Secret Notes of a Mystery Investigator

Chapter 16 The Evil God's Tribute (16)
Head Chen said: "Of course this is one aspect, but the most important point is because this case has a lot to do with me, I really didn't expect such a coincidence to happen in the world, but it did happen. 50 years ago, my father had dealt with the exact same case. At that time, the deceased was also a girl, also surnamed Wang. She just died inexplicably and was ruled as suicide. Not long after, her parents also committed suicide one after another. Later, my father During the investigation, he encountered a series of strange things, which is also an important reason why he was among the first to apply to join the National Mystery Investigation Organization."

Ma Tianxing said: "Chief, what you said is true or not, I will start to doubt every word you say."

Head Chen said: "Of course what I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can go to the old files. There is definitely a record of this case."

Ma Tianxing said: "Then your father's case is over?"

Head Chen said: "As I said a long time ago, that case was classified as a suicide, and this is the final result. However, my father found out a lot of things through subsequent investigations. The most certain thing is that the girl did not die of suicide. Instead of committing suicide, die of an evil curse. Have you ever heard of ghost charms?
I said, "Is it something similar to a talisman?"

Head Chen nodded and said: "That's right, this is a method of Tantric cultivation, but it must be practiced by four people together, and one is indispensable."

I said, "Why, is there any special requirement here?"

Leader Chen said: "That's right, metaphysics generally pays attention to orientation, and so does ghost charm. It requires people to occupy the orientation between heaven and earth at the same time, and share possible damage or some hidden power."

Ma Tianxing said: "That's not right, there are altogether five directions in the world, east, west, north, south, middle, how can four people practice?"

Head Chen said: "That's right, there must be five people, but the one in the middle is the victim. In other words, the one in the middle is the sacrificial object, dedicated to the evil god."

Ma Tianxing said: "Then who wants to be the one in the middle? Captain, I don't think alchemy is reliable."

Head Chen said: "Wrong, not only reliable, but also very reliable, because the person in the middle is usually deceived by four other people, so before that, he thought he was going to be a god, so he said greedy kill people."

I said: "Head, you mean that Wang Wenna's death is related to this matter?"

Head Chen said: "One more thing, once the person in the middle does not die, the other four will definitely be backlashed, because the fifth person also has the ability in the process of cultivation, so he will definitely take revenge."

Now that we all understood, I said: "It seems that Wang Wenna's family is one of the four people, and the case handled by your father may also be one of the four, so it seems that there are still two unlucky people who are about to commit suicide, or They may have committed suicide."

When I made the above inference, Ma Tianxing gave me a thumbs up encouragingly, which made me quite proud; while the head of the delegation Chen smiled noncommittally and said: "We will talk about the future, now we have to figure it out." The thing is how to fix this box of matches?"

After finishing speaking, I put the match on the table, and I said, "What kind of match is this? Why repair it?"

Head Chen said: "I don't know either. My father said it was left to him by my grandfather. You can see the dirt when you wipe it."

Ma Tianxing said: "I've seen it without matches, why bother with this?"

Head Chen said: "I wonder who the person who made this box of matches is. Why did he make this box of matches? Is it just to make us go to hell?"

Ma Tianxing said: "Is this necessary? What the hell are we doing if we are so good, we won't play with ghosts no matter how boring we are."

Head Chen shook his head and said: "This makes me feel very confused, but I guess this box of matches is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface, but I just don't understand why it won't strike."

ghost class

Classmates, please set up your brushes. Today we are talking about... Teacher Tang with long hair explained to the students in the classroom the details that should be paid attention to by hard-tipped brushes.He is a very passionate young painter, also very talented, always full of enthusiasm in class, and the students are very willing to listen to his class, so the fat principal spent a lot of money to keep Mr. Tang.

After class, Teacher Tang continued to discuss with his classmates for a long time before dismissing the class. For him, going home was not a priority, because his home was on the second floor of the studio, and the headmaster specially allocated a room for him. After returning, his wife had already cooked Dinner is ready. Today is his wife's first class after the Spring Festival holiday. Teacher Tang asked with a smile, "I haven't prepared a professional class for so long, is it okay?"

His wife said with a smile: "It's all the same whether it's okay or not. I'm not teaching ordinary people."

Teacher Tang said with a smile: "That's right, the group you teach are all professional painters, and there is nothing for you to worry about. You can just mix your salary."

His wife said: "Can it be done without mixing wages? Now the situation is getting more and more troublesome, and our expenses will definitely increase."

Teacher Tang said: "What's the trouble, do you want to buy a house again? Didn't I say it? It's not that time. After two years of hard work, we will go back and set up a studio by ourselves. Let's talk about buying a house when the time comes."

His wife rolled his eyes at him and said: "What are you talking about in your sleep, are you pretending to be confused with me?"

