Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

"One shouldn't be too greedy. Although I don't know what kind of monster you fused with, but..."

As the spider-man spoke, his expression turned serious. He said, "With your current strength, I advise you not to even think about that knocking-on-the-door ghost."

"..."

Hearing what the spider-man said, Xiao He sighed inwardly.

Once suspicion arises, the charge is already established.

Even if he was the one who caused what happened tonight.

Just as Spider-Man suspected, Xiao He had indeed set his sights on the door-knocking ghost. In order to snatch food from Ghost Night's mouth, he even devised a plan, a plan that even he was unsure of whether it would succeed.

The hanging ghost that appeared out of nowhere tonight was actually sent by Xiao He.

After he determined the location for tonight's plan, he secretly hid the card containing the Hanging Ghost nearby.

The eerie state of the card is just like an ordinary game card, it does not emit any eerie energy, and therefore cannot be detected by the Night Demon's instruments.

Furthermore, through the faint connection between the black card in Xiao He's mind and the other strange cards, Xiao He only needs a thought to turn the hidden cards back into strange ones.

This is why the Hanging Ghost can suddenly appear out of thin air and then disappear again out of thin air.

The process seemed simple, but to ensure that everything went perfectly, Xiao He secretly practiced it several times in his room.

In fact, when this hanged ghost appeared, Xiao He's plan had already entered its second stage.

His first step in the plan was to turn the knocking ghost into a card in his hand.

In the depths of his mind, Xiao He knew that only when the strange creature died, was seriously injured and on the verge of death, or was completely powerless to fight back, could he rely on the black card in his mind to turn the strange creature into his own strange creature card.

Xiao He had thought before that if tonight's plan succeeded, it would mean that the knocking ghost would be imprisoned. Would the knocking ghost then be unable to fight back? Would he be able to turn the knocking ghost into a card without any effort?

That's why, when the door-knocker killed Jack the Ripper, Xiao He didn't leave the room beforehand as Spider-Man planned.

After witnessing the door-knocking ghost kill someone and then being forced to circle in place, he immediately went up to it and tried to turn it into a card.

Finally, when Xiao He looked at the card floating in his palm, surrounded by a black aura, he knew he had guessed correctly.

When the strange creature is imprisoned, Xiao He can turn it into his own card.

However, after turning the "Knocking Door Ghost" into a card, Xiao He didn't even have time to look at the information about the "Knocking Door Ghost" before turning the other party back from the card state to the "Ghost" state.

Although there were no surveillance cameras in the room, he hadn't forgotten that the Night Demon Division had specialized equipment to detect strange occurrences. If the ghost knocking on the door disappeared for too long, he would be in trouble.

After successfully turning the knocking ghost into a card, Xiao He immediately summoned the hanging ghost that was hiding nearby through some mysterious connection.

After all, if tonight's plan fails, someone has to take the blame.

However, there was one thing that Xiao He was still worried about during the implementation of this plan.

He worried that after the hanged ghost appeared, it would be discovered and killed by the spider man on the way to the small building where the knocking ghost had been successfully imprisoned.

In that case, even if Xiao He had obtained the knocking ghost, he would ultimately have no choice but to let the people of the Ghost Night Bureau imprison it in this small building.

Although in the future, as long as he finds an opportunity to come near the small building, he can turn the knocking ghost into a card from a certain distance, and then put it back into his pocket.

But putting aside the issue of distance, if this knocking ghost suddenly disappears into thin air, Guiye Si will definitely notice it immediately. If they find that Xiao He, who participated in this mission, has appeared nearby during their investigation, he will inevitably face trouble as a "criminal".

Fortunately, the plan was ultimately successful without major incident, although there was one minor flaw: Xiao He still couldn't escape the Spider Man's suspicion.

Just when Xiao He thought the spider man would ask him how he controlled the hanging ghost, the other man's next words stunned him instantly.

"If it weren't for a cultist who happened to disrupt tonight's plan to imprison the door-knocking ghost, you would have been locked up for at least a month before you could get out."

"The Night Demon Division has always been fair in its rewards and punishments. For those Night Demons who disobey orders and cause mission failures, the Night Demon Division will lock them in a special room to reflect on their actions. And as you know, your identity is quite special, so your detention time will be longer compared to other criminals."

However, after listening to the spider man's long speech, Xiao He was unable to understand the meaning behind it for a moment.

"What's the deal with these cultists?!"

A hint of doubt flashed in Xiao He's eyes.

He hasn't seen any cultists appear tonight either!

However, he immediately realized what was happening.

He thought about it seriously for a moment before asking hesitantly, "You mean... that hanged ghost was sent by the cultists?"

"Um."

The spider-man nodded, paused slightly, and continued, "The hanged ghost's goal was very clear: it was heading towards the small building where the knocking ghost was imprisoned."

"Only those cultists would oppose our Nightshade Division."

After hearing Spider-Man's words, Xiao He appeared to understand completely and nodded thoughtfully.

Now, he finally understood what the Spider-Man was saying, but... it seemed that the other party was overthinking things, or was mistaken.

Behind everything that happened tonight, there was only Xiao He, not the cultists that Spider-Man suspected. However, this outcome may not be a bad thing for him.

"So, he just thinks the reason I didn't evacuate as planned is because I wanted to take that knocking ghost for myself?"

Xiao He thought to himself.

It seems that Spider-Man didn't connect him with the hanged ghost, but instead suspected him of "stealing from his own post"?

"There's one more thing."

At this moment, the Spider-Man spoke again, then turned his head slightly and looked at Xiao He seriously with deep eyes: "I suspect that the cultist behind tonight's incident may have the same idea as you."

"After I report today's situation, our enemy may not be just as simple as the Strange in the future."

Upon hearing this, Xiao He quickly nodded: "Understood."

