Chapter 285 Story

"Did you find the dog's owner?"

Zhou Ze leaned against the balcony and asked Zhang Yanfeng, who had just returned.

The dog had a tag with the owner's contact information on it.

Zhang Yanfeng entered the villa, went up to the second floor, and stood next to Zhou Ze, leaning against the balcony together.

"The dog owner said the dog had only been missing for less than a day. She was planning to put up a 'lost dog' notice, but she didn't have time."

"Only missing for a day?"

"Yeah, when she saw the dog's condition, if I hadn't shown her my police badge, she might have thought I was abusing it. She hugged the dog and just started crying right there."

"So, she didn't abuse the dog either?"

"But the dog definitely has a lot of old injuries."

Zhou Ze turned his head and looked at the house, shaking his head helplessly.

"This house has a big problem. I knew I shouldn't have rushed to pay for it."

"Do you have any leads?"

"No."

"Boss! This humble Daoist has arrived!"

The old Daoist stood downstairs waving his hand.

Zhou Ze nodded towards below and said, "A lead has arrived."

The old Daoist received a text message from Zhou Ze telling him to come to this place to help Yingying look at the house, and also said that he would have a room of his own in the future.

This made the old Daoist extremely happy. Although he could make money, he could also spend it. Not only did he have no children, but he hadn't even saved up for a property.

But after the old Daoist arrived, he realized that something was wrong.

That old criminal police officer was also here.

As soon as the old Daoist entered the entrance hall, he smacked his forehead and said,

"Oh dear, I'm still stewing ribs in the shop, this humble Daoist almost forgot! This humble Daoist has to go back and take care of it now."

"Come back," Zhou Ze said.

The humble Daoist stopped reluctantly, turned around, and looked at Zhou Ze.

"Boss..."

"Help me with something."

"You say the word."

"Go pack some things, or buy them outside if you don't have any, and hold a ritual here for me."

"Hold a ritual?"

The old Daoist's eyes widened.

You know my level, Boss,

I can't even fool ghosts with my rituals, it's purely for show.

"Officer Zhang has relatives who died here. Help me hold a ritual, and I'll watch from the side."

The old Daoist was reluctant, but since Zhou Ze said he would be watching from the side, he could only nod in agreement.

About an hour later, as the sky began to darken, the old Daoist had prepared everything.

A square table,

Two long white candles,

An incense burner, ash-grey copper coins, talisman paper,

The old Daoist wearing a Daoist robe, holding a peach wood sword,

Waved it back and forth, chanting continuously,

Sometimes high-pitched, sometimes low,

Sometimes melodious, sometimes lingering;

Regardless of the specific effect, just looking at this attire and posture can give people a sense of incomprehensible awesomeness.

Many things in the world,

Many are done for the heavens to see,

Many are done for the underworld to see,

But in reality, most of them are done for the living to see.

Zhang Yanfeng stood on the side smoking a cigarette, while Zhou Ze took advantage of the old Daoist's ritual to check the house up and down. Honestly, it was really difficult for Zhou Ze, who was so obsessed with cleanliness, to rummage around in this dirty villa.

But with the spirit that this house was also his, Zhou Ze endured it!

Having lived two lives, Zhou, the boss, had never lived in a villa!

Zhang Yanfeng found Zhou Ze, pointed to the old Daoist who was still "improvising" in the living room, and asked, "Is it useful?"

"What do you think?"

"I'm a party member, I don't believe in ghosts and gods."

Zhou Ze rolled his eyes at him. If you don't believe in ghosts and gods, why are you looking for me?

"My subordinate, don't be fooled by how old he is, he's really useless."

"..." Zhang Yanfeng.

"But he's lucky, or rather unlucky, he always manages to spark something. This house definitely has a problem. Your sister's matter and that teddy bear can prove it.

But I'm sorry, I can't figure it out, so I can only find my subordinate to try his luck."

The two of them then stood at the staircase, smoking cigarettes while watching the old Daoist "dance like a shaman."

The old Daoist performed enthusiastically, and one song ended,

Oh no,

One ritual ended.

The old Daoist was also exhausted and covered in sweat, and looked at Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze nodded, signaling that he could rest.

Only then did the old Daoist run to the bathroom to wash his face and change his clothes.

"Still useless," Zhang Yanfeng said.

"Or maybe we're approaching it from the wrong angle. Your brother-in-law is still locked up, right? Arrange for me to see him tomorrow."

"What are you going to see him for?"

"We both went through nine years of compulsory education, so why is he so outstanding?

We both live in this villa, so why did your sister and your two nephews have problems, while he seems to be fine?"

"Also, was this house bought new at the time?" Zhou Ze asked.

"No, it was a second-hand house at the beginning. The original owner was a Wenzhou property speculator who bought it but didn't renovate or live in it, and then sold it to us.

My dad was also an old policeman before he died, and my mom specifically asked him to take the time to investigate this house. There was nothing wrong with it.

After all, our family's business basically relied on my mom alone. My dad and I only knew how to be policemen and handle cases, we didn't know anything else. A villa was considered my sister's dowry and also a matter of face for marrying a son-in-law into the family. It was a big expense for our family at that time.

