Before they asked Xiao Xu, the most they knew about was Bai Rong's background. The family favored boys over girls, so she was forced to become a supporter of her younger brother, helping her incompetent brother pay off his debts, not wanting to compound the profits.
Bai Rong was angry and even hated her family, and what pushed her into the abyss was the campus loan. In other words, she directed her anger at Lin Ran, who dragged her into the water.
"In other words, when Bai Rong died, she was simply out of love, and only after her death did she realize Lin Ran's true purpose for finding her. Comparing the two situations, I prefer the latter."
Cheng Zhan nodded slowly, the latter situation was more consistent with logic and motivation.
If Si Ye had not dreamed of Si Jiayi, he would have believed that death is like a lamp going out. If he had not met Cheng Zhan, Si Ye might still only believe what he saw with his own eyes.
In short, Bai Rong died in a miserable way. She would rather bear the fear of death than face the reality. So how desperate must she have been at that time?
However, when she died, her soul consciousness let her know Lin Ran's true purpose before she was separated. As for how he knew it, Si Ye didn't know. He felt that Bai Rong couldn't let go, so he refused to leave and followed him all the way.
Lin Ran or something, in short, she knew that she was just a pawn for Lin Ran to get out of trouble.
"I guess the hand that pushed Lin Ran downstairs in the dream was Bai Rong's." Si Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling the scene in the dream.
There was no surprise on Cheng Zhan's face, it was obvious that he had also thought of this.
Si Ye continued, "The fact that Lin Ran came to me in a dream means that there was something strange about her death. If she wanted to die, I would not have dreamed about her. So Lin Ran should have been tortured by Bai Rong before she died.
, and then he was led to the experimental building by Bai Rong, and finally pushed downstairs."
Cheng Zhan added, "Judging from Xiao Xu's words, whether Lin Ran was feeling guilty or seeing a ghost, he was indeed influenced by Bai Rong."
Si Ye thought about this and was puzzled, "If it has something to do with witch spirits, then it should be Bai Rong, right? After all, Bai Rong was very miserable and died very depressed."
Cheng Zhan shook his head and asked Si Ye, "If you were killed, would you hate it? Would you be angry?"
One sentence woke up Si Ye.
Suddenly, yes!
No matter how unwilling or angry Bai Rong was, she would commit suicide. It was a decision she made after she was at the end of her rope. But Lin Ran was different. She didn't want to die. In other words, Lin Ran actually knew in her heart that she had a way out. In the worst case, she would just follow
The parents had a showdown. However, Bai Rong killed her and ended her hope of living. Her anger was greater than Bai Rong's.
If the soul is unwilling to leave, it will linger and look for opportunities to take revenge.
"So Lin Ran's emotion just attracted the angry spirit?" Si Ye asked.
"The emotions produced by human souls are stronger than those in life. Witch spirits always choose the stronger ones, so Lin Ran's soul attracted angry spirits." Cheng Zhan said.
Si Ye understood.
But then a new question arose. "How can the angry spirit survive through Lin Ran's soul? After all, it has no body."
Cheng Zhan handed the newly grilled fish to Si Ye, "This is the problem. Witch spirits can reside on all things, but if they want to survive, they can only have a host body, otherwise their own spiritual power will be damaged. The angry spirit Lai
As long as Lin Ran's soul survives for the time being, he will probably be looking for parasites everywhere."
Si Ye frowned, "Is that what I understand about finding a substitute?"
"Yes and no." Cheng Zhan said, "Actually, it is quite rare for a witch spirit to parasitize an undead body. Maybe it was because Lin Ran was so angry at that time that the angry spirit was so hungry that it wanted to transform from an undead body to a parasite.
It is not an easy task, it is equivalent to crossing dimensions. The angry spirit feeds on Lin Ran's undead, and if it continues to maintain its spiritual power, it will continue to devour other undead until it successfully finds the parasite."
This is indeed different from the undead looking for a substitute. It seems that in the field of finding someone to take the blame, the undead are stronger than the wizards.
"I understand." Si Ye thought of Bai Rong, "No wonder Bai Rong disappeared suddenly. It turned out that she was eaten by an angry spirit."
Cheng Zhan nodded, "Yes, Lin Ran was killed by Bai Rong. The undead controlled by the angry spirit will seek revenge from Bai Rong immediately."
When Si Ye ate the fish, he found it tasteless. No wonder Cheng Zhan put Hexu on Xiao Xu. Looking at the situation on the rooftop, Lin Ran had already found Xiao Xu.
"The people who appeared in my dream were obviously asking me for help, and they must have been eaten."
Cheng Zhan nodded.
