Chapter 172 Painted Skin
"The ghost that oppressed people, the ghost in the photo, Fang Shiming's body..."

This is a temporary safe house, but it is not made of gold. It is only safe because of Cao Yang's presence. It contains some ghosts and supernatural items that Cao Yang has imprisoned and restricted.

After finding what he needed, Cao Yang prepared to set off for Dajing City.

"As expected of you, the CEO of Ping An Group. When you are alive, you enjoy enormous wealth and top resources. After you die, you need three golden containers to restrain you."

These three containers are exactly of large, medium and small sizes, imprisoning the ghost wind, the human-pressing ghost and the photo ghost respectively.

On the rooftop of Beichen Building, a helicopter has been waiting there for a long time.

"lets go."

Dajing City, headquarters base.

Captain Cao Yang came to visit in person, so Shen Liang naturally would not neglect him and personally came out to greet him and lead the way.

"Captain Shen, can you please help me deliver these small things to Professor Wang? I will go to him after I greet the deputy minister."

Cao Yang had a smile on his face and looked very friendly. Compared with those ghost riders who were deeply corrupted by evil spirits and even had abnormal mental states, Cao Yang was simply too normal.

Shen Liang waved his hand, and several staff members hurriedly left with the containers.

"Come on, I'll take you to see the deputy minister."

On the way, Shen Liang couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked in a low voice:
"Did you really beat Ye Zhen?"

"That's impossible. Ye Zhen has been famous in the supernatural world for a long time. I was probably still in college when he became a ghost rider."

Cao Yang did not admit it, but did not deny it either. He just gave an ambiguous answer.

"We all saw the satellite footage. You were carrying Ye Zhen like a chick."

Shen Liang had a strange expression on his face. He wasn't quite sure why Cao Yang refused to tell the truth.

"Captain Shen, seeing is not necessarily believing. In this world, even supernatural events can happen. We can no longer view things with common sense. Ye Zhen is very strong. Although he is a middle school student, it does not mean that he is a fool."

"Oh, and please ask Captain Shen to call me by my title when I'm working. After all, I am a captain anyway."

Cao Yang patted Shen Liang on the shoulder and walked into the deputy minister's office, where Cao Yanhua had been waiting for a long time.

"What was the result of the competition with Ye Zhen?"

Unexpectedly, Cao Yanhua also asked this question right at the beginning.

"It was a lucky win."

Cao Yang had no intention of hiding anything from his good uncle.

"There is no such thing as luck in the fight between ghost riders. Winning is winning. Ye Zhen is a well-known ghost rider in the circle. If he is from the headquarters, he will definitely have a place as the captain. It's a good thing that you can beat him. It can increase the prestige of the headquarters."

Cao Yanhua was also very proud of his nephew, but behind the pride there was some guilt. Although he was not a ghost rider, he knew that the stronger he was, the deeper the evil spirits would erode him.

"Is there any reward for me?"

Cao Yang joked.

"After you re-upload and complete the files of the Haunted Road incident, the ghost candles and surrogate dolls consumed in the process can be reimbursed, and you can also get an extra half of your reward. As for the white ghost candles, they can be supplied in large quantities, but I don't think you need that much." "And the derivative ghost paintings you've always wanted, you can take three this time, this is the limit of what I can do."

Cao Yanhua pondered for a moment and said.

"Thank you very much, uncle. You are the only one in this headquarters who treats me the best."

Cao Yang couldn't hide his smile; he was indeed in awe of his uncle.

"Ahem, Captain Cao, isn't it what you say when we're working to refer to our positions?"

The uncle and nephew smiled at each other, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed.

There is an experimental center not far from the headquarters base. After bidding farewell to Cao Yanhua, Cao Yang came here.

"You came."

Wang Xiaoming's tone was calm, and he didn't seem to have changed much, except for the dark circles under his eyes, which showed that he had not rested recently. However, there was a lingering sticky sweet smell in the air, with a faint stench of corpse, which made Cao Yang alert instantly.

In the laboratory opposite him, through the dark yellow gold-plated glass, Cao Yang saw a strange-looking person lying on the bed. No, it should not be called a person, but more like a piece of human skin, shriveled and soft on this simple bed.

"The operation against the ghost painting failed. The headquarters used some special means to fish out Chen Yi's ghost skin and Li Jun. Li Jun can't die, at least not now."

Wang Xiaoming didn't look back, but just stared at the withered human skin behind the glass.

"So this is why Professor Wang asked me to come here. However, my code name is Ghost Makeup, not Painted Skin."

A pleasant and charming female voice sounded out of nowhere, and then a slim and gorgeously dressed woman appeared behind Cao Yang.

"Ghost Makeup Ah Hong, it seems you have guessed my thoughts."

At this moment, Wang Xiaoming finally raised his head and looked at the two of them.

The person in charge of Dasu City, Ah Hong, codenamed Guizhuang, is able to use the supernatural powers of other ghost riders, or even evil spirits, in the form of makeup.

"Oh, it turns out I'm not the only one you've dated."

Cao Yang turned around and took a deep look at Ah Hong. This Ah Hong looked unreal. Both her clothes and skin looked very bright and vivid, as if she was drawn.

"Ah Hong said at the horror tattoo parlor that she didn't become an alien by relying on the skinning ghost, so the ghost line is naturally impossible. There is only one possibility: from the beginning, Ah Hong was the ghost makeup, and the ghost makeup was Ah Hong."

"Yes, in the original novel, Ah Hong seemed to have only controlled one ghost. How could a ghost rider who appeared at the first headquarters meeting and lived until the national war only controlled one ghost?"

"The nature of ghost makeup is like a supernatural item. If it is not used, it will not be revived. Therefore, Ah Hong has already become an alien. The Ah Hong who appeared later is probably just drawn with ghost makeup."

The moment Cao Yang saw Ah Hong like this, he completely understood everything, but he had also promised to keep the secret for her, so he did not say anything.

"Your task is very simple. Just draw Li Jun's face on the ghost skin. If possible, it would be best to use a wax ghost. After all, ghost makeup needs to be touched up from time to time, and the ghost fire will melt it away."

"As for overtime pay, you have to talk to the deputy minister. I can't control the resources of the headquarters, but I can personally meet one of your not-too-excessive requests."

Wang Xiaoming said.

"Okay, since Professor Wang has asked, I can't refuse. But I hope Professor Wang can help deal with the wax ghost. After all, I only know how to put on makeup, and dealing with evil spirits is not my strong point."

(End of this chapter)