Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 234 Let’s act together

"Don't worry, although the progress of this incident has slightly exceeded my expectations, it is still under control overall. I will handle the follow-up work as soon as possible. As for you, you must have other things to do in Da* City. Is there anything I can help you with?"

I checked my body again.

It even involved the supernatural forces within the body.

After confirming that he had not been harmed in any way by Li Hui's unknown actions, Li Leping smiled again.

"Whatever the matter, since Captain Li has traveled all the way to Da* City, I should do my part as a host. I'll have my assistant arrange a welcome dinner, and we can talk over the food."

Although he didn't know why Li Hui was so indifferent to him, treating him like a stranger, Li Leping still showed the demeanor expected of a team leader.

The main reason is that Li Hui's strength is undeniable.

As one of the captains under the Ghost Tamer Headquarters, Li Leping knew he might need Li Hui's help sometime, so he hoped to maintain a good relationship with Li Hui.

Even if we can't become friends, we shouldn't ruin our relationship.

Therefore, even though they are both team leaders at headquarters and are currently on their home turf, Li Leping still maintains a very humble attitude and gives Li Hui enough respect.

"There's no need for a welcome banquet."

Li Hui began, "The main reason I came to Da* City this time is for someone, someone who lived in the Mingyue residential area of ​​Da* City. If nothing unexpected happens, she should be dead by now..."

Li Hui was not stupid; he saw through Li Leping's intention to curry favor.

However, Li Hui did not have any intention of befriending Li Leping. But the other party made a very good point: as team leaders in the headquarters, they might cross paths in the future, so it was possible for them to help each other like colleagues.

"Mingyue Residential Area?"

"You're not talking about that old man, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Leping's expression froze, and an image of an old woman with a frail face who always carried a basket flashed into his mind.

"There shouldn't be any mistake. The person I'm looking for is the one you know, Meng Xiaodong!" Li Hui replied.

Li Hui wasn't surprised that Li Leping knew about Meng Xiaodong's existence. After all, they lived in the same city, one was a top ghost tamer in the Republic of China era, and the other was a top ghost tamer in the contemporary era. It was normal for them to have some interaction.

Moreover, as the person in charge of this city, Li Leping's daily work is to protect the city and deal with supernatural phenomena in the city. He must patrol the urban area frequently. How could Li Leping not know that Mingyue Community is a problematic community?
"So that old lady's name was Meng Xiaodong?"

A flicker of recollection crossed Li Leping's eyes before he continued, "I don't know much about that old woman. I've only met her before, and some time ago when I was investigating the Haunted District incident, I accidentally entered room 301 of Mingyue Community, which is the origin of the Haunted District incident."

"But after I entered room 301, I encountered some unknown danger and was forced to erase the memory of that day."

"Although I don't remember what happened that day, I'm certain that the supernatural things in that room were absolutely terrifying. I even had to erase my memory of that day in order to survive in room 301!"

"Now that you've reminded me, it seems that room 301 is very likely the room of Meng Xiaodong, whom you just mentioned, the old lady I met before."

Speaking of which.

Li Leping paused for a few seconds.

He seemed to be pondering, or perhaps recalling, but more likely he was processing the information he had just deduced.

He then continued, "If that's the case, it means that the old woman named Meng Xiaodong really has died."

“The supernatural beings she controlled before her death escaped from room 301 in Mingyue Community, which led to the later ‘Haunted Area Incident’. She herself transformed into the most terrifying vengeful ghost and is still in that room.”

"So the danger I encountered when I entered Room 301 to investigate the haunted area incident was actually because I was attacked by that old woman whose ghost had returned from the dead. I was forced to forget the memories of that day in order to survive?"

Once all the clues were sorted out, Li Leping's mind cleared up. Even though he had forgotten the memories of that day, he still managed to piece together the complete set of clues.

But then new questions arose in his mind.

So what was Li Hui's purpose in going to find a person who had already died?
Another question is whether Li Hui is able to deal with the ghost that the old woman named Meng Xiaodong has become after her death.

