Chapter 12: Little Ghost

What was so special about it? After listening to this question, Zhao Hong paused for a moment and said, “Actually, there are detailed records on these materials, but I can still talk about it first. The most special thing is that after receiving the report, before the police officers entered the house, they clearly heard the voices of a man and a woman inside the house, and…”

At this point, Zhao Hong frowned slightly.

I lit a cigarette and asked, “What else?”

“There was also the laughter of a very young child, a very memorable laugh, very arrogant! This is why the police were so scared. Of course, there is no evidence of this in reality, so it can only be called nonsense. These cases seem to have no commonality, but they were collected into a data set because we inadvertently classified them into a category based on a characteristic during the investigation.” Zhao Hong said slowly to me.

“What characteristic?” I asked, exhaling a puff of smoke.

Because I still haven’t figured it out, what exactly would it be? Maybe this so-called characteristic can give me a little clue.

“That is, whether it is a suicide or a victim, they all felt particularly terrified of children before! We collected about 90 cases at the time, all of which were of this type. Of these, we dealt with and solved about half of them! The remaining 40 or so cases, on the surface, were definitely not in a social network, and could have been dealt with and solved as before, but in fact they could not. We did useless work and could not find any clues, except…” Zhao Hong took a sip of water here.

He didn’t make a good impression on me, but he was still dedicated when it came to these cases. I waited for him to continue.

“Except for one thing in common.” Zhao Hong put down his water glass and turned to the last page of the information I had put on the table. “They all have some connection with this company, some connections are very weak, just using this company’s products, and some are personal connections.”

“Using the company’s products can also be considered a connection?” I asked.

Because Su Rou is in business, I have heard him mention this company, which is an extremely powerful company. The company headquarters has already been foreign through certain methods. They are involved in a wide range of businesses, have many subsidiaries, and have a large coverage of physical products. In a sense, using the products really can’t be considered a connection, right?

“Yes, I know it’s nonsense! But in the spirit of responsibility, I can’t miss even a little contact!” Zhao Hong looked at me and said, his eyes as if accusing me of not being a responsible person.

I seemed to have grasped something and asked, “In addition, you said you handled some other cases. What were the results?”

“Some are very ordinary cases, some are possessed by so-called baby spirits, and as for a few that are a bit more special, they did something bad to the child, and since then they have hated children and even fear them. You know, we collect a wide range of cases, and China is so big that there is nothing strange about it.” Zhao Hong explained briefly.

“Why collect so many cases of the same type?” I thought that this department would not have used so much effort to analyze the situation if it were not a whim.

“Because they are involved in a lot of interests behind them! You will understand when you get involved in the case.” Zhao Hong opened the file and put it in front of me, and the page was the couple who had died in a cruel way.

“Okay, I understand.” I put away the information. I think I need to read it carefully again tonight.

Because the mere claim of being afraid of children cannot be used to make a specific judgment. Even in the case of a supernatural event, there are too many reasons to be afraid of children.

“Do you have any clues?” Zhao Hong’s tone was full of expectation.

“Not yet, I’ll read the information first,” I said simply.

“So when do we start the official operation?” Zhao Hong is indeed a hot-tempered person.

“Formal action? Please tell me, where are we going to act?” I asked with a smile. Indeed, where are we going to act?

“It’s because we’re like headless flies right now that we’ve come to you for help. Where do you want to go? I’m waiting for your news. It’d be best not to drag it out too long,” Zhao Hong said.

How can this kid talk like that? It feels like I’m going to help him, but people like this often have no bad intentions, so I don’t bother to argue with him.

When I went to the county seat to do the feng shui bureau, Hui Gen was hanging around at the pork shop. When he heard that I was back, he couldn’t wait to come back to me with a few bags of “spoils of war.”

I was sitting in the living room, looking at the details of the information. To be honest, it was not a pleasant experience to look at these things at night. I was already a little hungry, but I didn’t even touch the meat.

I opened the door, and as soon as the kid entered the house, he casually threw his ‘spoils of war’ on the sofa and lay down on it.

The sofa was not big in the first place, and this kid, with his bag, took up all the space in an instant. I was too lazy to bother with this kid, so I simply sat on his bag and continued to flip through the information.

Seeing my actions, Hui Gen’er became anxious and suddenly grabbed me, saying in a flattering tone, “Brother, don’t sit down. These clothes are not cheap. They are really cool clothes. Otherwise, can I show them to you?”

I don’t want to see it. It’s better not to see it. If I really look at it, won’t I be mad at his clothes full of “metallic” feeling?

“Then you just pack it up for me.” I said in a bad mood. After looking at so many dark cases, my mood naturally wouldn’t be high.

Huigen moved his clothes in a few moves, then came out and jumped next to me, like a little monkey. He said excitedly to me, “Brother, I know you’re in trouble again. Uncle Su Rou told me!”

I didn’t say anything. I didn’t expect this kid to keep his mouth shut about Hui Gen’er. Hui Gen’er’s identity is also special, so knowing this is not a taboo.

Seeing that I was in a bad mood and not talking much, just flipping through the information, Huigen felt bored and simply took the information in my hand and looked at me again with a smile, saying, “Brother, let me take a look?”

I was a little tired and lay down on the sofa, and I “kicked” Huigen aside, saying, “If you want to read it, just don’t regret seeing it.” After that, I pinched my forehead. I had read the information twice, including all the speculations of that department.

After all, there are some people in that department who know Taoist magic, but compared to professional Taoist and Buddhist practitioners, they are still a little bit lacking. But they have been investigating for so long, and their speculations are worth a look.

These speculations are nothing more than the idea that there is a secret formation around the house that gathers evil spirits, or that it has been bewitched, or… In fact, in my heart, none of these are reliable. I have a rather bold speculation, which is somewhat terrifying and extremely unrealistic, but in fact I think that from all this, it is very likely that it is!

What if it really is? Then it’s trouble. I don’t think I’m capable of dealing with it, and neither is my stupid tiger… It’s basically the ‘atomic bomb’ among ghosts, the ‘big killer’!

I prayed in my heart that it wasn’t!

Hui Gen’s face changed as she looked at it, and then she muttered, “What a strong aura!”

I opened my eyes and said to Huigen, “What? Can you feel something just by looking at the photo?”

“Yes, evil spirits can’t be photographed, but the scenery and people in places with evil spirits will make people feel uncomfortable! Besides, who is it? I can tell who it is, of course, because he is a genius little monk.” Hui Gen’er’s face didn’t look good, but he was still trying to be brave.

“Tell me, what do you think?” I was lying on the sofa resting, and this kid had been reading the information for almost an hour. I didn’t believe he didn’t have an opinion.

“Brother, I don’t dare say it.” Although Hui Gen is young, he is definitely a professional.

When Hui Gen said that, my heart jumped. Could it be that this kid had the same opinion as me?

I got up from the sofa with a bang and said, “Then don’t say anything. I’ll go find two pieces of paper. Let’s write it down on paper and then exchange it at the same time to see if you and I think the same way.”

Huigen nodded with a pale face. The photos and speculations may have scared the kid.

Soon, we wrote our answers on paper and exchanged them. We almost opened them at the same time and almost at the same time, we read out the words on the paper鈥攍ittle devil!