"Remember this — no matter what happens on the water, as long as the boat doesn't capsize, there's still hope." Zhang Dabo was a nice person. Seeing that Chen Ge was ready, he went into the manager's room to take out a life jacket. "There's only one in the whole dam, and it was given to me by my superior. I haven't used it before, so you should make do with it."
"Thank you, but you should return to the house. It's not safe by the shore." Chen Ge put on the life jacket, waved at Zhang Dabo, and rowed away.
Rowing a boat alone at the dam in the middle of the night was a strange experience.
The sky and water were dark, and there was no light. It felt like his body was slowly melting into the darkness.
Chen Ge did not rush to the center of the dam. After he rowed away from the shore, he started to communicate with the Vat Ghost.
This ghost from Coffin Village did not retain its memory, and most of the time, it only acted on instinct. It was very difficult to communicate with him.
From an outsider's perspective, Chen Ge's action was very strange. He kept waving his hands at the water like he was communicating with the water.
"The girl's body is about this long. When you see it, tell me the location, and then I'll give you the rope. You just need to tie it around her body." Chen Ge repeated this many times, but the Vat Ghost still could not understand such a complicated order. He shrunk under the water, and his round head blew bubbles as he looked at Chen Ge.
"Never mind, I'm asking too much of you." Chen Ge did not blame the Vat Ghost. He took out his phone and found a picture of a child. "Go underwater to see if there are any children like this. Don't make too much noise. If you run into danger that you can't handle, retreat immediately. Your safety is the first priority."
Chen Ge often asked his employees to do many things, but he had his own principles. He would not sacrifice ghosts to achieve his goal.
Perhaps it was because of this that the specters who were forced to stay at the Haunted House for various reasons would eventually grow and become good 'employees'.
After simplifying the order, the Vat Ghost seemed to understand. His body sank, and he slowly disappeared from Chen Ge's sight.
"It's not even midnight yet. I hope everything goes well." Chen Ge looked at the shampoo bottle in his backpack. Actually, he had a more efficient solution, and that was to release Wen Wen's sister and have her search for the body. If the Vat Ghost fails, then I'll consider Wen Wen's sister.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the Vat Ghost finally returned. His expression was one of terror, like he was scared out of his wits.
Hiding under the water, the Vat Ghost waved his hands that were disproportionate to the size of his head. He mumbled something incomprehensible. Chen Ge could only see countless bubbles appearing on the surface of the water.
"Speak slowly, don't summon anything else later." Chen Ge flipped through the comic and called out Lao Zhou. "Can you understand what he is saying?"
He felt like it would be easier for ghosts to communicate with each other. Lao Zhou stared at the Vat Ghost's lips for a long time before replying, "There are many people underwater, and he is very afraid."
"Why don't you ask him if he found the girl's body?" Chen Ge sighed in relief. He suddenly realized that Lao Zhou had the talent to be a translator — this was a rare talent.
The communication between Lao Zhou and the Vat Ghost was soundless. Chen Ge used the black phone's Ghost Ear to catch some of the blurry words.
"He didn't see the girl's body, but he did find many bodies at the bottom of the water. The girl's body might be hidden among them." After conversing with the Vat Ghost, Lao Zhou came to this conclusion. "There are many bodies underwater, so you should be looking for the one you're looking for, but it'll take time."
"One night should be enough. It's fine to take it slow." Chen Ge had the Vat Ghost lead the way. He was about to row the boat further away when a beam of light shone on him.
Turning around in confusion, Chen Ge saw Zhang Dabo waving the flashlight on the shore.
"What's wrong?"
"I think I saw someone else on your boat!" Zhang Dabo's palm that held the flashlight was covered in cold sweat. "There's still time for you to turn around."
"You probably saw wrong." Chen Ge signaled for Lao Zhou to return to the comic, but he did not get any response. When he turned to look at the front of the boat, he realized that Lao Zhou's reaction was even faster than his. When the flashlight shone on him, the boy had already disappeared. "You should switch off the flashlight. You might attract the King Fish."
Chen Ge felt like he was the main character in those horror movies. He refused to listen to advice and stubbornly persisted until he met with a ghost in the end.
Shaking his head, Chen Ge chased this strange thought out of his mind and rowed toward the center of the dam.
Eastern Jiujiang Dam was not big, but it was not small either. After rowing to the center of the dam, Chen Ge felt like he had become part of the dam, and his body was assimilated by the darkness.
There was no light, and they were very far from the shore. Chen Ge was not worried that Lao Zhou would be seen, so he released him again. "Tell the Vat Ghost to hold the end of the rope. If he finds the girl's body, tie her to the rope, and I will personally fish her out."
Lao Zhou relayed Chen Ge's message and dropped the rope into the water. The Vat Ghost grabbed the rope and dove back into the water.
The surface of the water returned to normal. Chen Ge and Lao Zhou held the end of the rope like they were fishing. They maintained the same posture and waited silently.
Time ticked by until midnight, and the Vat Ghost still did not return.
"Could something have happened to her?" Even though Chen Ge was very strict with the Vat Ghost, he was still his employee, and in Chen Ge's heart, he was one of his own.
The night was thick, and after midnight, a light fog rose from the surface of the water, completely isolating the dam from its surroundings.
"Why is there fog at this time?" The shampoo bottle in his backpack was shaking, and strands of black hair poked out from the bottle like it was trying to warn Chen Ge.
The recorder started to make a static sound, and Chen Ge smelled a light scent of blood. He did not call for help, but Xu Yin voluntarily appeared at the back of the boat.
"Something is wrong. This two-star Trial Mission seems to have changed." Based on the difficulty of a normal two-star mission, a Half Red Specter would not be a threat to Xu Yin, but strangely enough, Xu Yin just had to appear at that moment.
The fog thickened. Chen Ge could see the flickering lights on the shore, but in just a few minutes, he could not even see the light anymore.
Chen Ge was now at the center of the dam. With the flow of the water, the boat spun on the spot. Gradually, he lost his sense of direction, and he felt like he had been isolated from the outside world.
"Pay attention to the surface of the water." Chen Ge summoned Bai Qiulin and had him and Lao Zhou guard the front of the boat, Xu Yin guard the back, and he sat in the middle of the boat.
The fog was still thickening, and to Chen Ge's surprise, there seemed to be a voice coming out from the fog. It was unclear whether it came from the surface or the bottom of the water, but the person was calling his name, and the voice was very familiar.
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