According to the agreed place, it was 2:50 when Ning Hao arrived at the underground parking lot of Xicheng Building. After entering the city, the road was blocked for a while, but the time was just right.

When he came to the advertising agency and was taken to a spacious office, Chu Yunshan saw Ning Hao, looked at him quickly, and said politely: "Mr. Ning, please take a seat, what kind of advertising do you want to consult?" ”

The woman's face was a little haggard, and even the delicate makeup could not hide the sadness on her expression.

Ning Hao didn't answer Chu Yunshan's question immediately, but took out the ring and put it on the table.

"Do you know this ring?"

Chu Yunshan's expression changed slightly, and she asked, "Where did you get it from?" ”

"I'll tell you the truth, I'm Tao Jing's old acquaintance, and when I learned that he had passed away, I went to the grave to worship and found this ring next to the tomb."

Chu Yunshan didn't believe what Ning Hao said, but still said politely: "Tao Jing has never mentioned any old acquaintances to me, but this is not important, the important thing is that I want to know how you found me?" ”

"It doesn't matter how I found you, the important thing is that I want to know if this ring is yours?"

"It's mine." Chu Yunshan did not deny it, and continued, "After Tao Jing was buried, I went home, but in the afternoon I always felt uncomfortable, and I always felt that something inexplicable was following me. I'm not a completely superstitious person, but there are some things that I just can't explain, and I have to believe them. So I went to the cemetery again at seven o'clock, talked to him, and finally put my engagement ring with him. ”

"Nothing happened after that?" Ning Hao then asked.

"You mean his grave was dug up?" Chu Yunshan shook her head and chuckled, "This happened very suddenly, and I am also curious about who did such a thing." First, it's a cemetery, not a mountain grave, at least there are people who check the entry and exit. Second, Tao Jing's coffin had nothing of value except for the suit he wore when he was buried. I wonder who dug the grave and why. ”

Ning Hao thought in his heart for a moment, and then asked, "How did Tao Jing die?" ”

He knew that it was a car accident, and he wanted to ask for some more specific details in the face of the person concerned.

"Died in a car accident."

"Were you there?" Ning Hao asked deliberately.

"I watched as he was hit and killed by a sedan with failed brakes."

"Can you elaborate on that?"

"I was in a hurry to go back to the office that day to take care of some things, and halfway through dinner, I was ready to leave. As soon as I walked out of the courtyard of the pottery house, there was a sudden lightning and thunder, which was the first heavy rain since the beginning of autumn. ”

Heavy rain......

Ning Hao remembered that the day Tao Jing died was the day when Ning Hao communicated with Xu Yuerou in the hospital.

He was very impressed because it hadn't rained for a long time since October and November, and it was indeed the heaviest rain in a long time.

Ning Hao didn't think about the connection between the two, after all, there was nothing to do with it.

Continue asking, "And then?" ”

Tao Jing chased him out, holding an umbrella in his hand, but the strange thing is that he didn't hold the kind of umbrella we usually use now, but a black oil-paper umbrella.

"Black oil-paper umbrella?" Ning Hao grunted.

"Yes, I also thought it was strange at the time, this umbrella was obviously an antique on the shelf of his family, how could he bring it out? As a result, he told me that he couldn't find any other umbrellas in the house, so he had to use them for a while, and told me not to tell his father. ”

"Indeed, if the collector knows about the use of antiques, the consequences should be very serious."

"When he took me to the intersection, we were going to cross an intersection and go across the sidewalk to wait for the bus. At that time, I said that it was inconvenient to turn around, so I was asked to wait on the opposite side. ”

Ning Hao thought about it and asked, "Don't you have a car yourself?" ”

"At dinner, I was drunk and couldn't drive." After Chu Yunshan explained, he continued, "We walked to the opposite side smoothly, and my car also came. After I got in the car, I saw Tao Jing holding an umbrella and returning to the opposite side, but the strange thing was ......"

Chu Yunshan stopped, a look of fear on her face.

"What's weird?"

"I don't know if you'll believe it, I couldn't believe it at the time."

Chu Yunshan took a sip of water, calmed down a bit, and continued: "At that time, the sidewalk was green and passable, but the people around were actually standing there motionless, as if time had stood still. Only Tao Jing walked onto the sidewalk. ”

"What about the cars at the opposite end of the sidewalk?"

At that time, the lights had just been turned off, and the other cars had not stopped immediately, but they had already slowed down, except for a sedan at the head of the row, which suddenly accelerated and hit Tao Jing directly. Then the car turned a corner and drove to the landscape flower bed next to it, and the entire front of the car was deformed, and the driver who caused the accident was also injured. ”

When Chu Yunshan said this, her eyes were already full of tears, and Ning Hao handed her the drawer box on the table.

"Thank you," Chu Yunshan took the paper box, took a tissue, and said while wiping her tears, "Tao Jing was lying in a pool of blood, the rain hit him, and the umbrella was swept away by the sudden gale......

The umbrella was swept away by a strong wind?

This is not right, Ning Hao obviously remembered that the umbrella was still in Tao Jing's house, and ...... Still dripping with water.

Tao Jing's death was not an accident, but something supernatural.

Ning Hao didn't dare to say this idea casually, so he could only confirm it again: "How many black oil-paper umbrellas does Tao Jing's family have?" ”

"Just a handful, that's an antique, how can there be a lot of it."

"Where did that umbrella come from?"

"I don't know much about this, but I heard Tao Jing say before that his father bought this umbrella from a foreign antique dealer when he was traveling in Europe a month ago. His father had always devoted himself to collecting national treasures that had been lost in other countries. ”

Ning Hao thought back to what Tomie told himself when he was at Tao's house that there was an inexplicable power there, and it was two ghosts, who had been dead for nearly a thousand years, so Tao Jing's death should be related to this kind of ghost.

Moreover, the umbrella that was swept away by the strong wind returned to the Tao family alive.

The ghost must have dwelt in that umbrella.

Ning Hao stood up, handed her the ring on the table, and said, "You better keep this ring for the first time and keep it for the time being." The unknown force that followed you that day may not be Tao Jing's ghost, but the ghost in the umbrella. ”

Chu Yunshan looked at Ning Hao with wide eyes, she didn't believe Ning Hao, but she was surprised by the umbrella.

She took the ring and put it in her bag.

Ning Hao said: "After Tao Jing passed away, I went to visit his house, and the black umbrella you mentioned was still on the Bogu shelf of his house. Believe it or not, Tao Jing's death was not an accident, but the umbrella...... Moreover, since it is not you who digs the grave, it means that there is someone else. ”

After Chu Yunshan heard this, she reacted that Ning Hao suspected her of digging a grave, but she was not angry about it, but asked with doubts: "Who could it be?" ”

"I can't guess," Ning Hao looked down, "I'll go to the Tao family again tomorrow to see if I can find some new clues, but this time, I need you to do me a favor." ”