Chapter 41: Human skin paper, blood rouge, ghost hitting the wall
An hour later:
Liu Zhengye held the information in his hand and looked a little ugly: "According to the inspection by the department personnel, Wang Xin's father, Wang Meng, has been dead for three days."
"Three days? This is impossible!" He Meng exclaimed.
"People from our department visited their homes yesterday! And last night, the civilian department also called them for simple communication and psychological counseling."
"I suspect it's an illusion." Kongsang said.
"When I was checking in the study just now, I was dragged into a courtyard with a blood-red moon by the opponent's illusion."
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"After all, people in the civilian department are not very good at dealing with strange forces and chaos. It is not surprising that they are deceived by superb illusions."
"this......"
Kong Sang took the information and after flipping through it, he almost frowned: "According to the information, the cause of Wang Meng's death was...the absence of internal organs?"
Liu Zhengye nodded: "Yes. His abdomen is empty. That's why when we found him, his stomach was full of stuff."
"This really smells like a poisonous insect." Zhang Peng said, "According to my understanding, a poisonous insect usually wants to eat up a person, which is a bit difficult."
"Most of them are dormant in the vital parts of the victim. As long as they are given instructions, they will attack the vital parts. They can eat the human internal organs... The size and ferocity of these Gu insects are a bit scary.
"
"I think this might be more difficult to deal with than ordinary Gu masters." Kong Sang took out the ancient book found on the desk: "Look at this."
He Meng was very knowledgeable. After flipping through a few pages, he determined: "Yongsui Hall Chronicles is a local chronicle. This is the sixth volume. What is mentioned in it is the description of the grass ghost woman."
"Grass hag?"
"Yes. The grass hag is different from the Gu masters we generally know."
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"First of all, they must be women, and secondly, they must be able to keep the poison in their own bodies. This ability is very rare and terrifying. Because they use themselves as their nests, they are very vicious."
"Why does it sound a bit like a bad spell?" Kong Sang suddenly said.
He Meng pushed up his glasses: "Actually, I think that the three major evil arts in Yunnan are a step-by-step process. The evil technique is used to cultivate, the voodoo technique is used to control, and the lowering of the head is used to kill."
"As for Wang Xin's mother, according to the information we have obtained, her name is Xia Wan."
"She is not Wang Xin's biological mother. She only married Wang Meng three years ago. Wang Xin's biological mother died of illness when he was a child."
Yan Wei also took out a makeup box from her backpack: "Speaking of this, when I was searching in the dressing room just now, I found this box of rouge."
"But I feel that it is very different from the cosmetics on the market, and the rouge box is very old. It seems to be an old item."
He Meng opened it and took a closer look: "Indeed, even if it is made by hand using ancient methods on the market, it is not so delicate. And I can't think of the exact color number of this color. It seems that it doesn't match anything.
"
"Let's go back to the Department of Good and Evil first, just in time to have someone test the ingredients of this rouge. We can also piece together the clues we found." Liu Zhengye suggested.
"Yes, I agree."
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After the group returned to the headquarters building, Rouge was immediately taken to the laboratory.
At the same time, in the conference room, everyone put the collected things on the table.
Including ancient books in the study, a mirror found in the bathroom, a snake-shaped ring, and a box with scissors and leather paper.
"Let's review it a little bit. Needless to say, ancient books. Judging from the situation of opening them, maybe Wang Meng himself or his wife noticed some clues, so they wanted to find some information."
"This mirror, Kong Sang, you major in archeology, take a look at it."
Kong Sang took the mirror and carefully examined the pattern on it with a special flashlight and magnifying glass: "The appearance of classic silver jewelry, the pattern on the back of the mirror should be an antique 'Jiuli', which corresponds to the origin of the Yunnan nation."
"This mirror is not an antique. It must have been produced only a few decades ago. It is probably a handicraft of ethnic minorities in Yunnan."
"This snake-shaped ring is actually the same. In the national mythology believed in in Yunnan, Empress Nuwa is a very important part."
"The totem of Nuwa is a snake, so Yunnan is also very keen on snake totem decorations."
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"As for this scissors..." Kong Sang looked at it: "This should be just an ordinary scissors. But this piece of paper... looks a bit weird."
Kong Sang said, unfolding the folded paper, it turned out to be the size of a dining table.
"The paper feels very delicate and silky, not rough, and has a good texture."
"However, this is not rice paper. The toughness of rice paper is not that good, and its light transmittance is higher than rice paper!"
"In terms of color, it doesn't look like hard yellow paper. It's even less silky."
"Stone paper? It doesn't seem right..."
Kong Sang took the magnifying glass and compared it carefully, and suddenly seemed to think of something. With a little panic, he quickly turned the paper over and continued to check.
After a long time, Kong Sang slowly raised his head: "This... is not paper."
"No?" Everyone was stunned.
"But it doesn't look like leather either."
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Everyone was obviously more confused.
Kong Sang's throat moved: "This is...a piece of human skin paper."
"What?!"
"As the name suggests, the craft is for making paper, but the raw material is human skin. And judging from the production process and material of this human skin paper, as well as the degree of preservation...it shouldn't be an old item."
Liu Zhengye immediately captured the key point: "You mean...this paper is not an antique? It was made by someone over the years!"
Kong Sang smiled bitterly and nodded: "The human skin paper was originally just a legend, and it often existed in some weird stories."
"Isn't there a saying about painted-skinned ghosts in "Liao Zhai"? The real appearance of human-skinned paper was in some long-ago ancient tombs as funerary objects."
"But the craftsmanship of making human skin paper has long been lost. This... this one is so, so new! Maybe... maybe it was only made in the past two years."
