Chapter 24: The Ancestral Home is Haunted (Part 1)

  The next morning, the three of them dressed up neatly, and the luxury car downstairs had already arrived.

  "Look at these three, they're not very old, but they're really impressive, they all have luxury cars picking them up!"

  "You don't know, I saw with my own eyes the tallest boss exorcising ghosts that day!"

  At this time, the three had already left by car and naturally did not hear the discussions around them. Although these words were greatly exaggerated, they also increased their company's chips in an intangible way.

  The car drove for three and a half hours before arriving at the destination, which is a rural area on the outskirts of the city. The country's support for rural areas has also increased, and the implementation of the Village-to-Village Project has greatly improved the roads in rural areas compared to before.

  "It's just nearby, we can't drive in here, would you three mind walking with me?" the beautiful assistant said. Although the rural road had been repaired, due to layout reasons, some roads were still very narrow and could only be traversed on foot.

  The rural areas in the north are different from those in the south. In the past, villages in the south were often built along rivers, but due to the northern climate, there aren't as many rivers, so they often formed villages based on surnames. There are also some that form villages around mountains. Tian Qi and his group came from a village that was formed based on surname. According to the beautiful assistant's introduction, most of the villagers here have the surname Chen, with only a few households being outsiders.

  They walked for about 200 meters and arrived at their destination. At the entrance, a middle-aged man was standing with a young man carrying a bag behind him, who appeared to be his secretary.

  There's a saying that you can tell a person by their face, and in the eyes of Fatty, a middle-aged boss like him must not be in good shape. He wouldn't be as fat as him, but probably similar. However, this man in front of him was tall and imposing, with a radiant complexion, not an ounce of excess flesh on his belly, and a bespoke suit that gave him a unique air about him.

  "It's indeed true that a good teacher produces excellent students! You two are so young yet have such great skills. Hello, my name is Chen Tong." The man stretched out his hand warmly.

  "Do you know the teacher? Which teacher is it?" Tian Qi was very curious, although he already had an answer in his heart.

  "It's Old Man Yuè Yān! He's an old friend of my father's, and I've met him a few times. He recommended you all to me." Chen Tong smiled as he poured tea for the three Tian Qi.

  It turned out to be Moon Instructor, no wonder others would directly look for them.

  With a mentor in the relationship, the atmosphere immediately became much more relaxed, and it didn't seem like they were discussing business, but rather chatting about family matters. Chen Tong also didn't have the air of a big boss.

  "Director Chen, isn't the problem in the east wing?" Tian Qi asked.

  Chen's expression changed, "Oh yeah, how did you know?" In fact, he still had some doubts about Tianqi and the others' abilities. Although they were students of Yue Lao, they were after all young and lacked rich experience. Before Chen could even mention the house issue, Tianqi had already figured it out, showing that they indeed had some real skills. Thinking of his own useless son, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

  "I guess," Tian Qi replied truthfully, this ancestral house was a traditional northern courtyard, with a small gatehouse at the entrance, followed by the main residence in the middle, and east and west wing rooms on either side. When he entered, he took notice of the renovated courtyard, although the layout and form had not changed, but from the color of the materials, some repair work could be seen, except for the east wing room, which showed no signs of change, with some collapsed areas on its left side, normally there was no reason not to repair it.

  "That's right, that's why I asked you all to come. There's a ghost in the east wing!" Chen Tong said, "Come on, I'll take you to see."

  The crowd followed Chen Tong to the courtyard, walked to the front of the east wing, and without his gesture, the secretary gave him a piece of rubber mud. He casually stuck it on the wall of the east wing, but at the moment he stuck it, the rubber mud fell off.

  "Is it because the plasticine is not sticky enough?" asked the fat boy.

  Chen Tong shook his head and the secretary handed him a small hammer. The wall was just an ordinary brick wall, which had become somewhat loose due to its age.

  But Chen Tong took a small hammer and hit the wall, but did not cause any damage, nor did the mud on the wall splash dust.

  This shocked everyone. The fat man rubbed his eyes hard and personally took the small hammer to experiment, but the result was still the same.

