Urban Night Returner

Shen Gu frowned and stared at Zhong Lecen: "What's the matter? I went to the house you rented, and the landlord said it was on fire?"

Zhong Lecen felt that he was so tired that he just wanted to find a place to lie down: "Well, it's on fire."

Shen Gu stepped into the door, and immediately cats and dogs barked.He glanced at Xiaolai impatiently: "Take out that curtain and cover it!"

Xiao Lai's feet moved involuntarily, and he ran to the back room to take out the curtain and hang it up, then stood aside nervously and looked at Shen Gu.He was a little scared, Shen Gu didn't speak harshly, but when his eyes crossed, his heart tightened.If possible, he really wanted to hide in the back room.

Shen Gu scanned the room.The outer room was already taken up by clinic tables, medicine cabinets and pet cages, and the inner room was pitifully small, piled up with sundries, Xiao Lai made a nest in it to sleep in, and adding Zhong Lecen would make it even worse I can't squeeze it.

"How did the fire start?"

"It seems that Su Wan started smoking." Zhong Lecen finally sat down on the chair in the corner of the room, holding his head in his hands, "I don't know where Su Wan has gone, and the phone is not turned on..."

"You paid for him?" As soon as the landlord said the compensation, he knew that it must be Zhong Lecen's compensation.

Zhong Lecen smiled wryly: "The house we rented together, if he is not here, I will definitely pay for it."

Shen Gu nodded, picked up the simple suitcase on the ground: "Follow me."

Xiao Lai almost jumped up: "Why are you going with me? What do you want to do—" Shen Gu looked back at the latter words.

Zhong Lecen lowered his head and murmured, "I, I'll just live here."

"Can it fit? Where to sleep? Examination table?"

Zhong Lecen stopped talking.Shen Gu was holding the things in one hand, and pulled him up with the other: "Let's go." Xiao Lai wanted to protest, but he didn't dare, so he timidly followed behind.Shen Gu glanced at him: "Don't worry, I don't eat people."

Zhong Lecen pulled his hands back: "Where are you going?"

"Where else can I go?" Shen Gu glared at him, "Stay with me for two days before we talk."

"I, it's not suitable for me to go, it's very troublesome..."

"What's the trouble? Zuo Jian agreed to come to my house tonight, just in time for you to meet."

Zhong Lecen's lips moved a few times, murmuring that he didn't know what he said.Shen Gu smiled slightly.He showed his neat teeth when he laughed, and Xiao Lai felt as if he saw a wild beast or something, and couldn't help shrinking even more.Shen Gu pulled Zhong Lecen out, turned around and said to him: "Doctor Zhong gets off work early today, please take good care of the shop."

Xiao Lai nodded, and after a while he came back to his senses: "Hey, who are you, just direct me!"

Shen Gu completely ignored Xiao Lai who was jumping behind, and took Zhong Lecen out to take a taxi.It was the first time Zhong Lecen saw him wearing a police uniform during the day, and his tough temperament added a bit of sharpness.He couldn't help imagining his appearance in camouflage uniform in his heart, and forgot his troubles for a while, until Shen Gu turned his head to look at him, and his eyes collided, then he woke up and moved his eyes away, feeling his ears warm up.

Shen Gu looked at his watch: "I'm still going to work in the afternoon, you can rest at home by yourself. I think you look bad, don't be careless, you are troublesome if you are sick."

Zhong Lecen's heart skipped a beat for the word "home".Shen Gu continued: "Zuo Jian heard that your surname is Zhong, and I can't wait to meet you tonight. I want to chat, so I agree for you. I will bring him back tonight, and you can say a few words if you want , I don’t want to say that I will deal with it.”

Zhong Lecen nodded obediently.They have all lived in other people's homes, so of course you have to be more obedient.Shen Gu was very satisfied with his performance, so he pushed him into the house, gave him his mobile phone number, and went to work.Zuo Jian was very punctual, and arrived at Shen Gu's police station at 6 o'clock. As soon as the two walked out of the gate of the police station, Shen Gu's cell phone started screaming.Shen Gu glanced at the number and answered, "What's wrong?"

"An accident happened to Ji Lian, I'll go there now!" Zhong Lecen's voice was panting, as if he was running desperately.

"Understood, let's go there now." After Shen Gu said briefly, he reached out to stop the car, "Captain Zuo, let's go somewhere first."

Ji Lian had just started taking her seat at this time, and now the only few people were huddled in the corner, looking at the person in the middle who yelled loudly.It was a man in his 30s, his clothes were torn, and his hands were scratching at his chest, dripping with blood.Feifei pressed him hard with a pale face: "Brother Le Cen, really don't call an ambulance? I don't think he has a heart attack, right?"

