"I see."
"It's good to understand. In fact, tracking someone down like this and having nothing to do is just a good thing for us field workers.
Those investigators who are sent to specific anomalies to investigate can be of use, but unfortunately most people cannot come out alive. After all, there are still only a few capable people in this world. "
After a while of silence, Liang Qianhan asked another question.
"Mr. Tao, I remember you said that there were strange phenomena in this area? Is this considered our duty?"
"Of course, investigators from the Bureau of Identity Supervision have the responsibility and obligation to investigate every abnormal event that has never been recorded.
In addition to tracking down Lileshui this time, I also have the responsibility to investigate Tianlei. If it is determined that Tianlei is an abnormal event that needs to be dealt with, I will also need to initially grade the incident and report it to the headquarters.
More investigators will come by then, and more people are always safer than fewer people..."
Xu Feiang knocked on the door, and Tao Li immediately fell silent.
"Please come in."
Opening the door, Xu Feiang wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead.
"You two, I have summoned the police from the area to the conference room. Shall we start now?"
…
After sending Zhao Xiyue home, Zhang Daoling took a taxi directly back to the scenic spot. It didn't take more than an hour to go back and forth. It was enough to scare the snake away.
In summer, it gets dark later and the amusement park is open longer than usual.
While the Screaming Haunted House was still open, Zhang Daoling returned to the door of the haunted house.
I wanted to use the missing items as an excuse to investigate the inside of the haunted house, but by chance I saw the young man closing the door. Judging from his face and posture, he seemed to be the clown employee who asked him to sign the liability exemption agreement.
"Isn't it closing time yet? What did you do?"
"We are from out of town. I heard that this haunted house of yours is very scary. We finally got here but you closed it early. Is this how you do business?"
"Sorry everyone, some of the equipment in the haunted house was damaged today and had to be temporarily closed. The specific opening time has not been determined yet, but please rest assured that the haunted house will be open again after the master workers repair the machines..."
After saying it loudly several times with a smile, the tourists around him left with disappointed expressions, locked the door, and Luo Xingwen began to consider whether to change his job.
"Forget it, let's wait here for a few days to see what happens. Sister Yin left as soon as she left. At least the boss didn't say she wanted to close the stall. It's hard to find such a leisurely job."
Luo Xingwen made up his mind and threw the empty mineral water bottle in the trash can. The old lady who had been watching it picked it out in less than a second and stuffed it into the sack with a smile.
"Go to the bathroom first. Mom drank too much water and it suffocated me to death. So it's not a bad thing to get off work early."
After walking a few hundred meters, Luo Xingwen opened the door of the public toilet and turned to the cubicle on the left. He did not notice that there was a man trailing behind him.
"Fufu...it feels so good."
After pressing the flush button, Luo Xingwen fastened his belt, but saw that the compartment door behind him had been opened. His eyes were fixed on the unforgettable face. Luo Xingwen took a step back nervously, covering his belt with his left hand and holding the bag with his right hand. Have your cell phone ready to call the police at any time.
"Why are you? What are you going to do? I'm going to call the police!"
Glancing at Luo Xingwen, Zhang Daoling, who always felt that he was offended, took a step back.
Hey, take a step back, are you serious?
Luo Xingwen suddenly felt a little humiliated.
"Don't be nervous. I just wanted to find something I lost. I found out that the haunted house is closed. I have no choice but to come to you."
After heaving a sigh of relief, Luo Xingwen did not put down his phone.
"Nothing was lost in the haunted house today, so don't talk nonsense."
Zhang Daoling raised his eyebrows, took out his mobile phone from his right hand, and said seriously.
"You mean I don't have it? What I lost was an 8848 titanium alloy mobile phone. Maybe it was stolen by you. I want to see who picked up my mobile phone under surveillance. Otherwise, I will call the police and you will be removed. Eat the good fruit.”
He felt more and more that the man in front of him was difficult to deal with. Judging from his height and physique, he probably couldn't do anything to get rid of him. Luo Xingwen could only change his expression. He didn't want to really encounter the stupid young man who called the police and wasted his few off-duty time. Wasted in the police station.
"Brother, I really didn't see your titanium alloy C4. I'm already off work. Can you please let me go home? I have an appointment with a friend."
"There are really ghosts in your haunted house. I saw it with my own eyes, otherwise I wouldn't have left so quickly. I came back this time just to tell you this. If you don't want to encounter ghosts, don't work in the haunted house. to avoid danger."