Si Ye was silent for a moment. Although he knew the answer, he still couldn't help but ask Cheng Zhan, "Do the eaten souls really disappear completely? Can they never be resurrected?"
"Yes, it has completely disappeared." Cheng Zhan answered firmly.
"But..." Si Ye still had doubts, "Didn't the angry spirit eat Lin Ran's undead? Then why can I still dream about her?"
Si Ye dreamed of Lin Ran twice, once to tell him that he was pushed down, and the other time to say goodbye to him.
If Lin Ran's undead soul was possessed by a witch spirit, then what he saw in his dream for the second time was not Lin Ran. But in this case, why could he dream?
"The witch spirit needs to temporarily live in Lin Ran's undead soul, so although it eats her soul, it still retains her soul, that is, her form. This is just like the logic of the witch spirit entering the parasite normally, because in order to survive,
So you can’t destroy the parasite’s body, you can only eat the parasite’s soul.”
Cheng Zhan explained very patiently, and at the same time, he slowly selected the spines from the fish in his hand. This batch of fish came from deep lakes, and unlike sea fish, they don't have many spines.
"The angry spirit retains Lin Ran's soul and takes shape. This makes it easier to eat other undead spirits and even find the most suitable opportunity to transfer to the parasite."
Si Ye thought of what he said, yes and no.
His mind was spinning fast, and there was a gap in Cheng Zhan's words. What he meant was that it was quite rare for a witch spirit to parasitize an undead body. It would actually be more difficult for a witch spirit to go from the "underworld" to the "yang world". But it was still there.
Finding a way to cross dimensions shows that it is not impossible. This is what Cheng Zhan meant by "yes".
"How will the angry spirit find the parasite?"
Cheng Zhan casually gave the chosen fish to Si Ye, this time on a plate for easy eating. He also took over the whole fish that had cooled down before Si Ye could eat it, and hung it over the charcoal fire to warm it.
"Did you forget what happened to you on the rooftop? Didn't you also see a hand?"
A word to wake up the dreamer.
Si Ye blurted out, "Lin Ran!"
Cheng Zhan nodded.
Si Ye was stunned.
The moment Cheng Zhan nodded, Si Ye suddenly understood that the angry spirit would most likely find a way to the parasite.
The way is him!
The rooftop of the laboratory building had a special magnetic field. Si Ye fell into a fantasy at that time, and then the hand appeared. Later, he also thought about it and was sure that the hand was not Bai Rong's.
Now analyze it, if it is Lin Ran's hand, or the hand of Lin Ran who is controlled by the angry spirit, then it is obvious that he is used as a substitute.
But if only the laboratory building is special, then why not find someone else?
Is it because...
"Can I see ghosts?"
"Yes." Cheng Zhan nodded, "You have a special physique, and dreams are the best channel to break through dimensions, so the angry spirit uses the form of the undead to directly contact you. Either it wants to parasitize your body, or it wants to use you as its
Springboard to find a more suitable parasite. Because once it successfully crosses dimensions, the angry spirit can switch parasites at will."
So shameless.
This is Si Ye's most direct thought.
"But," Cheng Zhan changed the subject and glanced at Si Ye, as if he was considering it, "The wizard spirit cannot use you as a parasite. The one before failed, so I guess it may be because of your special physique.
related."
Si Ye thought, this time Cheng Zhan spoke more tactfully, at least not directly, maybe because you are not human.
Regarding the issue of whether he was a human being or not, Si Ye was too lazy to worry about it. Anyway, he was not affected. He had everything to eat and drink, and he didn't even delay the blind date.
"Since I can't become a parasite, then why is the angry spirit obsessed with me on the rooftop?" Si Ye was speechless.
"They shouldn't know." Cheng Zhan analyzed.
Si Ye almost choked on his mouthful of fish, and sighed helplessly, "Is there such a thing as a temptation?"
"After all, you..." Cheng Zhan half-smiled, "You have a special physique, a rare one in a hundred years, and the witch spirit is not well-informed."
Si Ye rolled his eyes, so he had to thank them for their ignorance.
After a while, he said, "I found out that this angry spirit is quite clever. Lin Ran met me again when he came to see me for the second time. The police notice came out the next morning. He looked at the case clearly.
Broken, it gave me the misconception that it was willing. Now that I think about its behavior at that time, it is typical that it does not want me to investigate further for fear of exposing its identity."
Cheng Zhan snorted, "I said that the witch spirits are not only ferocious but also cunning. They will try every means to survive."
Si Ye was silent for a while, and quickly finished the fish on the plate. Then he shamelessly stretched the plate towards Cheng Zhan, "The service continues, don't stop."
Cheng Zhan was surprised, "It's already Article 6, aren't you afraid of holding on?"
