That night, inside the Jinding Hotel, Lin Zhengying and Chen Hai had already booked a private room and were waiting for Chen Dachui's arrival. In addition, Lin Zhengying had been thinking about the information he had collected since he came out of the amusement park.
The information shows that the missions Zheng Yiming and his team experienced were varied, but they all had one common feature, which was the presence of ghosts in all of them. Unlike those ghost movies managed by the Light Spot Bureau, the missions they experienced were all real.
Chen Hai was tapping the table in boredom. Due to his lack of strength, he had never read the compiled information from beginning to end. According to Lin Zhengying, the more you know about something, the more you believe it, and the greater the possibility of encountering it.
For example, if the probability of an ordinary person encountering a ghost is one in ten thousand, then the probability of a person who specializes in studying this kind of thing encountering it will be dozens of times that of an ordinary person. If certain rules are triggered, this probability will directly increase to 100%.
"Oh, sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." Chen Dachui, led by the waiter, pushed open the door of the box and walked in.
"Not long, not long. Mr. Chen is busy with business. It's understandable." Lin Zhengying was polite until the waiter in the box left.
When there were only three people left in the box, the atmosphere suddenly took a turn for the worse and seemed to have reached freezing point.
After seeing Chen Dachui, Chen Hai kept thinking, what should he do if he meets someone like Chen Dachui in the future when Lin Zhengying is not around? How can he take down the opponent with the least casualties
Chen Dachui still had the same question, that is, why these two people were looking for him. In order to show his sincerity, he had already collected all the marking points placed outside. Now if a conflict really arose, he could only compete with his hard power.
Lin Zhengying didn't beat around the bush so much. The longer he remained silent, the more Chen Dachui would think about it, and the subsequent conversation would go more smoothly.
"Mr. Chen, how long has your haunted house been open?" Lin Zhengying asked after the expected time had arrived.
"It's been a few months too. I've just started in the industry." Chen Dachui replied with a smile.
"It's been quite a few months, how can you be considered to have just entered the industry? But Mr. Chen, there is a question that I'm a little curious about. Some people say that people in this industry are more likely to be possessed by ghosts and lose their souls. Is it true?" Lin Zhengying raised his eyebrows, his words full of hints.
"That's true. There are so many haunted houses in this world. How could everyone lose their souls? Wouldn't they become vegetables? The owner of a haunted house doesn't have a high-risk job." Chen Dachui's smile was a little forced.
Chen Dachui knew it well. After coming out of that place, his health got worse day by day, as if his end was near. But there was nothing he could do. He knew how to escape, decrypt, and avoid ghosts, but he had never learned how to maintain a severely weakened body.
“Yes, it will be a big problem if all three souls and seven spirits are lost, but if only a part is lost, it will still look normal for a short period of time.” Lin Zhengying went on to say. He could tell at the first sight of Chen Dachui that this man’s soul was full of cracks, his three souls and seven spirits were badly damaged, and now he was relying on the ghosts residing in his body to maintain his life.
But ghosts are ghosts after all, and their ability to assimilate ordinary people is too strong. Without the help of special abilities, people will no longer be human after being in contact with ghosts for a long time.
"What do you mean?" Chen Dachui really couldn't laugh anymore.
"I don't mean anything else. It's just that some things need to be taken care of once they are injured. You can't just leave them alone, and drinking poison to quench thirst is even worse." Lin Zhengying said as he knocked on the table.
A wave of light emanated from his knuckles and instantly spread throughout the entire box. Under the compulsion of this energy, the ghost in Chen Dachui's body was forced to separate from his body, and continued to grow larger, with a terrifying face and arrogant movements, just like a victim showing his might to the giant bear before dying.
"Stop." Chen Dachui said softly.
The ghost behind him continued to expand.
"Stop!" Chen Dachui shouted again, and after this shout, the ghost slowly returned to normal.
He just tapped the table lightly and forced all the ghosts out. What does this mean? It means that the person in front of him is unfathomable and invincible. He is still showing his teeth and claws. Isn't he asking for trouble
Lin Zhengying glanced at the ghosts behind Chen Dachui. They were stacked one on top of another. Upon closer inspection, there were ten ghosts in total. This number seemed to correspond exactly to his three souls and seven spirits.
