Chapter 344 - Open for Business! (1/2)
Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Millman97
“When I see Gao Ru Xue tonight, I’ll warn her that it might be time to move out of that bedroom.” There was something scary buried underneath Jiujiang’s Medical University that Gao Ru Xue did not know about.
After pocketing the phone, Chen Ge ran out of the mountain. Chen Ge reached Lin Guan Village at 9 am, and Xu Wan’s phone call came, asking him why he was not at the Haunted House and if something happened to him. Chen Ge brushed her off with some random excuses, and Xu Wan told him some good news—Gu Feiyu had gotten out of the hospital already.
This young security had been assaulted by the ghost stories society at Fang Hwa Apartments and only recovered recently. He had already reported for duty at New Century Park early in the morning. “Xiao Gu is quite a responsible worker, and the Haunted House does need the manpower.”
Chen Ge told Xu Wan that he would arrive at the park within three hours. He hoped that she would be able to calm the visitors down. Bringing the two kids into the police car, Ol’ Wei planned to drive them to the station, but with Chen Ge begging him, he finally agreed to drop Chen Ge at New Century Park first. Chen Ge caught a quick forty-winks inside the police car and arrived at the park at around 11 am.
He had been rushing throughout the night, and his clothes had been torn open by branches and trees. There was a dirty cat on his shoulders. He looked rather worse for wear. “So sorry I’m late.”
The resting tent beside the Haunted House was already full, as were the steps. Many visitors came purposely for the Haunted House. The visitors were filled with complaints since they had been waiting for so long, but when they saw Chen Ge, the complaints were stuck in their throat.
“Xiao Chen, you’re so late! Don’t you know the time?” Uncle Xu had the park workers hand out some free gifts and water, and then he asked the question that was on everyone’s mind. “Where have you been all night?”
Many visitors came closer to listen. After all, they were intrigued by Chen Ge appearance.
“Last night, two kids went missing from Jiujiang’s Children’s Home, and I went to help them look for the missing kids. We followed the trail into the deep mountain and discovered a village filled with deformed people. The whole village is just like a tomb where joyful occasions are shunned, and funerals are welcomed. There are white lanterns and paper money everywhere. When I arrived, they were in the middle of a ceremony with babies in bamboo baskets and a red coffin standing upright. The woman at the village held a pair of scissors in her hand as she carried the babies into the ancestral hall. When she exited, her clothes are drenched in fresh blood…”
“Okay, you can stop now.” Uncle Xu quickly grabbed Chen Ge’s arm. There was already a group of visitors around them. They were originally filled with displeasure, but the story was quite interesting.
“Why did you tell him to stop‽ What happened next?”
“What kind of ceremony is this bloody? Is this village real?”
“Let’s leave, the boss has gone insane.”
Uncle Xu tried to calm the crowd, but Chen Ge spoke louder. “That’s not even the scariest thing!”
He grabbed the loudspeaker that the worker used to maintain order and stepped on the railing to climb onto the Midnight Ticket Counter. He was dressed normally, but he grabbed everyone’s attention.
“After some deeper investigation, I realized the village is a ghost village!
“A place for the living in the day but for the dead at night. After midnight, the whole village is filled with ghosts!
“You definitely have not seen things like that before! Dead people holding a funeral for dead people, the funeral procession moving through the village!
“If you think that’s all, then you’d be mistaken! The most dangerous thing about this village was the houses. The courtyards were planted with locust trees, and they had weird-looking monsters buried underneath them. If you’re lucky enough to escape into the inner room, don’t be happy so soon!