Zhang Hao rested his chin on his interlaced fingers, staring thoughtfully at the woman's photo on the screen: "When this woman struck up a conversation with me, she did look like an ordinary person, nothing special. There's another possibility, though: she herself might be ordinary, but perhaps the people around her are extraordinary."

The little koi fish snapped its fingers: "Everyone has their own opinions, so which view do you think is more reliable?"

The group looked at each other, each believing their own analysis to be the most accurate.

“My analysis is definitely correct. After all, I have handled similar cases before, and I have experience in investigating this kind of person.”

Li Zixuan said with great conviction.

Han San was also very confident in his analysis: "Mine is right. It's common knowledge that most ghosts and monsters love to disguise themselves, and this woman is definitely no exception."

Chen Anshui also shared his thoughts: "Perhaps this woman has some ancestral lineage? After all, some small rural households might also have some messy traditions. Just like in high society, which family doesn't boast about how glorious their ancestors were and what remarkable history they have?"

Everyone held their own opinions and refused to concede to one another.

Zhang Hao said to them, "Alright, stop arguing. Since that's the case, let's split up and investigate. Once we find out the truth, there's no need to argue anymore."

Chen Anshui snapped his fingers, puffed out his chest, and said confidently, "Then let's investigate this woman! Whoever finds a useful clue first wins!"

"Then let's have a competition!" Han San raised an eyebrow, crossed his arms, and exuded confidence.

Li Zixuan gripped his peach wood sword tightly and raised it to the sky: "I'm the ultimate winner! I'm very experienced in this kind of thing! Watch me!"

Zhang Hao told them, "You have three days. Whatever you find, you must come back and report to me!"

The group said in unison, "No problem!"

After exchanging glares, the three of them packed their things and set off to investigate.

They were so energetic and hurried, as if they were afraid of wasting even a second.

Little Koi was speechless, nestled on the sofa hugging a soft pillow: "Why are they acting like children? They're all adults, yet they're still so competitive!"

Zhang Hao chuckled: "I used a little mental suggestion magic just now to arouse their competitive spirit, which is why they acted so impulsively. But it's fine this way, it saves me the trouble of investigating alone."

The little koi carp despised his lazy behavior.

"The King of Hell entrusted this matter to you, and you're just going to treat it so perfunctorily? Even the King of Hell would cry if he knew!"

Zhang Hao turned on the TV news and said dismissively, "They can't always rely on me; they have to learn to grow on their own."

Just like when I made a covenant with the gods and learned many skills, I ultimately have to integrate and apply them flexibly to maximize their effectiveness.

Don't miss any opportunity to train them; he's training them precisely in this way.

Zhang Hao switched channels to a news channel that was broadcasting news, and saw a report on a private enterprise on the screen.

The host and reporter are conducting a live broadcast outside an ancient ancestral hall.

Holding a microphone, the reporter stood in front of the antique-style ancestral hall gate and pointed to the door behind her, introducing herself: "Hello everyone, I am reporter Lin Xiaoling, and I am here to report on the recent haunting incident at the ancestral hall that has been making headlines."

As soon as the little koi saw the ancestral hall, it narrowed its eyes and muttered to itself, "Looks like I'm the luckiest one. Clues come to me without me even leaving home."

After saying that, she nudged Zhang Hao with her shoulder and deliberately asked, "You're not staying here just to ride on my lucky charm, are you?" Zhang Hao nodded and admitted, "With you, my lucky charm, around, luck will surely come my way. I know that clues will always come unexpectedly."

The little koi fish looked smug and pointed to itself, saying, "Of course! I'm so lucky, good things always come to me."

On television, reporter Lin Xiaoling is reporting on the ins and outs of this haunted incident.

"We know that this century-old ancestral hall became popular online because a descendant recorded a video when he returned to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors, and then uploaded the video to the internet. Some netizens noticed that a woman in red appeared next to the ancestral tablet when the protagonist was worshipping in the video."

Lin Xiaoling walked to the door, knocked, and continued her introduction to the audience.

"After technical analysis by netizens, they determined that the woman in red in the video was not a special effect, but a real person. As a result, this haunted ancestral hall became popular online. As you can see, many internet celebrities came to live stream. However, because the family members of the ancestral hall disagreed, we were unable to enter the house to conduct a detailed interview and investigation."

The tightly closed door showed no sign of opening.

Lin Xiaoling was relatively polite when she knocked on the door, but other internet celebrities, eager to gain traffic, were not so courteous.

A scantily clad, hot-bodied female anchor walked forward impatiently and started banging on the door.

The knocking was deafening, and the sexy female streamer shouted, "Open the door! Open the door! What's wrong with opening the door and letting us do our live stream? Don't hide in there and stay silent. I know someone's watching inside! Since you've caused this mess, just let us do our live stream! At least that will make your family famous online!"

The female anchor had an extremely loud voice, which other anchors couldn't match.

Lin Xiaoling felt this was inappropriate and whispered a reminder to her, "This is someone else's ancestral hall. It's not polite of you to be like this. Be careful, don't cause trouble like this!"

Upon hearing this, the female anchor scoffed, turned to look at her, and said with a disdainful expression, "You think you can lecture me just because you're a legitimate reporter? Get lost! Aren't you here to report too? Aren't you here to get some viewers too?"

Lin Xiaoling was speechless.

This woman is impossible to communicate with.

The others outside were still pleading for the gate to be opened, but the gatekeeper inside couldn't take it anymore and walked over with a look of annoyance to open the gate.

"Shut up, all of you! You can come in, but you have to follow my rules! Anyone who breaks the rules gets out immediately! Or if something strange happens here and someone dies, you're on your own! Do you hear me?"

Dressed in a smart business suit, Shen Liangjiao shouted impatiently.

This scene was broadcast live on the news channel.

The moment the woman appeared, Little Koi immediately recognized her: "This is the woman who hit on you the other day! I didn't expect that something strange really happened to her family! You were right! You're quite capable!"

Zhang Hao noticed the eerie atmosphere inside the ancestral hall and frowned, saying, "There's definitely something wrong with that ancestral hall. If these reporters continue their investigation, something big is likely to happen."

The little koi was startled.

Zhang Hao is a man who has seen a lot of things. If even he says something big is going to happen, then something really might happen.

She said nervously, "Should we call Chen Anshui and the others and ask them to go over and keep an eye on things, just in case something really goes wrong?"

Zhang Hao nodded: "You should make a call right away and tell them to go and guard that ancestral hall."

Little Koi quickly called those people, and they all said they would come immediately. (End of Chapter)

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