Do not take away my soul with sinners, do not take away my soul with the shedding of blood.

—Psalm 26:9

The body that floated aimlessly in the air finally slammed heavily into the ground, stirring up the dust of the rotten souls around it. This is followed by a revival of the senses. Smelled the smell, tasted the bitterness, heard the sound of life reset, heavy and lonely.

Zhao Cheng!

I opened my eyes suddenly, adjusting to the light around me. Lying on the hospital bed, there was no one else in the room, and a shadow on the nursing chair on one side was moving slowly. I tried to rub my eyes, but when I raised my hand, I realized that it was covered with all kinds of instruments. After all, someone found me, and I didn't die in that secluded corner. Who's sitting on that side? It's a little familiar, but it's not clear.

The one in white clothes should be a doctor. Why is the doctor sitting in my room, waiting for me to wake up?

Seeing that I had regained consciousness, he also got up from his chair and slowly walked over to my side.

What to do, I still can't see clearly, my eyes are so sore.

The white coat is filled with a faint soapy scent from washing, and it smells familiar. He brought a chair and placed it next to my bed, and the badge pinned to my clothes fell in front of my eyes, and I vaguely saw his work number, 07618.

07618…… Xu Qingrang......

"Grandpa!" Only then did he realize the identity of this person and almost shouted out. But despite all his might, he still couldn't make any sound, as if someone had choked his throat. No, it can't be him, it should just be the same as the job number, it can't be ......

"Sick." The loving voice with the sweet taste of cold sugar has awakened the memories that have been sealed for many years through more than 20 years.

My tears overflowed at once, it was him, Xu Qingrang, my grandfather.

"I'm tired." He reached out to wipe away my tears and stroked my dry hair. Warm and powerful touch, so nostalgic.

"Grandpa, I miss you so much...... I miss you so much...... What is this qiē? "My tears flowed freely, and I didn't know whether to be happy or sad. A loved one you have lost for many years reappears by your side, and the feeling of being lost and regained is unbelievably real. Tears blurred my eyes, and I sobbed vigorously, letting the tears and snot run rampant on my face.

"If you come, you will be safe. If there is, face it. I'll always be by your side. His voice grew farther and farther away, "You will always be my pride." ”

"No!!" I shouted, waving my arms wildly in the direction he had left, trying to grab his hand.

"Sick sick!" Mom's face suddenly appeared in front of me, and her hands were gently pressed against the bed. I blinked, my vision was restored, and I could finally see clearly. My parents, Qin Chuyi's family, Lu Yao, Sister Zui, and Qin Sanyou, who had just been discharged from the hospital, were all in my ward. The originally small ward was crowded with so many people, and it had a festive atmosphere.

I looked over to the side of the chair, it was empty, a thin layer of dust, and no one had ever sat on it.

Grandpa never came. I don't know if he gave me a dream, or if I created a dream for myself. The snot and tears on my face were indeed real, and my mother said that I had been crying my grandfather's name just now, thinking that my condition had deteriorated, but fortunately I woke up after struggling.

I tried to straighten up, but there was a pinprick pain in my tight abdomen, and my mother quickly told me to lie down and not move. There are several stitches, you don't want to live anymore, she said with red eyes, obviously crying.

I turned my head to look at the clothes that were on the side, which was covered with the recipe that Lu Yao had given me, and there was a long, thin hole in the middle of the slightly thick notebook. I wondered who had broken my recipe, and just as I wanted to ask a question, Qin Chuyi sat down with the notebook.

"Xiao Chao, you have to thank Lu Yao this time." He pointed to the hole in the middle of the notebook and said, "If it weren't for the cushion of this notebook you put in your pocket, you wouldn't have woken up by now." ”

"Stinky boy, don't talk nonsense!" Aunt Qin walked over and patted Qin Chuyi's head with a "snap".

I looked at the three to five centimeters long, sharp and thin opening, and frowned. I remembered that I had been invited by Professor Zhao to go to the library for an appointment, and I was stabbed by him on the third floor, and then I passed out.

"Thank you...... Xie ...... "I said to Lu Yao, the hoarse sound coming out of my throat was like that of the walking dead. He smiled and nodded, saying that he would write me another copy next time.

Later, I learned that the day I was stabbed happened to be the day of system maintenance in the library, so there were a lot fewer people than normal. When I collapsed in a pool of blood, it was someone in the building opposite the library who happened to find me through the window and rushed me to the hospital, which was a blessing in disguise. They contacted my parents using the names in their phone address books, and everyone rushed over.

Except for a few stitches on his stomach, his internal organs were not damaged, and he finally woke up after lying down all night, but his body was still a little anemic, and his complexion was not good.

I didn't expect them to contact me with Sister Zui, and I thought it was a little funny to see her worried face.

