Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 176 Hangzhou

After the black letter was lit, as the smoke gathered, a strange path that did not belong to the real world appeared in front of Song Xinhai and his companions.

On either side of that eerie path was pitch-black darkness, faintly revealing a sinister aura. The winding path stretched out into the depths of that darkness.

At the end of the road stands an old building from the Republican era. Above the entrance of the building hangs a sign that reads "Ghost Post Office" in large characters. Colorful neon lights flash around the sign, giving the whole building an extremely eerie and oppressive feeling.

"go!"

Song Xinhai and his team did not hesitate.

The moment I saw the road to the Ghost Post Office appear, I immediately stepped onto this eerie path and ran quickly toward the Ghost Post Office at the end of the road.

"Given the ghost post office's supernatural power, it might not be able to stop the invasion of that ominous painting, so we need to act quickly."

As he ran, Song Xinhai shouted to Wang Han beside him:

“Zhang Xian’s operation has been successful. As long as we return to Dahan City through the Ghost Post Office, the ghost painting will follow us to Dahan City, regardless of whether it has invaded the Ghost Post Office or not. At that time, Zhang Xianguang and his group will naturally deal with this evil painting.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Han nodded; this was a plan they had already devised.

Using the Ghost Post Office as a 'transfer point', whether or not the Ghost Painting can infiltrate the Ghost Post Office will not affect their plan to lure the painting, and will ultimately lead the Ghost Painting to the location of Dahan City.

While thinking.

Wang Han's footwork also quickened considerably.

behind them.

Zhang Xian also stepped onto this eerie path after the black letter was lit, and behind him was a hazy, illusory world.

That's the ghost realm of Ghost Painting!
The ghost realm was a scene of floating ashes. Everything in reality became dim and colorless after coming into contact with this gray and illusory world, and then gradually assimilated by this ghost realm.

"As expected, the supernatural power of the ghost painting is too terrifying. Even the Ghost Post Office cannot stop it from entering. The ghost painting can invade."

Zhang Xian, who was running at the back, glanced back and discovered that the ghostly domain of the ghost painting had spread into this eerie path. Some faint things had drifted in; they were clumps of gray paper ash.

In the depths of that gray, ghostly realm, a woman dressed in red, whose face was obscured, appeared and disappeared. What was most striking about the painting was the woman's hands.

Fair-skinned, slender... with a hint of inexplicable coldness, they looked extremely perfect, not like the hands of an ordinary person, but rather like a pair of painted hands.

The most bizarre thing was those hands. To be precise, the woman in red seemed to possess a strange magic that made her unforgettable the moment you saw her. Once you remembered them, you would find yourself thinking about them and recalling them involuntarily.

"The pattern of murder based on memory is almost unavoidable. Unless one possesses a similar supernatural ability related to consciousness and forgets everything about the woman in the painting in an instant, it is impossible to avoid being targeted by the other party."

Zhang Xian's expression suddenly changed as he ran.

He noticed that when he saw the woman in red in the painting and unconsciously recalled it in his mind, the ghost painting invaded him much faster, and the drifting paper dust had even spread to within two meters behind him.

Seeing this, Zhang Xian was terrified and quickened his pace even more.

that's it.

The three of them soon arrived at the gate of the Ghost Post Office.

Without pausing for a moment, Song Xinhai and Wang Han, who were running at the front, pushed open the tightly closed door when they arrived at the Ghost Post Office.

This door cannot be moved by ordinary brute force; it can only be opened by one's own supernatural abilities. Without a doubt, with the supernatural abilities that Song Xinhai and his companion possess, they are fully capable of opening this old ghost post office door.

boom!
Instant time.

They pushed open the post office door.

The loud noise echoed in the lobby of the post office, prompting several curious messengers to come out of their rooms to investigate.

at the same time.

the other side.

Upon returning to Dajing City, Li Hui did not go back to the Ping An Hotel, but went directly to the Ghost Tamer headquarters.

In the deputy minister's office.

Cao Yanhua sat in a chair behind his desk, while Li Hui and Zhao Jianguo sat on the lounge sofa in the conference room.

