Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

The next morning, as dawn was breaking.

An old building in the eastern part of Binhai City was surrounded by a fully armed city patrol team.

Outside the security cordon, alliance reporters, who had already received the news, flocked to the area like sharks smelling blood, snapping photos of the sealed-off old building and the patrol team.

"What happened to this building? Why is it sealed off?"

An elderly man passing by asked the reporter next to him curiously.

As the reporter took photos, he casually remarked, "Someone died."

The old man looked surprised: "Judging from this scene, quite a few people must have died."

"Not many, only six died."

The reporter replied again with a serious expression.

"Really? Only six people died, and they've already sent so many patrol officers?"

The old man looked incredulous, but the next second he seemed to remember something, his face paled, and he asked again, "Could it be that something like that has appeared?"

Upon hearing this, the reporter did not reply, but silently raised his camera and snapped a few more photos before sincerely advising the old man, "Sir, it's best if you don't get involved in these kinds of things."

After saying that, the reporter put away his camera and turned to leave.

He wouldn't want to come here if it weren't for work.

Upon realizing the reporter's implied meaning, the old man's face immediately stiffened. Looking at the crowd of onlookers who were discussing the matter, he could only helplessly extinguish the fire of gossip in his heart and strode home with the breakfast he had just bought.

Most people hold this kind of thing in awe, but there is still a small minority who disdain it.

Compared to the noise outside the cordon, the sealed-off old building was relatively quiet, with a group of patrol members quietly carrying out their respective tasks.

Six corpses with horrified, contorted faces were laid out in the dilapidated stairwell.

Li An, the deputy captain of the patrol team who had worked for more than 20 years, was used to this scene. He could tell from the degree of the corpse's contortion that the deceased had been scared to death.

If someone is particularly timid, it's normal for them to be scared to death, but there's one thing that's not normal.

The corpse's tongue... is gone.

Having worked for so many years, Ang Lee has encountered many bizarre murder cases. Therefore, when he discovered that the deceased had died from excessive fright and that his tongue had disappeared, he knew that he had encountered something supernatural, and it should be a relatively common kind of supernatural phenomenon called the Hanging Ghost.

But he was just a lowly deputy patrol captain, and whether he had actually encountered something strange was for the "experts" to decide.

"Captain Li, the special operations team won't be here for another half hour."

At this moment, a thin young man in his early twenties, dressed in a black combat uniform, walked over.

The Special Operations Team, also known as the "Special Experts," specializes in handling bizarre events within the Alliance.

"Okay, I understand."

Li An nodded, then turned to look at the pale, thin young man, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly: "Didn't I tell you to stay home and recover from your injuries before returning to the team? Even if you took the Hundred Herbs Pill, it will take at least three days to fully recover."

The thin young man waved at him and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Captain Li, I promise it won't affect my work."

Upon hearing this, Li An immediately straightened his face and glared at the thin young man.

"Hmph, all of you Qian family members have the same temper, you're even more stubborn than oxen."

This thin young man was a patrol officer under Li An, named Qian Wen.

Qian Wen's father was also a patrol officer. Before Li An became the deputy captain of the patrol team, he and Qian Wen's father were already like brothers.

However, a long time ago, Qian Wen's father died in a strange incident.

Thinking of Qian Wen's deceased father, Li An sighed helplessly and said, "You must remember that it's normal for someone your age to be young, energetic, and full of fighting spirit, but you can't be too impulsive in your actions."

Upon hearing this, Qian Wen looked puzzled and asked, "Captain Li, I just returned to the team early. Is that considered impulsive?"

That's not what I meant.

Ang Lee glared at Qian Wen again and said, "I'm talking about what happened last week. It's one thing for you to abandon your teammates and chase after a criminal alone, but you also went and caused trouble at the Platinum Club. Isn't that impulsive?"

Qian Wen hurriedly explained, "Captain Li, I really wasn't joking. The prisoner really was hiding inside the Platinum Club."

Li An shook his head and sighed, "You still don't understand what I mean. When you have time, learn more from your sister. You're both stubborn, but your sister is much more measured in her stubbornness."

"If it weren't for your sister getting your hands on a Hundred Herbs Pill, you'd probably still be lying in a hospital bed right now."

Perhaps because Ang Lee mentioned Chien Man's sister, Chien Man surprisingly didn't refute him this time, but stood there silently.

Clearly, Qian Wen was more afraid of his older sister than Li An.

Drop drop!

Just then, Ang Lee's cell phone rang.

He raised an eyebrow, took out his phone, and pressed the answer button.

"Captain Wu, it's me. What are your orders?"

