The bookstore had always been a peaceful place, so peaceful that it exuded a strong salted fish aura;
But even so, for ordinary people or other dead souls who were "blinded by a leaf",
This place was almost equivalent to the Yama Hall in the human world.
This was not an exaggeration,
It was in Tongcheng, that was, on the basis of boss Zhou's hard work over the past few years to pick up people everywhere, that the current lineup of the bookstore was created.
Compared to the bookstore in Tongcheng, the constable's execution ground in other cities, whether it was the staffing or the hardware facilities, had become the younger brother of the younger brother.
Just a random little boy would be able to wipe out the other party's territory.
The female ghost was very flustered,
She cried and shouted that the outside world was too dangerous and that she wanted to go back to the grave.
Fortunately, boss Zhou had always been kind to others
He did not make things difficult for the female ghost,
Instead, he squatted down in front of the female ghost in a very amiable manner,
His eyes were filled with kindness
In his smile, there was kindness
In his words, there was gentleness
"You can go back, but you have to tell me where you got all the ghost notes."
This was a kind of concern,
It was common sense for people not to show their wealth.
It was the same as being a ghost.
Boss Zhou felt that you, a small malicious spirit, carrying so many ghost notes on you, was simply a crime
For her safety and future..,
Boss Zhou felt that he should take the initiative to take over this danger and responsibility.
In fact, things like ghost notes had different forms in different times.
In the past few decades, they had been expressed in the form of banknotes, but for a long time before that, they had been expressed in the form of "Gold Ingots" and "Silver Ingots".
Even now, many people still retained the custom of preparing gold, silver, paper, and ingots before the Forbidden Day and waiting to be burned on that day.
The production and economic activities of the world of the living had indeed brought about great influence and changes to many things in the world of the dead.
Perhaps..,
In a longer period of time, the form of ghost notes might have been shells.
Of course, no matter what form it took, it was just a formality. The true meaning of an underworld note was that it represented a kind of merit value. It was more like … the most objective summary of one's life before this.
When ordinary people died, unless they were extremely evil, they would carry some ghost notes with them after death. It was a bit like travel expenses, used to bribe the little ghosts on the road.
If one had done more good deeds, or if one's children offered more offerings, or if one's children had done more good deeds and offered sacrifices to the deceased, then the deceased's soul would naturally carry more ghost notes.
But no matter how much.
There was a limit to it.
The female ghost in front of him took out several stacks of ghost notes in a generous manner, which obviously exceeded the maximum amount she could possibly have, unless she had been doing good deeds since she was born in her previous life and accumulated too much merit.
But look at what she's doing now and her identity as a baleful ghost. It's obviously contradictory.
At this moment, when faced with Zhou Ze's question, the female ghost did not hide anything. There was no need for her to hide anything, so she directly and timidly replied,
"I picked it up."
"Oh."
Boss Zhou slowly stood up,
His expression became stern and resolute.
He said in a deep voice,
"Evil and crooked, everyone has the right to punish them!"
The female ghost shuddered.
She quickly said,
"I picked it up in front of a barren grave. I can take you there!"
The edges of his face softened again.
Boss Zhou squatted down again.
He reached out and grabbed the cold hand of the female ghost.
He said,
"Thank you for your hard work."
… …
The dinner was great. Yingying's cooking had improved to the point that even Zhou Ze was surprised.
Although he had just woken up and his body was still recovering, there was no need for him to eat big fish and meat for the time being, nor was it suitable for him to overeat. However, Zhou Ze tasted every dish several times.
After dinner, Zhou Ze thought for a moment and ordered Old Zhang's generals.
He had no choice. Lawyer an was not around. Otherwise, it would be most appropriate to leave this kind of matter to Lawyer an.
As for where Lawyer an was now?
Perhaps he was still splattering his youth and sweat on a certain section of the provincial road.
He did not know if he regretted giving the inner core to the white fox to nourish before fusing with it.
It seemed that this kind of "Hybrid" attempt was very popular these days.
I'm mixed,
I've also become stronger.
After getting into Old Zhang's car, Old Zhang had already taken off his police uniform and changed into casual clothes. Today, he did not drive back a police car. This made the female ghost feel much more comfortable.
In the eyes of ghosts, excellent and upright policemen shone.
After getting into the car, according to the female ghost's guidance, Old Zhang drove to a rural area below Lu Si Town.
This place was not very far from South Street. It would take more than an hour to drive. If it was in another city, Zhou Ze might not have bothered to come here personally. Or he might as well wait for Lawyer an to come back the next day and ask him to make a trip personally.
Since it was still within the range of Tongcheng, boss Zhou felt that he had been a "Plant" for a year. He had to get up and earn some money to supplement his family expenses.
For an ordinary middle-aged man, he had a wife and a son. As long as he still had a breath left, he would either be earning money or walking to work.
He was like an old ox, pulling the mill again and again.
Boss Zhou's side was a little better. In any case, the employees in the bookstore were richer than him, but he couldn't give up on himself, could he?
He had just woken up for less than 24 hours, and he already had extra money to earn. It could be considered a good omen.
When they arrived at their destination, the car stopped.
This was the standard layout of a small rural village in Jiangnan. The village was on the other side of the river, and this side was all farmland.
The female ghost walked in front, while Zhou Ze and Old Zhang followed behind.
