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Chapter 405 The Wishing Ghost

Koizumi City is a small coastal city.

The population is small, there are no paranormal events, and the headquarters doesn't even have a representative stationed here.

Perfect, it's a good hiding place.

In the dim morning light, a tall, thin figure limped toward an abandoned warehouse near the suburbs.

With trembling hands, Zhao Kaiming pulled out the key from his pocket and, feeling a sense of relief, unlocked the warehouse.

He pushed open the door heavily, and countless dust particles danced wildly in the light. Zhao Kaiming, backlit and shrouded in shadow, walked into the dimly lit warehouse.

With a crisp "snap," several old light bulbs lit up in the darkness, illuminating a corner of the warehouse.

There were several ice coffins there, and several people were lying inside as if they were asleep.

"Wife, daughter, Mom, Dad, I'm back." Zhao Kaiming said sadly.

Zhao Kaiming limped forward and lay down on an ice coffin, gazing tenderly at the girl inside.

"Xiaoya."

"Dad's back. I'm sorry for leaving you alone in such a dark place."

"Dad promises that we'll be able to leave here soon."

But even he himself didn't believe what he said. The hungry ghost had already fallen into the hands of headquarters, and he had no chance of fulfilling the wishing ghost's request.

Having been wanted by headquarters and stripped of his leadership position, Zhao Kaiming was like a stray dog.

His wife died, his parents died, his daughter died, and all his relatives and friends died.

Now that he has lost his official status, his only obsession is to resurrect his family.

But this obsession is almost impossible to fulfill.

The light changed slightly, and the electric light flickered on and off.

Zhao Kaiming sensed something and suddenly turned around.

A streetlamp suddenly lit up inside the warehouse.

Under the dim light of the streetlights, a tall figure stood with his back to him.

No matter which angle you look at it from, you can only see his back.

This is a vengeful ghost.

But Zhao Kaiming was not afraid; instead, he stared coldly at the ghost.

His eyes were filled with hatred.

“I agreed to your request, but you left Dachang City on your own.”

"Resurrect them right now!"

Asking ghosts for favors, no matter how small, always comes at the cost of a life.

At first, after Zhao Kaiming controlled the vengeful ghost, he did not find any aftereffects and thought he was the chosen one who would not have to pay the price for revival.

But as his family and friends died one by one, he finally understood the price this vengeful ghost had to pay.

But by then it was too late.

His entire family died.

He desperately wanted to bring his family back to life with his own.

At this moment, a vengeful ghost appeared and granted his wish, offering to resurrect his family, but at the cost of finding a new body for the ghost.

Guided by the vengeful ghost, he caused the starving ghost incident in Dachang City in order to find a vessel for this ghost.

According to his estimation, this request was not difficult. The hungry ghost had no consciousness, and as long as it devoured his ghost, the request would be fulfilled.

His family should soon be resurrected by the ghost's power.

In order to revive the starving ghosts, Zhao Kaiming had already done many dirty things, but he only managed to suppress them because of his position as the person in charge.

But he knew that once the starving ghost incident broke out, even if headquarters was completely brainless, they would know that he had a problem.

Moreover, Wang Xiaoming is still in Dachang City.

He originally planned to fake his death and evade investigation while the Starving Ghost Realm closed Dachang City.

They graft the wishing ghost onto the starving ghost to fulfill the conditions for reviving their family members, and then fly away.

But just as he was preparing to implement the final step of his plan, an unexpected and dramatic change occurred in Dachang City.

He saw a god descend.

In Dachang City, where the howling of vengeful ghosts resembled hell, the deity's forehead shone with light, and he swept his gaze across the scene.

All the three-stage ghost babies died.

It's like divine retribution.

He then appeared in front of the starving ghost and used some unknown weapon to instantly kill it.

The whole process took less than three minutes.

Not counting the minute and a half he disappeared in the middle, it only took him a few dozen seconds to truly deal with the starving ghosts and tens of thousands of ghost slaves.

The wishing ghost was so frightened that it led him to flee into the ghost realm.

He was utterly horrified, his worldview shattered. He had no idea that headquarters had such a backup plan.

