LRAB Chapter 111 Paper Man Willow 3
Chapter 111 Paper Man Willow 3
Daping City, as its name suggests, is a large city, and it has a person in charge.
Furthermore, there are quite a few paranormal events here, and many ghost tamers, though this is only in comparison to smaller cities.
Meanwhile, there is also a small organization of demon tamers in this city.
Sun Rui's trip attracted the attention of these ghost tamers.
I thought Sun Rui should be in Dajing City right now, but unexpectedly he went to Daping City instead.
At this moment, inside a safe house underground in Daping City.
A group of seven or eight ghost tamers sat together, discussing what Sun Rui had come to Daping City for.
"Sun Rui is someone who has solved S-level paranormal cases before. Could he have come to Daping City to ask us to solve the paranormal cases in Dajing City?" someone said.
"That's possible, but we can't determine the current situation at the Ghost Rider headquarters," another person said.
They are all non-governmental organizations, and the paranormal events in Dajing City have not been going on for very long.
They were unsure whether headquarters still had the capacity to organize the Ghost Tamers.
"No matter what, don't provoke any of the Ghost Tamers at headquarters at this critical juncture. Just wait until we confirm that headquarters has completely fallen, then we can take action without any worries," said the woman sitting at the head of the table.
"How should we deal with Sun Rui's arrival?"
"Never mind him, let the person in charge of Daping City handle it. As long as the fire doesn't reach us, it doesn't matter," the woman said.
The others nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Sun Rui drove to Daping City.
It was already evening, and the sky was getting dark.
"Changning Ancient Town... this should be it, it's a tourist area." Sun Rui looked at the road sign next to him.
He had no intention of going into the city center; after all, headquarters wasn't involved anymore, and he couldn't be bothered to follow those rules.
He did not try to hide the news of his trip.
They will know what they need to know.
Moreover, if someone wanted to harm him, they could take advantage of the Heaven and Earth Bank.
Sun Rui parked his car on the side of the road and walked towards the bluestone path in the ancient town.
As soon as he set off, he heard the voice of a middle-aged man.
"Boss, do you need a tour guide?" A middle-aged man holding a sign walked over.
The sign reads: 200 yuan per day for tour guides.
Sun Rui found it strange; these days, do tour guides only have to solicit customers offline?
Moreover, the town was very deserted, with almost all the shops on both sides of the street closed.
"What happened here? Why is it so deserted?" Sun Rui asked.
The middle-aged man's eyes lit up; he felt there was a chance.
"Boss, let me introduce myself. My name is Liu Dahai. The reason this town is so quiet is because it's the off-season now. If it were another month or two, it wouldn't be like this anymore," Liu Dahai said, his eyes somewhat unfocused.
"Hmm... I heard there's a money exchange in town that dates back to the Republic of China era. Is that true?" Sun Rui asked, without exposing Liu Dahai's lie.
"Oh...you mean that place? It was indeed abandoned a few years ago, and then they raised funds to rebuild it. There's nothing to see there, and it doesn't have much of a historical feel," Liu Dahai said with a smile.
"If you don't want to go, then forget it. I'm only interested in that place. Just give me directions," Sun Rui said.
Judging from Liu Dahai's reaction and the situation in the town, he knew that a supernatural event had most likely occurred.
However, the harm should not be significant.
Before the headquarters was paralyzed, he checked the information about Changning Ancient Town, and there was no mention of any paranormal events occurring there.
Moreover, judging from the state of the town, it has been deserted for quite some time now.
"...No way, let's go, boss, I'll take you there." Liu Dahai took a deep breath and said.
Sun Rui nodded.
Along the way, Liu Dahai introduced the history of Changning Ancient Town, as well as some local snacks.
It was as if they were deliberately slowing down, trying to draw Sun Rui's attention elsewhere.
However, seeing that Sun Rui didn't seem to care, he had no choice but to take him to the money exchange in town.
"If you're an outsider, you might only be able to find out that the money exchange in town dates back to the Republican era. But according to the older generation, it should be even earlier. Of course, this is just hearsay, so take it with a grain of salt," Liu Dahai said.
"When exactly did you mention the abolition of the money shops?" Sun Rui asked.
"Let me think... It was probably more than sixty years ago. At that time, the owner of the money shop suddenly disappeared for some reason. Not long after that, ashes suddenly fell from the sky, and then the money shop collapsed in the process," Liu Dahai said.
"Paper ash?" Sun Rui was taken aback. Wasn't this the Ghost Realm of Ghost Painting?
In other words, the reason why Tiandi Qianzhuang was abandoned is related to the ghost painting, or rather, to Lin Youzhi.
"Yes, at the time everyone said that the money shop owner was heartless, which aroused public indignation, so all the paper money his descendants burned for him flew into the sky and they couldn't get a single penny," Liu Dahai said.
He was referring to rumors circulating in the town back then.
Sun Rui nodded without saying anything.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the location of the money exchange in the center of the town.
The money exchange was inconspicuous, located at the end of a small alley.
The gate was a heavy stone frame covered with sheet metal and rivets.
The exterior walls are made of blue bricks with neat grouting.
The blue bricks don't look very old, so it seems Liu Dahai was right before; this is a newly built structure.
Money shops rarely have windows, and even if they do, they are very small, only about 20 or 30 centimeters long.
"This is the money exchange you're looking for. It's a one-to-one replica based on the memories of the older generation in the village," Liu Dahai said.
"Alright, you can leave now. Here's your payment." Sun Rui took out some money from his pocket and handed it to Liu Dahai.
Liu Dahai scratched his head, took the money, and said, "Thank you, boss. I'll be going now."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left, as if this were some barren wasteland.
Sun Rui ignored his thoughts and walked straight towards the entrance of the money shop.
There were several locks on the gate.
Some of the locks had been broken, as if something inside wanted to get out.
Sun Rui stepped forward and touched the lock on it; he sensed something was amiss.
One of them was even plated with gold leaf.
Just then, a figure jumped down from the roof.
"I advise you not to go in," the man said.
Sun Rui turned around and looked at the man.
He hadn't even noticed that there were other people around him.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, something seemed off about this person; he had a peculiar flatness.
It doesn't seem to be three-dimensional; overall, this isn't a normal person.
Sun Rui tentatively asked, "The paper doll Liu San?"
"It's me. You must be Sun Rui, the one who solved the starving ghost incident before, right? You should be in Dajing City, why are you in Daping City?" Liu San said.
"That's my private matter, and besides, aren't you here too?" Sun Rui retorted.
"That makes sense. Are you interested in dealing with the paranormal events here?" Liu San asked.
Sun Rui shook his head.
He didn't want to cooperate with Liu San's paper figures. If something really went wrong, he would be the one to die, while Liu San could obtain a lot of information through the paper figures.
"Alright, then we'll leave each other alone." Liu San said and left.
Only then did Sun Rui realize that Liu San's entire body was made of paper, truly deserving of the nickname "Paper Man".
"I didn't expect Liu San to discover the anomaly here. It seems there's a big problem," Sun Rui sighed inwardly.