Mysterious Revival

Chapter 380: Chapter 379: Unease

“What? Tong Qian is online? Are you kidding me? What on earth is going on in Dachang City, another supernatural occurrence?”

Headquarters.

Zhao Jianguo, who had just been disciplined and was about to transfer from his position, was shocked to hear this news.

“Captain, it’s not a supernatural disturbance, it’s a real resurrection. Yang Jian personally told me. He’s revived Tong Qian. Right now, they are in Dachang City handling the aftermath of the incident. There’s absolutely no mistake. Dachang City’s liaison, Zhang Gao has also confirmed it. Tong Qian truly came back to life.”

Out of breath, Liu Xiaoyu rushed over to relay this incredibly important news to him.

Because of Tong Qian’s death, the disappearance of Guo Fan and Feng Quan, and the command errors that led to a supernatural invasion of the headquarters’ communication room, resulting in the death of thirty-two operators among a series of major blunders, Zhao Jianguo had been dismissed. He was now packing his things to leave and was still awaiting further punishment from the higher-ups.

Unexpectedly, such an unbelievable event occurred at this juncture.

“Wait, Tong Qian’s current identity is a ghost, right? Don’t tell me that Yang Jian has taken over Tong Qian’s body from Feng Quan? Or are you saying that even Yang Jian’s memories have been tampered with?”

Zhao Jianguo asked in a hurry, spotting many inconsistencies.

“No, it’s not like that. The ghost that occupied Tong Qian’s body is still with Feng Quan. Shen Liang’s team, which will soon head to Dachang City, will take charge. According to Yang Jian, Tong Qian’s resurrection is because she borrowed the body of a deceased. Yang Jian didn’t explain the specifics, but Tong Qian’s resurrection is an undeniable fact,” Liu Xiaoyu said with certainty.

Zhao Jianguo’s gaze flickered, “Incredible, truly incredible. What method did Yang Jian use to bring back someone who had long been dead? He has always had some secrets. I’ve had contact with him and could feel it. That’s why Yang Jian deserves special attention. Even Wang Xiaoming told me to keep a close eye on him.”

“But now, telling me this is useless. I’m no longer the captain. Just yesterday I had been dismissed. I can no longer handle matters about Dachang City. You should report this to Shen Liang, as Yang Jian’s affairs are now his responsibility.”

Shen Liang is another captain at headquarters, with the same rank as Zhao Jianguo, in charge of a communication room and dozens of operators.

“You’ve been dismissed, captain?” Liu Xiaoyu said in surprise.

Zhao Jianguo gave a bitter smile, “A supernatural force invaded the communication room, and so many people died. Even executing me wouldn’t be enough, let alone dismissing. However, I never would have imagined anything like Tong Qian’s resurrection. Maybe my punishment will be lighter thanks to Yang Jian’s favor.”

“But Tong Qian’s case is extremely special, and you should report directly to the deputy director. Oh, right, you’re not on duty now—are you saying nobody’s in charge of liaising with Yang Jian’s side?”

“It’s Elder Sister Qin’s shift now,” Liu Xiaoyu mentioned.

“That’s good. Even if I leave, you cannot relax your duties. Although Yang Jian has some issues, he is a lot better than other exorcists. Building a good relationship with him will only be beneficial and not harmful to you in the future, after all, you can’t do the operator job for a lifetime,” Zhao Jianguo advised earnestly.

“Sometimes, you have to think about the future.”

After giving these heartfelt warnings, Zhao Jianguo sighed and began packing his things to vacate his office.

Liu Xiaoyu watched him leave and couldn’t help but feel stunned because she sensed a crisis about to shatter the peace from Zhao Jianguo’s words.

Despite not revealing any explicit news, stationed at her position, Liu Xiaoyu could still read between the lines to some extent.

Yet the more she understood, the colder she felt. This sensation was like the time the thirty-two corpses of her colleagues were carried out of the communication room.

A sense of helplessness and anxiety about death lurking just around the corner.

A ghost that could invade headquarters once would do it a second time, a third time…

If even the supposedly secure headquarters could be breached like this, then it’s imaginable how the situation could be elsewhere.

Could supernatural events be getting completely out of control?

Liu Xiaoyu dared not think further. She turned and left, moving quickly towards the deputy director’s office to report about Tong Qian’s case directly.

“The newly added files seem to be increasing lately. I worked until dawn yesterday to finish sorting the files in my hands, and today they’ve delivered another batch. If this continues, we’ll have to request more personnel; just a few of us can’t handle it,” two staff members complained to each other while taking advantage of their break to drink coffee near the filing area.

Another colleague said, “This shows that supernatural incidents are on the rise. Before, we hardly saw an A-level supernatural event in a month, but this month, we’ve suddenly got three.”

“Oh, which three? I’ve worked here for so long and only handled one file with the codename Ghost Door Knocker.”

In a low voice, the other replied, “The three incidents I handled are codenamed: Ferocious Ghost Road, The Horror Museum, and Silent.”

“Silent? What kind of ghost is that? Who came up with such a perfunctory codename?”

