Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

Inside the dark room.

A dim, yellow light illuminated the small space.

The light, filtering through the gray walls, barely illuminated the iron table in the center of the room. Behind the table sat a man dressed in black, his gaze cold and sharp.

It was Spider-Man.

Sitting opposite Spider-Man was none other than the cultist's representative from that coffee shop.

At this moment, the spokesperson was sitting on a steel chair, his hands and feet firmly locked in heavy iron chains, unable to move. Despite this, he still had a kind smile on his face, as if he were not a prisoner, but a guest who had come from afar.

However, Spider-Man ignored the spokesperson and meticulously flipped through the files on the table. His face was hidden in the shadows, revealing a calm and indifferent expression.

The silence between the two created a tense and heavy atmosphere in the room. The clock on the wall ticked away each second, making even time seem duller.

Just then, as the sound of turning pages abruptly stopped, the Spider-Man closed the file in his hand concerning the identity of the spokesperson before him.

He Wei was from Lujiang City.

An orphan without parents.

Years ago, he worked for a local company in Lujiang City. Later, he resigned in a fit of anger, apparently because of a conflict with his boss and colleagues. When He Wei reappeared, he had transformed into a spokesperson for a cult of cultists.

Of course, if Binhai Guiyesi hadn't happened to be investigating the whereabouts of the Gui Cult in Binhai City and hadn't also uncovered He Wei, the Gui Cult's spokesperson, then probably no one would have been able to recognize his identity by now.

It was after discovering He Wei's identity as a spokesperson for the Trickster Cult that Binhai Guiyesi reported the situation to headquarters. After a series of investigations and evidence collection by headquarters, they learned that He Wei, a working-class man, had suddenly transformed into a spokesperson for the Trickster Cult.

At this moment, the case file in front of Spider-Man not only recorded He Wei's information from the time he went from the orphanage to working in the company, but also recorded who he had secretly made deals with after becoming a spokesperson for the Trickster Cult.

Thinking of this, Spider-Man took a deep breath, then looked at He Wei, who had a smile on his face, with sharp eyes, like a cheetah locking onto its prey.

Then, the spider-man slowly spoke, his voice sharp and cold: "I advise you to be honest and cooperate with us. If you reveal the purpose of the cultist behind you coming to Binhai, your fate might be better."

Hearing the Spider-Man's threatening and enticing words, He Wei's smile grew even brighter. The subtle light seemed to dance on his face, outlining a face that appeared kind but was actually full of madness.

Although his hands were cuffed, his body trembled slightly with the low chuckles emanating from his mouth.

"You should know very well that I'm not going to say anything."

At this moment, although He Wei's face was also covered by shadows, his eyes revealed an expression that was sometimes crazy and sometimes indifferent, but more of a fanatical worship.

Upon hearing this, Spider-Man let out a deep breath. He knew that the guy named He Wei in front of him was no ordinary representative of the Twisted Cult. Judging from his worship of the Twisted Cult behind him, it would be difficult to get him to talk using ordinary methods.

So when Spider-Man first asked that question, he didn't expect to get anything out of the other person that way.

He did this simply as a routine matter.

After all, not every representative of the cult is as "backbone" as He Wei.

Once the identities of those who act as spokespeople for the cultists because of the strange objects are exposed and they are captured by the Night Demons, they will usually betray their former "masters" in order to save their lives.

Therefore, sometimes the Night Demon Slayers only need to use their words to scare people, and they can basically get some half-true and half-false information out of them.

However, there are also many stubborn mules like He Wei who "would rather die than submit," and a few spokespeople whose lives are in the hands of the cultists.

Thinking of this, the Spider-Man frowned slightly, and then decided to use a "special" method to get some clues out of the other party.

However, at that moment, a mocking glint flashed in He Wei's eyes, and he said, "But... before you figure out how to pry anything useful out of me, shouldn't you worry about those people in the mall first?"

He Wei's words interrupted the Spider-Man's next move. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he said coldly, "If you're trying to threaten us with the lives of those citizens, then you can forget about it."

Spider-Man knew that He Wei's sudden statement was because he still wanted to use those crazy people in the business world as bargaining chips.

"Oh? Is that so?"

He Wei smiled slightly, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"So that means you already have a way to bring those who have gone insane back to normal?"

His voice carried a mocking tone.

He was very confident in the strange object; he was certain that those who had gone mad had not yet returned to normal.

Hearing He Wei's sarcastic tone, the Spider Man's face immediately darkened, and his eyes flashed with complex emotions.

After all, things are indeed as the other party said; those people who went crazy in the mall are still going crazy now.

Currently, those "madmen" are being held in a place, guarded by logistics personnel from the Night Demon Division.

To prevent these people from harming themselves or other "madmen" due to their madness, Spider-Man even ordered that the madmen be injected with sedatives. Some of the more severely insane ones were injected with large amounts of non-lethal anesthetics. Among them was a madman whose leg had been broken by someone.

Of course, this is only a temporary measure.

The most important thing is to find the root cause of those people's madness—that is, the strange object in He Wei's hands.

The strange object was found after the Spider Man ordered his men to turn the coffee shop upside down.

