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Chapter 189 The Peach Talisman is Cracked (Part 2)

Chen Miao then conducted several more tests.

For example, if your view is blocked within the windmill's effective range and you can't see the windmill, then even standing in front of the windmill won't have any effect.

Chen Miao also tested whether a mirror could be used to bypass the obstruction, and it turned out that it could.

As long as you are within the windmill's range, even if you can see it with a mirror, you will be controlled.

In addition, windmills do not only work when there is a natural breeze; they will work as long as they keep turning for a short while.

Chen Miao blew on it with his mouth, and although it spun quickly, the duration was very short, so it didn't trigger.

Even if Chen Miao blows a hairdryer at the windmill, it will still trigger the windmill's effect.

After the evening tests ended, Chen Miao conducted some more tests early the next morning.

The results showed that the windmill control effect remained unchanged during the day, but the effective range was reduced by more than half, only working within a two- or three-meter radius.

Later, when Chen Miao slowly came to the office after returning to work to deliver breakfast, he and she conducted the test together.

The results showed that both individuals would be controlled.

The windmill's effect is not targeted at one person, but rather affects everyone within a certain range who sees the windmill.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Miao asked Shi Manman to call Qi Hui, the security guard at the East Gate who hadn't yet finished his shift, to the office.

After entering the office, Chen Miao asked Qi Hui to close his eyes under the pretext of conducting a test. Then, Chen Miao showed Hei Zi a spinning windmill.

The haters didn't laugh; instead, their malice increased.

At this point, Chen Miao roughly understood.

This windmill's ability to empathize should only apply to human beings.

Ghosts and spirits should also fall within this range, but Chen Miao currently does not have any ghosts or spirits, so he cannot verify this matter.

After obtaining this test data, Chen Miao had an idea.

An idea that would allow him to sleep at night without fear of being attacked by people or ghosts.

Chen Miao went to the street and bought some tools, planks, and other things before returning to his office.

Then, he nailed a wooden board to the single bed in the bedroom, about 1.5 meters above it, and made a bracket in the middle of the board to hold the windmill's handle in the bracket.

After doing all this, Chen Miao lay on the bed and looked around to make sure he couldn't see the windmill on the wooden plank from the bed before starting his next move.

He plugged a power strip onto the wooden board and then placed a small fan next to it.

This is a small fan that he bought at a store; it supports remote control.

After doing all that, Chen Miao lay on the bed and pressed the remote control for the fan.

After the sound of the fan blades turning came out, Chen Miao activated his Yin-Yang Eyes and looked at the windmill on the board.

Sensing the Yin energy in his Yin-Yang Eyes being rapidly depleted, he immediately averted his gaze.

"In that case, I'll turn on the fan when I sleep at night. Whether it's a person or a ghost, if they come in, they'll have to laugh at me first!"

"No, we still need to find an opportunity to test the ghost aspect."

"Also, I have to always remember not to look up if the fan is on, otherwise..."

Chen Miao suddenly felt that this was a bit dangerous.

If he accidentally sees a windmill with its fan running, wouldn't the power be cut off and he wouldn't be able to deactivate it?

Chen Miao turned off the fan with the remote and took it down.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Miao took out his phone and ordered a small fan with a timer function.

This way, it turns on before you go to sleep and automatically turns off in the morning.

Therefore, he only needs to guard Chen Miao at night, and not at other times.

Even if I accidentally see it at night, I can only control myself for one night at most.

Chen Miao was quite satisfied with his move.

After the windmill matter was settled, Chen Miao began a new period of busy work.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

three days ago.

Chen Miao used the century-old peach wood he had redeemed to make ten new peach charms, which Xie Songde then sent to collect.

As for the remaining majority of the peach wood, Chen Miao didn't touch it for the time being.

The remaining peach wood is long enough to make a Seven-Star Peach Wood Sword. If there isn't a great need for peach talismans later, we can keep it for future use.

Regarding talismans, Chen Miao replenished seven ordinary spirit-suppressing talismans in five days, alleviating the previous excessive consumption.

The storage area for the windmill on the bed in the bedroom was also modified.

Chen Miao spent a lot of money to replace the fans with a row of quiet little fans, each only half the size of a palm, which he then embedded in the small wooden board erected in front of the windmill and connected to the control panel he had purchased.

Also connected to it was the LED strip embedded in the wooden board below the fan.

LED strips are used for nighttime illumination.

Chen Miao hadn't considered the possibility of no lights at night. Perhaps ghosts could see the fan at night, but people might not.

On the wooden frames on either side of the windmill, Chen Miao placed some ornaments and decorations.

In this way, when you enter the room and see the wooden frame, you won't feel that it's out of place; you'll just think that it's a design by Chen Miao.

