Mysterious Resurrection: What If

Chapter 212 Ye Zhen's Choice
Headquarters.

Three floors underground.

The light inside the corridor was blinding, and the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant.

A haggard and emaciated man walked down the corridor. He was thin, and his messy long hair covered half of his face. You could vaguely see a pair of bloodshot eyes that were lifeless and indifferent.

His clothes were tattered, and most striking was what appeared to be a cloak on his back, now torn into pieces. Upon closer inspection, one could still discern two faded characters on it—"Justice."

The man was strange; he made a buzzing sound as he walked, and a creepy dark red figure would occasionally flash around him, but it could never fully solidify, like a demon that might attack him at any moment.

Turning a corner, his lifeless eyes surveyed the surroundings, his gaze settling on an office at the end of the corridor.

There was a person inside, wearing a white coat, who seemed to be waiting for him.

He took a step forward, his figure spanning more than ten meters to reach the front.

The man pushed open the door and went inside.

Inside was a large, empty hall, dark all around. In the center was a simple desk and a few cabinets, and a person in a white coat was sitting at the desk.

Their eyes met, and the person stood up and looked at the man.

"Ye Zhen".

"Wang Xiaoming".

Ye Zhen's voice was strange, deep and hoarse.

At this moment, no one would associate him with the once spirited leader of the paranormal forum.

His entire demeanor has changed dramatically, completely different from before, now exuding a sense of vicissitude and sorrow.

After the incident in Da Hai City, his memories, which had been sealed away by Takeru, reappeared in his mind with Takeru's death.

Furthermore, because of his role as a scapegoat, he inadvertently caused the deaths of all the residents of Dahai City. This series of events drastically changed his personality.

For some time now, he has been traveling all over the country, specifically looking for troublesome paranormal events to deal with, as if only in this way can he alleviate the deep-seated guilt in his heart.

While dealing with these incidents, he also searched for a way to bring A-Wu back to life. But to no avail; supernatural beings with the ability to revive the living are extremely rare, and the conditions are very demanding.

Until yesterday, Wang Xiaoming told him that he had found a way to help him forget that tragic memory.

Ye Zhen spoke up: "Tell me about the plan you mentioned."

Instead of asking directly, Wang Xiaoming countered, "During the raid, several team leaders went abroad, while you and Fang Shiming stayed at headquarters to provide support. But you are also familiar with the details of the plan. I'd like to ask you, how many of them ultimately landed on the moon?"

If Wang Xiaoming had presented the plan directly, Ye Zhen might not have believed it, because unlike Yang Jian, he did not possess a consciousness-type supernatural ability. Wang Xiaoming wanted Ye Zhen to judge the feasibility of the plan himself.

Upon hearing Wang Xiaoming's question, Ye Zhen fell into deep thought. He hesitated, for a ghost tamer of his level was born with an extremely keen sense of the supernatural.

He subconsciously noticed the unusual number of people.

“What are you trying to say?” Wang Xiaoming stood up and walked towards a gold-plated safe. “It seems you’ve also noticed the discrepancy in the number of people. If I’m not mistaken, in your memory there should be five people: Yang Jian, Liu San, Wang Chaling, Shen Lin, and Li Jun.”

Opening the safe, Ye Zhen took out half of a diary with a cold, oily sheen. His eyes immediately locked onto it; it was a supernatural item.

Wang Xiaoming continued, "But in reality, there was one more person among them, a captain who didn't exist in their memories."

"A person who doesn't exist in my memory?"

Ye Zhen's eyes narrowed slightly.

If what Wang Xiaoming said is true, then he can barely guess the course of action of this plan.

“That’s right. Even a ghost tamer like you can be affected. I think you should understand what that means. If we can make use of it, we can do some incredible things.”

Ye Zhen remained silent. Wang Xiaoming probably wanted to use the non-existent person he mentioned to help him forget that memory, but a problem arose: how could he find this person?

It's impossible to even remember someone, let alone search for them.

Wang Xiaoming noticed Ye Zhen's confusion. He picked up the diary in his hand and said, "This diary can record anything written in it, and no method can erase it. I have written the captain's information in it. If you agree, I can give it to you now."

"What's the price?"

Ye Zhen asked, "Every supernatural phenomenon comes at a price, and the price to pay for a method that can alter memories is unimaginable."

Wang Xiaoming calmly said, "This captain has lost control, and an entire city has disappeared along with him. I need you to find him through this diary and then wake him up. I don't know the specific method, but you won't be acting alone. Yang Jian and two other captains will also be involved."

"Yang Jian?" Ye Zhen was slightly taken aback.

The two hadn't seen each other since the Dahai City incident. In the raid plan, one was in China, and the other was abroad.

However, he had a deep impression of Yang Jian. If it weren't for him, even if everyone in Dahai City died, he wouldn't have been able to withstand the attack of that horrifying female corpse.

Ye Zhen was ashamed of his own thinking when faced with supernatural events. He used the inherent laws of the marriage certificate and the intervention of other supernatural forces to completely trap the female corpse in the cycle of her own killing patterns.

It could even be said that if Yang Jian's original plan had been optimized further, even an ordinary person could have solved that terrifying S-level incident.

This is the difference; even between team captains, this difference exists.

Ye Zhen said, "Even Yang Jian is going to provide support, and even two captains are needed. It seems that this non-existent captain you mentioned is not so simple."

Wang Xiaoming nodded, confirming Ye Zhen's guess.

“If it were just one captain who lost control, there wouldn’t be a need for so many captains to handle it. But this incident seems to be connected to a ghost tamer from the Republic of China. Just to be on the safe side, I have to do this. Every captain is extremely important to headquarters, and I must ensure that nothing goes wrong.”

"Give me the diary."

Ye Zhen stretched out his hand and said to Wang Xiaoming.

He had been dealing with paranormal events all over the country, and even if the captain couldn't erase his memory, he would still handle it. As for the ghost tamer from the Republican era that Wang Xiaoming mentioned, he didn't care that much.

(End of this chapter)