  "This is just an abnormal phenomenon, and there are many strange places in this house. At first, I wanted the construction workers to directly demolish the house and then rebuild it, but they couldn't shake it off, and two workers were injured as a result. In the end, we had no choice but to leave it like this." Chen Tong sighed deeply and said.

  "Director Chen, have you ever invited a Feng Shui master to take a look?" Tian Qi thought for a moment before asking, he felt that the situation might also be related to the house's Feng Shui.

  "It's all right, there is no problem with Feng Shui." Chen Tongru replied truthfully.

  Tian Qi touched the wall with his hand, and for some reason, he had a feeling that although the wall looked uneven, it felt like human skin.

  Tian Qi took a look at Chou Shen, but judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to have discovered anything either.

  Tian Qi made a decision at this time, "Director Chen, we want to stay in the house for a few days, I don't know if it's convenient or not."

  "What? No way?" Fatso's reaction was intense, he had just witnessed the strange occurrences in this wing with his own eyes, if they were to stay here who knows what kind of accident might happen.

  "No problem, you don't have to worry, except for the east wing, the main house and west wing are all fine," said Chen Tong.

  "You can go back and watch the company," Qiu Shen said.

  "I... I'm worried about you, since President Chen has said it, I naturally have to stay and take care of you two." Actually, Fatso was thinking of finding an excuse to leave later, but after being told by Ou Shen, he couldn't leave anymore.

  Chen Tong is a person who naturally understands the situation, and it just so happened that it was noon, so he found a topic to change the subject.

  At the dinner table, Chen Tong also talked about the specific things. His business is now in the south, and this is his ancestral home. He doesn't have much impression of his ancestral home because he hadn't been born yet when his father went to the south. It's just that his father is old now, and as people say, "fallen leaves return to their roots." He wants to come back to his ancestral home to spend his old age, so he found someone to repair it. He didn't expect such a situation to happen. Although only the east wing of the house has problems, if things are not resolved, he is still worried that something unexpected will happen when the old man moves in.

  In the afternoon, Tian Qi did not let Chen Tong follow him, but instead the three of them walked around the house and its surroundings, hoping to find something.

  "I said, Little Sheng, don't you have superpowers? Can't you see anything at all?" Just now, Pangzi didn't say he was ignored, but he also didn't get any attention, so naturally, he felt a bit unhappy. Not only did his tone of voice change, but even the way he addressed him changed, as if he were the older brother.

  Chou Shen furrowed his brow, but still spoke up, "It's not that I didn't notice, it's just that something feels a bit off."

  "What's wrong?" Tian Qi asked.

  "I think it doesn't look like a house, but a person," Qiu Shen said after a moment of thought, "like a dead person."

  Tian Qi also had this feeling, otherwise how could that wall feel like human skin?

  After discussing among the three of them, they decided not to tell Chen Tong about this discovery for the time being. After all, it's not something that a normal person would believe without any evidence.

  After walking around the house, Tian Qi didn't go back directly, but instead strolled around the village to get a better understanding of the situation. After all, Chen Tong probably hadn't been here many times before, and his knowledge of the house was only through his father, not necessarily as much as the local villagers knew.

  After turning two alleys, Tian Qi saw an old man with white hair sitting on a stone stool in front of the door smoking a dry pipe.

  To understand things about houses, it's undoubtedly more reliable to find someone of this age.

  "Are you talking about Chen Jian's ancestral home? Are you people he invited?" The old man asked, lifting his head after hearing Tian Qi's words.

  "Uh-huh, that's right. I was wondering if you think their house has always been strange?" Chen Jian is Chen Tong's father, and Tian Qi also found out during the conversation.

  "I don't know!" The old man suddenly lifted his foot and entered the door, followed by a "bang" sound, the wooden door was closed.

  Leaving three people here looking at each other in dismay, what's wrong with this old man, his attitude has made a 180-degree turn.

  "Anyway, Chen Tong's father didn't have a good relationship with people here before," said the fatty, shaking his head.

  But Tian Qi didn't think so, there must be some hidden reason here. Since he couldn't ask clearly, it was better to go back first and wait until night. If there's something wrong with this house, it will definitely be discovered tonight.

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