Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 255 Preparing to Rob Ghost Street
"Did you steal these coffins from that coffin shop on Ghost Street?"

Looking at the seven coffins placed at the feet of Shen Lin and the others, a strange expression flashed in Li Hui's eyes.

to be frank.

Li Hui was quite surprised that Li Jun and his gang were able to successfully commit the robbery.

It's important to know that in the original story, Yang Jian was able to successfully rob the coffin shop because of the Ghost Bus's ability to break the boundary between reality and the supernatural, which allowed him to easily escape the coffin shop's blockade.

Even so, Yang Jian didn't dare to confront the coffin shop head-on. Instead, he would use the supernatural power of the bus to escape after stealing each coffin. He repeated this several times before successfully stealing all the coffins, which shows how terrifying the coffin shop was.

Although Li Jun and his group of five were not weak, they were far inferior to Yang Jian after the end of the National War arc. The fact that they were able to successfully rob him was indeed a bit of a surprise to Li Hui.

However, what Li Hui didn't know was...

While he was surprised, Jiang Shangbai and the others opposite him were also puzzled. They didn't expect Li Hui to be able to tell the origin of the coffins next to them at a glance.

But when they thought that Li Hui had led them to this ancient town, and that Li Hui's ghost domain covered an unknown area, they all felt relieved.

At this moment, Li Jun spoke up and said, "Yes, these coffins were all stolen from the coffin shop on that Ghost Street. We came to this ancient town and found this ferry dock according to your instructions, but we couldn't find a vehicle for a while."

"Finally, at Liu San's suggestion, we went together to rob that coffin shop, intending to use those coffins as raw materials to build a boat ourselves. However, before we could build it, you had already finished dealing with Ghost Lake and left."

Hear the words.

Li Hui continued, "Didn't you encounter any danger when you robbed the coffin shop? As far as I know, that coffin shop is not simple."

"It's really dangerous!"

A hint of apprehension flashed across Li Jun's face as he said, "At first, nothing happened when we went in, but then something strange happened when we were about to start lifting the coffin."

“First, a voice came from inside the shop and told us the price of the coffin, but we ignored it and chose to continue carrying the coffin and leave. Then the shop door closed.”

"Later, Shen Lin used his axe to chop open the shop door, but after we went out, we were strangely back inside the coffin shop. Then, several vengeful ghosts appeared around us and started eyeing us..."

As Li Jun continued to recount the events, Li Hui also learned about the details of their operation.

In this process.

Whether they were recalling the danger of that time or thinking of something else, Jiang Shangbai, Cao Yang, Liu San, Shen Lin and others all showed an unnatural expression on their faces, their eyes filled with fear of the coffin shop.

Especially Jiang Shangbai, who was the weakest, even showed a hint of fear in his eyes, which shows that their operation was not going well and they encountered danger.

Li Jun's account confirms this.

In the end, if all five of them hadn't used their trump cards and unleashed their most powerful abilities, they might have actually met their demise in that coffin shop, let alone successfully snatched seven coffins.

"Building a small boat from a coffin? You didn't actually need to do that!"

At this moment, Li Hui revealed another secret.

"There is a dilapidated ghost ship drifting around here, and this ferry dock is one of the places where you can board the ship. After boarding the ghost ship, you can naturally go to Ghost Lake."

Can you do this?

Upon hearing this, Li Jun and his four companions were taken aback.

I never expected there to be such a method.

It was too late for them to know now. Li Hui had already dealt with Ghost Lake, and they were no longer interested in how to enter it. They just thought to themselves that if they had known this earlier, they wouldn't have needed to risk going to the coffin shop.

of course.

No one blamed Li Hui for not explaining things clearly at the time; some even secretly thanked him.

For example, Liu San!

If Li Hui hadn't been so unclear, how could he have used this opportunity to find out just how terrifying the shops on that ghost street were?

After all, he had his eye on the paper figures in another shop.

If it weren't for the five people testing him, he might have foolishly rushed in alone, and who knows what might have happened.

Now that he knows how dangerous it is, he can only proceed cautiously with his actions against the paper doll shop, as he cannot succeed in seizing it on his own.

"Perhaps, using ghost money to buy it wouldn't be a bad idea," such a thought came to Liu San's mind.

indeed.

When one's own strength is insufficient to support ignoring the rules of those shops, then choosing to abide by the shop's transaction rules is also a very good option.

The only thing that worried Liu San was whether there was any ghost money left at headquarters.

Even if they did have some, the team leaders would have snatched them all up after this incident. If they didn't, then where would they get them?
The more you think.

The more agitated Liu San became, the more agitated he felt.

However, his troubles were unknown to others at the moment.

After learning the details of the five men robbing the coffin shop, Li Hui said, "Now that Ghost Lake has been dealt with, are you planning to return to the Ghost Rider headquarters, or split up here and return to the cities you are responsible for?"

