A ghost storyteller can lose his life but cannot lose his job

Chapter 37 The World Needs a Little Shave

Ghost Story Name: The Widower

Nickname: Ku Lao

Attributes: Rule system, Giant system
Rating: 15
Entries: [Wife's death] [Large body] [Agitation] [Paradox coexistence] [Equal treatment] [Death coupon] [Instant start] [Overheat start] [Slow start] [Steady start]

It was a luxurious lineup of entries. If possible, Zhong Xie would really like to make Kuster's rat body tremble. Several entry rings emerged under his feet, either gray or black, with a circle of noble golden color on the outermost layer.

Since he is the first rat and the second rat is tentatively confirmed, then Kuster will be the third rat.

After completing the four activation capsules, Kuster has become a level 15 monster creature. Even the strict and kind father Zhong Xie has to admit that Kuster's strength is still pretty good now.

After actually obtaining the entry, Zhong Xie gained a further understanding that the effect of the fourth activation was just as he had guessed. It would enter a long cooling phase only after continuously releasing the agitation waves.

To some extent, [Paradox Coexistence], which is so compatible with Kuster, might really be the legacy left by the Black Goat.

[Paradoxical Coexistence] is a reward entry obtained after preserving the coexistence of most characters in the family, and this kind of situation where a harmonious family brings prosperity is actually Miss Black Goat's long-cherished wish.

Today, Kuster is no longer useless. If he successfully releases his form, he can even participate in battles at levels 40 or 50.

Anyway, you won't be too lagging behind after entering Wangcheng. If things really don't work out, you can still sacrifice Xiaohua and die together.

[Treat Everyone Equally] When targeting a single target, it will trigger a 50% death rate. Zhong Xie does not have time to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau again, so he has not yet experimented with the specific effect.

Even if he didn't really die, he was at least half-crippled. If he was hit by Kuster's three consecutive elbow strikes, you can imagine how terrifying the power would be.

"The helicopter has finished refueling, we are leaving now."

The special operations team leader pushed open Qin Mian's office and called Lin Youlan and Zhong Xie, who were browsing on their phones, to take their luggage and leave together.

It is now Tuesday night, and Zhong Xie is waiting for the honest merchant Master Wang to release the new capsules that have arrived in this batch of warehouses, but he has not waited for a long time and now it is almost time to leave.

Don’t tell me that Master Wang ran away right after we made an agreement, aren’t you an honest businessman?

The captain led Lin Youlan and Zhong Xie to the helipad in front of the teaching building. He looked at Lin Youlan's suitcase, then at Zhong Xie's two large snakeskin bags: "You didn't bring any messy things, did you? There's no need to bring so much. We have prepared the basic living supplies."

He glanced at Zhong Xie's snakeskin bag with a suspicious look. The bag was bulging and looked unusual. "The place we are going to is indeed not dangerous, but don't bring explosives and special strange items, as they can easily cause danger."

The meaning is very clear. Although there is no danger on this trip, you'd better not create any danger.

The ghost story teller doesn't seem like a ghost story creature. If he really wants to cause an explosion on a helicopter and cause it to crash, it depends on who has the ability to do it.

"It's okay. I have a giant monster-related ghost story. Just let him carry it when we get there." Zhong Xie waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

team leader:"???"

Wait, is what I said the same as your answer?

"What I brought are necessities, which will definitely be useful when the time comes." Zhong Xie's tone left no room for doubt. He took out these things from the opening of the snakeskin bag one after another, listing them off like the back of his hand. "Insecticide, rat poison, emetic water, small flowers, aphrodisiac, corpse-dissolving water..."

When talking about the last two things, Lin Youlan looked at Zhong Xie curiously, and the meaning in her eyes was very clear.

Didn't you go to the hospital?

Zhong Xie said succinctly: "Inventory."

Don't underestimate him, he was once a mouse after all, and acquired the character of a warehouse.

When he heard the word "inventory", the special operations captain immediately began to doubt the nature of the guide he was looking for. How could he be a good person who could be associated with these two things?
If he didn't trust his old colleague Qin Mian, he would have wanted to reconsider the candidate for guide.

I still remember that before Zhong Xie and the other two arrived, Qin Mian said to him seriously:
"Zhong Xie, I don't know him well, but he is said to be a good man who cares for his companions and cherishes others. He even protects his own strange stories. This seems to be the case at the moment, but he may sometimes do things that are difficult for ordinary people to understand, but the results are always good."

"You don't even have this much tolerance, do you? He is a weirdo, after all, don't you understand?"

Okay, that's how the Ghost Story is.

So the special forces captain breathed a sigh of relief and patiently helped Zhong Xie put the insecticides and other things back into the snakeskin bag. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of something that puzzled him.

If pesticides and trash cans might be used in Wangcheng, it would be more convenient to do things like insecticide and trash disposal. He even tolerated the hamster, probably because he was under a lot of pressure from the mission and he wanted to relieve stress by looking at cute pets.

but……

Cow happy?!

Is this something a human could think of bringing?
Or vacuum pack, what do you want to do?
The special forces captain's mind was full of question marks. There was no local delicacy (? ) related to Niu Huanxi in Haicheng. Where did he buy these three authentic Niu Huanxi?

