Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

Why didn't you retreat according to plan?

Spider-Man ignored Xiao He's words and instead questioned why he hadn't followed the original plan to evacuate from the room.

Hearing this, Xiao He looked at the serious-looking Spider Man and said helplessly, "We can't retreat. That knocking ghost has its eyes on me."

Upon hearing this, the Spider-Man, who had originally intended to confront him, frowned slightly.

Although he had already thought of many excuses the other party might use, he never expected it to be this reason.

"impossible."

Spider-Man said decisively, "That knocking ghost wouldn't be targeting you."

After countless experiments, the Alliance has come to the conclusion that, under normal circumstances, when a Ghost Master and an ordinary person are in the same room, the Ghost Knocking will only target the ordinary person, not the Ghost Master.

Although the Alliance is still unsure whether the concept of "kindred spirits" exists within the strange instincts, for a special kind of strange creature like the knocking ghost, it will not attack unless the ghost controller deliberately provokes it.

That's why Spider-Man's first reaction upon hearing Xiao He's reply was "impossible."

"That's what you told me at the beginning too."

Xiao He looked helpless: "But after that knocking ghost entered the room, it completely ignored the criminal you brought over and walked straight towards me."

Upon hearing this explanation, the Spider-Man's gaze was fixed on Xiao He's eyes, as if he wanted to see if the other party was lying. However, after a moment of silence, he pressed on again: "Since that knocking ghost has its eyes on you, how did that criminal die?"

Spider-Man immediately noticed a suspicious point in Xiao He's words. If the knocking ghost really had its eye on him, then how could the criminal who was used as a scapegoat have died?

Upon hearing this, Xiao He calmly replied, "It was I who did it."

"You?" the spider-man asked, full of doubt.

"Strictly speaking, he actually died indirectly at my hands."

"Didn't you say before that the knocking ghost only kills one person at a time?" Xiao He explained, "So I lured the knocking ghost to the criminal's side and used him to do the dirty work."

Spider-Man frowned even more deeply upon hearing this.

"So you mean that after the knocking ghost came in, it only targeted you but didn't actually attack you, and in the end, you even used the knocking ghost to kill the criminal?"

Xiao He nodded.

Looking at the other person's serious expression, the Spider-Man couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Spider-Man didn't believe a word Xiao He said, not only because of Xiao He's criminal background, but also because of his unusual behavior during the plan.

However, even though Spider-Man had a vague feeling that Xiao He had lied and even hidden some very important information, he had no evidence.

Like other alliance organizations, the Night Demon Division insists on evidence in everything it does.

Spider-Man, however, had no evidence.

"It's a pity there were no security cameras, otherwise..."

Spider-Man's eyes flickered, revealing a slight hint of regret.

The two-story building, originally planned to be used to imprison the "door-knocker ghost," had no surveillance cameras, no internet connection, and no electrical wiring.

As for the lamp in Xiao He's room, it was simply because it had an independent power supply system installed.

The reason for doing this is entirely to prevent the ghost from escaping after knocking on the door.

The alliance had previously conducted experiments showing that when a knocking ghost was imprisoned for a period of time, its "temperament" would become extremely irritable, and it would constantly search for a "door" to get out. On one occasion, a knocking ghost that was imprisoned escaped through the monitor in its cage, followed the network cable, and killed the staff member sitting in the monitoring room.

It seems that after a long period of imprisonment, the knocking ghost's understanding of "door" will change, as if everything that leads to the outside world is a door in its eyes.

That's why Spider-Man didn't install surveillance cameras inside the building.

He had even heard a senior member of the Night Demon Division mention that a knocking ghost had once tried to escape through a power outlet.

Thinking about this, the Spider-Man was also in a bit of a dilemma.

Even though Xiao He's words were full of errors, he had no reason to continue the investigation due to the lack of substantial evidence. At most, he could only accuse the other party of "incompetence".

But if it really was an unexpected problem with the plan, as the other party claims, rather than his own mishandling of the situation, then the other party probably wouldn't even need to wear that hat. After all, for a strategist like Xiao He with a criminal background, the Alliance doesn't have any practical ways to punish him.

In short, when there are too many sins, they cease to be sins.

Spider-Man originally thought that by placing the other party in a relatively dangerous position, the other party wouldn't cause any trouble, but to his surprise, the other party actually did cause trouble.

Thinking of this, the Spider-Man could only temporarily suspend his pursuit of Xiao He and prepare to take the captured hanging monster back for investigation, so as to find out the mastermind behind it.

Just then, the logistics team members who had been assigned to track down the door-knocking ghost also returned here.

When Zheng Hao and Wang Yao, the logistics team members, saw Spider-Man and Xiao He near the small building, they immediately went up to report on their tracking.

"Sir, the knocking ghost disappeared in an alley."

Upon hearing this, the Spider-Man nodded thoughtfully.

"Okay, after we get back tonight, we'll transfer a few more people from the logistics department to patrol the area near where the door-knocking ghost disappeared, starting tomorrow."

"clear."

Meanwhile, Spider-Man thought to himself.

Tonight's mission was a complete failure.

Moreover, the failure of the mission would mean alerting the enemy, and the knocking ghost might not follow the previous route.

It's like a wild beast foraging in the jungle suddenly falling into a trap. Even if the beast manages to escape, it will definitely look for food in a different direction. After all, in the instinct of a wild beast, the place that has trapped it once means danger.

The failure of the Knocking Ghost's imprisonment plan means that in the next few days, several more innocent people in Binhai City will die tragically at the hands of the Knocking Ghost.

"But thankfully, tonight wasn't a complete waste."

