Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

The next day, the rising sun shone into the empty room, illuminating the woman's body lying on the floor through a half-open door. Her eyes had lost their luster, and her face bore an expression of terror, as if she had experienced a nightmare from which she could never wake up.

At that moment, the door to the room next to the woman's opened, and a middle-aged woman carrying trash in her left hand and holding a child's hand in her right hand walked out. When the middle-aged woman passed by the woman's door and saw the woman's corpse on the ground, her expression suddenly changed, while the child holding a toy mouse looked completely bewildered.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp, piercing scream quickly woke up the residents in the apartment building.

Soon after, patrol officers on duty nearby received a report from the middle-aged woman. When they arrived at the scene and saw the horrific state of the body on the ground, they immediately reported the situation to headquarters.

After some time, accompanied by a series of alarms, patrol vehicles appeared downstairs at the apartment building. Then, one patrolman after another got out of the vehicles in an orderly fashion, hurried upstairs, and quickly headed towards the woman's room.

Meanwhile, outside the woman's room.

A patrol captain, wearing a police hat and looking somewhat old, strode forward with heavy steps, pulled back the cordon tape in the passageway, and cautiously approached the woman's door.

At that moment, an aura of death permeated the doorway, making him feel somewhat uneasy.

He had been a patrolman for almost half his life and had been involved in murder cases of all sizes. He had seen many corpses with strange and unusual deaths, so he shouldn't have this feeling.

With this question in mind, he slowly approached the corpse lying on the ground. Looking at the fear on the corpse's face, he thought to himself.

"This appears to be just a routine murder case."

Thinking of this, he looked at a patrolman who was examining the scene and asked, "What was the cause of death?"

"The preliminary assessment is that he died of suffocation."

The young patrolman replied, "There were no obvious external injuries on the body, but there were strangulation marks on the neck, indicating that the victim was strangled to death."

After speaking, the young patrolman carefully examined the woman's neck, trying to find some clues from the strangulation marks.

At this point, the experienced patrol captain asked again, "Are there any signs of a struggle or fight at the scene?"

The young patrolman shook his head and replied, "No."

Upon hearing this, the patrol captain nodded and guessed, "That must have been an inside job. Have you checked the security cameras in the stairwell?"

The young patrolman nodded.

"Someone has already gone to the monitoring room."

While the two were talking, the other patrol members were not idle either. They carefully examined every corner of the room, looking for any clues.

"Captain, we've found something."

At this moment, a patrolman pointed to a plant hanging on the wall, and upon closer inspection, he discovered a hidden surveillance camera there.

However, the woman installed the camera herself.

A patrol officer investigating the woman's phone records explained that the purchase records of the camera disguised as a pendant were found in the woman's shopping app.

The patrol captain simply nodded in understanding.

It's not surprising that a single woman living alone would place a camera in her room, even if the camera is well hidden.

Thinking of this, the patrol captain quickly asked the technicians present to retrieve the recordings from the cameras. Just then, the surveillance footage from the apartment building's corridor was also taken over.

Shortly afterward, when everyone saw the video footage on the surveillance screen, their expressions changed drastically.

Because the footage clearly and completely shows the entire process of the woman's death.

And the murderer who strangled the woman... was actually the woman herself!

The surveillance footage showed that the woman strangled herself to death.

However, the alliance's scholars had already conducted research and found that, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a person to strangle themselves to death.

In other words, the current situation is very abnormal.

"Report this case; the situation is beyond our control now."

At this moment, the patrol captain, having calmed down, spoke slowly.

The moment he saw the woman strangle herself on the surveillance footage, he knew what had happened.

Soon, the patrol team members nearby also realized what was happening.

They've encountered something strange!

The young patrolman hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Captain, should we report to the special operations team?"

Having just joined the patrol team, he vaguely remembered that during training, the instructors emphasized that any strange incidents should be reported to the city's special operations team immediately.

"No."

The captain rubbed his temples and said in a low voice, "We need to report to that newly established department—the Night Demon Division."

The alliance stipulates that whenever a city establishes a Nightmare Division, the city's special operations team will be directly incorporated into the Nightmare Division, becoming its logistical support force.

Although this will significantly improve the welfare and benefits of special operations team members, it is not a good thing for some members of the special operations team. After all, they were originally the head of a chicken, but now they have become the tail of a phoenix.

......

The temporary office of the Binhai City Ghost Night Division branch is located on the first floor.

A petite and quiet girl with a ponytail and black-rimmed glasses was sitting in front of a computer, her hands flying across the keyboard with practiced ease.

As the girl's fingers danced across the keyboard, the crisp tapping of the keys sounded like beautiful music in the somewhat empty office.

Her eyes were focused and bright as she stared at the rapidly flashing information on the computer screen, but her face looked very pale in the soft light of the screen.

On her desk were piles of electronic devices, paper documents, and notebooks. Her bangs slightly obscured the corners of her eyes, but this did not hinder her work.

Just then, someone pushed open the door and walked in.

The spider-man stared at the girl intently at the computer screen. Before he could speak, she looked up, smiled, and asked, "How's it going? Did the mission go smoothly?"

The spider-man shook his head, then led Xiao He, who was secretly observing the surroundings, inside.

"The weird creature that the boss asked me to investigate is dead, but it left behind a strange object that might be useful."

As he spoke, the spider-man took out the box containing the Blood Flower Seed from somewhere and placed it on the girl's desk.

The girl glanced down at the box on the table but didn't reach for it. Instead, she looked at Xiao He beside the spider-man and asked, "Is he the newcomer?"