“Let’s go back to headquarters first. My private jet is parked in Dajing City, so I can collect the travel expenses and return to Da* City together.” Li Leping was the first to speak up.

When his voice rang out, everyone began to notice the presence of this ordinary-looking man beside them. But no one was puzzled anymore; they had clearly remembered Li Leping, but couldn't recall his appearance or often subconsciously ignored his presence.

"I also plan to go to headquarters first, take care of my personal matters, and then return to Dajin City." Cao Yang made the same choice.

Next... Shen Lin, Liu San, Wang Chaling, and the others also chose to go to the Ghost Tamer Headquarters in Dajing City first, and then return to the city they were responsible for.

As for Li Jun, Wei Jing, Jiang Shangbai, Lu Zhiwen, and others, it goes without saying that they were stationed in Dajing City.

Seeing this, Li Hui nodded knowingly and then said, "In that case, don't resist. I will use the Ghost Domain to take you back to the Ghost Master Headquarters."

The words have not yet fallen.

Li Hui had already begun his actions. Clearly, his remark telling everyone not to resist was just a subconscious reminder, and he didn't care whether they actually resisted, since they couldn't resist anyway.

Immediately.

A dark, ghostly aura enveloped everyone's bodies.

Without Li Hui making any further moves, the area where the group's bodies were located began to change continuously, as if the entire world was carrying them along.

In the blink of an eye, Li Hui and his group returned from Taiping Ancient Town outside Zhongzhou City to the jurisdiction of Dajing City.

at the same time.

Inside the Ghost Rider base.

Vice Minister Cao Yanhua, who had just received the news, had just arrived at the conference room and hadn't even had time to instruct the staff to make any arrangements when a dark, ghostly light flashed by, and then Li Hui and his group appeared in the conference room.

Along with the coffins, seven other coffins, four black and three red, were placed in an open area of ​​the conference room.

"I didn't expect you to resolve the Ghost Lake incident so quickly..." Cao Yanhua immediately stepped forward to say something, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

"Alright, enough with the formalities. Just pay the travel expenses on time. If you're really grateful, you can ask for a higher amount; I have no objection."

The person speaking was Li Hui.

At this point, he was the only one who dared to say such a thing openly.

Many others may not take Vice Minister Cao Yanhua seriously, but at least they did their job of putting on a show.

After all, there are at least three captains who are truly loyal to the headquarters: Wei Jing, Li Jun, and Lu Zhiwen. In addition, there is Li Hui, who is recognized as the strongest, but whose attitude has always been unclear. Therefore, it is obvious that the others will not openly disrespect Cao Yanhua in public.

As for whether his attitude was good or bad when he was alone with Cao Yanhua in private, that's another matter.

"Of course, the headquarters will not shortchange you all on your business trip expenses this time. However, you will have to wait a little longer. I did not expect your operation to end so quickly, so I did not have the staff prepare in advance. The staff is handling this matter now."

Cao Yanhua's enthusiasm remained undiminished, and he clearly did not show any dissatisfaction at being interrupted by Li Hui.

"Okay, then have the staff prepare mine first. I'll come and pick it up after I've finished my personal business. I happen to have something to take care of right now."

Li Hui's tone was flat, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Cao Yanhua's response, his figure suddenly disappeared from the conference room.

It wasn't that Li Hui was disrespecting Cao Yanhua or trying to embarrass him, but rather that he knew there was nothing to do if he stayed; at most, he would just have to hold another meeting to summarize what had happened.

Li Hui was clearly not interested in this; he wanted to take advantage of the time during the headquarters meeting to deal with his personal matters.

E.g……

Robbery of Ghost Street!

The reason Li Hui chose to return to headquarters first instead of taking immediate action was because he didn't want to bring these "burdens" along!
Now is the perfect time to take advantage of everyone's meeting to check out that ghost street.

As Li Hui had expected, the headquarters held another team leader meeting. Apart from Li Hui and Zhang Xun, who was still undercover abroad, all the other team leaders attended the meeting.

The meeting was chaired by Cao Yanhua, and Zhao Jianguo and Wang Xiaoming, who had just arrived, also attended the meeting.

Especially Wang Xiaoming.

He wanted to refine his research by learning from the methods the team leaders used to deal with Ghost Lake, and he also wanted to know the details of how Ghost Lake was handled.

After the meeting starts.

Li Jun was the first to give his statement, followed by Wang Chaling, Lu Zhiwen, and others.

However, none of this mattered to Li Hui, who had already arrived at the Ghost Street in Taiping Ancient Town.

behind him.

It was a strange figure whose body was frozen in place, not daring to move at all.

The man's clothes were old-fashioned, and he was tall and exuded an unusually cold aura. His face, in particular, was terrifying.