Boss Zhou yawned. His body, which had just woken up, was still a little shaky as he walked on the embankment road. Old Zhang stood behind him, ready to support Zhou Ze at any time.
"Has anything interesting happened in the past year?"
Zhou Ze asked.
There was nothing big. Yingying had already told him.
However, it was late at night, and he was walking in the farmland. His mouth was itchy, so he found something to talk about.
"It's nothing big. If there's something interesting, it's that last year's Spring Festival Gala was even uglier than the year before."
"Heh, is that so?"
Boss Zhou still remembered that Feng Xiaogang's Spring Festival Gala a few years ago. Because there were too many songs and dances, it had been criticized on the Internet.
But now that he looked back, it seemed that that year was the most entertaining Spring Festival Gala in the past few years.
"Boss, actually, I really want to hear from you about Hell."
"When lawyer an comes back tomorrow, let him tell you. He will add fuel to the fire and make it sound better."
"Okay."
Just like that, the two men chatted casually.
Finally..,
The female ghost in front stopped in her tracks,
She pointed ahead,
She said,
"This is the place."
In front, at the corner of the farmland, there was a bamboo forest. The river passed through the middle of the bamboo forest.
Vaguely, standing outside, one could see the tombstones inside under the moonlight.
It was a little exaggerated to call it a mass grave, but the tombstones inside did not look like they had been taken care of for a long time.
In recent years, the tombstones of small two-story houses had become popular in the countryside, but most of them still retained the structure of the tombstones.
And the mud hat on the grave..,
Every year on the anniversary of the death or the Qingming Festival..,
The people who came to pay their respects would take a shovel and dig out a square mud hat in the mud beside them. After the paper money was burned and the worship ended, they would put the new mud hat on it.
If there were many brothers in the family, there would be many people who had to pay their respects..,
Sigh, on the anniversary of the death..,
The big brother or other brothers who went first would dig out the mud hat, burn the paper money, and then leave. After the last person who came to burn the paper money to pay his respects finished, he would put the mud hat back on.
However, the mud hat on the grave here had long collapsed. Obviously, it was a desolate grave.
"How did you find this place?"
Zhou Ze asked the female ghost curiously.
The female ghost pointed at a small mound in the innermost part and said, "This is my grandmother's grave."
Zhou Ze nodded. However, the place where the female ghost picked up the money was not her grandmother's grave, but a place near the river.
The grave had already sunk in, and it almost did not look like a grave anymore.
However, there was a relatively flat area here, and there were still some burn marks on it. It was obvious that someone had just paid their respects here not long ago.
"When I came to visit my grandmother, I picked up a lot of ghost notes here, a lot."
"A lot?"
"I spent a lot."
She was able to escape from danger several times, so she naturally spent a lot of money to bribe her connections.
Boss Zhou helplessly picked up a stone and smashed it into the river. He smiled.
He thought that he had come to pick up money, but who knew that it would be such a result. Boss Zhou pondered and hesitated whether to open the grave now to see if there was anything good inside.
Actually, he could ask old Zhang to check who had paid his respects here and what kind of person with merit could burn so many ghost notes.
However, it did not seem appropriate to ask political correctness to do such a thing.
The evening breeze blew gently,
Just as boss Zhou was about to admit defeat and go back empty-handed, his nose suddenly felt hot and sniffed. He seemed to be a little unsure. He tugged old Zhang and asked,
"Old Zhang, do you smell anything?"
"Hmm?
It seems a little. "
"Very close, very close."
Who would come to the barren grave to cook at night?
Besides, there was no one here.
Old Zhang immediately lay on the ground and began to sniff with his eyes closed. The professional habits of an old criminal police officer were indeed terrifying.
Soon..,
Old Zhang opened his eyes,
With a shocked expression, he pointed at the area in front of him that had long been sunken in and said,
"It's down here!"
"Is it reliable?"
Boss Zhou also lay down with old Zhang without caring about his image.
"Braised Beef with Potatoes!"
Old Zhang immediately recognized the name of the dish!
As expected of "Coincidentally" Coming to freeload every day,
Or was this a talent skill that Wangcai had given old Zhang?
When the female ghost saw that the two adults were lying down, she was too embarrassed to stand, so she also lay down, but she didn't dare to say anything.
Old Zhang stretched out his hand and looked at Zhou Ze.
Zhou ze nodded, indicating that he could.
Old Zhang directly dug with his hands. Because it was close to the river, the soil here was very soft.
After digging with his bare hands for a while, Old Zhang carefully lifted a piece of soil below and placed it aside.
Below..,
Immediately, a small hollow area appeared.
It was very small,
It was only as big as an ordinary desktop computer.
There were two bowls inside,
In the big bowl was a portion of braised beef with potatoes,
In the small bowl was rice,
There was a pair of chopsticks beside it.
Boss Zhou picked up his chopsticks,
He picked up a piece of beef from the big bowl.
"Boss, be careful of the poison," old Zhang reminded him professionally.
Zhou ze nodded in agreement,
Then, he picked up the piece of beef with his chopsticks and brought it to old Zhang,
"Eat it and see."
"..." old Zhang.
-- -- --
Today, he had something to do and delayed his rest. There would be one more watch tonight.
Previously, he owed two watches, he paid one watch, and he still owed one watch.
In addition to the one watch he owed today,
Tomorrow at four o'clock, he would pay off all the debts.
Don't panic!