You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 60 Ali, the girl, buys ghost money with gold!

Last night, the Gucheng government did indeed urgently mobilize a significant number of personnel from the surrounding areas of Longxian County to provide support to Wulong Mountain, including those from Jingxian County.

Gu Jinghui called Wang Lin.

Wang Lin then reported the matter to Wei Rufeng, who happened to be with Director Wang from Gucheng. They immediately summoned Director Li from Jingxian.

Director Wang chuckled, "Old Li, don't you have someone in your bureau named Zhang Xu? Does he know Master Chen?"

"what?"

Director Li looked completely bewildered.

He was also at the "temporary command post" last night, so he naturally knew who the "Master Chen" that Director Wang was talking about was... He was a person whom even Director Wei, the head of the special department of Xixia Prefecture, treated as an honored guest!
That kid Zhang Xu...

Do you know Master Chen?
Director Li then summoned Zhang Xu, who was also completely bewildered when asked what was going on.

Master Chen?
Yesterday, many of the men in hats talked about it privately, especially the colleagues from the municipal government who were extremely enamored with "Master Chen," saying he was a legendary "martial arts master"...

But I don't know them either!
"Whether you know him or not doesn't matter. Since Master Chen is looking for you, you should go back now..."

Director Li gave Zhang Xu a day off: "Drive the police car back, get on the highway, and hurry up, don't keep Master Chen waiting!"

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at the same time.

Jing County Government Office
When the bureau chief, who was far away in Wulong Mountain, called, the uncles in the bureau poured tea for Chen Yang and ordered the canteen to cook for him, showing him great hospitality.

Some people also subtly inquired about the "case" in Long County.

Chen Yang countered, "Didn't your bureau chief tell you?"

"The director only said that a major case had occurred in Long County, and the municipal bureau asked him to lead a team to provide support... but he didn't say what the specific case was."

Around 10 o'clock, Zhang Xu rushed back to the yamen.

He was wearing a police uniform, about the same height as Gu Jinghui, and looked very capable and energetic. As soon as he entered the yamen office, he walked towards Chen Yang, extended his hands and said warmly, "Master Chen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

After shaking hands, Chen Yang asked, "Do you know me?"

Zhang Xu: "I saw Master Chen at Wulong Mountain last night... I wonder if you were looking for me, Master Chen?"

Chen Yang stood up and said, "Let's talk outside."

Once outside, Chen Yang cut to the chase and asked, "Zhang Xu, do you have a great-aunt?"

“I’ve heard my grandfather mention it.”

Zhang Xu nodded: "But that was many years ago. My great-aunt ran away from home when she was young to oppose her family's arranged marriage, and there has been no news of her since."

“After my grandfather got old, he often talked about my great-aunt. He had looked for her back then, but unfortunately he never found her. A few years ago, we even posted a video online to help my grandfather find his relatives and also published an ad in the newspaper, but unfortunately we didn’t get any clues.”

In those days, let alone the internet, communication and transportation were underdeveloped. In addition, after "Teacher Zhang" was driven to death by the villagers of Shanshui Village, he buried his body in secret without reporting it to the authorities. In the context of that era, it was almost as if he had vanished into thin air.

Chen Yang glanced at Gu Jinghui.

Gu Jinghui took out Teacher Zhang's urn from the trunk of the car: "This is your great-aunt... After she ran away from home, she went to Wucheng and became a teacher there."

Zhang Xu was taken aback.

Grandpa's great-aunt, whom he often talked about... is dead?
Suddenly realizing something, she looked up at Chen Yang in shock and exclaimed, "Could it be... could it be that you are a descendant of my great-aunt, Master Chen?"

Master Chen is from Wucheng.

It also contains my great-aunt's ashes...

No wonder he specifically asked to see me; it turns out we have this kind of relationship.
Chen Yang shook his head: "I have no relation to your great-aunt. She just did me a favor. I promised her that I would let her return to her roots and scatter her ashes in the Old Dragon Pool."

Zhang Xu invited Chen Yang and Gu Jinghui to his home.

The old man was taking a nap, and Zhang Xu told his parents about it first.

"Dad, mom."

"You should talk to Grandpa about this... Grandpa isn't in good health, he might faint if he gets too excited."

As soon as he finished speaking, Old Master Zhang came out of a bedroom.

The old man is over seventy years old, but he is still very healthy and energetic. His eyes were red, as if he had just been crying, and he asked, "Are there relatives visiting?"

He has excellent eyesight and spotted the urn on the coffee table in the living room at a glance.

There was no photo on the urn, but the old man's tears streamed down his face. His hands trembled as he reached for the urn, choking out, "Is it my sister?"

"It's my older sister who's back... She just appeared in my dream!"

The old man hugged the urn and wept bitterly.

Seeing this, Gu Jinghui was secretly surprised and asked in a low voice, "Old Chen... did Teacher Zhang really appear in her brother's dream?"

"how is this possible?"

Chen Yang said, "Teacher Zhang has gone down below. With her abilities, there's absolutely no way she could appear in a dream."

Gu Jinghui: "Then why did Old Master Zhang say he appeared in his dream?"

Chen Yang pondered for a few seconds and said softly, "Dreams are a very strange thing. For example, if a woman dreams of a snake or a dragon... it might mean that she is pregnant."

"For example, dreaming of natural disasters such as floods and storms may indicate problems in relationships... Some elderly people may dream of their parents and deceased relatives when they are nearing their death."

"Anyway, this is normal; it's just a dream."

"........."

Gu Jinghui opened his mouth.

