Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 241 The Confusing Future

Only Li Hui and Old Qin remained in the courtyard of the old-fashioned building.

The environment here is quiet, located at the deepest part of the headquarters base. Usually, no one comes here, so no one in the entire headquarters knows what is happening in this courtyard.

A strange, scarlet light enveloped Old Qin's body.

The source of the red light was the cell phone tattoo on the back of Li Hui's hand.

obviously.

Li Hui's replication project has already begun.

Time passed little by little.

During this time.

Li Hui kept silently counting the time in his mind, one second, three seconds, seven seconds... This continued for 19 seconds before the eerie red light began to fade from Qin Lao's body and returned to the cell phone tattoo on the back of Li Hui's hand.

This phenomenon also signals the end of the replication of mobile phone tattoos.

When the red light completely faded back, a strange pattern reappeared on the screen of the phone tattoo.

The picture shows an elderly man with a hunched back and age spots and wrinkles on his face. The old man looks exactly like the old man Qin sitting in the chair in front of Li Hui. The only difference is that the old man in the picture is not holding a cane, while the old man Qin has a black cane standing next to him.

"Seventy percent?"

immediately.

A piece of information suddenly appeared in Li Hui's mind.

The information appeared abruptly, yet naturally, as if it were an integral part of Li Hui's memory, only to be suddenly recalled now.

This is something that happens every time a supernatural ability is successfully replicated, and Li Hui is already used to it. However, the intensity of the supernatural ability replicated from Elder Qin surprised him.

19 seconds, 70% complete.

Judging from the time of the replica and the strength of the supernatural phenomena it replicated, Qin Lao's supernatural strength seems to be a notch lower than that of Luo Qian and the other seven elders of the Republic of China. Although the difference is very slight, it does seem to be inferior to Luo Qian and the others.

But this is not surprising.

After all, in a sense, Qin Lao's emergence was actually the result of the Seven Elders of the Republic of China's behind-the-scenes planning. Therefore, it is normal for him to be a step below them, and the gap between the two is indeed not large. They are both powerful figures in the same tier.

"it's over?"

At this moment, Old Qin's aged voice rang out, interrupting Li Hui's thoughts.

"This ability is truly incredible. In such a short time, it can successfully replicate other supernatural abilities. If this ability can become widespread, then the so-called supernatural era will just be a joke."

Then Old Qin continued, "I wonder how many supernatural phenomena you copied from me in those short twenty seconds?"

The fact that this question was asked revealed that Elder Qin understood Li Hui's ability to replicate, and knew that not every replication was a complete supernatural event.

Upon hearing this, Li Hui said, "Not much. If we take your own supernatural strength as a reference, then the supernatural strength I replicated is about 70%."

Seventy percent?

Old Qin nodded after listening.

He then continued, "This ability is already very powerful and very special. It's even more terrifying than the one person I know. That person can also materialize the supernatural abilities of others in some way, but not as thoroughly as your copying, and it's also not as terrifying as your copying ability!"

"Are you talking about Zhang Youhong?"

At this point, Li Hui chimed in: "I know her. The wooden figure's supernatural abilities are indeed quite special. She can materialize the supernatural abilities of others. If I remember correctly, she can only materialize about 60% of the supernatural abilities of others?"

to be frank.

Li Hui knew a lot about the ability to manifest other people's supernatural abilities, such as the dyes used to make oil paintings and ghost makeup, but Li Hui was certain that the person Qin Lao was talking about was Zhang Youhong, one of the Seven Elders of the Republic of China.

And indeed, things turned out exactly as he had imagined.

Old Qin then said, "It was indeed her. She was a ghost tamer during the Republic of China era. Her abilities were very powerful and unique, but she died too young, which meant I didn't have much interaction with her."

Speaking of which.

Old Qin paused for a few seconds before continuing, "However, although she died young, in the future I know of, her figure reappeared, albeit under a different identity, but her supernatural nature remained unchanged."

