It was just before dawn, and it wasn't yet time for the crematorium staff to start work.
Such a strange wailing sound was truly frightening.
Xu Xi and her parents didn't dare to go forward rashly, but watched as Jiang Nuo turned and went inside, peeking in.
"The talisman is Wu Chou."
The talismans drawn by those who receive different lineages are also very different. Hearing Si Yan say this, Jiang Nuo immediately pressed the handle.
"Waaaaah!! Help!"
The tall, thin security guard, whose throat was hoarse from shouting, saw a savior and didn't care who had broken into the crematorium; he just wanted to save them.
"Whoa..."
Jiang Nuo walked around the two security guards before using his sleeve knife to cut the rope.
"Who tied you up here?"
"I don't know!"
The short, chubby man finally came back to life, hugging his reddened flesh and crying, complaining as he cried.
"Damn it, I was sleeping soundly here last night, and then I woke up in the middle of the night and ended up tied to him!"
"Yeah, yeah! It's fucking weird."
Listening to the two security guards' complaints, Jiang Nuo and Si Yan exchanged puzzled glances. They had assumed that the guards were kidnapped because they were frightened by Wu Chou's appearance and prevented him from entering the crematorium to investigate.
Judging from this description, I didn't see anyone last night.
Si Yan twirled the talisman between her fingers, confirming that it was indeed Wu Chou; they must have come to the crematorium last night.
"Let's go in and take a look." Jiang Nuo looked around the security room but didn't find anything strange.
"Hey... it's not work hours yet, no wandering around the crematorium!"
The tall, thin man was in excruciating pain all over his body, but he still didn't forget to perform his duties.
Jiang Nuo slowly took out a rope, looking at him with a half-smile.
The tall, thin man. "..."
He covered his eyes and yelled, "I'm exhausted today, I didn't see anything!"
--
As they entered the crematorium without any hindrance, Xu Xi's father's expression grew increasingly strange, especially after hearing what the two security guards said.
Although the crematorium is large, it is very spacious. Unless you go into an office, you can see everything from downstairs.
Si Yan tried to contact Zhou Ling and Wu Chou again, but failed.
"This is..."
Jiang Nuo, with her sharp eyes, glanced at the lawn out of the corner of her eye. The sunlight reflected off the jade and she bent down to pick up the black and gold skull bracelet, as if it were a claw.
"This belongs to Zhou Ling."
Among the people Jiang Nuo knows, only she has such unique decorations.
"Are they in danger?"
Si Yan immediately made a phone call, asking the association's employees to look at the spiritual divination contracts they had signed.
"As long as I'm alive, the signature on the contract won't be erased," he explained to Jiang Nuo.
Jiang Nuo nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly turned to look at Xu Xi's father, who had been hesitant to speak.
"I've been observing you for a while now, what are you trying to say?"
Si Yan glanced sideways, her tone flat and indifferent, and said in the same tone, "You say you want to seek justice for your deceased employee and daughter, yet you chose to come in during their off-duty hours."
Mr. Xu avoided eye contact and stammered.
Jiang Nuo's lips curled into a smile, but her eyes inexplicably sent a chill down one's spine. "You expect us to work for you without telling the truth? Do you think I'm easily manipulated?"
Mr. Xu was startled, then sighed heavily.
Xu Xi, however, grew anxious, shaking her father's arm, "Dad! Why did you agree to me asking God Nuo for help? Now that things have come to this, just tell me quickly, or my sister will die in vain!"
Xu's mother stopped crying and pinched Xu's father's arm, urging him to tell her what secret he had.
"Okay, okay! I'll say it!"
Mr. Xu squatted down on the spot, scratching his head repeatedly with both hands. His wrinkled face showed extreme pain, and his voice was hoarse.
"I worked at this crematorium for seven or eight years. Over time, I learned a thing or two about it. The employees all say there's a mysterious white door that only appears occasionally at night."
"Once you go in, you'll disappear forever, and... and be forgotten by everyone who sees you! In all my years here, I've had three employees go missing. This damn crematorium thinks they can just wash their hands of it after paying compensation."
"My poor eldest daughter must have died because of this evil thing!" Xu's father roared in anguish.
Xu Xi's sister's cause of death is related to the rumors remains to be discussed.
This coincides with the disappearance of Zhou Ling and the others.
"Could it be an illusion..."
Jiang Nuo murmured, facing the direction from which it had fallen, her fingers tightly gripping the ornament, Demonic Qi overflowing, her red eyes flickering.
He raised his hand, his long, slender fingers forming a hook, and drew a line in mid-air.
Unfortunately, it wasn't an illusion.
But Jiang Nuo did sense that there was an extraordinary power beneath the crematorium.
More eerie than a ghost.
Si Yan squeezed his hand and whispered, "The association replied; they're alright for now."
"I sent people to both Qian Qiang's villa and Yi Ran's house to check for the presence of Evil Spirit Mirror."
If more people conduct the survey, they won't have to rush.
Jiang Nuo scratched her clasped hand with her finger, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Then let's go to Xu Xi's house and ask the ghosts for answers."
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Xu Su's body lay stiffly on the stretcher. The three members of the Xu family were separated on the other side of the room, watching and weeping.
"Five ghosts, five ghosts, rushing about busily, stealing things from those they delude, moving things without warning..."
Unlike before, the one who summoned the soul was Si Yan, while Jiang Nuo and others stood on the other side of the stretcher to ensure that the soul would not dissipate.
Si Yan made a hand seal, and the Ghost-Seeking Command Order was issued. In less than a moment, the room suddenly darkened, Xu Su's remaining soul sat up from his body.
She looked as if she had just woken up, staring blankly and confusedly at the two strange men beside her bed, then at her family members who were looking at her with fear and confusion.
"Mother..."
Xu Su called out, "What's wrong with you guys?"
Upon hearing the cry of "Mom," Xu's mother, who had managed to hold back her tears, burst into tears again, burying her face in Xu Xi's arms and wailing.
Xu Su was startled by her reaction, thinking something terrible had happened. When he got up, he found that his body was semi-transparent. When he looked back, his body was still lying there.
Jiang Nuo: "You are already dead."
Xu Su: "What...?"
She was horrified and instinctively shook her head, "... Impossible, impossible! I just worked a few extra days! How could I die?"
The facts are undeniable and cannot be ignored.
Seeing her blank Si Yan pondered for a moment and then asked, "What time do you think it is now?"
Xu Su paused for a moment, then subconsciously replied, "May 4th... isn't it?"
Sure enough, it's this time again.
"Sis! It's May 11th now..." Xu Xi couldn't help but cry as she said, "What's wrong with you these past few days? Don't you remember?"
Xu Su shook his head blankly, "I... don't remember."
"What happened before your memory disappeared?" Jiang Nuo asked.
Xu Su stood there for a long time, his mind frozen, unsure of where to begin.
"I've been working non-stop... The crematorium has been receiving a lot of bodies lately, and... the closing hours are getting longer and longer, so there's more and more work piling up during the day."
As she spoke, Si Yan slowly paced around the room, examining everything, especially the mirror.
Jiang Nuo: "The rumors about the crematorium your father mentioned, have you seen that white door?"
Xu Su was quite firm in his Xu Su, "No, we new employees are very superstitious about it. The doors of crematoriums are usually made of wood and are black."