44. Paper Man
At that moment, a gust of wind slammed the door, and Zhou Nan was frightened by
this sound.
Chen
Ming had worked as a ghost catcher for so many years and had never seen a ghost
who was so timid. He was not sure whether this could turn Zhou Nan into a fierce
ghost and comforted the latter just in case, “Alas, calm down, little
buddy.”
“Chen
Ming, tell me the truth. You’re still alive, right?” Zhou Nan stepped back and asked a pointless question.
Chen
Ming paused for a moment, and slowly said, “I’ll admit it now.”
Zhou
Nan held the pillow more tightly and nervously bit his lower lip.
Chen
Ming sighed and looked at the ceiling gloomily. “To be honest, I was
dead that night…” He couldn’t continue and covered his mouth while he was smiling.
“Continue your acting.” Zhou Nan knew Chen Ming was
teasing him. Throwing the pillow in Chen Ming’s face, he asked, ” What was
on the white cloth?” He guessed the contents were not serious, but he was
curious.
“Prosperous,
democratic, culturally advanced, and harmonious.” Chen Ming finished
these words rapidly and threw the poor pillow back to the bed.
Zhou
Nan was going crazy; he completely forgot that he was listening to Chen
Ming’s ghost experience, and was gradually distracted. He said sincerely,
“You should do cross-talk; you will make more money than selling flowers.”
“No
way. I’m afraid I’ll take others’ positions, and they’ll lose jobs.” Chen
Ming bragged so naturally. He opened the lid, and the noodles were steaming, ” Oh, it’s ready.” Then the room was full of smacking sounds.
When
Chen Ming finished most of the noodles, he finally no longer acted like a
starving ghost and asked Zhou Nan, “Do you remember that taxi
driver?”
Zhou
Nan immediately remembered the ordinary-looking man with a strange abscess
on the back of his neck. He nodded, “I remember, I remember!”
“Do
me a favor. Find the driver. The abscess on his neck is a cursed insect.”
The cursed insect’s blood could be quite helpful. It would save
both the driver and Chen Ming’s lives.
Zhou
Nan didn’t understand him and forgot that they needed to use cursed insect
blood for revival. He thought Chen Ming just wanted to save the driver and was anxious,
“Then stop eating! You’ve wasted much time, what if the driver’s dead?”
“No
hurry!” Chen Ming didn’t even raise his head, “It’s easier to
get things done in the dark.”
Zhou
Nan knew he wouldn’t convince Chen Ming, so he could only pray it
would not be too late: “I… I’ll go find him right now!”
“Hey,
come back! You’re empty-handed. You could do nothing even if you see the driver.” Zhou
Nan was almost out when Chen Ming stopped him. Turning back, Chen Ming began
searching for something in the nightstand.
Zhou
Nan stopped, came back and asked curiously, “What do you want me
to bring?”
Seconds
later, Chen Ming threw a small piece of paper at him. It was a little
paper man with symbols on the body, and on its head was red ‘QAQ’. The
funny expression showed somebody was obviously mischievous. Looking up, sure enough, Chen
Ming was sucking his finger. With the other hand, he was holding a needle
that he just used to prick his finger.
Zhou Nan
observed the little paper man, “This is…”
“This
is your puppet.” Chen Ming snapped his fingers, and the little
paper man sat up suddenly.
Zhou
Nan was unguarded and frightened, shaking the little paper man off like it
was a bug. Sitting on the ground, the little paper man covered its head. On its face was the striking ‘QAQ’ as if it was full of untold grievance.
“You
take it with you and tell it when finding the driver. Then I’ll come over.” Chen
Ming was demure and unflustered. Sitting back, he slowly drank the salty
noodle soup.
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