Chapter 1 The Coffin Altar

This time, the Wu family's troubles also involved a batch of evil antiques. Jiang Cheng certainly didn't believe that these three things were unrelated.

He had a feeling that these antiques were just an opportunity, and the real purpose was to reveal the evil behind these cases.

The next second, Jiang Cheng seemed to sense something and flipped the newspaper over. Sure enough, there was another report printed on the back, and his gaze accurately captured a location, which also had a black box, with three characters in the box: Jishi Tai (Coffin Altar).

Just seeing these three characters sent a chill down Jiang Cheng's spine. After seeing it, Fatty couldn't help but tighten his throat and lower his voice, "The last time we saw the newspaper, the headline was the Roman Hotel fire case related to the Ming Mirror, and the back of the newspaper was news about the Ghost Steed Picture. This time..."

Jiang Cheng completely understood what Fatty meant. This time, the headline had changed to news about the Ghost Steed Picture, and the back had added the Coffin Altar, which was logically the same as before.

Coffin Altar... just hearing the name, you know it's an evil thing. It seems that this so-called Coffin Altar is the opportunity that led to the Wu family tragedy. It comes from the blood corpse tomb and is the evil antique that needs to be suppressed with coffin wood!

After separating from the boy, Jiang Cheng and Fatty wandered aimlessly in the town. After hesitating for a long time, Fatty picked up the newspaper and asked in a low voice, "Doctor, the content on the newspaper... should we tell the others?"

Jiang Cheng was clear about Fatty's concerns. This time was different from the past. Not only might teammates be hiding people who knew their identities, but there was also a ghost with unknown abilities lurking. Hiding some key information might be their capital for a comeback in the future.

The newspaper's report about the Coffin Altar not only mentioned the name, but also had some reflections on the Wu family, but much of the content needed to be interpreted in light of the clues, which they couldn't currently do.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Cheng shook his head, "No, there's no need. Do you think that if we don't hand over the newspaper, these people won't have other ways to get it, given their level?"

"Also, this mission is extremely dangerous. The more information the team has, the greater the chance of survival for everyone. Moreover, neither of us are experts in this Coffin Altar. We don't even know what it looks like. This kind of clue is almost useless in our hands, but it's different if we give it to that Luo Tianhe. Maybe there will be unexpected discoveries."

"But Fatty, your starting point is right. You've made great progress. Many times, if it weren't for you, it would be difficult for me to survive the mission alone." Jiang Cheng changed the subject and said sincerely.

Hearing the seriousness in Jiang Cheng's tone, Fatty suddenly became a little uneasy, "Don't, Doctor, don't say that. You're the one who thought it through. If you hadn't been willing to bring me, I would have died on my first mission."

"Hopefully, we can get out of this safely this time." Jiang Cheng's expression was not as optimistic as usual.

The town was bigger than expected. Jiang Cheng and Fatty walked slowly along the main street. At noon, they found a good restaurant and had a big meal. It was almost 3 p.m. when they slowly walked back.

Back at the tea stall where they had agreed to meet, there were already people waiting.

Ding Zhendong, Lin Qianqian, Luo Tianhe, Yuan Shanyuan, and Bai Yu had returned. Luo Tianhe, Ding Zhendong, and Lin Qianqian were sitting at one table, while Yuan Shanyuan and Bai Yu, who seemed to be not very sociable, were sitting at another table.

"Only Yao Shunyu and Li Bai are missing. They set off together." Lin Qianqian's sweet voice came, as if intentionally hinting at something.

Jiang Cheng ignored her at all and sat down directly with Fatty.

Ding Zhendong was an impatient guy. He propped his hands on the table and asked in a low but hurried voice, "How is it, Brother Jiang, Brother Wang, did you find anything?"

Jiang Cheng didn't hide anything. He directly took out the newspaper and spread it on the table. Seeing the newspaper, Yuan Shanyuan couldn't help but walk forward with Bai Yu. At this moment, everyone was truly gathered at one table.

After reading the information in the newspaper, Ding Zhendong couldn't help but take a breath, and his face suddenly became strange, "Coffin Altar..."

Lin Qianqian looked up at Luo Tianhe very sensibly and said politely, "Mr. Luo, you are a physiognomist. Do you know what this Coffin Altar is?"

Luo Tianhe stared at the report in the newspaper. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Coffin Altar does not refer to a single thing. It only refers to a function. In other words, this so-called Coffin Altar may be a ritual vessel or a murder weapon. I cannot give a judgment until I have seen this thing with my own eyes."

This nonsense was as good as saying nothing. Even Fatty could hear that Luo Tianhe, this old boy, was playing psychological warfare and deliberately not giving any conclusion. He thought that this clue was wasted.

"It's good to be cautious. Then, Mr. Luo, what did you find on your side?" Jiang Cheng put away the newspaper and looked up at Luo Tianhe very naturally.

Luo Tianhe was not in a hurry. He beckoned everyone to sit down and talk. "We did find out some information about the Wu family's old shop. The Wu family has a very good reputation in Wolong Town. Everyone says that the Wu family's master is charitable and often sends people to diagnose and give medicine to people who can't afford to see a doctor. The most valuable thing is that they don't charge a penny. They even help with the funeral arrangements and send a coffin to those who die in the town."

"But these are only limited to these years. We found a few elderly people in the next village. The Wu family they described is completely different from what we see now." Luo Tianhe changed his tone and became gloomy. "According to their recollections, the Wu family was not like this many years ago. At that time, the Wu family relied on the government to support them, suppressed their peers, bullied the market, and were arrogant to the people in the town. It was no exaggeration to say that they bullied men and dominated women. Everyone dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. But suddenly one day, the Wu family changed. They became very gentle, and everyone couldn't figure out why, and then it continued until today."

"There must have been some kind of accident that caused them to change their faces." Ding Zhendong said in a muffled voice. This was obvious.

"That's right. We asked some elderly people indirectly, but they didn't know what happened to the Wu family at that time. We didn't dare to ask too directly for fear of arousing suspicion." Luo Tianhe explained.

Thinking of the Roman Hotel and the Su residence case before, everyone was very clear that the Wu family's water was also very deep. Finding out what kind of evil was hidden under this deep water was the key to this mission.

Looking at the Wu family master's way of death, the first feeling was that it was out of revenge. The top priority was to find out what happened to the Wu family many years ago.