This heavenly master is not serious

Xu Yang also walked into the women's toilet.

He "sees" the compartment where the incident occurred.

In the cubicle, the woman is wearing a cool summer dress and has unconventional sky-blue hair. She should be very young.

She sat on the toilet.

A bag, a broken makeup mirror, and lipstick were dropped at the feet. A face had been cut off, and blood was oozing from the bloody face.

"A strange case!"

Bai Wei lowered her head and took a closer look, and immediately made a judgment and said, "Wang Lin, notify the Public Security Bureau and ask them to send people to seal off the scene, contact the mall management department, and call in surveillance!"

Wang Lin immediately took out his cell phone and made a call.

Xu Yang was a little surprised and asked: "How did you determine that this was a strange case? I didn't find any Yin Qi residue at the scene!"

Yes!

Although Xu Yang's eyes can't "see".

But his mental perception is stronger than his eyes.

As soon as he entered the toilet, he scanned it and found that there was no Yin Qi left in the toilet, and he had even ruled out the possibility of a strange case in his heart.

Bai Wei said: "It can be judged from the look in the corpse's eyes and the time of death. I have studied forensic medicine. From the body temperature, I can judge that her death time will not exceed 15 minutes. This is Wanda, this is Wucheng The mall with the most traffic.”

"And the fourth floor of Wanda is filled with various gourmet shops and cinemas. There are no restrooms in the seafood buffets of those gourmet restaurants, so people are coming and going in this public restroom... If it weren't for a strange incident, it would be impossible for there to be no movement at all."

Xu Yang nodded.

Bai Wei's judgment was reasonable...but it was not enough to conclude that this was a strange case.

But when Xu Yang "looked" at the corpse, he understood why Bai Wei was so sure!

There was no fear or pain in the corpse's eyes, but instead a touch of joy!

Bai Wei took out the girl's ID card from the bag on the ground and said: "Zhang Li, 22 years old..."

"Zhang Li?"

Xu Yang was slightly startled.

This name... is somewhat familiar!

He poked his head and "looked" at the ID card, and suddenly remembered... This was one of the two girls that Ma Long had hooked up with when he first returned to Wucheng. He had sent him back to the funeral shop when he was drunk. , and had bad thoughts about herself, and was scared away by Liu Shishi.

She also left a pair of black lace at her home.

soon.

People from the mall management arrived.

There was a murder in the shopping mall. This was a big deal. The shopping mall was very cooperative. After a while, Xu Yang and others saw the surveillance in the corridor outside the toilet.

Surveillance showed that Zhang Li entered the bathroom at 12.28 noon on July 20, 2023.

12.38 minutes.

In the bathroom, she walked out again, specifically looked up at the camera, with a weird smile on her face, and then walked away.

"wrong!"

"We entered the bathroom at 12.42. Zhang Li was already dead at that time... What happened when she came out again during the surveillance?"

Wang Lin remembers the time very clearly!

At this time, Yang Yin beside Xu Yang said: "That's not Zhang Li!"

She was very sure and said: "Zhang Li was carrying a bag when she went in. Her bag was left in the bathroom... and the person who came out was a man. He went in 28 seconds before Zhang Li entered the bathroom. He is just wearing Zhang Li’s face!”

Wang Lin, Bai Wei and others kept staring at the faces of people entering and exiting the bathroom and did not notice this detail.

They rewind it and read it again, and found that it was exactly what Yang Yin said.

And Yang Yin added: "We met this man when we came out of the mobile phone store. At that time, I felt weird... His body shape and behavior were all male, but he had the face of a woman... Now it seems , but it was he who cut Zhang Li’s face and put it on his own face.”

Xu Yang couldn't help but think of a word in his mind - painted skin!

"Painted skin" first appeared in "Xuanguailu", which tells the story of an evil ghost turning into a beautiful woman to seduce a lustful and lustful man. The lustful man is attracted by it, and the Taoist priest sees through it.

Later, it was written into "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" by Pu Songling, and was even shown on the big screen several times.

Wang Lin and Bai Wei also looked solemn after learning about the abilities of this "ghost"!

Let’s not talk about the combat power of this kind of ghost.

But since "it" can peel off other people's skin and turn into someone else's appearance without revealing any sinister energy, it is extremely terrifying... There is a huge sea of ​​people, and "it" only needs to kill someone and put on that person's face. How can you find it if you dig into the crowd?

Now that a case has occurred, Wang Lin and Bai Wei naturally can't take care of eating.

Xu Yang took the girls back to the seafood buffet and took a large table of dishes.

At the dinner table, several people talked about the case.

The eldest daughter of the Yue family said: "I didn't expect that sister Yang Yin has such great powers of observation."

"When I was studying painting, my teacher often said... If you want to paint well, you must pay attention to details. Maybe those of us who learn to paint observe things from a different angle than everyone else!"

Xu Yang's expression changed and he asked: "Sister, you are the ghost king, you have many evil soldiers under your command, you are well-informed, and you are also familiar with the Xixia ghost circle. Have you ever heard of ghosts with such abilities in Xixia? "

The eldest lady of the Yue family shook her head and said: "In recent years, the number of ghosts and ghosts has increased day by day. Those who were once dormant are gradually resurrecting, and new dead souls are also being born in those places where the dead people or some places where the yin energy gathers."

