Strange Tale

Father Martin left, Si Ren approached Long Jiu and they left Shiquan Pavilion together.

The Chinese casual clothes that Long Jiu was wearing at the moment were simple in style but exquisite in workmanship.He looked like an ordinary rich man with a more refined appearance.Si Ren was also dressed casually, but upon closer inspection, it was not difficult to find that the corners of his sleeves were rough, with thick needles and heavy threads.

Soon they came to a T-junction, and they agreed: one to the south and the other to the north.An hour later, regardless of whether there was news of Qilin or not, they all gathered in front of the security station.

Two hours passed quickly.

On the street in front of the security station, a group of people gathered around to watch something lively, and phrases such as "cheating money" and "smelly Taoist priests" were heard from the crowd from time to time.From a long distance, Si Ren saw Long Jiu standing on tiptoes stretching his neck and watching happily.

Si Ren walked behind him, "What are you looking at?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Long Jiu turned his head unsatisfied, "It seems that a few people tied up a Taoist priest, and he was about to reach the public security station. The Taoist broke free from the rope and wanted to run away. After he was caught again, he yelled for passers-by to judge him." The people who arrested him said that the priest cheated their lord's money. But the Taoist insisted that he really knew magic and did not cheat money."

"You really like to join in the fun." Si Ren glanced in the direction of the crowd, turned around and left, "I guess you didn't ask about Xiaolin. Let's go, although I don't have any hope, but since I'm here, go in and inquire one time."

Long Jiu and Si Ren said, "Your colleague is in trouble, why don't you say go and have a look?"

"What colleagues? Those who have been turned over to the government are probably liars."

When he came to the public security office, he knocked on the door and entered a room. Just as Si Ren was about to speak, Long Jiu stepped in front of him, with his head held high, "Ask your newly appointed director to come and see me."

Several office workers in the room looked up at Si Ren and Long Jiu, and one of them put down the things in his hand and came over, "Where is the brat? What are you talking about?! Talk about things if you have something to do, and go somewhere else if you have nothing to do!"

"You..." Long Jiu was about to explode.

Si Ren dragged him behind him, "Deputy Captain Qin? You don't know me anymore?"

The man squinted his eyes at Si Ren, "Hey, isn't this Mr. Si? Why don't you pretend to be an old man and tell someone's fortune today?"

Si Ren smiled, "It's hot, the hair cover is too thick. I have something to ask."

"what's up?"

"that is……"

Long Jiu jumped out from behind Si Ren again, "What are you talking about with him? Tell them to find He Ziming for me!"

Deputy Qin looked at Long Jiu and dared not speak nonsense, "How do you know the name of our new chief?"

"Nonsense! Ziming was sent by me this morning!"

"Ah? You are..."

"Dragon Nine."

He Ziming came trotting all the way, and Si Ren and Long Jiu were immediately and respectfully invited to the VIP reception room in the backyard to have snacks and drink tea.

Si Ren talked about the details of Qilin, and left a photo of him and Qilin.Although I don't expect them to be able to help find it, it is not a bad thing for more people to find it.

Walking out of the public security station, Long Jiu tilted his head and asked Si Ren secretly: "Will the Qilin be photographed without revealing its original shape?"

"Didn't you see it just now?"

"Oh──" Long Jiu nodded, showing a suddenly enlightened expression.

Si Ren suppressed a smile, "Don't tell me you've never taken a photo before. It's not a few years since photography was introduced to China."

"Cough..." Long Jiu coughed unnaturally, "I haven't taken a photo. If the unicorn is photographed in its original form, it will at most be a weasel. There are so many yellow fairies and fox fairies, so there won't be any serious consequences. In case What if it turns out to be a skeleton or a monster after taking the photo for me? The timid ones are not scared to death.”

"If I have time, I'll ask Father Martin to take a picture for you too? He took the picture just now, isn't his skill good?"

As soon as Si Ren mentioned Martin, Long Jiu immediately became unhappy, "I don't need to teach foreign monks..."

Suddenly, a group of people ran past them.

"Quick! Grab him!"

"It's gone! Where did it go?!"

"It's over! The stinky Taoist escaped! How can I explain to the master when I go back?!"

……

Si Ren stretched out his hand and made a gesture of grabbing something in the air, "Stop chasing! The person you want to catch is here."

A group of people who ran past turned back and looked at Si Renkong's hand stupidly.

"What... what do you mean?" the leader asked panting.

"What's going on? You've been yelling and quarreling, be careful when the officer of the public security station comes out and arrests you all." Si Ren couldn't help but ignore it and pretend he didn't see anything.

