In fact, we know that in a dark and lightless environment, if there is stagnant water, regardless of whether the water is clean or dirty, some bacteria will always breed due to moisture. And these bacteria may eventually become
It becomes a slippery substance that is similar to moss but is not a plant. They will decrease in value with each other, thus creating a huge area. Although I don’t really understand the principle of this phenomenon, I have known since I was a child that if it is wet,
I must be careful when walking in watery places, especially those places where water has accumulated for a long time, otherwise I may slip.
And the reason for saying this is because Teacher Yang’s answer in front of me made me quickly connect these two completely unrelated things. Because ghosts are originally Yin, and Yin energy is easily affected by humid environments.
Gathering. In this way, these dark and damp places become the best hiding spots for ghosts when they want to hide. This can also explain why when a staff member turned around and saw an old woman that night, he was in the same place.
It disappeared instantly. At the same time, it can also explain why when Hu Zongren and I were checking this area just now, the reaction here was stronger than other places.
So I squatted down, stretched out my fingers to dig a little more, and then brought it to my nose and smelled it. It's hard for me to describe the smell. It was very fishy, a bit like the smell of water in a fish tank, but it was also mixed with a
The odor is caused by the accumulation of seed water for too long. The stuff on my fingers has turned into mud. This must be the accumulation of residual substances in all the sewage in this area. I wiped the dirt on my fingers on the ground.
Then I put the compass up, and it confirmed my guess. The reaction of these black mud-like objects here is obviously stronger than that of the surroundings. If it is not the entrance of the passage where ghosts come and go, it must be the place where they hide. Although I have not tested it yet.
I have no idea that ghosts are in this room right now, but I know they must be around, and they know we are coming.
I told Hu Zongren the result in a low voice. The environment is relatively sealed now, so if there are ghosts coming in or out, at least my compass will pass on the message to me. Although I think they are hiding behind the scenes that we can't see at the moment.
The place was watching us, but deliberately did not let me notice its specific location, so Hu Zongren told me, let’s just follow the trick. Just like what we did in the office before, you make a rope formation and I will post it.
Dao Fu. I nodded. It seems that this method is the most reliable at present. If the ghosts are here as I expected, it can at least trap them for a while and prevent them from running around. When Hu Zongren and I drive them away, we
We also know where it will hide. In addition, even if my guess is wrong and the ghost is not in this environment at the moment, then we can at least prevent them from coming back here again, which also narrows the scope of our investigation.
So I said to Teacher Yang, I'm afraid you should stay away from this area tonight. We have to do something. If someone comes from outside, it will be easy for people to spread the word. Teacher Yang seemed to be unable to make this decision, so he
He planned to call his boss to ask. Judging from his tone on the phone, it seemed that his boss lost his temper at him, but finally agreed. During this period, Teacher Yang kept saying in a submissive and flattering tone.
He was talking and speaking Mandarin throughout the whole process. When he hung up the phone, Hu Zongren suddenly asked him with a smile, your boss has been in Chongqing for so long, how come you still can’t speak Sichuan dialect? Teacher Yang was stunned and said, our boss doesn’t
I'm here because I'm stationed here. Although I'm in Chongqing, I don't often come to the supermarket. Hu Zongren said with a sigh, "Fujian people don't seem to be very used to the life here."
When Hu Zongren said this, he suddenly seemed to remind me, but I was not sure. So I asked Hu Zongren, what did you just say? Hu Zongren stupidly replied, I said, why doesn't his boss speak Sichuan?
What are you saying? I said it was not this sentence, but the latter sentence. Hu Zongren said again, I said Fujian people are not used to this place.
I snapped my fingers and said that I had finally guessed why every clue we knew so far was more or less directly connected to the warehouse on the first floor below. Everyone looked at me in confusion.
So I gestured with my hands like a basin and told them that the reason was because of the brazier in the stairwell!
On the way to the office upstairs, I smelled the smell left behind after something had burned down. Later, Gu Nian in the office mentioned that the three of them had witnessed several birds on the way back to the office after buying food.
As for the phenomenon of ghosts surrounding the brazier, I had already guessed at that time that the brazier would be closely related to the appearance of these ghosts. Hu Zongren and I also discussed this matter while waiting for these people to go to work.
