The Legend of Situ Shankong.

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The passage details an investigation into a mysterious possession of a child named Zhang He Ping. The protagonist discovers a significant clue: a large dead water snake near the child's discarded clothes in a bamboo grove. The snake appears to have been killed by the child's dagger, with a precise strike to its vulnerable point. The investigator connects this finding to earlier divination and drawings, suggesting the snake's spirit might be possessing the child. However, the possession seems unusual, as the child maintains normal cognitive functions. The investigator concludes that the situation is complex and requires further investigation, planning to use realgar wine as part of a potential solution to expel the snake's spirit.

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