aircannonsinc Chapter 131 Coward
Chapter 131 Coward
"What is this? It looks like money," Liu San said.
"That's right, it's just ghost money. As for this copper coin on it, I don't know if it's the one you're thinking of..." Sun Rui said.
"What's the use of this damn money?" Liu San asked.
"You can trade with the Heaven and Earth Bank to obtain supernatural items or even information," Sun Rui said.
"The Heaven and Earth Bank, could it be this bank here?" Liu San asked.
"Yes and no, this is just the surface. The real money exchange doesn't exist in the real world. Entering the money exchange is very simple. Just sit in front of the counter, close your eyes, and open them when the third bell rings," Sun Rui said.
These are the entry rules he modified after becoming the owner of the Heaven and Earth Bank. Outsiders, unless they forcibly intrude, can only obediently abide by his rules.
"That's interesting. So you went inside that money exchange before?" Liu San asked.
"Almost there. Here's the ghost money, but I'll take this copper coin. How about that?" Sun Rui said.
"No problem, anyway, this box can't be opened without you," Liu San waved his hand and said.
Sun Rui took the copper coin and then handed the box to Liu San.
This box must have fallen from the Heaven and Earth Bank. It seemed to open automatically after he got it, probably due to some kind of supernatural power within him.
"Let's report this to headquarters first. People abroad are getting restless. After things are settled in Dajing City, would you be interested in going out for a trip?" Liu San said.
"Of course, since they've come knocking on our door, there's no reason not to return the favor," Sun Rui said.
Liu San nodded: "Okay, remember to call me when the time comes."
Then Liu San took out his private phone and dialed a number.
"Wang Xiaoming?" Sun Rui asked.
Liu San nodded.
As expected, Wang Xiaoming had made arrangements in advance, and all the team leaders were within his calculations.
He was no exception; he even suspected that Wang Xiaoming was taking advantage of the situation to fish for fish in Dajing City.
"Aren't you afraid of playing with fire and getting burned?" Sun Rui thought for a moment, then said nothing more.
He then went outside. There were two vengeful ghosts roaming around Changning Ancient Town, and he had to deal with them as soon as possible.
He could also test whether the copper coin in his hand was as he expected.
"It seems the officials in Daping City have already discovered the situation here." Sun Rui immediately understood everything upon hearing the distant police sirens.
Generally speaking, the procedure for handling paranormal events is to first isolate the area, then observe it, finally determine its harmfulness, and then try to resolve it. It is clear that the person in charge of Daping City is very experienced in this regard.
However, the officials in Daping City are unable to resolve the paranormal events here.
Once an ordinary ghost encounters the vengeful spirit in the wheelchair, it will kill them in a single encounter.
"I wonder what will happen if that thing gets its lower body back," Sun Rui muttered to himself as he walked.
The other paranormal event here remains unsolved; all that is known is that someone has already died.
"According to Liu San's investigation, most of the people who died here were elderly, which is a crucial piece of information." Sun Rui stroked his chin.
This is why the paranormal events in Changning Ancient Town did not attract much attention before.
After all, the death of the elderly is a very normal thing. If every death of an elderly person required special attention, then the person in charge would be out of a job and might as well switch to the funeral industry.
"Is it about to form a ghost realm? It seems to be a supernatural event with the potential to grow." Sun Rui walked on the road.
The surroundings were very quiet, as if no one was there at all.
"Even in my condition, that vengeful ghost hasn't targeted me?" Sun Rui asked.
Just then, a figure jumped down from the roof.
"I am Zheng Haonan, the person in charge of Daping City. You are Sun Rui?" The man who called himself Zheng Haonan said, taking out an ID card.
"You've been following me all this way, don't you know who I am?" Sun Rui said.
"I just wanted to confirm what you wanted to do, that's all," Zheng Haonan said.
Sun Rui carefully examined the person in charge of Daping City in front of him.
His face was pale, devoid of any color. His expression remained completely indifferent throughout the conversation.
The only thing worth noting is the bluish-black patch on Zheng Haonan's nose.
It's like being punched and not being able to recover for a long time.
He remembered that Zheng Haonan's code name should be Ghost Smell.
It seems that the ghost must be residing in his nose.
"I'm here to solve a paranormal incident. How's your investigation going?" Sun Rui replied.
"There's not much progress. I checked some death records in Changning Ancient Town at the nearest police station, and the earliest death case was a week ago," Zheng Haonan said.
"How many people died in the vicinity a week ago?" Sun Rui asked.
"The five people were almost all elderly, and their deaths were all natural. It's impossible to tell whether they were killed by vengeful ghosts or died of old age," Zheng Haonan said helplessly.
"Sure enough, this is the same information Liu San obtained before. It seems that the pattern of the vengeful ghost's killing lies in this." Sun Rui pondered.
"By the way, I don't know if this counts as a common point, but all the deceased seemed to have been frightened before they died, and their pupils were noticeably dilated," Zheng Haonan said.
"Shocked?" Sun Rui frowned.
Speaking of this, he thought of the vengeful ghost that Lin Zhensheng controlled.
A scary ghost.
But Lin Zhensheng should still be in Dajing City, how could he possibly be here?
"However, I didn't detect any traces of supernatural power on them, not even when I used the power of a vengeful ghost," Zheng Haonan said, pointing to his nose.
"We don't have enough clues. We must be overlooking something," Sun Rui said, shaking his head.
He always felt like he had grasped something, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Have you encountered that vengeful ghost? Since I came in, I haven't even seen its face, and even the residents here don't know anything about it," Zheng Haonan said.
Sun Rui shook his head.
If he had seen that vengeful ghost, he would have imprisoned it long ago.
"Strange, this vengeful ghost seems to be deliberately avoiding us. I can smell it nearby, but we can never seem to see it," Zheng Haonan said.
"Is it a vengeful ghost with its own ghostly aura, or does it have no physical form?" Sun Rui guessed. "Both are possible, so let's give it a try."
Immediately, he threw the copper coins he had just taken out of the wooden box onto the ground.
Zheng Haonan twitched his nose; he could smell the supernatural power emanating from the copper coin.
"This is the Ghost Master who can solve S-level paranormal events. He can just casually pull out a paranormal item," Zheng Haonan thought to himself.
The two then stood still and waited quietly for the changes in their surroundings.
The surroundings remained completely silent; the two could not hear a sound at all, as if someone had pressed the mute button on the world.
At this moment, Sun Rui and Zheng Haonan stared intently at the copper coin on the ground.
A long time passed, and the two remained motionless, standing in place like two statues.
Just as Sun Rui was about to try again, a small, thin figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
This vengeful ghost actually looked like a child, with bluish-black skin, somewhat resembling the appearance of a starving ghost in its childhood form.
He squatted down, stretched out his little hand, and tried to pick up the copper coin.
"Let's do it!" Sun Rui said.
The two of them took action at the same time.
Smoke billowed from Zheng Haonan's nostrils as he lunged at the child.
Sun Rui then directly used coffin nails, driving them into the child.
But then a bizarre thing happened.
Just as the coffin nail was about to touch the child, the child suddenly disappeared.
The coffin nails sank into the ground, and Zheng Haonan's supernatural attack failed.
"This thing can actually resist the temptation of copper coins." Sun Rui frowned.
He seemed to understand something.
The moment he spoke, the child began to disappear. Was it his words that triggered some kind of pattern?
Before they could react, the child reappeared, trying to pick up the copper coin.
"I understand now, this child never left from the beginning," Sun Rui muttered to himself.
As he spoke, the child disappeared again.
If this ghost had a code name, the most fitting one would be "Coward".