Luo Xingwen's eyes widened.
"What!?"
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door. Zhang Daoling frowned and squeezed directly into the compartment. He locked the compartment door with his backhand and placed his right hand on the wall.
Luo Xingwen folded his hands on his chest in fear and pressed against the wall, his heart beating loudly.
The old man walked into the toilet and started to drain the water. He glanced at the four men's shoes stuck together in the cubicle. First he opened his mouth in surprise, then seemed to understand something, put his chin back and smiled knowingly.
"Young people today just know how to play. When they were as old as me, they dared to peek at my aunt taking a bath. They are old. They are still old after all. They cannot keep up with the thinking of young people..."
After the old man left, Zhang Daoling opened the compartment door again.
"Go out and talk?"
He didn't want to continue to deal with the big trouble at hand, but Luo Xingwen was a little frightened when he thought about Yin Xiaoling writing a resignation letter for no reason.
He has been working in the haunted house for half a year, and he did feel that something was not right in the haunted house several times, as if something was secretly watching him. He told Yin Xiaoling, but Yin Xiaoling said that it was her watching with the camera. Looking at him, he didn't pay much attention.
But if it weren't for what Yin Xiaoling said, would there really be ghosts in this world?
"Where can I tell you?"
"I can find a secluded place outside and open a hotel with you?"
After carefully sizing up the mysterious man in front of him, Luo Xingwen hesitated.
"What you said, it's not impossible..."
Zhang Daoling took two steps back:? ? ?
After finding a remote bench and sitting down, Zhang Daoling bought two bottles of juice and handed one to Luo Xingwen.
"Zhang Daoling."
After hesitating for a moment, Luo Xingwen took it in his hand.
"Luo Xingwen."
"I think the reason why the haunted house closed early this time was because of something unexpected. It's definitely not a machine damage like you said, right?"
Nodding, Luo Xingwen felt that it was not a secret, so he might as well tell it right away.
"Actually, Sister Yin, who was responsible for taking care of the haunted house's mechanisms and monitors, resigned without even saying hello. She couldn't find any other help for a while, so she closed the haunted house in advance."
After getting on the last bus, Zhang Daoling hugged the fruit cake and leaned back on the chair.
The city lights outside the glass window flashed before my eyes like a revolving lantern, like the tail of a comet that can be seen but cannot be grasped.
Yin Xiaoling left too decisively. If he relied on himself without the help of other forces, he would have lost the possibility of tracing it. However, one thing is certain, Yin Xiaoling is indeed related to the strange things in the haunted house that scare people.
"But having said that, it's okay to scare her away in such a hurry. The possibility of her continuing to cause trouble is very small.
In general, this day was a little fruitful. The Golden Light Spell seemed to be enough to deal with ordinary fools. There was no need for the Five Directions Spell at all. It was just a little ghost that gave a little ghost, which was a bit fiddly. "
Thinking like this, Zhang Daoling began to visualize his attribute table.
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Name: Zhang Daoling
Age: 24 years old
Root bone: 44
Comprehension: 39
Luck: 1
Qualification: Acquired Immortal Body
Kanyu skills: 0 (fledgling)
The Way of the Talisman: 0.20 (Entering the Hall)
Witchcraft: 0 (fledgling)
Medical knowledge: 0 (freshman)
Allocable attribute points: 0
Number of available ghosts: 3
】
Compared with the previous attribute table, the Chinese character introduction of the way of spells is no longer a fledgling, but has become an entry into the palace. It has obviously broken through a certain bottleneck and does not require the legendary hard-boiled eggs (foundation pills) to proceed. Breakthrough, Zhang Daoling breathed a sigh of relief.
The number of Yin Souls was severely consumed. In order to save Yin Souls, Zhang Daoling had to stop practicing the Golden Light Curse.
The two newly drawn Thunder Talismans consumed four points of Yin Soul, and the practice of the Golden Light Spell consumed three points of Yin Soul. Originally, there were only two points of Yin Soul left. This was increased a little more because I happened to meet a little ghost without eyes in the amusement park.
If he continues to practice, he may even use up the ghosts that activate the thunder talisman. He does not want to use his life potential as fuel for practice, so it is urgent to find a new source of ghosts.
"Obviously there are such powerful cheats, and as long as I have enough ghosts, I can skyrocket, but I am forced to be careful with my cultivation resources. This feeling is too uncomfortable. Is this the pain of modern practitioners?