Is this a special item used to curse others?

Around the enemy's neck?
Zhong Xie had no idea of the turmoil in the captain's heart. If he had known, he would have testified very seriously.

This is sheep joy, which is much harder to buy than cow joy, so he didn't buy it at all and stole it directly from the school cafeteria.

Thanks to the school's tolerance of all things, some students have special beliefs, so live sheep are brought in to the cafeteria for slaughter every day.

The role of the happy sheep is naturally simple. Previously, Kuster was unwilling for Zhong Xie to find a female hamster to marry him, and the female lizard was also unwilling, so Zhong Xie stole these happy sheep.

At that time, Kuster looked at the sheep and fell into a long silence.

He knew that he had to agree to Zhong Xie's arranged marriage, otherwise who knows what kind of shocking things this bastard would come up with.

As for now, the role of Sheep Joy may be similar to that of the Fiji Cup. After all, Kuster and his new wife cannot have any communication and can only rely on this thing to comfort themselves.

Anyway, people often say that everything is the same when the lights are turned off, so Kuster can only bear with it for the time being.

After all, as a kind and honest trainer, what he cares most about is the physical and mental health of Pokémon. Kuster might be extremely resistant because he is shy, and Zhong Xie naturally has to be prepared for any eventuality.

The helicopter moved steadily towards Wangcheng.

Perhaps because the helicopter was making a lot of noise, no one spoke along the way. Everyone was either resting with their eyes closed or checking their phones.

Zhong Xie was unusually serious. There was a map in front of him. With the help of Kuster's memory, he was recording the addresses of some of Miss Black Goat's "neighbors" and categorizing them according to his impressions.

The "householders" who were able to live around Miss Black Goat were once top-notch ghost stories. He had never really seen any of them, but there must be hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and there might even be other "evil (above level 90)" level ghost stories.

The attribute of the black goat is rule-based, but the same may not be true for the owners around it. There are many giant, energy, and bloody types, but only the parasitic type is relatively rare.

The special forces captain standing nearby finally smiled with satisfaction when he saw Zhong Xie carefully preparing for his guide work. It seemed that their guide was still very normal under normal circumstances.

After investigation, Zhong Xie found the house of a neighbor he had met once before.

This neighbor was the one who took advantage of the black goat's absence to lust after Kuster in the game "Ghost House". Now he already knew the other person's name -

Female beast.

"She died right in my house. I guess she didn't have time to move to the depths of Wangcheng. There should be some good things left in her house. Do you want to go in and search it later?"

Kuster sent an invitation to Zhong Xie to search the house.

According to him, if the root ghost of this city leaves, then the other ghosts will surely flee in the face of disaster, either taking root deep in the city or wandering to other cities.

The "Wangcheng turmoil" that Sister Shui mentioned may be related to these household owners.

Ghost stories at the household head level already have extremely high intelligence. They know what is a good thing, and the wealth accumulated over the years can help them quickly cultivate a team of ghost stories to serve them in the new area.

For a ghost story master, these high-quality props are great for cultivating ghost stories.

The female was different. She had set her sights on the infant Kuster the night the black goat left, but she died unexpectedly, preventing her from transferring her property in time.

In the final analysis, he was too greedy. He wanted to take away Kuster, the most valuable asset in Wangcheng at that time, and ended up losing his life.

"Hasn't the official search team searched it already? Do you know where the female beast hid the things?" Zhong Xie raised his eyebrows and smelled the scent of Jin Ping Mei.

He immediately questioned the shameless thing at the tip of the tail on behalf of Miss Black Goat: "Did you collude with Ximen Qing to kill Miss Black Goat?"

Kuster: “…”

Can you associate so many things with just such a small amount of information?

"Of course not. Female beasts usually live in underground nests. Household owners basically know that she should hide things there." Kuster explained immediately.

He knew that if he didn't respond quickly, Zhong Xie would assume that this matter was true. God knows what kind of brain this guy has.

Zhong Xie nodded reluctantly: "Underground Lair, another branch map."

He thought silently for a while, and suddenly noticed something was wrong: "No, why didn't I know there was an underground nest? Can you guys know the sewer environment as well as I do?"

Kuster gave the answer: "Because the nest is located very deep, the entrance is difficult to find, and there is a long slide in the middle. It is normal that you don't know it."

"Okay." Zhong Xie began to think about tricking this special forces team into going in with him to take a look.

It's reasonable that there might be a second strange story in such a special place, right?
The reason why Zhong Xie wanted to enter the underground lair with the special forces team was not because he was afraid of encountering danger alone, but simply because he thought it would be more fun with more people.

When I read online game articles in the past, I thought this kind of multiplayer dungeon was really interesting. You can play whoever you want and there is a high degree of freedom.

The rewards are just a bonus, the main thing is to have fun.

This kind of place should easily trigger strange events and achievement quests, right?

About an hour later, the helicopter arrived at the designated location and a group of people got off the plane with their personal belongings. There were two military jeeps parked on the road next to the apron, and all the supplies were prepared in advance in the vehicles.

