Psych Hunter (Haunted House Notebook) : Book 1

Chapter 43 - Late Night Investigation as Usual

In actuality, this is not the first time we have examine a house during nighttime, but I still felt quite anxious. The previous experience in the ancestral hall still left a bitter taste on my mouth and I still can recall the incident. After thinking for a while, I finally decided to accept his proposal to gain profit.

Qin Yi Heng and I then prepared a few things. We didn't buy a lot of things this time, he just took me to the mall to buy one set of chopsticks and bowl, and then we went to a restaurant to eat. Nighttime arrive very quick, as soon as we finished out dinner, the sky has turned dark. We have already waited for a while, and he took a yellow paper from his bag, drench it in water, and he wrote something in the paper. As I'm not particularly interested so I didn't take a look when he writes it, and after he finished writing, we then went to the house.

When we reached the place we just remembered that there are other restaurants surrounding the place, and there are many guests around. We merely waited in the car until 11 pm when the surrounding restaurants have closed. This house already looked eerie during daytime, but that effect is multiplied during nighttime. I was very afraid when I went in, and I'm not sure whether it's because its nighttime, the place felt really cold.

Qin Yi Heng began setting up his preparations, and did not ask me to help him, so I can only smoke some cigarettes from the side. He sat on the ground and he seemed to tie the two chopsticks together with a thread, which he then pasted on the wall upside down. It looked like a clip used to hang some clothes. I became very intrigued when I saw it, and I asked him, "What's that for?"

Qin Yi Heng smiled at me and said, "You'll know after a while." After he said this, he took out the yellow paper and passed it to me, and said, "Read this aloud for a while later when I told you and don't stop until I said so."

There was some lighting in the restaurant as there are some street lights, but the lights are quite dim. His writing is also not very neat, so I cannot see clearly what was not written on it. I took a picture of his writing through my phone, and I was very amused when I read it. I had thought that he wanted me to recite some spells, but what was written is the purchase order of the restaurant. They consist of half kilo of pigs, a few catties of apples and a few bowls of duck blood and many more. I thought he had given me the wrong paper. Is he seriously asking me to read this?

I asked him, "Are you seriously making me read this?"

He solemnly nodded and said, "Yes, these are the detailed list of the tributes, and we wanted to summon the little ghost who was here that night."

When I heard his words, I immediately felt afraid and nervous. Are we going to come into contact with these spirits tonight? I can't help but obey his words and quickly read the paper carefully, just in case I mispronounced or stammer later on. Almost ten minutes later, Qin Yi Heng said, "It's almost time now." He then took the bowl and tied it upside down with a rope and hung it on the door and he draw the curtains on the door down.

The room instantly darkened and I became nervous in an instant. Qin Yi Heng whispered few words of comfort and then lit a candle to calm me down. When he noticed that I had relaxed, he said, "Begin reading now."

I immediately recited the paper under the candlelight. To be honest, this is more stressful than my oral defense during my dissertation examination during college, and I started to sweat profusely. Fortunately, I managed to recite them correctly. But, my mouth became dry after a while and there were no signs whatever that anything is happening. I wanted to stop, but Qin Yi Heng said not to stop until he told me to, so I just continued reciting. After reciting it for a few more minutes, I suddenly heard a faint sound, and the house's atmosphere suddenly turned darker. The gloomy feeling is hard to describe, but I know that a spirit has been summoned. Having came into contact with them, I knew that when spirits are there, one's legs will immediately weaken. I wanted to turn back and see if there's a spirit behind me, but I was afraid of being distracted and mispronouncing the words, so I simply faced Qin Yi Heng for some sense of comfort and safety.