Mysterious Séancer: My Doll Can Really Show Its Power

Two days later, at Mingyue City Airport in Caiyun Province.

The airport terminal, shaped like a wild goose spreading its wings, shimmered with golden light in the afterglow of the setting sun.

As the sun sets, a flight from Central China lands.

Wearing sunglasses and carrying a suitcase, Cao Mingliang headed straight for the parking lot.

Zhang Donglei, dressed in plain clothes, had been waiting for him for over an hour.

As soon as the two met, Zhang Donglei took the luggage from Cao Mingliang's hands. "Captain Cao, you can just tell me what you need. Why did you come all the way here in person?"

Cao Mingliang opened the car door, got in, and said, "I want to go to the scene and see for myself what kind of environment nurtured such a person."

As he said this, all Cao Mingliang could think of was Yang Ning.

There was also the scene on Qingyu Mountain that day, where evil spirits drove people to crawl in broad daylight.

Zhang Donglei got into the driver's seat, took out a stack of documents and handed them to Cao Mingliang. "I'll drive, you can take your time to look through them. I'll give you a brief overview of what we found out."

"it is good."

As the car pulled out of the airport, Zhang Donglei said while driving, "Here's what happened. Through the diary we found in Zhang Hui's villa, we discovered that the person who bought Yang Ning was surnamed Zhou and named Zhou Ye."

"Zhou Ye seems to be a little mentally unstable. We have compiled all the information on Zhang Hui's criminal group."

"Zhang Hui and his men called Zhou Ye 'Zhou the Madman' or 'Old Madman'."

"According to the records we could find, Zhou the Madman bought no fewer than one hundred children from Zhang Hui, all of whom were between five and seven years old."

"You could say Zhou Fengzi isn't Zhang Hui Group's biggest client, but he's definitely one of their most stable clients!"

At this moment, Cao Mingliang, who was looking down at the documents in his hand, picked up a black and white photo and asked, "What does this Zhou the Madman do? Where did he get his money?"

Zhang Donglei was speechless for a moment, "Well, we're not too sure about that either."

"Everyone we asked around said he was very rich, but no one could explain where his money came from."

The photo shows an old man with a stern face and a somewhat fierce expression, standing in front of a stone tablet, staring menacingly at the camera.

The stone tablet has two characters written on it: Qingqiao.

This was the second time Cao Mingliang had heard this place name.

The first time, he heard it from his scarred male colleague in the Special Administration Bureau, after he had just been resurrected from death.

"Qingqiao, where is this place?"

Zhang Donglei sighed, "This place is very remote. There's no road access; you have to ride a horse to get there. Team Leader Lei fell off his horse and is still in the hospital."

"And he had a high fever that wouldn't go down."

Cao Mingliang frowned and asked, "You fell off the horse and got a fever?"

Zhang Donglei nodded and said, "Yes, it's a bit eerie..."

As he spoke, Zhang Donglei seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Cao Mingliang, with his keen senses, noticed this and said, "Say what you want to say."

Zhang Donglei hesitated before saying, "Captain Cao... you don't know a place called Qingqiao?"

Cao Mingliang understood the implication in Zhang Donglei's words and retorted, "Why would I need to know about this place?"

Zhang Donglei hesitated and said, "Team Leader Lei heard some news from an old lady. About ten years ago, your unit carried out a mission in Qingqiao."

Cao Mingliang's eyelids suddenly twitched. "And then?!"

He had tried to access the Special Administration's past mission information, but he didn't have the necessary permissions.

Zhang Donglei's tone suddenly became somewhat somber, "Then, the mission didn't go very smoothly."

Cao Mingliang fell silent for a moment, understanding what the phrase "not very smoothly" meant.

This means that the bloodshed and sacrifices that did not yield any value were not achieved.

Zhang Donglei continued, "From that year onwards, Zhou Fengzi never left Qingqiao again."

"Ten years ago? How old was Yang Ning back then?" Cao Mingliang picked up Yang Ning's file and looked at it. Zhang Donglei in front of him said, "Seven years old. Yang Ning was abducted when he was five years old, and was bought by Zhou the Madman that same year."

Cao Mingliang closed his eyes and remained silent.

He seemed to have gleaned some useful information.

......

Zhongyuan Province, with its capital Zhongzhou, is bordered by Luocheng to the west and Liangcheng to the east.

Liangcheng is a tourist city, the ancient capital of eight dynasties, and the former imperial city. It is very close to Zhongzhou, only a half-hour drive away.

It was the last moment before dark, and inside and outside the ancient city walls of Liangcheng, people were either leaving get off work, enjoying the cool air, or taking a stroll.

In the center of Liangcheng, there used to be a lake, but recently, for some unknown reason, the city government had the lake drained, turning it into a large mud pit.

It is said that on the first day the lake was drained, four ancient coffins were found at the bottom of the lake.

But the four ancient coffins disappeared the next day at daybreak.

Night had not yet fallen, and pedestrians who had just finished get off work were constantly passing by the lake.

A woman, around fifty years old, carrying a bag of celery, walked hurriedly along the edge of a muddy pit that was no longer filled with lake water.

She started circling the big mud pit in the afternoon, first three times clockwise, then three times counterclockwise.

After circling the mud pit six times, the aunt carried the celery to the southwest corner of the pit and bowed three times to an ancient stone statue that was only about half a meter tall.

Then she placed the celery in front of the stone statue and walked to the ancient city wall behind it.

click-

With a soft sound, a crack suddenly appeared in the city wall in front of the aunt.

Upon seeing this, the aunt seemed to breathe a long sigh of relief as if she had been granted a pardon, and quickly went inside.

Inside the city wall was a downward staircase, with torches lit on the walls. The aunt carefully walked in, following the direction of the torches to a dark room.

From the shadows of the underground stairwell, a dwarf, less than half a meter tall and with an extremely ugly appearance, emerged.

He opened his mouth, revealing a set of yellowish-brown teeth, and said, "When you get inside, just tell me your request. Keep your head down and don't look around. If you see anything, don't panic or shout, otherwise the adults will be unhappy."

The aunt said somewhat fearfully, "Last time, when Sister Qi brought me here, you...you didn't say this, did you? You said that adults like to hear us scream..."

A hint of anger flashed across the dwarf's face: "Times have changed! The lake water from last time hasn't even dried up yet!"

"Last time, the adults hadn't been given anything yet—"

The dwarf stopped mid-sentence, glaring at the woman in front of him, and said, "Anyway, the adults are in a bad mood lately! Just remember what I said! You can go in now!"

A sound of bricks being moved rang out, and the stone door to the hidden room in front of the aunt opened.

A damp, rotten, and musty smell wafted over.

Inside the stone chamber were four simple and ancient-style coffins, with a futon placed in front of each coffin.

The aunt took several deep breaths, encouraging herself, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I can do it, I can do it!"

As she spoke, she walked tremblingly into the dark room.

As she went inside, the sound of bricks being moved rang out again, and the stone door to the dark room closed.

......

Zhongzhou, on the Zhongliang Avenue leading to Liangcheng.

Chen Tao was driving when he saw Yang Ning, who was fast asleep in the back seat, looking quite displeased.

Didn't I say that starting today, I wouldn't let myself get a headache because of him?

Why is he asking for a ride as soon as I was transferred to Liangcheng?

He's a master, after all, the kind who can control life and death!

Why does your talking sound like you're just farting?

puff--

Suddenly, Chen Tao heard a farting sound coming from the passenger seat, but there was no one in that seat.

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