Mysterious Awakening

Chapter 227: Strange

The meeting did not last long and was adjourned before noon.

Yang Jian, Zhang Han, and Sun Yi formed a team responsible for patrolling the Dongcheng District of Dachang City. Their task was to capture a third-stage ghost infant for Wang Xiaoming's research.

However, everyone had the same task, so there was nothing to pick on.

Because there was a reward, everyone was quite focused and there were no slackers.

"With such a large urban area, where can we find a ghost infant? The whole city is in darkness, and most of the surveillance cameras have already failed. Otherwise, we could try checking the surveillance footage," Sun Yi shook his head slightly. "I shouldn't have come to Dachang City. I was doing fine with the blind date, but now my wife has left, and I don't even know if I can leave here alive."

"I haven't even paid off my mortgage," Zhang Han, who was in the passenger seat, laughed. "You still have the energy to worry about your mortgage?"

"Of course I have to worry. What if I die and the bank takes away my house because no one is paying the mortgage? It's the only asset I have in my life," Sun Yi said.

"You're really having a tough time. If we can solve this incident, you'll definitely make a fortune. Didn't you hear Wang Xiaoming's offer just now? If we can catch this ghost infant, you can earn billions at least," Sun Yi's face showed some excitement. "Yeah, thinking about it like this, it's quite exciting. But let's make it clear beforehand, I don't have much ability. At most, I can just help out and investigate the situation when it's critical, acting as a pioneer."

"Your file is not in the Criminal Police Headquarters, so I can't find it. Do you have any objections?" Yang Jian, who was driving, turned and asked.

"It's okay, we'll see when the situation arises," Yang Jian didn't force it.

"But speaking of which, Zhang Han, why are you willing to team up with me? You used to be a member of the Xiaoqiang Club, so it would be better to follow Ye Feng," Yang Jian asked during a break.

Zhang Han took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Compared to Ye Feng, I trust your abilities more. Besides, Ye Feng has a bad temper and doesn't respect anyone. He acts like he's above everyone else, so if I were to team up with him, I would definitely be cannon fodder."

"Cannon fodder? But now you can control two ghosts, so you're not cannon fodder anymore," Yang Jian said.

"My situation is a bit special. Controlling two ghosts is mostly just to survive. In terms of ability, I might not be as good as before," Zhang Han said.

"Why do you say that?" Yang Jian asked.

Zhang Han looked surprised. "Don't you know? The method of prolonging the revival of fierce ghosts actually restricts the fierce ghosts. In a sense, this method also restricts the growth of one's own abilities."

"The closer you are to the stage of fierce ghost revival, the stronger your own abilities become, and vice versa."

"Is this Professor Wang's understanding?"

"Yes," Zhang Han said.

Yang Jian's expression changed slightly. This seemed to be very different from the information he obtained from the human skin paper.

The method on the human skin paper was to actively revive the fierce ghosts and use some characteristics of the fierce ghosts to control them.

Restriction and control seemed similar, but the results were completely different.

Which method was better, the one on the human skin paper or Professor Wang's method?

No one knew, not even Yang Jian himself.

While they were patrolling the city, on the other side.

A small team consisting of Zhao Kaiming, Ye Feng, and He Chuan was responsible for patrolling the Xicheng District of Dachang City.

Zhao Kaiming walked on the street with a golden cane, looking like a wealthy merchant, with a gloomy face.

Although the surrounding darkness was eerie and made people feel uneasy and fearful, for people like them, darkness was their friend and fear was their sustenance. They had long been accustomed to it.

"The ghost infant incident is not that simple. The number of ghost infants is not the key. The key is the gloom that envelops the entire city," Zhao Kaiming said as he walked. "It's not easy for Wang Xiaoming to solve this supernatural incident. Personally, I think it's better to find a way to leave Dachang City than to help.

"Ye Feng, what do you think? If you use your ghost fangs to open a passage in this dark world, it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Ye Feng, wearing a windbreaker and a hat, walked beside him, smoking a cigarette and smiling. "So this is the reason why you teamed up with me? You want to escape?"

