Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 122 Wang Xiaoming

Just now.

After receiving a phone call, Li Hui left the hotel again, got into a car arranged by headquarters, and drove out of the city.

The caller was none other than Li Wanyu, the personal operator assigned to him by the Ghost Rider headquarters!

The person on the other end of the phone said that Wang Xiaoming had returned to Dajing City and asked Li Hui if he had time now, saying that Wang Xiaoming wanted to meet with him.

Li Hui naturally wouldn't refuse.

After all, a major reason he stayed in Dajing City was to wait for Wang Xiaoming. Therefore, after receiving the call, he immediately asked headquarters to arrange a meeting, and then set off as soon as the car arrived.

As the capital of China, Dajing City was given the utmost respect by Li Hui. Unlike other cities, he did not directly use the Ghost Domain Movement method, but instead acted in accordance with the headquarters' regulations.

The place where Wang Xiaoming arranged to meet Li Hui was very close to the training base of the Ghost Tamer headquarters.

To be precise, it's near the building where Wang Xiaoming's research lab is located.

As the vehicle drove in, it quickly left the bustling city center and headed towards the suburban headquarters training base.

It didn't take long.

A large complex of buildings came into Li Hui's view.

One of the buildings caught Li Hui's attention; it looked like a guesthouse for special personnel.

Several luxury cars were already parked in front of the guesthouse-style building, and there were also many staff members busy with something.

As Li Hui's vehicle drew closer, the scene he saw became clearer.

There was a temporary sunshade set up on an open space not far from the building, with a few chairs and a table placed inside.

At this moment, a young man in his mid-twenties, wearing a white coat, was sitting upright in a chair under the sunshade, slightly raising his head to look at the distant blue sky. He seemed to be lost in thought, or perhaps pondering something.

Wang Xiaoming!
The moment Li Hui saw the man, he confirmed his identity, not only because Li Jun was standing behind the man protecting him, but also because Li Hui had actually met Wang Xiaoming before.

That was when we were in Dachang City.

When Li Hui successfully dealt with the starving ghosts and the environment of Dachang City began to return to normal, Wang Xiaoming and others who were hiding in the underground safe house came out after receiving the news.

However, at that time, Li Hui's attention was entirely focused on Zhang Wei, or more accurately, on the human skin paper. Later, he encountered the King's War, which caused him to overlook Wang Xiaoming.

"Professor Wang, Li Hui has arrived."

Seeing the car carrying Li Hui approach, Li Jun spoke to Wang Xiaoming, who was sitting there in a daze, interrupting his thoughts.

"Have we arrived?"

Hear the words.

Coming to his senses, Wang Xiaoming looked over and immediately spotted the car Li Hui was riding in and the people inside.

With a screech of brakes, the car stopped in the open space outside the research building. Li Hui, who was sitting in the back seat, got out of the car and walked towards the awning where Wang Xiaoming was.

"I heard from Cao Yanhua that you wanted to see me?"

There were no excessive formalities.

As Li Hui approached, he got straight to the point, asking Wang Xiaoming why he wanted to see him.

"I'm very curious about how you harness the supernatural power of your ghost drawings."

Wang Xiaoming looked at Li Hui and said, "I once did a similar study, but the conclusion was that supernatural phenomena like ghost paintings are beyond human control. Before we can control them, the evil spirits will be resurrected."

"Moreover, someone like you seems completely unafraid of the resurgence of vengeful spirits. Most importantly, based on the abilities you've demonstrated, you've probably already mastered most of the ghost paintings. However, according to headquarters' investigation, the ghost painting incidents overseas are almost no different from before, showing no signs of being controlled."

Wang Xiaoming continued, "Although everyone has their own secrets, and I shouldn't pry into yours, your existence is too incredible for me to understand. I want to know your information and see if this method can be replicated."

"Now that you've joined headquarters and are a designated captain, you're qualified to know a lot of information. The current situation at headquarters isn't as glamorous as it seems. There's a severe shortage of top-tier ghost tamers. So if you can replicate your method of controlling the supernatural, it can greatly enhance the foundation of headquarters."

In the end.

Wang Xiaoming added another sentence:
"Of course, this doesn't mean you're presenting your plan to control vengeful spirits for free. There will be compensation, and the specific compensation will be calculated based on the feasibility of the plan and the degree of contribution."