"You two, just say whatever you want to say. I will say everything I can." Chen Dachui raised his head, his eyes bloodshot. Even though he looked submissive now, if Lin Zhengying really didn't give him a chance to live, he would definitely fight to the death. No one who came out of there alive was weak - how could he defeat so many ghosts without being ruthless
"Don't be impatient, Mr. Chen, do you think ten dishes are enough for us today?" Lin Zhengying started the encrypted conversation again.
"It's enough. Ten dishes are definitely enough for three people. It doesn't have to be ten dishes for each person." Chen Dachui cooperated very well and entered the encrypted conversation mode.
"By the way, we have two other companions who may have gone somewhere unknown. Have you seen them?" While Lin Zhengying was speaking, Chen Hai tacitly took out two photos and handed them to Chen Dachui, one of which was Zheng Yiming and the other of which was Ji Jie.
After taking a look at the photos, Chen Dachui sighed deeply. These were two of the people who came to his haunted house to complete a mission more than half a month ago.
"I haven't seen it, but my haunted house has so many guests, maybe they have taken the time to come and experience it." Chen Dachui said slowly.
"So how many more dishes do you think we should have today after adding them?" Lin Zhengying asked.
"Two or three dishes per person should be about the same, as long as there are no big eaters among them." Chen Dachui thought for a moment and gave his answer.
"Is that so? It's a pity that they didn't come today, otherwise the dishes would be even more sumptuous." Lin Zhengying shook his head and changed the subject, "Mr. Chen, we also want to do some side business recently. How should we open this haunted house?"
Chen Dachui was silent. These two guys were asking how to participate in the mission as normal people. This was not easy to answer, as it would cause big problems if one was not careful.
And no one has ever studied this kind of problem. After all, everyone is trying to find a way to escape from there, and no one would think of going back.
Seeing Chen Dachui fall silent, Lin Zhengying picked up his briefcase, took out a booklet and placed it on the table.
"We also brought some gifts for Mr. Chen this time." The reel turned half a circle, and the booklet came in front of Chen Dachui.
I picked up the notebook and saw the method of gathering yin to replenish the soul.
Looking up suddenly, Chen Dachui saw Lin Zhengying smiling at him, and then he opened the book with a bit of strangeness in his heart.
"Mr. Chen, the country is still quite large. It's not that we don't want to get involved in some things, but that we can't." Lin Zhengying put on official clothes and began to give Chen Dachui some confidence.
After reading a few pages, Chen Dachui had to admit that he had no idea what was written in it. There were all kinds of messy terms, which no normal person could understand.
"How do I know whether this is true or false?" After Chen Dachui encountered something related to his own life, his words became much more direct.
Lin Zhengying stretched out his hand and grabbed the void behind Chen Dachui, and caught the ghost who had been staring at Chen Hai directly in his hand.
The ghost shadow fell into Lin Zhengying's hands and began to disintegrate, slowly turning back into ten black dots of different sizes. Chen Dachui resisted the urge to overturn the table. This time he took a gamble. In order to have a stable life in the future, to have a life like ordinary people, he took the gamble!
Gambling is not a good habit, but Chen Dachui has good luck.
Like Lin Zhengying's hand, ten black dots flew out from his hand and hit Chen Dachui directly, merging into his soul and occupying the positions of the three souls and seven spirits.
"Turn to page thirteen." Lin Zhengying, who had done all this, reminded.
Chen Dachui quickly flipped open the booklet. That page recorded how to use ghosts to temporarily replace the lost souls of normal people and minimize the damage caused by doing so.
"The rituals, materials, time points mentioned in it..." Chen Dachui was full of questions after reading it.
"If you want to do this, those are necessary, but I don't need them." Lin Zhengying shook his head and sat up straight. Although he seemed to be very relaxed, he had the right time, place and people.
Among the ghosts behind Chen Dachui, the strongest one has reached the third level, but it is just the kind that has just entered the third level and has not deep foundation, otherwise Lin Zhengying would not be able to pretend this time.
Having already believed it once, and the ghost having returned to his body as if it had fallen into a deep sleep, Chen Dachui had no other choice. After sighing, he began to confess everything.
"The location of a haunted house is very important. Generally, it is chosen in a place where there are similar legends. The atmosphere and environment are the basis. My place is not bad, but there is already a haunted house. Vicious competition will not be beneficial."
