Chapter 19: Fake Faces
Coming out of the Internet café, I went straight to the nearest funeral shop in the rain.
The fact is that according to the records in the broken book, except for the commonly used yellow table paper, sandalwood and candles, the rest of the things cannot be bought in ordinary funeral shops, and even if there is, it is mass-produced by the factory, and it is not suitable at all.
At that time, I didn't believe that there were ghosts in the world, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen forensics. But since you want to do a 'shadow thing', you have to do a good job of façade.
Therefore, I have invested a lot of money, except for the robe, I basically bought all the outfits in the Ninth Uncle (Lin Zhengying) movie.
I didn't have a peachwood sword, so I bought a copper coin sword made of fake copper coins, cut the red tassels, inserted them into the mud, pulled them out and washed them clean with rainwater, which looked like a magic weapon that was used by a master of the Tao.
In retrospect, the things recorded in the half-tattered book like butt wiping paper are more detailed than the hundred ghost spectrum and ghost magic. In other words, compared with the latter two, the broken book is equivalent to an enlightened manual.
It was precisely because the records in the broken book were too detailed that when I came out of the funeral shop, the apprehension caused by the intention of cheating money actually changed its taste.
Thinking of chatting with that guy online, I was holding a large plastic bag of things and standing under the eaves of the funeral shop in a daze.
- What if there are ghosts?
The more I pondered, the more uncertain I became, and finally gritted my teeth and simply went straight to the farmers' market.
According to the records in the broken book, in addition to talismans, peach wood and other things, that is, black dog blood is the easiest to get, and it is the best to use.
I have to have a guard, I have to have a 'killer weapon', right?
At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, it should have been the busiest time for the market. But because of the heavy rain, there are a lot fewer people, and many street vendors are squinting at the rainy day outside and scolding the idle street.
I can only say that I was still too self-righteous and took many things for granted......
Looking around the whole market, where are there any dogs that sell?
Many things are like this, you can't think about it deeply, and the more you think about it, the more you take it seriously.
The more I can't get the blood of the black dog, the less solid my heart is. In the end, I simply thought: Come on, go straight to the pet market, there are no black dogs there.
The farmers' market is separated from a small market selling flowers, birds, fish, insects, cats and dogs.
I didn't have the habit of playing an umbrella, and when I got to the pet market, I was already soaking wet.
Before I entered the market, Leng Buding saw a man staggering out of a nearby shop, falling on his back and falling in front of me.
I was startled, and when I looked closely, it was an old man in a blue cloth tunic suit.
The old man's clothes were said to be a tunics, but they were torn, patches were stacked on top of each other, and his gray hair was like a dog gnawing on muddy grass stalks.
To be honest, it's not that I don't have the kindness I should have, and when the elderly fall, it is natural to help them up.
But I don't know why, when I saw the old man's appearance clearly, I felt a little panicked.
Said to be an old man, except for gray hair, face full of folds and age spots, his body is not shriveled.
But the old man's appearance is really weird, and I don't know how to describe it, so I feel ...... This old man's face is not like a real face, but like a human face pasted on his original face!
Because I saw the old man's appearance clearly, I was frightened, and I wanted to take a detour.
I never thought that a fat man suddenly rushed out of the shop, and while scolding, he raised his foot and kicked the old man in the stomach.
"What are you doing?!" Shocked and angry, I tried to stop the fat man.
But the fat man was like a crazy Tibetan mastiff, I just stopped him and didn't let him kick it, but he raised his face and slapped me hard!
The fat man's hands were so strong that I felt my ears buzzing at the time, and in addition to half of my face being hot, my head was also dizzy.
Maybe it's because the grievances and pain that have been suppressed for days of running around for money are too ruthless, but this unprovoked slap has aroused the evil fire in my heart.
I didn't think about the relationship between the fat man and the old man, why I was cruel to an old man, as soon as I reacted, I suddenly flicked the hat of the hoodie, hit the fat man with my shoulder, and at the same time, grabbed a bonsai from the door of the store and smashed it on his head.
"Bang!"
……
The fat man who smashed this time was covered in blood, and almost 'blew up' half of the market.
Maybe it was the slap that made my head stunned, or maybe it was the grievances and depression that filled my heart that made my brain dizzy......
Anyway, what happened in the short period after that is very vague in my memory. I vaguely only remember that there was a fat woman who was very husband and wife with a fat man in the store, pointing at me and scolding me, but I didn't dare to step forward......
There was a circle of people around, pointing and talking......
When I came back to my senses, it was under a broken shed made of asbestos tiles at the back of the market.
The man who brought me there was the old man in a tunic who had been kicked out of the shop.
"Little (child), are you alright?" The old man stared at me and asked, with something indescribable in his eyes.
I had just recovered from the tinnitus that was all over the place, and as I got closer, the more I looked at it, the more I felt that this old man's face looked like a fake face!
I subconsciously took two steps back and shook my head: "No...... It's okay. ”
Just stammering three words, my eyes turned red.
Because, I spent several days of food money, and all the props I bought at the funeral shop to 'make a fortune' were lost in the chaos just now.
The rain became heavier and heavier, and I squatted in the corner of the shed, leaning my back against the wall, taking a deep breath one by one, desperately trying not to let the tears flow.
"Little, what's wrong with you?" The old man's voice trembled.
"I didn't ...... It's okay. "I seem to have all I can say about these three ...... No, it should be those two words.
The old man was an old bastard, too, and I said it was all right, and he was still standing there, staring at me for a moment.
Moreover, his eyes are very strange, as if I am a child of his family, I am being bullied, and as a parent, he can't do anything......
There were tears in his eyes......
After a long time, the rain did not stop.
When I was done, I stood up, thumped my heart twice, put on my hoodie and wanted to leave.
I can't buy the black dog, I still have some money on me, so I have to go to the funeral shop again and buy the deceitful house again.
"Why are you going?" The old man suddenly grabbed my arm.
I took a deep breath, looked at the pouring rain outside, turned back to him, and asked, "Are you alright?" ”
The old man shook his head, and actually gritted his teeth: "I'm fine, I originally wanted to play the board and sing a paragraph, and I wanted two small money, how do you know that the two of them are angry...... The part I sang was so festive that it just touched someone's mold, so it ...... Hehe, he was kicked out. ”
He said as he spread out his palms at me.
In his left hand is a semicircular piece of copper, and in his right hand is a small rectangular piece of wood.
I was stunned for a moment, and then I realized that this was a beggar who was going door-to-door to ask for money. The copper sheet was originally two pieces, and three fingers were pinched...... That's a little bit of "ding".
"If that's the case, those two aren't human beatings!" I gritted my teeth and cursed.
"Hehe, it's okay, it's all over." The old man smiled and shook his head, staring at me with a sudden tightening.
His face was already terrifying, and his pupils shrank, which scared me to the core.
"Old man...... What's wrong? I asked.
The old man's next words almost didn't make me fall into the rain outside.
He stared at me directly, and after a while, the corners of his mouth suddenly rose, and he said slowly:
"Small, I see that your bones are wonderful......"