Chapter XIX Second Meeting
Two days later, in the evening, Zhang Hanming came to the villa of the Land Temple early and transformed into Pete. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info There are two meetings today and it is estimated that they are also coming soon.
Zhang Hanming lay in his original bedroom for a while, and it didn't take long for everyone to come. Liang Dazhui, Liu Kuan, Dian Wei, the three Chinese ghosts, are also Zhang Hanming's most trusted. Aduma, Ape, who paid for the land, is the wife of the current mayor of Barstow, Mrs. Abigail.
After everyone was seated, Pete spoke, "Ladies and gentlemen. The communication thing is on track. I'm going to explain it to you first. I was a psychic before I was born, so I know how to do small spells. You must be wondering, why did I do it now? After all, I've been dead for more than a hundred years. In fact, this is the case, any spell needs energy support, and there is not much difference in the type of spell, the difference is that the energy consumption is more or less, and the effect is high or low. ā
Pete paused for a moment and continued, "In the past, when I was alive, after casting a spell, I needed to rest for at least ten days. Some time ago, I had no intention of wandering to Barstow, and when I came to the vicinity of the temple of the land gods, I felt a majestic energy, and it was something I had never seen before! I was fortunate enough to have the permission of several gentlemen. ā
After speaking, the three of them nodded slightly to Liang Dahammer and saluted. Then he said, "I cast some spells, but I didn't expect that after each cast, the temple would quickly replenish my energy. I decided then that I wanted to follow the god of the land. Later, when we saw that everyone was bored, we thought of earning some money through correspondence and buying sacrifices to enrich everyone's lives and pass the time of boredom. The main thing is that we can now write to the people we love and dearest the most, which means that everyone knows better than me, most of you still have relatives alive, unlike me... Alone! ā
"The first batch of offerings has already been distributed, and the second batch will be in place soon. But... We still have some problems that we haven't solved. First of all, there has never been a large-scale exchange of human and ghost exchanges in history, and those of us who are dead are easy to accept, and the people who are alive on the other side? Isn't it shocking? So here we need to work together, the letters need to be reviewed, and we can't reveal too much news about the underworld to the living, for example, we can't go to heaven! If it is really revealed, it will not be a trivial matter, and then the entire Western world will riot! ā
Pete paused for a moment and asked everyone to digest it first: "So, sometimes we can't help white lies!" Another issue that worries me is the question of real-world interests. At $20 per letter, Barstow alone is not a small amount. But the 20 yuan collected is still too little for our ghosts. You must know that more than half of our Basto's ghosts are unrelated, after all, it has been more than a hundred years, and the flow is too great. Notice, each letter must be indicated, ask relatives to keep secret, find that living relatives have everywhere to preach, a chance to cancel the disqualification of correspondence, in addition, it is not excluded that I am angry, will go to talk to them. You all go down and make arrangements, and there are no ghosts who believe in the land gods in the Barstow cemetery and the church, so you have to keep an eye on them, and if there is any change, I don't mind sending them all to the void world. ā
Pete walked downstairs with everyone, went downstairs to find Little Ham, took Little Ham, Pete walked directly to Little Ham's house, and made an appointment with the five-person management team to talk face-to-face today.
Ham and Abigail and the other five sat quietly on the sofa in Ham's house, Abigail looked at the atmosphere a little weird, as the mayor of Barsto, he should say a few words at this time: "Everyone, don't be so nervous, relax." Well... It's not like a letter or two to communicate with your dead relatives, so everyone should be used to the existence of ghosts, right? Today's meeting with Pete is just the beginning. He promised us that he would bring our relatives to see us in the future. Isn't our little Ham going back to see Mom and Dad today? All relaxed, nothing to be afraid of! ā
Ham was a little surprised to see his son soon, but he was willing to see his dead beloved if he wanted Ham to go to the cemetery now. Ham beckoned his wife, who was standing not far away to watch them, and said, "Mr. Mayor's words are very right, we will all see our deceased one after another in the future, the person we love the most, there is nothing to be afraid of." Mr. Pitt said in the letter that let us see them, he needs to consume a lot of energy, not everyone can see it if they want to, we should cherish the opportunity, this is also a little privilege for us to manage the group! ā
When the people sitting heard Ham say this, they were a little relieved, yes! Ordinary people want to see it, but they can't see it anymore! What is there to be afraid of, if you see your dead relatives in the future, you will be afraid, what will your dead relatives think? Today is a good opportunity to practice your courage!
Bite.. Bite.. Bite...
The doorbell rang, and Diane looked at Ham with both trepidation and anticipation. Under the complicated gaze of everyone, Ham quickly stood up and walked towards the door.
He was about 40 years old, of all size, dressed in a beautiful classical suit, with a proud demeanor, a pale and delicate mask-like face, well-defined, two specially groomed beards, and a pair of blue melancholy eyes that looked deep and gentle.
