"Comrades, I'm the one who called the police."

The middle-aged man said to the six police officers who had arrived, releasing the hand he had on Chen Yuanshan's arm. At this point, he no longer worried about Chen Yuanshan escaping.

"What exactly is going on here?"

The leading police officer asked the middle-aged man.

"Comrades, here's what happened. I was already lying down, almost asleep, when I heard shouting and banging outside. So, I came out to see what was going on. I found this old man scribbling on the wall, so I caught him."

The middle-aged man pointed to the neatly drawn talismans on the wall and explained in detail to the leading police officer.

"Did you draw all these messy things?"

"Exactly, I drew these talismans on the wall. It has nothing to do with these two kids."

Chen Yuanshan took responsibility for everything.

"Old brother, you seem quite old. We don't want to trouble you too much. How about this, you wipe off these drawings on the wall, and we'll consider the matter settled. What do you think?"

The leading police officer smiled and negotiated with Chen Yuanshan.

"Fine."

Chen Yuanshan nodded in agreement.

"I can provide you with the tools."

The middle-aged man said to Chen Yuanshan and went back to his house.

After a while, the middle-aged man brought two pieces of fine sandpaper, a basin of water, and a cloth to us.

Xu Yan and I took the sandpaper and started polishing the drawn talismans on the wall. Chen Yuanshan took the basin of water and the cloth, wiping off the talismans on the door.

"Yan, go remove the talisman I pasted on the second-floor door."

Chen Yuanshan whispered to Xu Yan.

"Sure."

Xu Yan glanced around and replied to Chen Yuanshan before going down to remove the talisman from the left-side door on the second floor.

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"Can I add you on WeChat?"

A young police officer took out his phone, wearing a smile as he asked Xu Yan.

Hearing that the young police officer wanted to add Xu Yan on WeChat, I felt inexplicably sour.

"I don't add strangers on WeChat!"

Xu Yan replied expressionlessly, rejecting the young police officer, and continued sanding the drawn talismans on the wall with the sandpaper.

"Do you believe in ghosts in this world?"

After wiping off all the talismans on the door, Chen Yuanshan smiled and asked the six police officers and the middle-aged man.

Everyone shook their heads together, indicating they didn't believe.

"Just because you don't believe doesn't mean ghosts don't exist in this world."

Chen Yuan continued to say.

"Comrades, he is spreading feudal superstitions. Such people should be arrested and sent to the detention center."

The middle-aged man pointed at Chen Yuanshan and said to the police.

"Although our country advocates freedom of speech, what the old brother said doesn't count as feudal superstition. If we, the police, arbitrarily arrest people for this, it would be arbitrary law enforcement. Since he's willing to wipe off what he drew on the wall and the door, let's not push it further."

The leading police officer looked down on the middle-aged man.

Chen Yuanshan looked at the middle-aged man, shook his head helplessly, and said nothing.

Xu Yan and I took less than an hour to wipe off all the talismans drawn on the hallway wall.

Seeing Xu Yan and me finish wiping off the talismans on the wall, Chen Yuanshan casually took down the Mountain Ghost Money stuck on the door.

After Chen Yuanshan took down the Mountain Ghost Money, the sensor lights in the hallway suddenly flickered, sometimes on, sometimes off. I saw Yin Qi and resentment emanating from the middle door on the third floor again.

"Old brother, don't do this in the future."

The leading police officer said to Chen Yuanshan in a very friendly tone.

Chen Yuanshan didn't say anything but nodded to the leading police officer, indicating agreement.

"Alright, things on this site are done. Let's go back."

The leading police officer said to the five police officers he brought and walked towards the second floor.

"Humph."

The middle-aged man snorted at Chen Yuanshan and returned to his own house.

"Chen Daochang, let's go back too."

I said to Chen Yuanshan.

"No rush to go back. This matter isn't over yet."

Chen Yuanshan smiled at me.

Just at this moment, voices came from upstairs, and we saw six police officers walking down from the fourth floor.

These six police officers descended to the third floor, saw the three of us, and instantly froze.

"How did you get ahead of us?"

The leading police officer asked the three of us.

"We've been standing here, not moving."

Chen Yuanshan pointed to floor number three on the wall and replied to the leading police officer.

"What... what's going on?"

The leading police officer stammered as he asked Chen Yuanshan, his face turning frightened. The faces of the five police officers behind him didn't look good either.

Chen Yuanshan didn't explain anything to the six police officers but stood against the wall, making way for them.

The six police officers, after seeing Chen Yuanshan make way, took two steps back in fear and went downstairs again.

After a while, the six police officers once again descended from the fourth floor to the third floor and saw us again.

"Director Yang, why can't we go down?"

A young police officer asked Director Yang with a mournful face.

"Ask me? Who should I ask?"

Director Yang replied with a heart full of tears.