Pushing open the door, the sky outside was slightly gloomy, and it was almost dusk.
There are at least ten people in the courtyard, and the leader is Gou Santang, the head of the Gou family!
He was talking to Feng Jun and Feng Bao with a smile on his face.
"Master Gou!" I took a deep breath, said hello to Gou Santang, and then glanced at the other people in the courtyard.
The dozen or so people were all corpse collectors. They wore green linen jackets on their upper bodies, linen trousers on their lower bodies, ropes around their shoulders, divination knives on their waists, and Gu jade hanging on their chests.
And this is not all the manpower. You can still see vehicles outside the hospital, as well as many people waiting to retrieve corpses.
Jiang Shi also led others and stood outside the courtyard, communicating with other visitors from the Gou family.
Gou Santang came up to me, shook my hand, and said with admiration, "Mr. Luo, I haven't seen you for a long time. Some of the rumors about you these days have really impressed me!"
More than half a year has passed, but Gou Santang has become more and more energetic.
Perhaps it was because Aigong's "good corpse sat in the hall" that the Gou family had better luck and more blessings?
I did not accept his words of praise, but said humbly: "Master Gou's quick actions also surprised Mr. Luo."
Gou Santang's eyes were slightly complicated, and he said: "The news sent by Mr. Luo is very important to the Gou family, so naturally we have to come as quickly as possible. To be honest with Mr. Luo, I also want to arrange for people to get into the water as soon as possible. .”
I pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Wen hasn't arrived yet. There are many water ghouls underwater. Let's discuss it first. I'm afraid we still have to wait for Uncle Wen to arrive."
"Master Gou, please." Feng Jun was very discerning and immediately made a gesture of invitation, motioning Gou Santang to sit down in the main room.
Gou Santang did not move. He suddenly said: "Mr. Luo, what do you mean, is Liu Wensan holding the statue of Ai Gong and wanting him to be the leader? But this matter is the Gou family's own business. Gou Xuan was once the leader. An important figure in the family, he has been dead underwater for many years. It is indeed difficult for us to wait any longer.
Discussions indeed need to be discussed. There are many water ghouls, and those are just some water ghouls. There are also many corpse-catchers from the Gou family. How about we go directly to the waterside to discuss? "
I frowned.
Except for Gou Santang, who looked very humble, had a negotiable attitude, and had an easy-going tone, the others were not like that at all.
Vaguely, there was a look of longing in the eyes of those who retrieved the corpses, as well as a bit of arrogance and coldness.
The longing is about Gou Xuan's corpse, and the arrogance and coldness are about me?
If I don't agree, I'm afraid they will take action forcefully.
At this moment, Feng Bao suddenly came close to my ear and whispered a few words.
His words shocked my heart.
Soon after Feng Bao finished speaking, I nodded slightly to him, then looked at Gou Santang and said, "Okay, Head Gou, go to the Red River to discuss it, but as for launching into the water, you have to follow my arrangement."
Gou Santang smiled with satisfaction. The other corpse collectors were obviously also very satisfied with my answer, and they immediately walked out first.
After a group of us left the yard, Feng Bao and Feng Jun came to Jiang Shi and communicated with him.
Soon the person Jiang Shi arranged to drive led the way.
From the town entrance on the edge of the city, you can see the Red River at a glance. In fact, you can get into the water anywhere and go to the center of the river.
But the people arranged by Jiang Shi still took us to the old dock.
When Gou Santang and I got out of the car, the other corpse collectors had already gotten out of the car. Only then did I notice that they were carrying at least two slender canoes on the roofs of their cars.
This boat is similar to the boat used by Liu Wensan in the Willow Reed Marsh, but it is much smaller. It is also much smaller than the corpse boat used by the Gou family on the hanging river.
"This matter is not trivial. People who fish for corpses are never so good at using other people's boats. The Gou family spent a lot of money to charter a flight." When Gou Santang said this, there was no smile on his face. Instead, he kept looking at Hong He, his eyes showing a bit of solemnity.
I calmed down my thoughts and signaled Gou Santang to call all the people who retrieved the corpses. I wanted to briefly explain the matter.
As I finished speaking, I walked directly onto the pier.
Soon, under Gou Santang's order, many corpse collectors gathered around.
As for Jiang Shi, Feng Bao and Feng Jun, they were all stopped far away.
At this moment, a slight sound of landing suddenly came from behind me.
Gou Santang was originally beside me, but his expression changed and he looked behind me in surprise.
The corpse collector below also changed his expression at the same time, looking behind me with great vigilance.
"You didn't call me." There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Shen Ji's cold voice.
I was a little embarrassed. I was indeed walking in a hurry just now, and I didn't call Shen Ji.
After a moment of surprise, Gou Santang's eyes lit up. He looked at Shen Ji attentively and said, "Is this also a corpse collector? Mr. Luo, I haven't heard you mention that there is a friend with such good skills. .”
Gou Santang's eyes stayed on the Gu jade hanging around Shen Ji's neck. I didn't pay much attention to it before, but Shen Ji actually hung the Gu jade around his neck?
She didn't do that yesterday.
"She is Mr. Yin Yang. This Gu Jade is mine." I directly gave up Gou Santang's idea.
Shen Ji glanced at Honghe and said calmly: "Didn't they sneak attack on me yesterday? Today, with this piece of jade hanging around my neck, it will be impossible to escape after a sneak attack."
Obviously, this was Shen Ji's answer to me.
Gou Santang was a little embarrassed, and the eyes of many people collecting corpses below showed a bit of disappointment.
I didn't care about it. After coughing and clearing my throat, I started talking to Gou Santang about underwater things. I raised my voice to make sure everyone could hear it.
Regarding going into the water, discovering the body of the corpse collector, and Jiang Pan's daughter, I even clearly described what Jiang Shi and I said about the corpse collector being killed in the Panjiang River Basin many years ago.
Finally, I talked about Shen Ji being attacked by a water ghoul yesterday.
After a pause, I also told Liu Wensan that he had subdued a water ghoul, and planned to try to see if he could subdue this group again.
When I finished speaking, those who were collecting corpses in the audience had murderous intent in their eyes, and they wished they could get into the water right away.
Gou Santang nodded, squinted his eyes and said, "It's important to kill the water ghoul. Don't worry, Mr. Luo, I'll let them do it. In those days, the corpse fishers on this side of the Red River always went into the water alone." , there are too many water ghouls, it’s really hard to resist them. There are hundreds of us here, almost all the elites of the Gou family. There are only a few hundred water ghouls in the Red River at most, and they can’t do much. Usually more than ten water ghouls can make a sneak attack. A corpse hunter will die."
"As for what Mr. Luo said, asking Liu Wensan to collect the water ghouls? I think this matter can be dispensed with." Gou Santang shook his head.
