Chapter 245: So I am the scapegoat?
Cao Yang looked at Zhang Dong's body with a solemn expression and bowed deeply. He did not take care of the funeral for this old man who guarded this entire spiritual place alone. Although he admired him, the old house was extremely dangerous without Zhang Dong, and no one could guarantee what would happen next.

"It won't be long before Yang Jian comes to help you fulfill your long-cherished wish. I'll take my leave now."

After Zhang Dong died, the house, which was originally clean and simple, quickly became old and mottled, as if it had experienced decades of wind and frost, and seemed to have been abandoned for many years. Even the paint on the gate faded and peeled, looking a little gray.

In the courtyard, the thick bluestone brick floor was instantly covered with dust, looking like it had been uninhabited for a long time.

The light became dim and gloomy. The patio, as the only exit, did not add much brightness to the ancient house. Instead, it seemed particularly depressing.

"It's time to leave."

Cao Yang looked back one last time, then strode away. The door of the old house was still open, and a somewhat twisted and winding path stretched forward from the door, passing through the old forest, and it was unknown where it led.

"boom!"

As Cao Yang walked out of the ancient house, the old wooden door suddenly closed, as if from that moment on the house would be completely isolated from the world.

Cao Yang didn't look back, but just walked away silently along the path.

Zhong Shan, the person in charge of Dazhou City, Jianning Building, and Dachang City, noticed something unusual while patrolling these cities. The mutual induction between the spirits drove him to gradually approach the location where Lao Lin was.

"Captain Cao?"

Zhong Shan was driving his luxury sports car on this remote road when a person suddenly appeared in the middle of the road. He was either a ghost or a ghost rider.

However, when he got closer, he found that the man was actually Captain Cao Yang of the headquarters.

"Didn't Cao Yang just go to Dachang City to provide support? Why is he here in Dazhou City?"

Cao Yang also noticed Zhong Shan and greeted him symbolically.

"I'm just borrowing your way to handle some things. There's a record in the files. If you're interested, you can check it out. But I don't recommend getting close to them casually. You should understand what I mean."

Although Zhong Shan failed in the competition for captain, he is still his colleague and a responsible person. Cao Yang doesn't mind giving him some friendly reminders.

"I understand. Since Captain Cao has personally reminded me, I will definitely consider it carefully."

Zhong Shan is not stupid. What kind of supernatural event requires a captain to personally intervene? At least he must be A-level. Of course, he could hear the hidden meaning in Cao Yang's words. This event was definitely beyond his ability, but he didn't say it directly.

"Just understand. If you can't hold on any longer or your life is in danger, you can consider contacting me."

Cao Yang thought about it and showed a lot of goodwill to Zhong Shan. After all, he was going to take over the headquarters, so these truly dedicated leaders should be appeased and stabilized, after all, they were the foundation for maintaining the safety of the city.

"Okay, thank you Captain Cao."

Zhong Shan said gratefully.

"Farewell."

Cao Yang didn't waste any time and directly invaded back to Otsu City. After all, this was his base. Although several surrounding cities were also under his jurisdiction, since it was relatively close to Dajing City, the headquarters would often send people to deal with some incidents.

In Beichen Building, Cao Yang ordered Wang Quan to evacuate all ordinary people because he needed to do some experiments. Suddenly, the employees who learned that they had paid leave left the building with smiles on their faces. The efficiency was surprisingly high. After only ten minutes, the whole building was empty, leaving only Wang Quan and Cao Yang.

"Oh, Captain Cao is so kind to us workers. I heard that the previous liaison officer Hu Mingtao was given a long paid vacation for his honeymoon. It's really enviable."

Wang Quan looked at the employees pouring out of the building with a smile on his face. However, Cao Yang had a cold face and no one knew what he was thinking.

"If nothing else, you should leave. If an ordinary person gets involved in an experiment involving the supernatural, they will almost certainly die."

"Understood, I'll leave right away."

Wang Quan walked out of the building, and when he looked back, he felt his consciousness was dazed for a moment, and his vision seemed to be distorted, but this feeling was fleeting. He couldn't help but shiver, and quickly walked away from the Beichen Building.

In fact, the moment Wang Quan left, the memory ghost den had already replaced the real building. There are many "Cao Yang" in the memory world. Their nature is the same as that of the ghost slaves, but their specific functions remain to be discovered.

"There are thousands of ghost slaves who look like me. My scalp tingles just by looking at them."

Cao Yang looked at the ghost slaves, and all the ghost slaves turned their heads at the same time and looked at him eagerly. This scene was so weird that even Cao Yang, who was an alien, was shocked.

"If you are all me, does that mean that if someone wants to kill me, you can be the one to die?"

Cao Yang walked past the rows of people like he was at a military parade, and a bold idea emerged in his mind.

Then, Cao Yang brought out a golden container, which was sent by the Exorcism Society after he finished his business trip. The code name and ability of the evil spirit were also written on it.

"Ghost Ankle Grip. If you are grabbed by this ghost, you will die. It was once controlled by Yamazaki."

"Crack——!"

The container was opened, and a skinny, stiff and curled up corpse began to twist rapidly. In an instant, a withered hand stretched out from the box and grabbed Cao Yang's neck.

Cao Yang did not dodge, but let the ghost grab his neck. Although the hand was thin, it was incredibly powerful, almost breaking and crushing his neck.

The death-defying spirit was triggered, but Cao Yang did not die. He remained calm, as if the pain of breaking his neck did not exist. This was indeed the case. The damage did not appear on Cao Yang's body, but on one of the ghost slaves. That ghost slave died instantly, while Cao Yang himself was unharmed.

"It really works."

Now it was Cao Yang's turn to fight back. He also stretched out a hand and grabbed the ghost. The horrible corpse instantly became motionless, as obedient as a soft corpse, without even a sign of struggling.

Immediately afterwards, the evil spirit was imprisoned again without causing any impact at all.

"It turns out that I am the real scapegoat."

Cao Yang took back the ghost den, and Beichen Building returned to its original state without any signs of being affected by the supernatural.

"I have another question. The Ghost Peddler has consciousness and intelligence, but why haven't I obtained any of its memories? Does it need me to complete the next transaction as well?"

Thinking of this, Cao Yang took out the list of human skins again, and dense handwriting began to appear on the list:
"My name is Cao Yang. When you see this sentence, I will be dead..."

(End of this chapter)