Zhong Lecen squatted on the ground and said coldly: "It's not a heart attack." The colorful lights in the bar hit his face, and he was completely different from his usual docile appearance. "There is a Korean cold noodle restaurant opposite, go buy a few catties of dog meat, hurry up !"

No objection was raised, and the doorman galloped out.Zhong Lecen took out a talisman and slapped it on the man's heart, and said to Feifei in a deep voice: "Go find all the candles in the store and light them for me. Others move the tables and chairs to make room for them. .” His voice was not high, but his words carried an irresistible majesty, and everyone around him followed his words.

The man on the ground became a little quieter after the talisman paper was pasted on his chest. Zhong Lecen looked at him carefully, his eyebrows frowned tightly.Fei Fei rushed out in a few minutes, holding a box of colorful birthday candles, and lit them one by one with a lighter.Zhong Lecen reached out to catch the candle, but the man on the ground suddenly let out a howl like a beast, jumped up suddenly, and stretched out his hand to grab his face.Under the light, his nails were as sharp as knives, and dark streaks appeared on his face.Feifei opened his mouth wide, and before he could yell out, his sharp nails had already scratched Zhong Lecen's face—Shen Gu grabbed the man's collar from behind, and then swept his legs down. he.The man howled, but Shen Gu simply twisted his arms behind his back, pressed his knees on his waist, pressed him firmly to the ground, and looked up at Zhong Lecen: "Is it not hurt?"

Zhong Lecen wiped his cheeks, the sharp claws still felt like the wind had brushed them, but they didn't really hurt: "It's okay. Feifei, bring the candle."

The doorman rushed in: "Brother Le Cen, the dog meat is here!" He was carrying a large plastic bag, which contained seven or eight catties of dog meat, some raw and some cooked, some even just taken out of the freezer.

Zhong Lecen took the plastic bag and put the dog meat to the man's mouth.The man's arm was still twisted by Shen Gu, and he opened his mouth and bit the flesh.The dog meat was cut into big pieces half a foot square, but he swallowed more than half of it in one bite.Zhong Lecen piled all the meat on the ground and signaled Shen Gu to relax him a little. The man freed his hand, but he didn't use his hands to pick up the meat. Instead, he pressed the meat with his palm and lowered his head to bite, just like a wild beast.The few pieces of cooked meat were eaten quickly, and the man tore the raw meat again without hesitation, the corners of his mouth were covered with bloody meat residue.It was seven or eight catties of meat, but he swallowed it all like a storm, but the more meat he ate, the more drunken his face became, as if what he ate was not dog meat, but some kind of spirits.

While the man was chewing, Zhong Lecen quickly fixed the candles on the surrounding ground with wax oil, forming strange patterns one after another, enclosing the man in the middle.Under his signal, Shen Gu let go of the man and exited the circle, only to hear Zuo Jian whisper: "The Trapped Beast Talisman." Zhong Lecen had asked Feifei to turn off most of the lights, and Zuo Jian stood in the dark, Shen Gu. I couldn't see his face clearly, but I could hear the surprise and admiration in his voice.

"Beast Trapped Talisman?"

"It is said that it has been lost for a long time. There are similar things in our Zuo family's art book, but I only know the surface. Zhong's family is good at exorcising ghosts. I didn't expect someone to be proficient in the trapping beast charm?"

Zhong Lecen had finished setting up the candles, and the eyelids of the men in the circle became heavier and heavier, they were lying on the ground, and gradually began to snore.Zhong Lecen wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the man again worriedly, stood up, and said to Feifei: "The store is closed today, don't open it again."

"Ah?" Feifei looked at him anxiously, "Isn't this already fixed? And the boss is not here..."

Zhong Lecen shook his head: "No, it's just temporarily suppressed, and the door will be closed immediately."

Fortunately, all the people who came to Ji Lian were regular customers, and almost recognized Zhong Lecen. After hearing what he said, everyone had no objections and left.Feifei and the doorman closed the door together, and the shop immediately became darker.Zhong Lecen then looked at Shen Gu and Zuo Jian: "This is Mr. Zuo?"

Zuo Jian walked up and reached out to shake his hand: "Zuo Jian, the 22nd generation of the Zuo family. What's Mr. Zhong's name?"

"My name is Zhong Lecen."

A slight look of surprise appeared on Zuo Jian's face: "The heir of the Zhong family's generation is called Zhong Leyang, how do you rank with Mr. Zhong?"

A gloomy look appeared on Zhong Lecen's face: "Leyang is my cousin."

Zuo Jian was even more surprised, but he was also a smart person. Seeing the expression on Zhong Lecen's face, he naturally didn't ask any more questions. He changed the topic and pointed to the man on the ground and asked, "This person's situation is a bit strange, what does Mr. Zhong think? "

Zhong Lecen's brows have not been loosened: "It's the spirit of the tiger, the strange thing is where did the ghost go?"

