Shunzi's death

  Although Shunzi looked harmless, he was a ghost after all, and the kind of ghost that was as sharp as Xi Li Ge. I was still a little scared. Xu Shiwei had calmed down by now, and slowly stood up, habitually crossing his arms over his chest, walking towards Shunzi while saying: "You're looking for me?"

  Xu Shiwei said this, as if it was normal for a ghost to find him. I sat on the hospital bed, being very vigilant and guarding against Shunzi. In case he suddenly rushed over, I would definitely get that evil spirit entering my body again. Shunzi's dirty face showed a hint of pain, and without saying a word, he knelt down on the ground.

  "Hey! What are you doing?!" Xǔ Shì Wéi was startled by Shùn Zǐ's sudden action, and his voice suddenly became louder.

  Seeing Xu Shiwei shouting so loudly, I quickly reminded him: "Speak softly, are you afraid that others won't hear you?"

  The hospital's soundproofing is not very good, and Xu Shiwei's loud voice can be heard clearly in several nearby wards. If he shouts so loudly that it disturbs the patients next door, they might come over and fight him. You know, nowadays patients are not to be trifled with, and there have been reports of doctors being beaten up by patients recently.

  As soon as I reminded him, Xu Shiwei realized that his voice was too loud and lowered his tone to say to Shunzi: "What's the matter, speak up."

  Between words, Xu Shiwei walked to the door and closed it. I sat on the bed staring at Shunzi's half-transparent figure, the more I looked, the more frightened I became. During the day, I was chasing him all the way, but I didn't feel particularly scared at that time. Now that it's nighttime, especially in a hospital where ghosts are most likely to appear, I'm really scared to death, especially since Xu Shiwei is still a little far away from me.

  Of course, I wouldn't show too much fear on the surface, pretending to be calm and collected: "You're not crazy at all, right?"

  "I also had no choice, if I didn't pretend to be crazy and stupid, I wouldn't have been able to survive for so long, let alone find out the truth." Shunzi's tone was very sincere, just listening to it you could tell he was a honest person, unlike that Zhang Chengfu, who didn't even need to speak, just looking at him with your eyes you could tell he was a perverted old man with evil intentions.

  It's true that Shunzi looks quite harmless, but I'm still a bit scared. After all, he is a ghost and it's nighttime now. It would be weird if I wasn't afraid... But what truth did he say?

  "What truth? What truth is there? Is it related to Zhang Chengfu?" I was about to ask, but Xu Shiwei spoke up first.

  Shunzi's face was solemn, and he cautiously glanced around for a moment before responding: "Actually... during the day, I wanted to get close to you all, but... they were all there, so I hid. When you left, I followed you all the way, but... I couldn't enter your home. Luckily, you came to the hospital, and that's when I got my chance... I came... just to ask for your help."

  What did he mean by saying that? Was it just a coincidence that he was talking about the spirit car disappearing today, or was he trying to get our attention? How did he know we could see him? I thought to myself and then asked him: "Was it intentional today? Did you know we could see you?"

  Upon hearing this, Shunzi nodded heavily: "Yes, little girl, the yin energy on you is very heavy. When you passed by earlier, I suspected that you had yin-yang eyes. It turns out that not only do you have them, but this gentleman also does? Moreover, this gentleman's cultivation should be quite high."

  I was suddenly puzzled, logically speaking, Xu Shiwei should have been able to see that Shunzi is a ghost at first glance, why didn't he say anything at the time? And Shunzi followed us all the way, he shouldn't be unaware of it, unless... he did it on purpose. Forget it, I won't ask him about this for now. Since Shunzi came to find us, he must have something to do with us. Generally, when ghosts appear in front of people, they are either vengeful spirits looking for a substitute or their wishes are unfulfilled. Shunzi obviously has some unfulfilled wish.

  So I asked him straightforwardly, "Is there anything we can help you with?" I'm not the kind of person who likes to interfere in other people's business. If it wasn't for Shunzi mentioning something about a spirit car disappearing during the day, I wouldn't have bothered to get involved.

  "Your death... is it related to Zhang Chengfu?" Xǔ Shì Wéi sat in the chair, with his legs crossed, speaking in a tone like an old Daoist priest.

  As soon as Xu Shiwei spoke, Shunzi's face suddenly changed, and his dirty face was instantly shrouded in dark clouds. More than that, it was painful hatred: "Right! It was him! It was him who drove the car to kill me back then! He was driving a Lincoln!"

  "Why did he want to kill you?" Xu Shiwei's expression was very serious, and if one didn't know better, they would have thought it was the King of Hell judging a little demon.

  As soon as Zhang Chengfu was mentioned, Shunzi's tone was no longer as gentle as before, and it was replaced with anger: "Because... I found evidence of his crime."

  "What evidence does he have? What evidence could he possibly have? Zhang Chengfu has done countless evil deeds in his lifetime, what did you discover that made him want to take your life?" Xǔ Shì Wéi's hand tapped gently on the bedside, asking calmly.