The vengeful ghost that forced Li Leping to forget his memories in order to survive must have been terrifying beyond anything he had ever seen in his life. And Li Hui was the universally recognized 'strongest captain in headquarters' and 'number one ghost tamer in China'.

When the two are compared, it's hard for Li Leping to make a judgment on which one is stronger or weaker.

"Next, I'm going to Mingyue Residential Area. Whatever arrangements you make there, I hope they won't affect my next move."

Li Hui looked at Li Leping with a serious expression and said.

Finally, he added one more sentence.

"Do you want to come with me to take a look? After all, this is your home turf, and we might need your help later. In return, I can try to help you deal with this terrible situation in Da* City afterwards."

Finding the location of the ghost head was not difficult for Li Hui; it was something he could do effortlessly.

As for whether Li Leping will be able to successfully control the Ghost Shadow Head, Li Hui thinks it's unlikely. The supernatural conflict between them is too great. If it were that easy to succeed, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Therefore, Li Hui felt that even if he helped Li Leping find the ghost head again, the most likely outcome would be that the ghost head would be successfully imprisoned.

As for whether it will eventually fall into Yang Jian's hands and be controlled by him, as in the original story, Li Hui had no idea.

While pondering, Li Hui turned his gaze to Li Leping, awaiting Li Leping's response.

At this moment, Li Leping was also deep in thought.

Finally, he spoke up, saying, "Since Captain Li has invited me, I will naturally accompany him. In fact, Mingyue Residential Area was originally the place I had planned to set up. Regardless of whether Captain Li had this matter to attend to, I would have chosen to go!"

"My thought is that if my actions succeed, then everyone will be happy. But if my attempt to control the vengeful spirit fails, causing me to completely lose control and even die, then Bright Moon Community will be the best place to trap me!"

Nothing to hide.

Li Leping directly stated his plan, saying that Mingyue Community was the final location he had chosen for his operation.

If he successfully controls the Ghost Head, then he will naturally come out to clean up the mess. But if he fails, the place will become a forbidden zone for living people, trapping the vengeful ghost.

"In that case, let's go."

Upon hearing this, Li Hui didn't say much and immediately began to take action.

A cloud of gray paper ash fell from the sky, enveloping him and Li Leping. Then, a flash of light from the Ghost Domain appeared, and their figures instantly disappeared from their original spot. Using the Ghost Domain's power, they teleported to the Mingyue Residential Area.

at the same time.

the other side.

Wei Jing's actions were also underway.

After leaving the headquarters, he first went to Xiaoxuan City, which was the closest city to the headquarters. After searching without success, he headed straight for Zhongzhou City.

After all, among the cities associated with the Ghost Lake incident, Zhongzhou City seems to have been the most affected, and the headquarters believes that the city is very likely the true source of the Ghost Lake.

Huaibin Subdistrict, Zhongzhou City.

Cheng Hao, the person in charge of this city, came here in search of the supernatural ghosts, wanting to deal with the paranormal events on this street and investigate the source of the ghost lake's supernatural phenomena.

The entire street was in a mess, with a large puddle of murky, black water covering the ground, as if it were mixed with countless drops of ink.

The most terrifying thing is that a strange figure stands on the other side of this street.

The person's features were obscured; their clothes were tattered, as if soaked in water, and their exposed skin was deathly pale. Their body was unnaturally hunched over, and murky sewage continued to drip from their clothes.

Furthermore, there seemed to be many unknown objects floating beneath the murky water on the street, but because the water was too murky, it was impossible to see what was underneath.

It was precisely because of this that Cheng Hao, who had already arrived at Huaibin Street, dared not make any rash moves, fearing that there might be other evil spirits lurking beneath the floodwaters, and that any rash action would ultimately put him in a very dangerous and passive situation.

"The message requesting reinforcements from headquarters has been sent out for quite some time now. According to Zhang Yu's response, headquarters has already dispatched support, who should be on their way. Moreover, it will most likely be a powerful Ghost Tamer at the captain level..."