Spider-Man lowered his head slightly.

Although the knocking ghost failed to imprison the man, it at least let Spider-Man know that the failure of this mission was related to the ghost cult.

As long as he uses this hanged monster in his hand, he can...

However, just as Spider-Man was thinking this, his face suddenly froze, and an expression of disbelief appeared in his eyes.

He suddenly lowered his head and looked at the "zongzi" that he had placed on the ground and wrapped up tightly—the hanged ghost.

At that moment, the "zongzi" that looked like it was wrapped up with something was gradually deflated, like a punctured balloon.

The hanging ghost inside has disappeared!

As a late League poet once said: Quietly I leave, just as quietly I came...

Right under the Spider Man's nose, the hanging ghost appeared out of thin air just like before, and now it has disappeared out of thin air again!

"ghost!"

The Spider-Man's tone was somewhat heavy.

"Hmm... The computer shows that the hanged ghost is indeed no longer nearby."

The ghost's voice on the communicator sounded somewhat unbelievable.

She had been observing the Spider-Man's actions of tracking and successfully capturing the Hanged Ghost through his communicator.

In her view, the hanging ghost's abilities and the energy fluctuations it emitted when it attacked were no different from those of an ordinary hanging ghost.

Yet this seemingly ordinary hanging ghost vanished into thin air right under the noses of the Spider Man and the Ghost, the two ghost-controlling beings.

"The situation is now beyond our control. I suggest we report this to the boss immediately and let him handle it."

Ghost's calm voice came through the communicator.

After listening, Spider-Man nodded in agreement.

Things had indeed developed beyond his control.

After ending the communication, the Spider Man looked at the spider silk that had originally bound the Hanging Ghost on the ground, and then glanced at Xiao He, who was also looking down at the spider silk beside him.

His intuition told him that everything that happened tonight, although on the surface it was related to a cultist, had some underlying issues...

At this moment, Xiao He was looking down at the spider silk on the ground, once again feigning a surprised expression.

At that moment, he also felt a faint gaze falling on him.

"As expected, they still doubt me."

Xiao He's expression remained unchanged, but he secretly thought to himself.

In fact, he had known all along that from the moment he went against Spider-Man's plan, no matter what excuse or reason he came up with, no matter how reasonable the excuse or reason was, it would inevitably arouse the other party's suspicion in the end.

Besides, Xiao He's reasoning was far from perfect; even if it had just a tiny bit of merit, it would still be considered decent, considering he wasn't a professional.

"However, at least we've managed to get by for now."

Xiao He thought to himself.

When he saw the Spider-Man's slightly silent expression, he knew that the other man wouldn't do anything to him.

After all, under normal circumstances, in the same room, the knocking ghost will indeed prioritize attacking ordinary people. However, there are exceptions. If the ghost master in the room happens to have fused with a special kind of ghost, and the special ghost's ability happens to be similar to the knocking ghost's ability, then the knocking ghost will be attracted to that ghost master.

This situation is somewhat similar to some bizarre symbiotic relationships.

Before implementing his plan, Xiao He had already learned a lot about the Knocking Ghost through various channels. Among them, the records in the Ghost Night Division's internal archives showed that a Ghost Master who had incorporated special weirdness once attracted a Knocking Ghost that was wandering nearby during an operation.

The ability of this Ghost Master is to turn any object he touches into a door that can be opened, allowing him to freely enter and exit any place.

Although Xiao He's abilities had nothing to do with "the gate," who can guarantee that they were absolutely unrelated?

It was precisely because Xiao He had seen the experience of this master of deception that he was able to carry out his plan with such confidence.

Anyway, as long as he insists that he was being targeted by that door-knocking ghost, which is why he didn't retreat as planned, the Spider Man probably won't investigate any further.

Of course, if Spider-Man could get his hands on a lie detector or a Phantom Master with that ability, then that would be a different story.

However, at least for now, there are no such Phantom Masters in the Binhai City branch of the Night Demon Division, and lie detectors are generally not used on Phantom Masters because... they are inaccurate.

At this moment, the Spider-Man was looking at Xiao He with a meaningful gaze. Being stared at like that by a grown man made Xiao He feel a little uncomfortable, but he knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't say anything.

After a while, the spider-man withdrew his gaze and turned to Zheng Hao, Wang Yao, and other logistics team members standing to the side, instructing them: "Clean up the area and remove the remaining eerie energy before lifting the blockade outside."

"Ghost, you're in charge of directing the cleanup work."

After saying that, the spider-man gestured for Xiao He to follow him with his eyes, and then left without looking back.

Seeing this, Xiao He immediately understood and followed.

Soon, only a group of logistics team members remained in this desolate and secluded abandoned factory area, silently cleaning up the traces left behind that night.

late at night.

A black Jeep sped past on a sparsely populated highway.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Xiao He silently gazed at the scenery rushing past the car window, as did the Spider-Man in the driver's seat. This familiar scene made Xiao He feel as if he had seen it before.

"I know......"

At that moment, the Spider-Man's deep voice suddenly broke the silence inside the car.

"Someone like you will never stay in the game."

Upon hearing this, Xiao He slowly turned his head, a hint of doubt appearing on his previously calm face.

"What do you mean?"

Even so, Xiao He already knew perfectly well that the other party was probably planning to confront him.

As expected, the spider-man continued, "Tonight is your first mission, so making mistakes is inevitable, but..."

"I don't want this to happen again. You should understand what I mean."

Hearing the Spider-Man's meaningful words, Xiao He fell silent.

He wondered if the other party had already figured out that the hanging ghost was his doing.