I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 201 Ghost Lake

"He is at the ancestral hall. Boss Lin, you can go there to find him. Turn right when you go out."

"Okay, thank you."

There are still many good people in the world!

Lin Yuan walked out of the store and turned right according to the sound in the paper shop. The streets here were very eerie. It was obviously daytime but it was like night.

The shops on the roadside are all closed, and they don't look very popular at first glance.

Lin Yuan also hesitated a little when he wanted to contract the fish pond. "There are not even many residents here. If you want to find people to take care of the fish pond, you will have to recruit people from other places, and the cost will be high." It’s improved a lot.”

According to normal logic, any company set up in a certain place will basically recruit people locally, especially those who work below.

In this way, the cost will be much lower, and local people also have the advantages of local people. They are familiar with the local area and can solve some minor troubles much easier.

At first glance, this ancient town of Taiping shows that the clan power is relatively strong.

If you want to contract fish ponds here, it will be much easier to hire people here than to recruit people from outside. But now there seems to be no population here, and it even looks like a ghost town.

Listening to this theory, Lin Yuan looked at He Liansheng as if he were a fool, "Just because of this little reason, a big city was flooded?"

In the end, it still depends on the benefits.

Boss Liu frowned, thinking about the possibility of such a thing.

He Liansheng was so excited. Could there be something wrong with this?

He Liansheng quickly agreed, but before he walked a few steps, he saw Boss Liu and a middle-aged woman who were also coming with oil lamps.

Lin Yuan suddenly asked in a low voice: "Is there someone making little moves behind my back?"

The middle-aged woman turned and left, away from the ghost lake.

He Lian has lived for so many years, and he has a clear understanding of the state of ordinary people. The expression on Lin Yuan's face is very clear, and he quickly said: "Boss Lin, don't worry, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the lake. On the contrary, the aquatic products there are very rich. In many cases, some The big fish and prawns swam in by themselves, it is an absolutely high-quality water source. If it is used for aquaculture, it will definitely be very suitable, and you will make a lot of money!"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "It's like this. I saw there is a river on the stone bridge at the street entrance. There seems to be fish and shrimps in the river... Well, the water quality is better, suitable for raising fish and shrimps. I just want to ask what the situation is upstream. , is there a fish pond or something like that? If it’s suitable, I’d like to contract it.”

"As expected, the man guarding the ancestral hall is so smart that he actually thought of using this method to fight fire with fire. I want to see if the 'store manager' is so strong. If he is flooded by the ghost lake, then it will be terrible. It’s fun.”

The ghost lake can bury ghosts, but it also has an upper limit. Just like pouring rice into a cup of water, the size of the cup is limited. If you pour too much rice, the water in the cup will be squeezed out.

This is a misunderstanding caused by different worldviews. If Ghost Lake is really that easy to deal with, it will not affect reality.

"That lake has existed for many years. It was very calm at first, and there was no flooding. But then there were too many fish and shrimps in it, and the lake was only so big. Over time, the lake was only so big. It’s so big that if there are too many fish and shrimps, the water will be squeezed out.”

Zhongzhou City also seems to have been flooded and suffered floods. I am afraid there are not many people there. What should I do?

Lin Yuan was thinking and walking, and soon saw the ancestral hall in Taiping Ancient Town. Before he could go up and knock on the door, the door of the ancestral hall was opened.

He Liansheng smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest with Boss Lin, the Taiping Ancient Town used to be very lively, with a prosperous population, and there were people working on the lake. But later, the young people went to develop outside, and when they had money, they also brought the elders in the family. We go to enjoy the big cities, but our Taiping Ancient Town is not very popular. As you can see, there are not many people here even when going to the market. Now there are only three or four people in this town including me. I have to guard the ancestral hall, so I don’t have time. I don’t even have the energy to take care of the lake. There is also a middle-aged woman who washes clothes all day long while waiting for her man to come back. There is also a village guard in our town who even had his face gouged out."

He Liansheng had a wry smile on his face.

If what He Liansheng said is true, it is a lake that can be "purchased" by itself, then even if it is necessary to recruit people from outside, the increased cost is acceptable.

He Liansheng walked out with an oil lamp. He was obviously stunned when he saw Lin Yuan. He then smiled and said, "It's Boss Lin. Do you want to buy anything when you come here this time?"

Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, "In that case, you can take me to the lake to have a look. If it's suitable, I can consider it."

However, this statement is full of loopholes when converted into ordinary people's world view according to the "store manager's" perception.

Although this ferry is dilapidated, it is not small in scale. It can be seen that it was indeed capable of receiving many people in the past, but no one took care of it, so it became what it is now.

Lin Yuan glanced around.

"There's a big problem at the Ghost Lake. Is Lao He trying to lure the 'store manager' there so that he can help manage the lake?"

