You cut yourself just to watch us drop our little pearls?

It's more comfortable to lie down at home...

As soon as he got off the car, he began to regret it.

Maybe I was just impulsive and felt that I had to go and worship Buddha and relax in this life; or maybe I just had a sudden thought and had to come here early in the morning.

I had clearly searched it on Baidu, and there are not many people coming here all year round, no matter day or night, and it is not a particularly popular tourist attraction. Apart from a dilapidated temple and an old monk, there is nothing else.

He wanted to get close to nature and see the scenery, so why not come at noon? He could also have a vegetarian meal or something...

Just think of it as... scraping off the grease in your stomach from eating instant noodles and takeout for a long time.

What an irony.

Next to the bus stop is a forest path. If you walk along the path, you can see a small hill, and at the top of the hill is the temple.

The journey was not long and Ruan Ziwen had a smooth journey. The scenery here was very natural, but not that natural.

It's better than being a wasted bun in a city of steel and concrete.

Smelling the fresh scent of earth in the air and the fragrance of flowers, plants and trees, Ruan Ziwen really felt as if he was healed at a certain moment.

Of course, it was only for a moment.

He didn't feel any enjoyment. He only enjoyed one thing the most...

That is to empty your mind.

Maybe he needs to take a small stool and sit in the woods.

Or maybe he should be more straightforward and drive to the plateau to experience the feeling of brain deprivation of oxygen.

Continuing to move forward towards the temple, he would soon arrive...

【Xiaoshan Temple】Deep'"

A plain wooden plaque hangs at the entrance of the temple. The dilapidated red-painted walls gradually crack under the baptism of time, revealing the red bricks inside.

The arrogant ivy clung to the wall arrogantly. He thought that if he pulled the ivy down, the wall would probably collapse.

But, it's none of his business.

The gate of the temple was open, and the monks in the temple seemed to be completely defenseless against the outside world. Ruan Ziwen naturally stepped over the threshold of the temple and looked inside to see the true appearance of the interior of the temple.

There was no grand hall or anything that looked very grand, only an ordinary incense burner with two incense sticks that were about to go out. Even standing at the door, Ruan Ziwen could smell the very pleasant aroma.

"Donor...are you here to worship Buddha?"

An old voice suddenly came from behind Ruan Ziwen, scaring him so much that he trembled all over and almost fell forward.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a very gentle force coming from behind him, pulling his originally unstable body back.

"call……"

He looked at the uneven stone bricks on the ground with some fear. If they fell down... he would probably have to take some more leave.

He turned around and saw a thin and old monk.

He was wearing the simplest monk's robe, and his dry and sallow arms looked like bamboo poles, but he was very powerful and saved him from falling down...

"donor?"

"Ah! Greetings, great monk. I am not here to worship Buddha. I am just here to...relax..."

Looking at the sunken eye sockets, for some reason, Ruan Ziwen always felt as if he was being stared at by something. A chill came from behind him, but quickly subsided.

"I see... Amitabha, please come in, donor."

The old monk clasped his hands together, chanted a Buddhist name, and then invited Ruan Ziwen into the temple.

"The small temple is old and shabby, and few people come here. If you want to relax, why not take a walk in the temple?"

The monk simply said something to Ruan Ziwen, and then his deep eyes slowly moved away from Ruan Ziwen. He hunched his thin body, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards the main hall of the temple.

"Thank you."

He thanked the monk softly and started walking around the temple without caring whether the monk heard him or not.

Although this temple is small, it has everything you need. After a careful observation, you can still see something interesting.

After wandering around for a while, Ruan Ziwen returned to the incense burner.

The two incense sticks in the incense burner had gone out. He saw that there were two new incense sticks next to the incense burner, so he inserted the two new incense sticks into the incense burner and took out the lighter from his trouser pocket to light them.

Put your hands together and bow gently to the incense burner.

He did not make any wish. To be more precise, he couldn't figure out what his wish was. He worshipped Buddha...only for the sake of worship.

After burning the incense, Ruan Ziwen walked towards the main hall, but he did not notice that the white smoke emitted by the two lit incense sticks was slowly changing direction as he moved.

He walked into the lobby, looked at the Buddha statue with simple musical notation, put his hands together again and bowed slightly.

I still haven't made any wishes, I just... want to pay my respects.

"You look confused, young man."

The monk appeared behind him again at some point, his voice hoarse and old.

"Am I...confused?"

"You have no desires or requests... There are only two possibilities. One is that you are one with nature and have no desires or requests. The other is... that you have desires and requests, but you can't get what you want..."

The old monk slowly walked up to Ruan Ziwen, then stretched out his hand and handed him an orange-yellow Buddhist bead.

"I'll consider this bead as a gift to you... I hope you can get what you want soon."

…………

Wen Chun huddled in the archives room of the Xiahai City Police Department, constantly flipping through files and case records from recent years.

