I put on my shoes and went to the Wanshou Hall.
Normally, for this kind of thing, I had to inform my Uncle-Master and also call Old Mo.
As soon as I arrived at the shop, I saw Uncle-Master with a pile of herbs, soaking them in wine.
Uncle-Master looked excited, murmuring to himself:
"Maca one jin, Suoyang three liang, Yangqishi three liang, Epimedium three liang, He Shou Wu one jin two liang..."
I watched as Uncle-Master poured batch after batch of herbs into a large glass bottle, and I felt extremely awkward.
Good heavens, Uncle-Master was truly robust.
With Uncle-Master's medicinal wine recipe, a single cup might be too much even for an eighty-year-old man.
Uncle-Master also noticed me and spoke while adding the herbs:
"Oh! Little Qin, you're here."
"Yes, Uncle-Master, I just finished a job. Came to tell you about it."
I spoke directly, no longer paying attention to Uncle-Master making medicinal wine.
"What job, tell me about it?"
Uncle-Master didn't look at me, focusing on arranging the medicinal wine bottles.
I didn't hesitate, quickly relaying all the information Li Wan Quan had given me to him.
After listening, Uncle-Master was stunned for a moment:
"Li Wan Quan, I know this kid.
He's from the bureau and has solved quite a few major cases.
Back when Old Stupid and I settled down here.
He encountered a murder case involving a suicide by jumping from a building, and Old Stupid went to resolve it for him.
Now it's good that Old Stupid is gone, and he's started looking for you.
Go!
You go with Mo, and bring your junior sister along.
Actually, no, your junior sister is on the night shift today.
Just the two of you go.
Li Wan Quan has seen a lot of these things, so it must be a supernatural event that he can't handle."
Uncle-Master said absentmindedly.
"Uncle-Master, are you coming with us?"
I pressed.
Uncle-Master's eyes didn't leave his medicinal wine bottles:
"I should be retiring now, you two handle these things yourselves."
As soon as Uncle-Master finished speaking, Old Mo came back from outside carrying a barrel of wine:
"Master, one hundred jin of sorghum wine is back."
Old Mo carried the hundred jin of wine with one hand, easily.
"Old Qin, why are you here?
Do you have any plans tonight?
A new hot pot restaurant just opened outside our complex, shall we go for hot pot tonight?"
Old Mo said with a smile.
I waved my hand, before I could speak.
Uncle-Master interjected:
"Tonight, you and Xiao Qin go to Shanglin District. There might be a corpse spirit there, go and deal with it."
Old Mo became even more excited upon hearing about a job:
"Holy crap, a job finally!
Alright Master, I was getting rusty these past few months, finally something to do."
Old Mo was excited, putting the white wine aside.
He kept asking what the situation was.
I told him the story again.
Old Mo had a chuunibyo expression:
"My gre-great great blade is already thirsty."
Seeing that things were settled, I said:
"Alright then, we'll set off in ten minutes.
If we get back early, we'll go for hot pot."
"Roger that! Wait for me outside, I'll grab my gear and drive."
Old Mo said excitedly, then went back inside to prepare.
I also said goodbye to Uncle-Master and left Wanshou Hall.
I put the wreaths and things at the door inside.
Then I went back to my room to prepare my gear.
Since there were no jobs for the past few months, most of my talismans and such were basically unused.
Now, I just needed to grab my package and bag to leave.
Xiao Mei was idle, so I brought her along.
Her keen sense of smell should be very useful.
Seeing me get ready, Xiao Mei also turned off the TV.
She transformed into a small fox, jumped into my tote bag, and followed me out the door.
I stood by the roadside waiting for Old Mo.
After Old Mo got his driver's license, he immediately bought a car.
At this moment, I heard the roar of a car engine.
Turning my head, I saw Old Mo speeding out from a nearby alley in his flashy yellow Wrangler.
He had three other cars at home, but this kid just wouldn't drive them.
He bought this one specifically, saying it cost him over fifty thousand yuan.
"Screech..."
Old Mo slammed on the brakes, stopping steadily in front of Xiao Mei and me.
"Get in!"
Old Mo beckoned with authority.
I didn't waste any words, opened the door and got in.
As soon as I got in, Xiao Mei jumped out of the bag.
Then in the back seat, she transformed into human form and sat down.
Neither of us found it strange.
Seeing we were settled, Old Mo hit the gas, and we drove towards Shanglin District.
In the car, Old Mo was very excited:
"Old Qin, you have no idea.
I was so bored these past few months, but today we finally have a job."
"Don't be so excited, we're going to handle a job.
It might be some powerful corpse monster or mountain demon, it's best to be cautious."
I reminded him.
"No matter how powerful, tonight they'll know the might of my Wrangler Tiger.
Besides, we, the Demon-Busting Duo, are not to be trifled with."
After saying that, Old Mo stepped on the gas again.
With a "vroom" of the engine, the car's speed increased again.
And Xiao Mei, sitting in the back seat, twitched her nose a few times:
"Did something catch fire? Why does it smell so bad?"
Hearing that something caught fire, Old Mo and I both became vigilant, looking around.
Finally, Old Mo lowered his head slightly, his face filled with horror:
"Holy crap, the handbrake wasn't fully released..."
I looked at Old Mo speechlessly.
Old Mo chuckled awkwardly, then fully released the handbrake.
With Old Mo around, the journey was quite cheerful.
It took about two and a half hours, and we arrived at Shanglin District before dark.
The location where Captain Li mentioned the incident occurred...