Ruan Zhan woke up in a nightmare and was covered in a cold sweat.

Ever since he was sent to his adoptive father by a ghost when he was five years old, he hasn't had nightmares again.

In the dream, Xiao Xia was entangled by a snake, and the tighter and tighter it became, and finally the bones were broken and the blood was dripping. He had always wanted to save her, but he couldn't cross the river, and he could only watch her fall into death!

Watching her die in front of him made his heart crumple to ashes.

Something must have happened to her! Ruan Zhan believed in his hunch.

He is the kind of person who has so-called 'spiritual power', and the deeper he reads the person in his heart, the stronger the telepathy with the other party, so he understands very well what she is entangled in, and he must see what happens to her!

He ran to Wanli in the middle of the night and said, "Give me Xiao Xia's mobile phone number." ”

"What's going on?" Wan Li asked worriedly, he knew that if Ruan Zhan came to him in the middle of the night, there must be a problem.

"I'm going to go to City A to have a look, I feel like something is going to happen to her."

"I'll go with you!"

"No, you're not like I'm free, you still have a job, if I can't cope with it, you can't go if you don't want to." Ruan Zhan patted his backpack, "I'm ready, I've booked an early morning flight, and I'll be there at nine o'clock tomorrow morning." ”

"She's going to be fine, right?" Wan Li believed in Ruan Zhan's hunch and was anxious to know the current situation.

Ruan Zhan paused, as if he was feeling his heart carefully, but in fact he was not sure, because the matter involved Xiao Xia, his heart was completely confused, "It should be fine, but there must be danger." ”

"Okay, then you go first, I'm sure you can bring her back safely." Wanli is not a mother-in-law's mother-in-law, and when he hears the situation, he is no longer verbose, "I happen to be here to make an internal response, if there is anything to investigate, try to trouble me." ”

"That's what I mean, too." He looked at the watch on his wrist, "You can ask where she works as soon as you get to work, and if I can't find her for a while, at least have a goal." ”

"Okay, leave it to me." Wanli agreed.

After saying goodbye to thousands of miles, Ruan Zhan went directly to the airport, although it was the earliest flight that could be booked, and it arrived in City A on time, Ruan Zhan was still anxious. Because he had called Xiao Xia's mobile phone before, but he couldn't get through.

He had no choice but to call Wanli to find out where she worked, and then pretended to be her boyfriend and went there directly to find her. However, when he arrived at her workplace, he learned that she had asked for leave from the company because there had been a murder in the place where she lived, and she was currently providing clues at the police station.

As soon as he heard about the murder, he understood why he was upset, and this anxiety was not alleviated by hearing that she was at the police station, so he went to great lengths to find her. When I was still more than ten meters away from the gate of the police station, I happened to see her walk out.

However, there was a man beside her, not tall, but delicate and shrewd. The man put one hand on her shoulder and the other on her arm, looking like he was asking for warmth. Strangely, Xiao Xia did not refuse, and half leaned on the man.

"Natsu-chan!" He walked over and subconsciously shouted, feeling very uncomfortable because she was so close to other men. He didn't know if it was jealousy, it didn't feel familiar to him, he just knew that he wanted to take her out of the man's arms.

Xiao Xia was startled when she heard someone calling her, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Ruan Zhan standing in front of her, thinking it was a dream, because the sudden accident made her unable to control her emotions, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Ruan Zhan!" She called him happily and took a step towards him, but the pain in her feet made her fall forward with an 'oops' and was hugged by Ruan Zhan.

In his arms, she sighed comfortably, and the panic that had not stopped all this time suddenly disappeared.

"Be careful!" He hugged her, reluctant to let go, "What's going on this time?" ”

This question made Xiao Xia wake up from the dream-like encounter.

Yes, I'm 'again' out of trouble! But she didn't want Ruan Zhan to get involved in her own trouble, this kind of trouble again, so she hurriedly straightened up, but the pain in her feet made her unable to stand at all.

"Don't be pushy." He went over and grabbed her by the waist so that she could lean against him, and without a trace he pushed the strange man aside.

"Tell me what's wrong with your feet?" He asked.

It was clear that her foot was injured, judging by her appearance, even if not from her expression. She wore men's shoes on both of her feet, and one of her feet was not touching the ground at all, it was hanging all the time, and she screamed in pain when she touched the ground.

But are these shoes from the man? What is his relationship with Xiao Xia?

"And the face." Without waiting for her to answer, he asked one after another.

At such a close distance, he could clearly see that there was a scratch on the left side of her face, from her temple to her chin, red and shockingly on her fair face. This made him feel distressed, and he stroked it unconsciously, not taking into account the intimacy of this action.

Xiao Xia was made sweet and panicked by his proximity, and blushed uncontrollably, "It's nothing, last night - there was a murder in the place where I lived." She whispered, as if it were her fault, "But the police have already solved it, don't worry." ”

"I'm asking about your injuries."

