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"Hmph~"

The ceramic pig spun around on the ground a few times, then thrashed about and got up.

The little pig stared wide-eyed at Zhou Zheng, letting out a cheerful grunt.

However, Zhou Zheng could vaguely hear many overlapping cries of agony within them.

A wave of drowsiness suddenly washed over him, and Zhou Zheng's eyes closed involuntarily.

"not good!"

Zhou Zheng was startled and suddenly opened his eyes. The shroud binding his body instantly activated and began to fly around like tentacles.

"Hmph~"

In the blink of an eye, the ceramic pig was already close to Zhou Zheng's body.

His previously kind and adorable face had now turned sinister and terrifying.

Dark blood seeped from the pig's body, and numerous cracks appeared on its ceramic surface.

Like a dried-up riverbed, black blood, reeking of a foul stench, seeped from these cracks.

Blood flowed down the ground and onto Zhou Zheng's feet.

The boots, made of special materials, began to change instantly, their surface radiating a metallic luster.

This metallic luster was familiar to Zhou Zheng; it was exactly the same as the ghost coin he had just discovered.

"Is that how those coins came about?"

Zhou Zheng's heart stirred, and the shrouds fluttering around him shot out like venomous snakes, tightly binding the ceramic pig's body.

The shroud tightened rapidly, and supernatural power seeped into the ceramic pig's body.

"Hmph~"

"Ah!!! Die! Die! Die!"

"Dig it up! Dig it up!"

"It hurts! It hurts so much!"

"Mommy's mommy's mommy".

The shroud slipped through the opening behind the ceramic pig's head and into its body.

Under the influence of supernatural forces, various wails from different people echoed through the toy store.

The ceramic pig's outer shell was shredded and peeled off by the shroud, revealing the bluish-purple flesh and blood texture inside.

"Hmph!!!"

After the outer shell broke, the ceramic pig seemed to be released from its seal, and its body visibly grew larger.

Boom! ! !
The shroud tightened instantly, and the threads of the linen were torn off one by one.

"Those damn coins!"

Just as the shroud was about to be torn off, Zhou Zheng finally discovered the reason for the changes in the ceramic pig.

Under the eerie attack of the Shroud of Corpse, the ghost coins inside the ceramic pig gradually awaken.

These ghost coins are like energy cores, continuously providing power to the ceramic pig.

"We need to deal with these ghost coins first, otherwise the Shroud of Corpse won't hold up if this continues!"

Zhou Zheng felt a chill run down his spine. Although he called the strips of cloth wrapped around his body "corpse-binding cloths," it would actually be more accurate to describe them as foot-binding cloths.

When the shroud was sealed by headquarters, it was wrapped around the feet of an old woman's corpse.

However, since foot-binding cloths sound a bit vulgar, headquarters gave it the name "corpse-binding cloth."

Compared to a real shroud, this is far from being a foot-binding cloth for an old woman.

"Hmph~"

"Mommy~ It hurts so much, kill me!"

"Uuuuuu——"

The money-jar ghost's body grew larger and larger, soon reaching Zhou Zheng's waist, and its appearance became increasingly ferocious and terrifying.

Zhou Zheng ripped off his trench coat, revealing his body wrapped in a shroud.

Two baby-sized hands appeared under the shroud and kept pushing outwards.

Zhou Zheng's belly was swollen like a ball, making his already slender limbs look even more disproportionate.

If it weren't for the shroud binding him, Zhou Zheng's stomach would probably have burst open.

The infant's hand, still entangled with the corpse, reached into the money-jar ghost's body and grabbed two ghost coins.

Under the supernatural influence of the ghost infant, the two revived ghost coins immediately quieted down and disappeared under the shroud as the palm contracted.

"Gulu~"

"Gulu~"

Zhou Zheng seemed to hear two swallowing sounds, and the ghost infant revived once again.

After losing two ghost coins, the ghost money jar slowed down its growth rate.

"No, this is still too slow!"

Zhou Zheng looked at the pig carcass, which had grown even larger, gritted his teeth, and untied the shroud that had been suppressing the ghost infant.

The shroud around his stomach suddenly came loose, revealing the already hollowed-out abdominal cavity.

Inside the empty abdominal cavity was a large-headed ghost infant curled up, with only the uppermost diaphragm showing some lung lobes.

Who would have thought that this detective, who always had a beer belly, had his internal organs eaten up by the ghost baby long ago?

In other words, the ghost tamer is no longer human. If it were an ordinary person whose internal organs were ripped out, they would have died long ago.

"Waaaaah~"

Once the suppression was lifted, the ghost baby immediately crawled out of Zhou Zheng's stomach.

However, after the head and torso emerged, the shroud immediately tightened again, trapping the lower half of the ghost infant's body tightly inside Zhou Zheng's body.

