Looking for Old Things

Cai Xiao, a thrift store owner who is heavily in debt, accidentally picked up an old pocket watch with his family name engraved on it when he was accepting a batch of overstocked old items. This triggered a curse and brought him to the point of death, accidentally activating the used items entrustment system. The system requires him to take over the old objects that were sealed with the obsessions of his predecessors, and to fulfill the owners' unfulfilled wishes and resolve regrets. Every time he completes a commission, he can obtain funds to repay debts and the ability to fight against supernatural beings. If he fails, he will be swallowed up by obsession and die. In order to pay off his debts and survive, Cai Xiao had to start accepting commissions. He did not exorcise evil spirits or kill spirits. He only followed the vague fragments left in old things to explore the dust-laden truth, and helped the deceased to fulfill their wishes. As the commissions were completed one after another, Cai Xiao gradually discovered that all the old items commissioned pointed to the disappearance in Shan'ao Village thirty years ago, and his grandfather was one of the missing persons that year. The people who covered up the truth back then learned that Cai Xiao was searching for old things, and sent many of his men to continuously snatch old things and create supernatural attacks, hoping to completely eliminate the clues. Cai Xiao must collect all relevant old objects to restore the truth before his grandfather's memorial day in three years. Otherwise, not only will he be wiped out by the system, but the grievances of his grandfather and the entire village will never be redressed. The old archivist who helped Cai Xiao sort out clues during the process happened to be the son of the core member who covered up the incident. Cai Xiao had to face the dilemma of trust and truth. When he finally uncovered the truth, even if he produced all the evidence, he still paid a heavy price of losing his store and implicating his relatives and friends. This victory was filled with irreparable regrets from the beginning. Cai Xiao is piecing together old objects piece by piece