Chapter 22: Now It's Necessary

"Are you sure it's here?" Hao Yunlai looked at the dilapidated residential building in front of him, his face full of suspicion.

"Yes, this is it." Hua Lili glanced at the address on the notepad, "On the 3rd floor of No. 214 Honglin Road, Roman has the boss's WeChat, and he specially asked her to ask just now." ”

"Roman knows this boss?"

"Her name on the ankle was tattooed in their house, and she came back and bragged to us for a while. The boss's skills are really good, but it's a pity that Roman's feet and neck are not good-looking, and the price of the string of tattoos has dropped together, and I scolded her a few times at the time. ”

"That's right." Hao Yunlai nodded thoughtfully.

"By the way, what's going on with that Doctor Jiang? Like you, can you see ghosts? Hua Lili remembered that when he was in the psychological counseling room in the morning, Jiang Wang was seriously discussing the possession with Hao Yunlai.

Hao Yunlai glanced at Hua Lili faintly, "I don't know." ”

There are too many puzzles on Jiang Wang's body.

If he was like himself, why would he turn a blind eye to her when her soul wandered away from his eyes? What had he seen in Zihai that he was so sure that this was a world infested with ghosts and gods? And the white fox, why did such trust and intimacy come about? The most important point is that as soon as he appears, the vast majority of ghosts seem to consciously avoid it?

She was curious about the answers to these questions.

Since he kept his mouth shut, she spied on her.

In order to create an opportunity for Jiang Wang to come into contact with ghosts, Hao Yunlai mentioned it to him casually when he left the psychological counseling center.

"Dr. Jiang, can you come with us to the tattoo studio?"

"Yes."

"Then ......"

Before the word "trouble" behind Hao Yunlai could be spoken, Jiang Wang immediately shook his head.

"But it's not necessary."

Yes? Hao Yunlai was immediately stunned in place, this is different from what he imagined. As far as the few times he looks at his face, shouldn't Jiang Wang's character be that kind of humble gentleman with a cold face and a warm heart, gentle as jade, and helpful?

As it turned out, it was her mindset.

After Jiang Wang expressed his attitude, he continued to sort out the documents on the table with peace of mind.

"Why didn't he come along?" Hua Lili kicked on his high heels and turned into the corridor on the side, "I heard that many supernatural events are caused by those who have mental problems. ”

Hao Yunlai didn't answer, and silently followed Hua Lili's footsteps.

The area of Honglin Road has not yet been developed, and along the cracked cement road, old single-family buildings are scattered in an orderly manner. It's cramped and messy, and the environment is not very good, but there are still many people living here.

Hao Yunlai was in the residential building at this time.

The middle-aged woman on the first floor poked her head out, spit and swore at it, scolding.

The young girl on the second floor carried a red washbasin and hung the clothes one by one on the drying rack on the balcony.

The hustle and bustle of the market.

There was only the third floor, and there was silence.

There was no doorbell, and Hua Lili knocked on the door a few times.

Footsteps came from far and near, and someone came from inside.

With a "click", the door opened, and a man appeared in the doorway.

From a traditional point of view, this man looks like a "tattoo artist" - with a full beard and shoulder-length hair tied up at the back of his head, because he is wearing a loose vest, and his two muscular arms tattooed with intricate totems are now being exposed.

Hao Yunlai walked forward, "Is it 19940612?" ”

The man nodded, "Yes." ”

"Excuse me, have you ever seen a white fox? Probably-" Jiang Wang didn't come, so the fox ghost who was tired of him didn't come either. Lacking a visual reference, Hao Yunlai can only rely on memory to describe, "To my knees so high, my eyes are very special, one is red, the other is blue." ”

The man replied without hesitation, "Yes." ”

"Do you know where this fox is now?"

"Here." The man patted his stomach, "A while ago, I was greedy and wanted to eat game, so I went to the mountains and set a fox, which looks just like you said." ”

"Such a beautiful fox, you can really do it." Hua Lili stood aside with his shoulders crossed and muttered dissatisfiedly.

Hao Yunlai was also a little depressed, if the fox ghost was eaten, it would be a little troublesome, if you want it to be buried in the ground, you have to make a wood carving, wax figure or something, to show the whole corpse.

"It's better to look than to be delicious," the man smiled, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, "I still have some fox meat left in the house that I haven't finished eating, do you two want to come and try it?" ”

The man said this, but he was still tightly blocked at the door.

It's just that don't use Chinese-style politeness on Hao Yunlai.

"Then we're welcome." Hao Yunlai squeezed out an innocent smile.

She'll take it seriously.

At this point, the man had to let go, and he turned to the side reluctantly, "Then come in." ”

The house is still being renovated, plates of different specifications are piled up in the corner, there is a simple folding table in the center of the hall, on which are placed a few dishes, stainless steel chopsticks resting on the rice bowl on the side, it seems that the man is just eating lunch.

"I don't have any extra chopsticks here, na, this plate is fox meat, if you want to eat it, you can grab it yourself." The man sat down on the low stool next to the table, picked up his chopsticks and continued to pick up the rice.