Chen Hai lowered his head and quickly wrote down what Chen Dachui said.
"In addition, marketing is also a very important link. More than half a month ago, my business was not very good. It was only when I ran into those unscrupulous editors that I became prosperous. It can be considered a stroke of luck. If you two have connections, you can create momentum in advance."
"Finally, there should be fewer people. After all, a haunted house can't be filled with people. It would be a mess and it wouldn't be called a haunted house. Also, since this is a side job, you two shouldn't involve official forces. It will easily ruin the atmosphere."
"That's the extent of my experience."
Chen Dachui summarized all his experiences and told them everything in detail.
While Chen Dachui was speaking, Lin Zhengying had been looking at him, his eyes shining with golden light, as if there were two light bulbs in them. With the help of this golden light, he could feel to a certain extent the inner fluctuations of people when they were speaking, which was quite good for distinguishing the truth from the false.
At the same time, Xiao V's voice came from the Bluetooth headset on my ear, "Based on the analysis of the face, tone and movements, the target person's lies are less likely to be true and more credible."
After comprehensive consideration, Lin Zhengying took out another booklet, placed it on the table, and turned it over. "This is the first half of the instructions. As for the second half, I didn't bring it with me. I'll ask Xiao Chen to bring it to you next time."
Chen Dachui knew what Lin Zhengying meant. It was normal that the remaining half would be given to them only after they verified the truth of the matter.
"You two, my haunted house is not very successful. Experience is always experience. What works for me may not work in other places." Chen Dachui quickly laid the groundwork.
"We understand." Lin Zhengying nodded and picked up the tea on the table.
Chen Dachui quickly put away the two booklets and stood up. "Then enjoy your time, I have something else to do over there, so I won't stay with you for long."
"Okay, be careful on the way back."
After Chen Dachui left, Chen Hai sat a little closer to Lin Zhengying, "Master, are you going to let him go right now?"
"Let him go, there's no benefit in keeping him here. Don't worry, you will have interactions in the future." Lin Zhengying sighed. This Chen Dachui, he finished his food but didn't pay enough.
"Yeah, I might have to send him something later." Chen Hai looked at Lin Zhengying with a licking face, his meaning was very clear, could he also have a copy of the training manual.
"That thing is not suitable for normal people. The side effects are too great. There is no way he can help you. You really don't need to. You can buy something much better than that anywhere else." Lin Zhengying said as he handed him the second half of the instructions.
That method of gathering Yin to replenish the soul was just something that was figured out by a half-baked cultivator that Lin Zhengying met during the mission. Not only is the upper limit too low, but there are also a lot of prerequisites. The side effects can easily turn a person into something neither human nor ghost. Only people like Chen Dachui can gain rewards that match the risks from practicing it. After all, if they don't practice it, they'll die soon.
"Got it." Chen Hai nodded and didn't bother to argue. "Then Taoist priest, where should we go to see those places of ghost legends next?"
"No, there are so many stories and rumors like this, it would take a long time to find them all." Lin Zhengying drank the tea in one gulp, "Let's just make one up!"
Now is the time for Chen Hai to play his role. Find some random editors to write some articles, and then make it to the headlines or something. Then fame and ghost legends will come.
Moreover, the location is easier to control. Choosing a farther and more remote location not only reduces the possibility of casualties, but also reduces the possibility of errors.
Chen Hai understood what was going on, picked up the phone and started making contacts, directly booking a spot in the top ten of the trending search list for the next few days. If it weren't for the fact that it was too fake to be number one every day, he would definitely make this the only trending search on all social networks for the next period of time.
As for writing stories, there are a lot of .asxs. suspense authors. Just pick a few from the front who are experienced and hardworking, and pay them enough. One night is enough. If they have more time, they can write not only a short story but also a book worth millions.
As for the funding issue, thanks to Chen Dachui's contribution, not only did they not spend much on this mission, but the funds actually increased a lot. So, they are not short of money, not at all.
(Thanks to book friend 20190830105628117 for the reward of 100.asxs.coins, and thanks to book friend 20190712142438278 for the reward of 100.asxs.coins.)
(Thanks to Husky Cat for the 1,000.asxs.coins reward.)