The man bowed slightly: "Mr. Ham? ā
Ham hurriedly replied, "Hello, I'm Ham." Are you Mr. Pete? ā
"Yes. I am. Can we go in and talk? ā
"Ahh I'm sorry! Come in. ā
Pete walked into Ham's house and was guided to the couch by Ham. Ham introduced the people in the room, and Pete introduced himself. It could be seen that they were still a little afraid of Pete, because they didn't shake Pete's hand, but just bowed to each other.
When everyone is seated, the atmosphere is a little cold. Pete smiled slightly: "Everyone, time is limited, I'm going straight to the point." Forgive me for not being fluent in English, if you haven't spoken in hundreds of years, you'll be like me. First of all, you don't have to worry about the problem of correspondence, which will damage your faith, because God has a big heart. Meaning, no problem on our side! You're here? ā
Abigail thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Pete, what are you worried about?" ā
"Your government, is it allowed for us to communicate?"
Abigail was stunned for a moment: "It seems that there is no law prohibiting this!" ā
"You don't have any opinions on the cost of letters, right? In addition, the monthly subsidy of 5,000 dollars in consultant fees for you, you should be fine if you accept it, right? If you don't accept it, we are also very worried! You must know that what we are doing now is a very meaningful thing, too meaningful thing, I am afraid that many people will not understand us! ā
"It's normal to write letters and put stamps! Even if the price is a little higher, everyone understands that this is not an ordinary letter, and it is normal to be expensive. There is no problem with the consultant fee, we can file our taxes normally. ā
Pete nodded: "That's good!" The fee is temporary, we still need to use the money now, and we will consider reducing the fee in the future. I just hope your government doesn't meddle in its business. ā
Abigail said: "You can rest assured at Barsto. You've given us the money and we'll take care of everything. In case of a problem, we will inform you in advance. I'm sorry... You're a ghost, you don't really care too much about us, what can they do with you? They can't even do anything to us! ā
"If there is an emergency, you write a red letter, stick a feather on the envelope, and send it to the mailbox, and I will arrange for the ghost to wait near the mailbox for a long time, day or night."
"As you wish."
"In your world, ghosts are very difficult to appear, and I can't come often, so I have to bother you. The matter of communication can be managed according to a regular company, and you must know better than me how to operate. How much it will cost, just report it to me separately when you write a letter to your loved ones, and I will see. Again, this is a very meaningful thing, and even God will be grateful to you! In addition, your relatives, I will arrange for you to meet as soon as possible. Of course... If you are willing to meet. ā
Pete stood up and said to Mr. and Mrs. Ham, "Are you ready?" ā
Diane also stood up excitedly and nodded quickly. Pete stretched out his hand and patted Little Ham, who had been waiting by his side for a long time.
Everyone saw a slightly transparent figure, which suddenly appeared in front of them. Madame Augustus of the five-member group hurriedly drew a cross, and there were words in her mouth, and the others were no better, with a face full of incredulity! You know, Pete entered the door directly in human form, and suddenly a ghost appeared, and he didn't run, even if he didn't run, he performed well!
"Give you five minutes, you can talk, don't try to touch him, you can't touch him. Don't try to inquire about the secrets of another world, the consequences are serious. ā
Two days later, Zhang Hanming came to the police station early in the morning and asked to see Director Ham by name. Zhang Hanming is still quite famous in Barstow, and the police basically know him. He is the one who got 430,000 to minus 30,000, most of the police still sympathize with Zhang Hanming a little, and a few feel that he deserves it.
Ham, who was in a good mood, personally met with Zhang Hanming. After being guided, Zhang Hanming came to Ham's office and knocked lightly on the door.
"Please come in."
It's a small office, and the first impression is that it's messy, messy. It's not like the leader's office at all, the floor is full of desks, and there is even a black bicycle in the office. It may have something to do with Ham's habits!
Zhang Hanming politely sat down in front of Ham: "Hello, Mr. Director." ā
Ham smiled and nodded, "Hello." Mr. Zhang... Can I help you? Isn't your matter settled out of court? ā
Zhang Hanming's expression changed, and he said with a straight face: "Mr. Director, after your last education, let me know." If you find any abnormality, you should call the police first. ā
Ham's eyes jumped, and he said in surprise: "You found a huge amount of money again?" You're in luck! ā
"Mr. Director, please don't be kidding. Well, a few days ago, a couple of guys came to my store to buy more than $20,000 in sacrifices, which is very strange, no one would spend that much money on such a thing, and I suspect that it is some kind of cult ritual. ā
Ham smiled awkwardly and said, "Are they giving counterfeit money?" Is money black money? ā
"It's not counterfeit money, it's not black money, I deposited some of the money in the bank without any problems."
"You're planning to evade taxes?"
"How is that possible! I respect the laws of the United States. ā
Ham spread his hands helplessly: "That's no problem, I haven't received a report!" You can earn your money in peace. ā
Zhang Hanming said in disbelief: "Is it really okay? ā
"Yes, I'll let you know if there's a problem. Even if you spend the money, it's not your fault, you are a legitimate business, so use the money you earn to shop. Remember... Guaranteed product quality! ā
"Yes, Mr. Director. The products in my store are definitely the best quality in Barstow. ā
"Hmm... I believe this. But it's not cheap! ā