The Exorcist

On the first day of 2007, one chapter is lifted. I wish everyone a happy New Year! :)

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Wan Li came to City A with the results of his investigation into Boheng Company.

"It is written very clearly, including the company's status when it was just a small workshop, its development path, current assets, main businesses and competitors, listing status, the eighteen generations of ancestors of all the prominent people in the company, and how many Xiaomi , including the jade photos, are all on this disc."

Wan Li casually took off his coat and saw Xiao Xia sitting on the side looking at him with a smile.

"What? It seems that you are very happy to see me. This makes my fatigue condition much better!"

"Of course, I will miss you even if I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Ah, you are indeed more conscientious than that bastard." Wan Li mouthed to Ruan Zhannu, who was concentrating on reading the information disk on the computer, "He knows how to use me. I am a psychiatrist who graduated from a prestigious university. You are a visiting professor, and you actually let him inquire about it."

"It's a private detective."

"Private detectives are not allowed in China. Although I am doing the work of a private detective, there are only agents and land agents in China. Which one do you think I am?"

Xiaoxia laughed out loud with a "click", looking at Wanli's standard yuppie clothes and face, she was completely speechless.

Are you asking? Land security? Good thing he figured it out! How does he look like that! But when she saw him, she felt relaxed and happy, which was different from being with Ruan Zhan. When she was alone with Ruan Zhan, her heart would beat irregularly, but she would feel particularly safe and at ease, and she would also have a little lust for him.

"Are there any clues?" Wan Li asked as he watched Ruan Zhanda browse through the documents in a few words and sat there in silence.

"No."

"Absolutely not?"

"Absolutely not!"

"So all my hard work these days has been in vain?"

"That's not to say. Your investigation has at least ruled out one possibility."

"The elimination method?" Wan Lijia raised his voice, "I'm as tired as a dog and a thief like a mouse, and it's just your elimination method?!"

"A very important elimination method." Ruan Zhan said angrily.

"It's very important, isn't it?" Wan Li stood up, "Xiao Xia, don't stop me, I'm going to give this bastard a beating to eliminate the reason that he is not a good person at all." He rolled up his sleeves.

"Don't you want to try the body-fixing technique?" Ruan Zhan glanced at Wan Li with a smile but not a smile. Wan Li blinked and made no next move.

At this time, Xiaoxia quickly brought him a cup of tea and said, "Use your smart brain and help us analyze the strange things these days. We have got into a corner and can't think of any other way out. Ruan Zhan, tell us. Bar."

Ruan Zhan nodded and told the whole story in detail, as well as his own investigation and analysis.

He felt that he was currently standing in a blind corner. He always felt that he had neglected something, but he couldn't catch it for the moment. He was very sure that it was Yang Muyou who was causing trouble behind his back, but this was just like Yang Muyou's line, he had to solve it, and finding Yang Muyou was not a good idea. As for Yang Muyou, he doesn't want to alert the enemy for the time being. He has a long-term plan brewing.

Letting Wan Li investigate Boheng Company was just a move to confuse Yang Muyou and make him think that they were solving the puzzle through normal channels. In fact, he knew that with Yang Muyou's cunning and cautious personality, he would not come forward directly. The reason why Boheng Company intervened must have been requested or designed by other people related to it.

Therefore, Yang Muyou's current identity must be related to Boheng Company, and his background is not small. In this way, he can easily target a few "upper-class" people, but he cannot blatantly test them personally. I believe Yang Muyou also knows this, so he will never meet with him. Of course, he cannot force his way into a few high-ranking people. The home of a rich man.

The problem that is troubling him now is this house, this ghost of unknown origin, and the Japanese!

Wan Li heard what he said and asked without thinking, "You checked everything and confirmed that this ghost is related to this house, and the Japanese came here because of this ghost, but there are no clues, right?"

"I always feel like something is missing."

"Because you are stupid!" Wan Li took the opportunity to attack Ruan Zhan, "The problem is obvious. Since all people and things are normal, why not check the people who built this house! I am mainly talking about the craftsmen! "

Ruan Zhan was stunned for a moment.

yes! Why didn't you think of the people who built the house?

Since nothing has happened to the house since it was built, and even the land is pure land, only the craftsmen who built the house can get in touch with the fundamentals of the house and change the aura of the house. Although there is nothing on the surface of this house, it still cannot explain why the evil ghost suddenly appeared, but maybe you will find something if you check the craftsmen back then!

"Yes, I didn't expect this." Ruan Zhan admitted honestly.

"For the sake of an old friend, I'll teach you to be a good boy. You are called Yiyezhangmu." Wan Li stretched out his legs comfortably, "Did you see Xiaoxia? There are really three levels of quality in men."

"What a word that awakens the dreamer!" Xiao Xia praised, but before Wan Li could feel complacent, another basin of cold water was poured down on her, "But can any smart person tell me how to find the craftsman who built this house? Could it be possible that this also has historical records?”

"This - is a question." Wan Li's smile fell, "But this is the only clue."

The three of them were silent for a while.

After a while, Xiaoxia suddenly remembered what Sister Wang had said to her, "I heard that this house was built together. The employer paid for it, and a Chinese who returned from studying abroad did the general design before it was built. I also heard It is said that in order to make the house strong and solid, even the cement was mixed with glutinous rice juice. I think this must have been a big project in those days, maybe it was very sensational."

"That's true. You can check the old news here, or ask the old people who are still alive if they remember this incident." Wan Li said, "Azhan, what have you found out?"

