Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 177 The Ghost Movie Incident, Wang Shanshan is Pregnant

As Zhao Fan continued to explain in the office, Li Hui gained a deeper understanding of the city where he was about to take office.

As the acting head of Dahang City, Zhao Fan's understanding of the city was far more detailed than the information recorded at headquarters.

During the conversation, Li Hui learned a lot of information from Zhao Fan that was not recorded in the headquarters' documents, including but not limited to some situations in Dahang City, details of past paranormal events, and the 'trouble' left behind by the previous person in charge, Zhang Feng.

According to Zhao Fan and information from headquarters.

It can be inferred that Zhang Feng died in a paranormal event two months ago.

The paranormal incident was designated as the 'Ghost Movie Incident' in the files established at headquarters, and its hazard level was classified as Level B.

The specific pattern of the killings is unknown. It is suspected to have no real physical form and spreads in a curse-like manner, but the number of deaths each time is not large, which is why the danger level is defined as Level B.

Of course, this is only the level of danger of that vengeful ghost, not the level of terror it evokes.

It is worth mentioning that.

The "ghost movie incident" that killed former head Zhang Feng has not been resolved to this day, and the supernatural curse continues to spread in Hangzhou, with people dying every day in connection with that supernatural event.

"Ghost movie incidents are extremely bizarre. The probability of them occurring is completely random, with no discernible pattern. As long as you have electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets, TVs, and computers nearby, you may be targeted by that vengeful ghost!"

Seeing that Li Hui seemed interested in the ghost movie incident, Zhao Fan began to describe it: "Since I took over as the person in charge of Dahang City, there have been several ghost movie incidents, but each one lasted for a very short time. Ordinary people were killed by the vengeful ghosts almost instantly, and they were powerless to resist."

"Therefore, I haven't been able to find any information about the ghost movie incident until now. What I know so far is information left behind by Zhang Feng after his encounter with the ghost movie..."

According to Zhao Fan, the ghost movie incidents occur randomly in Hangzhou. They exist in the form of movies, and as long as there are electronic digital products around, movies with ghostly curses may be played on those electronic digital products.

Then, a vengeful ghost will mysteriously appear behind those who have seen the movie and kill all those nearby.

"This sounds somewhat similar to that 'ghost call incident'?" Li Hui's eyes flickered as he thought to himself.

Based on the information currently available, both the "ghost phone call" and "ghost movie" incidents are related to electronic digital products, only differing in the regions they occur in and the forms they take.

One missed call is a globally unreviewed paranormal event that has resulted in murders, while ghost movies are currently only spreading in Dahang City. One missed call spreads a death curse through phone calls, while ghost movies kill people by showing movies.

"Captain Li, besides the ghost movie incident, there's another thing in Dahang City that we need to pay attention to. About a week ago, people started disappearing from Dahang City every day without any reason. In the past week, the police have received more than fifty missing person reports."

After describing the details of the ghost movie incident, Zhao Fan seemed to suddenly remember something and offered a reminder.

"Why didn't headquarters record any information about this matter? Didn't you report it?" Li Hui looked at Zhao Fan with a puzzled expression.

The headquarters still had records of the ghost movie incident that Zhao Fan mentioned before, since a city official and many civilians had died. However, the records at headquarters were not as comprehensive as Zhao Fan knew. But now, the missing persons case that Zhao Fan mentioned had no records at all.

There is only one possibility for this situation to occur: Zhao Fan, as the person in charge of the Dahang City agency, did not report it beforehand.

After all, the Ghost Tamer Headquarters is not omnipotent. Strange events that occur in the cities below will only be recorded in the headquarters' files after the person in charge reports them. Otherwise, if the person in charge suppresses the report, the headquarters will also be unaware of it.

For example, the ghost head incident in Dachuan City!
Judging by the timeline, it shouldn't be long since Li Leping messed things up and Dachuan City fell, probably within this month.

This shows how weak the headquarters' control over other cities was, especially since similar things seemed to have happened quite a few times in the original work.

"So, Zhao Fan's decision to conceal the missing persons case also had its own ulterior motives."

Think of this.