"The cleanup work on the 'ghost temple mummies incident' in Dasa City is almost complete. The gold used to seal the temple has been transferred from gold reserves in several cities surrounding Dasa City. Cao Yang is currently staying there to oversee the cleanup work."

Zhao Jianguo reported the information he knew and the arrangements he had made to Cao Yanhua.

Then he changed the subject, looked at Li Hui who had been silent, and said, "According to the information you provided, Ye Zhen from Dahai City was also involved in this incident. Li Hui, you had contact with Ye Zhen before. Do you think he is related to the Ghost Temple Mummified Corpse incident?"

"Do you think Ye Zhen caused this paranormal event?" Li Hui didn't answer directly, but asked a question in return.

“There are some thoughts on this.”

At this moment, Deputy Minister Cao Yanhua, who was sitting behind his desk, spoke up: "The timing of Ye Zhen's appearance is too coincidental. Based on what headquarters knows about him, Ye Zhen usually stays in Dahai City and rarely goes out. The last time Ye Zhen left Dahai City was because of a conflict with Fang Shiming in his circle of friends..."

Upon hearing this, Li Hui pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know if this supernatural event was really caused by Ye Zhen."

"According to Ye Zhen at the time, he also accidentally entered that temple and was attacked by a vengeful ghost. He was trapped there until the ghost temple corpse incident was fully exposed before he was freed. However, whether what he said is true or false is unknown."

indeed.

Just as Cao Yanhua and the others said, Ye Zhen's appearance was too coincidental.

However, Li Hui felt that Ye Zhen was probably not lying, but might have been hiding a tiny bit of information. Li Hui could even guess what he was hiding, which was nothing more than his experience of being 'tortured' by a vengeful ghost.

It is worth mentioning that.

After Li Hui left Dasa City, Ye Zhen and Wei Jing did not fight. In the end, Ye Zhen returned to Dahai City, Li Leping returned to Dachuan City, and Wei Jing was on the helicopter returning to Dajing City. Only Cao Yang stayed there to handle the follow-up work.

Li Hui was not surprised by this result; he had already guessed it.

The Ghost Tamer headquarters and the paranormal forums in Dahai City have always maintained a delicate balance. It is impossible for the balance between the two to be broken just like that, after all, there are too many things involved behind the scenes.

Especially given that the paranormal forum is backed by investors and high-ranking officials at headquarters...

Think of this.

Li Hui continued, "Regardless of whether the ghost temple mummies incident was intentionally caused by Ye Zhen, what is certain is that this incident is related to the S-class paranormal incident in Japan. Headquarters needs to pay attention to this."

"Also, try not to involve me in similar incidents in the future. There are so many ghost controllers at headquarters, they can't all be just sitting around doing nothing, can they? I've only been at headquarters for a short time, and I've already handled several paranormal incidents?"

As he said this, Li Hui showed a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"Alright, this matter is over. The headquarters meeting ended a long time ago, and everyone else has returned to the cities they are responsible for. It's time for me to leave as well."

Li Hui looked at Zhao Jianguo and said, "When we were in the conference room earlier, you said you wanted me to be the person in charge of Dahang City. Before I leave Dajing City, have someone send me the information about Dahang City to my phone."

“Okay, no problem. The handover in Hangzhou is almost ready, and we’re just waiting for you to take up your post,” Zhao Jianguo replied.

that's it.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Li Hui and the other two went their separate ways. Zhao Jianguo, in particular, who was in charge of the hotline department, returned to his post immediately to handle his work.

About half an hour later.

Only then did Li Hui prepare to leave headquarters and head to Dahang City, more than a thousand kilometers away from Dajing City, to take up his post.

At this moment, in addition to having information about Hangzhou City on his phone, he also had several supernatural items on him, all of which he had selected from the headquarters' supernatural warehouse in the past half hour.

After all, he wasn't working for free; he received overtime pay. Moreover, as the team leader at headquarters, Li Hui was qualified to use supernatural items!
"I don't know what Cao Yanhua and the others were thinking. They actually trusted me to be in charge of a large city, instead of just giving me the title of team leader." Li Hui frowned slightly.

