Chapter 21: Possession and mental illness

In the end, An Yu was firmly tied to the bed in his bedroom with shredded sheets. In order to prevent him from biting his tongue, Su Rou stuffed a ball of shredded sheets into his mouth, so he hadn’t bitten yet. Fortunately, I caught An Yu’s chin in time, otherwise it would definitely be a bloody end.

Seeing An Yu tied up like this on the bed, one of his employees was worried and asked, “Is this appropriate? I think it’s better to send Mr. An to the hospital.”

This situation is not good to handle in a hospital. If we delay, An Yu will either get better or completely go crazy. I can only say, “I have a traditional method to cure this disease. You, Mr. An, asked me to contact you because you don’t want to go to the hospital and let me treat you. He can’t afford to lose face by going to the hospital.”

The employee asked with concern, “Are you sure?”

“I’m pretty sure. In that case, can you go out and help me with something?” I said.

At this time, I had nothing on me except a few clothes, and I didn’t have any magical tools with me. Of course, I needed something to help me solve this problem.

In fact, there are other ways to deal with this kind of possession. Hand gestures can also be used, but I am not as skilled as my master. When using specific hand gestures to force out the ghost, I am afraid that I will also hurt An Yu’s fragile soul at this moment.

If that were the case, even if I solved the problem, An Yu would become someone with a weak mind, and that would not be considered saving him.

Although the employees were a little hesitant in the face of my request, they still agreed. After all, if what I said was true, they could not afford to take responsibility for delaying them.

“In that case, it’s just a matter of running errands. Go to the market and buy a big rooster. Don’t pick anything else, just pick a particularly active one, one that fights particularly well. Then buy some chili peppers, the hotter the better! Finally, buy me a rooster with a fault. The nibs shouldn’t be too thick, just a little thinner than normal.” I said to the men.

These things are not strange. When those people heard what I wanted them to buy, they all looked at me like I was crazy. I didn’t bother to explain, and I couldn’t explain. Fortunately, Su Rou was there, and he yelled, “Go now, or who will be responsible if you delay? Buy it and come back to me to report the expenses.”

With Su Rou’s shout, the few people finally went.

We both breathed a sigh of relief, and then Su Rou asked me, “Do you want me to take you back?”

“What for?” I asked.

“Take your ‘thing’ with you. How can you deal with An Yu like this with your bare hands?” Su Rou said to me.

“It’s fine, the upper body is not a problem, but the problem is…” I was silent and didn’t say anything. I didn’t want to scare Su Rou, but the thing that was a little more troublesome was the thing that was forced out, and it was a little more troublesome to deal with.

Su Rou patted my shoulder to show her understanding, then very consciously took out a pack of cigarettes from An Yu’s bedroom and lit one for each of us.

At this point, we had time to take a look at An Yu.

He was really in a mess, with self-inflicted wounds all over his body. He also didn’t know what he had eaten, and there was a blackish mass around his mouth. He had bruises all over his body, not to mention the fact that he smelled incredibly bad. After being possessed, he had shit and urine all over his body.

We deliberately didn’t look at his face and eyes. At this moment, An Yu was no longer himself. His eyes revealed no human emotions at all, but an indescribable kind of resentment and cruelty. The look on his face was like that of a mad beast. Whoever saw An Yu’s face at this moment would feel bad.

Su Rou said to me with a cigarette in his mouth: “Sanwa, are you definitely possessed by a ghost?”

“There are two possibilities. First, he’s a psychopath. Second, he’s possessed by a ghost. Which do you think it is?” I asked Su Rou.

Su Rou was stunned for a moment, then looked at me and said, “Sanwa, fuck, there are so many psychopaths in this mental hospital, could it be that…? How do you tell the difference?”

“There’s no way to tell! I don’t understand the principles of pathological neurosis. But if it’s a possession, you can only save it in time, chasing away the possessed spirit. If you don’t, then it’s up to luck.” I took a puff of smoke and said so.

“Can you be more specific? How do you see luck? It is often said that people who are under a lot of stress will become mentally ill. That kind of illness should be pathological, right?” Su Rou asked me.

“I don’t think so. When you are stressed out, it’s too mentally exhausting, and from another perspective, it hurts the soul! The spirit is more fragile and vulnerable, and the spirit is in charge of a person’s memory, thinking, personality, etc. What do you think the consequences are if it is hurt? As for those who are possessed, it depends on luck. It is impossible for ghosts to possess a person for a long time. There is a strong repulsion. They would not choose this unless they have a deep grudge, or some obsession or great regret… I slowly explained to Su Rou.

But Su Rou interrupted me, saying, “Wait a minute. I need to hear these things to build up my courage.”

After that, he ran downstairs and got a bottle of Wuliangye that looked like it had been aged for a while from An Yu’s liquor cabinet. He took a sip for himself before saying to me, “Go on, I need to drink to get my courage up. I’m not bragging, but I’m not afraid of hungry ghosts or people who play with bugs. I’m just afraid of psychopaths.”

I smiled and took the bottle of Wuliangye from Su Rou’s hand, and took a sip for myself. Then I said, “The upper body is also very harmful to ghosts. For humans, the spirits of the dead and the living are different. The spirits of the dead are heavy with yin energy, while the spirits of the living are naturally full of vitality. This vitality is not yang energy, but it is more positive in nature. This ghost is forced into the body, and because it is full of negative energy, it is harmful to the living soul. The longer it drags on, the greater the harm! I said that it depends on luck, because everyone’s soul and the amount of anger are different. Some people may slowly recover after the ghost in their body has gone, while others will really become a lifetime neurotic. Because once the soul is damaged, it may gradually heal with the passage of time, and some people gradually heal better through their own nurturing, while others are completely unable to heal. It is impossible to completely cure it.

“Fuck, that’s why it’s a nervous condition. Maybe it’ll flare up again at some point? Because it’s always there, and it never goes away?” Su Rou took another swig of wine.

“Maybe, after all, I don’t know the pathological reasons very well.” I sighed.

“So when An Yu gets better, will he become a psychopath? That would be really tragic!” Su Rou paused, his face changed, and he said to me, “Also, San Wa, if An Yu becomes a psychopath, you won’t be able to explain it, right? Fuck, what about your reputation in the future?”

“He won’t become a psychopath. Maybe after this possession, his spirit will be a little depressed, but in such a short period of time, when the yin and yang are consumed, it won’t hurt the essence of the soul.”

“That’s good, that’s good.” Su Rou patted his chest, looking relieved.

I felt warm inside, knowing that the kid was worried about me, so I said, “Then don’t be afraid. Don’t you have money?”

“That’s right, I’m rich, aren’t I? Haha…”

I chatted with Su Rou, and time passed quickly. However, during this time, An Yu peed his pants again. After all, he was possessed by a ghost, and it was inevitable that this would happen when his own soul did not control his body.

I and Su Rou couldn’t stand to watch any longer, so we carried him to the bathroom, carefully removed his clothes, gave him a good rinse with the shower head, and then got him into a clean set of pajamas.

Although An Yu’s hands and feet were tied up, we were still exhausted. The energy of his jumping around was indescribable.

It was just after I and Su Rou had finished tidying up that the people who were responsible for buying things came back.