Mysterious Revival

Chapter 157: Chapter 157 Follow Closely

“Resolved?”

Chief Liu’s voice still carried the tremor of shock that had not yet subsided. He had witnessed a living person vanish into thin air right before his eyes due to something Yang Jian said, and he still had not calmed down.

“Chief Liu, are you joking? There’s no way this thing is so easily resolved, although it’s not particularly dangerous, it definitely is a very special ghost. If I’m not mistaken, it hasn’t disappeared but has just adopted another form of existence, and right now, it should be right behind us.”

Yang Jian suddenly spoke.

“What?”

The other officers were so startled that their hair stood on end, almost jumping reflexively to look back.

Behind them was a corridor, alongside which were a row of windows.

Each person’s reflection appeared on the glass of the windows, and among these reflections, there abruptly appeared an extra person.

This person, dressed in work clothes and of slender build, was oddly turned away from the group, slowly walking toward the staircase.

Looking back.

They were horrified to discover that no one in the vicinity had moved, no one had crossed the police line heading toward the stairs, and the person inside the glass simply did not exist in reality.

Yet this person, who did not exist in reality, was displayed in front of everyone through the reflection in the glass.

“This ghost doesn’t exist in reality, only in mirrors; the glass on the windows can show the existence of this ghost, but under certain specific conditions, it can walk out of the mirror. Although it hasn’t caused much harm yet, if it has some other purpose after leaving the mirror, it’s unimaginable.”

Yang Jian said, “The situation here is resolved for now. I’m going to track it. The rest is up to you, Chief Liu.”

“What about Zhang Yuan’s situation…?” Chief Liu remembered something and hurriedly asked.

He still had a subordinate caught inside a mirror.

Yang Jian replied, “Without being able to pinpoint the ghost’s location, it’s impossible to rescue anyone. Only this ghost can enter the mirror; that’s the only way. So I hope you, Chief Liu, are prepared for the possibility that the chances of rescuing anyone are slim. It’s not that I don’t want to help, but my assistance depends on the whims of that thing, and I hope you can understand and be sympathetic.”

After saying this, he immediately followed the reflection of the ghost that appeared in the glass, moving toward the fourth floor.

It was indeed difficult to rescue someone trapped inside a mirror by this ghost.

Last time, when Shangguan Yun was caught, it was purely a stroke of not too bad luck that the same mirror trapped both him and the ghost, coupled with Miao Xiaoshan acting as a decoy, which provided Yang Jian the opportunity.

But now?

So many mirrors were on each floor, who knew in which one the ghost would appear.

Arriving at the fourth floor,

Yang Jian looked back at the windows in the corridor.

Suddenly,

The reflection continued along the stairs toward the third floor, as if intending to leave the building.

Reaching the third floor,

Yang Jian glanced back at the glass, which showed that the ghost was still descending.

It was heading to the second floor.

Until at last,

Yang Jian followed it to the lobby on the first floor.

And then the ghost disappeared.

Without mirrors over this stretch, Yang Jian could not determine the direction and location of the ghost.

“No, I almost forgot, I don’t need to determine the ghost’s location at all. The ghost will only show up where Zhang Wei has been. So I just need to take Zhang Wei away,” Yang Jian suddenly remembered this critical point.

Following the ghost was too difficult to track.

It was better to let the ghost follow him.

With that thought, he immediately said to one of the staff, “Take me to the detention center; this is a special situation, and I hope you can cooperate.”

The staff member looked somewhat uncertain.

“Xiao Liu, work with him. He’s sent to deal with a special incident. Follow the rules; you should know about priorities. In face of special incidents, even I have to step back,”

At this point, Chief Liu hurried down and immediately said upon seeing this scene.

“Yes.” Xiao Liu’s expression became serious, and he quickly saluted.

“Please follow me,” he said, striding quickly down a passage; “The detainees are held in the back.”

“I need to take someone away. He’s involved in a special incident, and keeping him here will only cause more trouble for you. You must let me take that person at once, I’m going to draw the ghost somewhere else,” Yang Jian said.

“Alright, I understand.”

Xiao Liu said, “Special circumstances call for special measures. You take the person first, and I’ll deal with the paperwork later. The authorities will understand.”

“That’s good,” Yang Jian replied.

Very quickly,

The guard in charge of the detention room received the order and immediately said, “Releasing that person named Zhang Wei, right? No problem, he hasn’t committed any errors.”

“Is his mental state okay?” Yang Jian asked.

“I was feeling a bit down yesterday, but I’ve adapted today, and I’m in a good mood, currently singing,” said the staff member.