The ghost lake is so terrifying that even a spiritualist like He Liansheng cannot easily control it. However, if the lake is just overflowing under ordinary people's world view, it should not be too simple.

Boss Liu sighed, "The world is getting more and more chaotic. Even the ghost lake has problems, and so many young people are trapped in it. I hope there won't be trouble later, otherwise this business will not be able to continue."

"I'll take Boss Lin to take a look at the lake. If nothing unexpected happens, Boss Lin will take over the lake by then. You can go back first."

He Liansheng took Lin Yuan on a bluestone path and soon came to an abandoned ferry. "No one built it here. It used to be a very lively ferry."

"This should be the upper reaches of the river, right? It doesn't seem to be flooding. Zhongzhou City is flooded. Is it really just the lake?"

The more ghosts are buried in the ghost lake, and when the upper limit of the ghost lake is exceeded, the ghosts in the ghost lake will overflow and invade the real world from unknown supernatural places, which will lead to the fall of Zhongzhou City.

Before he came with the "store manager", a group of young ghost masters with decent strength entered the ghost lake, and were trapped by the ghost lake, which also added to the ghost lake's supernatural fluctuations.

Put this way, it makes a lot of sense.

He Liansheng explained the situation in the simplest terms, and then left with Lin Yuan.

"Let people fish out the fish in the lake, and they can all be sold for money. Even if the quantity is too large, it can't be sold at a high price, but with such a large quantity, it can still be sold for a lot of money. No matter what, in this area Open a few tributaries next to the lake and create some small river diversions. The lake water inside can be used for irrigation or anything else. How can it lead to this level of trouble?"

Ok?

He Liansheng looked happy and asked quickly: "Boss Lin, there is a lake on the upper reaches of the river. Do you really want to contract it?"

Their faces changed slightly after seeing Lin Yuan, and for a moment they didn't know whether to leave or approach.

Lin Yuan walked to the edge of the ferry. The water here was very calm, without even a trace of waves.

While talking, He Liansheng turned into a gorilla again.

The theory behind Ghost Lake's troubles is simple.

In his orangutan's eyes, there was deep suspicion and uneasiness.

Seeing him like this, Lin Yuan retreated.

Lin Yuan frowned and said: "According to what you say, then it's like picking up money in this lake. If that's the case, then why don't you do it yourself?"

He still remembered the popular science world view given to him by Wei Jing and Li Jun. There were some "intelligent" beasts that escaped from the laboratory and were using the wisdom given to them by humans to do things with some incredible abilities.

The situation in Taiping Ancient Town is very simple, but even such a simple situation can cause the lake to overflow and submerge a city.

Lin Yuan would never believe that everyone in the world was a fool.

After all the impossibilities have been eliminated, no matter how unreasonable the guess is, it may still be the real truth!

He Liansheng looked at a loss. After losing the information provided by He Yin'er, he could no longer keep up with Lin Yuan's pace. Lin Yuan did not say more about the situation, but he had concerns in his heart.

"The official has obviously not told everyone the truth. It's right to think about it. Even wild beasts can attack people with super powers. This kind of news will definitely cause panic after it spreads, which is not conducive to maintaining stability. We will see what happens later. If it is true If something is messing around, call the police."

When Lin Yuan arrived, he had already brought a thin mist here.

At some point, another layer of fog seemed to pour in, and on the lake in the distance, a small boat gradually approached.

This was a black ferry. There was no one on board, but there was an old oil lamp hanging on the bow. If you look closely, it was almost exactly the same as the oil lamp in He Liansheng's hand.

"Boss Lin, this is the boat to the lake. The fee is automatically charged, three yuan per person."

He Liansheng jumped on the boat first, and at the same time took out two three-yuan ghost money from his arms, "Boss Lin is here to invest. I'll pay for this trip, Mr. He."

"How can this be so embarrassing?"

Lin Yuan smiled and got on the boat. He didn't show any intention of paying for it. He just put the paper boat he was about to take out back into his bag. "The tourism industry here is really good. A route with almost no tourists can still be successful." Keeping a smart ferry is awesome."

Smart ferry?

He Liansheng didn't understand the meaning of Lin Yuan's words, so he smiled and lit two three-yuan ghost coins on the oil lamp, and then the ferry started swaying and headed downstream.

About ten minutes later, the ferry entered an area. He Liansheng looked around and said, "Here we are, this is the lake in our Taiping Ancient Town."

Lin Yuan looked around curiously, "This lake is quite big, but the water doesn't look very clean. It's a bit black. It must be the sediment that has accumulated since no one took care of it for a long time, right?"

He Liansheng smiled and said nothing.

Lin Yuan didn't mind. He suddenly looked down and frowned: "What's going on with this boat? Is it leaking? Why is it sinking?"

