investigative chronicle

Chapter 85 A Trip to the Town God's Temple

Yu Na left, Yuan Mu finished her vacation, and even Luo Li hurried home, and everything returned to how it was at the beginning.Ji Si'an sat in the empty house, and the surrounding was a bit too quiet.

She came to the balcony and felt very bored looking at the pile of fat plants. "Hey, is it boring for you to stay here every day?"

Her voice echoed in the room, and she startled herself.

Ji Si'an left the balcony resentfully, lay on the bed and turned on the phone to pass the time, but unnaturally opened the phone book with Chen Sen's name in his eyes.

After a long time of ideological struggle, she finally resisted the urge to make a phone call.Dejectedly, she threw the phone on the bed, but accidentally touched the button, and by the time she realized it, the call had already been dialed.

Her finger was already on the red end button, but she didn't press it for a long time. She said silently in her heart, 10 seconds, I will only wait for him for 10 seconds. If he answers the phone within 10 seconds, I will ask him out.

The long beeping sound made Ji Si'an's hands tremble nervously.At the same time, Chen Sen was also looking at the phone. He stayed on the connect button for a long time but finally pressed the end button and put the phone firmly in his pocket.

He hung up the phone, which Ji Si'an did not expect.First I was angry, then I started to worry, and I kept giving him various reasons. He was too busy to answer the phone, he was in a meeting, or he was driving...

Later, Ji Si'an felt a little stupid.People are obviously not interesting, but I always speculate shamelessly.How could others like a girl like me who is sensitive, inferior, has a bad personality and is not beautiful...

All the bad memories attacked her almost instantly.Ji Si'an tried his best to control himself and rushed out of the house.She needed something else to divert her attention, or she would suffer under the onslaught of those memories.

She walked unconsciously along the direction of the flow of people and came to the most prosperous snack street in Chenghuang, and further inside was the Chenghuang Temple.Do you want to go there to say goodbye?As an atheist, Ji Si'an hadn't been there in the City God for so many years, and now he had the idea of ​​going out to worship.

Sure enough, when people are most helpless, they will place their hopes on divine power.Although she thought so, she didn't stop.Just arrived at the door, but met a familiar figure, Lu Qi.

When Ji Si'an was about to avoid it, Lu Qi suddenly turned around and met her.

"Why are you here?" Lu Qi walked towards Ji Si'an. "I thought you didn't believe that."

"I'm just... passing by. When will you get back to City God?" Ji Si'an seemed a little embarrassed.

"I'm also passing by on a business trip, so I'll stop by to have a look." Lu Qi seemed more calm.

"Oh." Ji Si'an smiled dryly, and when he was thinking about how to end this embarrassing conversation, Lu Qi suddenly said, "Do you know the meaning of City God?"

"Huh?" Ji Si'an didn't react.

"In fact, since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the City God has gradually evolved from a patron saint to a 'Yin Official' corresponding to the 'Yang Official' dispatched by the human government, and is responsible for the affairs of the underworld in this area. People who take office are basically loyal and upright historical figures.”

"However, many stories that have been handed down are about how the City God settled cases and helped the wronged to clear up their grievances. It can be seen that no matter what dynasty or generation, fairness and justice are the ultimate goals that people pursue." Lu Qi said.

"Does that also mean that there are many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases in every dynasty?" Ji Si'an said, looking at the building hidden behind the dense trees and leaves in front of him.

Lu Qi couldn't help laughing at what Ji Si'an said: "You are really an interesting person. Your thinking is clear and strange, but it points to the essence."

"It would be great if there was a yin official. Everything will be clear after a trial with a judge." Ji Si'an shook his head, but he was thinking about Lu Qi's evaluation of her.

"It's a pity that I didn't meet you earlier, otherwise I might become friends." Lu Qi said strange words.

But Ji Si'an thought of that matter...But now Lu Qi seems to be much braver and more cheerful than then.It seems that the heavy mud can crush the weak, and it can also make the strong burst out with strength, and grow lotus flowers that are straight from the center to the outside and do not vine or branch.

"It's getting late, it's time for me to go back. By the way, thank Luo Li for me, and tell her that I'm fine now." After speaking, Lu Qi turned and left.

Lori?Since when did she get to know Luo Li very well?Thinking of Lu Qi's chat with her just now, she seems to know a little about herself...

Lu Qi's appearance interrupted Ji Si'an's previous self-attack and gave her a chance to breathe.After feeling that she had calmed down, she walked slowly towards the Huayuan community.

The late autumn night was a bit bleak, but fortunately the moonlight was good and the street lights on both sides were bright enough, so Ji Si'an didn't feel scared.

She was not in a hurry to go home, and her pace was naturally a little leisurely, and this leisurely pace came to an abrupt end when she reached the sidewalk outside the community.Ji Si'an turned her head warily, but there was no one behind her, and she looked at the bush next to her, where it was too dark to see anything.

She feels someone is following her.Ji Si'an looked around, squeezed the 'little bee' in his hand, and suddenly started running.She moved very quickly, almost sprinting to the gate of the community, and didn't stop until she saw the lights of the security booth, panting heavily.

The security guard was taken aback by her appearance. After hearing her saying that she was being followed by bad guys, he vigilantly checked the gate of the community and found no suspicious person.He reassured her that she was fine and told her to go home quickly.

In the shadow of the big tree, a person was watching her back silently. He didn't leave slowly until the lights in the room came on and Ji Si'an drew the curtains of the balcony.

After returning home, Ji Si'an anxiously found out the cell phone that had been turned off, and threw it in the living room.Seeing the mobile phone, she thought of the phone call again, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful, blaming herself for making that call...

Seeing that his brain began to think uncontrollably again, Ji Si'an took out his diary and forced himself to divert his attention to record his encounter with Lu Qi in the Town God's Temple.

At lunch the next day, Ji Si'an told Luo Li about meeting Lu Qi, and brought her her thanks.

Luo Li's expression was a bit unnatural, she hesitated for a while and asked, "How does she look?"

"She looks pretty good, and she is much more cheerful than before." Ji Si'an said recalling yesterday's scene.

Luo Li said with relief: "That's good, that's good."

"Is there something you are hiding from me?" Ji Si'an looked at Luo Li suspiciously.

Luo Li hesitated and didn't know how to speak.But Ji Si'an lowered his head in disappointment: "It's okay, I don't want to say you don't have to force it, I understand."

Looking at Ji Si'an's haggard face, and thinking of her understanding of her friend, Luo Li bit her lip.

"Because it involves Lu Qi's secret, it's not convenient for me to tell." Luo Li explained.

Lu Qi's secret... Ji Si'an's brain was spinning rapidly, suddenly she seemed to have thought of something, and looked up at Luo Li in surprise.

Rape in the office... under the watchful eyes of all... the evidence is conclusive....Reminiscent of Lu Qi's cautious and cautious character like himself, Ji Si'an understood the problem after connecting these points together.

(End of this chapter)