I created Qin Tianjian in modern times

Chapter 24
Wu County Archaeological Exploration Center.

Cai An is studying the city map, with books about Feng Shui beside him.

He is still very interested in Zhao Qi because Zhao Qi can hit the nail on the head and has a high level of knowledge about Feng Shui.

It's just that the nonsense in the observation room of the State Secret Office made Cai An a little confused about what kind of situation this person was.

A sudden phone call broke the silence in the office.

A few seconds after connecting the phone, Cai An's face became confused.

After hanging up the phone, Cai An didn't hesitate, and made another call directly.

"Director Lin, hurry up, Yishan, something big has happened!
the other side.

In Wu County Traffic Management Bureau, director Wu Xuefeng also received this call.

Originally, he was planning to go to a meeting of the subordinate administration, but after receiving the call, he immediately ordered someone to change the itinerary and hurried to Yishan.

……

When everyone was rushing to Yishan at the same time, the agents of the State Secret Service were also constantly looking for the things on the list in the city.

Most of the things can be found in antique shops or white things shops, but it takes more time.

Only for this troupe, the agents went to several opera orchards in a row, but they couldn't find one that met the requirements.

Because it was a secret operation, they couldn't reveal their identities, so every time they went to a troupe, they would be rudely kicked out when they asked if there was a character who sang the last show on the stage here.

These people were regarded as troublemakers by the Liyuan class leader.

When watching a play, don't ask three times, don't ask about the stage, don't ask about the corner, and don't ask about the box.

One of them does not ask, that is, does not ask about the stage.

When secret agents come to the door like this and ask the actors here if they will sing the finale, in the opera industry, this is hope.

The agents naturally didn't know that there has been a folk saying since ancient times that you don't listen to the last scene when you listen to the play.

The actors for the last scene have always been recruited from other troupes, and it has always been important for every troupe not to stare at the last scene.

Since ancient times, there has been no return to the last scene, and most of the time, there is no one in the audience at the last scene.

The elders said that this last scene is used to send off the gods, and the gods in this scene are actually lonely ghosts.

The actor who comes on stage to sing the last play is called Yingshen. Each troupe pays attention to the opening of the play differently, so the form of the last play is also different.

There were even actors who wore masks and costumes in the last scene, cleaning the stage while singing.

Others will turn all the tables and chairs upside down, close the door and turn off the lights, light candles and sing at night.

This kind of theater troupe that specializes in taking over the final scenes is what Zhao Qi wants to find, but it is not easy.

The origin of this custom can no longer be studied. The theory of ghosts and gods at the beginning has only become a way for future generations to follow the example of the predecessors and continue the inheritance.

Therefore, this kind of troupe is not common, and when asked whether to sing the last play, it is also a bad luck for each troupe.

In addition, there are many rules in the troupe.

No one knows whether these rules are true or not, but every theater troupe abides by them.

The reason why the agents were treated unceremoniously was because they violated the taboo of asking corners when they came up.

After running for several hours, the agents had everything else on the list ready, but they couldn't find a suitable troupe.

In the end, after asking Ye Zhiqiang for instructions, an agent showed a certificate from the National Secret Service to a theater troupe leader, and only then did he have the opportunity to ask where to find the theater troupe that sang the last scene.

The class leader quickly pointed out a direction for them as if sending off the plague god, and then immediately picked up the broom and started sweeping the floor after the few people left, as if to sweep away all the bad luck and die.

If you don't ask the station, ask the station away from the customer.

Second, if you don't ask the role, you will break the way of the play.

The third thing is not to ask about the box, but to ask whether the box is easy to seal but difficult to open.

Laymen never know these rules, but insiders follow them everywhere.

For these unknowing agents, on the way to the address, they were still wondering why all the troupes were so resistant to them.

Gradually, the vehicle left the urban area and came to a remote suburb. Looking at the remote surroundings, the agents were still wondering if they had made a mistake, and how could there be a theater troupe standing in such a place where nothing shit happened.

About a few kilometers from here is Cemetery Hill. Isn't the magic troupe here just waiting to go bankrupt?
Finally, following the navigation, the vehicle stopped at a very old-looking bungalow outside a courtyard.

This courtyard house was obviously rebuilt later, which is not common in Wu County.

The agent pushed open the half-open door, and what came into view was a stage full of ashes, which was facing due west.

Unlike other pear orchards I visited, this place does not show any sense of festiveness, but a kind of desolation and desolation.

There were a few old men sitting on the open space next to the stage, playing their musical instruments as if they were practicing, but the music they played was so sad.

Among the old men is the old class leader who seems to be full of energy, and is practicing the fists and legs used in singing.

The agents couldn't tell what the opera was, and they didn't know anything about opera.

The reason why I came here is just to complete the task as soon as possible.

So the leading agent soon came to the old men:

"We're looking for someone to sing, are you still open here?"

The sound of playing suddenly stopped, and everyone turned to look at the several agents curiously.

The old class leader looked up and down at the young people in front of him, then waved his hands:

"We don't sing that kind of opera here, go to the opera and find another opera."

The agent heard the words and pointed to the next stage:

"The troupe we are looking for specializes in singing the last act, isn't it the one here?"

"Ok?"

The old class leader frowned in astonishment:

"You young people, do you want to listen to a ghost show?"

The theater troupe that sang the last play can be seen by an insider at a glance, because the stage is the only one facing east and west, which is also called Baihutai.

Such troupes usually call the plays they perform ghost plays.

Because this kind of troupe has never sung operas for people since ancient times, and when singing operas, there is always no one in the audience.

Over time, the folks also called this kind of play a ghost show.

It's just that this kind of troupe has ghost festivals all year round, or when there is a bereaved master, they can have a show.

Therefore, in normal times, there will be actors going to various troupes to sing the last scene that no one wants to sing, to support the whole troupe.

The agents didn't know about this at all, they were just looking for it according to Zhao Qi's request, so after confirming that the stage here faced west and the troupe only sang the last scene, the agents quickly identified themselves and asked these people to follow They took a trip to Yishan.

The old people packed up their musical instruments and asked inexplicably what opera they were going to sing.

After all, it’s not the Ghost Festival now, and it seems that these people are not mourners. They came here suddenly out of nowhere. Could they be making fun of them?
But the agents are also confused, they don't know anything about Chinese opera, so they just urge the old people to follow.

Of course, the agents didn't forget to ask if there were female characters here.

The class leader nodded naturally, and then called his daughter.

What a slender woman, her steps are biased, with a unique oriental charm.

It's just that the agents were puzzled because the woman's face was covered with a red veil, so she couldn't see her face clearly.

However, the agents did not ask too many questions. Seeing that everything met Zhao Qi's requirements, they quickly urged everyone to go with them.

In desperation, the old class leader could only ask a few old guys to bring the boxes containing the things used in the opera, and followed the agents into the car.

It is worth noting that the box is not affixed with an ordinary seal, but a yellow talisman.

The east and west stages, the heroine's mask, and the ghost show are different from other troupes that are unpacked at the beginning of the year and sealed at the end of the year.

This kind of troupe, when you open the box, it will either open the door to hell, or it will be a time when people are on the run...

(End of this chapter)