Just as Yang Jian was about to go in to fetch the person, he heard Zhang Wei’s singing voice drifting over.

“Lost contact while soliciting in Guangdong, sometimes I also miss the old days when we ‘gayed’ together… things have changed…”

“Zhang Wei, stop singing, someone’s here to pick you up, the paperwork is all done, you can leave now,” the staff member said.

“Huh?”

Zhang Wei was somewhat puzzled.

But when he saw Yang Jian walking over, his face showed surprise and delight, “Brother Tui, it’s really you, I knew you wouldn’t abandon me.”

“You’ve gotten yourself into big trouble and still have the mood to sing here,” Yang Jian said. “Hurry up and leave with me, every extra minute you stay here, everyone in this building is in danger.”

“Ah Wei, are you leaving? I didn’t expect that after meeting you, I would inevitably have to say goodbye,” a young man nearby said with some reluctance.

“After you get out, remember to call me when you want to buy an electric scooter, I have all kinds of goods.”

“Don’t randomly gesture with your hands when you’re on the road, it’s very dangerous. I just made a figure eight with my hands and got caught. Remember that,” he warned.

The others also had an air of farewell about them.

“Don’t worry, I won’t forget any of you,” Zhang Wei said, deeply moved.

A moment later.

Yang Jian left the station with Zhang Wei and immediately drove away from the crowded area.

“Damn, a Benz, is this your car? Brother Tui, you’ve become lavish. When did you buy it?” Zhang Wei asked, surprised.

“It was a gift from someone. But do you realize how much danger you’re in right now? You’ve been marked by a ghost, you know?” Yang Jian said as he drove.

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Zhang Wei rifled through the glove compartment and upon opening it, saw several handguns inside.

“Oh my God, a Golden Desert Eagle, how do you have something like this?” he exclaimed, fondling the glittering gold gun, unable to take his eyes off of it.

“It was another gift. Right now, I’m taking you somewhere less crowded, think hard about whether you’ve come into contact with anything unusual lately,” Yang Jian said.

“What about the bullets? How come there are guns without bullets? And speaking of which, these are real, right?” Zhang Wei excitedly messed with the special gun in his hands.

Yang Jian had yet to speak.

Zhang Wei continued, “Brother Tui, since you have so many, how about gifting me one? The Golden Desert Eagle is my lifelong dream, please take pity on me and make it come true.”

“It’s illegal for you to have it.”

“It’s fine, I’ll just play with it at home.”

“This thing is very expensive, it’s custom-made, all gold, and worth a villa. I only picked up a few myself, planning to use them as spares,” Yang Jian said.

“You saying that just gets me more excited. Golden Desert Eagle, I wouldn’t trade it for an entire building. Give me one, and I’ll give you three villas and three shops, how does that sound?” Zhang Wei said. “You know I, Zhang Wei, don’t have much, just some money, so don’t look down on it.”

Fuck.

That statement is just asking for trouble.

“If you can really get three villas and three shops, then I’ll gift you the gun. Buy one, get one free, and I’ll throw in a few bullets. These are special too, a hundred thousand on the black market each, not for use against ordinary people, but against ghosts. Just don’t play around and lose them,” Yang Jian said as he took out five golden bullets from his pocket and tossed them to Zhang Wei.

Sending one gun in exchange for a few villas didn’t seem like a bad deal, after all, he had picked up several.

“Brother Tui is still Brother Tui, so generous; it’s settled then,” Zhang Wei said excitedly.

“Stop messing around with the gun and focus on the serious matter, how exactly did you come across that ghost?” Yang Jian said.

“I encountered it at home,” Zhang Wei replied while puffing breaths onto the gun and wiping it, seemingly tasting its flavor.

“Then we’ll go to your house,” said Yang Jian immediately.

They had to find the root of the problem.

But as his car turned a corner, he saw through the windshield a person in work clothes, with a pale face, identical to Zhang Wei, standing in the middle of the road watching him.

“Has it appeared?”

Yang Jian’s face changed, and without hesitation, he floored the accelerator and drove straight at it.

But after the car ran over it, there was no sensation of impact.

It was just an illusion.

Looking again at the car’s rearview mirror.

He saw in the backseat, on what had been an empty seat, someone was now sitting motionless, dressed in work clothes with gruesome, pale hands resting on their knees, body stiff as a corpse.

Now, the ghost was in the carriage.

Yang Jian glanced at Zhang Wei, who was in the passenger seat.

The guy seemed to have no sense of danger, actually licking the gun barrel with his tongue, smacking his lips as if tasting it.

Could he be a pervert?