Forbidden Land – CH 093

Watching Chen Demao drive away, Zhang Chao and Chen Rong exchanged a glance. Zhang Chao sighed, “He doesn’t seem willing to talk. What should we do?”

Chen Rong shook her head and said, “I can’t help it either.”

Zhang Chao thought for a moment and said, “It seems the only option is to go to his house. We’ll find out something eventually.”

Chen Rong nodded and said, “His house seems to be in the Shanshui Renjia residential area on Tianmushan Road, right across from our Seventh Hospital. We’ll have to ask for the exact address.”

Zhang Chao said, “Oh, right, I forgot to ask you, what is the Qiushi Society? Have you inquired about it?”

Chen Rong shook her head and said, “I asked a few alumni, and they all said they’d never heard of it. It’s probably some kind of club not registered with the school. But I really can’t figure out what that woman in black is up to.”

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Zhang Chao said, “I think we need to make a plan to sort out these things. First, I still want to get some information out of that old man Chen Demao. Second, next time I encounter that girl in black, I must force her to reveal the secret of the woman in ancient costume. Third, these inexplicable problems… well, I don’t know who to ask. Is there really such a thing as supernatural beings? Who can explain it?”

He pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up. “Your grandfather!”

“My grandfather?” Chen Rong smiled incredulously. “My grandfather is just a sorcerer in the countryside. I never really knew anything about him or if he was just using it to swindle people for a little money.”

Zhang Chao said, “From what you’ve said about your grandfather, I think he might know something about this. To be honest, I’m more inclined to believe in the existence of supernatural beings now. Otherwise, the idea of ​​a water ghost seeking a substitute is the most illogical thing.”

Chen Rong suddenly remembered something and said, “Do you remember Chen Demao saying that the drowning incident in the lake would never happen again? But when you said you almost drowned, he was very surprised?”

Zhang Chao also recalled his demeanor at the time. He did hesitate for a moment, as if he was about to tell them what happened, but in the end, for some reason, he didn’t say anything. After thinking for a moment, Zhang Chao said, “That’s right, that’s indeed a suspicious point. It seems that although things are complicated, they are gradually starting to make sense. Once we investigate Chen Demao and the girl in black and figure out about the ‘old thing,’ everything will connect.”

Chen Rong asked, “Are you really planning to go find my grandfather?”

Zhang Chao replied, “Of course! Didn’t you say you haven’t been back to your hometown for several years? Next week, after the spring semester exams, it’ll be right before the May Day holiday, so we can go to your hometown together and ask your grandfather. What do you think?”

Chen Rong hesitated. “You’re a student, so of course you can have a holiday, but I still have to work.”

Zhang Chao asked, “Can you take leave?”

Chen Rong frowned and said, “I can only take my annual leave and combine it with the May Day holiday, taking a week off.”

Zhang Chao laughed. “Okay, it’s settled then. This weekend, we’ll go to Chen Demao’s house and wait for him. After the exams next week, we’ll go to your grandfather’s house. Even if your grandfather doesn’t know, seeing him and enjoying the scenery of your mountain area would be nice. What do you say?”

Chen Rong smiled slightly. “You’ve decided, so let’s do it that way.”

Zhang Chao laughed heartily.