Chapter 225 Reunion of old friends

As soon as the old man finished speaking, he hung up the phone, leaving only a busy tone echoing in Cao Yang's ears.

The crazy woman hadn't walked far. She stopped at the green belt in the middle of the road and curiously fiddled with the small flowers that were still blooming in this weather.

"It's a recording that Mr. Qin prepared in advance."

After a long time, Cao Yang hung up the phone and looked at the crazy woman with a complicated expression.

"Wang Quan, send this crazy woman to the hospital and don't let her run around."

"Understood, Captain Cao, I'll be right there."

Cao Yang did not return to the office, but wandered aimlessly in Otsu City.

"What does Mr. Qin mean by this? Do you want me to supervise other captains or city leaders and let them take their share of responsibility?"

"But I can hardly take care of myself now. The ghost peddler is haunting me, and I have no confidence in this transaction. If I fail, it may cost me my life at any time."

"The wind is rising and the water is rising, and the world is in my pocket. Under the blood lake, who can survive?"

"What do these sixteen words mean? Is Elder Qin telling me to go to Ghost Lake? And what about the last sentence? When will it be when I live to that point?"

Honestly speaking, Cao Yang hated riddlers. Although Mr. Qin was an elder whom he respected, his habit of speaking with reservations was exactly the same as that of some other elders in the Republic of China. It was hard to understand, and one might not be able to guess what the other person meant no matter how hard one tried.

"call--!"

"If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster. If it's a disaster, it can't be avoided. Let's go to Taiping Ancient Town first. The ghost lake is still less dangerous than the ancient house."

Cao Yang heaved a sigh of relief, opened the ghost den and instantly returned to Beichen Building. However, he did not stay here, but picked up the body bag he had packed before and left again.

His target is Taiping Ancient Town in Zhongzhou City.

Zhongzhou City is just an inconspicuous small town in the country today. It was called Baling County in ancient times.

About twenty minutes later, a gust of cold wind blew through the small town, and Cao Yang's figure appeared on the rooftop of a high-rise building, from where he could see the Dongting Lake not far from the city.

"Although Ghost Lake does not exist in reality, there must be a connection point between the supernatural place and reality. Somewhere in Dongting Lake is likely connected to Ghost Lake."

Cao Yang looked at the lake from afar, but what came to his mind was the photo of the dark and deep Ghost Lake in the headquarters archives.

However, this time Cao Yang did not plan to rush directly into Ghost Lake. He planned to find Boss Liu to see if he could get some more useful information.

Ping'an Ancient Town is the new urban area of ​​the ancient town. It is a tourist area later invested and built by Zhongzhou City. Boss Liu moved to this area and opened a special hotel.

Cao Yang didn't plan to search every store, as it was too inefficient. He directly opened the ghost den. There was only a small area in the ghost den that was not affected. There was an old kerosene lamp, which was emitting a dim light. Next to it was a man with wrinkles on his face, who seemed to be taking a nap.

“Boom! Boom!”

Cao Yang gently knocked on the door of the hotel, and Boss Liu, who was half asleep, suddenly sat up after hearing the knock, with an extremely solemn expression.

But after realizing the identity of the visitor, his brows finally relaxed, and he wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth in embarrassment. "You little bastard, who told you to knock on the door in this way, and not to say anything, are you deliberately trying to make trouble for me? I, Boss Liu, hate it most in my life when someone just knocks on the door without saying anything."

Boss Liu said in a serious tone. Cao Yang is a bad guy. Although he gave a lot of money, how could he beat a man of Lao Luo's level? He knocked on the door every day, 24 hours a day, and almost broke the Taiping Inn.

Cao Yang chuckled, took out a gold bar from his pocket and handed it over. Boss Liu's eyes lit up instantly, but his expression was still tense.

"Ahem, I'm glad you have this heart, Boss Liu. But are you testing me with this? Which elder can stand this kind of test?"

Boss Liu shook his head repeatedly, but took the gold bar with his hands honestly and naturally.

"Tell me, come to me if you have anything to say."

Cao Yang smiled slightly and uttered two words:

"Ghost Lake."

Unexpectedly, Boss Liu's expression suddenly became serious, and this time he was not pretending, but was really serious.

"That thing is not something you can handle, so don't ask about it. There are some things I can't say. The ancient town has its own rules. You know, I have always been a serious businessman."

Cao Yang was not surprised by this, as he knew the root cause of the Ghost Lake incident getting out of control. However, he could not remember clearly some things about the past revealed by Boss Liu in the original book, so he came to ask.

"The Ghost Lake incident has already affected many surrounding cities. Even if I leave today, it won't be long before the headquarters sends other captains to investigate. From what I know, they are not as easy to talk to as I am."

"Especially the one with three eyes. I heard he has coffin nails. Boss, you should know about coffin nails, the long black ones that hit the target with every shot."

Cao Yang said this expressionlessly, but when Boss Liu heard the word "coffin nails", his whole body shuddered instantly, because that thing was a real killer weapon.

"That makes sense. I can't stand the nails in the coffin."

"Then I'll make it short. I can't guarantee the truth, but it should be pretty close. The source of the ghost lake you mentioned should be a black coffin in the ancestral hall of Taiping Ancient Town. That thing is very evil. Crying sounds can be heard from it every midnight."

"Later, some old people in the ancient town discussed for a long time and decided to load the coffin onto a black-sailed boat and send it away through the ferry. The ghost lake must have been created by the ghost in the coffin."

Boss Liu said a lot in one breath. It seemed that he was really afraid of the coffin nails.

"that is all?"

"That's all I know. Take my advice, you can't handle the Ghost Lake incident by yourself. The elderly people who participated in delivering the coffins also disappeared overnight. I heard from their descendants that they went to a lost ancient city to retire."

"But although they say they are retired, I think they are going to suppress the ghost in the coffin or deal with their own funeral. They have lived in the ancient town for at least a few decades, and they may even be from the Republic of China period. It is not something that rookies like you and me can mess with."

Boss Liu took a sip of tea and spoke slowly.

"But I also know that my few words can't sway you. If you really want to deal with it, the indispensable thing is ghost money. Then you have to buy a paper boat at the paper-making shop on Ghost Street, and then find the ferry that only appears at midnight and take the wooden boat that floats from nowhere."

"Pay the boat fee and the wooden boat will take you to Ghost Lake."

(End of this chapter)