Although Water Tiger Camp was nearly as large as a base, any disturbance within the camp would soon become known to everyone.
Thus, before noon, the news that Red Ghost would come to negotiate that evening had already spread throughout the camp.
Everyone was speculating about what kind of person Red Ghost really was.
"I heard Red Ghost wears a mask year-round because he's horribly ugly and extremely self-conscious. If anyone unmasks him, he kills them."
"Red Ghost is a murderous maniac. They say he slaughtered everyone in a camp, and even ate women and children."
"Where did you hear all that? He's just that woman from the Xuanming Department's lover. He isn't nearly as mysterious as you make him sound. Everything he has today is because that woman built him up. He's just a pretty boy, got it?"
By the docks, several men were sunning fishing nets while chattering about the matter.
On a nearby boat, a man sat up, spat out a toothpick, and said irritably, "What are you babbling about? You sound like a bunch of old women. You never shut up."
"If Red Ghost dares come, I'll throw him into the river to feed the Water Hag Bugs."
The men drying the nets hurriedly smiled apologetically. "Third Brother, did we wake you? We'll shut up, we'll shut up."
Third Brother Gao stood up and shook his head before jumping off the bed and plunging straight into the water.
A moment later, a fat white river fish was tossed onto the boat. Third Brother Gao's head emerged from the water, making him look like a piece of fruit. "Go. Turn this fish into sashimi."
"Yes, yes, I'll do it right away." One of the men put down his work, grabbed the river fish, and ran toward the