The Exorcist

Chapter 20 Dead Man

The whole village was frightened by the incident of the 'male vixen', and the people who came down from the mountain vividly described the 'ghost incident in the mountain villa', so no one in the whole village dared to come out, and the more courageous people only stayed at the door. Peeping through seams and windows.

Ruan Zhan was the only one walking leisurely along the neat and clean main passage of the village, and even the barking dogs seemed to have calmed down a lot because of his presence.

There was a pile of objects piled up on the street in the middle. Looking at the moonlight behind the snow, it turned out that a person was lying there, or it should be said that he was dead there, because Ruan Zhan felt nothing from the moment he saw this scene. A hint of human life.

He is indeed a dead person! He guessed correctly again.

The man was lying crookedly on the snow, with his lower body on his side and his legs stretched out stiffly, but his upper body was on his back and his waist was twisted. But from a distance, it looked like two people fighting against each other.

He walked over and didn't move the body. He just walked around it a few times, then squatted down to take a closer look.

The person who died was a man, probably in his thirties. Judging from the style of his clothes and the tight forehead, he could tell he was not Chinese. Considering that there are only a few Japanese here recently, we can be sure that this is one of the three Japanese, assuming there is no fourth person hiding among them.

His face was white and blue, and blood stains were bleeding from his seven orifices, which were frozen into ice beads. A pair of eyes were wide open, staring at the person nearby, his mouth was slightly grinning, as if he was smiling, and his whole face looked malicious and sinister. If it were another person, he would definitely be frightened by the expression and sinister connotation of the dead body. Unfortunately, he was facing Ruan Zhan.

"I heard people say that people who freeze to death just smile. Today I opened my eyes. This is actually true." Ruan Zhan said to himself with an indifferent expression, "Receive some of China's sun essence and moonlight. Well, maybe if you can gather your energy and become a demon, you will be considered successful."

After watching in silence for a while, Ruan Zhan finally straightened up and calmly said loudly to the surroundings: "Call the police! A foreign tourist died. Don't destroy the scene!" His voice came out clearly in the snowy night. It was far away, and he knew that many peeking people would hear him and do what he said, so after saying this, he walked away without looking back.

As soon as he returned to where he lived, the village began to become lively. First the dogs started barking again, and then the brave villagers slowly came out to watch the fun after calling the police. Although the death of this man was so horrific, when there were more people, everyone was no longer afraid. They gathered around the body and made irresponsible remarks. Some of them muttered silently and kindly prayed for this murderous man, hoping that he would survive smoothly. Get a new life on the other side, or pray for yourself to be safe and not to cause trouble or attract evil spirits.

"What kind of number is this?" Wan Li asked Ruan Zhan.

"Throw away your pawn to save your chariot."

"Did that old Japanese man kill his apprentice to demonstrate to you?" Wan Li said, "Then he really needs to see a psychiatrist!"

"Do you think that old man is the master?" Ruan Zhan asked inexplicably.

"According to common sense, it is like this. But I always feel that the Yin and Yang Dao is weird. Maybe there are young people who accept the old man as their apprentice. Have you discovered anything?"

"No, but he definitely didn't kill for demonstration. I think you should know that since the opponent is perverted, he probably won't be an idiot. How can he reduce his combat effectiveness?! You should know that perversion stimulates wisdom."

"Then what did you find? Don't be pretentious and tell me about it."

"First of all, I have set up a formation in this village. If an evil thing breaks in, there is no way there will be no reaction. That means he cannot come by himself after death, nor can other ghosts send him here."

"Then someone sent him in. Otherwise, he walked in on his own and then committed suicide by severing his own meridians. Didn't you say there was no blood or other traces around him?"

"You have to know that after the heavy snowfall last night, the village has cleared away the snow. Do you think if the other party had been more careful, they would have left any traces on the asphalt road? Even if there were, they would have been trampled by the villagers. And as far as I can see, This person died not long ago. Even if the person’s soul leaves the body after death, it’s impossible not to leave any soul energy behind, unless—”

"Unless what?"

"Unless his soul was devoured." Ruan Zhan said without emotion, "All this is just my inference, but I think the thing is like this. Xiaoxia used borrowed divine power and spell power to hurt Xue Nu, and it was once Three. If these three snow girls are shikigami belonging to one person, then according to the principle that when a shikigami is injured, the master is also injured, this person must be seriously injured. Kenji Okamura was defeated in my hands. In fact, Because of Yang Muyou's treacherous plan, he was backlashed by that kid, but no matter what, he washed away the failure with death. According to the old-fashioned Japanese logic, failure is a shame and should be paid for by death. If the opponent is obsessed with the concept of faction, Then there is still a matter of honor if you lose at our hands!"

"It's really an extreme national mentality!" Wan Li picked his thumb, but the fingertip was pointed downward, "But in my opinion, I'm afraid there are other reasons. Think about it, a subordinate has received a heavy responsibility, and they are from a foreign country. 'Tourists' would be very conspicuous if they were dragging a patient with them. They definitely don't want to be noticed by anyone, but in fact they almost disappear without a trace, or they hide and think of tricks. I see Japanese ninjas There really is this invisibility spell, but if you're injured, you can't do it, right? Is it possible to simply kill the person who's holding you back in order not to be exposed?"