The child's small body was thus stretched to a very long length.

"Wow~"

The blue-green infant's arms gripped the pig corpse's head, and the ghost infant's head plunged directly into the pig corpse's body, swallowing it greedily.

The money-pot ghost's pig carcass immediately stopped growing and quickly shrank back down.

However, as the pig carcass shrank, the ghostly infant's supernatural power also increased.

Zhou Zheng stared intently at the ghost infant, a golden body bag appearing in his hand without him even noticing.

Ten, twenty, thirty
After the ghost infant had devoured most of the ghost coins, the shroud binding Zhou Zheng's body suddenly tightened, pulling the ghost infant, which was feasting, back into Zhou Zheng's stomach.

At the same time, the shroud binding the pig's corpse tightened its grip, completely wrapping around the money pot ghost's body.

It turned into a mummy pig!
Seeing that the vengeful ghost was being suppressed, Zhou Zheng did not let his guard down.

Although he seemed to have dealt with the money pot ghost with little effort, after all that, both the ghost infant and the shroud had reached their limits.

If it had been any slower, the money pot ghost wouldn't have been suppressed yet, and the ghost infant and the shroud would have been the first evil spirits to revive.

Before he reached his limit, Zhou Zheng quickly stuffed the money-pot ghost's pig corpse into the golden body bag.

Zhou Zheng finally relaxed after tying the rope at the top of the bag.

There was no need to suppress the money pot ghost anymore; the supernatural effects of the shroud were now directed at the ghost infant.

The ghost baby, which had been somewhat restless, immediately quieted down again.

"The ghost infant's resurgence is faster than expected. Can the shroud still suppress the ghost infant?"

Zhou Zheng frowned, picked up the gold body bag, and walked out of the mall.

In order to solve the problem of the ghost baby's resurgence, the headquarters went to great lengths before finally choosing this shroud.

This was also because of his relationship with Mu Sheng.

"Detective Zhou!"

Upon seeing Zhou Zheng emerge, Captain Zhang, who had been waiting outside, immediately came to greet him.

"Could this be the place?"

He went in empty-handed, but came out carrying such a large golden body bag. Captain Zhang naturally guessed what was inside. "Hmm!"

Zhou Zheng nodded: "This is the source of this paranormal event. I have sealed it away, and headquarters will send someone to take it away soon."

"That's good! That's good!"

Captain Zhang was completely relieved, even though they weren't responsible for the paranormal events.

But the thought of such a terrifying thing killing people everywhere in his city terrified Captain Zhang!

What if you or your family and friends encounter these things?
Captain Zhang felt anxious and terrified just thinking about that scene, which is why headquarters has always kept the public in the dark about the existence of paranormal phenomena.

If news that even frontline officers like Captain Zhang were to panic were to reach the public who were frantically buying iodized salt based on a false rumor, what would happen?

Social order will soon spiral out of control!

"The shopping mall should not be reopened for now. We will continue to observe it for a while and only reopen it once we confirm that there are no problems!"

Zhou Zheng gave a brief explanation, then picked up the gold body bag and prepared to leave.

"Wait! Wait a minute, Detective Zhou Zheng!"

Captain Zhang quickly stopped Zhou Zheng: "Several murders have occurred recently, and after investigation, we suspect they are related to paranormal events. We need you to take the time to investigate further!"

"Another paranormal case?"

Zhou Zheng stopped in his tracks, and his face, hidden beneath the shroud, visibly became serious.

Paranormal events are occurring more and more frequently!
Having just resolved the ghost coin incident, Zhou Zheng originally planned to rest for a few days to alleviate the problems of the ghost infant and the resurrection of the shroud.

But since another supernatural event had occurred, Zhou Zheng certainly couldn't just sit idly by.

What exactly happened?

"That's right, we received a report in District D the day before yesterday."

While listening to Captain Zhang recount the case, Zhou Zheng did not notice that inside his abdominal cavity, the ghost infant was chewing a piece of yellowish-brown burlap.

Dachang City, the Yama Building!

Located in the most prosperous area of ​​Dachang City, the Yanluo Building, with a total height of 303 meters and 68 floors, is also the tallest building in Dachang City.

In the luxurious lounge on the top floor, Mu Sheng held a high-end custom-made glass and quietly admired the beautiful view outside the window.

Standing at a very high place, people always inexplicably develop an ambition to encompass the whole world in the palm of their hand!
However, Mu Sheng had already been an emperor many times, so he would not develop any ambition because of it.

"It's been a full 18 hours since the last time I fished for ghost fish, it's time to fish again!"

Mu Sheng picked up the glass, downed the soda in one gulp, and turned to walk into the room.

He used a custom-made cup that cost tens of thousands of yuan to drink soda.

Moreover, as the view shifts to the surroundings of the lounge, a temperature-controlled wine cabinet costing over a million dollars stands on the east wall of the room.