Ruan Zhan frowned habitually and thought about it for a moment, "This was originally a wasteland, a place where unattended small traders did business. It was similar to the current farmer's market. Even the gangsters in the old society did not come here. Oily. But later, a Zhejiang man saw that this was a geomantic treasure land with business prospects, so he bought the land at a very low price, and then built many entertainment venues, attracting a large number of people. The merchants managed it, and he collected rents, which slowly developed into the bustling area it is today. But at that time, he set aside such a piece of land in the southeast upwind of the land for the purpose of attracting dignitaries and foreigners. At that time, Those who build houses here buy land at very low prices, which is equivalent to giving it away.”

"Perhaps we can find clues from him." Wan Li's mind was quick and he immediately followed up, "You think, if he came here as a southerner and made such a fortune, of course some people would be jealous, so he left this piece of land for comfort. It can be used in all directions. I think land at that time was equivalent to giving away, and this house may be the same. Where is he from? "

"His surname is Li, from Zhejiang."

"Southerners are really smart in their thinking." Wan Li praised.

"You mean, since he gave away the house and the land, he most likely hired people to build all kinds of bungalows!" Xiaoxia also thought about it, "At that time, there were not many Chinese designers who returned from studying abroad. Judging from the existing ruins of entertainment venues from those days, they are also in Western style, so maybe they were designed by one person."

"This is very important." Ruan Zhan nodded, feeling a little cheerful, "But although the designer has contacted the house, he will not build it himself. Of course, there are various possibilities, but currently the most likely thing is related to this ghost. It was the person who built the house himself, that is, the craftsman. Now that we understand who wants to build the house and who designed the house, we may be able to deduce who built the house." He paced back and forth at the window, "Generally speaking, at that time, Of course you won’t just hire anyone to build such a high-end house, nor will you hire stragglers—”

"Of course we won't look for the water cats squatting on the roadside." Wan Li interjected, "I will always look for organized people, or my own people."

"That's a good point. Let's first ask if there was an organization similar to a large construction team near City A, and then find out where the designer is from. Anyway, Mr. Li will not transfer people from Zhejiang." Ruan Zhan said, "It is said that the Qinghong Gang was prevalent in City A at that time. Many people at the bottom of society had to join the Qinghong Gang or depend on it in order to survive. So I guess they will control a certain organization, which is probably the lower-class labor force under the Qinggang." He built this house with his own hands."

"It makes sense." Wan Li nodded, feeling that the dawn was right in front of him.

"I heard that the designer is from City A, and he is actually a nominal disciple of the Qinggang." Xiao Xia's mind flashed back to what she had learned from the talkative Sister Wang.

"Okay, Xiaoxia, you will find out this too."

"No, I heard what Sister Wang said." Xiao Xia patted Wan Li on the shoulder, "She is from the countryside of this city. She loves to talk and listen to others, so she knows a lot of things. Because of that design The teacher was from the same hometown as her, and she was a wealthy and influential person in her hometown, so she was very proud. When I came here on the first day, she told me everything."

"Who is Sister Wang?" Wan Li asked again.

"A survivor of a haunted incident." Ruan Zhan answered as he put on his coat, "I'm going to check now."

"What are you looking for?"

"Qinggang, designer, Sister Wang." Ruan Zhan said concisely.

"I'll go too." Xiao Xia subconsciously grabbed Ruan Zhan's sleeve.

Ruan Zhan stretched out his hand to hold Xiao Xia's hand, only to feel it was cold, knowing that the situation that was close to the truth made her nervous. For a moment, he was reluctant to let her go, but he finally took her hand and said, "I'll go by myself first. I'll need you at the critical moment."

Xiaoxia said nothing and watched him walk out the door. Wan Li on the side felt keenly that something was changing between the two people.

Is he going to get involved? The thought startled him.

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In a luxurious office, a middle-aged man was talking on the phone.

International long distance!

"I'm looking for Mr. Matsui Iwane," he said in Japanese.

He laughed when an old but majestic voice sounded on the other end of the phone.

It was the person he was looking for. His voice was so familiar, and he could tell that his personality had not changed.

"Which one?" the old man on the other end of the phone asked arrogantly.

"It's me." He suddenly switched to Chinese. He believed that his voice would not be forgotten by Iwane Matsui.

Sure enough, Matsui Iwane paused and clearly recognized who he was, but still asked in an unchanged tone, "What's the matter?"

"It's nothing, I'm here to apologize." The middle-aged man said slowly, without smiling, but with a smile, "I failed to protect your apprentice. I lost your trust."

"how?"

"he died."

"Oh." Matsui Iwane was as calm as if he heard it was going to rain, "How did you die?"

"He was beaten to death by a Chinese mage named Ruan Zhan. He died miserably. His physical skills and spells were completely defeated."

"Thank you for sharing the bad news." The voice was still calm, but the middle-aged man understood the meaning, just like a dog feeling when his bones were robbed.

"Also," he continued, "Xianji originally accepted an earth-bound spirit that had never been seen in a century as a shikigami, but he failed in the battle and had his soul eaten."

"that's all?"

"that's all!"

"Thank you." Without saying goodbye, the call was disconnected.

The middle-aged man also put down the phone and laughed.

"Will he take the bait? I think that's how he treats his apprentice!" A girl with one arm and one eye said in his arms.

"But he would feel offended by killing his apprentice, and he wants a baby. That's a very good shikigami!" The middle-aged man was confident.

It was the 'tycoon' Zhang Qun and his 'daughter' Zhang Xue who were speaking.