Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 166 Li Hui and Wei Jing

Li Hui, who was in Dajing City, was unaware of what had happened in Dasa City. At that time, he was resting in the presidential suite on the top floor of the Ping An Hotel. When Li Hui opened his eyes again, it was already the morning of the next day.

Li Hui didn't wake up naturally; a phone call woke him up.

The caller was Li Wanyu from the hotline department.

Because of his previous fight with the ghost messengers, the satellite positioning phone that headquarters had given him fell under the coffee table in the living room. It wasn't until the ringing of the phone this time woke him up that Li Hui picked it up again.

"Hello, this is Li Hui. What's up so early in the morning?" Li Hui said into his phone after pressing the answer button.

"Captain Li, this is Li Wanyu. There's a large-scale paranormal event happening in Dasa City. Captain Zhao asked me to ask if you're free these next few days and if you could go to Dasa City on a business trip?" Li Wanyu's sweet voice came through the phone.

"No time!"

Li Hui refused without hesitation.

"Hasn't headquarters already selected 11 captains? And if I'm not mistaken, Wei Jing has become a captain now, right? So all 12 captains at headquarters are now in place, how can there still be a shortage of manpower?"

Li Hui continued, "Most importantly, I just finished dealing with the paranormal incident at the Ping An Hotel. Zhao Jianguo and the others should know this very well. Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare to be used like that. Are the other team leaders and ghost controllers at headquarters just for show?"

"Captain Li, it's like this..."

Li Wanyu, on the other end of the phone, seemed to sense the strong dissatisfaction in Li Hui's words and quickly explained:

"This support operation was originally to be led by Captains Cao Yang and Li Leping, and they set off last night. However, they both lost contact shortly after arriving in Dasa City, and headquarters has not been able to reach them since."

"Wait, you mean, Cao Yang and Li Leping acted at the same time last night and went to Dasa City together?"

After listening to Li Wanyu's description on the other end of the phone, Li Hui seemed to have thought of something and asked with a strange expression.

"Yes."

Li Wanyu's voice came through again: "Captains Cao Yang and Li Leping departed in the same helicopter. I'm not sure of the exact time, since I'm not in charge of them, but I estimate it was around midnight."

As Li Wanyu continued her description, Li Hui's expression became increasingly strange. At this moment, he thought of Li Leping's special status during this period in the original work.

Li Leping is currently suffering from sleepwalking, and he may lose control of his sleepwalking at night. This is due to the supernatural laws of the sleepwalking ghost he controls.

In his sleepwalking state, Li Leping was almost indistinguishable from a real vengeful ghost, lacking any normal human thought or consciousness, possessing only the instincts of a vengeful ghost!

In that situation, anyone around him could be targeted and attacked by Li Leping. If they couldn't withstand Li Leping's supernatural abilities, they would be killed instantly.

It should be noted that Li Leping now controls four vengeful ghosts, and his supernatural abilities surpass those of 99% of ghost tamers of his time. Very few ghost tamers have the strength to withstand his attacks, and most ghost tamers are killed when they encounter the out-of-control Li Leping, including Cao Yang, who is also a team leader.

Under these circumstances, the headquarters still ordered Cao Yang and Li Leping to operate together at night. Is this not a way to make things difficult for Cao Yang?

Of course, Li Hui knew that this was not intentional on the part of headquarters.

Because Li Leping's 'sleepwalking' state was a secret, and no one in the Ghost Tamer Headquarters knew about it, they chose to assign him a mission at night. The only thing Li Hui couldn't understand was why Li Leping would agree to act with Cao Yang when he knew he might lose control.

As a captain, you have the right to say 'no' to headquarters. Even if you're not a captain, but just an ordinary ghost tamer or a city manager, you still have the right to refuse.

Thinking.

Li Hui said, "With the two captains working together, it shouldn't be difficult to handle a sudden paranormal event. The reason they lost contact might be because their cell phone signals were blocked?"

As he spoke, Li Hui glanced at the time and realized it was already eight o'clock in the morning.

