"Is there really someone who looks like that?"
Lu Fei looked at Liu Fugui in disbelief, feeling that he was exaggerating.
"Old Liu, isn't it a bit unscrupulous for you to describe a customer like this?"
"Absolutely true! The first time I saw him, I thought a toad had taken human form!"
Liu Fugui clicked his tongue.
"If you don't believe me, come and see for yourself! I'm not exaggerating at all. He not only has a similar build, but even his face looks a bit like it."
"He's coming in three days, and we have a lot of guests. The appointments are fully booked for the next two days!"
"No need for that, I was just asking out of curiosity," Lu Fei said with a smile and shook his head, thinking that it was normal for some people to look a bit unusual.
"You've been working hard lately."
"Not at all, not at all!" Liu Fugui waved his hands repeatedly, grinning from ear to ear.
This business, which made huge profits, was something many people would beg for. With just a little effort, he could make a lot of money; how could it be considered hard work?
"Brother Lu, take a break first. I have an appointment today, so I'll go back and get busy now!"
"Go ahead."
Liu Fugui left happily.
Lu Fei picked up his phone and transferred 100,000 yuan to Jing Jian.
"Is there really someone stupid enough to buy that?" Jing Jian stared at the number on the screen, counting it several times, "Lu Fei, did you add a few extra zeros by mistake?"
"It's not just someone buying it, many people are scrambling to get it. Just wait and collect the money. This is only the first installment; more will follow." Lu Fei replied with a smile.
Jing Jian was stunned for a long time before managing to type out a message: "What exactly is so good about this? Are rich people's tastes always so twisted?"
"Guess! If you're right, I'll reduce one of the evil objects you owe me. If you're wrong, you'll owe me another one."
"You swindler!" Jing Jian rolled his eyes in frustration.
Through the screen, Lu Fei could almost see Jing Jian scratching his head, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Then, Jing Jian sent another message.
"I've already started keeping an eye on those evil objects! I recently heard something strange from Master Mo, which might be related to the evil objects. I was planning to figure it out before telling you."
"Tell me about it now." Lu Fei immediately perked up.
"On the same street as Master Mo, there lives an old bachelor who is in his forties and still doesn't have a partner. Recently, he suddenly boasted that he found a Snail Maiden, who washes clothes, cooks, and warms his bed for him every day."
"A Snail Maiden? That's quite a novelty!" Lu Fei raised his eyebrows.
The story of the Snail Maiden is an ancient folktale.
It tells of a young man who had lost both his parents. One day, while working in the fields, he found a large snail and decided to bring it home and keep it in a water jar.
Afterwards, every day when he returned home, he was surprised to find that not only was his house spotlessly clean, but there was also delicious food prepared for him.
He found this very strange, so one day, he pretended to go out, but actually hid outside his house. Soon, he saw a beautiful girl climb out of the water jar and start washing clothes and cooking for him.
As it turned out, the snail was actually a fairy, sent by heaven to help this hardworking and kind young man.
In the end, the young man and the Snail Maiden got married and lived a happy and carefree life together.
But a legend is just a legend.
Lu Fei said, 'Is that old bachelor just boasting?'
"Not really! The neighbor said they often hear a woman's voice and activities in his house at night, and sometimes even see a shadow of a woman."
"So, you think what he found is an evil object?"
"Exactly! That bachelor is lazy and greedy. Why would a Snail Maiden (a kind of mythical creature) ever be interested in him? And there's something quite scary about it. The neighbor sees the old bachelor eating meat every day, but has never seen him buy any! What do you think he's actually eating?"
This is getting somewhat interesting.
Lu Fei was about to reply when a phone call came in.
It was Hu Zi.
"Boss!"
As soon as the call was answered, Hu Zi's hoarse voice came through.
"Hu Zi, what's wrong? Did your parents get discharged from the hospital?"
"Boss, the situation is not good! It seems my parents have come into contact with something unclean." Hu Zi's voice also carried a hint of fatigue.
"Don't panic, what's the situation exactly?" Lu Fei's heart skipped a beat.
Huzi had been taking a long time to return, and he just felt uneasy. Now, his intuition was confirmed.
Huzi organized his words: "My parents have had a high fever for several days. At first, we thought it was just an ordinary illness, but no matter how many injections or medications we used, they didn't get better. Later, I found out that something happened in the village... there's something evil in the village..."
"What kind of evil thing?"
"The villagers can't explain it clearly, but they know it's pretty vicious. It comes to the village every night to cause trouble..." Huzi's voice was bitter.
"Send me the address, I'll come right away!"
"Boss..."
"Stop wasting time!"
Lu Fei hung up the phone, quickly packed his things, and got into the car with the small black dog.
Before setting off, he sent a message to Jing Jian.
"Brother Jing, something has happened at Hu Zi's hometown, and I need to go there. You go and inquire about the Snail Maiden first, try to get to the bottom of it, whether it's just a bachelor's bragging or if there's really something supernatural."
Then, following the address sent by Hu Zi, set off with the navigation.
Qingfeng Town Health Center.
Hu Zi sat in the ward, took a long breath, and his face, which had been anxious and weary, finally showed a hint of relaxation.
With the boss coming, he felt half relieved.
On the hospital bed, both his parents were in a deep sleep, having had a fever on and off for several days, leaving them disoriented.
How could people of their age withstand such torment?
He had come home with bags full of joy, but the next day, his parents fell ill with a fever.
He rushed to send his parents to the hospital, but the doctors couldn't find the cause of their fever. He then took them to the county hospital for a thorough examination from head to toe, but still no issues were found.
Having followed Lu Fei for so long, he had also gained some experience and felt that there was something very strange about his parents' illness.
Upon returning to the village and inquiring around, he learned that something had happened in the village.
"If I had come back earlier, my parents wouldn't have had to suffer this..."
Huzi sighed with self-reproach, checking the ghost-repelling characters on his parents' bodies. Finding nothing unusual, he stepped outside the ward, lit a cigarette, and anxiously awaited the boss.
Fortunately, he had the ghost-repelling characters with him, which temporarily saved his parents' lives, though some people in the village had already died from high fever.
But to completely resolve the problem with the evil spirits in the village, he truly lacked the ability.
In a blink of an eye.
The sky darkened.
"Huzi!"
While staring blankly at the hospital entrance, Huzi heard a familiar voice, and his heart was instantly lifted.
"Boss!"
He raised his head and saw the reassuring young face.
"Huzi, how are Uncle and Aunt now?" Lu Fei arrived at the hospital after a long and hurried journey, which took him half a day despite his rush.
"They've been running a fever, and it just wouldn't go away. Fortunately, we have the Ke Gui character." Huzi, both happy and excited, led Lu Fei into the ward incoherently.
Lu Fei, without taking a moment to rest, hurriedly went to check on the two elderly people lying on the beds.
What he saw was shocking.