He always felt that the person who instigated the evil ghost was hiding very deeply, and the serial murders might be planning something.

It’s a pity... they killed too quickly at the beginning. If they had left that evil ghost behind as a tongue, they wouldn’t be in such a confused situation now.

Of course...Captain Liu and his men also paid the price for their recklessness.

The price is to retake the red robe Taoist priest's certificate!

This made the entire team show masks of pain and suffer terribly.

Of course, Wen Chun was not much better. He was now flipping through the files in agony, which was also a punishment from the higher-ups!

He wouldn't be here looking through a year's worth of files before the plot was triggered, would he?

Don’t do that kind of thing!

Chapter 11 Main Thread Begins

one year later……

"..."

Sitting in the familiar little noodle shop, Wen Chun silently opened his chopsticks and looked at the bowl of chopped green onion and sesame oil noodles in front of him. For a moment, he was filled with infinite emotion...

Damn, I've been here for a year! The plot is really about to begin!

No matter how much he felt in his heart, Wen Chun still started eating silently.

Forget it, don't wrong yourself, things have come to this point, let's eat first...

"I always feel like you seem to be worried lately. What's bothering you?"

Wang Lei, who was sitting opposite Wen Chun, looked at Wen Chun's depressed look and asked curiously.

"Rather than saying it's recently, it's better to say... slurp... I've been pretty upset this past year."

Wen Chun rolled his eyes at Wang Lei in annoyance and continued to slurp his noodles.

He had taken off his sunglasses a long time ago, and now with his black contact lenses, nothing could be seen.

If someone had to work with a weirdo wearing sunglasses for a year...it would have been terrible.

"Ah? Why, are you upset about working with me? We are brothers!"

Wang Lei instantly pretended to be very sad, as if his young heart was hurt by Wen Chun’s "sharp words".

"Okay, stop being funny. I'm still eating here. If you want to disgust me, please consider others."

Wen Chun looked at Wang Lei in front of him speechlessly, stretched out his chopsticks and pointed at the little girl with a red face who was taking pictures frantically, and reminded Wang Lei.

He didn't want to make the headlines because of his teammate's embarrassment.

"Tsk, alright, alright, it's true... I haven't done much work with you in this year, but I've received a lot of cold stares. Let me tell you, I'm..."

"DiDi Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di..."

Before Wang Lei could finish his complaint, the cell phone on the dining table suddenly began to vibrate.

Wen Chun signaled Wang Lei to shut up, looked at the words "old director" that came for a reminder, decisively put down the chopsticks in his hand, swallowed the noodles in his mouth that he had not yet chewed, and answered the phone very seriously.

"Hello? Xiaochun, are you with Wang Lei?"

The old director's voice came from the other end of the phone, and he sounded very serious.

"Yeah, what happened?"

Wen Chun asked very bluntly. Now was the time for him and Wang Lei to get off work. Normally speaking, the old director would not suddenly call them unless something big happened!

But for Wen Chun, this can only symbolize one thing.

That is... the main storyline is likely to begin!

……

"Boom...boom...boom..."

The sound of a strong heartbeat echoed in the room, and the owner of the heart had a look of fear on his face!

"you you……"

"Oh? What's wrong? Didn't you say you would give me your heart? Why are you breaking your promise now?"

The pale and slender index finger gently touched the heart, and the sharp nails with a cold glow were chilling.

The young and beautiful female companion now sat beside him with a pale face, staring blankly at the terrified man who could no longer speak with her pure black eyes. A strange smile slowly appeared on her pale... no, pale face, and then...

That smile is constantly expanding... expanding... expanding!!

The shrill laughter hit the man's brain like a spike. He wanted to shout, but he couldn't feel his body at all, as if... he was possessed by a ghost.

"Ah, my... you have a beautiful heart... I just don't know..."

The pale and slender palm slowly grasped the heart... The strong muscles were directly deformed by the pressure of the palm.

“Wuwu! Wuwuwu!!”

"Oh? Why are you resisting?"

"Look...your heart...is beating for me..."

"Hahahahaha!!!"

"Snapped!!"

Blood and flesh splattered everywhere!

The blood dyed the white dress red...

Bizarre murders like this happen all over Xiahai City!

Thirty-eight people died overnight!

Same as the murder case a year ago!

……

"So, the murderer has appeared again?"

Wang Lei looked at the PPT on the screen with a gloomy face. He really didn't expect that in just one day...

"No, it shouldn't be the same person. We can't rule out copycat crimes, but this time... the murderer's methods are even more brutal, and thirty-eight people died in just one night. This is clearly an organized, premeditated murder gang!"

The old director had a dark face, but his anger did not affect his judgment.

"The armed police and we have set up defenses at various checkpoints in Xiahai City. Starting today, the entire Xiahai City will be under martial law. But this time, we cannot let the information about this murder case be broadcast. If the public learns of this incident, it will definitely cause panic..."

"Ugh……"