bookbashuk Chapter 76 The Lost Soul of a Film Academy Student
Chapter 76 The Lost Soul of a Film Academy Student
After hanging up the phone, Fatty Lin and I summarized the conversation. Third Master had two ideas: first, to report back at any time; and second, to confidently confront Zhao Jing'er and her group, and ideally, to fight them, as he would back us up.
To put it bluntly, they treated us two brothers like firecrackers.
We brothers don't care. Zhao Jing'er is vindictive, and her godfather Wang Sanmu is no pushover either. The feud is already set in stone, and the only way to resolve it is for us to become their dogs.
The question is, is that even possible?
Since it's impossible, let's just gamble!
However, I estimate that with Third Master around, they wouldn't dare to act openly. At most, they would resort to underhanded tactics, such as using the opportunity of observing things to play dirty tricks.
As for playing dirty tricks, my brother and I aren't afraid at all.
After waiting for three days, instead of retaliation, they received a request from Aunt Xiao.
Aunt Xiao said that a distant relative of hers had an accident.
This relative is named Zhang Fang. According to seniority, I should call her Aunt. She is a third-year student in the Sound Recording Department of Beijing Film Academy.
According to Aunt Xiao, the soul might have been lost, and she asked us to take a look.
When Zhang Fang was taken to the clinic, two of his classmates came along with him.
These two students, one is from the photography department and his name is Zhou Yuan, and the other is from the literature department and his name is Dong Zhou.
"I'm out of my mind!"
After Zhang placed it, Lin Pangzi gave his assessment in less than half a minute.
"I also said it was because my soul had been lost!"
Aunt Xiao nodded and said to Zhang Fang's two classmates, "You two, explain the situation!"
The two exchanged a glance, and Zhou Yuan said, "There are three of us brothers. I'm a senior, and I'll be graduating in six months after the semester starts!"
"I was thinking of making a movie as a graduation project. Dong Er and Fang Er are both juniors now, and if this movie goes well, it will benefit them too, so I brought them in!"
"We brothers have no money, no resources, and no connections to make a movie!"
"I was thinking of making a mockumentary with a horror theme. First, it's low-budget; second, it doesn't require many people—the three of us can do it; and third, it's easy to achieve big results with a small investment—if it becomes popular, the three of us will be famous!"
"That's how that mockumentary about witches was made in America!"
"And the reason the three of us brothers met is because we all like horror movies!"
"After I shared my idea, both Dong Er and Fang Zi supported me!"
Hearing this, I glanced at Zhang Fang, whose eyes were lifeless and who looked like he was about to fall asleep while sitting, and asked, "What did you film?"
"A few years ago, a senior from our school was tricked into going to the Mutianyu Great Wall under the guise of filming a movie. He was almost forced into a ghost marriage. I thought this story was quite interesting, so I wanted to use it as a basis to make a movie about ghost marriages!"
Zhou Yuan said.
"And then?" I asked.
"After we reached a consensus, I contacted Zhuanghu Village in Mutianyu. When the village chief heard that I was going to make a movie, he didn't care what it was about and immediately agreed to cooperate with us!"
Zhou Yuan swallowed hard and said, "The filming went smoothly without any accidents. After filming, the village chief even treated the three of us to a meal. During the meal, the village chief, knowing that the three of us were interested in supernatural things, told us about a haunted house in their village!"
"After hearing this, Fangzi said he wanted to go check it out, and we were both curious too, so we didn't refuse!"
"The village chief advised us that we should just look at it from outside the courtyard, saying that the house originally belonged to a landlord in their village, and that it was requisitioned by the Japanese during the War of Resistance against Japan, and that many people had died inside, making it very eerie!"
"After the founding of the People's Republic of China, that house served as the village office for a period of time. It was fine during the day, but at night, there would be noise coming from inside. Later, the house was sealed off and has remained empty ever since!"
"It would have been better if the village chief hadn't said that; his words have only made the three of us more interested!"
"And then the accident happened?" I asked.
"Um!"
Zhou Yuan gave a bitter smile and said, "The village chief accompanied us when we went. We didn't plan to go in at first, but Fangzi said he wasn't satisfied with just looking from the outside and wanted to go in!"
"The village chief was there at first, but then he was called away for something, so there was no one watching over things. Plus, the three of us were quite curious, and somehow the lock on the gate opened with just a touch, so the three of us went in!"
"That house was a single-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house), nothing special, just a bit eerie!"
"After the three of us went in, Fangzi went straight to the main room. I didn't pay attention to him at the time, and I was filming back and forth with the video camera. Dong Er was next to me, watching the camera with me!"
"As a result, Fangzi pushed open the door to the main room, suddenly screamed, and then fainted!"
"We rushed over and tried calling out to him and pinching his philtrum, but nothing worked. In the end, we had no choice but to carry him out on our backs, borrow a car from the village, and take him to the hospital!"
"After arriving at the hospital, Fangzi woke up a few hours later, but he ended up like this!"
Zhou Yuan pointed at Zhang Fang as he finished speaking.
Zhang Fang doesn't recognize people much anymore, his eyes are lifeless, and he's prone to sleepiness.
"Sister Yu, how did they find you?" I asked.
"Zhang Fang's mother called me saying Zhang Fang had an accident and asked me to contact the hospital!" Aunt Xiao said helplessly. "After I saw Zhang Fang and heard what happened from them, I think Zhang Fang might have been scared out of his wits, which is why I contacted you!"
"How is it going? Is it easy to handle?"
Aunt Xiao asked.
"The problem isn't too big, but it's not small either. We need to check the place where the soul is summoned. If there's really something wrong with that house, the soul-summoning might bring back other things!" Fatty Lin said.
"Xiao Feng, Xiao Lin, I'm counting on you two this time. Sister Yu's face is in your hands!" Aunt Xiao said, glancing at Zhang Fang.
"Don't worry, Sister Yu, no matter how difficult it is, my brother and I will take care of it for you!" Fatty Lin said.
This job wasn't actually that big, but it was related to Aunt Xiao's reputation.
If my brother and I don't handle this properly, and Zhang Fang doesn't recover, who knows what kind of gossips might be going on behind Xiao's back from her hometown!
"Sister Yu, this matter should be handled as soon as possible. It would be best to set off now and call Zhang Fang back to his senses as soon as possible so that he can rest in peace sooner!" I said.
"I'll go with you this time!"
Aunt Xiao thought for a moment and then said.
"Sister Yu, you don't need to go. Just stay home and wait for our good news!" I quickly advised.
According to Zhou Yuan's description, there was clearly something wrong with the house, and Aunt Xiao's visit would only cause us trouble.
"Alright!" Aunt Xiao considered it for a moment and then didn't insist.
Having decided to go to Zhuanghu Village to summon the soul, my brother and I immediately started packing. But we'd barely finished when Fatty Lin paused and said, "Crazy, something's not right. My eyelids keep twitching. There might be something fishy going on here. I need to cast a divination first!"
A thought flashed through my mind, and I asked, "Could it be Zhao Jing'er?"