Mysterious Resurrection: The Peddler

Chapter 46: Seeking the Skin of a Ghost
As soon as Cao Yang returned to Otsu City, he received a call from Zhao Jianguo.

"Hello Cao Yang, the rewards for the Cultural Palace incident have been distributed. The bonus has been paid into your account. I have also made a container for some gold, which will be delivered to your office soon."

"In addition, due to the low production of ghost candles, they are temporarily unable to be supplied. Minister Cao specially approved another supernatural item as a reward. The headquarters named it the 'Substitute Doll'."

On the phone, Zhao Jianguo was conveying Cao Yanhua's arrangements.

"Okay, money is useless to me, so please convert it into gold for me."

Money is indeed useless to Cao Yang. It is not as real as gold. Although the headquarters will provide containers for each operation, he always takes on some private work, so a sufficient amount of gold containers is still necessary.

"This body is indeed healthy. Even the restlessness of the Gravity Ghost has been reduced a lot. If nothing unexpected happens, the balance between the two ghosts can last for a long time. However, the problem of the Death Card sucking blood still exists."

Cao Yang was analyzing his own condition.

"Dong dong dong~!"

"Enter."

This group of people come and go in a hurry, always on the move.

Regarding the chips for the transaction, Cao Yang was in a dilemma again. If there were too many, it would be dangerous, but if there were too few, he would be unwilling.

"The payment made by the ghost peddler is random. Can I take the initiative to make a request to satisfy the peddler? Back when I was at Otsu University, it was the ghost peddler who helped me control the human-carrying ghost. This kind of proactive request may be feasible."

"Then we'll leave first and not disturb Officer Cao from doing his work."

Cao Yang carefully recalled the details of that day. All signs showed that it seemed okay to take the initiative to ask for it, as long as it was within reasonable limits.
"The peddler had a lot of good stuff on him, including the black cloth wrapped around his head, the gray cloth, the wind chime, and even the shoulder pole and the cargo box. They were all supernatural items..."

"It's probably not possible to ask for a whole string of wind chimes at once. The peddler probably won't give it to me. But if I only want a pendant, it's too shabby, and I can't test its function..."

“The cost of the deal would just get bigger and bigger until I couldn’t afford it anymore and had to pay myself off because I couldn’t deliver.”

"Okay, just put the things here. Thank you for your hard work."

"Officer Cao, the reward from headquarters has been delivered. Also, here is the ghost armor you requested. I have successfully stripped it from another ghost. Please check it."

After thinking about it, Cao Yang felt that only the string of wind chimes seemed to be relatively ordinary, so this transaction might start with the wind chimes.

"I will find an opportunity to hand over the ghost armor to the peddler. The transaction with the peddler is also a big problem. I will not know whether the words on the human skin list are a trap until I try it. I can't always passively accept the payment from the peddler. I must take the initiative in the transaction, otherwise I will never be able to get rid of the curse."

"The ghost den cannot penetrate the black cloth. Cao Yang said this himself in the original book. Opening a corner of the cargo box can pull a large area into the ghost den and cause supernatural phenomena..."

"Looking at it this way, I now have some assets, a scapegoat, a ghost that can cover its own breath so that it won't be discovered by evil spirits, and a bronze spear whose use is unknown but is definitely worth a lot of money."

The people who came were staff from the headquarters, and they brought two or three golden containers. One of them was about the size of a suitcase, and it should contain the surrogate doll. The other large container should contain the ghost armor.

"It's hard to know the limits of trying to get the skin of a ghost, but judging from the original novel, the peddler doesn't seem to be easily hostile. This might be my chance. If I change my words and lower my demands in time, there shouldn't be any problems."

After some thought, Cao Yang made up his mind. He planned to ask the peddler for half of the wind chime. If the peddler showed signs of taking action, he would immediately change his request and ask for only one third plus the function of the wind chime. If that still didn't work, he would have to lower his request again.

After making up his mind, Cao Yang decided to test the ability of the bronze spear. Supernatural weapons have always been powerful weapons, but their usage and cost need to be explored. The prisoners waiting to die in prison in Dajin City are the best experimental subjects. After returning from Dajing City, Zhao Jianguo arranged a liaison for Cao Yang, who was usually responsible for connecting the headquarters and Cao Yang. His name was Hu Mingtao, and he was the captain of the Dajin City Bureau detachment.

"Hu Mingtao, help me arrange for ten extremely heinous death row inmates. Now is their turn to contribute their value."

Hu Mingtao took the task seriously and began to prepare.

An hour later, ten death row prisoners who looked like evildoers were taken to a special room, where Cao Yang had been waiting for a long time.

"Most supernatural weapons need a medium to be of the greatest use. The most common mediums are handprints, footprints, photos, and names. There are also some special mediums, such as mirrors, doors, etc. The bronze spear is not sharp, so it should not be able to dismember evil spirits like a hatchet. But the bronze spear can nail evil spirits like a coffin nail to restrict their movements."

Cao Yang didn't say anything, but just looked at this group of evil people coldly.

After Hu Mingtao left, it took only a few minutes for these evil people to reveal their true nature. They insulted and spit at him without restraint, and some even took out their dicks to provoke Cao Yang.

Cao Yang observed for a full ten minutes, during which he said nothing, just watching this group of evil people doing all kinds of unscrupulous things.

"Zhang Ping, you slaughtered a family of seven people, men, women, old and young, all by yourself. You are really capable."

The person named by Cao Yang did not feel guilty at all. He even walked out of the crowd with his head held high and said proudly:

"Yes, it's me."

Cao Yang sneered, took out the death card, and wrote Zhang Ping's name on the wooden card with his own blood. In an instant, invisible spiritual shackles bound his hands and feet, and he also posed like an ancient prisoner and could not move.

"cut."

The death card was thrown to the ground casually by Cao Yang.

“Gudongdong~!”

Zhang Ping's head fell to the ground, blood gushing out from his neck. The prisoners around him were instantly stunned by the scene.

"Let me see if there is anyone else who is a rebel."

Cao Yang flipped through the roster in his hand. At this moment, he was like the King of Hell calling the names of people. Whoever he called would die.

"Li Xulai, rape; Yang Dahai, intentional homicide."

Those whose names were called all shuddered, completely losing their previous arrogance.

"Good, it's quiet now. We can start our experiment."

Cao Yang walked into the isolation room with the bronze dagger, ready to start his own experiment. The rotten wooden handle of the bronze dagger felt cold and soft, like holding a dead person's arm.

"Only one person here can survive, and that person will be me."

(End of this chapter)