Chapter 22: The Haunted House (Part 2)

  This evening was indeed as expected by Tian Qi, nothing unusual happened. He called Cui Xie and said he wanted to leave.

  Cui Hui's tone on the phone turned gloomy and sarcastic, no more than mocking Tian Qi and others for their incompetence, and told them to wait in the house for him to come up, don't leave first.

  "This useless thing is enough, I will never recognize this person again!" Cui Yi's meaning on the phone was clear. He was afraid that they would take something from the house and wanted to come check it out. After all, this person was someone Fatso knew, and Fatso was a person who loved to save face.

  Tian Qi comforted the chubby kid saying that he wasn't of much help anyway, so it's no big deal if others complain a bit. In the future, they probably won't have any more dealings with each other either.

  Cui Hui quickly arrived at the room and carefully checked it from head to toe, without even missing the bathroom.

  As they were about to leave, Tian Qi suddenly remembered what had happened last night and said he would go downstairs to remind the family.

  "Don't blame me for speaking harshly, I think you guys still need to learn more. If your skills aren't good enough and you come out to do this line of work, it's going to ruin the business," he said sarcastically after hearing about the strange occurrences in the room downstairs.

  "What do you know, the anomaly on the 7th floor might be the reason for the haunting in room 8! We're also kind-hearted, if you think it's unnecessary, I'll just forget about Tianqi and we can leave!" The fatty spoke bluntly too, anyway this business wouldn't make any money.

  "Wait, look at you, brother is speaking straightforwardly, I'm also anxious about the house thing, I'll go down with you!" Cui Xiang's attitude changed 180 degrees as soon as he heard this, and he was the first to go downstairs.

  It doesn't matter if Tian Qi knows or not, anyway seeing this fat guy being controlled makes everyone feel a bit more at ease.

  But after knocking at the door for half a day, there was no movement inside the house, and nobody was home.

  There's no need for Tian Qi to worry, Cui Yi will help resolve the matter. He soon found out that the owner of this house was Shen Yanqiang, who was said to be the boss of a company by the salesperson in charge at the time.

  "He's already on his way, he doesn't usually live here," Cui Hui said after hanging up the phone. Tian Qi didn't let Cui Hui tell Shen Yanqiang that it was because the house wasn't clean, but rather to say that they were checking the pipes.

  Shen Yanqiang didn't come in the end, but instead had one of his assistants come over and open the door.

  Just as the door opened, Tian Qi felt a chill in the air, and Chou Shen furrowed his brow. This house must have problems, even Cui Xiang and Pangzi shrank their necks.

  The problem is in the bedroom, and there is actually an urn in the bedroom, which should be a child's size.

  "What is this?"

  Tian Qi turned his head and asked one of Shen Yanqiang's assistants, a man in his thirties.

  "Alas, this urn contains the ashes of our boss's unborn child. He misses him so much that he placed it here, and often comes to pay his respects," said the man.

  "Didn't your boss's wife die in childbirth?" Tian Qi had already guessed the reason for the haunting on the 8th floor.

  When he heard Tian Qi's words, the man did not answer immediately, looking at Tian Qi in surprise, "How did you know?"

  Tian Qi casually made up an excuse to get past it, but this boss was obviously instructed by someone superior, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of such a way that makes people incredulous to commemorate the unborn child.

  "It's really as you said, the reason why 8th floor is haunted is because of the urn with the ashes of that child on 7th floor, it's 'yin' energy," Tian Qi said when he returned to his room on 8th floor.

  "What should we do now?" Cui Xiang saw that they had finally found the cause and felt a sense of urgency.

  "Fat brother, do you still remember the 'Yin' Yang house?" Tian Qi didn't rush to answer Cui Xi's question, intentionally teasing him.

  Fatso will certainly remember for the rest of his life, the Zhang family's house that caused his company to go bankrupt and almost cost him his life in a car accident.

  Tian Qi still saw this information in the library, saying that if a pregnant woman dies due to difficult labor and the child also dies in her womb, after taking out the child and cremating it, placing the ashes box on the bed where the pregnant woman often lay before can bring good fortune to the living family members.

  "I don't know what kind of heart the person who advised this boss had, but he must have known that if he placed the ashes box on the 7th floor, it would affect the person who often lies in 'bed' at the same position on the 8th floor. This is the master bedroom, and the upstairs and downstairs are also of the same type, so it's likely that they also put their 'beds' there." Tian Qi thought that maybe this person had told the boss, but he still did it anyway.

  "But did anyone who lived on the 8th floor say they saw a ghost?" Cui Xi said, indeed, Tian Qi and others also contacted several people who had rented here before, all of whom said that no one had seen a ghost with their own eyes, but after living for a period of time, someone's behavior would become abnormal, and the rumors would spread, and then be exaggerated by colleagues.

  "This is not a ghost, but a vengeful spirit, its influence is subtle and silent, if it lasts for a long time, it will definitely lead to loss of life. This is actually harming others without benefiting oneself. In the short term, it can bring wealth to the living family members, but in the long run, it will affect the people at home, lightly reducing their lifespan, and severely causing them to suffer from disasters."