As a researcher, Wang Xiaoming was very curious about Li Hui's method of controlling the vengeful spirit, and also about Li Hui's current state.

Despite not being an anomaly, he seemed to have no concerns about the resurgence of vengeful spirits, and his physical condition was surprisingly good.

This made Wang Xiaoming seriously suspect that Li Hui had found another way to control vengeful spirits, which was also the main reason why he sought out Li Hui!
Although the specifics of Li Hui's control over the vengeful spirit are uncertain, judging from the current situation, his method is far superior to that of Li Jun and the others. If it can be widely promoted within headquarters, the benefits to the current situation will be unprecedented.

the other side.

Li Hui, who had just sat down, showed a slight change in expression. He thought to himself, "Wang Xiaoming is indeed worthy of this; he immediately grasped the key point."

Before this, neither Li Jun nor the other ghost tamers, nor even the deputy minister Cao Yanhua, had noticed anything unusual about him. Old Qin might have known, but he hadn't said anything. On the contrary, Wang Xiaoming, who hadn't had much contact with him, noticed his special characteristics.

After thinking for a moment, Li Hui spoke:
"I'm sorry, Professor Wang, I admit that my way of dealing with the supernatural is very special, but my path is not replicable. I'm sorry I can't go into the reasons why, but this is absolutely the truth!"

Compared to Wang Xiaoming, Li Hui was more aware of his own special circumstances.

A phone tattoo allows an ordinary person to control the supernatural without any cost, which is more special than any ghost tamer. However, this way of controlling the supernatural is indeed impossible to replicate, since only he himself possesses the phone tattoo!
"Is this so..."

Hear the words.

Wang Xiaoming frowned.

However, he did not doubt the truth of Li Hui's words, but felt it was a pity that this almost perfect way of controlling ghosts could not be applied to other people.

Thinking.

Wang Xiaoming continued, "I heard from the vice minister that you also have something to discuss with me?"

"Yes."

Li Hui nodded. "Before I talk about my business, I'd like to ask, how far have you progressed with your experiments on the ghost coffin?"

A ghost coffin?

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoming's eyes flickered, and he gave Li Hui a deep look before saying, "Since you brought this up, you must know some of the information. The Ghost Coffin experiment is currently in its later stages, but I'm not sure if it will be successful."

"That coffin is special. It can turn living people into ghosts, or more accurately, ghosts with human consciousness. But in my opinion, such a being cannot be simply defined as a 'ghost'. It should be considered a special kind of anomaly."

Wang Xiaoming continued, "This is an experiment. If it succeeds, then there will be another way to control vengeful spirits, which can greatly solve the problem of vengeful spirits reviving in those who control them."

Transforming a person into a vengeful ghost with the consciousness of a living person is an experiment that is undeniably daring. If it were before, Wang Xiaoming would not have had the confidence and would only have had this idea. However, the appearance of the ghost coffin made him see the feasibility of this matter.

Li Hui asked, "Is the experimental subject Wei Jing?"

"You know a lot."

Wang Xiaoming said, "This experiment is a top secret even at the Ghost Rider headquarters. Not many people know about it. Even Cao Yanhua only knows the general idea. If the headquarters hadn't done related experiments and knew that there is no such thing as returning from the future to the present, I would have suspected that you are from the future."

As he spoke, Wang Xiaoming stared intently into Li Hui's eyes, as if trying to discern something.

After an investigation by headquarters, Li Hui's past remains a blank, except for a fabricated past arranged for him by the Dahai City Paranormal Forum. If it weren't for the fact that Li Hui is a real, living person, headquarters would have suspected that he is some kind of paranormal manifestation.

“Going back to the past from the future is not necessarily impossible in the future,” Li Hui said, as if he had thought of something.

the other side.

Seeing that he couldn't figure it out, Wang Xiaoming continued to speak, ignoring Li Hui's subsequent words. After all, the headquarters had already conducted similar experiments more than once, and time travel was clearly an unrealistic fantasy.

"The experimental subject was indeed Wei Jing."

Wang Xiaoming said, "He was already on the verge of a vengeful ghost's resurgence before the experiment even started. Even if he hadn't participated in this experiment, he would have died from the resurgence of his own vengeful ghost. Therefore, this is also an opportunity for him. If the experiment succeeds, he will not only survive, but he will also become a true anomaly!"

"But I'm still curious, where did you get this information from?"

