and immediately said: "Okay, refreshing, since that's the case, I'll go back and answer." After a pause, she stared straight at Zhou Xuanye, who smiled slightly, indicating that she could leave.

Shen Lan looked a little suspicious, she wanted to ask something, but she didn't ask after all.However, even if she didn't say anything, I can guess that she was probably surprised by Zhou Xuanye's sudden change of words, and even Zhou Xuanye agreed too readily without even mentioning the conditions, which is too strange.

After Shen Lan left, I couldn't hold back any longer. I was just about to ask what happened to the two of you, but Zhou Xuanye looked at the wound on your forehead and said, "Slapped?"

Isn't this nonsense? Didn't I get hit? Did I hit it myself?I nodded honestly, and Zhou Xuanye checked my wound, and said worriedly: "Fortunately, it's nothing serious. If you encounter such a thing in the future, don't force yourself. But this time, it's also thanks to you guarding the shop. , There are a lot of customer information in the store, if there is a problem, it’s not good. This month’s salary increase.”

I was very moved in my heart. To be honest, in my life, I didn’t care about this. The staff of the orphanage are formulaic, and the colleagues I met after I came out to enter the society are also formulaic. Who would care about a stranger? ?
Of course, there is another reason that moved me, and that was finally a salary increase instead of a salary deduction.I silently glanced at Tan Ren, he is also human, why is there such a big gap between him and Zhou Xuanye in life?

Tan Yan seemed to see what I was thinking, squinted his eyes, and said meaningfully: "You know people, you know their faces, but you don't know their hearts, don't be fooled by some people's appearance."

Zhou Xuanye smiled and said, "Brother, do you mean me by some people?"

Tan Ren was noncommittal, lit a cigarette, and silently swallowed.I remembered what happened just now, and immediately asked, "Boss Zhou, why did you change your mind again?"

He said: "Don't be called by the boss. When you enter the office, you are a family. I am older than you. If you don't mind, just call me brother." I was stunned, and the words "family" were all in my mind. Turn, I think most people can't understand the feelings of people like us. This feeling is difficult to describe in words, so for a while, I don't even know what to say.

Seeing that I didn't make a sound, Zhou Xuanye was a little puzzled, and said, "Why? I don't want to, haha, it doesn't matter, it's up to you."

I hurriedly said, "It's not the boss... Brother Zhou, I just didn't expect it."

Zhou Xuanye smiled and patted my shoulder, as if he knew what I was thinking, and said in a gentle voice: "Life will have regrets, don't miss the people around you because of certain regrets, the future is still long, the past Just let it pass, those who are not entangled by the past can live easily in the future."

At this moment, I really felt the kindness from Zhou Xuanye, and there was a surge of enthusiasm in my heart. I nodded and said nothing more. I am not a person who is good at words. I can only remember this kindness and righteousness. In my heart, at this moment, I truly regard Zhou Xuanye as a friend, not just a boss.

Seeing me nodding, Zhou Xuanye smiled and brought the topic back to the point. The smile on his face faded, his expression became a little serious, his brows were slightly frowned, and he said, "I didn't plan to make a move. After all, this matter The risk is very high, I am not sure, but now, I can't do it if I don't take action."

I said, "What happened?"

Zhou Xuanye nodded, and continued: "The red-haired corpse only harmed Huang Yaozu, and did not harm anyone else. As long as it doesn't harm anyone, I don't need to touch it. But now, it has made a lot of noise."

"What's going on?" I asked.

At this time, Tan Ren who was on the side said slowly: "Mrs. Xia is dead."

I was taken aback for a moment before I realized that the old lady Xia he was talking about was the old lady who splashed water to wash her feet and went downstairs. We only met once, and it was already half a month ago.However, in my impression, the old lady Xia's body was very strong, why did she die suddenly?
Tan Ren mentioned her now, could it be that Mrs. Xia's death was related to the red-haired corpse?
I immediately thought of the address where Mrs. Xia lived, which happened to be on the outskirts of the hill where Huang Yaozu's ghost was. Obviously, there must be some relationship between the two.

I immediately asked: "How did he die? Has something to do with it?"

Tan Ren was expressionless, tapped his fingers on the table, and said in a deep voice: "It is said to be a sudden death, but we checked where, there is a strong hostility in the room, she was killed by a ghost."

Ghost?Huang Yaozu?
Was she killed by Huang Yaozu?

I was so surprised, the appearance of Mrs. Xia appeared in my mind, that kind old man who once invited us to stay, passed away like this?These thoughts quickly flashed through my mind, and finally they all converged on one point: Huang Yaozu was killed by the red-haired corpse and turned into a ghost, two years ago.In the past two years, he has lived in peace and order, why did he suddenly start doing evil things and attack Mrs. Xia?

Thinking of this, I asked.

Zhou Xuanye looked heavy, and explained: "Huang Yaozu's body should be in that hill, and the red-haired corpse must be hiding there too. But it's strange that the red-haired corpse hides Huang Yaozu's body, I suspect..." He said Arrived here, but did not continue to speak, his eyes revealed worry.

At this time, Tan Ren said: "Do you also think it is its problem?" The two people's eyes met, playing riddles that I don't know.Not to mention how anxious I was, when I thought that Mrs. Xia was probably killed by Huang Yaozu, I felt uncomfortable in my heart, and couldn't help but said: "What exactly do you suspect? Can you explain clearly?"

Zhou Xuanye shook his head and said: "This kind of thing involves many ways, and I can't explain it clearly for a while. I have to go to that place to take a look to understand. Since they have already started to harm other people, I can't just sit idly by Brother..." As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Tan Ren, and said, "Let's go tonight and find their bodies first."

Tan Ren nodded, but did not speak.

I said, "I'll go too."

Tan Ren glanced at me, and said calmly: "What can you do?"

I said: "You forgot, if I hadn't pulled you last time, you would have been bitten by that poisonous dog."

Tan Ren raised his eyebrows, noncommittal, and said: "You are too timid, you can just practice your courage."

Zhou Xuanye shook his head in disapproval, and said, "Tian Gu is not from my generation, don't let him get involved in these things." These words were indeed for my own good, and I was moved, but also frustrated because I couldn't help.

At this moment, Tan Ren suddenly said: "You are wrong, this time he can help us." I couldn't help being stunned when I said this, and Zhou Xuanye beside him also showed a surprised expression, saying: "Help us?"

Tan Xuan pointed to me, and said: "The yin corpse poison on his body has not been completely eliminated, the yin energy is heavy, and the yang energy is weak. Now the ghosts like to pounce on him when they see him. Do you remember that time on the hill?" A human head?" I nodded, suddenly realized, and lost my voice: "It can't be Huang Yaozu!"

Tan Xuan lay on the sofa, and said calmly: "Huang Shansi said that in his dreams, Huang Yaozu's head would always fall off. It was the image Huang Yaozu conveyed to him, so the head you saw , it is likely to be Huang Yaozu. So this time, it is up to you to lure him out."

(End of this chapter)