Although he had made various guesses beforehand, believing that the headquarters was showing its 'generosity' and 'delegating authority' to him, Li Hui was still somewhat surprised by the headquarters' choice when the moment actually arrived at his appointment.

"Could it be that Cao Yanhua and the others are really not afraid that I will become the second Ye Zhen?" Li Hui thought to himself.

At this moment, he was high in the sky, and the hazy ghost realm was spreading southward, extending towards the direction of Dahang City at a leisurely pace.

While using the Ghost Domain to travel, Li Hui also reviewed the information about Hangzhou City.

It is a large city that is extremely famous throughout the country. Whether it is the economy, the resident population, the land area, or the level of prosperity, it can rank among the top five in the whole of China.

Currently, there is no official person in charge of Dahang City. The former person in charge, Zhang Feng, died in a sudden supernatural event. Currently, a ghost tamer named Zhao Fan is temporarily taking over the position of city leader, but he is not from Dahang City and has only been transferred there temporarily.

In Zhao Jianguo's words before his departure, Zhao Fan was not capable enough to effectively manage Hangzhou City, so after much consideration, the headquarters decided to send Li Hui, the team leader, to take over.

"arrive."

soon.

Li Hui's ghost realm spanned over a thousand kilometers, from Dajing City to the jurisdiction of Dahang City, where the architectural landscape of Dahang City came into view.

The scene of towering skyscrapers ahead was almost no different from other modern cities in China, equally prosperous, with only slight differences in some landmark buildings and urban layout.

"According to the information provided by headquarters, the office building of the person in charge of Dahang City is the 'Wangting Building' located in the center of Dahang City."

Thinking.

Li Hui's gaze fell upon the 'Wangting Building,' a towering structure over 300 meters tall in the heart of Hangzhou, making it the tallest building in the entire city.

Strange to say.

Looking across the entire world of "Mysterious Revival," it seems that the office buildings of the leaders in every city of China are the tallest buildings in that city, which has almost become the theme of this world.

"By this point in time, Zhao Fan, as the person in charge of the Hangzhou City agency, should have already received the notification from headquarters. In that case, let's get the handover done as soon as possible."

While thinking.

Li Hui's figure disappeared into the sky.

At the same time, the hazy, ghostly domain rapidly spread toward the tallest landmark building in downtown Hangzhou.

at the same time.

In an office on the top floor of the Wangting Building, a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties seemed to sense something, stopped what he was doing, and suddenly turned his head to look at the office sofa.

A handsome young man, dressed casually and appearing to be in his early twenties, was sitting quietly on the sofa watching him.

"You must be Captain Li. I've heard so much about you. Meeting you today, I can confirm your reputation. You're even younger than I've heard. Captain Zhao has already told me about the relevant matters, and I've taken care of all the initial and final arrangements. I'm just waiting for you to take up your post, Captain Li."

Zhao Fan greeted Li Hui with a smile, speaking very politely, giving the impression of a subordinate meeting his superior for the first time. However, his smile seemed very stiff; no, not just his smile, but all the expressions on his face were stiff.

"Another ghost tamer whose body has been excessively corrupted by the supernatural power he controls. Just like Zhang Lei before, he can't even control his facial expressions," Li Hui thought to himself.

He then said, "You must be Zhao Fan. Tell me about the situation in Dahang City."

What you see in the documents is just information in the documents, and there will definitely be some differences from reality. After all, such a large city is constantly changing, and there may be some information that has not yet been reported to headquarters. Therefore, Li Hui chose to ask Zhao Fan in front of him.

Regardless, Zhao Fan had served as the city's head for a period of time, and his understanding of the city was definitely superior to that of Li Hui, who had only seen some information.

"Okay, Captain Li, currently in Hangzhou..."

Upon hearing Li Hui's question, Zhao Fan pondered for a few seconds, seemingly organizing his thoughts, before launching into a long explanation of everything he had experienced and known since taking office.

Zhao Fan spoke in great detail, not only about the supernatural events that occurred in Dahang City after he took office, but also about Zhang Feng, the former head of Dahang City before he took office...

.........

(End of this chapter)