Done.

Wang Xiaoming stared intently at Li Hui, and Li Jun, who was standing next to him, also turned his gaze to Li Hui, seemingly equally curious about his answer.

Hear the words.

Li Hui sold Yang Jian without hesitation.

"The source of the information is a piece of human skin paper."

“That paper belongs to Yang Jian, the person in charge of Dachang City. I saw it when I was in Dachang City. It claims to be something from the future, and it seems to possess the wisdom of a living person and knows a lot of things. This information was revealed to me by the human skin paper.”

According to the original plot, Wang Xiaoming had already guessed that Yang Jian had such an item by his side.

However, he probably can't be sure what exactly it is yet. Later, when Yang Jian came to Dajing City, Wang Xiaoming and Yang Jian made a deal regarding the human skin paper. It was that deal that allowed Wei Jing to be "resurrected" and also made Yang Jian's escape from the music box curse more complicated.

"Human skin paper? Information from the future? Then what about that human skin paper now..."

"It's still on Yang Jian's person." Before Wang Xiaoming could finish his question, Li Hui answered proactively:
"I don't really believe the information on that piece of paper; in fact, I find it eerie. So I didn't keep that thing; instead, I returned it to Yang Jian. I wanted to find you to verify some of the contents on it."

Li Hui didn't mention much about the human skin paper. After that, Wang Xiaoming would naturally negotiate with Yang Jian, and he would probably get a lot of information from the human skin paper.

"So that's how it is, no wonder..."

Wang Xiaoming seemed somewhat bewildered.

He had already sensed something was wrong. Yang Jian's hanging was too bizarre, involving the collision of several supernatural rules. This method was definitely not something an ordinary high school student could come up with!

At that time, Wang Xiaoming vaguely guessed that there was some special being teaching Yang Jian, and now, after Li Hui's description, it completely confirmed his suspicions.

As for whether Li Hui might be lying about the human skin paper, Wang Xiaoming didn't think it mattered. Such a lie was easily exposed, and he felt that Li Hui couldn't possibly make such a basic mistake.

As long as we know that the paper veil of human skin is real, that's enough!

Think of this.

Wang Xiaoming asked, "From what you know, was the Ghost Coffin experiment ultimately successful or a failure?"

"Strictly speaking, the Ghost Coffin experiment failed, but Wei Jing succeeded. Although there were some twists and turns, he did become a special anomaly!"

After thinking for a moment, Li Hui said this.

To be honest, Li Hui is very curious now. In the original story, it was Zhao Jianguo who opened the ghost coffin under the influence of the newspaper ghost, which led to the ghost messenger incident at the training base.

However, now that the newspaper ghost is staying in its own ghost realm, the incident at Caesars Hotel is also being overshadowed. Tong Qian will not fall into the trap, and there will be no scene of the supernatural intrusion into the call center that led to Zhao Jianguo's resignation.

In this situation, will the ghost messenger incident still erupt as it did in the original story?

obviously.

Li Hui's target this time is the ghost coffin, or more precisely, the ghost messengers inside the coffin!

"Wei Jing succeeded, but the ghost coffin experiment failed. This means that Wei Jing's success is also unrepeatable, a supernatural product of special circumstances?"

With Wang Xiaoming's intelligence, he understood the meaning behind Li Hui's words almost instantly.

However, he did not intend to stop the experiment with the ghost coffin, not only because of the reason why Wei Jing was able to succeed, as Li Hui had said, but also because Wang Xiaoming had more faith in himself.

After all, for someone like him, experimental data is the only truth. As for the information revealed by the human skin paper mentioned by Li Hui, it will not have any impact on Wang Xiaoming's mind.

That's why Wang Xiaoming didn't ask about other details of the ghost coffin experiment. Instead, he talked about other things, and Li Hui changed the subject as well, not mentioning the ghost messengers at all.

Although his target was the vengeful ghost gestating inside the coffin, it wasn't the ghost messenger he was targeting at this stage, but rather the one to come. As for now, Li Hui didn't mind letting it continue to gestate for a while longer.

that's it.

The two chatted for another half hour.

Li Hui then got up and left, taking the headquarters' car back to the Ping An Hotel.

Meanwhile, at the hotel entrance, a figure had been waiting for Li Hui for a long time. Almost the instant Li Hui appeared, the person came up to him.

(End of this chapter)