Chapter 19: The Book of Excellence
I've been quite unlucky lately, and I don't seem to have much good to do other than make some extra money.
was pulled by Zhou Yan to take over two jobs, the first one, Luo Dahai, and the second one, who was half-dead by ghosts, and his hands almost became popsicles, but he still survived.
Don't they all say that the sky is sunny after the rain? This thunderstorm has passed, why do you have to give me two days of sunshine, right?
As for the day after I finished my busy day, trouble came to my door?
In the office of the city bureau, Zhang Liguo and Zhou Yan were sitting on the sofa smoking cigarettes, looking at the envelope on the table, they were also confused.
"Uncle police have to protect me, I feel like someone is going to play with me." I spread my hands, and my tone was helpless.
I always thought Luo Dahai's death was accidental, but now I think it was man-made, and it was the hand of someone in the industry.
If he wasn't a man in the industry, if he wasn't a murderer, then how would he know that the soul of the sea was in my hands?
Especially the sentence "Otherwise, it's you next", is it unclear that this is a threat to me?
"How dare a murderer be so arrogant?!" Zhang Liguo's face was blue, and he was so angry that he scolded the street: "If you let Lao Tzu catch him, he will destroy this dog with one shot." ”
"Don't, it's a crime to kill a suspect casually." Zhou Yan interjected, but was glared back by Zhang Liguo, and sat obediently and didn't dare to squeak again.
I scratched my head: "You guys help me check and see who threw the envelope in front of my store." ”
"Okay, that's a minor issue." Zhang Liguo nodded in agreement, frowned, and asked me tentatively: "If it is really what you said, this case is the hand of someone in the industry, then can you help?" ”
"Help." I nodded without hesitation and added, "And no money is charged." ”
This frightened Zhang Liguo and the others, and they glanced at me with their eyes in disbelief, probably pondering, did the surname Yi take the wrong medicine or didn't wake up, and the iron rooster died and asked for money.
Zhou Yan sat beside me tremblingly, and asked in a low voice, "Did your ghost not clean up last night and was put on the body?" You really don't want money? ”
"Get out of the way, I'll be annoyed when I see you." I scolded angrily.
According to the old man, in this part of the southwest, there are only a handful of people with real skills, and there are only a few.
In this kind of era, there are always more fakes than truths, and the same is true in our industry, where there are always more people who pretend to be gods than those who have real skills.
In the past, when I was in Xiangxi with the old man, many people who had the ability to come to the door to drink a glass of wine with the old man during the New Year's holidays, they respected the old man very much, these people in the industry are the same as some people in Longshan County, they like to call the old man Yi Daxi God.
Add the word Xishen after the surname, this is the honorific title for the corpse chaser from ancient times to the present, there are too few people who can get this kind of title, at least in recent decades, only the old man can get this honor, which shows how famous the old man was a few decades ago.
Is it really because people are famous?
As soon as the old man leaves, my junior will have to be threatened by these grandsons?
The plaque of the wreath shop has a pattern of joy on the top and an easy character underneath.
This plaque was originally written to pray for blessings and fortune, hoping that the god of joy would bless us and make our fortunes smooth, but the god of joy didn't seem to notice our two fathers, and it was also blamed for our bad luck, a few years ago I was almost poor to death, right?
Seeing this plaque, as long as it is a person in the southwest, they generally know this thing, and they know what the pattern of the road represents.
Yijia, five gates.
I really haven't seen a warlock who dares to do anything with the old man, and I haven't heard the old man say it, but now I guess it's a tiger falling into Pingyang, and people and dogs dare to come over and bite me twice.
Throw me a threatening letter early in the morning, really think I made mud?!
If I coax and let Luo Dahai go, or if I don't react at all, what do other people in the industry think of my Yi family?
Today, I am the only one left in our Yi family, and if I lose some face, I estimate that the old ancestor and the old man can kill me.
"Why did he want you to let Luo Dahai go?" Zhang Liguo suddenly asked, and I smiled: "It is estimated that Luo Dahai's soul is useful, otherwise they can ask me to release Luo Dahai?" ”
I lit a cigarette and smoked slowly, wondering how to get the grandson who was playing for me.
Suddenly, Zhou Yan said: "By the way, I almost forgot to tell you something, Luo Dahai's case has progressed!" ”
"Tell me about it." I frowned.
According to Zhou Yan, after investigating in the past few days, there is nothing wrong with Luo Dahai's whereabouts, and the people he comes into contact with are also normal, but there is a piece of news that has attracted the attention of Zhang Liguo, an old policeman.
This news was provided by Uncle Luo Dahai.
It is said that Luo Dahai usually has no hobbies, so he likes to fiddle with antiques, or go to the antique market to hang out and chat with people.
Just two days before Luo Dahai's death, he went to his uncle's house for dinner, and when chatting, he said that he was going to go to the antique market the next day to shop for some things and go home to play.
"The breaking point is here." Zhang Liguo said with a smile: "Luo Dahai went to the antique market the next day, and when he was shopping, he had a conflict with a stranger. ”
The information system of the police is very powerful, after all, behind the police is the state, and it is not easy for the state to investigate a person?
But it's strange, Zhang Liguo has investigated a lot of places back and forth, but he can't find the stranger's information, and he doesn't even have any news, it's like disappearing out of thin air.
It is because of this that Zhang Liguo is suspicious of this stranger, maybe this stranger is related to Luo Dahai's case!
Luo Dahai died, the stranger disappeared, maybe outsiders will think it's nothing, after all, that person is not a celebrity, and there is definitely not so much news about him in the system.
