Chapter 44: Is the Person in Charge of Big Copper City Gao Qiang?

In the meeting room, several people wearing black raincoats, with water droplets still dripping from the raincoats, were the Dahe City forensic medics who had rushed over.

The forensic medics' faces were somewhat frightened; they had dissected corpses for most of their lives, but this was the first time they encountered a corpse as bizarre as Luokuang's—there wasn't a single soft spot on his flesh from head to toe, nor did they feel the usual postmortem stiffness.

If forced to describe it, it would be brittle! Like the brittleness of a plastic toy.

The forensic medics suppressed their fear and, following Chen Shoushan's instructions, cut open Luokuang's large belly.

Rip—rip

The sound of tearing plastic rang out in the meeting room; the grating noise involuntarily made those present frown.

"Hiss~"

When Luokuang's belly was opened, the wealthy people present couldn't help but suck in a breath.

Luokuang's body contained none of the organs a normal person has; instead, it was stuffed with countless bizarre plastic dolls, with no blood, no bones, only plastic dolls…

The Luokuang just now was composed of a human skin stuffed with plastic dolls of various sizes.

Chen Shoushan put on black gloves, gestured for the forensic medics to step back, then squatted before Luokuang's corpse and reached out to randomly pull out a plastic doll.

It was an ordinary plastic doll, looking just like the ones sold by the roadside.

"What do you feel?"

Chen Shoushan turned his head to look at Ye Feng.

"I have a supernatural feeling, somewhat like the presence of a ghost slave, but much weaker than a ghost infant."

Ye Feng spoke while sensing the reaction inside his body.

"Those few larger plastic dolls… should be somewhat stronger than the small ones, but they still fall far short of a true ghost's level."

Chen Shoushan nodded thoughtfully.

"So Luokuang is a vessel? Wait for the plastic dolls to mature and then come take them?"

"But what use are these plastic dolls? Where does the ghost source of the dolls come from?"

Chen Shoushan speculated in his mind.

Perhaps because these plastic dolls haven't fully grown yet, they currently appear harmless.

Chen Shoushan tossed the plastic doll in his hand back into Luokuang's belly, stood up, and said to the onlookers: "Tonight's Foundation meeting ends here; you may go home, but please stay alert for anything unusual nearby—if anything comes up, you can find me!"

Having gained insight, the crowd successively bade farewell to Chen Shoushan, and before leaving they all said they would soon prepare the money and bring it.

At the entrance of the Foundation building, Zhu Sihai held up a black umbrella to shield Chen Shoushan from the rain; because the umbrella was too small, most of Zhu Sihai's back was exposed to the rain.

Looking at the plump Zhu Sihai, Chen Shoushan suddenly reached out and pinched Zhu Sihai's cheek.

???

Zhu Sihai, dazed, hadn't reacted yet—no, that can't be……

"Old Zhu, still quite bouncy."

Chen Shoushan said with a smile, "It doesn't feel like plastic, which shows Zhu Sihai is just a normal fat person."

"Ah…… Chief Chen, as long as you like it……"

Zhu Sihai said softly, his eyes somewhat evasive.

"Keep watch over the body bag holding Luokuang, and stuff a few hand grenades inside to prevent anyone from stealing the corpse."

"Yes!"

"Pull up the list of everyone Luokuang has recently been in contact with! Bring it to me tomorrow."

"Yes!"

"Today's overtime public security officers will each receive an extra bonus of one thousand yuan, taken from the Shoushan Foundation."

"Chief Chen, wise!"

Zhu Sihai, holding his umbrella, escorted Chen Shoushan all the way back to the car, while Ye Feng walked behind.

"Alright, notify everyone to clock off. Also, everyone in Dahe City who has suddenly gained weight over the past few months must undergo a mandatory medical checkup tomorrow; have the hospital cooperate, and the expenses will still be covered by the Foundation."

Chen Shoushan got into the car and smiled at Zhu Sihai.

"Bureau Chief Zhu, you can move into the bureau chief's office tomorrow!"

"Yes! Thank you, Chief Chen, for your guidance! Chief Chen, take care!"

Zhu Sihai shouted excitedly while holding his umbrella.

In the car, Chen Shoushan closed his eyes to feel the demon elixir inside him being digested frenziedly; suddenly a sense of bodily lightness arose in his heart—the barbarian demon elixir digestion is complete!

This time, Chen Shoushan used his authority to recklessly stir up the law in Dahe City; this is undoubtedly the best way to digest it, and other lawyer-path Extraordinary Persons cannot replicate it—in the mysterious world, one cannot be so unrestrained!

Apart from the barbarian demon elixir, the other demon elixirs have also made tremendous digestive progress; today's effort equals what Chen Shoushan would have achieved over several years in the past.

"Then what should we do about this matter next?"

Ye Feng, who was driving ahead, asked.

"Report it to headquarters and let headquarters handle it."

Chen Shoushan simply had no time to investigate some foreign mysterious organization; he hurried to digest the demon elixir and prepare—advancement ceremony is the proper way, so such trivial matters can be left to headquarters.

Ye Feng nodded and said nothing more.

"Are you interested in joining my Foundation?"

Chen Shoushan suddenly smiled and asked.

"I have no money! Can I use the coins you gave me as the membership fee?"

Ye Feng also said with a smile.

"More than enough—welcome to join the Shoushan Foundation!"

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"... That's how it is; let headquarters deal with it."

Back in the hotel room, Chen Shoushan took out a satellite phone and reported to his operator Li Yiyun; of course, he only reported the supernatural part.

I understand! I'll truthfully report to Supervisor Zhao, and if anything else comes up, I'll let you know right away!

From the other end of the phone came the sound of Li Yiyun typing; her voice was somewhat solemn, after all, a suspected foreign mysterious force sneaking around on the territory definitely had a conspiracy! Moreover, it was also suspected of colluding with some city officials!

"Okay, by the way, who is the person in charge of Daton City?"

Chen Shoushan asked.

"It's a person in charge named Gao Zhiqiang."

Li Yiyun hesitated for a moment, then she said.

After hanging up the satellite phone, Chen Shoushan had some clues.

Although Gao Zhiqiang in the original work is the head of headquarters, he is also a member of the Friends Circle, so to some extent he represents the Friends Circle's ideas; therefore, this mysterious force is likely colluding with the Friends Circle?

The Friends Circle's influence is great; helping to cover up entry and exit traces is still doable, and Chen Ruhai's weapons as a low-level Friends Circle member might very well be one of the trade goods the foreign force gives to the Friends Circle.

"Gao Zhiqiang... a Deceiver Ghost?"

Chen Shoushan silently thought, this Deceiver Ghost is what he wants to obtain; although the Deceiver Ghost in the original work cannot affect the supernatural and gold, for a Ghost Master it's somewhat helpful, but for the Foundation it is indeed an indispensable aid!

Having it is equivalent to having endless startup funds, and also having a large operational space; this is undoubtedly fertilizer for the Foundation's seedling.

But Chen Shoushan only needs the Deceiver Ghost; he has no interest in Gao Zhiqiang as a person.

But how to get the Deceiver Ghost? Wait for Yang Jian to kill Gao Zhiqiang, then go find Yang Jian to trade? That would still take several months...

Chen Shoushan ultimately decided to let things take their natural course; after all, the Foundation isn't short of money now, nor is it that urgent—first let's digest the magic potion, then we'll talk!

(End of chapter)