"It's not escaping, it's just wanting to survive," Zhao Kaiming said. "To put it bluntly, there have been many large-scale supernatural incidents around the world. The ghost temple incident in the island country, the California church incident in the United States, and the museum incident in Europe... How many people died in these incidents, I don't need to say, right?"

"There's no point in staying here. Once we leave Dachang City, we'll be heroes again, not to mention that there's still Yang Jian here."

Ye Feng pointed to the top of his head. "Do you know how much it costs to open a passage in this eerie world and leave this place?"

"But you can control two ghosts. You should be able to handle it," Zhao Kaiming said.

"What if I can't handle it? The risk I'm taking is too great. It's better to listen to Professor Wang's arrangements for now. After all, I also need Professor Wang's promise, such as completely lifting my wanted status and letting me join the International Criminal Police. It will also dispel Yang Jian's intention to kill me. If the situation becomes irreparable, then I will consider escaping," Ye Feng said.

"Why make it so complicated? The three of us can join forces to kill Yang Jian and all your worries will be gone," Zhao Kaiming said coldly. "He Chuan, what do you think?"

He Chuan looked fierce. "I definitely agree. He ruined the club, and I really want to settle the score with him."

But Ye Feng, while smoking his cigarette, smiled and said, "I don't mind if you want to deal with Yang Jian, but don't involve me. I know very well how you used Wang Xiaoqiang and Wang Yue to try to kill Yang Jian. I was not happy when I got involved last time, and if you mention it again this time, I won't mind cooperating with Yang Jian to kill you first."

"Are you scared of Yang Jian?" Zhao Kaiming's gaze turned cold.Ye Feng said, "Don't use such a lowly provocation. I don't mind telling you the truth, Yang Jian is not as simple as you think. There's a reason he's still alive. Personally, I feel you can't beat him. To be honest, if it weren't for this supernatural event, I would be the next one to die."

"He has grown up, he's no longer a kid that can be manipulated at will. He deserves some necessary respect and fear."

"I don't plan to run from this supernatural event. The club is gone, I need to find a new reliable backing. Professor Wang is quite good, don't you think?"

After saying this, he laughed, still looking arrogant, with a mocking tone.

Ye Feng didn't advocate fighting and killing. What era was it, and people were still fighting?

Zhao Kaiming suddenly stopped, "Since you've said so, I won't insist. But what do you think of this mission?"

"If we encounter a ghost baby, naturally we'll catch one and send it to Professor Wang." Ye Feng said, "Do you think we should do nothing and wait for death here? I'm not that stupid. It's very unwise to fight internally at this time. Wang Xiaoming is right, the efficiency of our actions is related to our survival rate..."

But as he was speaking, his expression suddenly became serious.

Unconsciously, the surroundings seemed a bit wrong.

Walking from the previous street, there were still some pedestrians at first, some shops were lit, but when he got here, he suddenly found the nearby area eerily quiet, without a sound.

The cold feeling seemed stronger than other places.

"Hmm?" Ye Feng frowned and also stopped, alert to his surroundings.

"Something's not right, He Chuan, be careful."

Then, he looked at Zhao Kaiming in front of him with some suspicion.

He had been following him on patrol all the way, did he intentionally lead him into this place?

"Who's there!"

Suddenly, He Chuan shouted loudly, directly shining his flashlight into a small alley next to him.

"What did you see?" Ye Feng asked.

"Just now, it seemed like there was a person standing at the intersection looking at us, but in the blink of an eye, he disappeared." He Chuan said.

"Was it a ghost baby?" Ye Feng asked again.

"I'm not sure, just a shadow passed by." He Chuan said.

Ye Feng looked around, but unfortunately, his vision was not very good in this dim world, many things were just a vague silhouette.

If you say there were many things that looked like human silhouettes, the distant street lights, the mannequins in the nearby shops, the fire hydrants on the street, the shadows in the corners of the walls...

"Let's get out of here first." The unease in his heart was quickly magnified, and Ye Feng turned around to leave.

But as he turned his head, he saw that the road behind him had disappeared.

There was only a lingering dark green haze.