Mysterious Resurrection: What If

Chapter 59 Cao Yang
"That's about it." Yang Jian stepped forward.

"If we keep watching, the ghost's method of killing won't change at all."

After he finished speaking, a dense crimson aura spread rapidly from Yang Jian to the surrounding area, covering the entire region in just a moment. The previously bustling market immediately became deserted, as Yang Jian used his Ghost Domain to isolate all the ordinary people.

In the world glowing red, only Yang Jian and Cao Yang remained. Their ghostly eyes swept across the empty market, but they did not find the ghost.

Yang Jian did not intend to open up deeper levels of the ghost realm. Now that he knew the pattern of the killing, he only needed to lure out the ghost.

He turned his head and said, "Cao Yang, you just keep making noise here."

"Uh."

Cao Yang was stunned for a moment, then stood there awkwardly. He said, "Could we switch places a little? For example, you make the noise, and I'll lock him up."

"Okay, but I'll kill you after I've imprisoned that ghost."

Yang Jian glanced at Cao Yang and continued:

“This paranormal event has nothing to do with me. I know the situation in Dachang City very well. This ghost came from somewhere else. You tracked it here, but instead of reporting its movements to me, you caused the deaths of more than a dozen ordinary people.”

A dark, headless shadow slowly approached Cao Yang from beneath his feet.

"As a person in charge, if you can't even handle this small matter, even if I kill you right now, headquarters won't say anything."

Cao Yang watched the approaching shadowy figure. Yang Jian was clearly not joking. He had witnessed Yang Jian's style of doing things at the headquarters meeting. This guy would kill someone at the slightest disagreement.

Since the incident that went out of control, Cao Yang has been imprisoning the vengeful ghost that escaped from headquarters in Dajing City, which has caused him to be in extremely poor condition and constantly on the verge of recovery.

However, this incident was indeed caused by his mistake. Even if Yang Jian had actually taken action, headquarters would have no reason to blame Yang Jian, since he was the one who did not follow the rules first.

Thinking of this, Cao Yang immediately said, "Captain Yang, I've noticed that you're a very meticulous person. I have a loud voice, so let me do it."

As he spoke, Cao Yang walked towards the open street and stood there. He felt a little embarrassed, as he was asked to make some noises for no reason. He suddenly felt at a loss, but he couldn't be reserved anymore.

Cao Yang shouted a couple of sentences at the top of his lungs.

"Ah! Ah~!"

His pale face showed no expression as Cao Yang roared, creating a bizarre and unusual scene.

As Cao Yang shouted, he glanced at Yang Jian twice. Seeing that Yang Jian was looking at him without changing his expression, Cao Yang decided to let loose as well. However, he secretly turned off the satellite phone and put it in his pocket.

"Yang Jian is a cold and aloof person; he probably won't tell anyone."

In this crimson ghost realm, Cao Yang coughed twice to clear his throat, then, with a deathly pale face, shouted loudly:

Happy New Year! Wishing you a Happy New Year! May your happiness be as boundless as the Eastern Sea and your longevity as enduring as the Southern Mountains! May you have a Happy New Year and lots of red envelopes!

Cao Yang felt that wasn't enough, so he started running around like a scattered crowd, shouting "Happy New Year!" as he ran.

This scene is truly bizarre.
Just as Cao Yang was contemplating whether to move to another Earth, a dark figure suddenly appeared behind him, raising its arm to reach out and touch him.

Yang Jian reacted quickly, and the headless ghost immediately covered it, but Cao Yang was closer to the ghost and reacted even faster.

From Yang Jian's perspective, Cao Yang's figure suddenly disappeared and then abruptly reappeared a dozen meters away, while the ghost that attacked him also disappeared.

This method of instantaneous teleportation is different from the Ghost Domain. Cao Yang is currently in Yang Jian's Ghost Domain, but just now Yang Jian sensed that a crack had appeared in his Ghost Domain.

"Teleportation? No, this is..."

Yang Jian discovered several pale, bare footprints on the headless ghost figure. Judging from the size of the footprints, they belonged to an adult male.

Within the area of ​​the footprints, Yang Jian could not sense the ghost's presence at all; the headless ghost was actually suppressed by those footprints.

In that instant, the headless ghostly figure was almost in front of Cao Yang, but because Cao Yang was closer, he reacted faster and used his own ghostly power to escape the attack.

"A vengeful ghost that can leave footprints on shadowy figures." Yang Jian glanced at Cao Yang, deep in thought. If he had a code name, it would definitely be:

"Ghost Foot: Cao Yang".

Cao Yang stood a dozen meters away, stunned for a few seconds. The restlessness of the vengeful ghost within him became even more pronounced. He said, "I am in a very bad state right now. I cannot fully control the ghost I am controlling. Once it is activated, my consciousness will fall into a daze. In that instant, anyone I pass by will die, including the ghost controller."

"This isn't the time to talk about this, Captain Yang. Do you need me to continue? I can do it."

Before Cao Yang could finish speaking, an intense crimson light flashed wildly, and a woodcutter's knife emerged from the red light and hurtled towards him.

Then, he felt a chill and looked down to find that a large patch of cold lake water had seeped into the ground and submerged his ankles.

Cao Yang then realized that the ghost had reappeared behind him at some point.

But this time, nothing unexpected happened.

As the intense crimson light slowly dissipated, Cao Yang emerged with Yang Jian, carrying a huge golden body bag. Inside the bag, one could vaguely see a grotesque corpse.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, and Yang Jian used most of his supernatural abilities in an instant.

If this still can't solve the problem of this ghost, then it can only mean that this will be another S-class paranormal event. An S-class vengeful ghost that follows the murder rule of "killing the person who makes a sound" will cause a massive and devastating disaster.

The bustling crowds had long since dispersed, leaving only a deserted market.

"Captain Yang, thank you. I won't disturb you and your family during the New Year. Goodbye."

Cao Yang said goodbye and prepared to leave.

At this moment, Xiong Wenwen suddenly called out to him, pointing at Cao Yang and saying:

Hey! Aren't you... you're that guy?

Cao Yang immediately shook his head frantically.

"No! No one is allowed to tell anyone about what happened today!" With that, he turned and left, disappearing in no time.

"Yang Jian, who is that?"

Jiang Yan was still a little shaken, but after experiencing several supernatural events, she was now relatively calm.

"colleague."

"Tch, it's taking so long to resolve this. If I, Bear Daddy, were to take care of it, I could finish it off in a heartbeat!"

After this incident, the once bustling city of Dachang became completely quiet overnight. There wasn't even the sound of firecrackers. Children were spreading terrifying stories about not making any noise during the New Year, or the Nian monster would take them away.

Guanjiang Residential Area.

Yang Jian stood by the window, looking at the river reflecting the moonlight. His lifeless face and deathly eyes revealed no emotion.

"Are you feeling tired?" Jiang Yan, wearing a bathrobe, stood quietly behind Yang Jian.

"No."

"You've become much quieter lately. You used to crack a lot of jokes."

Yang Jian did not respond; his silhouette appeared somewhat hazy in the cool moonlight.

Jiang Yan gently hugged Yang Jian from behind, feeling his cold, lifeless body.

"If you feel tired, just give up. There's nothing shameful about it. It wasn't your responsibility to begin with. If you feel tired, we can stay here forever. No matter what happens outside, I believe you'll live a good life with your abilities. I and everyone else will always be with you."

Yang Jian remained silent for a long time before slowly turning around. A stiff smile tugged at the corners of his mouth. He neither refused nor agreed, but instead tried to speak gently, uttering a strange, hoarse sound:
Thank you, and Happy New Year.

(End of this chapter)