But if I were to be like that fake Taoist priest who used innocent people as cultivation materials, I wouldn't be able to do it. If I abandon the bottom line of being a human being for the sake of cultivation, it would be better to be an ordinary person.
This time when I go back, I must try to study other ways to obtain ghosts, and try to collect some heavenly materials and earthly treasures. It is not possible to just meet A Piao everywhere...
Maybe I should start with the ancient legends near Podi Village, or go to Liubei Mountain to take a look. I heard Old Zhaotou say that there are many gods enshrined there, maybe I can gain something. "
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a traffic police blocking the road in front of the bus. The door opened and two people's policemen with guns at their waists came up.
The two police officers walked one behind the other. The police officer in front was responsible for using a machine to verify the authenticity of the ID card. The latter kept his hand on the quick-draw gun holster and looked around everyone in the car, ready to draw his gun at any time. Zhang Daoling, who plays some real-life gunfight games, can still recognize this.
Judging from the vigilance of the police officers, they probably encountered some extremely dangerous fugitive.
And what kind of blind fugitives could be running here in this small city with nowhere to spend their money?
It's probably the state that sent someone to investigate the fake Taoist priests, otherwise they wouldn't have launched such a big campaign.
Zhang Daoling lowered his head thoughtfully.
"Hello, comrade, please show your identification..."
…
Back in Podi Village, Zhang Daoling first moved the things buried in his yard to a more private place, and then hid all the yellow paper and cinnabar used by the Zhao family for practicing and drawing talismans in small holes twice on the river beach, and washed them directly. I felt relieved after taking a shower to wash away any possible cinnabar smell.
By the time Zhang Daoling came out of the bathroom, Zhao Xiyue had finished her homework.
"The homework is very good, there are no mistakes. There will be a parent-teacher meeting at the end of the month, right? Xiaoyue, when are you going to have summer vacation?"
Sitting next to the little girl's bed, Zhang Daoling carefully checked the homework completed by Zhao Xiyue. He found that he seemed to be a little redundant. The little girl's academic ability was stronger than he thought, and he did not need his guidance at all.
However, this may also be because the primary school curriculum is too simple.
"There will be a parent-teacher meeting on the 30th, and there will be no need to go to school on the 31st."
Zhao Xiyue held the fruit cake and ate it in small bites with a spoon, like a hamster, with a lot of cream on the corner of her mouth.
Putting down the homework book in his hand, Zhang Daoling wiped the cream around the little girl's mouth with a tissue. It could be seen that the little guy was quite satisfied.
"When is school starting?"
"Report back to school on August 30th."
"It's a good holiday. How does Xiaoyue spend her holidays? Do you go out with friends?"
After hesitating for a moment, the little girl put down the spoon and lowered her head in disappointment.
"Here, I study at home and I have no friends."
After a moment of silence, Zhang Daoling touched Zhao Xiyue's little head.
"You should make some friends. If your brother leaves you one day, at least you will still have friends to play with you..."
As soon as the words fell, Zhao Xiyue grabbed Lester's arm tightly, lowered her head and shed tears with a look of grievance, wrinkled her delicate little nose, and pursed her lips without saying a word.
In the severe lack of father's love and mother's love, after this period of time together, Zhao Xiyue has become too dependent on herself. I don't know if it is an illusion, but even old Zhao Tou has a vague feeling that he has entrusted his granddaughter to her.
He was very happy to be relied on by such a beautiful and lovely girl, but he knew that this was definitely not a good thing.
Because he is just a passer-by in Zhao Xiyue's life. It would be okay if he were an ordinary person and could raise Zhao Xiyue, but he has obtained the attribute table and his life has taken another path.
On the road of spiritual practice, more dangers are destined to come to him. Even in order to obtain the ghost, he has to travel to dangerous places and take risks. It is impossible to stay in Podi Village to accompany Zhao Xiyue.
Staring at the little girl in front of him with distress, Zhang Daoling also knew that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. If you talk things over in advance, you can have less labor pain in the future... This is what his ex-girlfriend taught him.
Wiping the tears from the corners of Zhao Xiyue's eyes with a tissue, Zhang Daoling said softly.
"Xiaoyue, my brother likes you very much and wants to grow up with you here, but he also has his own things to do and cannot stay with you forever.
You have your own life, and your brother can't interfere too much. Otherwise, your life will lose a lot of fun. Do you understand? "
(End of chapter)