The ferry, which had come all the way without any problems, was sinking into the lake. In just a short time, lake water overflowed from the edge of the boat, and the cold breath kept washing over Lin Yuan's soles.

He Liansheng smiled bitterly and said, "Boss Lin, are you watching?"

"No matter how advanced smart technology is, it will still need repairs after all. Look at this boat. It's in such a bad state. You go to the shore first, and I'll go to the bottom of the lake to take a look."

Lin Yuan complained and jumped off the boat.

After Lin Yuan jumped off the boat, the black ferry stopped sinking and continued to rise, returning to its original appearance. Even strangers are dumbfounded.

Didn't this "store manager" come to see the lake? Why did he end up jumping into the lake?

Tell me, can this be the worldview of ordinary people?

Even strangers were dumbfounded, but he had a hunch that something big was going to happen to this ghost lake, and he didn't dare to stay on the lake any longer.

Not knowing what he did, the black ferry swayed away from the lake and finally disappeared without a trace.

Under the water, Lin Yuan, who jumped in, felt a strong sense of restraint, which made his consciousness a little confused and almost fell asleep.

"It's over. What the hell did I have to do to jump into the lake? Now, I can't even swim, and the water is so heavy. What's going on?"

Lin Yuan panicked.

He suddenly remembered the abnormality he had shown just now. Which boss who wanted to contract a fish pond would jump in while looking at the fish pond?

Moreover, the water in the lake was obviously very strange. It actually restricted his movements, leaving him without the strength to even paddle upward.

"Is there really something behind this? It's a pity that I forgot to bring Lao Fan and the others over. It's a good thing now, there's not even anyone to help."

Lin Yuan had a bitter look on his face. Suddenly, his gaze turned and his eyes widened, "Xiao Yang? Officer Wei? Are you here too?"

No sound could be conveyed below the lake, but his expression conveyed the problem well.

Not far away from him, Yang Jian and Wei Jing were floating quietly in the water, unable to float or sink, like insects trapped in amber.

They were not dead, just suppressed and unable to move.

This time when Zhongzhou City fell, a group of them came to deal with this supernatural incident and finally tracked it to the ghost lake.

Then?

There's no after that.

As the top leaders of the headquarters, Yang Jian, Wei Jing, Liu San and others cooperated, and with Xiong Wenwen, a spiritual boy who could predict the future, they easily found the source of the supernatural events.

But the horror at the source was far beyond their imagination.

Even if they join forces together, they all end up trapped in the ghost lake. If they continue like this, they will probably drown to death soon, and then the evil ghost will revive.

The only good thing is that even if their ghosts revive, they will be trapped in the ghost lake and unable to leave.

Until the "store manager" suddenly appeared, giving Yang Jian and Wei Jing hope, but the "store manager"'s power seemed to have disappeared, and he was actually trapped in the ghost lake, sinking deeper.

Could it be that this ghost lake is scarier than the "store manager"?

Despair began to spread, and Yang Jian noticed with sharp eyes that something floated up from where the "store manager" sank. It seemed like... a paper boat?

The paper boat floated right next to Yang Jian and was about to float away.

Four ghost eyes opened on Yang Jian's body at the same time, and at the same time, a dark shadow emerged, wrapping his body. This momentary burst also allowed him to regain some of his ability to move.

"I hope I made the right choice."

They were obviously two dead ghosts, but the agitation at this moment was so clear, as if they were about to wake up in the next moment.

Yang Jian couldn't care about this anymore. He stretched out his hand hard and grabbed the paper boat. At the same time, he used his strength to grab Wei Jing's collar.

With two ghost masters hanging on it, the floating speed of the paper boat was not affected, and it still floated upward at a fixed rate.

saved!

Yang Jian and Wei Jing breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. When they were brought up by the paper boat, they also saw Xiong Wenwen, who had fallen into a coma. Yang Jian naturally took him with him.

Soon, the paper boat was sent out of the water, and Yang Jian, Wei Jing, and Xiong Wenwen also appeared on the lake.

saved!

But Yang Jian and Wei Jing's expressions were very solemn, and they looked at the bottom of the lake from time to time. Unfortunately, it was dark below, and they couldn't peek at it at all.

At the same time, female corpses appeared one after another beside them, staring at the three of them with cold and resentful eyes, while slowly approaching.

Yang Jian grabbed the paper boat and said, "My condition is very bad, and I have to rely on you next."

"Don't worry, leave it to me. They're just a bunch of derivative ghost slaves. Let me die!" Wei Jing's eyes flashed with coldness, and a strange shadow appeared on the water centered on him. They crossed in all directions and soon invaded the bodies of these female ghosts.

The female ghosts stopped and finally sank into the lake, but soon another group of female ghosts appeared.