Hao Yunlai naturally didn't really want to eat fox meat, she glanced at a whole piece of fox skin hanging in the shade, and the hairy side was facing her, flawless, white and shiny. The relationship between the fox ghost and the 19940612 has been revealed, and the next thing to figure out is the origin of the white bone female ghost and the 19940612.

She took off the black umbrella on her back, scooped up a low stool, and sat down opposite the man, "Boss, where did you get the name of this shop?" Is there any deep meaning? ”

"Girlfriend's birthday."

"Your girlfriend?" A girl's face appeared in Hao Yunlai's mind, "Did she tattoo her birthday on her collarbone?" ”

The man's hand holding the chopsticks paused for the dish, "How do you know?" ”

"I met her once by chance, and I thought her tattoo was quite special." You can know the name of the white bone female ghost, Hao Yunlai is secretly happy, "Your girlfriend is very beautiful, what is her name?" ”

The man looked up suspiciously, and said with a wary face, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Huh?"

"I haven't mentioned the fox to anyone, but you can come here directly, and now you want to ask about my girlfriend, what do you want to do?" In the end, the man put down his chopsticks, and the green tendons on both sides of his forehead were slightly raised, and his emotions were very excited.

"We have no ill intentions, don't get excited." Hao Yunlai stretched out his hand and motioned for the man to calm down, "Your girlfriend, I really met by chance, and I can also explain the fox incident." ”

"How do you explain that?"

Although there have been many people around her recently who are willing to believe in ghosts and gods, more lessons from the past have taught her that she still can't open her mouth to strangers. Hao Yunlai rolled his eyes and began to tell the story half-truthfully.

"The fox was entrusted to us by someone else to find it, and before we found this place, we asked a lot of people and looked for many places, but we didn't come directly from the sky in one step."

"Who is the other person? What do they want this fox for? ”

"I don't know about this, maybe I want to keep it around as a pet, or I have a crush on that fox fur, and I don't rule out the possibility of wanting to satisfy my cravings like you." Speaking of this, she nodded in self-affirmation, "Originally, we wanted to pay some money to buy the fox back, and now you have nothing left to eat it, so what to do next, we have to ask the client again." ”

The man was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking about the authenticity of Hao Yunlai's words. After a long while, he slowly spoke, "I can't help with anything else, but this fox fur can be given to you." ”

"Really?!" Hao Yunlai's face jumped with surprise, if he could get this fur, then he wouldn't need a wax wood carving, and he could directly bury the fox ghost, but-

"Our client is relatively poor, and we can't give a lot of money...... Hao Yunlai rubbed his hands together.

"I don't want money."

Hao Yunlai was shocked.

"I look at this soft skin, it's nothing, it's just a fart." The man got up, picked up the fox skin on the rope, and handed it to Hao Yunlai, "I'm hanging here, I'm just too lazy to throw it away, you can take it away." ”

A strong fishy smell poured into her nostrils, and it didn't smell very good.

"Thank you." Hao Yunlai pinched the fox skin and thanked the man.

The man returned to his chair and picked up his chopsticks again to eat, "Is there anything else you guys are up to?" ”

"It's gone, it's gone." With short hands, Hao Yunlai didn't want to ask more, "You eat slowly, let's go first." ”

"No."

When he went downstairs, Hao Yunlai was still immersed in the joy of pie falling from the sky.

A thunderclap flashed in the air, and then raindrops the size of beans crackled and fell.

"Why is it raining all of a sudden?" Hua Lili shrank in, so as not to splash himself with the rain.

"Don't be afraid, we have an umbrella." Hao Yunlai put his hand behind his back and wanted to pull out the black umbrella, but unexpectedly he felt empty, "Oh no! I forgot my umbrella upstairs, you wait for me, I'll go upstairs and get an umbrella. ”

Hua Lili pinched his nose and took the fox skin handed over by Hao Yunlai, "Okay, then you hurry up." ”

"Yes." She hurried up the stairs with two steps and one step at a time.

When he arrived at the door of the third floor, Hao Yunlai knocked lightly on the door, but unexpectedly pushed it in directly, thinking that it was because he was too excited when he was leaving, and he didn't help others close the door.

The dishes and chopsticks on the dinner table were not yet lifted, but the hall was empty, and for just a few minutes, I didn't know where the boss had gone. Hao Yunlai quickly picked up the black umbrella on the table, and was about to leave when the wooden cabinet in the corner suddenly sounded an agitated crashing sound.

Bang!

Bang!

"Who's there?" Hao Yunlai slashed the black umbrella on his chest and tentatively approached.

When she got closer, the cabinet suddenly fell silent again, and she held her breath and slowly opened the door.

***

The sky is cloudy, and torrential rain eats away at the earth.

In front of the window that was flickering and flickering due to lightning, Jiang Wang stood with his hands in his hands.

Chi Xi sat on the sofa and said with a smile, "It's necessary now." ”