"These dead souls have different abilities. Some of them don't even know the existence of the ghost market. They wander around all day, either going out to harm people, or choosing a place to hide, or being devoured and refined by more powerful ghosts... They can It’s normal for some strange ghosts to be born that I don’t know about.”

Yunmengxi on the side also said: "During the Song Dynasty, there was a painted-skinned ghost that caused trouble in the world and caused a lot of turmoil. Painted-skinned ghosts are often not very capable, but their ability to hide is unparalleled in the world. When this kind of ghost is weak, it only kills people. The face takes on the appearance of others, but the body cannot change.”

"As he kills more people, the hostility in his body becomes stronger, the yin energy becomes heavier, and his strength becomes more and more advanced. After killing people, he will peel off the entire human skin and completely transform into the appearance of others. You can even obtain other people’s memories and completely transform into another person living in the world!”

"I remember that Painted Skin Ghost had been causing trouble to the world for more than 60 years. Finally, the Celestial Master from Longhu Mountain happened to encounter him and committed murder, so he was killed."

Shaking her head, Yunmengxi sighed: "If the Spiritual Management Bureau doesn't find this painted ghost as soon as possible, I'm afraid many people will die this time!"

Facts have proved that Yunmengxi was not wrong.

At about 12 o'clock in the evening on July 20, Xu Yang received a call from Feng Zhaoqing.

On the other end of the phone, Feng Zhaoqing said helplessly: "Master Xu... is in trouble again."

"That Painted Skin Ghost came out to kill again?"

Hearing this, Xu Yang thought for a moment and said, "Where is the crime scene? I'll go there now."

"Under the Yellow River Bridge."

Feng Zhaoqing gave the location.

Xu Yang took a taxi and soon arrived at the Wucheng Yellow River Bridge, only to see that a cordon had been set up under the bridge. In the middle of the cordon was a body covered by a white cloth.

"Master Xu!"

Feng Zhaoqing, the innate martial arts master and captain of the Wucheng brigade of the Xixia Branch of the Bureau of Spiritual Management, saw Xu Yang and came out in person. He opened the cordon and walked towards the body while introducing Xu Yang: "This is the fourth case today. It's a murder... We have investigated and found out that the face that guy used at the beginning was also obtained by killing someone!"

"After killing the woman in Wanda at noon today, another man was killed at 6 p.m...."

"This body was discovered 30 minutes ago. Based on the information left on the body, the deceased was a male, 27 years old. He should have been poisoned while fishing."

Xu Yang lifted up the white cloth and took a look.

The death state of the corpse was exactly the same as Zhang Li's.

There was joy in his eyes.

There were no other injuries on the body, as if someone had cut off the skin alive. There was also no yin energy left around, so no clues could be found... As for surveillance, there was no need to check.

Since that guy can "change his face", the investigation is in vain.

And Xu Yang also discovered...

The "wounds" on this corpse's face are very smooth, at least smoother than those on Zhang Li's face... This shows that the painting-skinned ghost's face-cutting skills are improving!

certainly.

This is not the point.

The point is there is another case!

An idea flashed in Xu Yang's mind and he asked: "Master Feng, what time did you say the victim died in another case?"

Feng Zhaoqing said: "The first victim's name is Ma Haiping. He is a decoration master. He was laying floor tiles in someone's home when the accident happened. We received the alarm call at three o'clock in the afternoon. According to the forensic identification, the time of death should be in the morning. Between 7:30 and 9 o'clock."

"Morning, noon, afternoon..."

Xu Yang muttered.

He took out his phone and mentally scanned it.

It's just after early morning.

Feng Zhaoqing heard Xu Yang muttering and asked quickly: "Did Master Xu find some clues?"

Xu Yang pondered for a few seconds and said: "The time this painted-skinned ghost killed people... was it a coincidence or..."

When he said this, he paused and then said: "Or is it that he came according to the meal time?"

"Breakfast? Lunch? Dinner..."

Feng Zhaoqing thought about it for himself and couldn't help but cursed: "Damn it, this bitch still wants to eat midnight snacks? If this is really the case, wouldn't it mean that at least four people will die in one day?"

"By the way, Master Xu, did you just call that guy Painted Skin Ghost?"

Xu Yang nodded, and immediately popularized the characteristics of the Painted Skin Ghost for Feng Zhaoqing, and told Feng Zhaoqing what Yunmengxi told him. Feng Zhaoqing's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "If this is really the case, it would be terrible... …He will kill at least four people a day, and I’m afraid it won’t be long before the entire Wucheng becomes panic-stricken, and I don’t know how many innocent people will be murdered by him!”

"Master Xu, can you find a way to find that painted-skinned ghost?"

"Disaster!"

Xu Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This guy can change his face at any time, and there is no Yin Qi escaping from him. If you want to find him...eh!"

As he spoke, his heart suddenly moved and he asked: "Master Feng, I have a way to try, but I'm not sure whether I can really catch that guy out!"

Feng Zhaoqing's eyes lit up and he asked, "What can we do?"

"This is metaphysics. You may not believe it if you tell me, so there is no need to say it."

In Xu Yang's mind, Ma Long's face appeared.

If I take Ma Long with me and walk around Wucheng every day... is it possible that I will attract the Painted Skin Ghost?

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PS: The second update is here. I took my wife and children out to play today, so the third update will be later, around 12 o'clock. You can watch it tomorrow.

PS: Thanks to the 2003 Worm Network boss for the 1,000 point reward!