Chapter 807 Refutation

"What did you say?" Sheriff Li immediately frowned and said sternly, "Where do you think this is?" He slapped the pen on the table and tapped his fingers on the table, "I'll handcuff you over there... …I asked you to tell me a story?”

"What? Officer, are you in a hurry to get off work?" Feng Bujue said, "Anyway, after finishing the record for me, we still have to go to the hospital for a checkup (whether we have infectious diseases, whether we have a history of drug abuse), and wait until the results come out. Sent to the detention center...it's been a long time, and you won't be able to go back until dawn." He looked up at the ceiling, "Haha...I think you have plenty of time."

"I'm just saying that you're just doing what you do all the time..." Chief Li stared at Brother Jue and muttered, "You are more familiar with our case handling process than the few newbies I brought along!"

"I'll reiterate..." Feng Bujue replied calmly, "I... so far, I have no criminal record."

Chief Li was not a jobber. The second time he heard these words, he understood something: "Haha... that is to say..." He paused for half a second, "You may not have committed a crime. Right?" He sneered, "Besides... just because you don't have a criminal record, doesn't it mean you've never been in the police?" He looked around subconsciously, "I'm just saying... you just opened your mouth to ask me. Not a new one? Isn’t it because of the warning number and the face?”

"That's not true..." Feng Bujue shook his head and said, "Your bureau's personnel transfers are relatively frequent, and I haven't been invited as a guest for a while recently. Not every face is recognized...for example Said that the concierge, Lao Zhang, has recently changed into a new apprentice..."

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Sheriff Li stood up as soon as he slapped the table, grabbed Feng Bujue's collar and said, "I advise you to understand the current situation!"

"I'm very aware of the 'current' situation." Feng Bujue remained calm even when someone grabbed him by the collar, "That's why I feel confident~" He tilted his head and looked at the camera probe in the corner of the ceiling, "As far as I know, After 2030, the composition of the police force in City S has been basically finalized - 90% police academy graduates. In addition to 9% personnel from the military and other government agencies, the number will be less than 1%. ...Compared with the past when the personnel structure was more complicated, the overall quality of the police force has improved a lot now, and in terms of discipline and standards... it is also very reassuring. As for the random beating and scolding of prisoners at the end of the last century, Even the phenomenon of fighting for a deal seems like a fairy tale 'now'."

When Brother Jue said this, Chief Li had already let go of his hand, but still looked at him angrily.

"Ha..." Feng Bujue smiled, "I know. It's getting more and more difficult for you to enforce the law now. Even if you really encounter rogues, you can't take action. Even big cases have to be based on evidence, otherwise they have to be based on innocence. The principle of presumption frees people." He shrugged, "Indeed... some social scum just deserve to be beaten. The 'court system' has both disadvantages and advantages, but it will be more helpless to discuss this topic in depth... We still face reality. Sit down and talk calmly."

When Brother Jue spoke, Chief Li looked into his eyes, but could not detect the slightest hint of timidity in them. The Sheriff understands... even if it's a repeat offender who comes into the police department all the time. Underneath the arrogance on the surface, he is also "empty" in his heart. The look in Brother Jue's eyes at this moment generally represents two situations - first, he did not commit a crime; second, he did not commit a crime. He believes that he will never be punished by law.

The former situation shows that Feng Bujue is innocent; while the latter situation... shows that he has a certain "background". Of course, there is another possibility... this person is a mentally disturbed lunatic.

"Huh..." Chief Li sat down again and lit a cigarette for himself. After he took a breath, he continued, "Just tell me...I'll just listen to your story."

He didn't pick up his pen. Instead, he brought up cigarettes. Obviously, when the word "female ghost" came up, there was no need for him to make any written records. But since the person involved insists on telling such a story based on supernatural theory, there is no harm in him listening to it.

"Officer, what's your name?" Feng Bujue asked with a smile when he saw the other party sitting down.

"The surname is Li." Sheriff Li replied.

"Officer Li." Feng Bujue followed suit, "Do you believe there are ghosts in this world?"

"I believe what I saw with my own eyes." Chief Li's answer was shrewd.

"Ha...Okay." Feng Bujue smiled calmly, "Actually...most of the ghosts wandering around the world are not scary. Ordinary people can't see them, and they can't interfere with our world. The vast majority of them cannot even maintain their own existence... During the day, they are in an incorporeal and unconscious state. The time they can transform into "visible ghosts" is from midnight to three in the morning every day. Three hours. And even during this time, their spirits are 'bound' in a certain area... such as the cemetery where they died, the place where they lost their lives, or the places they frequented during their lifetime... Jane In other words, it is impossible for ghosts to run around the world and harm people.”

"As expected of a novelist, he made it look like that." Sheriff Li responded noncommittally. When filling in the information, he already knew Brother Jue's occupation, so he answered this.

Feng Bujue ignored Chief Li's sarcasm and continued: "The one I met today is different from ordinary ghosts..."

"Haha... Really?" Chief Li took another puff of his cigarette, "Thank you for being able to see that?"