At this point in time, Li Leping should have already recovered from his sleepwalking state, but since headquarters still cannot be contacted, there are only three possibilities.

Either Li Leping, like before, had lost his satellite-guided phone in some corner, or the phone's signal was blocked, or Li Leping was currently facing a crisis and simply didn't have the extra energy to care about his phone.

"Headquarters has considered the situation you mentioned, Captain Li, but it has been ruled out."

Li Wanyu's voice came through the phone again: "Xia Yu, who is in charge of Dasa City, is also caught up in that supernatural event, but he has kept his communication with headquarters open and is reporting the situation on his end."

"And I heard from Captain Zhao and the others that Cao Yang had called headquarters before he went missing, but he hung up after only a few words, and that's when he started to go missing."

Li Wanyu continued, "I don't know the specifics of what Cao Yang said on that phone call, but when I went to Captain Zhao's office earlier, I overheard Cao Yang's operator talking to Captain Zhao about Li Leping. It seems that Cao Yang's disappearance is related to another captain, Li Leping..."

Before he could finish speaking, a commotion erupted on the other end of the phone, followed by the voice of a middle-aged man.

“Li Hui, this is Zhao Jianguo. Li Wanyu should have told you about the matter in Dasa City. This matter is a bit special. According to the information Cao Yang sent back, Li Leping is suspected of having been resurrected as a vengeful ghost. So this time I hope you can go with Wei Jing.”

"You don't need to completely handle that paranormal event, just as long as you determine the current condition of Li Leping and Cao Yang."

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Jianguo said quickly, "If those two have already been caught, then headquarters will directly classify this 'ghost temple mummies' incident in Dasa City as an S-level paranormal event. At that time, more than half of the team leaders at headquarters will participate in the operation to try to deal with it as soon as possible and prevent it from spreading further!"

Without waiting for Li Hui's response, Zhao Jianguo continued on the other end of the phone:
"As before, you can name your own travel expenses this time, as long as they don't exceed the authority of me and the deputy minister. Also, this operation is special, so once the situation is confirmed, you can move the items in the headquarters warehouse at will."

I can tell.

Headquarters is really going all out this time, offering even more generous terms than when they invited Li Hui to Dachang City to handle the starving ghost incident.

"Is it just to investigate the situation, or are you going with Wei Jing? If so, then I'll accept this business trip."

Li Hui's voice rang out and traveled through the phone to the switchboard room on the other end.

As the captain's personal operator, not only Li Wanyu, but also the operators of the other captains at headquarters, also have their own private work rooms, which can be considered one of the benefits provided by headquarters.

"In that case, I'll arrange a private plane to take you there," Zhao Jianguo's voice rang out again.

However, Li Hui rejected his suggestion.

"There's no need to go through all that trouble. Just have Wei Jing come to the Ping An Hotel to find me. We'll handle the rest."

What a joke.

By plane?
That's so slow!
Li Hui thought to himself.

It should be noted that both he and Wei Jing possess the ability of the Ghost Domain. Most importantly, they can both use their supernatural abilities almost without any cost.

In this situation, the ability of the Ghost Realm is naturally used for traveling, so there is no need for a special plane.

After exchanging a few more words with Zhao Jianguo, Li Hui hung up the phone and sat on the sofa in the living room, waiting for Wei Jing to arrive.

Less than two minutes after Li Hui hung up the phone, the presidential suite where he was was shrouded in a pitch-black ghostly realm. In the darkness, a humanoid silhouette stood, appearing cold and stiff, like a real vengeful ghost.

“Let’s go. You can use Ghost Domain to take me to Da Sa City. You should know the way, right?” Li Hui said to the figure in the darkness.

"know."

Wei Jing's voice was as hoarse and deep as ever. Then, a ghostly aura as dark as ink enveloped Li Hui's body, carrying him away and disappearing into the top-floor suite of the Ping An Hotel.

.........

The city of Dasa is located southwest of Dajing City, about 3,000 kilometers away.