"Something's wrong, so wrong! A guy who basically does business in Beijing has so many old items from Yunnan ethnic minorities in his house. And there's also something as unknown as human skin paper!"
Someone from the inspection room happened to knock on the door: "Your urgent inspection report is out!"
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"I'll make a long story short. The ingredients of rouge include beeswax, hibiscus essential oil, pomegranate, sappanth wood, etc., but these are only auxiliary ingredients. The main ingredient is human blood."
"!"
Everyone quickly looked at the inspection report.
"Human blood rouge?" Everyone gasped.
Kong Sang thought for a while and said: "I think there are two possibilities now. First, Xia Wan should have been killed too, but the murderer may have taken Xia Wan away to avoid something."
"There is another possibility: Xia Wan is the murderer. She is not Wang Xin's biological mother, and she is more than 20 years older than Wang Meng. I don't think there is no motive."
Liu Zhengye immediately called the phone: "Hey, help me check, where is the birthplace of Wang Xin's stepmother Xia Wan?! Don't hang up the phone, I want to know the result now!"
Soon, the other end of the phone said: "Xia Wan was born in the ancient city of Yunnan."
Liu Zhengye immediately made up his mind: "Tomorrow, let's go to Yunnan to find out!"
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The next day, everyone met at the airport. Almost four hours later, they arrived at their destination.
Yunnan ancient city.
As a tourist attraction in Yunnan, the ancient city is crowded with people all year round.
However, there are also many local people living here. Some are doing business, and some have ancestors who may have lived here.
After the five people entered the ancient city, what they saw were various pubs, inns, snacks, and some people setting up stalls on the Central Street.
There are all kinds of things on sale, including trinkets, musical instruments, and some other gadgets like Ping An Fu.
I found an inn in the center of the city. After everyone checked in, they started planning in the room:
"According to Wang Xin's diary, it was here that he met the woman who gave him the sign. We split up. Kongsang and I went to find these places that sold similar signs."
"Zhang Peng, you, Yan Wei, and He Meng, go find some real residents and ask them about Xia Wan."
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"OK."
Kong Sang and Liu Zhengye chose Renmin Road. As the main road in the ancient city, it extends in all directions. Some vendors with relatively prosperous businesses are basically concentrated here.
Liu Zhengye held up a photo: "Boss, may I ask, do you sell Ping An cards similar to this one?"
The photos in the hands of the two men were restored by Kongsang according to his own memories and by professionals from the Department of Good and Evil. Although they cannot be said to be exactly the same, the similarities are very high.
The boss laughed and said, "Young man, this looks like a Buddhist amulet. How can we sell Thai Buddhist amulets here? You asked the wrong person."
"Sorry to bother you."
Kong Sang and Liu Zhengye took photos and compared them with each other.
As the last hour passed, they asked almost all the businesses near Renmin Road. But no one seemed strange.
"Zhengye, I suggest you broaden your goals a little more. We also ask those who make similar blessing crafts."
"Then let's split up. We'll call you in fifteen minutes."
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"good."
Kong Sang and Liu Zhengye started looking for the target and asking questions one after another.
The weather in the ancient city was a bit hot. Kong Sang wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at an old woman selling luck charms at a street stall at the entrance of the alley. He immediately stepped forward and said, "Mother-in-law, I want to ask, do you have anything like this here?"
A peace sign?”
The old woman's figure was a bit stooped. She took the photo with difficulty, looked at it, and snorted coldly: "Return the peace card. This thing is a sinful thing!"
Kong Sang felt happy. It seemed that he had asked the right person, so he quickly asked: "Old lady, do you know this thing?"
The old woman raised her head and looked at Kong Sang, but her hoarse voice revealed a hint of warning: "Young people, it is normal to be curious. However, you should not get involved in some things easily."
"If you accidentally lose the thing in your photo, then go to a serious temple or temple to find an elder and ask for a serious one."
"If you're still wearing it, then you'll be lucky."
After saying that, the old woman closed the stall, pushed Kong Sang away with a hint of impatience, and walked towards the alley alone.
Kong Sang pondered deeply and did not follow immediately. Instead, he called Liu Zhengye and sent his location.
Five minutes later, Liu Zhengye hurried over:
"How to say?"
"Then the old lady entered this alley. She walks slowly, so I think it shouldn't be difficult to find her."
The two entered the alley one after the other.
The alley is narrower than expected. Although it is not a problem for people to walk through it, it is a bit difficult to open the arms fully.
Perhaps because of the narrowness of the alley, compared with the slightly hot environment in the ancient city, the alley was a bit cold. One was cold and the other was hot, and both of them even shivered.
There is no route extending in all directions throughout the alley, it just keeps turning.
The two of them walked for a long time, and they were even a little tired, but they didn't see the old lady at all.
"It's strange. There are no side roads in this alley. According to our speed, how can we not catch up?"
Kong Sang also felt strange. He subconsciously looked around and then at the two- and three-story buildings above, showing a trace of scrutiny."
"Zhengye, do you feel that... we were here just now?"
In fact, Liu Zhengye also felt a little weird without Kong Sang's reminder.
First of all, logically speaking, these alleys should be inhabited by people. The houses above them also have some windows. However, they have walked so far, but they have not seen the door!
These small buildings have no doors but windows. How does one get in there?!
The two looked at each other. Kong Sang randomly picked up a stone and drew a watchman symbol on the wall.
"Let's try again."
While counting the time, the two speeded up and began to walk through the narrow and winding alley. After seeing the symbols carved on the wall again, their expressions changed.
Liu Zhengye looked at his watch: "In twenty minutes, we made a circle. The distance is... about one or two kilometers."
Kong Sang took out the watch gong and looked around cautiously: "Keep going back to the starting point. Does this feel like a ghost beating a wall?"