Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin.

Chapter 48: Harvest from Mowing

After finishing work, Zhang Jingtian returned home feeling satisfied.

There was still half a month left before the high school league. He estimated that if he sold all his materials before the official competition, he could earn more than one million points.

You can find a nice purple material.

In addition, you can exchange your reputation at the Sheriff Bureau for a piece of purple material, and combine it with one or two high-quality blue materials.

He will then be able to try to create his third Heroic Spirit Card.

If it is a purple card, then his strength will be greatly improved.

Furthermore, based on the relationship and trust he and the two Heroic Spirits developed during the battle, their levels should both reach around level 15.

For a high school student, a Blue Card Level 15 is an achievement that most people cannot even imagine.

In order to better cultivate feelings, Zhang Jingtian now summons Painted Skin and Heroic Spirit when he returns home.

The originally empty and lonely room is now much more lively.

Painted Skin's current appearance has gradually stabilized, integrating several teachers and stars that Zhang Jingtian likes, and her facial features have become more gentle.

And when he has nothing to do, Huapi likes to make clothes quietly.

However, Zhang Jingtian did not wear clothes made of painted skin. After all, she seemed to have made clothes with the human skin she collected.

At this moment, Painted Skin was sitting by the windowsill, glancing at the TV out of the corner of his eye, and then concentrating on painting on human skin.

Zhang Jingtian leaned over to take a look, and it turned out to be a landscape painting.

"very beautiful!"

Although human skin is a bit scary, this is the setting of Painted Skin after all, and he cannot show disgust.

Hearing Zhang Jingtian's praise, Huapi was indeed happy.

Although she can't speak, she can express her feelings through vivid expressions.

Her hair was like her hands, stroking Zhang Jingtian's palm, like a puppy expressing its love by licking your palm.

Yingning is much more lively. Sometimes she even asks Zhang Jingtian to take her to various women's clothing stores.

Although heroes cannot wear human clothes, Yingning can ask Painted Skin to make clothes for her.

These two sisters have a very good relationship.

As soon as Zhang Jingtian returned home, he saw Yingning's eyes were red and the table was covered with discarded tissues, obviously from wiping her tears.

"What's going on here?"

Zhang Jingtian was shocked and thought something had happened at home.

Yingning shook her head and pointed at the TV:
"Master, this story is so tragic! They clearly love each other so much, why can't they be together?"

Zhang Jingtian realized that Yingning was talking about the TV series!

He knew this TV series, which tells the tragic story of a card maker and his heroic spirit who fall in love, and the two men and ghosts who go their separate ways.

However, the card makers and heroic spirits in these TV shows are very beautiful, and the battles are very easy, which completely caters to the fantasies of ordinary people.

"Those are all TV dramas," Zhang Jingtian explained.

"Well, the master will definitely not leave us." Yingning leaned against Zhang Jingtian and patted Zhang Jingtian's thigh with her big tail.

This thing was soft and warm, and Zhang Jingtian found it hard to resist its touch.

When Zhang Jingtian is with Yingning, his mood will involuntarily improve.

It should be a great night.

But when Zhang Jingtian was about to fall asleep, he received a familiar call.

From the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, Tang Youai.

Zhang Jingtian knew Tang Youai's temper too well, and he knew that the director called him in the middle of the night, and it was definitely not because he missed him or wanted to reminisce with him.

But something happened. Zhang Jingtian immediately picked up the phone, and Tang Youai's voice came from it.

But Zhang Jingtian couldn’t hear the other person’s emotions?
"You met with security today, didn't you?"

"What happened to him?"

The other party was silent for a moment before speaking, "Yes, he's dead. He hanged himself. A card maker hanging himself—it's unbelievable, isn't it?"

Zhang Jingtian was completely stunned. The security guard had talked to him during the day.

Although the other party's mood was not very high at that time, Zhang Jingtian did not expect...

"How could this be?"

"It must be the influence of the Scourge. It's also because our Public Security Bureau didn't pay enough attention to psychological counseling, allowing them to take advantage of the situation.

I'm asking you because you're the only one the security guards saw today, besides the people from our department. So I want to ask, was there anything unusual about him at the time?

"Abnormal?" Zhang Jingtian thought for a moment: "No, I'm just a little tired. I think he said he was a non-staff member and could only do odd jobs every day..."

Tang Youai sighed:
"He's still too fragile. Well, his qualifications wouldn't have allowed him to join the Public Security Bureau. The association sent him in because they thought he was honest and hardworking.

It now seems that the high-pressure environment of the Public Security Bureau is not suitable for him. Instead of stimulating his potential, it has led him into a dead end.

"Does it have anything to do with me?" Zhang Jingtian suddenly asked, "Is it because I was promoted to Silver so quickly that he..."

"Whether it's true or not, you don't need to blame yourself. You're improving quickly and you're talented, that's because you're great. Others aren't as good as you, they're jealous of you, and their defenses are broken, that has nothing to do with you.

As a card maker, you don't have to worry about what others think. We will investigate the security issue."

"Can I participate? After all, Anbao and I are friends, and I am somehow connected to his death."

"you……"

"I'm already an official card maker."

"This isn't a commission. You don't get a reward!"

"If you don't want it, then don't want it, Director Tang. Am I the kind of person who won't do anything without profit?"

"do not you?"

In the end, Tang Youai agreed to let Zhang Jingtian participate in the investigation.

But it is time-limited. After the high school league starts, if the matter has not been clarified, Zhang Jingtian can no longer follow up.

"Remember, nothing is more important than the league right now."

Director Tang said seriously.

However, Zhang Jingtian, who was lying on the bed, was still a little excited.

After all, this was his first time participating in an investigation into a natural disaster.

Compared to the more difficult secret realms, these kinds of abnormal events are actually what card makers deal with most in their daily lives.

……

The next day, Zhang Jingtian asked Teacher Ma for leave and went to the place where the security incident occurred.

When other students learned that Zhang Jingtian had asked for leave again, everyone had different feelings.

Those who wanted to have a good relationship with Zhang Jingtian felt it was a pity that they lost the opportunity to have close communication with Zhang Jingtian.

With the envy of Xu Qiang, he could only study hard in the classroom, but Zhang Jingtian had already gone to a wider world.

There are also people like Luo Shasha who feel dissatisfied and question the head teacher, saying that we are all students, so why can Zhang Jingtian not go to school.

At this time, the head teacher, Mr. Ma, looked at Luo Shasha and said calmly:

"Zhang Jingtian, he's now a formal card maker. What about you? You should just focus on preparing for the college entrance exam!"

(End of this chapter)