Zhong Xie also knew the person in charge of the pick-up, who was his guide at the time, Ding Lihai.

"You are... Zhong Xie? I didn't expect that you would be able to follow the team back into Wangcheng to explore so soon." Ding Lihai looked at Zhong Xie, his words full of surprise.

"No, no, I'm just a tour guide." Zhong Xie scratched his head with an expression of "thank you"

"Tour guide? You mean guide?" Ding Lihai was stunned when he heard that, then smiled and helped Zhong Xie to modify the wording.

Zhong Xie shook his head solemnly: "No, it's just a tour guide."

The two did not have much time to chat. Zhong Xie met the other members of the special forces team here. Including the captain, there were six people in total, and there was also a man in a windbreaker.

The man in the windbreaker always kept a distance from the special forces members and looked a little distant.

Is this the third person who squeezed in?
Zhong Xie narrowed his eyes and looked at the black cloak. The style of the clothes was similar to that of a warlord's coat, but it was more slim-fitting and slightly worn in some details.

The saber was somewhat similar to the one that Zhong Xie had seen before in "Ghost Hunting", but the handle seemed more ornate, with dragon carvings.

This outfit is indeed very handsome, enough to satisfy any man's demand for "coolness", but it is definitely not worn for appearance.

"Parasitic ghost stories, both the sword and the military uniform, their quality is very high." Kuster's voice came from the bottom of his heart.

Zhong Xie understood: "Does that mean he has a strong backer? He must be the son of some powerful noble."

The military jeep has eight seats, so there is still enough space even if a large amount of supplies are placed in it. It is still quite comfortable if only four or five people sit in each vehicle.

In Zhong Xie's car, he, Lin Youlan, and the special forces captain sat in the back two rows, the man in the windbreaker sat in the passenger seat, and there was a young-looking, baby-faced team member serving as the driver.

The jeep started and drove towards Wangcheng. They passed by Black Goat's villa, but just passed by and did not stop.

This area was the focus of the search, especially after the strange incident, the ground was thoroughly searched, and the special forces captain would definitely not waste time here.

The first task now is actually to detect distress signals.

"The team calling for help claimed to be the Wild Wolf Squad. The headquarters had received a signal from them before. They found records of suspected high-level ghost story activities nearby. But just two minutes later, the signal turned into a distress signal, and then we lost contact completely."

The special operations team leader briefly explained the situation, his eyes resting on Zhong Xie and the other two: "The incident happened this afternoon. We have rushed to the target area for rescue as quickly as possible. You should reduce unnecessary actions and try not to do unnecessary things."

"Okay." Zhong Xie took the lead and responded, then patted the man in the windbreaker sitting on the passenger seat and asked in a familiar manner: "What's your name, brother? Are both of your ghost stories about parasites?"

"Shen Junyi." The man in the windbreaker spoke coldly. His hand was always on the hilt of the knife, and now he slowly closed his eyes. "I need to conserve my energy, so I don't talk much."

Then he probably thought that this would cause a lull in the conversation, so he added: "You guys chat, don't worry about me, I'll remember any key information."

However, such words still caused a lull in the atmosphere. After he spoke, the special forces captain gave a few casual instructions and nothing else happened.

At this time, Shen Junyi pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Does the intelligence mention other characteristics of high-level ghost stories?"

"No." The special forces captain shook his head and answered briefly.

The car fell silent again, but this time it caught Zhong Xie's attention.

Oh?
Zhong Xie stared at the back of Shen Junyi's head from behind for a while, and a hint of excitement involuntarily appeared on his face.

This guy has a very weird personality. He is cold and arrogant but also a bit socially anxious. He is unwilling to actively socialize but he cares a lot about what others think.

His personality is much more interesting than those common dandies, and it must be more fun to play with him.

Hey.

Lin Youlan, who was beside her, glanced at Zhong Xie. Her intuition told her that Zhong Xie seemed to have found some interesting toys. Zhong Xie had the same expression when he took the maggot box from her last time.

Then thirteen Zhong Xie appeared.

But no one cared about this. She had no objection to whatever Zhong Xie liked to play.

Lin Youlan was also resting with her eyes closed. She was not the talkative type, and as a weirdo of a weapon-based parasitic weirdo, she usually needed to spend more time nurturing and communicating with her weapon.

At this unusually quiet moment, Zhong Xie suddenly felt something staring at him out of the corner of his eye. He followed the gaze and saw a baby-faced person in the interior mirror driving very seriously, not distracted by anything else.

Shifting his gaze slightly, he saw a vivid eye appearing on the back of the baby-faced driver's head.

The eye's gaze was fixed on Zhong Xie's snakeskin bag. Zhong Xie knew very well that the other party was actually looking at the maggot box in the snakeskin bag.

Then, a mouth appeared faintly on the back of the head, and it whispered to Zhong Xie in silent words that only the two of them could understand.

"Say hello to Brother Nine on behalf of Sister Shui."

Zhong Xie was silent.

Sometimes he really wanted to imitate Boarskin and shave the heads of everyone around him.

Using Jiang Shuran’s mouth.

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