Teacher Tang was confused by this sentence and said, "What are you talking about, why can't I understand?"

The wife looked at him suspiciously and said, "You are really on sick leave, you just forgot all I said after I left for just a few days?"

Teacher Tang said, "What did you say?"

The wife looked him up and down and said, "Just pretend to be confused. Yes, I know you have a good relationship with the surname Chen, but one size is one size. If this matter is not handled properly, everyone will have a hard time in the future."

The more Mr. Tang listened, the more strange he asked: "Are you sick? Is it interesting to say these inexplicable words?"

The wife stared at him for a while, then suddenly smiled charmingly: "I know you have plans, but you just don't want to tell, forget it, I forgive you."

After finishing speaking, Teacher Tang, who was still in doubt, kissed on the face, and then packed up his drawing board and went to class. Teacher Tang really couldn't understand his wife's behavior, and worried that there was something wrong with her, so he followed her into the classroom. At this time, about half of the students had already come, and his wife said: "There are not many coming, that's okay, let's review the homework from before the Chinese New Year." After finishing speaking, he took out the teaching materials and started talking.

Teacher Tang sat alone on the last desk and listened carefully to his wife's lecture. There was nothing wrong with it. During the period, students walked into the classroom in twos and threes. Suddenly, Teacher Tang saw a figure that he shouldn't have seen. Cold sweat broke out, because he actually saw: Wang Wenna.

The little girl who committed suicide years ago walked into the classroom with her drawing board on her back under the gaze of Teacher Tang. Then she chose a seat very close to Teacher Tang and sat down, then opened the drawing folder and listened to the class attentively Come on, but Wang Wenna didn't seem to notice her favorite teacher during her lifetime.

Teacher Tang looked around at this time, and he found that these students were very strange, all of them had pale faces and dull expressions. The most obvious thing was their hands. There was no trace of blood in their fingernails holding paintbrushes.Teacher Tang's heart trembled suddenly. He finally understood why the lights in his wife's classroom were always pale, and his wife's class was always at night. He also understood why his colleagues always talked about his wife when he mentioned it. The reason for the puzzled expression.

And looking at his wife again, he felt more and more abstract. He seemed to have no clear memory of his married life, and no clear memory of his past life. It seemed that what happened every day could always be forgotten that day.

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, because he knew that he still loved his wife. He really didn't want all of this to be real. It would be better if it was just a dream, but was it really a dream?
After class was over, Teacher Tang sat motionless in his seat, watching "the students quietly walked out of the classroom without expression or communication, including Wang Wenna, he became completely confused."

His wife looked at him and frowned and said, "Let's go, why don't you go back?"

Teacher Tang took a deep breath, followed his wife back to his room, and watched her skillfully manage the housework, feeling chills in his heart.After a while, she sighed softly and said, "Tang Zi, can you tell me what's wrong with you? How come you have changed so much when I go back?"

Teacher Tang thought for a long time before saying, "Xiao Yao, can you tell me whether we are humans or ghosts?"

His wife put down the work she was doing, and lovingly enlightened him: "I told you to treat yourself better earlier. If you don't listen, of course you are human, but I am not."

Teacher Tang didn't know why he didn't feel much horror in his heart, but sadness came from it. He covered his face and burst into tears. He didn't know where the tears came from. Anyway, his wife was like a "human being". , Let Teacher Tang gently stroke his head with his own body and said: "I know you have worked hard, and I also know you are very tired. All this is for me, and I have dragged you down."

After crying for some time, Teacher Tang calmed down a little. He said slowly, "Is it all for that talisman?"

The wife nodded and said, "Tang Zi, don't force yourself, okay, I really don't want you to do this."

Teacher Tang said, "Is there any way out for us?"

The wife shook her head, and Teacher Tang took her hand and stood up, saying, "Xiao Yao, I will give everything for you. This sentence is my eternal promise, and it will never change."

The "wife" leaned tenderly on her husband's shoulder with an infinitely happy expression.

"That Teacher Tang is a ghost." Head Chen said suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Ma Tianxing asked.

"I don't see the reflection of his wife in his eyeballs."

I finally understood why the leader Chen kept staring at Teacher Tang when he was talking to Mrs. Tang’s wife. I thought it was because the leader was shy, but he had already become suspicious. Whatever eyes we have, we can all see his wife."

Head Chen said: "In the words of the scientific community, all matter is attached to space. We humans live in three-dimensional space, so ghosts and gods may live in four-dimensional and five-dimensional spaces. Then when these spaces appear flat If you intersect, you can see creatures in other dimensions, so it’s not surprising that we can see his wife, and it’s possible that what you see is clearly a ghost, but you don’t know it.”

Ma Tianxing said: "Commander, I'm very scared, so are you a human or a ghost?"

The group leader said to me: "See if there is an image of me in Xiao Ma's eyeballs."

