Hearing this, Fat Dumpling suddenly staggered, nearly knocking me to the ground. Then both of us looked at the policewoman in astonishment, "What did you say?"
The policewoman stared at us, her expression becoming more complicated, "Huh? You didn't know? Anyway, no matter what, you have become suspects. Come with me to the station, and we can talk slowly."
Fat Dumpling and I exchanged a glance, both dumbfounded. Fat Dumpling even forgot about his nosebleed and just stared at me, letting the blood flow down. Now I understood why the policewoman's expression was so strange.
Suddenly, I said, "Okay, but can I go to the vacant house to have a look first?"
The policewoman's expression remained peculiar, but she heaved a sigh of relief, then nodded and looked at me and Fat Dumpling, "Alright, but I need to make things clear to you. If you killed the person, it's best to admit it early."
"Oh," I glanced at the policewoman, feeling speechless. It was clear that she looked like she was afraid that we were the murderers, yet she was asking us to confess.
The policewoman didn't waste any time. She efficiently took Fat Dumpling and me to the police car and drove away from the school. Finally, Fat Dumpling and I were taken again to the vacant house. But after seeing the scene inside the vacant house, both of us were completely dumbfounded.
The vacant house was covered in blood, and there was a motionless person lying underneath the main door's lintel. This person turned out to be Nei Wei. Above the lintel, a rope was swinging back and forth.
What was even more chilling was that Nei Wei was lying there with his eyes wide open, wearing a strange smile on his face.
Seeing this, I couldn't help but furrow my brow. I looked around the yard, and the more I looked, the more surprised I became, feeling a sense of impending danger.
Because the yard was covered with symbols written in blood on the walls, including all over Nei Wei's body.
"Damn," at this moment, Fat Dumpling also noticed these symbols and through gritted teeth said, "What is this Nei Wei trying to do?"
Seeing these symbols, I already had an idea. I couldn't help but nod slightly, "This is a ghost witch curse, a type of curse used by evil practitioners called ghost witches to summon vengeful spirits. And this is not just any vengeful spirit, but one with an immense amount of resentment. Once this vengeful spirit is born, it will immediately bring about great calamity."
Saying this, I couldn't help but grit my teeth. No wonder, no wonder Nei Wei said he was going to slaughter the town. But this guy was too vicious, actually using the ghost witch curse on himself?
Last night, he used the soul-thrilling incense to lead us here, probably wanting us to witness this on purpose. However, when Fat Dumpling and I arrived, we didn't hear Nei Wei's voice, nor did we hear any movement in the vacant house. I guessed that Nei Wei was already dead at that time.
"Is Nei Wei going mad?" Fat Dumpling's face had changed dramatically, full of shock.
"Duanmu," at this point, Fat Dumpling suddenly nudged me and said, "You have to tell me whether the town is safe now. If it's not safe, I need to make preparations quickly to get my parents and grandpa out of the town."
"Hmm," seeing Fat Dumpling looking worried, I stopped joking with him, "It's safe for now. After the ghost witch curse is cast, it needs to wait for the seventh day before it can fully materialize. When that time comes, Nei Wei will be born, so nothing will happen for now."
"The seventh day?" Fat Dumpling said hesitantly, "So that means, besides today, there are still five days left? And including today, it's only six days?"
Ignoring Fat Dumpling, I couldn't help but sigh deeply. After calculating the time, what Nei Wei said was exactly within ten days, he would slaughter the town. After he jumped into the river and committed suicide, it took two full days for him to reappear. Adding the seven days, it was precisely nine days. Nine days later, his witch curse would be complete, and Nei Wei would be born. At that time, the entire town would suffer calamity. And indeed, there were only ten days remaining.
I cursed silently, feeling a sudden shock in my heart. In other words, from the moment Nie Wei jumped into the river, he had actually decided to use the ghost shaman curse.
"Hey, hey, hey." At this moment, the policewoman standing nearby looked at me and Pang Dun puzzledly, saying, "What are you two mumbling about? What's this about the seventh day, the fifth or sixth day? What ghost shaman?"
I came to my senses and quietly said to the policewoman, "We didn't kill him, he committed suicide."
Pang Dun also said, "And this guy wanted to turn himself into a terrifying ghost to deal with the whole town. You better release us quickly, otherwise the town will be in danger."
"Oh." Upon hearing this, the policewoman glanced at us and suddenly pulled out the keys from her body. Seeing this, I was surprised, "You're really letting us go?"
The policewoman looked at me, smiled, and teasingly said, "In fact, this man committed suicide, we had already figured it out. We brought you here just to let you see the scene."
"I..." Pang Dun's face turned red, "You're really unbelievable, can the police just arrest people at will? And you even hit me."
"Serves you right," the policewoman looked at Pang Dun and said, "Can't even beat a woman, why do you have so much fat on you?"
Pang Dun closed his mouth and was completely speechless.
Seeing the two of them arguing, I couldn't be bothered and instead looked at the messy courtyard, sighing deeply. In my heart, I finally felt a sense of unease.
Was disaster approaching?
"Ten years of calamity, the mourning of the five ghosts, graves open everywhere, hearts broken." I still clearly remembered the words Grandpa wrote in the air, and his tear-stained face.
Could it be that Nie Wei is my ten-year calamity? Or perhaps, the calamity of the five ghosts?
In fact, the so-called calamity of the five ghosts here only refers to the calamity caused by the five ghosts. The calamity of the five ghosts does not necessarily mean that the five ghosts themselves are causing trouble. Since the five ghosts are plague gods, they will bring disasters to a place.
It seems that the five ghosts have already escaped from the blockade of the Duan family's Yin soldiers?
Thinking of this, I felt increasingly uneasy, then turned to Pang Dun and said, "Let's go, come with me back home."
The policewoman was taken aback, "I didn't tell you to leave yet."
Ignoring the policewoman, I turned and took Pang Dun back home. After returning home, I went straight to find my second uncle and told him everything about Nie Wei.
After hearing this, my second uncle's face changed drastically. Over the years, my second uncle had been worried about the calamity of the five ghosts, and at this moment, hearing the words "calamity of the five ghosts," he couldn't stand still. I quickly supported my second uncle, "Second uncle, sorry for making you worried, I didn't mean to."
My second uncle shook his head, "Xiao Mu, listen to your second uncle, the ten-year calamity will come for sure. The Yin soldiers may seal the five ghosts for a while, but they cannot seal them forever. Don't blame yourself, your second uncle has to face it sooner or later."