However, without fulfilling the vengeful spirit's demands, the family members cannot be resurrected.

Therefore, he could only lie low in Dachang City, hoping to see if there was any chance to snatch the starving ghost back from headquarters.

Just when he didn't know what to do, Wang Xiaoming called him.

Little did I know, it was all a trap!

The moment he appeared, he was met not with questioning from headquarters.

Instead, it was a golden bullet that pierced his head, and a black and red longsword.

He didn't understand what was happening.

But he knew he had died once.

They were completely killed by an extremely terrifying monster.

That was a demon whose entire body was wrapped in flames and whose wings blotted out the sky!
If it weren't for the wishing ghost, he would definitely be dead!
But Zhao Kaiming also knew that he had been completely exposed and there was no way he could complete the mission.

"It was you who backed down, it's not my fault!" Zhao Kaiming roared in anguish.

"No resurrection is possible without completing the transaction."

A young girl's voice, innocent yet icy cold, rang out from behind him.

Zhao Kaiming turned around and saw that his deceased daughter was sitting on the freezer, looking at him with a strange smile.

His face turned extremely ugly: "Shut up, get off Xiaoya!"

Zhao Xiaoya smiled strangely, her mouth stretching to the back of her ears: "Take me to the headquarters training academy in two days."

"Impossible, I'm wanted by the police now!" Zhao Kaiming's face turned ashen.

Zhao Xiaoya looked at him with a strange smile: "Two days later, take me to the headquarters training academy and lie down in that black coffin."

Zhao Kaiming was speechless.

Hungry ghosts are terrifying enough, but what kind of vengeful spirit is inside this black coffin?

"Two days later, take me to the headquarters training academy and lay me in that black coffin."

From the coffins nearby, voices rose in unison.

That was his wife, mother, and father.
The sounds piled up one after another, like the shrill screams of vengeful ghosts constantly piercing his mind.

"Two days later, take me to the headquarters training academy and lay me in that black coffin."

Zhao Kaiming clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms.

Why should I, who have been diligently imprisoning evil spirits, end up with my entire family wiped out and my wife and children scattered?

Why should everything be destroyed by a sudden appearance of a deity after I sacrificed everything and the lives of millions in Dachang City?

Why should I obey the vengeful ghost and willingly become its slave, even at the cost of my life, to fulfill its demands, while the vengeful ghost, fearing death, runs away!

Why!
The anger that had been suppressed inside finally burst forth.

Zhao Kaiming suddenly raised his head and roared at the wishing ghost with bloodshot eyes, "Isn't it all your fault?!"

"It was you who wanted to escape!"

Are you afraid of them?

Zhao Xiaoya closed her mouth and her body trembled slightly.

Zhao Kaiming had given up all hope. Since all his family members were dead, there was no hope of getting back the Starving Ghost. Losing his identity and then trying to infiltrate headquarters would be suicide.

It doesn't matter anymore.

He roared, his face contorted in pain, "You're just scared, aren't you!"

"You want me to revive the starving ghosts and shut down Dachang City? I'll accept it!"

"I'm not afraid to die for my daughter!"

"I don't care about killing tens of thousands more!"

"But you're a vengeful ghost, how come you're even more afraid of death than I am!"

"Why did they run away the moment they saw the other person?!"

"So even you vengeful ghosts bully the weak and fear the strong!"

"Come and kill me, then go and cause trouble for someone else. You can have my life!"

"I don't want to live anymore!"

After a moment of silence, the wishing ghost manipulated Zhao Xiaoya to lie back in the coffin.

Zhao Kaiming's face contorted, his facial muscles twitched, and he made a gurgling sound as if he were squeezing air from deep in his throat.

"Hehehehehehehe!!"

He burst into wild laughter, laughing so hard he could barely breathe.

For the first time, he gained the upper hand in his battle against the wishing ghost!

Even vengeful ghosts are not invincible; they too have fears, perhaps—

"dad."

Zhao Kaiming's ferocious and twisted expression suddenly froze.

He looked incredulously at the freezer, where Zhao Xiaoya had climbed out of the coffin again.