“It was the last words of an international exorcist before dying. It might contain some special clues, so it wasn’t changed.”

“Eh, isn’t that Liu Xiaoyu? Off work? Want some coffee? It’s on me,” said the male colleague, hearing someone approaching. He quickly stopped talking and cheerfully greeted Liu Xiaoyu when he saw her.

Liu Xiaoyu, with her head slightly lowered, walked even faster, completely ignoring the two colleagues.

After she had walked away, the male colleague muttered, “Not even a single word, could she have been traumatized?”

“Zhao’s team was in charge of the communications room that was invaded by the paranormal yesterday. Thirty-two people died. If it wasn’t for Liu Xiaoyu being in charge of Yang Jian and having a separate office, I’m afraid she would have been involved too… All her colleagues who worked with her are dead. Anyone would be traumatized by that, and Gao is a girl after all, her psychological resilience might be a bit weaker,” another person shook their head and said.

Although Liu Xiaoyu didn’t hear the conversation clearly, she knew that the paranormal incidents had increased lately, and it wasn’t just a simple increase in number, but the number of incidents that couldn’t be handled had risen.

Thinking of the warning Zhao had given her, a shadow had been cast over her heart.

With her report,

the news of Tong Qian’s resurrection caused quite a stir at headquarters.

Because this was the first confirmed case of a deceased international ghost hunter being resurrected.

There had been similar cases before, but those were cases where the ghost hunters weren’t completely dead, unlike Tong Qian, who didn’t even have a body left, or a ghost, yet she still managed to resurrect—an event akin to a miracle.

Moreover, the information implied by the resurrection was also extremely valuable.

If they could replicate this resurrection event, the number of casualties among the international ghost hunters at headquarters could be greatly reduced.

“Summon Tong Qian back to J City. Isn’t Shen Liang on his way? Have him bring Tong Qian back to headquarters. This matter must remain strictly confidential,”

Less than half an hour of discussion later, such an order was issued in a small meeting room at headquarters.

Several hundred kilometers away, in Z City,

Tong Qian, Yang Jian, and Feng Quan sat in a temporary office.

On the office desk were piles of documents related to the balloon-headed incident in Z City, as well as surveillance data from Caesar Hotel.

“We have thoroughly investigated, and there are no mistakes in the incident. It’s unlikely that the ghost is someone else; it should be it,” Feng Quan pointed at the black body bag at his feet.

In the body bag was Tong Qian’s body, yet at that moment, her original body was very calm, not moving an inch, as if truly dead.

“A thorough investigation was just to be extra cautious, nobody wants an oversight to let that ghost continue to roam outside. However, the disappearance of the balloon-headed incident remains a mystery,” Yang Jian said calmly; “Based on the action reports of the entire incident, the instigator of the balloon-headed incident could have likely been taken away by the Door Knocking Ghost I had attracted.”

“That means, the source of the balloon-headed incident is now in the Ghost Domain of the Door Knocking Ghost.”

Feng Quan added, “That’s just the first possibility. There’s another possibility—the ghost that attacked me in the hotel is the culprit behind the balloon-headed incident.”

“That’s unlikely,” Yang Jian shook his head; he had seen that ghost wandering around with a knife.

That thing was irrational when it killed; it didn’t have the leisure to put heads up in the sky.

“According to the latest data compiled by Zhang Gao, there is one thing in common among the victims of the balloon-headed incident—they had all stayed at Caesar Hotel before,”

Tong Qian spoke; “This piece of intelligence is important; it at least confirms that their deaths are related to the paranormal activities in Caesar Hotel. So, the ghosts still in the hotel are highly suspect.”

Yang Jian said, “Regardless of how suspicious it is, that thing can’t be dealt with for now. Unless the balloon-headed incident reoccurs in Z City, we can only seal off the area.”

“I have no objections to sealing it off. That thing indeed can’t be handled,” agreed Feng Quan with Yang Jian’s suggestion.

“That’s all we can do for now. I will keep a close eye on the situation in Z City. As long as there are no new victims, sealing off Caesar Hotel is a relatively safe method of handling it,” Tong Qian also trusted Yang Jian, feeling that his approach was certainly the best option at the moment and couldn’t be wrong.

The memories of the two had been altered; of course, they believed in Yang Jian.

But Yang Jian wasn’t talking nonsense; that ghost truly was terrifying.

While the three were discussing, suddenly Zhang Gao knocked on the door and entered; “Everyone, Shen Liang from headquarters, Captain Shen, has arrived. May I know if he can see you now?”

“He arrived quite quickly.”

Yang Jian’s gaze shifted slightly and then he stood up: “Since the matters here are temporarily concluded, I will handle the handover and then it’s good to return to Dachang City early. Where is Shen Liang? I’ll go meet him.”

“Wasn’t this matter always handled by Zhao Jianguo?” Tong Qian expressed some confusion.

“I’d like to ask about that too. There must be some situation at headquarters. I heard it from Liu Xiaoyu, but it doesn’t matter who comes, it’s all the same,” said Yang Jian.

Tong Qian nodded.