Li Hui's gaze toward Zhao Fan began to take on a rather intriguing quality.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Fan's expression hardened, and he quickly explained, "Captain Li, I am completely loyal to headquarters and have no other intentions. The reason I haven't reported it is because I'm not sure if it's a supernatural event or not."

"Because so far, all those who have gone missing are women and children, it looks very much like a human trafficking case. So I'm just asking you to be aware; it doesn't necessarily mean it's a paranormal event."

"Since you think there's a high probability of it being a human trafficking case, why did you remind me to be careful about it?" Li Hui remained noncommittal to Zhao Fan's declaration of loyalty, instead seizing upon the loophole in the other's words.

to be frank.

Li Hui didn't care at all whether others were loyal to the Ghost Rider Headquarters. After all, even he and the Ghost Rider Headquarters had a cooperative relationship, with some interests involved at most. So what was there to talk about loyalty?
Upon hearing this, Zhao Fan said, "The strange thing is that those missing persons cases are too bizarre. The missing people disappeared very suddenly and without any trace. There were more than fifty cases in a row, and the police did not find any useful clues. So three days ago, these cases were submitted to me."

"After investigation, it was found that those people disappeared as if they had vanished into thin air. Surveillance footage in the surrounding area did not detect their departure or any suspicious vehicles or people."

"But I haven't found any trace of supernatural forces, which is why I haven't been able to determine whether those missing persons cases are supernatural events. This is also the main reason why I haven't reported them to headquarters!"

"In short, Captain Li, please keep an eye on this. In any case, this incident needs to be classified. I'm not capable enough, but I believe that once you take office, Captain Li, you will definitely be able to resolve these incidents quickly."

In the end.

Zhao Fan also flattered Li Hui.

"dong dong dong~"

Just then, there was a knock on the office door. At Li Hui's signal, Zhao Fan let the person in.

"Captain Li, let me introduce you. This is Assistant Zhang, Zhang Feng's niece, and also a staff member at headquarters. She used to be Zhang Feng's assistant, and we didn't replace her after I arrived. Assistant Zhang also handled all the relevant handover procedures."

Zhao Fan pointed to the woman who walked in and introduced her to Li Hui.

The person who came was probably in his twenties. He wasn't particularly pretty, but he wasn't ugly either. He wore glasses and a black work uniform.

"Hello, Captain Li, my name is Zhang Xue. Please take care of me in the future." Zhang Xue greeted Li Hui with a smile.

As a staff member at headquarters, and having personally handled the handover, Zhang Xue was well aware of the power and influence of the young man named Li Hui.

Said without politeness.

If anything she did displeased Li Hui even slightly, he could tell her to pack her things and get out with just a word.

"Alright, Captain Li, the handover is basically complete. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. Since you're new here, if there's anything you don't understand about Hangzhou, you can always ask Assistant Zhang. She's a local from Hangzhou and knows far more about the city than I do!"

talking.

After tidying up the last few of his personal belongings on his desk, Zhao Fan prepared to get up and leave.

Seeing this, Li Hui did not stop them. After saying goodbye, he let them leave.

After Zhao Fan disappeared, Li Hui said to Zhang Xue, who was standing to the side, "Assistant Zhang, right? Here's what you'd like to do: compile a list of all the information related to paranormal events in Hangzhou, the more detailed the better."

"Okay, Captain Li, besides compiling information on paranormal events, is there anything else?" Zhang Xue asked Li Hui for instructions.

"That's all for now. You should organize the relevant information first, I need to see it later."

"Okay, Captain Li."

Zhang Xue responded and then turned and left the office to organize the relevant materials that Li Hui needed.

at the same time.

the other side.

After the headquarters meeting ended, most of the Ghost Tamers who attended the meeting did not choose to stay in Dajing City for long, but returned to the cities they managed. However, a small number of them chose to stay in Dajing City.

This includes Yang Jian!
The main reason he came to Dajing was not only because he was invited, but also because he was experiencing health problems.

When Yang Jian made the "deal" with Wang Xiaoming at the base, in addition to the supernatural items he promised to give him, Wang Xiaoming also claimed that he would find a way to help him deal with his own problems. Therefore, Yang Jian ultimately decided to stay in Dajing City for a while longer.