On the surface, it is a coffee brewing device, commonly known as a "coffee pot".

However, although Spider-Man has found the strange object, there is still a problem facing them: how should this strange object be used?

Like the supernatural, strange objects possess a certain unpredictable and mysterious ability.

However, as mentioned before, each of these strange objects has its own unique way of being used.

Unless you know which supernatural being formed this strange object from after its death, and you know the abilities of that dead supernatural being, you might not be able to know how to use it.

Otherwise, a series of studies would be needed to arrive at a general method of use.

The eerie archives on the Night Demon Bureau's internal network already contain a large number of eerie and strange artifacts and their usage methods.

Unfortunately, there is no record of He Wei's strange object, the coffee pot, in the Night Demon Division's archives.

This situation is equivalent to encountering a strange creature whose abilities are completely unknown.

At this moment, He Wei seemed to have seen through the Spider Man's thoughts and said in a low voice, "I know you have found the strange object I put in the coffee shop, and I also know that this strange object is not recorded in your Nightmare Division's files, so..."

At this point, He Wei paused slightly, revealing a sinister smile: "Want to make a deal with me?"

"If you do one thing for me, I'll tell you how to use that strange object and turn all those crazy people back to normal."

"Otherwise, I believe that before you figure out how to use that strange object, many of those who went mad will die from their 'madness' due to their poor health."

Hearing this, the spider-man frowned again and asked, "What is it?"

The situation He Wei described has already occurred. Those "madmen" who were locked up either harmed themselves or each other. Even with sedatives and anesthetics, many have already lost their lives forever.

If the remaining "madmen" can be rescued, even if Spider-Man doesn't learn from He Wei about the cultist's plot in Binhai, it will still be considered a "gain".

So if the other person's request isn't too unreasonable, such as wanting to eat their fill and die a full death or to take one last look at the world, the Spider Man will usually agree.

However, in his opinion, given the other party's personality, the demands they would make later would probably not be so simple.

He Wei smiled at the spider-man, then leaned forward mysteriously before lowering his voice and saying, "It's simple, it's just... release me."

After saying that, He Wei's face once again revealed a perverted smile, and there seemed to be a hint of mockery hidden in this smile.

Upon seeing this, the Spider-Man instantly realized what was going on.

This is hardly a transaction. Judging from the other party's expression and those words, they're clearly just playing him for a fool!

As expected, He Wei, seeing the Spider-Man's face gradually darken, laughed wildly yet elegantly, "Haha, how about it? Don't you think this deal is 'simple'?"

Just as Spider-Man thought, He Wei never intended to make a deal. He only said that to play tricks on Spider-Man, the master of illusions.

Since arriving in Binhai City, He Wei has been well aware that his life may be coming to an end.

However, he did not regret it, because during the time he followed that person, he experienced far more exciting and free things than his previous monotonous and boring life.

Spider-Man, seeing He Wei's seemingly smug expression, suddenly shook his head and said, "What a pity."

"I originally intended to give you a chance, but now it seems that even if I did, you wouldn't be able to seize it."

"Also, do you think it will take us a very long time to figure out how to use that strange object?"

Hearing the spider-man's words, He Wei's smile gradually faded, and his heart tightened, sensing something was wrong: "Could it be...?"

However, at this moment, the spider-man continued, "That's right, researching a strange object that has never appeared before does require many experiments and takes a long time."

He Wei: "..."

"but."

The spider-man said expressionlessly, "There is one exception, and that is..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene changed.

In a room filled with various bizarre remains and research equipment, the Ghost Master codenamed "Apprentice" was intently studying a copper coffee pot, with various experimental devices and papers for recording notes placed around him.

Bathed in dim light, the old-looking copper coffee pot exuded an unsettling aura. Although its surface appeared extremely smooth, upon closer inspection, one could see fine cracks on its body, resembling ancient language.

When the apprentice picked up the experimental equipment and started heating the copper coffee pot, even though nothing was added to it, after a while, the aroma of coffee and steam-like vapor began to emerge from the spout.

As the aroma of coffee gradually filled the air and steam began to rise, the atmosphere in the laboratory started to become eerie.

The cracks on the pot gradually widened and became clearly visible, resembling the bared fangs of a demon, foreshadowing an ominous sign.

Suddenly, the copper coffee pot emitted a piercing shriek, as if an evil spirit from hell was howling inside. Then, a black liquid, like the blood of a demon from hell, gushed out from the widening cracks on the pot.

"Oh? I thought it came out from inside, but it turned out it came from the outside..."

After muttering something under his breath, the scholar quickly picked up the containment equipment beside him and collected the seeping black liquid.

Next to him, a glass test tube contained some black liquid that looked exactly the same.

The black liquid was already inside the bronze coffee pot when it was first discovered, though in very small quantities.

At this moment, the scene shifts again.

In a room resembling a monitoring room, Xiao He stood behind the logistics team members operating the equipment. He glanced up at the screen, which was monitoring the Spider Man and He Wei's room in real time, and then focused his attention on a black card floating in front of him.

Looking at the strange card he had just acquired, Xiao He's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to that day.