Collision on The Big Road Chapter 3

Han Jiashan led them to the second floor, stopped at the door of Han Ke's room and knocked.

The door opened from the inside, and a middle-aged lady glanced at Ethan Chen and his companions with red eyes, looking displeased.

Mrs. Han: "Why did you hire these quacks again?"

Han Jiashan pulled Mrs. Han aside and smiled as he invited Ethan Chen and the others into the house. Then he scolded Mrs. Han, "Don't talk nonsense."

Mrs. Han: "Keke is just under a lot of mental stress. She can just go see a doctor. You keep saying that Keke is possessed by evil spirits and you've invited so many quacks, but it's no use at all."

Han Jiashan was a little embarrassed and just said, "One last time, okay?"

Ethan Chen turned his head to look at Lucas Mao, who shrugged: "For people in our line of work, it's common to take the blame."

"You don't have any tricks to pass the buck?"

Lucas Mao: "No. We usually blame our employers."

"What if I can't smash it back?"

"It's all thanks to our peers who smashed it for us."

Ethan Chen shook his head slightly: "My business ability is not good enough."

When Lucas Mao mentioned this, she thought of Ethan Chen who suddenly stepped out and became professional, and immediately said with a tone of admiration: "Brother Chen, you are so eloquent. Just now, Mr. Han's eyes changed when he looked at us, and his attitude became respectful. In the past, when we went out to do business, those people gave us a cold shoulder, preferring to believe those scammers without a Taoist license rather than us. As a result, the number of our orders being rejected increased, and we were almost unable to pay our salaries."

Ethan Chen: "...You have exposed your salary status."

Lucas Mao quickly said, "There is still a basic salary." She smiled and rubbed her hands: "Brother Chen, are you studying religion?"

"no."

"finance?"

Ethan Chen shook his head: "Major in Marketing. Elective for Folklore."

Lucas Mao clapped her hands: "Brother Chen, you look more professional than me."

Ethan Chen smiled and began to look around the room.

The room was beige in color, a typical girl's bedroom. There was a large bed in the middle, and Han Ke was lying motionless with his eyes closed, with an IV drip still in his arm. There was a large bookshelf next to the wall, with many unopened figurines on it. The walls were covered with posters, mostly of anime characters, so the picture of a beauty among the anime posters was particularly eye-catching.

Ethan Chen took a few steps forward and carefully copied the one meter long and half meter wide painting of a beauty in front of him. The painting showed a beauty in a sleeveless crescent-shaped white cheongsam, with her arms folded and looking out of the painting. Her arms were white, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, her teeth were white and her lips were red, which was extremely attractive.

"Wow, it's beautiful."

Ethan Chen turned around and sighed when he saw Lucas Mao, who had been standing beside him at some point.

"What a realistic portrait... Huh? The date of signature... Xiao Fengyu, Huangyue, Wuxu year. That means it was painted not long ago. But why is there no seal?" Lucas Mao seemed very interested in the painting and reached out to touch it.

Ethan Chen stopped her: "Don't touch other people's things."

"Oh, yes." Lucas Mao quickly withdrew her hand.

"Let's go see what's going on with Miss Han."

Lucas Mao looked back and found that Master Lu and Master Luo had gathered around Han Ke to check the situation, so she immediately ran over to fight for the 400,000 yuan. Ethan Chen also walked over and suddenly heard a faint female voice.

"Scholar..."

Ethan Chen ignored him and walked forward. He heard Master Luo say, "Miss Han must have been targeted by a female ghost who wanted to take her life and reincarnate her to replace her own premature death with Miss Han's destiny of wealth and longevity."

"What's the meaning?"

Han Jiashan and Mrs. Han couldn't understand at all.

Luo Tianshi explained: "The so-called scapegoat actually steals the life of a living person and replaces it with the life of an evil ghost who died early, so that others can suffer in the ghost's place. The evil ghost then takes the identity of a living person and continues to live in the world of the living. Miss Han's life was stolen by an evil ghost who died early, and that evil ghost wanted to replace Miss Han."

Han Jiashan was shocked: "Then is there any way to save Keke?"

Luo Tianshi said: "Please rest assured, since we have noticed it, we will naturally save Miss Han. In fact, there are police in the world of the living, and there are ghosts in the underworld. The evil ghost who kills people will be pressed in front of the Northern Yin Emperor and thrown into the eighteen levels of hell. The evil ghost wanted to replace Miss Han's identity and escape the eyes and ears of the ghosts. It was precisely because Miss Han had an extremely good fate, rich and long life, and auspicious stars helped her. This is originally a physique that can kill evil and no one can invade. If it weren't for Miss Han's casual words that let the ghost take advantage of the loophole, she would never have suffered this unprovoked disaster."

Han Jiashan believed it without a doubt, but Mrs. Han was full of disbelief.

Compared to Han Jiashan, who grew up in a place of gods and ghosts in western Guangdong, Mrs. Han is a genuine local and a firm believer in scientism.

"Nonsense, can a ghost replace a living person's identity? It's ridiculous. If this is the case, then everyone can be replaced by a ghost? Then everyone around me is a ghost."

"You should keep your mouth shut."

Mrs. Han shook off Han Jiashan's hand, pointed at his nose and cursed: "When Coco was sick, you didn't call a doctor, but called a group of charlatans! This is how Coco's body was worn out. If you listened to me, you would have sent Coco to a foreign hospital earlier. Would Coco still be like this now?"