"Sister Zui, you see, I have a special ability to summon." I pointed to my abdomen, which was bound in bandages.

"It's not worry-free! Everyone is at home for the May Day holiday, you are good, in the hospital! She glared at me, probably my parents were there, and she couldn't recover her violent nature, "I helped you ask for leave, you can recuperate with peace of mind, don't worry about anything else." After speaking, she secretly glanced back, and I remembered that there was still a piece of magpie bridge between her and Lu Yao that had not been erected.

Not long after, a few police officers from the police station who had heard that I had woken up came to take notes for me. I clearly remember that the person standing behind me at that time was Zhao Cheng wearing an army green jacket and a black round-brimmed hat. But they told me that the library's surveillance did not capture any suspicious people other than me entering the antiquities section on the third floor, and the people who found me on the opposite floor did not see anyone else. My head was dizzy, and I was a little suspicious of my memory, and suddenly I thought that Zhao Cheng had sent me a text message.

"Miss Wu, we've read those text messages." The older policeman said, his smoke-filled coat smelled a little choking, "The sender is not Zhao Cheng, he sent it to you from a base station simulating Zhao Cheng's number, and this method is very common in telecom fraud now." ”

After hearing this, I was stunned, since it wasn't Zhao Cheng's message to me, who could it be, and who could know what I agreed with him? But that's fine, at least Zhao Cheng is not the one who poisoned me.

"And what about Professor Zhao now?" I asked, he must have known something inside.

"We are also more troubled by this problem," the sheriff touched his bearded chin and continued, "I wanted to ask him to assist in the investigation, but he didn't know where he went, so he couldn't be contacted for the time being." ”

The people and things that were able to solve the key to this case have disappeared, and I feel a little uneasy.

"But don't worry, we will follow up on this matter, Miss Wu can recuperate with peace of mind, and we will contact you again if there is any problem."

After the police left, my parents and Qin Chuyi's parents also left one after another, Lu Yao followed Sister Zui to eat opposite, and Qin Chuyi and Qin Sanyou were left in the room.

Seeing that the people were almost gone, Qin Sanyou got up and closed the door of the ward, as if he had something important to say. He still had the indwelling needle he had inserted when he was hospitalized, and he seemed to be in a hurry, and his face was not very good, and it was obvious that he had not recovered to his original state. I'm a little embarrassed that something happened to trouble so many people.

He asked Qin Chuyi to take out a blue cloth bag from the cabinet, this bag I know, it was the one he brought when he went to Qi Yue's house to exorcise ghosts before, and it was full of his personal props. He pulled out something wrapped in a white cloth from the bulging bag and slowly unfolded it.

It was the feather I had given him for safekeeping, red as blood, almost transparent. I suddenly remembered what he had told me in a text message that this feather was a copy, and I couldn't help but have some doubts.

"This feather ......"

"Yes, it's fake." He stared at the feather in front of him and said seriously, "After all, this thing was taken from a bird and beast, even if it is a ghost bird, it must have certain physiological characteristics." Although this feather looks exactly like the real thing, the essence is very different. ”

"Feathers, which are divided into shafts, roots, shafts, lower umbilicus, and upper umbilicus. The inferior umbilicus refers to the small hole at the end of the feather root, which contains the dermis**, which is the growth place of the new feather pith and the pathway for the dermal papillae to supply feather nutrients. But this feather on the hand did not find any traces of genuine leather. ”

In that case, my feathers must have been dropped by Zhao Cheng, what does he want my feathers to do? Can ordinary people have the ability to manipulate the birds? Wait, why did Qin Sanyou use my feathers to make so many real things, what did he want to do?

Qin Sanyou seemed to see my question, laughed, the wrinkles on his face were folded, and said: "After all, this is a rare thing, I haven't seen the real thing in so many years of walking the rivers and lakes, so I want to see the horizon!" ”

Since this is a fake feather, it will not have the function of a real feather. Qin Chuyi volunteered to cut his finger and try it, but sure enough, it didn't play the role of the so-called "invisible to the living", it was simply a blind eye.

It seems that Zhao Cheng ate the day I stole the treasure, and he won't notice this because of his inner nervousness. So stealing treasures, dropping bags, and even murdering, this series of things Zhao Cheng was planned, at least he was a participant. This game of chess is a bit big.

After resting for a few days, I was in a hurry to be discharged from the hospital, went through the discharge procedures behind my mother's back, and secretly ran back to N City. After getting off the high-speed rail and taking a taxi, I wanted to go back to the apartment first, but suddenly there was a strong impulse that prompted me to go to N University to find Zhao Cheng. Even if he's gone, I'd love to find some clues. After seeing that the access card in the bag was still there, I immediately asked the master to turn the head of the car and head in the direction of N University.

I can't "die" so unclear, I said to myself.