Looking at the Taoist priest who was caught by Si Ren using the invisibility technique, Long Jiu felt inexplicably excited.When he was watching the excitement, he was very curious about what caused this, but now that Si Ren decided to intervene, it happened that he could follow along to see clearly.

"Didn't you tell us to stop chasing him! Where is that stinky Taoist priest?!" Those people were still asking.

Si Ren looked at the hands that were still empty in other people's eyes, "I'm holding him, he used the technique of sitting in obscurity and standing dead. You can't see it."

"What?!" The leader yelled, and approached Si Ren with a smile on his face, "Boy, what are you talking about in broad daylight?! How many of you brothers don't have eyes? You just walk in the air Then if you catch him, you say you've caught someone? You're lying to a ghost?!"

"I didn't lie to you." Si Ren was very calm.

"Then let him show us his shape!"

"This... I haven't figured out what's going on yet, so I can't just help you catch people like this. Tell me carefully first, after listening, if I think you are reasonable, I will make him show up. But if I think It's not his fault, just let him go."

"you dare?!"

Si Ren smiled, "Don't you believe that I have someone in my hand?"

"This...well then." The man had nothing to say, but he was still not reconciled, "But anyway, you should prove that you didn't lie to us, right? Otherwise, why should we trust you? Don't end up with that If the stinky Taoist priests belong to the same group again, aren’t we being played with by others?”

The hidden Taoist bowed to Si Ren again and again, begging him not to let others know his exact location.

Si Ren is hesitating.

"Ah—"

Long Jiu suddenly kicked the Taoist from behind, the Taoist was unprepared and screamed out.Those who wanted to arrest him were stunned, and the leader waved his hand, "Hurry up! Arrest people!"

With a wave of Long Jiu's sleeves, there was a splash—a few pots of water came from nowhere and poured on those people.

"Don't move! I don't have such a good temper and patience. You heard it just now. That gentleman didn't lie. You listen to him and explain the matter clearly. Otherwise, it will be poured down again." It's not cold water anymore."

Long Jiu's words had an effect, those people who were soaked wiped the water from their faces, looked at their own heads and then at Long Jiu, they really didn't dare to move.

Si Ren was also taken aback, looking at Long Jiu who suddenly became menacing and gloomy, he thought: This person is really... moody!

I finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter, which is actually very simple: more than a month ago, a child in the Hao family compound on Sitong Street in the west of the city suffered from convulsions. Yunyou came to Yancheng and claimed to be the Daoist Liu who claimed to be Jiulie Daoist.

When Taoist Liu came to Hao's house, he first asked for a lot of money, then performed a few exercises in the front and back of the house, pasted hundreds of talismans inside and out, and finally fed a few big pills to the sick child .He said he would be cured within seven days and would never do it again.

After seven days passed, the child's convulsions and epilepsy did not heal, but he developed dysentery.The Hao family called Taoist Liu to ask the reason.He said that the money for incense candles was less than last time, and it was not enough for him to worship the immortals after he went back.So the Hao family added more money, Taoist Liu performed rituals again, and filled an abandoned well of the Hao family with a stone.He also said that this time it will be better in seven days anyway.

Then it was half a month, the child was good and bad, and he was so thin that he was out of shape. The Hao family couldn't find Taoist Liu again.Until noon today, Daoist Liu tried to sneak out of the city through the north gate, but was caught by the Hao family waiting there.

After listening to what they said, Si Ren turned his head to look at the person who still refused to show up.The Taoist dodged his gaze, not daring to meet Si Ren's gaze.

Si Bian probably had an idea in his mind, "How about this, you guys take me there to have a look. Let me see what's wrong with the child, anyway, it's more important to treat the illness."

"What about that stinky Taoist priest?" The Hao family members refused to let go.

"Don't worry, since I can catch him, I can cure him. He can't run away."

"Can we trust you? You won't be a liar like that smelly Taoist?"

"I have a fortune-telling shop opposite the church in the city. If you can run away from the monk, you can't run away from the temple."

The speaker looked at Si Ren, "Okay, I'll trust you just once, but I warn you, we can find that stinky Taoist priest if he wants to escape, and you can do the same!"

Si Ren smiled and stretched out his hand, "Then I will trouble you to lead the way."

The author has something to say: The way of invisibility: it is the invisibility spell.

Sitting standing dead: one of the invisibility spells, which refers to making one's body suddenly disappear from the public. It is said that the invisible person is still among the public at this time, or has risen above the clouds or entered the nine places. Down.