He thought to himself, "No wonder people always say that one wrong step leads to another."

However, every mistake has its merits; at least this matter is temporarily over. After some time, I'll find an opportunity to go out and then...

Just as Xiao He was thinking about how to find a reasonable reason to get the Spider Man to allow him to go out, the other person's voice rang out again.

"In any case, tonight's mission is over, but..."

The spider-man paused slightly, then deliberately added, "I will write your performance tonight in the report. As for how much your sentence will be reduced, that's up to the higher-ups to decide."

Actually, Spider-Man had something else on his mind that he didn't say: given Xiao He's performance tonight, it would be good enough if he didn't have his crimes compounded.

"Um."

Xiao He nodded.

He wasn't particularly interested in mitigating his sentence, since he wasn't genuinely working for the Night Demon Division anyway. He only joined the Night Demon Division to use it as a front for personal gain.

Moreover, tonight's findings further confirmed Xiao He's idea: who would be the next person to possess...

For the next while, the Spider Man didn't say anything more to Xiao He, but focused on driving. Xiao He, who also didn't have much to say, silently looked at the scenery outside the window, thinking about how to get the Spider Man to agree to give him a "vacation" to go out.

For a moment, the car fell silent again.

After driving for another ten minutes or so, they returned to the Guiye Division branch in Binhai City.

After getting off the car, Spider-Man and Xiao He walked inside as if they knew the way well. After Xiao He greeted his colleague "Ghost," who was still in the office on the first floor, he went upstairs alone and returned to his room.

When he got off the bus, Spider-Man had already told him to just go back to his room and rest, and that he would take care of the rest of the work.

However, as Xiao He went upstairs, he subconsciously glanced at the ghost. He felt that his colleague seemed to never leave his computer.

Soon, only Ghost and Spider-Man remained in the office on the first floor.

"Before, when I received the order to be stationed in Binhai, I joked with the boss that Binhai wasn't close to the sea, only a river, so what big waves could it possibly stir up? But today..."

Spider-Man paused slightly and said, "I realize I was wrong, terribly wrong. Boss is right, the waves at Binhai are really big."

How could it not be big? A small coastal city has actually seen so many heretical cultists.

One orchestrated the arrival of the eerie mist, while the other sowed the seeds of the bizarre.

In addition, a cultist who seems to be able to control strange entities appeared tonight...

Ghost listened silently to Spider-Man's words and sighed, "Otherwise, the Alliance wouldn't have approved Captain Wei Feng's application to establish a branch of the Night Demon Division in Binhai City."

"You should know that so far, the cities near the coast have only established special operations teams."

At this point, Ghost glanced in the direction Xiao He had gone upstairs and then asked, "Did you tell him everything?"

"Um."

Spider-Man nodded and explained, "I think you were right before. We should give him a chance and believe that he can sincerely repent and realize his past mistakes."

Upon hearing this, Ghost's face showed a thoughtful expression. Then, she shook her head and laughed, "Stop pretending. He's already back in his room. With that person there, he can't eavesdrop on our conversation."

Spider-Man paused slightly upon hearing Ghost's words, and his expression began to become somewhat serious.

"As expected, nothing can be hidden from you."

"That's because your acting is terrible."

in fact.

Of what Spider-Man told Xiao He in the car, half of it was true, but the other half was false.

He did this simply to lower Xiao He's guard.

"Share your thoughts."

Ghost knew Spider-Man's temperament well; the other man would never believe that a criminal would sincerely repent.

"I suspect he's a cultist..."

Spider-Man's expression gradually turned serious: "A pawn planted in our Night Demon Division."

The ghost frowned: "Are you sure?"

"pretty close."

The Spider Man slowly said, "I investigated before. None of the strange occurrences in Binhai match his abilities. I also pulled up his travel records over the years. The furthest he ever went was to the suburbs. He never even left Binhai."

"Therefore, I suspect that the monster he fused with was obtained from a cultist."

"And as you know, those cultists really like criminals, especially psychopathic killers like him."

"this......"

Spider-Man's guess moved Ghost to some extent.

In fact, even she, who initially intended to give Xiao He a chance, began to have some doubts about him after reviewing the events of the night.

However, unlike the Spider Man, she didn't suspect that the other party was a pawn planted by the Tricksters. Instead, she suspected that the other party's purpose in joining the Night Demons was not "forced" as he had initially appeared. Rather, it seemed that he joined the Night Demons after learning of their existence.

Because every criminal who joins the Night Demon Division and becomes a Demon Hunter is not as... obedient as Xiao He.

Moreover, the other party's behavior tonight was indeed a bit abnormal.

"So what do you plan to do?"

After a moment of silence, the ghost's expression also began to waver.

It was a rare opportunity to recruit a civilian ghost hunter to bolster the Night Demon Division's fighting strength, but who would have thought that this recruit might be a ticking time bomb?

The spider-man paused for a moment, then said, "Let's wait and see."

Doubt is just doubt.

Although once suspicion arises, the charge is already established.

However, without concrete evidence, the other party is still considered a master of the Night Demons.

"but......"

Spider-Man paused for a moment, then said, "I think we can temporarily lift the restrictions on his movements, and then send someone to secretly follow him to see where he has been or who he has met. Maybe this way we can find some clues to confirm my conjecture."

Although, when Xiao He is a criminal, he must stay in the place designated by the Alliance Night Division and cannot go out.

However, each branch of the Night Demon Division has the authority to temporarily lift this restriction. The purpose of this is to reward those criminal demon tamers who work diligently and follow orders, thereby stimulating their enthusiasm for work.

Of course, Spider-Man knew in his heart that this was just the Alliance's concern that keeping those people locked up for too long would cause them to have some kind of mental abnormality, thus causing greater losses to the Alliance.