Feng Bujue was still very calm, and continued to talk to himself: "Those ghosts who are stranded in the human world and cannot leave usually have unfulfilled wishes. And 'unfulfilled wishes' can be roughly divided into two situations... One is that they still have attachment to certain people or things in their lifetime, and the other... is that they have hatred or resentment that has not been eliminated..." He paused for a second and continued, "There are many reasons for resentment, such as... the person who killed the ghost did not receive the punishment he deserved, or the evil person who bullied the ghost did not receive any retribution, etc. I believe you have also read horror novels or horror movies, so I will not list the specific plots one by one."

"I have also read many mystery novels. How about you talk about the case?" Chief Li replied.

Feng Bujue still ignored his interruption and continued, "Women are more likely to become ghosts than men. Because they are more emotional and it is difficult for them to let go of many things." His tone changed slightly, "If there is a woman who dies an untimely death at an unlucky time, and she is wearing a red dress that is easy to provoke resentment, then what will she become... You should be able to guess it without me saying it."

"Fu——" Chief Li exhaled a cigarette. "What did you encounter today?"

"To be precise, it was yesterday." Feng Bujue corrected, "It's past midnight now."

"Go on." Chief Li flicked a few cigarette ashes on the ground next to him.

"According to the Tibetan Book of the Dead, a person's soul will return to visit on the seventh day after his death..." Feng Bujue continued, "On this night, whether it is a fierce ghost or a lonely ghost, it will have considerable magic power..."

"Wait... why is this?" It may be the effect of nicotine. Chief Li seems to be gradually attracted by Brother Jue's topic. He is interested.

"Because many people believe in the 'first seven days' theory, especially us Chinese... Regardless of whether they admit it on the surface, most people have a faint fantasy about these superstitious things in their hearts." Feng Bujue replied, "You have to know... the act of 'believing' itself is a kind of 'power'. The entities of many 'urban legends' are just some magical monsters. But as the story spreads and more people believe in it... they become more and more powerful. This is the so-called 'power of faith'... In theory, 'God' is the ultimate embodiment of this power."

"Humph..." Chief Li sneered at this. "I still believe in Marxism, why haven't I seen Lao Ma turn into a monster and eat people?"

"Are you sure?" Feng Bujue showed a weird smile.

Chief Li's expression changed.

"Perhaps, many years ago, 'it' has become something with substance. And there is more than one... It has existed until now, devouring countless lives. And its rejection of other 'beliefs' has also been expressed in very extreme forms..." Feng Bujue continued.

"Enough!" Chief Inspector Li interrupted him, "You are just spreading rumors to confuse the public."

"There is no 'public' here. There is only you, and you yourself brought up this example." Feng Bujue said, "If you think I am talking nonsense, just treat it as a fart." He did not wait for Chief Inspector Li to say anything else, and took the initiative to return to the previous topic, "Anyway... what I met today was a female ghost in red who came back to seek revenge on the night of her 'first seven'... According to what she said, she was killed in that market."

"Heh..." Chief Inspector Li laughed, "'According to what she said'?" He repeated what Brother Jue said, "Can you still talk to ghosts?"

"Of course I can." Feng Bujue replied, "I am very sure of this."

"Then tell me... what did she tell you?" Chief Inspector Li asked again.

"In fact, he didn't say much. It basically said that... the owner of the antique shop, the 'injured person' in this case, was angry and ashamed because he was rejected when he pursued her. He deliberately drove his car to kill her. But afterwards, the owner used some connections to classify it as an accident, and he was released from the police station in just two days. I guess... in the end, she will be sentenced to probation at most, and she won't have to go to jail at all. She had no choice but to do it herself on the seventh day..." Feng Bujue replied, "As for the details, I really can't ask... The general earthbound spirits are relatively rational, and some don't even know that they are ghosts. But evil ghosts are different... Although they know very well what they are, their minds are very confused, most of them are difficult to communicate with, and they are very aggressive." He looked helpless, "It was only after I fought and subdued the female ghost that she mumbled these things."

"What?" Hearing this, Chief Li was more and more certain that the boy in front of him was a psychopath. "You also fought with a female ghost?"

"Yes." Feng Bujue responded nonchalantly and gave a relevant explanation. "Ghosts... can create a 'ghost realm'. When humans whose spiritual consciousness has not yet awakened enter a ghost realm, it is like walking into the snow wearing only underpants... They will become vulnerable both physically and mentally. Most of them are scared to death by hallucinations, and some are killed by 'hallucination attacks'. Anyway, the brain thinks it is dead, then it is dead." He pointed at himself with his thumb. "But people like me whose spiritual consciousness has awakened are different. My mental endurance when facing hallucinations will not be reduced by the ghost realm, and I can contact ghosts." He shrugged. "Like that kind of female ghost, even if there are three or four of them, I can handle it."

"Ho~" Chief Li was really dumbfounded, "Can't you tell..." He looked Brother Jue up and down again, "You are not only a novelist. You are also a master of catching ghosts."

"You think I'm mentally ill, right?" Feng Bujue asked after seeing the other person's reaction.