The reason why my mom wanted to find a son-in-law was also because she knew that my dad and I couldn't handle it. She couldn't just close down the mooncake workshop that she had worked so hard for most of her life."

Zhou Ze nodded. "So, you mean this house should be clean?"

*Crack!*

The sound of glass breaking came.

It was in the toilet!

Zhou Ze's eyes lit up immediately.

He remembered that the old Daoist hadn't come out of the toilet yet.

Damn it,

This old Daoist is really a human radar, a walking auspicious omen!

Zhou Ze rushed over immediately, but the bathroom door was locked tightly from the inside.

He didn't know if it was a sudden problem or if the old Daoist had proactively locked the door before going to the bathroom!

*Bang!*

Zhou Ze bumped it once, but the door didn't move. The quality was too good!

"Stand back, I'll do it!"

Zhang Yanfeng signaled Zhou Ze to step aside,

Then he kicked it!

*Crack!*

The door broke directly.

But when they walked in,

The toilet was empty,

But where was the old Daoist?

"Ugh...ugh..."

The sound was above their heads!

Zhou Ze immediately raised his head,

And saw that the old Daoist was lying on the ceiling like a gecko.

No,

To be precise, it wasn't the old Daoist lying on it,

But something was pulling the old Daoist.

"Boss... save..."

Zhang Yanfeng immediately raised his gun.

When the old Daoist, who was still asking the boss for help, saw the muzzle of the gun pointed at him,

He was so scared that he almost lost control of his bladder,

Damn it!

Zhou Ze reached out and pressed down on the muzzle of the gun, his right fingernails grew out directly, and he waved them upwards!

*Whoosh...*

It sounded like cloth tearing,

The old Daoist fell from above,

Fortunately, Zhang Yanfeng caught him,

Otherwise, with the hardness of the tiles on the ground, this fall would probably have sent the old Daoist back to bed after his recent recovery.

This wasn't over yet,

Before Zhou Ze could carefully examine what was above,

The toilet below suddenly began to flush wildly on its own, and it contained disgusting mixtures of feces and urine, and even used sanitary napkins. They flowed out in one breath, "glug, glug", at a speed that was astonishing.

If blood had come out from below, Zhou, the boss, might not have felt anything. It was normal, and he could handle it, but since these things were coming out, Zhou, the boss, chose to retreat directly.

He really didn't want to get covered in filth and have Bai Yingying help him take a bath.

"Go!"

Zhou Ze shouted.

Zhang Yanfeng carried the old Daoist directly out of the bathroom, and Zhou Ze followed along.

But when Zhou Ze went out,

He realized that something was wrong. Zhang Yanfeng and the old Daoist were gone, and he should have been in the bathroom on the first floor, but when he came out, he found that he was actually in Zhang Yanfeng's sister's master bedroom bathroom.

"Haha...haha...Brother...wait for me...wait for me..."

The voice of a child came from outside.

"Sister...come here...come chase me...if you catch me, I'll let you play..."

The voices of a boy and a girl.

"Mmm..."

A woman's soft sigh came from behind Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze turned around and looked at the dressing table behind him. A young woman was sitting there, with her hair falling over her shoulders, her figure plump, leaning against the dressing table and looking at the computer in front of her with the Word document page open.

"Xiao Hua, Xiao Xin, can you be quiet? Mommy is working."

The woman said impatiently.

"Okay, Mommy."

"Got it, Mommy."

The two children responded very obediently and ran away to play.

Zhou Ze licked his lips,

His eyes looked around,

And finally landed on the young woman again.

The young woman hit the keyboard hard, probably because she had writer's block and no idea what to do. She stood up from the dressing table, picked up her phone, and lay down on the bed.

"Honey, when are you coming back?"

She was probably sending a voice message to her husband.

"Wait a minute, wife, our mooncake factory just received an order and we're busy shipping it."

"Okay...hurry up and come back to keep me company when you're done, I miss you."

"Okay, I'll come back when I'm done."

Putting down her phone,

The young woman pouted,

And sat leaning against the headboard.

It could be imagined that the couple was still very loving.

"Oh, honey, you're back!"

The young woman suddenly turned her head and looked towards Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze could be sure,

She was looking at his side!

*Buzz!*

A trembling sound came from behind Zhou Ze,

No,

That's not right,

It wasn't him she was looking at,

It was behind him!

"Hiss..."

Suddenly,

Zhou Ze felt like his neck was being grabbed by something,

And that thing was desperately pulling him.

Zhou Ze's fingernails grew out quickly, and he turned around and clawed at it with all his strength.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"Woo-woo!!!"

"Woo-woo!!!"

At first, it was the sound of an adult screaming,

Then it turned into the voices of children.

When Zhou Ze turned around,

He saw two children standing behind him,

There was a clear blood-colored line on their faces, scratched by his claws.

"Husband, our family misses you so much."

She didn't know when,

The young woman suddenly appeared behind him,

And wrapped around him like a water snake.

"Come on, Daddy's back, he brought you snacks." The young woman said to the two children who were still crying.

The two children stopped crying immediately,

And with bloody faces, they smiled and pounced on Zhou Ze,