The Captain Wu that Li An mentioned was the patrol team leader.

Today's matter should have been handled by Captain Wu himself, but coincidentally, a strange incident also occurred in another part of Binhai City, requiring the patrol team to provide support. Therefore, the strange incident in this place fell on Li An's shoulders.

"Once you've settled things here, bring your people over to me immediately."

A deep voice came from the phone.

"clear."

Ang Lee responded solemnly.

However, after ending the call, he couldn't help but feel a bad premonition.

The strange events happening in another place seem... a bit serious!

Thinking of this, Li An immediately turned to Qian Wen and instructed, "Go downstairs and wait. If the special operations team arrives, bring them up."

"Captain Li, this kind of reception work..."

"That's an order."

"Yes."

......

About half an hour later, the Alliance's special operations team, which specializes in handling bizarre events, arrived at the scene.

The special operations team consisted of only two members.

One was a pretty, short-haired woman named Wang Yao.

One was a gentle and refined young man named Zheng Hao.

As soon as the two appeared, they greeted Li An and then walked toward the corpse on the ground.

"That's right, it was Gui Gan who was hanged."

Zheng Hao squatted on the ground and used the tools he carried to pry open the mouth of one of the corpses. After analysis, he concluded that the corpse's tongue had been torn off by a tremendous force.

"Moreover, the energy remaining inside the corpse is indeed strange."

Wang Yao, who was standing to the side, also took out the energy detection device she carried with her and tested the strange power that remained in the surroundings. She continued with a cold face, "The device shows that the strange power here has reached a value of one hundred. The strength of that hanging ghost should have reached the first level."

"A first-tier Hanging Ghost isn't difficult to deal with, but the difficulty lies in..."

Zheng Hao frowned: "The aura of this hanged ghost has vanished into thin air."

Except for a few powerful or special supernatural beings that can conceal their aura, most supernatural beings leave behind subtle energy residue wherever they go.

Each member of the special operations team is equipped with a corresponding energy detection device to help them track down the mysterious whereabouts.

The Hanging Ghost is one of the twelve common types of ghosts. It is not a ghost with special abilities, and a first-level Hanging Ghost is not enough to cause the detection equipment to malfunction.

"Yeah, it is a bit tricky."

Wang Yao also frowned, her expression turning slightly unpleasant.

Her and Zheng Hao's martial arts cultivation had reached the level of Dark Force, and their blood and qi were abundant. With the two of them working together and the equipment they carried, dealing with ordinary first-level monsters was no problem at all.

But the problem now is that this first-tier hanging ghost is clearly unusual.

"Now that the hanged ghost has disappeared, we can start by investigating its origins."

Just then, Wang Yao seemed to remember something, turned to Li An beside her, and asked, "Captain Li, did these dead people live in this building?"

Li An shook his head: "No, I've investigated. These people are employees of the Zhou Group. The leader is a deputy manager named Zhao Hu. I suspect that their presence here is related to the Zhou Group's old city renovation plan."

When Qian Wen, who was standing next to Li An, heard the name Zhao Hu, his expression remained unchanged. He already knew that Zhao Hu was among those who had been mysteriously killed when he arrived.

"People from the Zhou Group?" Wang Yao was taken aback.

As a native of Binhai, she naturally knew about the Zhou Group.

As the largest enterprise group in Binhai City, the Zhou Group's business covers almost every industry, but its overly aggressive methods have also made it the target of many enemies.

The Zhou Group's recent undertaking of the old city renovation project has attracted numerous enemies who have been secretly making underhanded moves.

But even the most vengeful enemies wouldn't be able to drive such bizarre killings, especially not of an insignificant deputy manager with little fame.

After listening to Ang Lee's words, Zheng Hao, who was standing next to him, also came to a conclusion.

"This matter shouldn't have anything to do with the Zhou Group's enemies, which means..."

Wang Yao's gaze sharpened, and she replied, "It's related to the residents of this building."

Zheng Hao: "Captain Li, how many households are there in this building? Where are they now?"

Ang Lee thought for a moment and replied, "Now there are only three residents left in this building. Two of them are a father and daughter, and the other is an unemployed person."

"These bodies on the ground were discovered by the father and daughter. They originally planned to go back to their hometown late last night, but as soon as they stepped out of their house, they smelled blood. Following the smell, they found these bodies at the entrance of the fourth-floor stairwell. The little girl fainted from shock, and the father is now with her in the hospital to rest."

Wang Yao asked, "Where's the other person?"

Upon hearing this, Li An paused for a moment, then looked up at Wang Yao and Zheng Hao and slowly spoke.

"That person has disappeared."