Hearing the word "charlatan", Master Lu and Master Luo looked displeased.

Ethan Chen looked at Han Ke on the bed. The girl was skinny, with sunken cheeks and dark circles under her eyes. She looked really scary. As he was looking at her, Han Ke suddenly opened her eyes and looked straight at Ethan Chen.

Ethan Chen took two steps calmly and found that Han Ke's eyes were not on him, but on the painting behind him.

No one noticed that Han Ke had woken up. His face was gloomy and dull, like a ghost.

Master Lu said, "Mrs. Han, I will ask you some questions. You just need to answer yes or no. See if what I say is right."

Mrs. Han: "Okay."

Master Lu: "Has Miss Han's personality changed drastically? She seems to have become a completely different person that I don't recognize?"

Mrs. Han hesitated for a moment: "Yes."

Master Lu: "Have your living habits, dressing, and behavior become those of a stranger?"

Mrs. Han retorted: "But some paralytic neurological diseases can also cause a person's temperament to change drastically."

At this time, Han Ke on the bed suddenly said: "It's too noisy. If you want to make a noise, go outside and make one."

The bedroom fell silent for a moment.

Ethan Chen said, "Mrs. Han, has Miss Han ever lived in western Guangdong?"

Perhaps because Ethan Chen's image is easy to make people like him, Mrs. Han softened her tone: "She only went to worship her ancestors last month. She didn't like to go before, but this time she heard that western Guangdong is a place where ghosts and gods are believed, so she insisted on going. She only stayed for five days."

"So, after just five days, even your accent has changed?"

Mrs. Han's face changed, as if she had just realized that her daughter's accent had changed to that of western Guangdong. Her daughter had lived in the capital since she was a child and spoke authentic Beijing dialect, so how could it suddenly change?

Even if illness is used to explain the drastic change in personality, it is impossible that even the accent has changed.

"Mrs. Han, please try again. Trust us. If Miss Han's condition doesn't improve after tonight, can you send her to the hospital? It's only one night anyway." Ethan Chen suddenly seemed to think of something and said, "By the way, will Miss Han still sing tonight?"

Thinking of that miserable and creepy Cantonese opera, Mrs. Han couldn't utter the words of objection that were about to come out of her throat. She just nodded randomly: "Only tonight..."

"Okay. I promise you won't be disappointed."

Han Jiashan's eyes were full of gratitude when he looked at Ethan Chen, but Ethan Chen just smiled without saying anything, looking mysterious and unpredictable, like a master.

Master Lu and Master Luo didn't expect that they were busy as much as Ethan Chen and couldn't even smile. They looked at each other and decided to deal with the guy who came later first.

Han Jiashan and Mrs. Han left the bedroom, leaving Ethan Chen and others with Han Ke.

Master Lu and Master Luo now stood on the same front to deal with Ethan Chen together.

Luo Tianshi said first: "The evil ghost will come again tonight. It will definitely possess Miss Han first, and then come to the living room to harm people. Only at these two times can the evil ghost be caught. We are on the same path, so why not cooperate."

Ethan Chen smiled and refused.

Master Luo Tian gave a barely perceptible smile, just waiting for these words.

Young people are arrogant and want to keep all the work for themselves as soon as they start to take orders. They are unwilling to cooperate with others, but they don’t know that the older you are, the wiser you will be. No matter how talented you are, you still need to go through a lot of experience.

"In this case, we will split up. Whoever catches the evil spirit and saves Miss Han will get the bill. We won't bully anyone. Master Lu and I will guard the living room together. You will guard the bedroom. If you can't solve the problem, we will take action. When we take action, you can't interfere."

Ethan Chen smiled and said, "Then you will suffer a loss, right?"

"Do you agree or not?"

Ethan Chen nodded: "I agree. I am taking advantage of you."

Lucas Mao frowned and let Ethan Chen hold her back.

Master Lu, Master Luo and the little disciple went downstairs together and waited in the living room until night fell.

Lucas Mao: "Brother Chen, why did you agree? They obviously teamed up to plot against us. They said they wanted us to stay in the bedroom, but who doesn't know that the evil spirit is the most ferocious when it first takes possession of the body? It's a three-star level list, and the two of us alone can't deal with the evil spirit. When the evil spirit leaves the bedroom, it will be their turn to attack. But before that, we should use up the evil spirit's ghost energy first."

Lucas Mao sighed. Brother Chen really didn't know much about these things. He thought that dealing with the evil spirits first would be an advantage.

Ethan Chen smiled, borrowed Lucas Mao's phone to take a picture of the portrait hanging on the wall, and then returned the phone to Lucas Mao.

"Xiao Li, can you help me ask Mr. Han? Just ask him if he recognizes the woman in the portrait. Or, is she the one who died young on the tombstone?"

Lucas Mao: "You mean---"

"uncertain."

"Okay, I'll go ask now. Wait for my news."

Lucas Mao left, and only Ethan Chen and Han Ke were left in the room.

Ethan Chen found a place to sit down and took out his cell phone to fiddle with it.

After a long time, Han Ke suddenly turned his head and stared at Ethan Chen.

Ethan Chen noticed something was wrong and looked over.

Han Ke: "I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."

Ethan Chen said seriously: "Don't make trouble, go back to where you belong. Otherwise, I will beat you into the Six Palaces of Luofeng."