Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

"Oh right, this thing should belong to me, right?"

Coming back to his senses, Xiao He seemed to have thought of something. He pointed to the Blood Flower Seed on the table, looked at the Spider Man, and said, "You just said that I am not yet a formal Ghost Master, and I dealt with this monster myself, so this thing should be considered my spoils of war."

The alliance stipulates that, before absolved of their crimes, a master of supernatural abilities like Xiao He must hand over all their spoils from supernatural operations, including supernatural objects and remains of supernatural beings, after the operation is completed. They cannot keep anything for themselves.

Although Xiao He had already examined the information on this strange object called the Seed of Blood Flower and labeled it "useless," it was still a one-star card in his hands. He could use it as a sacrifice to try his luck and maybe turn a small gain into a big one.

Previously, if it weren't for the difficulty in explaining the whereabouts of the Blood Flower Seed after the sacrifice, Xiao He wouldn't have turned it back into a physical object from a card.

However, it was precisely for this reason that Xiao He asked the Spider Man to retrieve the Blood Flower Seed.

However, after listening to Xiao He's words, the spider man fell silent for a moment, then looked at Xiao He with a speechless expression.

"Not really."

Unexpectedly, the Spider-Man refused Xiao He's request, and then said, "I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you're already asking me for things."

Spider-Man explained, "I told you before, we've been keeping an eye on this weirdo for a while. We were planning to play the long game, but you cut the line right away. I'm already being lenient by not holding you responsible."

After saying that, the spider-man took out a palm-sized black iron box with exquisite silver ornaments and mysterious runes from somewhere.

Then, in front of Xiao He, he opened the box, picked up the Blood Flower Seed from the table, and carefully placed it into the box.

"Don't worry, this strange object won't belong to me. I'm just taking it back to the technicians above for analysis." The spider-man closed the lid.

During this process, he also observed the changes in Xiao He's facial expression, so he said again, "This box can prevent the energy of the strange object from leaking out and isolate the strange object from its influence on the outside world."

"Once you join the Night Demon Division, there will be special instructors to give people like you a crash course in the common knowledge of Night Demons and the use of some tools."

After saying this, the Spider-Man stood up, holding the box containing the Blood Flower Seed. He glanced down at Xiao He, who seemed lost in thought, and said, "Let's go. We still have a lot to do."

Hearing this, Xiao He nodded silently. Although his request was rejected, it was just a useless strange object anyway.

......

It was still dark when I left the flower shop.

However, compared to the previous quiet and deserted streets, there are now many more fully armed patrol officers on the streets.

When Zhang Shu and Xu Chi, who were leading the group, saw the Spider Man and Xiao He, their expressions immediately turned serious.

At this moment, the spider-man who had brought Xiao He out also saw this grand scene. He then looked at Zhang Shu standing in front of him, gave him a reassuring look, and waved his hand, saying, "I'll take him back first, and the rest is up to you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shu nodded slightly.

Communication in the vicinity had already been restored by the time Spider-Man entered the flower shop. Not long ago, Zhang Shu had already received the message from Spider-Man, so he wasn't surprised when he saw Spider-Man and Xiao He come out. After hearing Spider-Man's words, he said to Zheng Hao and Wang Yao, who were waiting to act, "Take your things and go inside the shop to pack up."

"Yes."

After responding to Wang Yao, Zheng Hao picked up the equipment he had prepared and headed towards the flower shop.

Although the strange creature is dead, a lot of strange energy remains in the vicinity. If this strange energy is not dealt with in time, it may attract strange creatures from other places.

The alliance had once planned to use this method to lure out the strange things in a city and wipe them all out, but when the method was first tried, the alliance leader who made the decision immediately regretted it.

Because after they attracted the supernatural, they realized that it wasn't the supernatural that was wiped out, but themselves.

"Come with me."

After giving Zhang Shu his instructions, the Spider-Man beckoned Xiao He to walk toward the street, where his car was parked.

Not long after, in an ordinary sedan, Xiao He sat quietly in the passenger seat, silently gazing at the scenery outside the window.

He didn't ignorantly ask if the other person was on their way to the Night Demon Division, nor did he intend to learn more about the internal affairs of the Night Demon Division.

Because he could tell that the other party seemed to have no liking for him, a criminal who had become a demon tamer, and even seemed to have a deep-seated disgust for him.

Xiao He thought to himself, if he had refused their offer to recruit him, they would probably have been happy to tear him to pieces.

Meanwhile, the Spider-Man in the driver's seat remained silent, focusing solely on driving.

After driving for about half an hour and a half, the car entered a sparsely populated street.

As Xiao He observed the scenery along the way, he realized that the place he had arrived at did not seem to be one of the central areas of Binhai City. Instead, it seemed to be an area similar to the urban village he had visited before, located between the city center and the suburbs.

After parking the car, the Spider Man got out and led Xiao He across a road to a place that looked like a construction site.

"This... is the Night Demon Division?"

Xiao He stared wide-eyed at the group of workers carrying bricks in front of him.

He never expected that the Guiye Division in Binhai City would be so...shabby, without even a proper office building.

"This is the future Night Division."

Spider-Man explained, "The leaders of Binhai City had originally prepared a place for us Night Demons to stay, but our boss was not satisfied, so he chose to build a new branch here."

"But don't worry, we still have a place for you to stay."

After saying that, the spider-man pointed to a three-story building that seemed to have been recently built and said, "That's the temporary office of our Binhai City Ghost Night Division branch."

Xiao He looked in the direction the other person pointed and noticed the small building next to the construction site. His expression immediately froze.