Shen Gu frowned: "A minion again?"

Zhong Lecen nodded, and picked up something from the bar to show him.It was a tie with a tie clip in the shape of a tiger's head. A pair of tiger's eyes were carved out of amber, shining golden in the candlelight.Zuo Jian looked at it, and then at the man on the ground: "It's really strange, the last few times it was just sucking people's energy, but this time—" The man on the ground was still snoring, but the dark stripes on his face became clearer, a line A dark yellow streak, at first glance it looks like a tiger-striped mask.

"I'm afraid he ate something, and the tiger's soul is attached to that thing. The Beast Trapping Talisman can only trap it for a while. If it sobers up, it may be difficult to restrain it."

Zuo Jian held his tie in his hand for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Does the store have dogs? Use a dog to chase it, and maybe you can track down the ghost. No matter what he eats, it must be a ghost." If the ghost gave it to him, then the ghost must have a way to take it out."

Feifei scratched her head: "The family upstairs has a dog, but they may not be willing to borrow it. I'll go and ask." Just as he was walking towards the door, the man on the ground suddenly twitched.Although he didn't have any restraints on his body, he couldn't leave that spot when he tossed and turned.The expressions of Zhong Lecen and Zuo Jian changed at the same time, because although he didn't touch the candle, the wind he brought had already blown onto the candle flame.These birthday candles are extremely thin, not resistant to light, and even less resistant to wind. After a few tumblings, the candles closest to him were already in jeopardy.Zuo Jian took out a peach wood sword the length of a pen from his pocket, and swiped it on his left index finger. Originally, the edge of the wooden sword was not sharp, but this time he drew blood. The blood beads picked up on the tip of the sword, shaking Slightly bright and eye-catching.But before he could do anything, the man on the ground sat down suddenly, leaned forward, and spat out something.Under the candlelight, Shen Gu felt that it was like a small animal rushing out of the man's throat.The trained body reacted faster than the mind, and the telescopic stick that never left the body flew out of his pocket, and with a loud bang, something fell from the air.The man fell back and extinguished a few candles.

In the darkness, there was a moment of silence, and it was Zhong Lecen's voice that broke the silence: "Feifei, turn on the light."

When the lights were turned on, several people could clearly see that the thing on the ground was a piece of bone, the front was as white as jade, but the cross section was oozing with blood.The surprise on Zuo Jian's face could not be concealed: "Tiger bone? You actually knocked it down?" He bent down and picked up the short stick on the ground, waved it casually, "There are four or five lives, right?"

Shen Gu didn't answer, took back his things from him, knocked them away and put them away: "What's going on?" Is this man okay?

Zhong Lecen leaned down and rolled the man's eyelids: "It's okay, he is exhausted after exhaustion. Then what, Feifei and six o'clock, you two quickly clean up these leftovers, don't tell him what happened, just Said he passed out suddenly."

Feifei and the doorman involuntarily covered their mouths at six o'clock.It's okay to be stunned just now, but now I think of the man swallowing a few catties of raw meat—vomit...

"Konghua didn't come over today?"

"Xiaoxi is not in good health, and the boss is staying with her at home."

Zhong Lecen sighed: "That's it, don't open the door today. When this person wakes up, you two go home too. Call Konghua and tell me what I said, it's closed today."

After such a commotion, it was already past 8 o'clock when the three of them walked out of Jilian, and before anyone spoke, Zhong Lecen's stomach grumbled loudly, causing the other two to turn their heads to look at him.Shen Gu frowned, Zuo Jian had rushed to say: "Look for a place to eat? I know there is a barbecue restaurant nearby—" Before he finished speaking, Zhong Lecen's expression was already a bit awkward, Shen Gu interrupted him: " Or go to my house to eat."

Zuo Jian closed his mouth in embarrassment.What kind of barbecue should we mention at this time?

Of course, Shen Gu's family still only had noodles, but Zhong Lecen found tomatoes and eggs, so Shen Gu served noodles, and he scrambled eggs. The kitchen was buzzing, but it was lively.Zuo Jian had nothing to do, took out the tiger bones and tie clips and put them on the table for research.He just glanced at him and cried out, Shen Gu came out with noodles: "What's wrong?"

Zuo Jian lifted up the tie clip, and the eyes carved from amber had turned from golden yellow to black yellow at some point, lifeless and lifeless.And the tiger bone gave off a stench in his pocket, as if it had been thrown in the trash can for hundreds of years, so stinky that Zhong Lecen pinched his nose.

Zuo Jian frowned and turned his clothes over and shook: "I suddenly lost energy, it seems..."

Zhong Lecen interjected: "The spirit is gone, only the bones are left!"

