"Zhang Wei, pick up the phone. Captain Lin doesn't usually call you this early."
Lu Lianxue glanced at the caller ID. It was Lin Tong calling Zhang Wei. Looking at the time, it was just past 6 AM. Lin Tong calling Zhang Wei at this hour must mean something urgent.
Qiu Xiaolin also urged from the side:
"Xiao Weizi, pick up the phone first. There's plenty of time for you to mess around later, no need to rush now."
Zhang Wei nodded.
As he answered the call, before Zhang Wei could speak, Lin Tong's voice came through first:
"Zhang Wei, I'm sorry to bother you so early. Are you still sleeping?"
"Not sleeping, just about to start my morning exercises."
"Oh, I didn't expect you to have a morning exercise habit. I thought you didn't look muscular, but how did you get strong? So it's all from diligent practice? What kind of morning exercises do you do? I'll learn from you."
Mentioning physical training, Lin Tong's spirits immediately lifted, and he couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Wei replied with a smile:
"Captain Lin, my morning exercises are for the waist, and it's very strenuous. After all, you have to practice two at a time. Are you sure you want to learn?"
"Waist? Are you trying to train your abs? Oh, I get it. The human support point is the waist, which is also where the spine is supported. For explosive power, the body must have a strong support, just like practicing a horse stance."
Lin Tong muttered:
"It seems I can't just focus on arm strength anymore. Having only arm strength isn't enough; the body can't support the power explosion."
Zhang Wei responded to his words:
"Hey, Captain Lin, how can you only use your hands? That's just 'Kirin Arms.' Practice your waist more."
"Okay, okay, thank you for the reminder, Zhang Wei. I'll practice the horse stance and waist next time and focus on a solid foundation. By the way, how do I do it?"
Lin Tong asked curiously.
Just as Zhang Wei was about to say something, Lin Tong's voice came again:
"I almost forgot. Let's not talk about this for now. Zhang Wei, I need you for an urgent matter. Do you remember you taught the new recruits from Mount Wutai in the Wei Dao Division?"
At his words.
Zhang Wei's mind flashed back to those kind monks from Mount Wutai.
"Captain Lin, are you referring to Wu Nian's senior and junior brothers?"
"Yes, them. I remember you taught them how to use firearms to exorcise ghosts, right? So... so you have some research in this area."
"It's alright, I know a little. Captain Lin, why are you suddenly mentioning this?"
At this point.
Zhang Wei paused and said in a Stephen Chow-esque tone:
"What? You want to learn? I'll teach you."
"No, no, I don't want to learn. I mean, if you have research in this area, Zhang Wei, can you do me a favor and help me exorcise a ghost?"
Following that.
Lin Tong explained:
"Recently, a colleague of mine, who joined the Wei Dao Division at the same time as me, encountered a tricky supernatural event. Those ghosts are foreign ghosts."
As Lin Tong said this, Zhang Wei's disinterest vanished. Just a moment ago, his hands were with Qiu Xiaolin and the others, casually touching each other. But when Lin Tong spoke, his hands stopped, and he asked in surprise:
"Which foreign ghosts? Western ones? Vampires? Werewolves? Captain Lin, you're asking me about firearms, could it be Frankenstein's monster? Or perhaps not Western, but ghosts from the Land of the Cherry Blossoms?"
With Qiu Xiaolin and the others remaining silent, Zhang Wei was already excited. Hearing Lin Tong's words made him even more so.
Since becoming a ghost exorcist, he had exorcised many ghosts, at least three to four hundred.
However.
He had only exorcised domestic ghosts and had never dealt with foreign ones. With the folk knowledge and Longhu Mountain knowledge provided by the system, and what he learned from the Wei Dao Division forum, Zhang Wei knew that ghosts existed not only in Great Xia.
Foreign countries also had ghosts.
It's just that foreign ghosts were different from the monsters and ghosts in Great Xia. Foreign ghosts were those that circulated in foreign folklore, such as vampires, vengeful spirits, and werewolves. Among them, there were also ghosts similar to those in Great Xia, but they preferred to call them demons or devils.
For example, priests in the West were specifically ghost exorcists who dealt with devils and demons.
It was precisely because of the different types of ghosts that previous exorcism methods were not effective. For instance, zombies were not afraid of holy water or garlic.
There had been instances in the past.
When powerful monsters appeared in the West, Western exorcists couldn't deal with them. They then invited Eastern exorcists, as Eastern exorcists were as numerous as stars, with various methods. Many were not only effective against Eastern ghosts but also against Western ones, such as the Gu masters of Xishuangbanna.
In Zhang Wei's opinion.
Lin Tong might think that his method of using firearms to exorcise ghosts was very modern and could deal with Western ghosts, as there were also sayings in the West about using silver bullets to deal with werewolves and vampires.
Besides that.
It was also possible that Lin Tong thought his method of using firearms could deal with the ghosts his colleague encountered this time.
As Zhang Wei was thinking this.
"Not Frankenstein's monster or vampires, but some Western ghosts, similar to specters."
Lin Tong's voice came, saying:
"The situation is like this: my colleague is a captain of the Wei Dao Division in a place in Xishuangbanna Province. He recently encountered some ghosts, foreign ghosts. Westerners like to call these specters, but they are essentially ghosts."
"They are quite powerful. They are the ghosts of Western mercenaries who died and arrived locally through some channels."
"My friend discovered them a couple of days ago, but they were dead mercenaries. You know, the way certain ghosts died can grant them specific abilities. For example, water ghosts. The mercenaries are the same; they possess firearms."
"Those firearms might have been in their hands before they died, so they followed them after death."
"In the past, my friend had ways to deal with Western ghosts, but these long-range ones, coupled with his ignorance of firearms, made it difficult to handle these gun-wielding ghosts. He asked me for help, and I thought of you, Zhang Wei, since you know firearms."
When he said this.
Zhang Wei already understood Lin Tong's meaning. As he had expected, the supernatural event Lin Tong wanted to invite him to deal with was indeed related to his method of using firearms to exorcise ghosts.
At this moment.
Lin Tong continued:
"Originally, I planned to find Senior and Junior Brother Wu Nian. They have made quite a name for themselves recently and learned very well from you."
"But something happened to Mount Wutai recently. The Senluo Division attacked Mount Wutai. Mount Wutai must be dealing with it and is surely very busy. I felt it inappropriate to disturb them at this juncture, so I came to ask if you, Zhang Wei, have time."
"Of course, if you don't have time, Zhang Wei, it's fine. I can find someone else. There are many Eastern ghost exorcists who can deal with Western ghosts."
Zhang Wei interrupted Lin Tong:
"Captain Lin, I don't have time now, but I will in a few hours. I can help with this. How about I come to find you this afternoon?"
Receiving Zhang Wei's reply, Lin Tong nodded repeatedly, as if remembering something, and said with a smile:
"No problem. You go ahead with your morning exercises. Zhang Wei, you are truly diligent. I now understand why your strength has improved so quickly. You are too hardworking, spending several hours on morning exercises. It seems I cannot be lazy either."
"By the way, Zhang Wei, don't hang up for a few more minutes. How do you train your waist for morning exercises?"
Facing Lin Tong's question, Zhang Wei's lips curved, and he said leisurely:
"This, you need to prepare two beloved girls."
As the words came out.
Lin Tong: "???????"
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(ps: This is terrible! I just realized something. The comments I posted yesterday are not visible to the readers. I don't know if the review is chasing me into the comment section. You can't see the comments I posted, no wonder readers said they couldn't see them. The content I posted yesterday was reviewed.)