"Only six. You didn't realize how small the fish you caught are. If you throw a fish into your mouth, it won't be enough to fit between your teeth." Si Ye became picky, "If you shave off the bones of the fish, there won't be much meat."
"The gap between your teeth is big enough." Cheng Zhan said.
Typical of getting a bargain and still selling well, but you think the fish is too small? Jiang Zhou wanted to move his refrigerator.
"Hey, there's a problem."
"explain."
Si Ye turned the beer bottle in his hand and watched Cheng Zhan pierce a thawed fish smoothly. He said, "Although the witch spirit can influence Xiao Xu through Lin Ran, it cannot parasitize Xiao Xu.
Right? It would be the same for anyone else."
"Yes, they are ordinary people. Witch spirits can only influence them to kill them and eat their souls, that's all."
"Currently, I am the only channel through which the witch spirits parasitic on the undead can come to the human world through my body, and then achieve the goal of crossing latitudes. But I have a special physique, and the witch spirits can only influence me but cannot control me.
Me, how do you catch the angry spirit?"
…
After Xiao Xu came back from the police station, although he was very tired, the heavy burden that had been weighing on his heart was lifted.
Only Shen Xun was there in the dormitory.
Seeing him coming back, I quickly asked him how he was doing.
When the police summoned him, Shen Xun was with him at the time, so he knew he had gone to the police station. Xiao Xu didn't want to say a word or do anything else. He just sat on a chair and looked at the vast night outside.
Shen Xun was going to the study room, so he put his books on the table and didn't leave in a hurry. It's not that he was too gossipy, it was mainly because Xiao Xu's state was quite worrying. At the same time, he was beating a drum in his heart. I don’t know whether he had anything to do with Lin Ran’s death.
"How are you?" Shen Xun poured him a glass of water.
Xiao Xu did not look away from the window, and seemed to turn a deaf ear to Shen Xun's words. After a long time, he murmured, "Why is it different?"
He said this to himself three times.
Shen Xun was stunned and asked him, "What's different?"
Xiao Xu didn't respond to him, and frowned, as if he had some problem that he couldn't figure out. Shen Xun felt unsure when he saw this posture, and waved his hand in front of Xiao Xu's face, "What are you talking about?"
Xiao Xu reacted at this time, turned to look at Shen Xun, and asked him, "Do you think someone will disappear for no reason?"
this problem……
Shen Xun didn't know how to answer, but he saw that Xiao Xu's eyes were still full of doubts, as if he had encountered some terrible disaster. After thinking about it, he said, "Death...doesn't it count?"
I don't know if Xiao Xu heard his answer, or if Xiao Xu made his own judgment. In short, he shook his head and murmured, "No, no... no one can disappear for no reason."
Seeing Xiao Xu in this state, Shen Xun went crazy. What on earth is going on?
"Xiao Xu——"
"Unless it's not a human being." Xiao Xu suddenly interrupted Shen Xun and stared at Shen Xun.
When Shen Xun was stared at like this, he shivered and felt that the hairs on his hair were about to stand up. The only thought that came to his mind was that he wasn't possessed by another evil spirit, right?
Xiao Xu's state was not right before. Now he finally looks normal. Why did he rebound again?
Shen Xun swallowed nervously and asked, "Who... did you say disappeared? Who was not a human being?"
At the same time, he held his cell phone in his hand, thinking about whether to call Si Ye and ask him to come back immediately wherever he was.
As soon as this idea came up, I heard Xiao Xu say, "It's okay, I'll figure something out by myself."
The tone of voice is normal again.
Shen Xun looked at him, the cordon in his heart not yet loosened, "Xiao Xu? Do you know who I am?"
When Xiao Xu heard this, he turned to look at him again, as if he asked something ridiculous, "What's wrong, Shen Xun? Why don't I know who you are?"
"You just..." Shen Xun hesitated to speak.
He thought that if this was Xiao Xu's secret, then he really shouldn't ask about it. If Xiao Xu was possessed by an evil spirit, then he wouldn't be able to get to the bottom of it.
On Xiao Xu's side, the expression on his face changed again.
Sadness, melancholy and self-blame.
"Shen Xun, do you think I'm quite a bastard? On the way back from the police station, I was thinking that Lin Ran was so kind to me and so dedicated to me, but she ran away when she was in the most difficult time. I It’s so inhumane.”
Shen Xun didn't know how to answer. In fact, the story about Lin Ran's suicide has never been resolved on campus. Even though the police made a notice, many people felt that Xiao Xu played a very important role in Lin Ran's death.
Now when she heard what he said, Shen Xun understood more or less. After a long time, she asked him, "So, you knew about Lin Ran's loan from the beginning, right?"