Chapter 223 Ghost Money
"How does it feel to be on a business trip to an island country? Have you experienced the local customs?"

It was very rare for Wang Xiaoming to take the initiative to joke with others, and he did not even stay in the laboratory today, which was something Cao Yang did not expect.

"The experience was average. I won't go next time. But I brought back a lot of good stuff imported from the island country. Professor Wang, are you interested in buying them?"

As he spoke, Cao Yang shook the large body bag in his hand, and the pile of metal boxes inside collided with each other, making a cheerful and crisp sound that made people feel happy both physically and mentally.

"I'm not interested in discussing acquisition projects with you. You have the final say over the entire headquarters. This kind of transfer of funds is meaningless to me. You can just take whatever you want."

Wang Xiaoming put his hands in his pockets, wearing a white coat, and his whole body exuded an aura of keeping strangers away.

"Have you ever thought about going to Ghost Lake and Ghost Market? From what I know, the good things there are far more valuable than the junk from the island country."

"I'm curious, how did you know all this? I've read the files on the Ghost Lake incident, and the person in charge of Zhongzhou City failed without even sending back a signal. You don't think I can come and go freely in that place, do you?"

"During the days when you were away on business, I asked Wei Jing to go to Zhongzhou City, but he failed to find the location of Ghost Lake and returned empty-handed."

"It can be inferred from this that the ghost lake does not exist in reality, and the authenticity of the photo taken by the drone is very questionable."

Wang Xiaoming adjusted his glasses and said expressionlessly.

"Let's talk about this later. I need to go to the headquarters where the supernatural items are stored."

Cao Yang waved his hand, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

"You want me to go with you just to get something? You're already grown up."

Cao Yanhua cursed with a smile, and took Cao Yang to the basements with the highest confidentiality level in the headquarters.

With Cao Yanhua there, the two of them had green lights all the way and soon arrived at a heavily guarded place.

"I'm mainly here to look for ghost money. The headquarters should have some in stock. It's the colorful, extremely fake ghost money in denominations of three, four, and seven yuan."

Cao Yang described it to the person in charge, who glanced at Cao Yanhua, who then slowly said a number:
"Z0327."

"Cao Yang is the captain and has the authority to call on the headquarters' supplies. Just follow his instructions."

"Yes."

Soon, the person in charge brought a gold container that was about the size of a human head. After opening it, there was a pile of colorful paper money in various denominations.

"I won't take it for nothing. Here are some supernatural items brought back from the island country's exorcism club. Please file and number them. The information about these supernatural items is public in the internal system. If the city manager or captain wants to use them, they don't need my permission. They just need to register their destination."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Yang also counted the amount of ghost money. It was neither more nor less, a total of 90 yuan, which could be considered a huge sum of money in the supernatural circle of this era.

"I took out 14 supernatural items in total. Each item is 4 yuan in ghost money. I took 50 yuan. It's not too much, right?"

Cao Yang first looked at the person in charge, then at his uncle.

"You are the captain. We won't say anything even if you take everything. This is within your authority."

Since his uncle said so, Cao Yang was not polite and took another three yuan and a seven yuan, and then left with satisfaction. "What's the use of this ghost money? The headquarters has a lot of inventory. They were all obtained by the heads of various places from supernatural events. They didn't know the function of the ghost money, so they handed it over to the headquarters in the end."

On the way, Cao Yanhua asked with some confusion.

"Of course, money is used for business. If you have ghost money, you can make deals with real ghosts. Money can make ghosts work harder. This is not just a casual saying."

Cao Yang put away the stack of ghost money. With this thing, he would not be helpless even if the ghost peddler turned against him.

"Anyway, just be careful about your own safety. You know that ghosts are very fierce nowadays. There was a theft at the headquarters last time. The starving ghost was actually stolen. I get a headache just thinking about it."

"At least there hasn't been another outbreak yet, which means the thief is also afraid, or is planning something. If the starving ghost incident happens again in a domestic city one day, the identity of the thief will be clear."

Of course Cao Yang knew that it was Wang Chaling who was far away in Dadong City who did this, but there was no way to make it clear. If there was a suitable opportunity in the future, he could go to Dadong City and even get the coffin nail from the starving ghost.

"I hope there will never come a day when the situation becomes desperate enough."

During the conversation, the two had returned to the headquarters.

"Please consider Professor Wang's request yourself. There are more and more supernatural incidents now, and you can't handle them all by yourself. Zhongzhou City, where Ghost Lake is located, is very close to the areas that Captain Liu San and Yang Jian are in charge of. If you really want to deal with it, you can try to persuade them to come together."

"When the nest is overturned, the eggs will not remain intact. They must understand this truth."

Cao Yanhua patted his nephew on the shoulder and said earnestly, his words full of concern. He didn't want Cao Yang to keep risking his life, but Cao Yang was the captain and he had some responsibilities to bear.

"Even if the sky falls, there are still tall people to hold it up. But unknowingly, so much time has passed and you have become the tallest people in the country. Some things have to be done by someone. I am very pleased that you took the initiative to hand over some items today, but I am also very sad."

Cao Yanhua lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. After Cao Yang's persuasion last time, he really tried to quit smoking. At least today was the first time he smoked in recent times.

"I understand, uncle. Since I have chosen to be the captain, I should do something for this country and this desperate era. At least I have to protect you."

Cao Yang nodded solemnly.

Yes, it has been almost a year since I became a ghost rider. Looking back, I have grown into one of the tallest people.

"Uncle, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first. The curse that's entangled in me has not been resolved yet, but I already have some clues."

Cao Yanhua just nodded silently and did not respond.

Otsu City, Beichen Building.

After returning, Cao Yang checked the recent supernatural events that occurred in several major cities around Zhongzhou City. The strange thing was that these cities were relatively peaceful, except that the frequency of drownings and corpses appearing in the water was increasing.

Obviously, this is a sign that Ghost Lake is gradually getting out of control.

"The Ghost Lake is gradually filling up. The idea of ​​tricking the ghost peddler into entering is no longer feasible. Although I have ghost money, God knows how much money it will take to get rid of a ghost of the peddler's level."

Somehow, Cao Yang always felt that this transaction would not be peaceful. Just like the current situation, it was simply a huge powder keg that could cause a huge explosion in an instant with just a spark.

(End of this chapter)