With this, Chen Miao felt that he had been sleeping much better these past few nights.

Chen Miao was even thinking about whether he should buy a watch that could monitor sleep quality. If it detected that he was sleeping, it would send a signal to the central control board, and then the fan would turn on.

Later, Chen Miao thought better of it. The detection methods used by those smartwatches weren't necessarily accurate, and they were a bit complicated. If something really went wrong, it would be too late for Chen Miao to regret it.

It would be better to keep it simple; you just need to press the switch when you go to sleep at night.

In addition to the fixed fan, Chen Miao also bought a portable rechargeable mini fan and made a small modification so that the mini fan could be clipped onto the stick of the windmill.

In this way, Chen Miao essentially gained a powerful tool for controlling the situation!
However, Chen Miao has not yet had the opportunity to test this crowd control device.

As for other matters, Du Rui of Fushou Funeral Center tried to dig for Luo Zhiyong several times without success, and then there was no further news.

It's worth mentioning that Tao Bo and Cui Xing, the two emcees Du Rui had poached from Chen Miao, have both left Fushou Funeral Center and returned to their hometown because they couldn't compete with the other emcees.

Tao Bo also approached Chen Guokun, asking him to inquire with Chen Miao whether she still needed a master of ceremonies, but Chen Miao politely declined.

It is said that after the old master of ceremonies returned to town, he no longer had a place there.

As for the other emcee, Cui Xing, who switched jobs from Shannan City, he did a good job and seemed to have established himself.

However, because he was too busy, he gave up the idea of ​​driving back to Shannan City and rented a house in Tianmen County, which he looked down on.

Chen Miao saw all of this in the employee group chat of Tianmen Funeral Home.

Apart from that, everything was normal. There were no ghosts in the museum, and Shi Manman's handling of the coffin and corpse had improved. Chen Miao was already considering whether to teach some other things.

I thought these peaceful days could continue.

That night, after Chen Miao finished practicing the "Extreme Yin Body Refining Technique," he had just lay down on the bed, turned on the fan, and was about to go to sleep when Huang Jinjin called.

Chen Miao naturally didn't hesitate to answer the phone when it was called in the early hours of the morning.

The moment Chen Miao answered the phone, he heard Huang Jinjin's anxious voice: "Mr. Chen, the peach charm, the peach charm is broken!"

Chen Miao got up, turned off the fan, and put on his wireless headphones.

He asked about the situation while he was getting dressed.

"Where's the talisman? Has it been activated?"

"I don't know, I've already smeared the blood on it."

"Okay, wait here. I'll be there in two hours. Take the talisman with you and don't wander off. Make sure you have the talisman with you."

"Mr. Chen, will I be alright?"

"No, the peach talisman blocked it, and the talisman didn't activate, which means the opponent's method was blocked. No matter what happens next, as long as the talisman isn't destroyed, just stay put."

Chen Miao got dressed, took the windmill off the shelf, put it in his bag, and then went to the cabinet to pack his things.

"What if the talisman is destroyed?"

“The talisman is destroyed. Just leave home and run towards the police station. I’ll have someone pick you up.”

Chen Miao picked up his things and hurried downstairs.

"Okay, Mr. Chen, could you please not hang up?"

"I'll call you back in a bit, I need to pack some things."

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait for your call, Mr. Chen."

After hanging up, Chen Miao immediately called Qi Ning, only to receive a mechanical "user is busy" response. Qi Ning only activated "Do Not Disturb" when performing missions.

At other times, even when I'm sleeping, my phone will be ringing and vibrating.

Chen Miao originally wanted to send Qi Ning to guard the area first, but now it seems that won't work.

In Shannan City, Chen Miao only knew Qi Ning and Zhong Cai.

Even if he knew the phone number, he couldn't ask anyone to help him if he didn't have a relationship with them.

Soon, Chen Miao got into the car, started the engine, and headed towards the East Gate.

After Hei Zi called out twice from the security booth, Qi Hui came out.

"Director, you're going out so late? Are you coming back?"

Qi Hui pressed the open button and asked.

"Not coming back."

After saying that, Chen Miao drove the car away.

Qi Hui watched the car speed away, somewhat surprised.

"What urgent matter has occurred?"

Shaking his head, Qi Hui returned to the guardhouse and continued listening to the radio program.

……

Two hours later, Chen Miao drove to the outside of Huang Jinjin's residential compound, where Huang Jinjin was already waiting at the gatehouse.

She hung up the phone and jogged over the moment she saw Chen Miao.

"Mr. Chen, you've finally arrived."

Chen Miao nodded.

"Let me see the thing."

Huang Jinjin immediately gave the peach charm and the activated talisman to Chen Miao.

