Gift from Living Coffin Village?

The game continues.

Only a few teams remain to finish their matches.

Once all teams have completed the challenge, Zhang Ze will calculate the scores, rank the teams from highest to lowest as champion, runner-up, and third place, distribute the rewards, and announce the successful conclusion of this Haunted House Major.

Currently, the Lychee team is leading the Hanjiang City Forensic Medicine College team by 1 point.

Zhang Ze, however, remained uneasy.

Last night, he received a message from Kuai Liang.

The landlady of a guesthouse near New Century Amusement Park was found dead in her bedroom. Her death was bizarre and falls into the category of locked-room murders, which are among the most difficult to detect.

To avoid causing panic.

Kuai Liang temporarily blocked the news, only notifying Li Sanbao, Captain Yan, Zhang Ze, Chen Ge, and others, and did not publish an announcement on news platforms.

Zhang Ze was present at the scene.

In fact, Chen Ge arrived even faster than him.

Both of them immediately realized that the proprietress's death was definitely caused by something supernatural.

"These are things you're best at, so I'm leaving them to you."

"Don't let the murderer get away with it. If necessary... you could refer to that employee at your Haunted House."

Kuai Liang put Zhang Ze in full charge.

He was referring to Zhang Peng, whose disappearance as a Zhang Peng had become a well-known mystery in Hanjiang City. However, some people connected the madman in Zhang Ze's Haunted House scene with Zhang Peng, a connection that Kuai Liang understood implicitly.

The same thing happened this time.

When it came to the supernatural, Kuai Liang readily delegated authority to Zhang Ze.

"You are responsible for this person's death."

"You know about the Ghost Story Association, yet you let them participate in your stupid competition."

Chen Ge was in a worse mood than ever before.

This was the second time Zhang Ze had sensed a chilling killing intent emanating from Chen Ge.

Chen Ge's principles are very simple.

Those of them who deal with Fierce Ghost naturally communicate in a language they understand. Zhang Ze, however, dragged unrelated people into the mess, which undoubtedly crossed Chen Ge's line.

What if I refuse?

"Refuse? If you continue to let this go, they will harm even more people. Evil people will only harm good people if they aren't eliminated. The Ghost Story Association should have been eradicated long ago. I will take action myself."

Chen Ge's tone was resolute.

Zhang Ze knew this guy was incredibly stubborn.

But how should I explain this to Chen Ge?

Actually, this is part of the plan. Chen Ge needs to be patient and play the long game to catch the big fish.

"Chen Ge, look behind you again!"

"Um?"

Chen Ge turned his head away.

But then he saw a dark shadow approaching faster and faster, appearing right in front of him in the next second.

Chen Ge's pupils contracted slightly. He was about to react and instinctively called out Zhang Ya and Xu Yin, but Zhang Ze was faster. He took away Chen Ge's Tape Recorder and knocked him unconscious.

Zhang Ya gradually emerged from his shadow.

Zhang Ze pulled a festive red paper out of his pocket.

Zhang Ya, who was just about to fight Zhang Ze, stopped what she was doing when she saw this piece of paper.

[Future Souvenir]

[This is a wedding ceremony. The bride and groom are exchanging vows to spend the rest of their lives together. You have known the couple for a long time, and they have invited you to this wedding, which takes place behind a large, open, blood-red door.]

[Effect: You are Zhang Ya's friend. Possessing this gift will allow Zhang Ya to do two things for you without going against Zhang Ya wishes.]

"I have no intention of hurting him, but I need him to keep quiet for now."

"I'll take care of those troublesome guys once and for all, just don't cause any trouble."

"The first thing I need you to do is take good care of him, okay?"

Zhang Ze did not make any unreasonable demands on Zhang Ya.

He knew Zhang Ya definitely wanted to eat him; any Fierce Ghost he knew wanted to eat him too. So he avoided the topic and instead asked Zhang Ya to take good care of the unconscious Chen Ge.

The wife takes care of her husband.

That makes perfect sense, right?