However, she didn't have a strange smile on her face; her pale face was full of confusion.

Upon seeing Zhao Kaiming, Zhao Xiaoya was overjoyed and rushed over to hug him, saying, "Dad, I missed you so much!"

As if frozen in place, Zhao Kaiming slowly embraced his daughter. Her warm body and beating heart did not resemble the stiffness of a corpse.

is alive!
She survived!
His face lit up with elation: "Xiaoya, Xiaoya, are you awake?!" "Dad, was I asleep? Where am I? Where is Mom? Where are Grandpa and Grandma?" Zhao Xiaoya raised her head, looking around in confusion.

"I," Zhao Kaiming didn't know how to answer, and he didn't even know why the vengeful ghost could bring Zhao Xiaoya back to life.

But the ecstasy of getting it back almost made him lose his mind; he didn't want to think about why.

"It's alright, Xiaoya, it's alright, Daddy's here."

Zhao Kaiming trembled as he held Zhao Xiaoya's body, as if afraid she would leave again.

"Dad, you're holding me too tight, I can't breathe," Zhao Xiaoya said, feeling a little suffocated as Zhao Kaiming held her tightly in his arms.

Zhao Kaiming was already in tears, almost unable to control himself, and choked out, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Xiaoya."

"Dad, I'm hungry, I want to go eat KFC!" Zhao Xiaoya smiled at Zhao Kaiming while clutching her stomach.

"Dad, why are you crying?"

"Dad, don't cry, it's embarrassing."

Zhao Xiaoya very sensibly reached out her little hand and wiped away the tears on Zhao Kaiming's face.

The more Zhao Kaiming wiped away his tears, the more tears flowed. He quickly grabbed Zhao Xiaoya's little hand and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Daddy is happy."

"Don't cry. Don't cry."

At that moment, he even wanted to thank the wishing ghost for fulfilling his wish.

Even if the price is my own life, I will have no regrets.

"We—" Zhao Kaiming had barely opened his mouth when he felt his daughter's body in his arms begin to grow cold and stiff.

The color drained from Zhao Xiaoya's face rapidly, and her voice grew weaker and weaker.

"Dad, I'm so cold."

"So sleepy."

Zhao Xiaoya slowly closed her eyes, forcing a smile.

"Daddy, don't cry."

Be happy!

"no no!!"

In despair, Zhao Kaiming hugged his daughter tightly with all his might, trying to hold onto that last glimmer of hope.

But Zhao Xiaoya closed her eyes, fell silent, and became a cold corpse once more.

It was as if everything that had just happened was his hallucination.

"Xiaoya!"

Zhao Kaiming let out a shrill roar like a vengeful ghost.

"no, I can not!"

He clutched his head and roared, his bloodshot eyes darting nervously around: "Come out! I promise you!"

"Please come out quickly and bring Xiaoya back to life! Please!"

He knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing until his head was covered in blood.

No matter how much he cried, screamed, and kowtowed, the vengeful ghost did not appear.

After a long while, Zhao Kaiming, looking like a real vengeful ghost with his face covered in blood, stood up unsteadily.

His face was expressionless, like a corpse.

"Please wait a little longer, we'll be able to meet soon."

He put Zhao Xiaoya back into the coffin and stood there in the darkness.

It was like a vengeful ghost.
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"So, have you seen Zhao Kaiming?"

On the tallest building in Koizumi City.

Zhuang Boshi and Zhang Jie stood on the rooftop overlooking the panoramic view.

"I saw it, but that ghost was too slippery and actually hid in the ghost realm again," Zhang Jie said irritably.

"Can this ghost sense danger?"

"What a slippery creature. Conscious ghosts are indeed difficult to deal with. Why don't we have Zero snipe the coffin nails from a distance?"

"Sniping without the ghost domain restriction cannot hit that vengeful ghost."

Zhuang Boshi pondered for a moment: "But you can't hide forever. Zhao Kaiming has already come out, so let's catch him."

"It seems that this vengeful ghost cannot directly change hosts, otherwise it should have run away long ago."