This is normal?

This is absolutely not normal!!
The old man was quite resilient. After crying, he asked Chen Yang if his "older sister" had left any last words.

Chen Yang truthfully replied, "She said... she wanted to return to her roots and asked me to help scatter her ashes in the Old Dragon Pool."

Laolongtan is located about 20 kilometers south of Jingxian County, near Liupan Mountain. Commonly known as "Jinghe Nao", it is the source of the Jinghe River. It is a large canyon formed by the faulting of mountains during the Yanshan Movement and the Himalayan Orogeny. It is known as the natural water tower on the Loess Plateau. The Jinghe River flows out from here, passing through Xixia Prefecture, Gansu Prefecture, and Shaanxi Prefecture, flowing for thousands of miles and benefiting the people on both banks.

The old man recounted his past, revealing that his hometown was a village near Laolongtan. When he was a child, he often went to Laolongtan with his "older sister".

He solemnly put away the urn and bowed to Chen Yang: "Don't worry, I will definitely fulfill my sister's last wish."

Chen Yang stood up and said, "I have fulfilled Teacher Zhang's last wish, so I will not stay any longer."

Went downstairs.

Chen Huaiyi is still in the car.

He is now a ghost, and is afraid of the sun. He is hiding under the black umbrella in the back seat of the car.

Chen Yang got into the car, glanced back, and said, "Dad... let's go home!"

Because Gu Jinghui wanted to drive his own car back, Chen Yang had to drive himself. He filled up the gas tank before getting on the highway and sped all the way back to Wucheng at around 4 p.m.

Chen Huaiyi, holding an umbrella, looked out the window and remarked, "Wucheng has changed a lot in the past few years... These buildings must be newly built, right? The houses are really beautiful, and the landscaping in the community is also great!"

Chen Yang introduced the neighborhood to the old man, saying, "I think this community is called Guanhu Yaju. It's a high-end lakeside residence, costing over 8000 yuan per square meter!"

"More than 8000?"

Chen Huaiyi: "Selling for such a high price? Why don't they just rob us? And that tiny artificial lake, Naiguang Lake, is swarming with mosquitoes in the summer, and they dare to call it a lake view room?"

It's not surprising that Chen Huaiyi, a Taoist practitioner, swore at the ghost's words.

After all, he has been dead for more than seven years.

At that time, the average price of a house in Wucheng was only over 3000 yuan.

About half a year after his death, housing prices in Wucheng began to soar.

Have you bought a house yet?

Chen Huaiyi then inquired about his son's marriage: "I heard from He Wanzhong that you helped the Special Administration Bureau handle several tricky paranormal cases and received a lot of bonuses... You need to buy a house as soon as possible, you can only get married after you buy a house."

"dad!"

Chen Yang was speechless: "I don't even have a girlfriend, why would I buy a house?"

Chen Huaiyi: "You don't even have a house, how are you going to find a girlfriend?"

Chen Yang: "..."

Family members, does anyone understand? I'm being pressured to get married by my deadbeat dad!
He made up a story: "Actually, I've been looking at houses recently. A new housing development opened near our shop last year, and the houses there are pretty nice. I heard they even built three villas in the complex. I'm currently negotiating with them!"

soon.

We arrived at the entrance of the funeral home.

Chen Yang got out of the car, opened the back door, and took out the black umbrella.

The old man floated under the umbrella.

As soon as the shop door opened, the old man couldn't wait to float around inside, reminiscing about the past. Then he floated up the stairs to the second floor.

At this time-

Ding-ding-ding-ding!

The Soul-Capturing Bell hanging at Chen Yang's waist trembled slightly!
Chen Yang quickly pressed the Soul-Capturing Bell and looked up to see a graceful figure walk into the shop. She smiled and said, "Boss Chen... why haven't you opened the shop these past few days?"

“Ali girl.”

Chen Yang clutched the Soul-Capturing Bell tightly in his hand to prevent it from making a sound, and said with a smile, "Something came up, I went on a long trip... By the way, Miss Ali, where's your little friend?"

He was secretly surprised.

Just what level of spiritual attainment does this "Ali Girl" reach?
My strength has increased greatly these past few days, yet I still can't see through her abilities?
"As one wishes!"

Ali called out to the outside of the shop, "Bring it in."

Outside the funeral home.

The girl named Ruyi walked into the shop carrying a small wooden box.

The wooden box was exquisite, with gold thread inlaid on the carved patterns. She placed the box on the counter, opened it, and pointed to the ten small yellow croakers neatly arranged in two layers inside, saying, "Mr. Chen, are these enough to buy all the ghost money in your house?"

wrong!

It's not a small yellow croaker.

It should be called a large yellow croaker!

One large yellow croaker weighs one pound, ten of them... that's enough to buy this whole shop!
If it were in the past, Chen Yang would probably be grinning from ear to ear.

Now...

He wasn't particularly surprised, but deliberately feigned one, asking in a bewildered tone, "Miss Ali, Miss Ruyi... are you sure you want to use gold to buy money from the dead?"

They don't know that I know they're not human...

I can't just show my chicken feet... This kind of business needs to be done long-term!
Before coming, Ruyi had already thought about what to say. She immediately slammed her hand on the counter and said, "What? Mr. Chen doesn't want to do business with us two sisters?"

"Who says you can't use gold to buy ghost money?"

"My sister is very filial, is it wrong for her to want to burn more money for our ancestors?"

This small business owner doesn't know who my sister and I are. If we want to continue this business in the long run, we have to keep up the pretense so as not to scare him away!
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