"Haitang, you wait for me in the car first, I want to talk to Boss Ma. I turned my face to look at Wang Haitang, she looked at me suspiciously, and then looked at Ma Yuan.

Ma Yuan smiled and said, "Go ahead, go read the book first, and come back another day after reading it, I recommend you." “

As soon as Ma Yuan said this, Wang Haitang immediately nodded and left obediently, as if Ma Yuan's words now carry more weight than me.

Wang Haitang disappeared at the door, and I walked over and put the strange book on the cash register.

Ma Yuan glanced at it lightly, "What do you like this time is this book?" ”

I didn't nod or shake my head, I looked at him with my eyes and asked coldly, "Boss Ma, why doesn't this book have a word, there is only one ink painting in it, what kind of book is this?" ”

"This book is so distinctive, each book is like every person, it has its own differences, I really don't have anything to explain."

"So where did Boss Ma get this book, can I know?"

Ma Yuan smiled meaningfully, "The oil painting in this book was painted by a person, I don't know who it is, and I don't know where this book came from." ”

"It's Boss Ma who doesn't want to tell me, otherwise, even if someone else buys a book and sells it to you, I don't think you can just ask about the source of the book."

"Hehe......" Ma Yuan let out a disdainful sneer, as if to say, "You know and ask, it's redundant."

I looked directly at him and said, "Boss Ma, I won't tell you that the ink painting that appears here is the same as the book I bought from you last time, you should remember that it was a bound book of art, I bought it for 1,000 yuan, and there is an identical ink painting in it, so I am curious about the connection between these two paintings." ”

Ma Yuan didn't speak, just looked at me with a smile on the corner of his mouth, there was no trace of dodging and fear in his eyes, but there was a very strong deterrent, he seemed to be oppressing me, telling me to shut up and stop pursuing the secret.

"I have encountered some things recently, which are very related to the figure in the ink painting, so I would like to know the origin of these two paintings, and I hope that Boss Ma can tell me, and I promise not to trouble you."

Ma Yuan took a sip of the purple sand teapot, "I asked you if you have been in trouble recently, but you have hidden the truth, and now you are saying contradictory things in front of me, I can only say that Mr. Zhang, you are not a trustworthy person." ”

I was stunned, these sharp words were even a dagger, and they stabbed me straight in the heart.

"I really don't have any trouble, I'm just a little curious, is Boss Ma really unwilling to tell me?"

"I gave you the opportunity to be honest with me, but you didn't take advantage of it, so I don't want to talk to you about these things right now."

Ma Yuan's expression was very indifferent, as if he was waiting for me to be angry.

I took a secret breath, "Okay, Boss Ma, since you don't want to tell me, then I'll leave first." “

I glanced at him and turned to do it, and he spoke again, "But you really want to know where these two books come from, and we can make a quiver." ”

I frowned, "Quit quo, what kind of conditions?" ”

Ma Yuan smiled evilly, "I can't tell you today, because I'm still angry with you." ”

I'll go, what a shameless old fox.

I coldly curled the corners of my mouth and turned away.

"Don't you want this book?"

I turned around again, and Ma Yuan had already walked up to me and handed over the book, "If this book interests you, then I will give it to you for free." ”

I smiled coldly and didn't reach out to take it, "Boss Ma, have you forgotten?" Just now you told Wang Haitang that the books given by others are just a low-level acquisition and meaningless, so thank you for your kindness, I don't want it. ”

Ma Yuan raised his eyebrows, "But this is completely different, this book has no commercial value, just looking for someone who has a fate with it, since Mr. Zhang favors it, then take it away, maybe it can solve the mystery in your heart for you." ”

I didn't speak, I just turned around and left with a lot of "backbone".

The more I don't accept it, the more incomprehensible he will be, the more incomprehensible he will be, the more anxious he will become, I can't always follow the script he arranged for me, and this time I don't accept it, even though I am full of doubts about that strange book.

I'm just dragging it out and seeing what happens next.

I got in the car, Wang Haitang raised his head, "Cousin, are you done talking?" ”

"We're done." I fastened my seatbelt, and she noticed that I didn't bring the book with her, and asked curiously, "Didn't you buy that book?" ”

"No, it's just a blank book, and if you pay to buy it back, then I'm really stupid." I stepped on the gas pedal and the car sped off.

"I think Boss Ma is a good spiritual mentor, and like a good friend who has no age difference with me, I think he is very good."