"What should we do then? Shall we try making a wish to attract it out?" Zhang Jie said, rubbing his hands together. The only manga he had ever read was Dragon Ball, and he was very interested in making wishes.

"No, look at Zhao Kaiming's miserable state, like his whole family is going to be cremated. The supernatural cost of this thing is borne by relatives. After the relatives die, the relatives will die, then the friends will die, and after the friends die, people you know will probably die."

"If we go and make a wish, an attack will definitely happen to us. It's not worth it."

Zhuang Boshi looked at Zhang Jie: "But a vengeful ghost is a vengeful ghost. Even if it has consciousness, it is still limited by the rules."

"Try to give Zhao Kaiming a hint and control him first."

"Then I'll give it a try." Zhang Jie unlocked the third-tier gene lock.

An invisible and intangible spiritual force swept across the factory several kilometers away, and an invisible thought was about to be implanted into the completely unaware Zhao Kaiming.

A chilling thing happened: a pair of eerie hands suddenly appeared beside Zhao Kaiming.

Those hands were cold and stiff, directly blocking Zhang Jie's mental power.

One by one, illusory figures that existed only in the medium appeared beside Zhao Kaiming.

The people there were men and women, old and young, and many of their faces resembled those of the people lying in the coffins.

It was lifeless and gloomy, more like a vessel of curse than a vengeful ghost.

And these curses seemed to be linked together.

Zhang Jie seemed to see a strange gray line in his perception.

This thread connects Zhao Kaiming's figure, and also a vengeful ghost hiding deep within the ghost realm.

"Huh?" Zhang Jie's face turned pale: "I can't invade his mental body."

"An extremely terrifying force blocked my mental power."

Zhuang Boshi was not surprised; the wishing ghost clearly possessed the ability to actively defend itself.

“Return,” Zhuang Boshi said.

Zhang Jie withdrew his mental energy. Fortunately, the wishing ghost did not follow his mental energy and seemed to be only protecting Zhao Kaiming's safety.

Before the Wishing Ghost could accommodate the Ghost Cabinet puzzle, its limitations were actually quite significant.

There is no way to act independently.

There is no way to choose a host.

There is no way to intentionally harm others.

That's why it stayed on Zhao Xiaoya's body for a long time after killing Zhao Kaiming. Killing her only made Zhao Xiaoya speak recklessly and post wish notes randomly.

It wasn't until Yang Jian exploited a bug to create a supernatural conflict between the wishing ghost and the ghost cabinet that Zhao Xiaoya was imprisoned.

Only the wishing ghost that appears later can make a deal with Yang Jian alone.

In some ways, the wishing ghost is a very powerful yet very safe vengeful spirit.

A cursed, monstrous, and anti-human ghost tamer can completely use the wishing ghost as an enhanced version of a scapegoat, as long as he is careful not to fall into the wishing ghost's trap with his words and actions.

The wishing ghost was a perfect match for the vengeful ghost of the Wang family. The ghost wished for the death of its family members, but the Wang family members were all ghosts who were not afraid of death, so the ghost simply exploited a bug.

"How do I deal with it?" Zhang Jie felt a bit of a challenge.

It is no longer possible to influence the wishing ghost by controlling Zhao Kaiming.

If he rushes over to make a wish, the ghost will just take Zhao Kaiming and run away.

Zhuang Boshi stroked his chin. The Wishing Ghost's Ghost Domain was stronger than Yang Jian's six-layered Ghost Eye Ghost Domain, which was just enough to shield his senses.

Otherwise, you could just teleport right up to them.

At that moment, Zhu Wen's voice rang in their minds.

"Captain, Zhang Jie, I just had a sudden urge to do a divination."

"This doesn't look good."

"It seems we've been tricked and trapped in a hellish place, about to face a bloody disaster!"

"Hmm?" Zhuang Boshi and Zhang Jie exchanged a glance.

"Zhang Jie, scan the entire city!"

"Oh no, Zhao Kaiming is missing!" Zhang Jie exclaimed.

Zhao Kaiming, who was just in the warehouse, has now disappeared.

"Dry!"

Zhuang Boshi grabbed Zhang Jie and threw him away.

"Go quickly, go protect them!"