Shen Gu opened the window: "Can you say something that people can understand?" If it's just Zhong Lecen talking about the scriptures, that's fine, but now adding Zuo Jian and talking about some inexplicable things together makes him feel unhappy.

Zuo Jian and Zhong Lecen said in unison: "The ghost is gone, the tiger spirit is gone!"

Shen Gu frowned: "The ghost has been eliminated? What did you do?"

Zuo Jian shook his head: "I'm afraid there is someone else."

"who?"

Zuo Jian still shook his head: "The world is so big that talented people come forth in large numbers. Although Binhai City is not big, it may not be a place where dragons and tigers are hidden." He laughed, "In any case, it is always a good thing that the ghosts have been eliminated."

Shen Gu shook his head and put the vinegar bottle on the table: "Okay, then let's celebrate."

Zuo Jian took a deep breath: "It's really delicious. Don't mention it, I haven't eaten noodles for a long time. If I say it, home-cooked food is the best." He picked up the chopsticks, just took a bite into his mouth, and the mobile phone on his waist He screamed desperately.Zuo Jian sucked the noodles into his mouth, and took out his mobile phone to answer: "It's me—I see, I'll be right there." Putting down the mobile phone, he looked at the steaming bowl of noodles regretfully, and took another big mouthful, " I have to go. Next time I have a chance, I will discuss it with Mr. Zhong. By the way," he leaned over and tapped the table in front of Shen Gu lightly, "Think about what I said last time."

Zuo Jian ran away in a gust of wind, and Shen Gu found a plastic bag for the tiger bone and tie clip: "What about this?"

Zhong Lecen pinched his nose and backed away: "Let's put it outside. Police officer Zuo is really good at it, can he eat it even if he smells it?"

Shen Gu carried his things outside the house, and said flatly: "When you're really hungry, you can eat anything."

He said it lightly, but Zhong Lecen heard something from it, shivered involuntarily, sat down silently and picked up the bowl.Shen Gu poured some vinegar for him: "Go and taste it. Speaking of it, I haven't figured it out yet. What's the matter with this tiger bone? How did it get into that person's stomach?"

Zhong Lecen propped his chin on his chopsticks and pondered: "This tiger bone should be the corpse of the tiger before it was alive. The ghost used it to preserve the spirit of the tiger. Maybe it is hidden in the mirror you have seen before. Anyone caught by it If you are a person, you will be able to see the tiger head ornament, and then the tiger soul will take the opportunity to absorb the energy of this person. As for why the tiger bone got into that person's belly - I think he must have been in contact with the ghost, and the ghost took the opportunity to kill the tiger Put the bone into his belly, and in this way, the tiger soul will attach to this person."

Shen Gu was still confused: "So this tiger died long ago?"

Zhong Lecen nodded, remembering the stench just now, couldn't help wrinkling his nose: "I don't know how many years I've been dead!"

Shen Gu frowned: "You said that the ghost was bitten to death by a tiger, and then had to serve the tiger, so isn't the ghost relieved when the tiger died? Why did he still carry this tiger bone, and tried every means to make it come to him?" Absorb energy?"

Zhong Lecen smiled wryly: "No. Once a ghost becomes a ghost, it can no longer be separated from the tiger. Unless a suitable substitute is found to replace him and re-enter reincarnation, if the tiger dies, the ghost will also be destroyed. This is the ghost. The reason why ghosts try their best to choose people for tiger bones. I think the reason why tiger bones are in people's stomachs is that ghosts can't protect themselves, so they hid tiger bones in people's stomachs when they were in danger. Because when tigers die, only the bones are left. It depends on the spirit of the ghost to choose the person to survive. Once the ghost dies, there is no way to supply the essence. The tiger bone can only be saved by directly possessing the human body. Therefore, the person will suddenly go crazy, which means that the tiger spirit will directly possess it. "

Shen Gu pondered: "Why did you let him eat dog meat?"

Zhong Lecen scratched his head: "Tigers eat dogs and get drunk. Although I can draw trapping beast charms, my spiritual power is not enough to trap the tiger's soul, so I get it drunk before I can start. However, it can only be delayed for a while. If the tiger bone If you don't jump out of that human body, and you don't hit it, you really don't know where it will escape. This ghost has more than one life, if it weren't for your evil spirit, I'm afraid it might not be able to kill it."

Shen Gu waved his hand, and ignored Zhong Lecen's evaluation of himself: "If you didn't use any beast trap at that time, what would happen to you?"

Zhong Lecen hesitated for a moment: "I don't know either, but judging by the situation, maybe it will turn into a tiger."

Shen Gu remembered the black and yellow stripes on the man's face and the sudden sharp nails at that time, he was silent for a long time before saying: "Then this matter is over, right?"

Zhong Lecen scratched his head again: "It should be—is it over? The tiger bones stink... Ugh—I will never eat Korean cold noodles again!"