The situation seems to be a little different from what he expected!

......

Inside a high-end office building.

"Ring ring ring!"

The woman sitting at her workstation, writing a proposal, heard her phone ringing.

It's already 10 p.m., and although the plan isn't finished, she has to leave, or she'll miss the last bus.

After half an hour.

The woman, exhausted after a long day, returned to her small apartment in a corner of the city. Upon entering, she went straight to the sofa without even taking off her shoes and lay down.

Then, the woman closed her eyes, preparing to enjoy the tranquility of the moment.

Although she has to go to work tomorrow, and work overtime, and work overtime involves writing proposals, at least for now she can lie quietly on the sofa instead of slumped over her desk at the company.

However, just as she relaxed, she suddenly heard a faint knocking sound, as if someone was gently knocking on her door.

Her peaceful nap was interrupted, and she frowned, her mind filled with doubt.

"Who's outside?"

The woman asked loudly, but received no answer.

"Could it be that I was too tired and misheard?"

The woman was somewhat puzzled, and the knocking sound was so faint that she thought she was just hallucinating from exhaustion.

However, just as the woman lay down on the sofa with these thoughts in mind, closed her eyes, and prepared to take a shower after a short nap, she heard another knock on the door.

Boom boom boom!

The knocking sounded much louder than before, so when the woman opened her eyes again, her gaze was filled with unease.

She wasn't mistaken; someone was indeed knocking on the door.

Instantly, a strange feeling welled up in her heart.

She didn't invite any friends over to her house tonight, so who was knocking on the door?

"Maybe he's just the neighbor's kid."

The woman tried to calm herself down, silently thinking that it was just a prank by the neighbor's child, not some pervert knocking on her door.

After all, her neighbor's child was indeed very naughty and always liked to tease others, both children and adults. The woman had been frightened by the neighbor's toy mouse once before.

Moreover, although this apartment building is small and not in a great location, it has very good security measures. Not only do you need to swipe a card to enter, but you also need to use facial recognition. In addition, there are surveillance cameras installed in the corridors. Unless you have registered at the doorman, the alarm will sound and the guard on duty will come immediately if a stranger enters. So those perverts who follow you will definitely not be able to get in.

"It was just a prank."

The woman thought to herself, and at the same time she was a little annoyed that her rare moment of rest had been disturbed.

The woman, who was in a bad mood, no longer wanted to lie on the sofa. However, just as she was getting ready to slip on her slippers and go take a shower, she heard a knock on the door again. This time, the sound was clearer than before, and it even seemed to carry a hint of eeriness.

This time, the woman finally felt uneasy and fearful, but she tried her best to control her emotions and not let these feelings of fear and unease affect her.

According to a study by a scholar from the alliance, once a person begins to feel fear, their mind becomes clouded, affecting their judgment.

"This must just be a prank. I'm a grown man, how could I be scared?"

The woman said this to herself, but despite saying it, she still couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in her heart.

Just then, the knocking on the door became more frequent and increasingly shrill.

The woman's heart began to pound. She quickly went to the sofa and took out her phone from her bag. However, despite her attempts to call the patrol team, she could not get through, as if she had lost contact with the outside world.

Only now did the woman realize... she had encountered something strange.

The woman, her heart pounding, began to feel despair, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

But after the despair, the woman did not succumb to despair. She still tried to find any way to solve the problem. If she remembered correctly, ordinary people could survive strange attacks if they found the right method. So she began to search her mind for similar incidents.

Although she spends most of her time working, people living in this era of strange occurrences have long been accustomed to recording strange news and information about strange phenomena that have been identified and whose weaknesses have been found, as uploaded by the Alliance.

Before long, the woman, who had forced herself to calm down, quickly recalled a news story that was almost identical to her own situation, relying on her memory.

Knocking on the door is a trick!

"A bizarre situation that remains unsolved for the time being!"

Despair filled the woman's eyes once again.

Because the Alliance has not yet found the Knocking Ghost's weakness, they only know that anyone targeted by the Knocking Ghost will eventually die, whether they open the door or not; it's just a matter of whether they die sooner or later.

The woman, her face ashen, slumped onto the sofa, having lost all hope.

Soon, several hours passed, and the knocking on the door continued to be as frequent, piercing, and eerie as ever, while the woman's nerves were on edge.

Although the woman didn't know if the ghost knocking on the door for hours would get tired, she knew she was very, very tired.

She had already worked for more than ten hours and was physically and mentally exhausted. Before she could even get a proper rest, she was unlucky enough to encounter a knocking ghost constantly banging on her door. She was now on the verge of a mental breakdown.

At that very moment, the woman realized that she couldn't continue like this.

"Whether I open the door or not, I'm going to die anyway. I'd like to see what this door-knocking ghost looks like." The woman's mind was clearly in turmoil, otherwise she wouldn't have had this thought.

Driven by this thought, the woman stood up and walked shakily toward the door. Soon, she reached the door, where the knocking was heavy as a hammer.

The woman looked at the door, which seemed about to be knocked on at any moment, turned the doorknob with trembling hands, and then pushed the door open.

Outside, there was only endless darkness, and not a single ghost in sight.

Looking at the deathly darkness before her, the woman felt as if she were in an abyss, and an invisible fear assailed her.

Suddenly, a cold breeze swept in from the darkness, and all the lights in the room went out instantly.

"I...I don't want to die yet."

In the darkness, the woman's voice was filled with fear and despair, but no one answered her. As her eyes gradually adjusted to the surrounding darkness, she was horrified to find a faint figure standing before her, its eyes cold and empty.