"That's why I just said that if you lose your pawn, you will save your car." Ruan Zhan said, "There is another important reason. The kid was also injured by me. If the leader of the opponent cherishes this future high-level shikigami very much, he may use other shikigami and The soul of a living person supports it so that it can recover as soon as possible, or to protect the soul root from harm."

"That is to say, this dead man was sacrificed by one of our own people, so it has nothing to do with our kind and great Chinese people. This opponent is ruthless enough and made full use of every resource. He is really like Yang Muyou. He is worthy of collaborating with others. "Wan Li looked out the window and saw that the police car had arrived, "He killed three birds with one stone. First, let the loser die to wash away his shame, and then all of them will avoid failure from now on. You must know that self-deception is a very dangerous thing. Good psychological adjustment; secondly, they can get rid of a seriously injured burden and still maintain a secret advantage over us. Maybe this loser will be beaten to the point where he will never recover and will no longer be useful; thirdly, Let the kid absorb the loser's shikigami and his own spiritual power to heal his wounds, and use the weak to protect the strong. Speaking of which, Japanese social concepts are really animalistic. The weak will die and the strong will survive. No wonder they are shy in appearance. His personality is so fierce.”

Ruan Zhan also walked to the window, looking at the flashing police lights and the busy crowd not far downstairs, "This is killing four birds with one stone! You have forgotten the most important thing. By doing this, our opponent successfully dragged us away." It’s here!”

"You won't let us go back to City A?"

"That's right." Ruan Zhan nodded, but he didn't look too worried, "I told you, there was a calming spell coming out of the wall in that basement. This house is so closely related to the origin of the little ghost, and it appeared so suddenly. , is probably the source of all secrets. You know, if the soul is difficult to catch, then finding his body is the best way to lure him back and eliminate him. I guess the kid died near that house or even Inside the house, although we still have no way of knowing why he died there, why he was so abnormal, and why he was in that shape, we should start from the house where the incident occurred. I originally wanted to go back to City A to handle this matter early tomorrow morning. , but now it seems that of course our opponents know the origin of the little ghost better than we do, and they know this better than us, so they strike first, drag us here, and find the little ghost's body themselves first. You think, this mountain village A foreign tourist died here for no reason, and his death was miserable, as if he was run over by a hundred carriages. How can the local police not take it seriously? When they come back, they will set up a consulate to put pressure on everyone, and no one here will be killed first. Can’t leave.”

"Yeah, by the time we could leave, the daylilies were cold!"

"There will also be a good show of settling accounts after the fall."

"Then what should we do? Is it so terrifying to settle accounts after the fall?" Wan Li said weakly, but he didn't look worried.

"I heard that you went to college," Ruan Zhan suddenly smiled, "Then you should know what it means to be a mantis stalking a cicada, with the oriole behind!"

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The deceased was confirmed to be Matsui Shigenori, the son of the reporter Matsui Iwane. According to the reporter, their family of three took advantage of their son’s rare vacation to travel to China. Because his father, Matsui Iwane, was quite superstitious, he decided to run away down the mountain overnight after hearing a strange noise the night before, without having time to notify anyone. They rashly ran to the back mountain, where they accidentally found an abandoned ranger's hut. Because Matsui Iwane was old, they decided to take a rest. At this time, Matsui Shigenori wanted to find some dry firewood to keep warm. As a result, Matsui Iwane and his daughter-in-law Kako walked out of the mountains the next evening and came to the town to report the case. Unexpectedly, Matsui Shigenori's body was found in Xiaowang Village that night.

"The weaving is so round!" Wan Li stretched out his thumb again, but this time he praised it sincerely, "Other than finding them a bit weird, I can hardly find any objection. Ha - traveling here at this time of year , and then ran away late at night and found the forest ranger's cabin. The filial son actually ran out to collect firewood in the heavy snow. And after all this torment, the old guy was not dead! But how to explain that the ghost son's body was moved there for no reason? What about in the village? Still being put in the middle of the main street? What kind of Japanese hater has such power!"

"That's none of their business. They are throwing the puzzle to the Chinese police to explain, retreating in order to advance. It's really high-end!" Ruan Zhan said and looked out the window.

It was already noon the next day, and as expected, they were trapped in the village to cooperate with the investigation. Fortunately, he had done deep hypnosis and psychological suggestion for the people in the villa, so they could travel normally. The identity of the person can be concealed without too much trouble. I believe that through this time, the opponent will understand that he has the ability to erase other people's recent memories, and will be more wary of him!

"They've held us back, and we can't leave! Don't they have backup?" Wan Li asked.

"What age is this? How can there be so many onmyojis and cultivators! Besides, this matter is so hidden, the fewer people there should be, the better. I don't think there will be anyone else."

"Didn't you say you should be wary of a fourth person?"

"That's a cautious idea, but at least the fourth person is not around yet, because I just found out that Matsui Iwane was deeply hit by the death of his son, had a major heart problem, and had to return to a large hospital in the city for treatment. "

"It's really good for the golden cicada to escape from its shell!" Wan Li praised again, a bit like being indistinguishable between friend and foe, but his attitude was immediately expressed in the next sentence, "Otherwise, it's a good trick to escape from the turtle's shell?"

Ruan Zhan laughed, "Okay, let them shed their tortoise shells, and we will let the golden cicadas shed their shells."