Psych Hunter (Haunted House Notebook) : Book 1

Chapter 45 - Midnight Conversation

On my way, my heart felt very uneasy. If Qin Yi Heng had summoned me during this late of a time, there must have been a troublesome matter. When I entered the door of his house, I saw his grim expression. He didn't let me ask anything but merely dragged me inside the room, as if to let me see the problem for myself.

I then noticed that inside his living room, there is a very large object that is covered with cloth. While I can see it is very big, I couldn't guess what that object is. I glanced at Qin Yi Heng but he wouldn't explain, but he merely walked to the place where the object is located and uncovered the cloth from the object.

The light in Qin Yi Heng's house is all turned on, so the lighting in the room is very good. However, when I first saw what that object really was – I really couldn't hide my surprise – it's that wardrobe from before! How can it be here? Could it be that Qin Yi Heng had previously arranged it to be brought back?

I looked at him, and wanted to ask him to explain.

Qin Yi Heng took a smoke, and gave me one cigarette before sitting on the sofa and to explain about this wardrobe, he merely said, "When I arrived home, I found that this thing is already here. When I examine it, my door didn't seem to have been burglarized. I have no idea who had brought it here."

When he finished talking, he took another whiff of smoke and walked to the direction of the wardrobe and said, "I have properly examined it, this wardrobe is indeed the same wardrobe that we found in the ancestral hall."

When I heard his words, I was surprised that I couldn't say anything. His house is located on the 8th floor, so let's not talk about how someone had arranged for this wardrobe to be taken into his home, it must have required a lot effort. This wardrobe is very tall, and it might not fit the elevator, and someone must have carried it through the stairs, but it seemed like a troublesome job. Even though I am unclear about how heavy this wardrobe is, however, I am sure that it must not be light, and that makes me even more confused!

Qin Yi Heng laughed when he saw me this surprised and told me to sit in the sofa before saying, "This is not the only thing I wish to tell you tonight. " He then took a notebook under the coffee table and showed me a particular page. When I saw the content of the notebook, I noticed that it was the numbers I had noted back when we were at the ancestral hall. I paid careful attention to the numbers at that time, so I can still remember them clearly.

I then asked him, "Have you deciphered these numbers and what it signified other than time?"

Qin Yi Heng nodded his head but didn't explain. Instead, he took a rope from his bedroom and placed it on the coffee table and said, "Jiang Shuo, I know that your hearts are currently assailed with many questions. You might wonder why I had took you with me to search for that address book, and why I would ask you to go to Wan Jin Rong's house. Currently, I can tell you, this rope is the same like the one used to tie the wardrobe, and it has appeared in my house at the same time."

When he said that, I observed that hemp rope. Strictly speaking, it's called a hemp rope. It's quite uncommon to find nowadays, but you can still see them in small piers as it is used to tie small fishing boats. This one is not as thick as the one tied to the boat, but it's tied with many strands. It's about two or three fingers thick and is very ordinary. The only thing that seemed special is the black spot similar to paint that is found there. There are about seven or eight black spots.

I can't really figure what's special about it, so I didn't bother to think and simply asked Qin Yi Heng, "What's so special about this rope?"

Qin Yi Heng said, "Well, this hemp rope might seem ordinary, but in spiritual arts, there is a special name for it, it is called 'yin kou (阴扣)'. Yin kou is a magic weapon that is not easily found because it is extremely rare. Every blood spot in it is a piece of human soul."