I was stunned for a moment, and from the rearview mirror, I saw Wang Haitang's face full of admiration, his eyes were very gentle, and his hands were folded on his chest, even if he was describing his super idol.

"Really? So what did Boss Ma talk to you about just now? I asked, pretending to be casual.

Wang Haitang didn't answer my question, but continued to praise Boss Ma for how caring, as if he could read her mind, and the truths he told her were very useful, and it also made her feel like she was suddenly open.

I asked again, "You guys have been talking for a long time down there, he must have talked to you about a lot of interesting things, right?" ”

"Yes, he's telling me about the philosophy of life, and there are a lot of things that I never considered, and he's really knowledgeable."

I can see that Wang Haitang doesn't want to talk to me about the important content that the real Ma Yuan talked to her, she is doing Tai Chi with me, just like she asked Xue Xiaxia not to tell anyone the content of their chat, how many secrets does this girl have in her heart?

I didn't ask any more, when I sent her back, I took a look at the 5 books that Ma Yuan recommended to her, they are all very unpopular emotions, relatively profound, not suitable for girls of this age to read, but if you can understand it, you will indeed understand a lot of complicated truths.

"Cousin, tomorrow you take me to buy an electric car, you borrow my money first, and I will pay it back to you after I settle my salary, you don't need to come and pick me up every day."

As soon as I wanted to refute, she immediately smiled and said, "Don't you talk doesn't count, you promised me before, if there is nothing to do this week, you will promise me to let me commute to work by myself." ”

I blinked, "But it doesn't seem like it's been a week, right?" ”

"Anyway, it's about the same, cousin, will you promise me? I really don't want you to go to such trouble to pick me up every day, not to mention that one of my colleagues in the bar stopped by me, and we were separated at the intersection in front of me, so I wouldn't be alone and scared. ”

Looking at her longing eyes, I can only nod my head since that is the case.

In the evening, there was nothing to do in the hotel, so I went home early, turned over the information I had sorted out before, and carefully analyzed it, drew a lot of drafts, and tried to find the relevant connection.

The ringtone of the mobile phone interrupted my thoughts, I took it and looked at it, and my spirits were immediately lifted, it was Xue Xiaxia calling.

"Xue Xiaxia, have you had dinner?" I looked at my watch as I spoke, and it was almost 10 o'clock.

"Are you in a hotel or at home? I'm on my way to you right now, and you asked me about the Cult of the Gods, and I've gathered some information. ”

"Oh, I'm at home right now."

"Okay, then I'll come right over." After saying that, she hung up the phone.

I held my phone in a daze for a long time, she was really concerned about my affairs, I had to run so late, and most importantly, the previous bloody episode is probably already over, otherwise she would not have been able to take care of me.

Xue Xiaxia arrived ten minutes later, and she was also very surprised to learn that Wang Haitang was now working in a bar, "How can you rest assured that she will let a girl go to work in a bar, she is already a little timid and introverted, and she will be very uncomfortable when she goes to a bar." ”

I shrugged helplessly, "I don't know, I actually thought the same thing as you, thinking that working at a bar would make her feel very uncomfortable, but she said she liked that kind of life." ”

I told Xue Xiaxia what Wang Haitang talked to me about a few days ago, and she was even more surprised, saying that she didn't expect Wang Haitang to have that side at all.

"Let it be her, as long as she is no longer immersed in the shadows and cannot extricate herself, she will go to the bar if she wants to."

Xue Xiaxia thought for a while and sighed softly, "Also, we can't use our own thoughts to restrain her and lock her in a cage like a bird." ”

Saying that, Xue Xiaxia opened the file bag he brought and put more than a dozen documents in front of me, "Take a look, these are all materials about the Lianshen Sect cases across the country in the past five years, and I have collected them through many channels, but there are no particularly special cases that have not been solved so far. ”

Looking at the materials in front of me, I was moved again, "Thank you for your hard work, I got so many materials, in fact, I also consulted with a few friends from the police station before, and the reply I received was similar to what you gave me, just like many local cults, the central idea they advocate is the same, and there are also many believers who have completely deviated from science and sent themselves to a dead end." ”

Xue Xiaxia nodded, and I picked up the information and looked at it.

Among the materials compiled by Xue Xiaxia, it is mentioned that the leader of the Lianshen Sect, which is what they call the "Lord", is called Zhong Zhenmin, a rural old man in his 50s, who has been a feng shui onmyoji for more than ten years, and he began to preach just 11 years ago.