Ha..." After listening to the old butler's description, Yun Shili laughed at that time. With this relaxed smile, he directly said to Sun Guanjia, "Old man, it's dark in that room. You are holding a light outside the house. A lantern, with just a little light shining through the hole, can you really see what's going on inside? He paused and said, "Besides... I have to put it bluntly, you are already your age, so you are inevitably a bit dim, right?" There’s no chance you’re wrong? "
After all, Yun Shili is an outstanding figure among the Jinyi Guards, and he is undoubtedly an expert in criminal investigation. The two doubts he raised now are indeed very reasonable.
If this was in a modern, maritime law court, and Steward Sun was a witness testifying on the witness stand, then these two doubts would be enough to greatly undermine the credibility of his testimony.
But...this is not a court, but the scene of the incident.
Butler Sun didn't want to prove anything, he just told the truth about what he saw. As for whether the listeners believe it or not, it doesn't really matter - you don't believe it? Go and see for yourself.
"Hey! My lord, everything I said is true. I dare not say anything false." Sure enough, Butler Sun's response after hearing this was, "If you don't believe it, go and see it for yourself. Just now... there is still singing in the room."
"Okay, just take a look." Yun Shili doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, so naturally he's not afraid, "Here, give me a lantern too..."
With that said, he took a lantern from the servant who led them, and then walked towards the house.
When the servants and maids standing in the open space in front of the house saw him coming, they all dispersed to both sides to make way for him.
As for Sun Yixie, seeing Yun Shili stepping forward so boldly, he followed silently.
After a few steps, Yun Shili arrived at the door of the house; not to mention, after taking a few steps closer, he could actually hear singing in the house.
This sound is a bit strange, there is no echo at all, and it is not loud, but it doesn't seem like it was sung in a deliberately lowered voice... If I have to describe it, it is as if the person singing the song is in a very open, open place. A very remote place, not in a closed room.
"Huh?" This weird situation made Yun Shili a little confused.
He originally thought that there was a thief who was playing tricks, bribed the servants and even the housekeeper to cause trouble, but when he heard the singing, he felt something was wrong...
Not to mention how the other party achieved this "distant singing" effect in a small room, there was also a problem with just listening to the song itself - it was a bit too good.
Master Yun is also someone he has met before. He has heard the performances of serious Kun Opera troupes, and he listened to the "family troupes" sung by others at the homes of high officials in the imperial court. The "unserious" ones... came from the capital. When he came to Jinling, he had been to many famous brothels, including the famous actresses who sang extremely well. He was also lucky enough to meet a few of them...
There is no doubt that Yun Shili has a certain ability to appreciate whether the song is good or not.
Therefore, Yun Shili understood as soon as he heard the piece of "The Story of Red Plum" that he was listening to at the moment. After searching all over the country, not many people could sing it to this level; if this song was made by someone to pretend to be a ghost, Then just find someone who can sing casually with two voices and that's it. It's impossible to find such a good actor to do this for you.
Thinking of this, Yun Shili couldn't help but become a little nervous, but this alone was not enough for him to believe in the existence of fairies and ghosts... After a moment of hesitation, he still raised the lantern steadily and stepped forward. Go and take a look at the hole in the window paper...
"How is it?" Sun Yixie asked immediately from behind him.
After Yun Shili finished reading, he turned around and replied: "You can't see anything here."
"Oh?" When Sun Yixie heard this, he also approached him doubtfully.
Yun Shili raised the lantern again, holding it next to the small hole and lighting it for Sun Yixie.
As a result, Sun Yixie took a look and found that he really couldn't see...
The light of the lantern only extended a little bit through the hole and through the window paper, as if it had been swallowed up by a tangible dark substance and no longer moved forward.
So no matter how much they peered in, they could only see darkness.
"Look, let me just say that your housekeeper's words are not credible. It's just such a hole and such a little light. It should be invisible. How did he see the goblin?" Yun Shili asked at this time I feel that my previous doubts have been fulfilled.
"How do you explain the singing?" Sun Yixie asked.
"I don't know about that." Yun Shili replied, "But... won't you find out when you open the door?"
Sun Yixie listened, nodded, and then reached into his arms to take out the keys - he had the keys to every door in the Sun family's house, and naturally he also had the keys to the storage room.
"Here, Brother Yun, I leave it to you." After Sun Yixie found the key to this house, he handed it to Yun Shili without hesitation.
Yun Shili took the key almost instinctively, but he didn't expect that as soon as he took it, Sun Yixie on the opposite side let go of his hand and stepped back, quickly stepping back eight meters, even standing still. Further than some of the onlookers' servants...
"Eh? Yixie, what are you doing?" Yun Shili turned back to look at him, "Why don't you go in with me?"
"No." Sun Yixie objected simply.
"Why?" Yun Shili asked again.
"I have a problem." Sun Yixie replied.
When Yun Shili heard this sentence, he felt angry and funny: "Are you in trouble? Ha... are you just afraid?"
"Why are you wasting so much talk?" Sun Yixie was a little annoyed, "You said it yourself before... What's 'either a wild cat or a wild dog or a thieves stealing things', and what else' I can help you settle the matter'...These are your exact words."
Yun Shili also liked to argue: "Hey, what if... there really is a goblin?"
"Ha!" Sun Yixie laughed dryly, "That would be better. Didn't you say that you have never seen a goblin in your whole life? Do you want to open your eyes?"
Yun Shili also smiled: "Then you don't want to open your eyes?"
"No need." Sun Yixie said, "I just saw it a few months ago. There's nothing interesting to see."
"Did you just meet a few months ago?" The next second, Yun Shili could not help but repeat Sun Yixie's words in an incredible tone, because in his understanding, even as an excuse, this The answer is also a bit illogical.
"Yes, otherwise why would I be in trouble?" Sun Yixie continued in a confident tone, "Anyway, you go in first. If you don't come out in a while, I will seal off this courtyard and then go to the spiritual hall." The Yin Temple invites eminent monks to come here to save you. If anything happens to you in the end, I will report it to the imperial court and say that you eliminated harm for the people and sacrificed your life for the country, and ask them to bury you with dignity."
Yun Shili started to panic.
Because he was vaguely aware that although Sun Yixie's words at the moment were outrageous, his tone and demeanor did not sound like he was joking.
But now that the matter is over, if you ask him to come back and say, "How about we just go to Lingyin Temple to ask the old monk," he won't be able to say it.
Moreover, just these few words are not enough to completely change Yun Shili's world view; he still doesn't believe in any monsters, so what he is thinking about at this moment is... Even if there are monsters and ghosts in this world, before him It may not be the same in this door.
So, he took a breath of Dantian Qi, plucked up the courage, prepared himself, picked up the key and opened the lock on the door.
As soon as the lock was unlocked, before he could push the door open, he heard a gust of wind blowing through the courtyard.
When the wind blew, the door opened by itself.
Not only that, Yun Shili at the door seemed to be "pushed" by the wind, staggering forward two steps and entering the house.
Everyone, if this is a frail woman or a skinny old man, it is still possible that he will be blown off balance by the strong wind, but he, Yun Shili, is a master who has practiced martial arts for many years. Even if he is not good at the lower hand, then he You won't be unable to stand steady in the wind.
At this time, Yun Shili himself felt strange, thinking: I didn't move forward? Why does this body move forward involuntarily?
What's even more strange is that as soon as he entered the house, the flame of the lantern in his hand... went out.
