Chapter 377: Chapter 377: Pretending to Be a Supernatural Being_1
The female ghost had already arrived, but she was hiding in the dark.
Qin Feng had to lure her out, and Jian Haiyang was just the bait sent from heaven.
So, Qin Feng said to Jian Haiyang with a smile, "Forensic Doctor Jian, since you believe in science and don’t believe in the existence of ghosts in this world, there’s a sound of footsteps coming from over there. I suspect it’s the female ghost’s doing. Why don’t you go take a look?"
"You tell me to go over there, and I just go?"
"Of course, if Forensic Doctor Jian is scared and doesn’t dare to go, then it’s probably for the best not to. After all, female ghosts are pretty frightening, and if she scares you into wetting your pants, that would be rather embarrassing."
Although Qin Feng’s provocation was somewhat clumsy, Jian Haiyang still grew angry.
"Scared? What do I have to be scared of? Scare me into wetting my pants? Do you think I’m such an idiot that I would believe there are really ghosts in this world? Even if there were ghosts, they’re just people pretending to be spirits!"
Jian Haiyang turned to Song Sisi, brimming with confidence and said, "This little charlatan here says there’s a female ghost over there. I’m going to drag that female ghost out right now, so you can see for yourself who is playing tricks here. I even suspect that this little charlatan is in cahoots with the female ghost, just trying to fool you!"
After speaking, Jian Haiyang, with his head held high and steps full of confidence, walked towards the corner.
Thud!
Thud thud!
...
The sound of high heels grew closer, but Jian Haiyang, after looking all around for a long time, wasn’t able to spot the figure of the female ghost.
Jian Haiyang did not realize that the female ghost had already walked up to him. However, her feet were not stepping on the ground but rather on the ceiling.
Suddenly, Jian Haiyang felt a tickling sensation on the top of his head.
When he instinctively looked up, he saw the ghastly pale face of a woman. Her hair hung down naturally, touching the top of his head.
"Ahh! Ahhh!"
Despite his previous bravado about not being afraid, Jian Haiyang couldn’t help but scream at the top of his lungs and fell on his bottom.
Then, the female ghost disappeared.
Qin Feng walked over, patted the stunned Jian Haiyang, and asked with a smile, "Forensic Doctor Jian, feel alright? Now that you’ve seen the female ghost with your own eyes, you must believe that ghosts do exist in this world, right?"
Still in shock, Jian Haiyang stubbornly sneered, his voice trembling as he retorted, "What female ghost? Where is she? I didn’t see any ghost. It must be you, the little charlatan, pretending to be a spirit here!"
"So Forensic Doctor Jian, you didn’t see the female ghost? Then why did you collapse to the ground in such fright, shaking all over? You looked as if you had lost your soul! No, your soul was snatched away by that female ghost."
Qin Feng was serious, for one of Jian Haiyang’s souls had indeed been snatched away by the female ghost.
Humans have three souls: the Heavenly Soul, the Earthly Soul, and the Life Soul. What had been taken from Jian Haiyang was his Heavenly Soul.
The Heavenly Soul represents a person’s fate or life span.
When the Heavenly Soul is snatched away, there are no physical reactions, and the person doesn’t notice it. However, the Heavenly Soul determines a person’s life span. Once it is taken, the person won’t live much longer.
With his Heavenly Soul snatched, Jian Haiyang had at most three days left to live; within that time, he would surely die unexpectedly!
From the female ghost’s skilled soul-snatching technique, it was clear that this wasn’t her first or second time snatching someone’s Heavenly Soul.
"Frightened enough to lose my soul? Or has my soul been snatched away? Hahaha..."
Jian Haiyang roared with laughter, full of disdain, "You little charlatan, if you’re going to cheat people, at least come up with some fresh expressions! ’Soul snatched away’ - how clichéd is that? Even village women probably wouldn’t believe your nonsense anymore, right?"
Despite Jian Haiyang’s flaws, Qin Feng didn’t want to see him killed by a female ghost – after all, he had no grudges against him. Most importantly, witnessing a female ghost harming someone and doing nothing to help would damage his own moral integrity.
Therefore, Qin Feng warned, "The soul that’s been taken from you is the Heavenly Soul, if it’s gone, a person could die suddenly at any moment. Looking at you, you’ll probably die suddenly within three days!"
"Haha! You little charlatan, still trying to swindle people here? Do you really think I’m an idiot? Dies suddenly within three days! I just had a full medical check-up a few days ago, no health problems whatsoever, perfectly healthy, how could I possibly die suddenly?"
As he spoke, Jian Haiyang could not help but show off a little.
"Medically speaking, those who die suddenly do so because of the sudden onset of some hidden disease. A person who is healthy, with no hidden diseases, is absolutely not going to die suddenly."
Qin Feng didn’t bother with useless talk but reminded with a smile, "Forensic Doctor Jian, touch your chest first, then say that."
Jian Haiyang looked puzzled and retorted, "Why should I touch my chest?"
"Because your chest will hurt, angina!"
"Haha! My chest will hurt? Angina? Only people with heart problems get angina. I just had a thorough checkup for my heart, it’s very healthy, how could I possibly have angina?"
No sooner had Jian Haiyang finished speaking than his heart started to ache spasmodically, as if someone was twisting his heart with a knife.
Jian Haiyang broke out in a cold sweat, quickly clutched his chest, and squatted down.
He didn’t dare to keep standing; if he did, he might faint. If he hit the back of his head when fainting, he could very well die from the fall.
As a doctor, Jian Haiyang knew the human anatomy and its weaknesses all too well.
After a while, the angina disappeared, and the cold sweat ceased. Testing himself, Jian Haiyang slowly stood up.
Qin Feng walked over and asked with a smile, "How about it? You should believe me now, shouldn’t you, Forensic Doctor Jian? I said your chest would hurt, that you’d feel angina, didn’t lie, did I?"
"Who said I’ve got angina? I don’t!" Jian Haiyang quickly denied it.
"No angina? Then what happened to Forensic Doctor Jian just now? Look at the sweat on your forehead, surely that didn’t come from nowhere?"
"This is because I’ve been drinking; my body is metabolizing the alcohol, so I’m sweating," Jian Haiyang hurriedly made up an excuse.
Then, it dawned on him.
The angina just now must have been because he’d been drinking; it definitely wasn’t because there was something wrong with his body.
Having studied medicine and seen many patients, Jian Haiyang took his health very seriously and seldom drank.
He wouldn’t have touched that half bottle of Maotai tonight if not for the need to build up some courage.
Therefore, Jian Haiyang was certain that the symptom of angina was not due to his Heavenly Soul being snatched by a female ghost, but because he’d drunk half a bottle of Maotai.
For someone who rarely drank, suddenly consuming half a jin of liquor could indeed cause adverse reactions in the body, even without getting drunk.
Upon this analysis, Jian Haiyang set his mind at ease.