Spider-Man nodded: "Yes, I'll need your help registering him later."

After saying that, he looked at Xiao He and said, "Her name is Ghost, and she is a technician from our Night Demon Division. She will be in charge of registering your information in the system."

Upon hearing this, Xiao He nodded expressionlessly.

After telling Xiao He to wait there, the Spider-Man seemed to have something to do and left without looking back, leaving only Xiao He and the girl named Ghost typing on the computer.

However, Xiao He had some doubts in his heart at this moment.

Although there were only two people left in the room, including him, for some reason he felt that someone was still watching him from the shadows.

"Is someone watching me through a security camera?"

Xiao He secretly wondered what was going on.

But the feeling wasn't like being monitored by a camera; rather, it was more like a living person standing in front of him, staring intently at him and scrutinizing him from head to toe.

"This Night Demon is indeed quite eerie."

Xiao He muttered a complaint to himself.

At that moment, the girl codenamed "Ghost" had already filled in Xiao He's information on the computer.

Name: Xu Yuan

Age: 28

Unusual Fusion: Unknown

Ability Level: Tier 1

Bizarre ability: Transforms the right arm into a flesh-and-blood blade.

......

Xiao He glanced through the information on the computer screen and found that the information about himself, or rather, the body he had possessed, Xu Yuan, was even more detailed than he remembered.

Moreover, the document even contains detailed records of Xu Yuan's childhood and some relatives with whom he had almost no contact now or even in the past.

"As expected of an organization affiliated with the alliance, their intelligence capabilities are truly impressive."

Xiao He sighed inwardly, and at the same time, a sense of crisis suddenly rose in his heart.

Under the Alliance's vast intelligence network, if he's not careful when he tries to possess someone in the future, he might fall into the eyes of some scheming individuals within the Alliance. After all, the saying "the bigger the tree, the more the wind blows" applies everywhere.

"Alright, I've uploaded your information to the Ghost Night Division's internal system." The ghostly girl smiled at Xiao He and said softly, "Now there's only one last step left, and you'll be a Ghost Master belonging to our Ghost Night Division."

Xiao He frowned, his tone somewhat puzzled: "What procedure?"

"This is it."

Just then, a voice rang out from behind Xiao He. He subconsciously turned his head and saw that the spider man who had left had returned at some point, and he was holding an ancient parchment in his hand.

The parchment looked old and faded, with torn edges that seemed to have been corroded by time. Under the light, the dark characters on the paper shimmered with an eerie light, giving one a sense of unease.

The spider-man's gaze swept towards Xiao He.

"You just need to write your name on it," the Spider-Man said in a deep, calm voice.

However, his words made Xiao He subconsciously feel unsafe.

After all, signing one's name casually is an irrational act in any world, and that parchment looked very strange; who knows what would happen if one signed it.

Besides, Xiao He couldn't recognize the words on the paper at all; who knows what kind of trap he might be lying in.

Seeing Xiao He hesitate, the Spider-Man walked to his side, placed the parchment and pen on the table, and said, "You know your own identity. This is just a way for the Alliance to avoid risks. If you don't want to sign, that's fine. I'll take you to check in tomorrow."

Although the Spider-Man didn't specify where the check-in was being processed, Xiao He knew it must be for that special prison.

Upon hearing Spider-Man's words, Xiao He thought for a moment, then picked up the pen on the table and wrote the name Xu Yuan in the blank space.

The reason he hesitated just now was not only because he was afraid of being in trouble, but also because he was worried about something else.

That is his identity.

Although he possessed Xu Yuan's body and inherited his identity, his soul was still Xiao He.

This parchment is clearly some kind of mysterious object possessing a contractual or binding power, and this power may very well affect the soul.

He wasn't actually afraid of the power behind the black card, but he worried that because of it, he wouldn't be able to sign his name on it, which would ultimately prevent him from joining the Night Demon Division.

However, Xiao He later reconsidered. Joining the Ghost Night Division was only for his own convenience, and it didn't mean he had to join. Besides, even if he couldn't join, he still had another option, although that option might not be as good as the Ghost Night Division.

hum!

As Xiao He finished signing, the words on the parchment began to twist and turn, like venomous snakes slithering across the paper.

The next second, the parchment began to emit a dark light, followed by an evil, eerie, and ominous energy that burst forth from the words on the paper. Xiao He felt as if he had returned to that world filled with eerie mist and encountered the magician named John again, because his body was frozen in place.

A heavy, eerie, and ominous atmosphere permeated the air.

The next moment, Xiao He felt an inexplicable aura surrounding his soul, like a broken shackle that firmly locked his soul.

However, Xiao He discovered that not all souls were locked up, but only the part of the soul that recorded Xu Yuan's memories was locked up.

Soon after, everything in the room returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

Xiao He looked at the parchment on the table, his eyes thoughtful.

Just now, some information appeared out of nowhere in his mind. He hadn't fully processed what it was yet, but one sentence kept recurring: ...

Breaking the contract means death!

It really proves the saying that adults should never sign anything carelessly, or they will definitely get themselves into trouble.

Fortunately, it was Xu Yuan who signed it, not Xiao He.

If they really "accidentally" break the contract later, only Xu Yuan will die, and it has nothing to do with Xiao He. But speaking of which, it seems that Xu Yuan has been gone for a long time.

After seeing Xiao He sign his name, Spider Man glanced at the parchment on the table and put it away. Although Spider Man didn't really like Xiao He, a criminal-turned-demon, he still said something to Xiao He with a solemn expression.

"Welcome to the Night Division!"