At this moment, Yang Jian was in the Ping An Hotel, waiting for Wang Xiaoming's response.

"Judging from the behavior of the human skin paper at that time, Wang Xiaoming should have learned a lot of information from it. It's just unknown how many traps were hidden in it. The smarter a person is, the more self-righteous they become. It's also unknown whether Wang Xiaoming will eventually fall for the trap of the human skin paper."

Yang Jian was thinking to himself in the room.

Although he didn't know what information the human skin paper had revealed to Wang Xiaoming during the previous transaction, he saw that the human skin paper was covered with dense writing, as if it was trying its best to show itself, and seemed to really want Wang Xiaoming to keep it.

"I don't know when I'll get news from Wang Xiaoming. My resurrection is incomplete; the headless ghost is missing a head, which has caused serious problems with my body after the resurrection. The human skin paper has set a trap in the information it has revealed. As long as you choose to do it, you will definitely step into the information trap it has set!"

Looking at the headless shadow reflected on the ground by the lamplight, Yang Jian frowned deeply, his eyes filled with worry.

"Dingling bell~"

That's when.

His phone, which was lying to the side, rang.

Picking up his phone, Yang Jian saw that it was an unfamiliar number. After thinking for a moment, he still pressed the answer button, since not many people knew his private number.

soon.

A middle-aged man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Yang, Yang Jian...Shanshan...Shanshan, she, she's pregnant!"

The voice on the other end of the phone was familiar to Yang Jian; it was Wang Bin, the father of his classmate Wang Shanshan.

"Uncle Wang, don't worry, what did you just say about Wang Shanshan?" Upon hearing this, Yang Jian thought he had misheard.

"Shanshan is pregnant!"

Wang Bin repeated himself on the other end of the phone, his tone slightly complicated yet revealing intense fear, as if the pregnancy he was talking about was something extremely terrifying.

"Uncle Wang, let me tell you, Wang Shanshan and I are completely innocent. There's nothing between us. She's pregnant, and the child in her belly is definitely not mine!"

Now Yang Jian was certain that he hadn't misheard; Wang Shanshan was indeed pregnant. But then Yang Jian became puzzled again. They had been classmates for so long, and he had never heard of Wang Shanshan dating anyone.

and also……

Why didn't Wang Shanshan's father go to find the child's biological father to take responsibility when she got pregnant? Instead, he called Yang Jian. What does that mean?
We can't possibly suspect that he's the father of the child in Wang Shanshan's belly, can we?

That's why Yang Jian immediately spoke up to explain, denying any relationship between him and the child in Wang Shanshan's belly.

"Yang, Yang Jian, something's wrong with the baby in Shanshan's belly. It's very likely that, like those pregnant women in the Third People's Hospital before, Shanshan isn't carrying a human!" Wang Bin said, his voice trembling on the other end of the phone.

The Third People's Hospital...pregnant woman...ghost baby...starving ghost...

moment.

These thoughts immediately came to Yang Jian's mind.

The thought that Wang Shanshan might be carrying a ghost baby, possibly related to the starving ghost in the S-level paranormal event in Dachang City, instantly made Yang Jian's expression turn serious.

Yang Jian then hurriedly asked, "Uncle Wang, are you sure? Is Wang Shanshan carrying a ghost baby?"

"It's not 100% certain yet, but it's pretty close."

Wang Bin's voice continued from the phone: "We asked Shanshan, and she said she hadn't had any relations with any boys before, and the baby in Shanshan's belly is growing at an abnormal rate..."

As Wang Bin continued to describe, Yang Jian's expression grew increasingly grim. At this point, he was almost 100% certain that Wang Shanshan was carrying a ghost baby!
What puzzled him was that the starving ghost incident had clearly been successfully dealt with, and even the source of the evil spirit had been imprisoned, so how could someone still be pregnant with a ghost baby?

What worries Yang Jian the most is that he doesn't know if Wang Shanshan is an isolated case, or if other people in Dachang City may also be carrying ghost babies.
If it's the former, then it's fine, but if it's the latter...

Does this mean the experience of the starving ghost incident is going to be repeated in Dachang City?
(End of this chapter)