Because in the eyes of many ordinary people, a brazier has only a few uses, either to light a fire or to burn money, paper, and incense candles. Both of these are originally very normal, but although the weather in Chongqing is very cold,
It is true that there is no need to light a fire to warm up in the city, especially who would light a fire to warm up in the stairwell? If it is a homeless person, he probably will not be able to enter this supermarket at all, so this possibility can be said to be almost non-existent.
Then there is only one other possibility left. Someone burned money paper incense candles here, thereby attracting ghosts. But who would choose to burn money paper here for what purpose? When I thought of this, I immediately asked Yang
The teacher said, how long has this brazier appeared in the corridor? Teacher Yang thought for a while and said, it seems not long ago, the corridor was quite clean before, but then I don’t know who put a brazier here.
But no one took it seriously. It took about more than a month. I asked Teacher Yang, did it appear before the first haunting or after?
Teacher Yang saw that my expression was a little serious, so he thought about it seriously and said, It seems that it was before that, when I was at work one day, I discovered that there was an extra brazier there, and I learned about it within a few days.
We have news about employees running into ghosts here.
Okay, it's clear. So far, I'm basically sure of one thing, that is, those ghosts were caused by someone burning something in a basin. And Hu Zongren, who just reminded me, is still not big.
He understood how I connected all this, so I explained to him, don’t forget who their boss is. Maybe my way of asking questions was wrong. After being stunned for a long time, Hu Zongren asked Teacher Yang stupidly, “You guys
Who is the boss? What's your surname? Teacher Yang suddenly and honestly answered Hu Zongren, his surname is Chen, and his name is Chen.
I rolled my eyes, and then said to Hu Zongren, the important thing is not what his name is, it doesn’t matter what name he wants, the key is where he is from. Hu Zongren thought for a while and said, Fujian people, what’s wrong? I said
This supermarket was originally a Fujianese supermarket, and the boss and senior management are all Fujianese. You can't even think of this? Hu Zongren suddenly realized and said, "You mean, Fujianese people believe this!"
I clapped my hands and gave Hu Zongren a thumbs up, saying in my heart that you finally got the idea.
This is the case in many places in our country, such as Guangdong, Hainan, and Fujian. These places were originally coastal, and their cultural atmosphere is actually relatively closer to the style of Southeast Asia. For example, in Guangdong, almost most people worship gods.
Buddha, and regard this kind of worship as a living habit. Many people in Fujian also do this. These coastal places are deeply influenced by Mazu culture, and then Buddhism and Taoism are relatively stronger than other places in the country.
Xinyang atmosphere. Masters from Guangdong and Fujian have top experts in the country, and the prestige these experts have established among the people over the years is extremely high, which in turn leads to a large number of supporters and followers behind them.
Since ancient times, these places have been considered to have the most concentrated and strong religious atmosphere in China. Therefore, if someone in a supermarket opened by a Fujian boss follows local customs and burns incense and worships Buddha, it will not be strange at all.
But this is still my conjecture. If I need to confirm it, I have to ask Teacher Yang to scold me again and call my boss for help. If the boss says that no one is burning incense, then we have to investigate from other places.
.However, after Teacher Yang called the boss, he got the news that the company had a dedicated delivery driver, who was from Fujian. His main responsibility in the company was to dispatch seafood to the warehouse, and he was not responsible for anything else.
In addition, there is another task, which is to burn incense, candles and paper money for the local landowner and gods on behalf of the boss every day after closing time.
Teacher Yang told me that he knew this employee personally, but it was the first time he had heard of him having this part-time job. Teacher Yang looked at me with eyes full of admiration. I knew that my wonderful guess just now must be profound.
He was deeply moved. If he were a woman, I highly doubted that he would jump directly on me. So I shook my middle part coolly, and then said to Teacher Yang, why don’t you give it to me quickly?
Call any of your colleagues from Fujian? Ask him personally, or at least ask why he only started burning a brazier in this corridor in the past month or so after the supermarket has been open for so many years. If possible, ask him by the way, if
He also burned a brazier before, but it was not discovered by an old employee like you, so he must have another place to burn a brazier. You have to help me check where he burned the brazier before.
Teacher Yang's eyes almost twinkled when he saw me. He thought that the matter was probably coming to an end, so he called me happily. After he left, Hu Zongren touched my back lightly and said,
In fact, you sensed something bigger was wrong, right?