This wine cabinet was originally intended for storing red wine, but at Musheng, it was filled with bottles of carbonated drinks in various colors, such as black, white, green, and orange.

Mu Sheng didn't rush to take out the Ghost Mirror to fish; instead, he went to the wine cabinet first.

"We absolutely need some soda, and another bottle of Fitness Treasure, Four Delights, and Hanfeng."

That's about it, that's all for now!

Mu Sheng selected five or six bottles of different brands of carbonated drinks, opened the caps, and put them into a special device.

Pulling out a tube and putting it in his mouth, Mu Sheng pulled out a fishing stool, sat down, and prepared to start his work for the day.

[Fourth Layer Golden Ghost Prison: 15%]

"Have you digested 23 more ghosts?"

A wisp of consciousness sank into the Golden Ghost Prison, where Mu Sheng saw that there were now more spaces available.

"Great, done in an hour!"

Mu Sheng excitedly took out the Ghost Mirror, raised his hand and threw it face up onto the carpet.

A thin stream of yellowish-brown water appeared out of nowhere, flowed over the Ghost Mirror, and then disappeared into the unknown void.

Since it's fishing, there has to be a river, which is perfectly normal!

Fishing for ghosts in the River of the Dead is, in a sense, quite reasonable.

"Hiss! Glug~ Glug~"

After taking a big gulp of his carbonated drink, Mu Sheng flicked his arm, and a titanium alloy fishing rod appeared in his hand.

The fishhook plunged straight into the ghost mirror, with a live arm still attached to its end.

Just when Mu Sheng thought he would soon fill the Golden Ghost Prison, ten minutes passed and still no fish took the bait.

"Huh? That's strange. Are all the fish in the river asleep today?"

Mu Sheng swung the fishing rod left and right, but still no fish took the bait.

"Hey, I have such a bad temper!"

Mu Sheng threw away his fishing rod, and his arms transformed into two pythons, which then slithered into the ghost mirror.

"Come here quickly! This is a fresh and delicious human arm, full of life. Don't you want to take a bite?"

In the ghost mirror, Mu Sheng's arms were like two mischievous earthworms, twisting and turning in front of all the vengeful ghosts.

Strangely, none of the vengeful spirits attacked Mu Sheng despite the temptation to leave the Ghost Mirror.

"What's going on? Did it get smarter? Don't fish only have a seven-second memory?"

Mu Sheng opened a ghost eye in his palm, observing the situation in the ghost mirror.

Countless vengeful ghosts silently gathered in front of the mirror, neither moving forward nor backward, simply staring at Mu Sheng's two arms.

"Seriously? We only caught seven or eight hundred ghosts. Is it really necessary to be so stingy?"

Mu Sheng's arm suddenly grew larger and shot out towards the nearest ghost bullet.

Five fingers transformed into sharp fangs, biting tightly into the ghost's body.

"Bring it here!"

The vengeful ghost was swept back by the arm, leaped out of the water, and was thrown into the Golden Ghost Prison.

After catching one, Musheng repeated the same action.

This time, however, the vengeful spirit in the mirror was much farther away.

Mu Sheng's arm could reach even further, but because he had lost his element of surprise, it took him quite a while to catch four ghosts.

"You won't listen to reason, so you're forcing me to take drastic measures, aren't you?"

Mu Sheng was furious. He tore off the Yellow Springs River above the Ghost Mirror and stood the mirror upright.

Then four golden walls appeared around him, surrounding him and the Ghost Mirror.

The ghostly appearance of the liar appeared, and a living person appeared in front of the ghost mirror.

"Kamihara Masaru! It's you! I'm going to kill you, kill you!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in a ninja uniform, stood in front of the Demon Mirror and roared at Maki.

In his memory, he was being repeatedly fried in a frying pan, and the next second he appeared in a golden room.

More importantly, there was also an enemy he hated to the core in the house!
"Long time no see, Third Hokage! I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again!"

Mu Sheng waved his hand with a grin, and just as 'Sarutobi Hiruzen' was about to do something, his body uncontrollably sank into the Ghost Mirror.

In a flash, Hiruzen Sarutobi found himself in a dark space, where countless cold hands grabbed his body and dragged him deeper into the darkness.

"where is this place?"

"Kamihara Masaru, come out here! Face me, face me!"

"what--"

After a scream, the Ghost Mirror space fell silent again.

Outside, a vengeful ghost was brought out.

"Jie Jie"

Mu Shengjie smiled and opened his Ghost Domain, which transformed into a large golden hand. He grabbed the unlucky ghost and sent him into the Golden Ghost Prison.

"Come again!"

With a thought, Mu Sheng saw a one-eyed old man with a bandage wrapped around his arm appear in front of the Ghost Mirror.

(End of this chapter)