The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 93 Irrelevant Questions

Qi Fei and Wu Shanqiu listened attentively, only Zhong Kui stood a little further away, leaning against the RV, stroking his hair, looking nonchalant.

Qi Fei asked Lan Die about the details of the female ghost. Lan Die said that she didn't remember it clearly, but she vaguely had disheveled hair and blood all over her body, so she should be an ancient person.

After answering, he asked curiously, "You policemen... why are you so concerned about this ghost story I told you? I thought you would think I was talking nonsense. Besides, I guess Hong Mei has also encountered this female ghost, otherwise why would she have so many evil-repelling items in her car?"

At this moment, Zhong Kui, who had been listening quietly, suddenly asked Lan Die: "What an interesting story! Can you tell me again about your dream about the female ghost?"

Lan Die was stunned for a moment and said, "It was last night, when I finished filming and returned to the RV to rest..."

"Since when did you feel like there was someone in the car?" Zhong Kui interrupted her and asked as he moved closer to her, staring at Lan Die without looking away.

"What are you going to do?" Lan Die subconsciously moved back.

"Just answer my questions." Zhong Kui made the request word by word.

Zhong Kui's words held an irresistible charm. After Lan Die pondered for a moment, she began to recount the inexplicable uneasiness she felt when she first boarded the RV. Just as she had begun, Zhong Kui suddenly asked, "What is 3 plus 7?"

"Um, 11...what's wrong?" Lan Die frowned for the first time. This was the first time she showed impatience.

"You calculated wrong." Zhong Kui's eyes still did not leave Lan Die's face.

Lan Die was stunned, then laughed dryly: "Oh, it's 10. I've never been good at math, sorry for the embarrassment."

"You often appear in costume dramas. What dynasty's clothing was the female ghost you dreamed of wearing?" Zhong Kui's questions jumped back and forth, making it difficult to understand what she meant.

Lan Die thought for a moment and said, "Well, it should be similar to the clothes in our play, the Tang Dynasty, but pure white... It's nothing, you don't have to worry about it. It may be that I suddenly have to play the leading role in a large-scale series, and the pressure is too great."

"There are always some situations in dreams. Didn't this female ghost do anything to you?" Zhong Kui didn't intend to stop asking questions.

"She...she..." Lan Die seemed to be lost in deep memories. "She kept blaming me, saying that I had taken her husband away and asked why I did that. I wanted to explain, but she suddenly came up and grabbed my throat with her hands. I struggled desperately and couldn't say a word. She kept cursing me in front of me, saying that it was because of me that she had forced her to death and that it was all my fault. But she didn't let me speak and didn't give me a chance to explain. I was scared and anxious, and suddenly woke up from the dream."

When she finished speaking, tears were in her eyes. It seemed that this dream had hurt her deeply.

The people present had just heard from the paparazzi about how Landie was once scolded as a mistress by the whole network, so they naturally understood the meaning of this dream. The pain of being wronged and unable to defend oneself was suppressed in the heart and reflected in the dream.

Zhong Kui had already walked between Lan Die and Qi Fei. His expression suddenly changed, sweeping away his previous aggressive attitude. He turned to Lan Die and said with a smile, "This Golden Snake Immortal is a notorious liar. He claims to be good at helping his employers gain money and fame, not catching ghosts and exorcising demons. Of course, he can't protect Hong Mei, and he can't protect you either. Let me tell you, I have a talisman here to ward off evil spirits. Since you look so pitiful, why not give me a discount and charge you ten thousand. Hang it in this RV, and I guarantee that no female ghost will appear to scare you."

Lan Die hadn't anticipated the presence of a "policeman" who didn't play by the rules. She looked to Qi Fei for help, unsure how to respond. Zhong Kui didn't give her a chance to think, "Generally speaking, people who have seen an evil spirit want to escape this terrifying situation immediately. Knowing my fair price, they'll agree to pay without hesitation."

"Well, that's fine..." Lan Die finally compromised.

"Where did you get this origami?" Zhong Kui asked knowingly.

"This was given to me by one of my doctors." Lan Die said immediately, "During the time when I was being blackened by the entire Internet, it was she who helped me out of the trough of life." There was still gratitude in Lan Die's words when she mentioned it, but she did not recognize that the person in front of her was the doctor who had helped her. Except for Qi Fei, it seemed that no one could connect Zhong Kui and Zhong Xiaoyu together.

Qi Fei remembered the rumors about the monster, which killed anyone close to Zhong Xiaoyu. If that was the case, it would be very dangerous to keep this origami Lan Die. So he immediately stepped forward and asked Lan Die: "Can you give me this origami of yours?"

Lan Die was already annoyed by Zhong Kui's questions, and Qi Fei's request sounded even more unreasonable. She immediately refused dissatisfiedly: "This was given to me by someone very important to me. Why should I give it to you?"

Zhong Kui played with the faded origami and said boredly, "What's the point of keeping this broken thing?" Then he grabbed the lighter on the table, lit the origami and threw it out. The origami fluttered in the air like a fire butterfly and finally turned into ashes.

Lan Die was shocked by Zhong Kui's rudeness: "This is something I have collected for many years. What are you doing?"

"You know, if this origami is useful, you won't see ghosts." Zhong Kui looked at her with sharp eyes, as if he wanted to see into her heart.

Lan Die was shocked by Zhong Kui and murmured, "Who are you?"

Zhong Kui said expressionlessly, "Sometimes a ghost catcher has to be careful. If you are haunted by ghosts for too long, you might become a ghost yourself."

As she was speaking, the assistant came to urge Landie to prepare for the next scene. Landie immediately stood up and left the RV as if escaping. When she was walking towards the set, she suddenly stopped, looked back at them and then continued walking forward.

Zhong Kui stood in the RV and watched Lan Die disappear from his sight.

Qi Fei walked up to her and said, "Don't tell me you don't remember having such a patient."

"She's lying," Zhong Kui said, not with condemnation but with regret. "She told me about the ghost dream when she went to Zhong Xiaoyu for counseling. But she's already recovered. Although Zhong Xiaoyu is weak, there's no patient she can't cure."

"Were you testing whether she was lying? Lan Die could even get such a simple arithmetic problem wrong. It must be because she was trying so hard to make up the story about the female ghost that she couldn't concentrate, right?" Qi Fei analyzed it clearly.

Zhong Kui turned her head to look at him: "Huh? You're not going to accuse me of cheating you this time?"

(End of this chapter)