I went over to take a closer look, and Ma Tianxing said, "Do you see it? Remember, no matter how deep your friendship is, you must stand on the side of the truth."

I said: "I really can't see clearly, you have too much eyeballs."

He Zhuang and Captain Chen immediately burst into laughter, and Ma Tianxing said, "Okay, you're starting to hurt people too."

The head of the group Chen said: "This means that you will die if you do many injustices. I said, Xiao Ma, you should invite a guest, right?"Ma Tianxing looked at us and said, "I really don't have any money with me."

22. The story of Mr. Chen's father

After getting off the car, He Zhuang suddenly said to Ma Tianxing: "I despise you very much."

One sentence made Ma Tianxing stand still for a long time without recovering. We walked a long way before he ran over and said, "Zhuangzi, you rarely say a few words all year round. Isn't that unfair to me?"

He Zhuang looked at him and pointed to his pocket, then turned his head away, Ma Tianxing said: "I really don't have any money with me, or else tomorrow, I will invite you tomorrow."

Head Chen said: "I guess I won't be able to eat your food in this life, maybe Da Zhuang and Xiao Luo still have hope."

Ma Tianxing put his arms around Captain Chen's shoulders with a playful smile and said, "Leader, you can't underestimate me like this. I'll treat you tomorrow." After speaking, he reached out to touch the pocket of the leader's coat.

Head Chen said: "What are you doing?"

Ma Tianxing said: "Didn't you finish the Zhonghua you bought during the Chinese New Year? Let me help you."

Head Chen smiled and said, "Do you still know where you put your cigarettes?"

Ma Tianxing said with a smile: "Isn't it enough to know yours?"

After entering the hotel, Captain Chen asked for a private room, and we said, "It's fine to eat in the lobby, and there are no outsiders."

Head Chen said: "I have something I want to tell you, I'd better get a box, it's quiet inside."

After the food was served, we dismissed the waiter. Head Chen poured a glass of wine and said, "To my dad."

Although we were all a little confused, we followed suit, and then head Chen said, "Do you want to know about my father?"

Ma Tianxing said: "Is there any legend about the old man? Tell us to worship."

Head Chen smiled and said: "Our family is very legendary. Since I started this business, ordinary life basically has nothing to do with my family. Back then, my father took over a case and you all know that it has a lot to do with it. However, at that time, due to the backwardness of the detection methods, the case was closed only for suicide. However, according to the information obtained after my father’s investigation, everything is not as simple as it seems on the surface. I will tell you about his criminal investigation process in detail.”

After all, we gradually heard an incredible thing from the head of the group, which made us unbelievable.Although we were well-informed before we started the mysterious investigation, it was too abstract when we got to this point. Ma Tianxing and I were dumbfounded, and He Zhuang's expression remained motionless as usual. I don't know what he was thinking in his heart.After Captain Chen finished everything in detail, I asked, "Commander, who did you say was the man in black that Section Chief Chen met in the end?"

Head Chen thought for a while and said, "This man is my grandfather."

We were taken aback again, and said, "Didn't you say that your grandfather is a very old-fashioned police chief? It's not easy to believe these things with his character, and he actually got involved, Doesn't this contradict his character?"

Head Chen said: "There is no contradiction. People have two sides. Besides, my grandfather's two sides are not two sides of character, but two sides of doing things. In fact, our investigation department was established very early, and it did not belong to the science department in the early days. , but belonged to the security system, my grandfather was the veteran who established this department, but because of the social environment at that time, they could not make a big publicity, and all the facts needed to be covered up."

Ma Tianxing said: "It's no wonder that both your father and son are working in this department. It turns out that the one who is close to the water first gets the moon."

Head Chen said: "Boy, at that time this department was simply a rotten institution, and they were looking for connections and were unwilling to get involved. My grandfather had no choice but to get my father in later. This was the first time he entered this department. Two important reasons."

I said: "Then who are those people your father saw through the mirror? Are they practicing ghost charms?"

Head Chen said: "That's right, they are cultivating ghost talismans, and those buried alive are sacrifices."

I said: "But the other four people said that he came out to harm people, so they buried him alive. How did he become the final victim again?"

Head Chen said: "It should be said that four of the five people are not bad at home. The one they chose to be a sacrifice was indeed a person with bad behavior, and this person came to them on his own initiative."

Ma Tianxing said with a smile: "Isn't this courting death? There is such a reason. It seems that greed really kills people."

Head Chen smiled and said, "Do you think he is courting death?"

Ma Tianxing said: "Isn't it? The final result is like this. If you do many unrighteous actions, you will die."

Head Chen said: "You're wrong, the ones who are really greedy are not the ones who were buried, but the four who buried them."

I said: "Why do you say that, at least they are targeting bad people."

(End of this chapter)