  Shunzi let out a long sigh, his eyes clouding over with sorrow: "The evidence of my fiancée's murder... My fiancée, Sun Yuxi, was an undercover agent from the special police force. Over ten years ago, she was sent to this school as a teacher to investigate a case of arms smuggling. But unexpectedly, within just a few months of her arrival, she was burned alive in the school... The place where she died is that old teaching building. It used to be the teachers' dormitory. That night, I was on a business trip out of town, and when I returned... Yuxi had already been buried by them."

  Shun's eyes were filled with deep sorrow, and his body was shaking violently: "They all said that Yu Xi was burned to death in the fire, but... I went to see the dormitory where the fire occurred, although it was burnt black, but... such a fire could not have killed anyone, let alone someone as agile as Yu Xi, who should have been able to escape easily. How could she possibly be burned alive inside?"

  "So, someone deliberately set the fire! Was that person Zhang Chengfu?" A wave of fear rose in my heart, fortunately I didn't go out alone today, otherwise who knows what might have happened.

  Shunzi's eyes flashed with a drop of bright red blood tears, and he trembled as he said: "Right... it's just a pity that at the time I didn't suspect Zhang Chengfu, so I let him get away scot-free until today. And even... he had many dealings with those lawless thugs, not only smuggling guns but also kidnapping students under the guise of internships, some were sold to brothels and others to mines... By the time I realized what was happening, he had already become powerful and used my father's life to threaten me. The way I am now is all because of his harm."

  As he spoke, Shunzi trembled with his hand touching the large black mole on his face and his ugly appearance. Although I'm not clever, I can also understand the meaning of his words, and it's likely that he became this ghostly figure because of that bald man.

  Xu Shiwei gazed at Shunzi's face for a long time, bewildered: "Are you cursed?"

  Shunzi didn't respond, but his expression had already tacitly acknowledged it. Xu Shiwei was even more perplexed: "But... as far as I know, Zhang Chengfu doesn't have that ability!" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized: "It's the black hand behind him! More than a decade ago, he had already colluded with them!"

  "Black hand? I don't know what black hand... Ah, I remember now. More than a decade ago, there was a woman by his side, tall and slender, very beautiful-looking. She seemed to be skilled in some sort of sorcery, always helping him do evil deeds. I think it's because of that woman that even after I died, I couldn't get close to Zhang Chengfu's body. Two years ago, I was killed by Zhang Chengfu, but that woman still wouldn't let me go, so even as a ghost, I had no choice but to continue pretending to be crazy." Shunzi's eyebrows were filled with sadness as she tried her best to recall.

  "Girl! What girl? Is it the one who is 1.7 meters tall, with short hair and big eyes?" Xǔ Shì Wéi seemed to have thought of someone, suddenly stood up from the stool, and asked Shùn Zǐ urgently. Then he took out his phone, his slender fingers touched the screen for a while, and somehow pulled out a photo from one of his classmates, I leaned over to take a look, isn't this He Méng Yán?

  Xu Shiwei held out his mobile phone in front of Shunzi, frowning: "Take a look, is it this woman?"

  Shunzi stared at Xu Shiwei's phone with a look of astonishment, stuttering: "Yes! It's her! She's the one who made me like this now, only... she had long hair back then and wore a pale blue cheongsam. How... how hasn't she changed at all!"

  "She's a green snake! A serpent demon from three years ago when she was still in training." Xǔ Shì Wéi said with an icy gaze and a heavy tone.

  "Snake demon!" Shunzi seemed very surprised, his mouth agape like an egg, his face filled with incredulity.

  Xu Shiwei's eyes flashed with anger: "This dead snake demon has been evil since more than a decade ago."

  Shunzi's eyes welled up with tears: "Mr. Xu, it seems you really are a superior person, please, I beg of you, you must help me?"

  "What do you want me to do?" Although Xu Shiwei's attitude wasn't great, from his expression, it was probably 80% or 90% that he wanted to help Shunzi. Maybe he had planned to help Shunzi from the start, otherwise when Shunzi came in earlier, he might have kicked him flying, but since he didn't kick Shunzi, it showed that he still had a mind to help Shunzi.

  I was originally quite afraid of Shunzi, but after hearing his words, I suddenly wasn't so afraid anymore. I stared at him intently, only wanting to know how he wanted Xiwei to help him.

  Shunzi's eyebrows were still furrowed, and he lowered his voice: "In a few days, Zhang Chengfu will have a deal with the leader of Longhu Hall at an abandoned factory in Beimen. You just need to bring the police to ambush him, and you'll catch him red-handed. No matter how capable Zhang Chengfu is, he won't be able to escape. He's been trying to cover up his crimes all these years, but he's afraid of the police coming after him. That woman may have a lot of skills, but she doesn't want to draw attention to herself either. She won't go out of her way to provoke the police."

  After listening to Shunzi's words, Xu Shiwei nodded solemnly: "Hmm, I understand. Calling the police is no problem. However... there's something I want to ask you, and you must tell me honestly."

  "Go ahead and ask, I'll answer truthfully as long as I know it." Shunzi's appearance wasn't pleasant to look at, but his words carried a strong scholarly air.

  Xu Shiwei turned around and looked at me, then his gaze returned to Shunzi: "What's going on with the spirit car you mentioned today?"