Li Hui did not respond to this, because he was also unsure which incarnation the "future Zhang Youhong" figure Qin Lao was referring to.

After all, in the original storyline.

Zhang Youhong has lived several lifetimes.

Talk about it.

Zhang Youhong was the first of the seven elders of the Republic of China to die, but she was also the longest-living of the seven. Although her way of surviving was very special, with a different identity in each life, her supernatural nature and the memories belonging to Zhang Youhong remained unchanged.

"correct."

"There's something I need you to do."

Just as Li Hui's thoughts were racing, Old Qin's aged and calm voice immediately pulled him back to reality.

"The Ghost Lake incident?" Before Elder Qin could speak, Li Hui directly voiced his guess.

"Yes."

Old Qin nodded and said, "Perhaps you don't take the Ghost Lake incident seriously, but it's still too dangerous for the other captains at headquarters. So I hope you can make a trip there and handle the Ghost Lake incident."

“My old bones can’t take any more turmoil, so it’s better to leave the things that young people need to do to you young people. Including the headquarters in the future, it will also be managed by you young people. It’s just the right time for you to gradually grow up and for the older generation to retire.”

Speaking of which.

Old Qin actually covered his mouth and coughed twice.

He looked just like any other elderly person, not at all like a top-notch ghost tamer. He looked more like a decrepit old man with one foot in his coffin.

Moreover, Old Qin's tone was also very strange.

It was as if they were completing a handover ceremony between the old and new generations with Li Hui.

Upon hearing this, Li Hui's eyes flickered slightly.

He then said, "Okay, I understand. After this captain's meeting, I will go with them to see if we can deal with Ghost Lake and rescue Wei Jing."

Unlike the other captains at headquarters, Li Hui didn't think Wei Jing would die so easily. It was more likely that he would be like Cao Yang in the original novel, submerged in the Ghost Lake.

When the time comes, as long as someone pulls it out, it will be back to its old self. After all, it's an alien species, how can it die so easily?

in a sense.

Someone like Wei Jing, an anomaly, could already be considered a ghost.

It's just that the consciousness of a living person is controlling the body of a vengeful ghost.

However, when Ghost Lake was mentioned, Li Hui recalled Qin Lao's words, which told him to be careful of the impending crisis.

Furthermore, Elder Qin clearly stated that the crisis did not originate from Ghost Lake, but from other supernatural events. So what could it be?
Immediately.

Li Hui then used the supernatural abilities he had just copied from Old Qin.

Without needing anyone to teach him, the moment his supernatural abilities were successfully replicated, Li Hui naturally knew how to use them, as if someone had already taught him how to use them from the shadows.

It was a very peculiar feeling.

It was so peculiar that Li Hui was at a loss for words to describe it.

soon.

An eerie atmosphere began to spread.

Then, all sorts of inexplicable supernatural phenomena began to appear around Li Hui.

Suddenly, several illusory figures appeared around his body. Although their appearances were unclear, their outlines revealed that they were all Li Hui!

Then these illusory figures began to gather around Li Hui and start exchanging ideas.

These are Li Huis from different timelines in the future, telling Li Hui in the present timeline information from the future, and even having dialogues and exchanges with Li Hui in the present.

soon.

Li Hui learned a lot of information from the future, including what he would experience and what the outcome would be when he went to Ghost Lake.

However, this 'information' was not what Li Hui wanted to know.

This time, I used the supernatural to communicate with my future self in order to find out what kind of 'crisis' Old Qin was referring to.

He immediately asked that question.

moment.

The supernatural phenomena around Li Hui decreased sharply, and the illusory figures began to disappear one after another, until only one remained.

"It seems that those vanished figures are from the near future, and they don't know what the 'crisis' I want to know is."

Li Hui secretly wondered what was going on.

He then focused his gaze on the last illusory figure, hoping to glean the information he desired from it.

Under Li Hui's gaze.

The illusory figure beside him opened its mouth as if to say something, but before Li Hui could hear any sound, a strange scene unfolded.