If this distance were traveled by other means of transportation, it would certainly take a considerable amount of time. However, if one were to use the abilities of the Ghost Realm to travel, then the journey could be completed in an instant.

At Li Hui's signal, Wei Jing's ghost domain extended in a straight line, and in a few flashes, the two of them arrived outside Da Sa City.

At this moment, the entire city was covered by a layer of gray haze. In that haze, there was a huge, phantom-like building. It was a temple, reflected in the sky above the city, floating in the haze.

"No wonder Zhao Jianguo said that headquarters intends to classify this paranormal event as an S-level event. Just the scope of the paranormal influence alone is enough to classify it as an S-level paranormal event."

See this.

Li Hui's expression shifted slightly.

Immediately seal the city.

If such paranormal events are not enough to be defined as S-level paranormal events, then what kind of paranormal events qualify?

After all, the headquarters defines the level of paranormal events based on the harm caused by the vengeful spirits. A vengeful spirit that has sealed off a city in a ghostly realm is definitely qualified to be ranked as an S-level paranormal event.

"Let's go in and see if we can find Cao Yang and the others. Also, if we encounter the vengeful ghost that caused this incident, we'll lock it up and deal with it," Wei Jing said.

His voice was hoarse, but his words were full of confidence, as if he had no fear whatsoever of the ghost that was currently sealing off the city and was suspected to be the source of an S-level supernatural event.

But it’s no wonder.

After all, he had 35 suppression slots at this time, so even if the 'ghost temple mummies' incident was indeed an S-level supernatural event, Wei Jing had no reason to be afraid.

"In that case, let's go."

Compared to Wei Jing, Li Hui appeared more confident. His expression returned to calm, and he then took out a special mobile phone from headquarters and opened the signal location page to check.

At this moment, five red dots appeared on Li Hui's phone screen.

Two of the signal sources were almost overlapping, clearly indicating that it was Li Hui himself and Wei Jing beside him. The other three signal sources represented three other satellite-positioning mobile phones in the vicinity.

“All three signals are in Dasa City, and two of them are constantly moving. It seems that they must belong to Xia Yu, Li Leping, and Cao Yang,” Li Hui thought to himself.

Just as Li Hui was pondering, Wei Jing's ghost realm took him into the city, which was shrouded in a gray haze.

It was the same scene that Li Hui and the others saw when they were outside.

The city was also filled with a gray haze, the supernatural presence of vengeful ghosts. It looked somewhat similar to Li Hui's gray ghost realm, but it was much denser, severely affecting the vision of everyone in the city.

"The nearest signal source is about two streets away from us, in the northwest direction," Li Hui said after glancing at the signal distribution map on his phone.

Following his instructions, Wei Jing's ghost domain immediately changed direction and spread towards Li Hui's location.

At this moment, Wei Jing's thoughts were very simple.

If the vengeful ghost is closest to them, then deal with and imprison it first. If the signal source of Cao Yang and the others' cell phones is closer to them, then check on Cao Yang and the others' status first.

soon.

The pitch-black ghost realm belonging to Wei Jing spread to the street Li Hui had mentioned.

Strange to say.

Wei Jing's ghost domain was not affected after entering the city of Da Sa. It seemed that the gloomy ghost domain that shrouded the entire city was just for show. It could not even have the most basic influence, let alone suppress Wei Jing's ghost domain.

If Li Hui hadn't been able to confirm that this gloomy haze was indeed the Ghost Realm, he might have even suspected that it was some other supernatural phenomenon.

"It's around here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Hui and Wei Jing appeared on the street.

The entire street was in a mess, with cars colliding everywhere. The accident scene was gruesome and horrific, with many cars completely dented and deformed, and the drivers inside already dead.

Also.

There were many corpses lying on the street, including men and women, young and old. They seemed to have been dead for a long time, and their blood had already congealed.

Where is the cell phone signal source?

Wei Jing frowned and asked after glancing at the street.

"right here."

Li Hui looked at the location page on his phone and said, "According to the location information, the signal source is right next to us."

(End of this chapter)