Chapter 4: The Ghost-Hunting Agency
Lin Bei’s eyes sharpened as he immediately began practicing his breathing technique.
He knew these two millennia-old corpses were sinister, but he hadn’t expected them to be this formidable.
In the movie, the protagonists managed to subdue the ancient corpses only through plot contrivances, and Lin Bei felt that confronting them head-on would likely lead to his downfall.
However, since the two corpses had not yet fully revived, there was still a chance to deal with them.
He turned to Selena and gave her a meaningful glance.
Selena instantly understood, found an excuse, and led Shao Yu away.
With that, everyone remaining inside the arena was on Lin Bei’s side.
Lin Bei glanced up at the sky; the sun blazed fiercely. His eyes flickered with an idea.
He instructed Xiahou Wu and Feng Yuxiu, “You two move those two ancient corpses outside to bask in the sunlight.”
Without hesitation, Xiahou Wu and Feng Yuxiu stepped forward to move the corpses.
But just as their hands touched the glass coffins, an old man suddenly appeared from the side and grasped Feng Yuxiu’s hand.
“What do you think you’re doing?” the old man demanded.
Feng Yuxiu looked back at Lin Bei, silently asking whether to continue moving the corpses.
Lin Bei did not respond immediately but focused his attention on the unexpected old man.
In the story “Ghost Catcher’s Specialist,” this old man was a devotee of the great demon god embodied by one of the corpses. It was because of him that Boss Hu decided to transport these two ancient corpses from the mainland for exhibition, triggering the ensuing events.
Had the old man not sacrificed himself and left the magical artifact beside the silver-armored corpse, these two corpses might never have revived.
Judging by the environment where the old man lived in the film, he was clearly versed in sorcery. Lin Bei had been worried about finding someone knowledgeable about the spirit realm—and here one appeared.
Lin Bei gestured sharply with his right hand, pointing at the old man. “Arrest him!”
No sooner had he spoken than Gao Jin and Wang Jianjun sprang into action.
Although the old man knew some dark arts, performing them required certain preconditions. Otherwise, in his old age, he wouldn’t have resorted to smuggling the corpses under the pretense of an amusement park.
Gao Jin and Wang Jianjun effortlessly subdued the old man.
Seeing the old man struggle violently, Wang Jianjun struck him with a precise palm strike, knocking him unconscious.
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Lin Bei stared expressionlessly at the old man, now subdued like a dead dog, and said, “Arrange to send him to the villa at Shallow Bay. Make sure to bind his hands and feet, and gag him to prevent any accidents.”
Without hesitation, Gao Jin and Wang Jianjun dragged the man away.
With the old man out of the way, Xiahou Wu and Feng Yuxiu successfully dragged the two ancient corpses into the sunlight.
Under the intense rays, the once somewhat fleshy corpses instantly withered.
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