Because the man had no face, the facial features had long since disappeared, leaving only a flat sheet of skin, making him look like a terrifying ghost.

It is the faceless man from Taiping Ancient Town.

Afterglow!

After a while.

The faceless man, Yu Hui, began to control his fingers, clearly writing. Li Hui looked on curiously and discovered that the other party had written three characters in total.

"who are you?"

See this.

Li Hui said, "Who I am is not important. Don't worry, my target is not you, but this Ghost Street. I am very interested in some things and things here."

Hear this.

The faceless man paused for a moment, then continued writing: "You are very strong, but this Ghost Street is also very dangerous. Don't act recklessly, or you'll be in big trouble!"

"Alright, this is none of your business anymore."

Li Hui laughed and said, "As for the danger of this ghost street you mentioned, I'd like to see it for myself. Alright, you can leave now."

The words fell.

Li Hui released the Ghost Domain's influence on the Faceless Man, allowing him to leave freely.

Sensing this, the faceless man didn't linger and turned to leave. Li Hui calmly watched him go, and soon the faceless man's figure disappeared.

Until then.

Li Huicai began to take in the environment of Ghost Street.

This is a street with a sense of history, lined with shops on both sides and some small stalls set up along the roadside. However, because the street is so deserted, there are hardly any people, and no stall owners are doing business. Some shops are even closed.

On the surface, this place seems like a street forgotten by history, where everything is basically frozen in time from decades ago, as if it has never changed.

But this is just the perspective of an ordinary person.

In Li Hui's eyes, the ghost street he was in wasn't exactly bustling, but there were many people around.

These people included both men and women, and their clothing varied greatly, ranging from modern times, the 1970s and 80s, to the Republic of China era, which was quite bizarre.

These figures, standing in the stalls or shops, looked like the owners of those stalls and shops.

It is worth mentioning that.

As Li Hui saw these figures, he noticed several pairs of eyes simultaneously falling on him.

Li Hui remained completely unfazed. Instead, he walked straight to the nearest street stall, pointed to an item on the stall, and asked:
"Boss, how much is this mask?"

Clearly, Li Hui had arrived at a stall selling masks.

The stall was filled with all sorts of masks, mostly Peking Opera masks, but there were also a few strange ones, such as skull masks or ghost masks. Standing behind the stall was an old man.

The old man's clothes were very old-fashioned, and Li Hui couldn't tell what era they were from, but he figured that even if they weren't from the Republican era, they were probably not far off.

The old man standing behind the mask stall had a blank expression and lifeless eyes, just like a human puppet.

But just as Li Hui stepped forward to ask, the old man seemed to come back to life all of a sudden. His face was no longer dull, and his eyes began to regain their sparkle.

"Young man, this mask costs three yuan. If you buy a lot of masks, I can give you a discount."

An old voice sounded.

A smile appeared on the old man's face, his eyes fixed on Li Hui, as if he really hoped that he would buy more.

See this.

A glint of light flashed in Li Hui's eyes.

He then said, "Boss, the situation is that I want what you have, but I don't want to pay for it. I wonder if you accept credit?"

"Small business, no credit. Young man, my masks are very cheap and of good quality. The mask you like is only three yuan each. There are discounts if you buy in bulk."

The old man's expression remained unchanged as he answered Li Hui's questions while simultaneously promoting the products on his stall.

"No rush, let me look at something else," Li Hui replied, then left the mask stall and walked towards a shop selling paper figurines across the street.

As Li Hui left, the mask stall owner's face returned to its original expressionless, blank look.

Li Hui didn't care about this at all.

He walked straight into the paper-making shop.

The store is very spacious and filled with all sorts of paper figures and objects, such as beautiful women, paper tables, paper houses, and so on.

There weren't many goods overall, and some areas were empty, as if the items that had been displayed there had been bought by someone.

"In the original novel, it seems that Yang Jian was forced to buy and sell at this paper-making shop when he first entered Ghost Street?"

Li Hui's thoughts wandered, recalling some details from the original story. Then he looked at the innermost part of the paper-making shop.

Standing there was a middle-aged man with a sinister expression and triangular eyes, who was sizing up Li Hui as he entered the shop.

After a while.

The middle-aged man said, "Sir, buy a paper figure. It's only seven yuan. I usually buy it for nine yuan, but I'm giving you a discount today."

Upon hearing this, Li Hui, who had been about to look away, suddenly widened his eyes, a very obvious coldness flashing in them.

He remembers it clearly.

In the original story, even if Yang Jian was forced to buy and sell, the paper figures were only three yuan each. How come they became seven yuan for him?
You old scoundrel, how dare you deceive me like this?

"Great! I was wondering who to target first, but now I'm certain, you're the first one!"

Li Hui's tone was icy.

next moment.

He took action immediately!
(End of this chapter)