"Oh, that's when Miss Xiao Xia came out of the room and stepped on the broken glass." Kenji Gangmura said, "My face was scratched unintentionally." ”

"This is my neighbor, Kenji Okamura." Seeing Ruan Zhan's puzzled face, Xiao Xia explained, "He helped me a lot. ”

"No, you can't say that." Kenji Gangmura hurriedly said, "We are enemies together, and Miss Konatsu is the bravest girl I have ever seen." ”

As soon as Ruan Zhan heard it, she knew that Xiao Xia had gone to see the righteous and brave again, otherwise with the spell she gave her, she should be able to protect herself.

"Let's find a place to settle down first, you'd better put your feet up." Ruan Zhan frowned, stopped a taxi, helped Xiao Xia to sit in, and didn't let the Japanese get any closer.

Kenji Okamura watched from the side and did not argue.

After everything was arranged, Xiao Xia told Ruan Zhan about the whole incident and the situation in the morning alone.

In the early morning, the police visited the Love Hotel for the third time, but this time it was the owner Lan Shan who died.

He had been cut in half, and his upper body was embedded in the little window, and a piece of the stump was left in the window, keeping him from falling, just hanging there. He was strangely upright, as if he were stuck in a wall, his arms hanging down, swaying by the winter north wind, as if beckoning to those below.

His face was gray and gray, the color that no one could describe, his eyes were closed, but he was not blind, and his lower limbs fell to the floor of the attic, and beside him were scattered with internal organs that had fallen out of his abdomen.

Before the police cordoned off the scene, everyone who passed by saw the scene, and no one was not greatly frightened, including the three who 'survived' the building.

In fact, their horror was even deeper, because as soon as they stepped out of Kenji Gangmura's door, they saw blood seeping down the attic, ticking and still leaking. When Sister Wang saw this, she cried and screamed on the spot.

And Xiao Xia never realized that although her clothes were neatly dressed, she didn't wear shoes in a panic, and as a result, she stepped on the broken wine bottle that Lazy San fell to the ground with her bare feet, which would hurt her.

When the police arrived, she was busy inspecting the scene, so she went to the hospital accompanied by a police officer to treat her wounds, and then when she was questioned by witnesses at the police station, she met Kenji Okamura, who was also a witness. The men's shoes on her feet were provided by the police, because she was barefoot at all, and she could not put on her own shoes after being bandaged.

The police certainly didn't believe their claims, and at most understood that someone was posing as a ghost to commit this horrific murder. Of course, she understands this, and this Japanese seems to be understandable, only Sister Wang has been chattering endlessly, trying her best to confirm her statement.

But she was really curious and angry about this case, because this method of murder was not only murderous, it was simply perverted! Such a murderer, whether he is a human or a ghost, cannot be easily let go!

However, she had already decided not to involve Ruan Zhan anymore, so she only told him the general story of what happened, and did not tell him what she really thought in her heart. She thought that when her feet were better, she would ask Sister Wang again to see if the first two incidents had anything in common with this incident, and then provide it to the police based on her own experience, hoping that someone superior could give justice to the deceased as soon as possible!

Ruan Zhan listened quietly and did not express any opinions, but asked very carefully when talking about the Japanese man, including his entire actions, words, and behaviors.

"He kind of helped me, but I don't like him." Xiao Xia said, sluggishly not noticing Ruan Zhan's relieved appearance, "I heard that most Japanese men are polite and shy on the surface, but he is too shy, and he always peeks at people when he looks at them, as if he is calculating something." ”

"Just stay away from him." Ruan Zhan said lightly.

In fact, he was very suspicious of Kenji Okamura, not only his demeanor and breath, but also his feelings. When they returned to the inn, he knew that Natsu was very afraid, and although there were police officers walking around the house, she still packed her things indiscriminately, eager to leave quickly, and shook everything as if she was afraid of taking something unclean.

And when he pretended to observe his surroundings and peeked at the Japanese, he found that although he did not react obviously, the movements of his hands sped up, as if he felt that someone around him was observing him, and of course that person was not a policeman.

He knew the strength of his hidden aura, which was impossible for ordinary people who did not have spiritual power or Taoism to discover. And it is strange that the Japanese obviously discovered him, but pretended not to know.

The most important thing is that although Kenji Gangmura sped up his movements, Ruan Zhan still saw a red lacquered wooden box that he carefully put into the suitcase.

The lacquer box is quite delicate and beautiful, carved with intricate flowers, and is a perfect piece of artwork. However, this handicraft is tightly locked by an equally delicate lock, which is particularly mysterious.

Moreover, although the delicate lacquerware was only fleeting, Ruan Zhan still noticed that there was something hidden behind the flower, like a spell. He doesn't know Japanese, he's not sure, he just feels that way.

Police inspections don't tell the story. If he has a Dao technique, he can easily fool through the trick with a blind eye. But what is the lacquerware for? What's inside? And who is this Japanese? Why is he here?

So why did the goblins attack the inn? Why isn't there any ghost in the inn?

These incomprehensible questions were entangled in Ruan Zhan's heart.

At the same time, in the hotel where they temporarily stayed, Kenji Gangmura was fiddling with the red lacquer box with great care.

"I'll grant your wish! Don't rush, don't rush! But you also have to fulfill my wishes. He groaned as softly as he sang.

There was a 'knock knock' sound from the box in reply.