But the police are different from outsiders, they can't let go of any suspicion, maybe that's why the police can solve so many cases.
"The one who clashed with Luo Dahai was a middle-aged man, thin and tall, with a beard on his face." Zhang Liguo gestured to me and said: "According to the stall owner, they had a conflict because of an object, Luo Dahai came first, and the money was paid, but the stranger looked at the object and wanted to buy the object without saying a word, but Luo Dahai didn't sell it, and the conflict arose." ”
"What is it?" My eyes lit up, could it be that the breakthrough in this case was this object?
"A letter, but the seller can't understand the words on it, it's crooked like a ghost drawing, and the name of the person who signed the payment is also a ghost drawing, and the only thing that can be seen is the year of the letter, which should be something from the Republic of China." Zhang Liguo said.
I was silent for a moment and pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray: "Where's the letter?" ”
"Here." Zhou Yan took out a slightly creased letter from the folder next to him: "Luo Dahai went to his uncle's house for dinner after buying this thing, and the thing was left there, this letter was given to us by his uncle." ”
I took it and looked at it, and my eyes froze.
As I looked down, my eyes widened more and more, and by the time I had finished reading the letter, I was speechless.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Yan saw the surprise on my face, and asked curiously, "What clues have you found?" ”
I looked at him, then at Zhang Liguo, conflicted in my heart for a while, and shook my head: "This thing is not a letter, what is written on it is a Taoist spell, a soul conjuring, and it seems that it has been lost." ”
"Can you read that?" Zhang Liguo asked.
I nodded: "Xi Suiwen, if you don't understand it, I'll just hit my head and die." ”
Hearing the words Suiwen, Zhang Liguo nodded suddenly in understanding, and Zhou Yan also understood, Suiwen was the words written on the cloth I used to communicate with Xie Feng yesterday, and it was not strange that I could understand them.
"That stranger, nine times out of ten, is the murderer, he is a man in the industry, and he wants this thing." I shook the letter in my hand, and Zhang Liguo stood up violently: "I'll arrange it now!" This bastard must be caught as soon as possible! If you kill someone, you can still get away with it outside, I really think there is no royal law! ”
After the words fell, Zhang Liguo looked at me: "If there is any trouble at that time, Xiao Yi, please help." ”
"No problem, but," I hesitated and held up the letter in my hand, "I want this." ”
Hearing this, Zhang Liguo's eyes changed, stared at me and asked, "Why do you want this?" ”
"You don't understand, those who do our job are like scientists, they love to study and study anything new when they see it." I shrugged my shoulders, I don't know what it was for, I just didn't want to tell them the facts: "This thing is very precious, the magic of the Republic of China, I want to learn, and this letter is the original, it is very commemorative for me, so I want this thing." ”
Zhang Liguo didn't speak, just stared at me, while Zhou Yan started a round.
"Oops, it's just a letter, it's useless to solve the case, anyway, this case is about to be solved, and after the case is solved, this thing is your reward!" Zhou Yan smiled and pulled Zhang Liguo: "It's a big deal to let the wood spend money to buy this thing, don't be so stiff, this is the hero who helped us solve the case." ”
"Xiao Yi, don't care, I'm in this temper." Zhang Liguo smiled bitterly and shook his head: "After all, this thing is an outsider, so it's a little difficult to handle it as soon as I hear that you want me, even if you open a back door for you, you take this thing, but you have to solve the case." ”
"Okay, then I'll go back and prepare first, and you can continue to investigate." I nodded and stood up.
Ten minutes later, I got into the taxi home, raised my hand and touched the letters in my jacket pocket, and there was an inexplicable meaning in my eyes.
The contents of the letter were not spells at all, let alone letters, but a letter of despair
The content is all written in the Sui language, outsiders can't understand it at all, but I can barely understand it, this is indeed something written by the people of the Republic of China, and it is written by a half-hung mountain village Nofu in Chinese, and there are more spoken words than written words.
Although there is not much punctuation in the letter, I can translate it after careful consideration, and the content should be punctuated with punctuation
"Yuan Gong? Absurd! It's a thief! ”
"The thief of the country, the lone husband and the thief, is already short-lived, but he wants to get the life of the ninety-five, and he can't help but laugh and be generous. Who knew that Yuan Thief's life should not be extinguished, and he actually heard the secret of resurrection from the scum of the Daomen Shan Yunzi. ”
"With this technique, it will be a technique to change one's life against the sky, and the punishment of heaven will be in front of you. Yuan Thief was not afraid of the curse of heaven, and actually ordered Shan Yunzi to gather warlocks to find the false tomb of Nurhachi and seek the art of rebirth. ”
"Yi's wife and children are in the hands of Yuan thief, and they are helpless, so they can only listen to the orders of Shan Yunzi and enter the tomb in Fengtianfu."
"The tomb was broken, and the whole army was almost wiped out, but Yi escaped alive, and the secret of rebirth was not obtained."
"This tomb is an extraordinary tomb, Zongyi is proficient in the five arts, if you want to break the tomb to find the secret, you will die and have no place to be buried."
"If you don't have secret techniques, the Yuan thief will be killed, and his wife and children will be in danger."
"If you have a secret technique, the thief will not die, and the fortune of the country will be in danger."
"Thinking about it, Yi Mou can only fight with his life, killing thieves and saving relatives, it is imperative. This is a unique book, I hope that future generations will not forget the evil of Yuan thief, and his thief will be scolded by a thousand years! ”
"In the fourth year of the Republic of China, Fengtian Yi Qingshan is out of the book."
(Note: Fengtianfu is now the city of Shenyang.) )