Chapter 143

"Ah!" This loud shout woke Gu Changzheng up: "Hoo—!" Gu Changzheng let out a long breath. Old Zheng and Little Lin, who looked terrified, helped him sit on the sofa. Old Zheng took out another pill and stuffed it into Gu Changzheng's mouth.

Looking at Gu Changzheng, who was closing his eyes and not speaking, Old Zheng had a gloomy face. Now he was sure that the problem was with the symbols in the basement. But after he took photos of those symbols and brought them back, Little Lin and he had been staring at them for half the night, and there was no change in the mental state of the two of them? Could it be that these symbols must be in a specific environment to be effective? What kind of connection do these symbols have with these white bones in the basement...

"Pa!" A sound! A big hand patted Old Zheng's shoulder! Old Zheng shuddered all over! Without looking back, he raised his hand to buckle toward the wrist that patted his shoulder! Just as he was about to exert force to press down, he suddenly heard Gu Changzheng's voice: "Sigh! Old Zheng, it's me!"

Old Zheng looked back and saw Gu Changzheng, who was just closing his eyes and resting on the sofa, standing behind him at some point, pressing his palm on his shoulder!

"Oh! Old Gu!" Old Zheng let out a breath and opened his mouth to say.

"Old Zheng, don't you think those symbols are a bit weird?" Maybe it was the effect of that pill, Gu Changzheng's eyes were clear at this time, and his brows were slightly locked: "I feel that after seeing those symbols, I was a bit dazed, often unable to distinguish between reality and dreams. Could it be that those symbols can have a hypnotic effect on people?"

Seeing him analyze like this, Old Zheng felt a bit more at ease instead. He thought for a while and said: "We found you were a bit wrong when we were in the basement. At that time, we thought you were too tired and your spirit was a bit trance-like. Later, I was thinking whether there was something wrong with those symbols in the basement, so I went down again and took photos of them. However, when taking photos, I also felt a strange feeling in my brain, as if someone was pulling my brain. At that moment, my thinking became slower and slower, and I felt that it wouldn't be long before my brain would fall into a crash state, so I tried my best to hold my breath, wanting to increase the carbon dioxide content to make myself clearer!"

Old Zheng seemed to be oppressed by that feeling again and felt uncomfortable all over: "It was only a few minutes before and after. After I took the photos, I hurried back to the ground. At that time, I already felt exhausted, as if I had fought hard with someone!"

Little Lin on the side said: "No wonder I felt your face didn't look good at that time, Teacher Zheng, I thought you were physically uncomfortable!"

Gu Changzheng lowered his head and thought for a while: "Those symbols were watched for a long time by you, me, and Little Lin. What about Little Lin? You didn't have any reaction?"

Little Lin tilted his head and thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "No? Or am I in a dream now?" As he said this, he pinched the back of his hand hard: "Ouch!" Old Zheng glared at him: "Nonsense!" But his own left hand, which was clenched into a fist, quietly exerted force to hold it tighter, and the pain of his fingernails pinching into his palm made the corners of his mouth twitch!

Gu Changzheng didn't pay attention to their small movements and said: "Little Lin, bring up the pictures of those symbols!"

Little Lin gave an "Hey!" and displayed those photos taken by Old Zheng on the screen.

Gu Changzheng glanced at Old Zheng, and Old Zheng smiled and turned his head to another direction. This was to avoid being affected by these symbols again with Gu Changzheng.

Strangely, this time through the computer screen, those strange symbols didn't show their power again! Gu Changzheng smiled: "Why? Could it be that these symbols only have an effect in a specific environment?"

"I don't think so!" Old Zheng said: "I suggest going to the scene again, maybe the secret is there!"

Gu Changzheng nodded in agreement with his proposal, and several people rushed to the hospital basement again.

———

At this time, Luo Fei and Gao Ye, who went to Yunan to pick up Zhang Qizhi, were on their way to Mangdang Village where Zhang Qizhi was sold, accompanied by the local police.

The local police station arranged a police officer to drive a pickup truck carrying Luo and Gao from the county town, and drove to Mangdang Village through a narrow mountain road. The local police officer who drove was surnamed Yin, in his 40s, who looked like he didn't like to talk. Along the way, he just focused on driving and didn't talk to the two.

Luo Fei and the others knew through the information sent by the local police that Zhang Qizhi was bought back by an old couple surnamed Jiao in this Mangdang Village for 6000 yuan. However, this child seemed to be in poor health and kept getting sick after coming to the Jiao family. After the police found them, the old couple felt relieved instead and seemed to dislike this sickly child, so the negotiation for taking the child back went quite smoothly.

The road conditions in Yunan were not very good, coupled with the fact that this Mangdang Village was in the remote mountains, so it took more than three hours for the car to reach the destination.

Luo Fei and Gao Ye got out of the car and looked at the dilapidated village in front of them. Officer Yin led them toward the house of the Jiao couple. That house looked even more dilapidated from afar, with peeling wall skin and uneven roof tiles. The Jiao couple stood at the door with wooden eyes.

Luo Fei walked into the house, sized it up simply, and asked directly: "Where did you get so much money to buy the child?" The couple looked at each other and couldn't explain clearly for a long time. At this time, Luo Fei noticed an old box in the corner of the wall, which was covered with dust but the lock was brand new.

Luo Fei and Gao Ye looked at each other. Gao Ye walked to the door understandingly. Luo Fei said to Old Yin: "Brother Yin, trouble you to let them open this box and see. I feel there is something strange inside."

Hearing this, Old Yin glanced at the box and also discovered the new lock that was out of place with the old box. He communicated with the old couple. Hearing that they wanted to open the box to check, the old couple immediately became nervous.

Old Yin looked at them with a straight face and stretched out a palm. Only then did Luo Fei discover that this Officer Yin's palm was unusually thick and large, truly like a small cattail fan, just stretched out in front of the old couple like that. Old Jiao shrank back and took out a cloth bag that couldn't see its original color from his waist, took out a key from it, and handed it to Old Yin. Old Jiao's wife was pulling Zhang Qizhi with one hand, and her body quietly retreated behind her old man. Seeing this, Old Yin threw the key to Luo Fei and said in a low voice: "Give the child to me!" This sound was not high but full of irresistible majesty!

That wife was stunned by this majestic shout. Just as she didn't know what to do, Old Jiao said: "Hey! Hey!" As he said this, he grabbed the child from his wife's hand and handed him to Old Yin.

Old Yin pulled the child, sized him up, and said: "Officer Luo, hand the child to you, let's go back!"

At this time, Luo Fei was squatting down, preparing to insert the key into the lock hole. Hearing this, he glanced at Old Yin strangely, but heard Old Jiao say: "It's nothing, this police officer wants to see, so let him see!"

Luo Fei smiled. The key had been inserted into the lock hole. Only hearing a "Click" sound, the lock opened!

At this time, Old Yin felt his left eyelid jump "Whoosh". He looked toward Old Jiao's direction unintentionally. Only seeing a strange smile on Old Jiao's face, while his wife behind him had a look of fear, as if something terrible was about to happen!

Seeing the different expressions of the two, Old Yin seemed to remember something for a moment and was about to open his mouth, but heard Luo Fei shout: "Gao Ye, come and see what this is?"