The illusory figure beside Li Hui seemed to be affected by some unknown supernatural interference. Its mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out, and its form suddenly became even more illusory.

Then, a hint of human fear, even despair, was revealed on that blurry face.

In the end, this figure disappeared just like the previous illusory figures.

"How could this be?"

Seeing this, Li Hui was very puzzled.

"Could it be that the 'me' of that time period died before I could even send out the message? Or is the supernatural intensity I replicated only able to last for such a short time?"

"And why didn't more versions of myself from the future appear? Was it because I had already died at that time, or was the supernatural force I replicated only able to last until that point in time, unable to communicate with my future self?"

The strange situation just now made Li Hui's heart sink, and his originally confident mind began to have some doubts.

He then prepared to try again to use the supernatural to communicate with his future self.

Suddenly.

Illusory figures reappeared beside Li Hui...

.........

at the same time.

Okyo City Airport.

As one special plane after another landed.

Team leaders from different cities arrived in Dajing City one after another, then boarded the airport shuttle buses arranged by headquarters and drove towards the headquarters base.

All the team leaders seemed to value this meeting highly. Apart from He Yin'er and Wei Jing, who were missing, and Zhang Xun, who was abroad, all the other team leaders came.

Whether it's Wang Chaling from Dadong City, Cao Yang from Dajin City, Shen Lin from Daxia City, Li Leping from Da* City, Liu San from DaQ City... all the team leaders have arrived.

As for the team leaders Li Jun, Jiang Shangbai, Lu Zhiwen, and others who were already in Dajing City, they arrived at the headquarters early to await the start of the meeting.

soon.

Wang Chaling and the other team leaders from other cities arrived one after another in the headquarters base's lounge to wait, and then entered the headquarters' conference room at 4:50 p.m.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

Arriving ten minutes early is quite normal.

"you……?"

In the conference room.

Wang Chaling, who had expected to be the first to enter, was somewhat surprised to see an ordinary-looking man in a suit already sitting in one of the twelve captains' chairs next to the conference table.

The ordinary-looking man gave off a very strange feeling; it seemed impossible to remember his appearance.

Upon seeing this, Wang Chaling thought for a moment and immediately had a suitable candidate for captain in mind.

Then he began to speak:
"You must be Li Leping, the person in charge of Da* City, right? It's true that seeing is believing. My name is Wang Chaling, and I'm the person in charge of Dadong City. I hope we can work together in the future."

Perhaps Wang Chaling wasn't the most daring of all the captains in headquarters, but his interpersonal skills were truly impressive. He exuded a scholarly air, and coupled with his smile and gold-rimmed glasses, he radiated a refined and gentle demeanor, giving off a graceful and elegant feeling.

Although Wang Chaling had never met Li Leping before, he had read all the captains' information. Therefore, the moment he noticed Li Leping, he immediately remembered the information and called out Li Leping's name.

In fact.

Wang Chaling was able to notice Li Leping only because the spirit of the Wang family residing in him isolated Li Leping from the influence of the ghostly spirit. Otherwise, an ordinary person would have subconsciously overlooked Li Leping's existence and wouldn't have paid any attention to him.

Tapping.

Just as Wang Chaling finished greeting Li Leping, footsteps echoed from the corridor behind him.

Then the third captain entered the arena.

The person who came was one of the candidates for captain stationed in Dajing City, and also the current leader of the civilian ghost-taming organization, Jiang Shangbai!

"You two arrived quite early. I thought I was early enough, but I didn't expect you two to have arrived first."

Jiang Shangbai greeted Wang Chaling and Li Leping with a smile.

By this time, he had long lost his former arrogance and realized his shortcomings. He also understood that there are always people better than him, so he was no longer proud and was willing to take the initiative to greet people.

Having experienced the previous supernatural events, Jiang Shangbai's awareness has clearly improved.

He knew that the main reason he was able to become one of the 12 captains at headquarters was related to his network of friends, not his past achievements or his own strength!
(End of this chapter)