Cheng Hao thought to himself.

Zhang Yu was his dedicated operator. She had previously told him that headquarters had sent support to Zhongzhou City. Judging by the time, the other party should be arriving soon. This was one of the main reasons why Cheng Hao chose to wait in place and did not act rashly.

With a captain-level ghost tamer providing support and backup, Cheng Hao's confidence in his actions will greatly increase. Even if there are other vengeful ghosts in the water, he will have no fear and can minimize the risks of his operation.

"I wonder which captain came to Zhongzhou City to provide support this time. Could it be Li Hui, who is known as the 'Number One Ghost Tamer in China'?"

If he had a choice, Cheng Hao would naturally hope that the teammates who came to his aid were as strong as possible, preferably Li Hui, who was known as the strongest captain in headquarters.

Unfortunately, Cheng Hao was just an ordinary city manager, and his authority level among the ghost riders at headquarters was not high. Consequently, his personal operator, Zhang Yu, also did not have a high position at headquarters, and the information she obtained was extremely limited.

He only knew that a captain-level Ghost Tamer was coming to provide support, but he had no idea who it was or when it would arrive.

However, Cheng Hao believed that whichever captain came, they should be able to easily handle the tricky situation he was facing.

Those who can become the headquarters captains are all top-tier ghost tamers, far surpassing Cheng Hao himself.

At least that's how Cheng Hao sees it.

When the captain is deployed, not only will this supernatural incident be easily resolved, but the Ghost Lake incident, which is the source of all this, will also be easily resolved.

After all, the Ghost Lake had not yet shown its true terror at this point; it was just that the number of cities affected by its supernatural influences was relatively wide.

"Ok?"

suddenly.

Just as Cheng Hao was deep in thought, he noticed an extremely strange phenomenon: a patch of darkness, as black as ink, was rapidly spreading toward the location of this street in the distance.

"Is this the power of the Ghost Realm?"

"Has the captain-level Ghost Tamer sent by headquarters arrived?"

Such a thought flashed through Cheng Hao's mind.

At the same time, a hoarse voice came from the darkness: "You're Cheng Hao? The person in charge of this city?"

The voice was cold and indifferent, devoid of any emotion a living person should have, giving people a very strange feeling, as if the speaker was not a human, but a vengeful ghost.

Then darkness surged, and a person emerged from this inky blackness.

The man's face was black, his expression was numb, and his eyes were completely empty, making him look like a walking corpse, which instilled fear in people.

The visitor was none other than Wei Jing.

His appearance caused the streetlights to dim suddenly, as if all the light was about to be swallowed up, and he was the true source of this inky darkness.

"who are you?"

The moment Cheng Hao saw Wei Jing's appearance clearly, his pupils contracted sharply, and a look of vigilance and apprehension immediately appeared on his face.

In his eyes, the person in front of him was even more like a ghost than the vengeful spirit on the other side of the street, and since he had never seen a picture of Wei Jing, he questioned Wei Jing's identity.

But it’s no wonder.

After all, Wei Jing is one of the six captains whose identities have not yet been publicly revealed by headquarters, and only a few people know his identity.

Currently, the headquarters has publicly announced only six team captains: Li Hui, Li Jun, Li Leping, Liu San, Jiang Shangbai, and Cao Yang.

This was decided publicly at the last headquarters meeting, and the information and photos of the six individuals were widely known among headquarters members.

The remaining six captains—Wang Chaling, He Yin'er, Lu Zhiwen, Shen Lin, Zhang Xun, and Wei Jing—have not been publicly identified until now. Only Li Hui and others, who are also captains at headquarters, as well as some high-ranking personnel from the Ghost Tamer Headquarters, such as Cao Yanhua and Zhao Jianguo, know their identities.

Ordinary city officials do not have the authority to know this.

This is the main reason why Cheng Hao questioned Wei Jing's identity when he knew that a captain-level ghost tamer from headquarters had come to support them, but the person who came was almost the same as the vengeful ghost and was not one of the six captains he knew.

(End of this chapter)