"We have to leave here quickly, otherwise we will be consumed here."

"The paper boat can guarantee that we will not sink in the lake. There is no way to take us out of this ghost lake. We still need a black ferry. Please contact Zhang Lei and Zhou Deng. They are already late and want us to die here. ?"

"No, they're coming."

A black ferry appeared from the shadows, with three people on board, one Zhang Lei, one Zhou Deng, and one Jiang Shangbai.

Zhang Lei's condition is very bad. His body has swelled, especially the chest. The head can no longer be covered. He is still chewing something in his mouth and twisting restlessly. It seems that it will not last long. Zhang Lei will also be swallowed up.

Zhou Deng wore a human skin mask, and his whole body exuded a cold aura, like a fierce ghost.

Jiang Shangbai's condition was even worse. His body was constantly leaking lake water, which was a manifestation of the curse of the source ghost.

But the strange thing is that Jiang Shangbai is clearly cursed, but his strength becomes more and more terrifying.

Facing the female ghosts who kept trying to climb onto the boat, Jiang Shangbai stood proudly on the bow of the boat and kicked every female ghost away directly.

Such terrifying strength made Yang Jian and Wei Jing incredulous.

Everyone is familiar with Jiang Shangbai, and everyone knows how strong Jiang Shangbai is. Now Jiang Shangbai seems not to be afraid of the curse at the source of the ghost lake. Despite this curse, he still uses his supernatural power so unscrupulously, and he is not dead yet. , and there is no sign of recovery. How is this possible?

But Jiang Shangbai is in trouble now.

He spent so much money to get a surrogate doll from the Peace Hotel, a supernatural wish to protect the integrity of the body within a day, and a piece of supernatural music to protect consciousness in the mind. The purpose was not to help the headquarters deal with supernatural incidents. But it was left to Fang Shiming.

But now it's better, a supernatural incident has exposed all his cards.

Not to mention dealing with Fang Shiming, even getting out of the Ghost Lake has become a problem now, and what if we get out of the Ghost Lake?

Unable to solve the source of the ghost lake, he might only be conscious after a day passes.

Moreover, the piano music in his mind was getting faster and faster. He knew that when the piano music ended, his consciousness would be exposed to the curse of the evil ghost.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Shangbai looked at Wei Jing with cold eyes, obviously blaming Wei Jing for this resentment. Wei Jing also looked back at him, "Jiang Shangbai, you're not here to save me, are you here to kill me?"

"How is it possible? We are all colleagues from the headquarters, and we are here to deal with the supernatural incident in Zhongzhou City. Naturally, we are here to save you. Come on board."

With the help of Zhang Lei and Zhou Deng, Yang Jian, Wei Jing and Xiong Wenwen all boarded the boat. At the same time, Yang Jian stuffed the paper boat into his arms. It was so natural that Zhou Deng opened his mouth and was embarrassed in the end. Ask the exit.

Wei Jing asked: "Where's Liu San? Isn't he with you?"

"We encountered some trouble and we got separated. Liu San is very strong. If it weren't for him, we might not be able to hold on now."

Zhou Deng felt a sense of fear when he thought of what had just happened.

Wei Ding nodded and looked at Zhang Lei again. Zhang Lei said with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, Guards. I don't have the strength to fight anymore. If I eat any more, I may recover soon. After this supernatural incident, I don't know if my credit is enough." Not enough to go to the Peace Hotel again?”

"You have a good rest and we will talk about going to the Peace Hotel later."

Wei Jing's tone was a little strange, and Jiang Shangbai immediately asked: "Did something happen at the Peace Hotel? If there is any relevant news, I hope you can tell it."

Wei Jing sighed, "Yang Jian and I were trapped in the lake just now. We saw that the 'store manager' also sank, and went directly to the bottom of the lake."

"impossible!"

Zhang Lei was very excited, "Isn't the 'store manager' an inexplicable and unexplainable existence? He is so powerful, how could he be easily swallowed by the ghost lake? And how could he suddenly come here? This cannot be explained?"

The person who can suppress his ghost's revival now is the "manager" of the Peace Hotel.

If the "store manager" was swallowed by the ghost lake, wouldn't he be waiting to die?

"This is indeed what we saw with our own eyes. If you don't believe it, you can ask Yang Jian, he is also a witness."

Seeing Zhang Lei looking over, Yang Jian's words shattered his last hope, "Wei Jing is right, we did see the 'store manager' sink to the bottom of the lake with our own eyes."

Zhang Lei fell into despair for a while.

Zhou Deng was better, "It's true that the ghost lake is scary, but I don't believe that the 'store manager' will be suppressed by the ghost lake. Maybe it's just a ghost that looks a bit like the 'store manager'?"

(End of this chapter)