  "Nothing comes without a price, and you won't get something for nothing," Tian Qi said to Cui Xie.

  What happens next is no longer Tian Qi's problem, let Cui Xi handle it himself. However, the fatty is quite ruthless, saying that this matter must be resolved with money, and whatever number they say, he has to agree, he can't argue back.

  Actually, this is just nonsense from the fatty. He just wants to make the stingy manager pay a heavy price and teach him a lesson. Tian Qi didn't stop him either.

  However, what Tian Qi and his friends didn't know was that this boss was actually an insider in the industry.

  Five days later, Pongzi received a call from Cui Wei, saying that he had encountered a hard nut to crack and asked them to help again.

  After meeting, Cui Pi told the whole story. He originally thought that the owner was just an ordinary private entrepreneur and could be settled by exempting him from paying property management fees. However, the other party said that no matter how much money they spent, it would not work, and there was no room for negotiation.

  Able to 'mix' into the real estate division manager, Cui Hui was not a good guy either. If he couldn't do it openly, he would find someone to do it secretly. As a result, those who went were scared out of their wits, and only then did he learn that Shen Yanqiang had actually learned from others for several years and had some skills.

  "It seems that this master of his is not a good person either, teaching all sorts of evil and heretical ways," said the fatty after hearing Cui Xie's words.

  "Brother, help me out, how much money do you want?" Cui Xi looked up at the sky and didn't say a word, feeling anxious. This time he had also gone all out, if he couldn't solve this matter, he would have no way to "mix" in the future, not even able to handle a single property owner, how could he manage the entire district? If it got to the ears of the company's boss, it wouldn't be good for his future promotion.

  Tian Qi was indeed still considering it in his heart, he knew how capable he was now, although he had also taken on many jobs and seen some scenes, but compared to some capable people, there was still a significant distance. If he agreed with Cui Huan, it would mean that he and Shen Yanqiang were tied together by this beam, if things couldn't be solved, it was a small matter, but if they got the three of them involved, it would be too much to bear. Tian Qi tried not to do things that he wasn't sure about, let alone Shen Yanqiang who was not a gentleman and could do anything.

  "A person like this should be made to suffer a bit, otherwise he will harm even more people in the future," said Qiu Shen, who had been silent all along.

  "Ah," Tian Qi was still hesitating, but Ou Shen's words made him determined.

  Although usually when outside, generally it's just Fatso and Tianqi talking, Chou Shen might not say more than a few sentences in a day, but he is the kind of person who can't be ignored even if he doesn't speak. The aura emanating from his body is always surrounding the people around him, and as soon as he speaks, it will attract everyone's attention. This has nothing to do with height or being handsome.

  "He is not a man of this world," Zhang Xin's words would occasionally pop up in Tian Qi's mind, possibly also because of this reason that made Tian Qi take every sentence said by Chou Shen very seriously.

  Tian Qi decided to take on this order and had his first direct confrontation with someone from the industry.

  He first had Cui Xing prepare five grains, just one kind would do.

  The five grains include millet, rice, wheat, barley and legumes.

  What we commonly refer to as the five grains are soybeans, wheat, rice, millet and sorghum, but in a strict sense, these all fall under the category of fire grains.

  Pome, as the name suggests, refers to fruits that hang from trees, such as apples and pears.

  Gourds are fruits on a vine plant, like watermelon, calabaza, and grapes belong to gourd.

  Water plants, mainly aquatic plants, kelp, lotus root, seaweed, also including water itself.

  Tugou, mainly vegetables, such as cabbage, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and many other varieties.

  This time Cui Xi handled it very efficiently, and the five grains were quickly prepared. Tian Qi had Pangzi put them on the "bed" in the master bedroom on the 8th floor, surrounding a circle, and then brought dog feces and put it in a bottle.

  "Is this really okay?" Preparing the five grains looks like it's still manageable, but this requires Dog Shit Tofu not to understand.

  "You know what, just do as I say, or we're leaving right now!" Although Fatso didn't know what kind of 'medicine' Tianqi was selling in this gourd either, he definitely wasn't being polite to Cui Xiang.

  Tian Qi put the dog shit packed in a bottle into a circle surrounded by grains of cereal.

  It's actually quite simple, Shen Yanqiang isn't trying to borrow luck, is he? Then let's satisfy his wish and lend it to him. But what we'll be lending him is the cycle of five grains, which is also known as dog shit luck, so he'll definitely be unlucky.

  Ready, Tian Qi was waiting for Shen Yan to make a move. This wasn't a long-term solution, he just wanted to test his opponent's strength and see how long it would take to break through.

  At this time, in the general manager's office, the assistant knocked on the door and came in, "Boss, the stock you bought yesterday fell today."

  Shen Yanqiang sat on the sofa, admiring the snuff bottle he had just bought at an auction, estimating its resale value.

  "Has the move been made? It's a bit of a way, but if you want to fight with me, it's still too tender. I'll give you a taste of your own medicine!" After finishing speaking, he instructed his assistant to do as he said.