Mysterious Resurrection: The Peddler

Chapter 34 Old Man
"Mr. Qin wants to see me?!"

This sentence is very valuable. Cao Yang wants to see Mr. Qin, which shows the respect of the younger generation for the older generation. But Mr. Qin wants to see Cao Yang, which shows the care of the elder for the younger generation, indicating that there are some commendable things about the younger generation.
"Yes, I also wonder why Mr. Qin suddenly asked to see you. He has always remained silent about the operation and management of the headquarters and would not express any opinions. The headquarters would not interfere with or question his decisions, but I really don't understand why he wanted to see you."

The phone was not hung up, and Cao Yang could tell that this uncle was still obviously concerned about him.

"Maybe he anticipated that I would want to see him, so he just made it clear in advance."

Considering that Mr. Qin could predict the future, Cao Yang felt that this reason was reasonable.

"Maybe. Anyway, you must remember to be more humble in front of Mr. Qin. I heard that he had a bad temper when he was young. I don't know if he has become more irritable in recent years."

Cao Yanhua gave a final reminder and hung up the phone.

"Mr. Qin wants to see me. Did he see through my identity as a time traveler? Or is it that in the future he predicted, my life trajectory has changed significantly, so it attracted his attention?"

It was difficult for Cao Yang to stop having wild thoughts after seeing what Old Qin had done. After all, Old Qin was a ghost rider at the level of the Seventh Elder, and he had mastered the ability to predict the future. He was a terrifying existence who could easily achieve large-scale restarts.

"Forget it. Old Qin has always been on the side of the headquarters. I am not a bad person. I will not disrupt the overall stability, nor will I interfere with Yang Jian's growth. He should not harm me. Even if we take a step back, with Old Qin's means, he doesn't even need to do it himself to kill me. He can kill me with a bus in one blow."

"People who are drowned will become ghost slaves and stay underwater. Anyone who comes into contact with stagnant water will be attacked by ghost slaves, who will try to drag them under the water and drown them."

"The code name Floating Corpse Ghost is not accurate. Floating Corpse is just a manifestation of the power of evil spirits. I personally suggest changing it to Water Ghost. The danger level of the incident is C-level. If left unchecked, it will most likely rise to B-level. The evil spirit itself is B-level in terms of terror. The accumulated water flowing out of the evil spirit can form a ghost den to a certain extent, and the accumulated water is connected to another space. Jiang Shangbai was almost drowned by the knee-deep accumulated water."

"Now this ghost is being controlled by a college student named Zhang Mu. Let Zhao Jianguo arrange the subsequent docking work."

Putting aside these unrealistic ideas in his mind, Cao Yang decided to improve the files of the floating corpse ghost incident and use the power of the headquarters to investigate the clues of the ancient corpse. Although the transaction period with the ghost peddler was three months, Cao Yang was not prepared to delay the transaction until the last minute, not to mention that it would take time to investigate and solve the incident, so he had to leave himself a buffer period.

Cao Yang considered it carefully and finally completed the information. The name Zhang Mu never appeared in the original work, and he was probably an insignificant person.

"Han Yu, I'm Cao Yang. I need to improve the files on the floating corpse ghost incident. Please add to it."

"Okay, please tell me."

"Got it. By the way, can you help me check if there are any supernatural events related to museums or ancient tombs? It would be best if there are pictures and materials. If not, it's okay. Just summarize them and send them to me."

"Okay, everything has been recorded. In addition, the headquarters has booked a flight for you to Dajing City at 10 am tomorrow."

The next day, at 11 o'clock, Cao Yang had arrived in Dajing City. The person who came to pick him up was Zhao Jianguo, a man who looked very decent. Then Zhao Jianguo took Cao Yang to the headquarters of the Ghost Riders and met his uncle Cao Yanhua.

Cao Yanhua looked to be in his forties, holding a cigarette in his hand, and had the aura of a superior who was intimidating without getting angry. However, facing his nephew Cao Yang, he became much more amiable and friendly. Zhao Jianguo walked away silently with great insight. He had long guessed that the relationship between the two was not ordinary. They both had the surname Cao, so they were more or less related.

"Cao Yang, here you must pay more attention to keeping the relationship between you and me confidential." Cao Yanhua said in a low voice.

"Old Qin told me that the time is tomorrow, but he didn't tell me the specific location. He is always elusive and no one knows where he is. But since he has spoken, I think he will show up tomorrow."

"Also, with your current contributions, you can almost get a spot in the experiment of controlling a second ghost. But I still want to remind you that the reason why this plan has not been made public is that the success rate is too low. Even if the experiment is successful, most people will only live for less than two months longer."

"I know all this, but this is the fate that a ghost rider cannot escape. If I don't ride on the second ghost, I won't even have the hope of surviving."

After joining the headquarters, Cao Yang deliberately concealed his information. Now no one knows what kind of supernatural power he has mastered, and no one knows that he has controlled a second ghost. However, this balance is very fragile and needs to be maintained by an external object, the Death Card.

"Handshake ghost, ghost window, Taiping Inn, floating corpse ghost"

Cao Yanhua looked through Cao Yang's file. Although Cao Yang had handled many incidents, it seemed that none of them were truly resolved.

“I don’t know if it’s easy to operate.”

"I will try my best to help you, and you should get a reply soon. The headquarters will train you as a direct descendant, and I hope you can also consider the headquarters more."

Cao Yanhua said earnestly. Now some ghost riders have begun to obey orders but not proclamations, and they pretend to obey but secretly disobey. He, as the deputy minister, is also very uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, uncle. As long as the headquarters is willing to train me, I will never treat the headquarters unfairly."

Cao Yang really meant what he said. The headquarters had a lot of resources. If he could get support from the headquarters' resources, then what would be wrong with him becoming a direct descendant?

"Go and rest first, I still have some things to deal with."

Zhao Jianguo appeared at the right time and brought Cao Yang to the rest area.

"Cao Yang, you can rest here today. If you have any requests or needs, you can call me and I will do my best to meet them for you."

After saying that, Zhao Jianguo left, leaving Cao Yang alone in the room in a daze.

At night, Cao Yang did not fall asleep, but looked at the ceiling, not knowing what he was thinking.

Outside the window, an old man wearing a gray coat, with age spots all over his face and a hunched body suddenly appeared. No one knew when the old man appeared, and even the most advanced surveillance cameras could not record it. The old man with a cane seemed to have always been standing there, but no one had ever noticed him.
"Young man, you are not sleeping so late, are you worried about something?"

(End of this chapter)