The talisman was activated but didn't trigger; the peach charm cracked.

There is a chisel mark on the peach charm.

The entire peach charm cracked because of the point where it was struck.

After putting away the peach charm, Chen Miao handed Huang Jinjin a new one.

"Let's go back first."

Huang Jinjin hesitated for a moment.

"Do you want to go back?"

"Yes, we have to go back. If anything else appears, we'll destroy it. I can't protect you forever."

Chen Miao's words made Huang Jinjin realize that she couldn't avoid it tonight.

Biting her lip, Huang Jinjin led Chen Miao into the residential area.

At two o'clock in the morning, a woman entered the residential area with a man, and the security guard's eyes naturally looked a little strange.

But he didn't dare say anything. He just had Chen Miao register as a visitor and then let the two of them swipe their cards to go in.

Upon arriving at Huang Jinjin's room, Chen Miao activated his Yin-Yang Eyes and looked around.

They found nothing, but when Chen Miao turned to look at Huang Jinjin, he was stunned.

Several faint red auras swirled around Huang Jinjin's body. These auras moved around her body and eventually gathered at her heart before dissipating from there.

Chen Miao closed his Yin-Yang Eyes.

"You said that when you were sleeping, you suddenly felt a pain in your chest, and when you woke up you found that the peach charm was cracked?"

Huang Jinjin replied hastily.

"That's right, if it weren't for that heart palpitation, I wouldn't have known the peach charm was cracked."

Chen Miao nodded.

It seems the other party is using some kind of black magic or curse, and hasn't sent any ghosts or spirits.

However, according to Zhong Cai's previous statement, such techniques cannot be used repeatedly. Since this attempt failed, the opponent is unlikely to use the same method again.

So, will the other side continue to hide and wait for the next opportunity, or will they launch a second wave of attacks?

Chen Miao didn't know, but all he could do now was wait.

"Everything is fine right now, don't worry."

Seeing Chen Miao's calm demeanor, Huang Jinjin felt less nervous.

After inviting Chen Miao to sit on the sofa, she poured him a glass of water and asked, "Mr. Chen, what should we do next?"

"Wait."

"wait?"

"Hmm, let's see if they have any other tricks up their sleeves."

Huang Jinjin tightened her grip on the peach charm.

"Will I... die?"

Chen Miao looked at Huang Jinjin and shook his head.

Chen Miao meant he didn't know, but Huang Jinjin clearly interpreted it as him not knowing.

She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then, Mr. Chen, may I call my ex-husband over? I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"Ex-husband?"

Chen Miao recalled what Huang Jinjin had told him on the way.

That's fine, it would be rather awkward if it were just the two of them.

As for whether the ex-husband will be attacked after he arrives, it depends on whether the other party can attack the ex-husband in front of Chen Miao without Chen Miao noticing.

Then Chen Miao would directly take Huang Jinjin to the Administration Bureau and have them take over the matter.

"Scream."

After Huang Jinjin finished her call, Chen Miao asked her to recount her experiences over the past few days.

“After that day, I was initially clueless, but after receiving your message reminder, Mr. Chen, I started to investigate the people around me.”

"Because I was pregnant out of wedlock and planned to have the wedding after giving birth, very few people I knew about my relationship with my ex-husband."

"Besides my parents, I only have an aunt who takes care of my daily life."

“My parents would never harm me, so the first person I investigated was that aunt.”

“That auntie has worked as our nanny for over ten years. We know each other very well, which is why my mother asked her to take care of me.”

“I didn’t think there was anything wrong with her at first, but when I asked my parents later, I learned something.”

“Last year, that aunt’s son wanted to transfer to Shannan No. 2 Middle School, but he didn’t have any connections, so he asked my mother for help.”

“This wasn’t a big deal for my mother, so I helped her make the contact.”

"In the end, my parents asked the nanny to prepare 100,000 yuan, and then the matter was settled."

"Although my parents said at the time that the 100,000 yuan was for the person who handled the matter, nobody knows what the nanny was really thinking."

"Having gone through what happened to my child, I don't mind thinking the worst about others."

"So I had someone investigate everything about the nanny."

Huang Jinjin sighed.

"But it turned out that the nanny's social circle was normal, and she didn't have any special contact with me during my pregnancy. I even had someone break into her house, but they didn't find anything bad."

"Although I didn't find anything, I didn't rule out the nanny. I originally wanted to gather more suspects and then ask Mr. Chen to take a look."

Chen Miao nodded, signaling Huang Jinjin to continue.

"After I finished my investigation, I started investigating my ex-husband's situation."

A softening appeared in Huang Jinjin's eyes.

"There are no problems with my ex-husband."

……

(End of this chapter)