Mysterious Resurrection: The Peddler

Chapter 43 Trading
Dajing City. After several hours of trekking, Cao Yang and Li Jun returned to this currently the safest city in the country. Zhao Jianguo was still in charge of the reception.

"Cao Yang, Li Jun, thank you for your hard work this time. Especially Cao Yang, you were forced to go on a mission during your vacation. You will definitely get overtime pay this time."

Zhao Jianguo came forward with a smile and wanted to pat Cao Yang on the shoulder, but the fist-sized dent on the other's chest really scared him, and his outstretched hand shrank back instantly as if he had been electrocuted.

"you…"

Zhao Jianguo forced himself to smile and asked awkwardly.

"There's something wrong with his body. Perhaps Professor Wang will be able to solve it."

Li Jun answered for Cao Yang.

"Don't worry, Captain Zhao. I know my condition best. The evil spirit won't revive so quickly."

Cao Yang added that he certainly knew what Zhao Jianguo was worried about.

"That's good, that's good. Let's go back to the headquarters first. Professor Wang happens to be quite free these two days."

"Didn't you bring back that ghost shadow puppet?"

Zhao Jianguo looked embarrassed, but after hesitating for a while he nodded in agreement. After all, these two ghosts were Cao Yang's trophies. Even if the headquarters wanted them, they would have to buy them with money instead of morally blackmailing others to hand them over.

Cao Yang pointed to two containers, one large and one small, on the ground and said expressionlessly.

Zhao Jianguo left with a sad face after he finished speaking. Li Jun took Cao Yang into a special car and prepared to go to the highly confidential experimental center to find Wang Xiaoming.

"Chen Xi promised me that he would not let the ghost get out of control, and the headquarters could provide him with support if necessary."

As for the bronze dagger, Cao Yang changed his mind on the way here. The value of a supernatural weapon is too great. It would be a waste to hand it over to the headquarters. It would be better to keep it for himself. He didn't know how many death row prisoners there were in Otsu City, but it was definitely enough to experiment with the use of the bronze dagger.

"Okay, but this matter still needs to be reported to the deputy minister. Li Jun, take Cao Yang to see Professor Wang. His health is very important."

Li Jun supplemented the intelligence of the entire Cultural Palace incident.

"That's... okay, that's acceptable."

"The other ghost is a heavy, rusty metal armor. Its ability is unknown and cannot be classified. However, I don't plan to hand this ghost over to the headquarters. I plan to keep it as a personal trophy. I hope Captain Zhao understands."

At the headquarters base, Cao Yang didn't expect that after only two or three days, he would be back here again.

"There are also files of the Ghost Tao Building. The danger level is B-level and the terror level is A-level. The Tao Building has three floors in total, and each floor is a den of evil spirits. After Cao Yang and I entered the Tao Building, we were forcibly separated by the ghost den, and entering the Tao Building would trigger a pattern and we would be attacked."

"Oh, right, there are two ghosts imprisoned in these two boxes. One of them looks like a mummy. I named it the Elbow Ghost. An ordinary person would definitely die if he was elbowed by it. The danger level is C, and the horror level is B."

"There is another ghost. I codenamed it Ghost Shadow. The evil ghost can turn the person who triggers the law into a two-dimensional shadow puppet. Each human-shaped shadow puppet carries a part of the ghost, and my ghost fire cannot invade it. I personally recommend that its harm level is A-level, and its terror level is also A-level. It is currently detained and restricted by Chen Xi, a ghost rider under Wen Zhong."

In a room in the experimental base, Wang Xiaoming was enjoying a rare leisure time. It wasn’t that he had nothing to do, but the experiment of controlling the second ghost had reached a bottleneck and he needed time to sort out his thoughts.

"Dong Dong~"

The knock on the door did not interrupt his thoughts. He responded with a casual "Come in" and ignored it, as if he had guessed the identity of the visitor. "Has the Cultural Palace incident been resolved?"

Wang Xiaoming, wearing a white coat, did not stop writing or drawing, and did not even look back.

"We have fulfilled our mission and have solved it together with Chen Xi and Cao Yang. But it is also thanks to the intelligence and plan you provided, Professor."

The person who came was Li Jun, and Cao Yang followed behind him.

"Oh? Are there other guests?"

At this time, Wang Xiaoming finally stopped what he was doing, turned around calmly, and then he discovered Cao Yang's presence.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be Cao Yang. The deputy minister recently applied for a quota for you to control a second ghost. But judging from your condition, you don't seem to be on the verge of recovery. So you came to me for another reason?"

It seemed like a rhetorical question, but in fact everything was exactly the same as what Wang Xiaoming said. He was not asking at all, he already knew the answer.

"During the incident, Cao Yang's body had some problems. Although he is not a ghost yet, if he continues like this, his body will soon die, and he will definitely be unable to escape resurrection."

It was still Li Jun who spoke.

"It is true as Li Jun said. A ghost elbowed me, leaving an indelible scar on my chest. I am not on the verge of recovery now, but that day will not be far away."

Cao Yang still had no expression on his face. It wasn't that he didn't want to make an expression, but all the bones in his upper body had been broken long ago, and now he was relying on gravity to barely hold his body together.

"My experiment focuses on the plan to control the second ghost. Repairing the body is not my strong point. Why do you think I can do it?"

Neither agree nor refuse, it was still a rhetorical question.

"Just because you were once the chief psychic expert of Ping An Group."

Cao Yang's voice was not loud, but his words carried a lot of weight. Not many people in the spiritual world knew this, and they were all high-ranking people. Cao Yang was just a new ghost rider, and it was impossible for him to know this, unless
"Cao Yang. Cao Yanhua. I see."

Wang Xiaoming suddenly understood something, but he didn't say it out loud.

"Okay, I agree, but I always like to make deals. Since you want something from me, you naturally have to give me something that can impress me."

"I've read your file. It's simple and clear, with a blank page. There's not a single word about the codenames and abilities of evil spirits. But you seem to be very keen on solving, or participating in, supernatural events. I want to know the reason."

"Of course, you don't have to tell me. The deal is equal. If you can provide me with other valuable information, that's fine too. How about that?"

"can."

Cao Yang did not refuse. What Wang Xiaoming wanted to know most during this period was how to improve the success rate of the experiment to control the second ghost. Giving out this information would do him no harm and it might not be a bad idea to give it to the headquarters as a favor.

"You agreed very readily, which means you have already weighed in your mind which one to tell me. It also means that you know a lot and there are many secrets in you that are worth discovering."

Cao Yang didn't say anything else. He knew that the more he spoke in front of Wang Xiaoming, the more he would be exposed, so he simply remained silent, even though such silence would be regarded as tacit consent by him.

(End of this chapter)