"I think? Humph..." Sheriff Li snorted coldly, "I think... the thing is like this..." He paused and said eloquently, "You are a person who is not very famous and not very famous. A wealthy novelist, you came up with the idea of ​​stealing an antique store because of financial constraints. So, at 11:30 last night, you ran to the door of the flower and bird market and looked around on the street for a while. The security guard at the concierge climbed over the wall and climbed in when he wasn't paying attention..."

"Wait a minute." Feng Bujue said, "If I plan to burgle at night... where are the tools?" He raised his handcuffed hands, "Am I going to tear open the rolling shutter door with my bare hands?"

Faced with the doubts raised by Feng Bujue, Chief Li answered fluently: "From the surveillance video, it is true that you did not bring any crime tools. You can't hide the big pliers or anything like that with your shorts..." He changed the topic, "But...since it was a planned crime, is it possible...that you 'hid the crime tools somewhere in the market during the day'?"

"Hmm... good hypothesis." Feng Bujue felt that the other party's reasoning was very logical and could not be refuted for the time being.

"It's not your turn as a suspect to comment." Chief Li replied angrily. And continued to reason, "After you entered the flower and bird market, you went straight to the antique store. Just when you tried to break in. Unexpectedly... the owner of that store happened to drive out from the alley next to it..."

"The flower and bird market usually closes around six o'clock in the afternoon, and it never goes past seven o'clock even in the summer." Feng Bujue interrupted again, "How could the boss just drive home at this point near midnight? Woolen cloth?"

"Let's take stock in the middle of the month." Chief Li answered almost without thinking. It seems that he has already guessed what kind of questions Brother Jue will raise to refute him, "The main products of that antique shop are not antique calligraphy and paintings, but jade-like things. There are many jade stones and various varieties... Compared with large items, It’s not unusual to count antiques two or three times a month, and it will take a long time.”

"Uh..." Brother Jue suddenly realized that the other party's reasoning was really hard to find without loopholes. "He is a professional after all... he can explain it logically..."

"You were caught by your boss, and when you were in a panic, you used a crime tool to beat him half to death." Sheriff Li continued, "But after you regained your rationality, you regretted it... The murder was to kill. The situation is even more serious if you kill someone while planning a crime. After weighing the pros and cons, you decided to call the police and call an ambulance while the person was still breathing. Maybe he and you can both be saved."

"Suppose you are right..." After listening to the other party's reasoning, Feng Bujue was silent for a moment and then asked, "Then why should I tell you those ghost stories?"

"Yeah... Fu-" Chief Li took another puff of cigarette, "This... from a logical point of view, it's hard to find an answer. All I can think of is... maybe you suffer from schizophrenia or something else. What kind of mental illness? After being stimulated, your second personality appears, and this personality firmly believes in a set of "ghost theories."

"Haha... It seems to make sense." Feng Bujue still smiled easily.

"I have seen some examples of mental problems in the writer industry, and I cannot rule out this possibility." Chief Li cleared his throat when he said this, "Okay, let's get back to business..." He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stamped it out. , "If you are really a smart man, I will give you two choices..." He raised his index finger, "First, let your 'other personality' come out and explain the problem honestly. If the last injured person is not dead, , considering the circumstances of the surrender, as long as you hire a better lawyer to defend you... the sentence will not be very serious. Even if you die, you can still defend yourself with 'manslaughter'." He raised his middle finger again, "Second, Regardless of whether you are crazy or not, just act as if you are crazy. As long as the result of the mental evaluation is that you are sick, you will not have to go to jail...at least you will not go to jail with other people."

"Well..." Feng Bujue nodded, "Not bad..." He raised his head and stared at Chief Li, "Li Zhiyuan, you are very good."

As soon as these words came out, Li Zhiyuan's expression changed suddenly: "How do you know my name?"

He clearly remembered that he only said his surname was Li, but did not give his complete name.

"You are a talented person and you have a chance to become a good policeman." Feng Bujue took off the handcuffs on his hands as he spoke.

Li Zhiyuan was shocked to find that the handcuffs on Feng Bujue's hands had turned into rusty shapes and looked like scrap metal.

"It's a pity..." Brother Jue said, standing up, "...you took the wrong step."

"What do you want to do?" Li Zhiyuan suddenly stood up from his chair. Although he didn't have a gun on him at the moment, he was absolutely confident in defeating ordinary people in unarmed combat.

Brother Jue ignored his question and continued what he said before: "And this step... will directly ruin your life."

"You said..." At this moment, Li Zhiyuan's pupils shrank and his whole body became cold, "...what..."

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"Do you believe there are ghosts in this world?"

"You can't go back until dawn."

"I know the current situation very well."

"Can you still talk to ghosts?"

"Of course, I'm sure of that."

"Generally, earthbound spirits are relatively rational, and some don't even know they are ghosts."

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"You seem to have forgotten about that woman's case." Feng Bujue walked slowly around the other person, and the laziness and casualness in his expression had turned into calmness and awe, "But in your subconscious... you still stand on the side of the 'shop owner'."

"Who are you?" Li Zhiyuan unconsciously retreated to the wall, "What are you talking about?"

"I am Feng Bujue, didn't you ask?" Feng Bujue replied, "What I'm talking about... is naturally the last case you handled before you died." (To be continued..)