Zhang Ya glanced at the gift in Zhang Ze's hand and then disappeared.

Resolve Chen Ge's problem.

Zhang Ze contacted Kuai Liang to seal off the scene at the guesthouse and hotel, ensuring that not a single piece of information leaked out.

Finally, Zhang Ze called Lychee using the phone number Lychee had left beforehand.

"Hello."

"I am Lychee, and you are?"

On the other end of the phone, a sweet and slightly seductive voice could easily captivate anyone who heard it—this was the signature voice of the host at Lychee Midnight Radio.

"Miss Lychee, champion captain, don't you recognize me?"

"You're Boss Zhang?!"

Lychee never expected Zhang Ze to find her at this critical juncture.

After glancing at Ms. Huang, who was scrolling through her phone next to her, Lychee hesitated for a moment before walking into the bathroom, avoiding Ms. Huang's gaze.

"The last operation failed. You lost Devil and Xiong Qing, and I also lost several Red-Clothed. This grudge cannot go unavenged."

"This competition was a trap I meticulously designed."

"Chen Ge... has already jumped in!"

Lychee was dumbfounded.

She thought Zhang Ze was discussing the competition with her.

The result will also be targeted at Chen Ge.

To be honest, Lychee was a little reluctant to contact Chen Ge as the association suggested. She began to seriously consider whether she should switch jobs to work under Zhang Ze and become an employee of Zhang Ze's Haunted House.

So, Zhang Ze's meaning was that he still wanted to deal with Chen Ge?

"Wait, you mean you organized this competition just to create an opportunity to deal with Chen Ge?"

"So the teams in the competition, and everything you do around the competition, is just a smokescreen."

"Were we all part of your plan?!"

A battle of wits at its peak.

Lychee was drenched in sweat.

Zhang Ze hadn't expected Lychee to react so strongly, so he seized the opportunity to continue speaking:

"Yes, one of the core objectives of this competition is actually to lure the younger sister of the girl who Well-Jumping Red-Clothed in the Living Coffin Village. You may not have noticed, but I know that the girl named Jiang Ling, who is the only surviving younger sister of the girl Well-Jumping Red-Clothed, is also involved in this competition."

"Haven't you always wanted to control the gate to the Living Coffin Village? Here's your chance. The competition isn't over yet, and Jiang Ling and her team will definitely still be staying near New Century Amusement Park."

"At this moment, as long as you take swift and decisive action, you can capture Jiang Ling, seize the only weakness of the Well-Jumping Red-Clothed, and thus control that door!"

Lychee's eyes lit up.

Of course she knew about the Living Coffin Village.

However, she also has her own job and needs to hunt for those listeners she's tricked into listening, so she doesn't have time to manage that.

If she could catch Jiang Ling...

hiss...

But Lychee quickly realized that there's no such thing as a free lunch; Zhang Ze definitely had his own intentions. "Since you know about the Living Coffin Village, you can also make a move. You definitely have a better chance than us."

Why should we just hand it over?

Although Ms. Huang often says she's all looks and no brains.

Lychee herself isn't actually stupid; she just has some Hannibal- like fetishes, nothing more.

"Ha, that door is worthless to me."

"What I'm really interested in is Chen Ge."

"After it's done, we'll split the Western Outskirts equally."

Lychee remained silent for several minutes before readily agreeing to Zhang Ze's request.

She became more excited than ever before.

My hands were shaking with excitement.

At this moment, her admiration for Zhang Ze reached its peak. Not only was he strong, but he also knew how to consider his allies, even giving her a sip of soup when there was braised pork.

No wonder Ms. Huang said those things last night.

What are you rustling about in the bathroom?

Ms. Huang's impatient voice came through.

Lychee pursed her lips as she walked out of the restroom. Seeing Ms. Huang's slightly scrutinizing gaze, she finally gave a nonchalant smile. "No, nothing. One of my listeners confessed his feelings to me, and I politely declined."

She wanted to monopolize this immense wealth.