Chapter 240: The Vanishing Ghost
Outside the Ping An Hotel.
Over a dozen people of all sorts gathered together, their expressions indifferent, their temperaments strange, some standing, some squatting there, not saying a word, appearing particularly quiet.
It was four in the morning at this time, and even in Dajing City, generally speaking, there wouldn’t be such a large group of people gathered at a hotel entrance.
Unless a fire had broken out in this Ping An Hotel and these people had run out from the hotel.
But in fact,
The events happening inside the Ping An Hotel were more terrifying than a fire.
And these people standing outside the hotel, of all sorts and incredibly strange, were undoubtedly the Ghost Wielders gathered to prevent being affected.
Just as these people were discussing Lin Shan’s subsequent handling.
Suddenly, something seemed to fall from above the hotel, and before anyone could react, there was a loud bang as it heavily smashed onto the ground in front.
“Bang~!”
The loud sound of a heavy object falling woke Jiang Shan, who was resting on the sofa, and he then walked calmly to the floor-to-ceiling window.
His gaze swept downstairs.
Seeing that strange yet familiar red glow outside the hotel, Jiang Shan’s eyes flickered.
“This is really weird. Clearly, my appearance should have affected many things, but Lin Shan still underwent Fierce Ghost Revival, and it was still Yang Jian who went to handle it. Yang Jian, do you even exist?”
Watching the event unfold exactly the same as in the original work, Jiang Shan’s expression involuntarily became grave.
The butterfly effect would produce deviating influences,
And this was beyond doubt.
But as the butterfly himself, he had clearly already changed many things, yet somehow, it seemed as if an invisible hand was correcting everything back.
Chilling upon careful thought.
Was everything that happened a coincidence, or was there really such a “god” secretly watching and manipulating it all?
And if there really was a “god,” then who would this “god” be?
Old Qin?
Zhang Dong?
Master of Yin Yang Road?
Or was it Yang Jian himself—Yang Jian?
Jiang Shan, having noted this weird phenomenon, lightly sighed, then continued smoking while looking downstairs.
He saw that strange red glow descend from the sky and illuminate the nearby ground, and then a youth with an indifferent expression and slightly sinister gaze suddenly appeared in front of the crowd outside the hotel.
The scene of Yang Jian scolding the crowd did not attract Jiang Shan’s attention.
What truly concerned him was,
That after being thrown by Yang Jian, even as a Ghost Wielder, Lin Shan was now completely dead, his head smashed flat, and his swollen body cracked open in all directions.
However, some of his broken body parts soaked in that fetid water, gathering together, had already formed a small puddle area, and the formation speed was far faster than before, as if trying to form a new weird area.
Moreover, as Yang Jian approached further, Lin Shan’s previously motionless corpse suddenly began to wriggle strangely.
Beneath the swollen and broken skin, something terrifying and strange seemed to be gestating, constantly tearing through some barrier to expose itself to everyone.
But that was all.
No matter how that thing beneath Lin Shan’s skin writhed, no matter how his corpse’s skin broke, Jiang Shan suddenly discovered through his Ghost Domain.
There was no ghost in Lin Shan’s corpse at all!
Not only did Jiang Shan notice this strange scene, but the naturally cautious Yang Jian also noticed it.
From the first time he met Lin Shan, he had felt that there was something indescribably strange about Lin Shan as a whole, and now with the changes to the corpse, he was even more certain of this idea.
Just as Jiang Shan and Yang Jian both frowned and continued observing the corpse.
Suddenly, the sound of an armed helicopter came from the sky.
Clearly, Headquarters had been prepared early, with the detention container already ready nearby. He didn’t know who had called Headquarters, but upon receiving the news, they had arrived at the scene at the fastest speed.
“Who called Headquarters? Did I say the supernatural event was solved?!”
Seeing the helicopter getting closer from the horizon, Yang Jian’s face was extremely gloomy as his gaze swept over the Ghost Wielders watching the show nearby, his tone ice-cold.
“Not me, I didn’t call.”
“Not me either. We all know the rules; how could we make that call.”
The Ghost Wielders swept by Yang Jian’s gaze hurriedly explained.
Although Yang Jian was not well-known and his file had no particularly impressive “achievements,” his ferocious actions tonight had left a deep impression on everyone.
And this incident in front of them could implicate them.
How could the Ghost Wielders not anxiously explain?
As the noisy sound gradually faded, the atmosphere at the scene became increasingly icy.
Looking at the corpse on the ground that showed no signs of life, the moment the detention container descended, Yang Jian unhesitatingly threw it inside.
Then the box was firmly welded shut by several staff members.
Although Lin Shan’s corpse was detained and no longer posed a danger, everyone present knew that this matter was far from over.
Because the ghost inside Lin Shan was gone!
So where had that ghost gone?
Although the Supernatural Revival had only been a few years, Headquarters had already recorded enough Ghost Wielder files, and since Headquarters was established, no ghost had ever run out of a Ghost Wielder’s body before they died.
And now this strange situation had occurred.
Was it an exception?
Or was there something wrong with Lin Shan?
Upon careful thought, it made everyone’s scalps tingle; each person stood stunned in place, silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to speak.
At this moment, Yang Jian called Shen Liang on the satellite phone.
In no time, another helicopter rapidly approached from afar.
Yang Jian slightly raised his head and saw Shen Liang sitting inside the cabin.
When Shen Liang got off the helicopter and saw the box at a glance, his heart sank half; he had already learned the specifics through Yang Jian’s call.
He walked toward Yang Jian with a gloomy face: “I’ve already reported Lin Shan’s situation to Headquarters. What exactly is going on? It was Zhang Lei who notified Headquarters earlier, saying you had completed the action.”
“But you told me that after he disappeared, he never appeared again. So who made that call to Headquarters? Damn it, how could I make such a low-level mistake.”
“You can explain these mistakes to Headquarters yourself later. I now suspect that the ghost inside Lin Shan has fully revived and should be inside this hotel.”
Yang Jian looked at him calmly, his tone revealing clear dissatisfaction:
“That ghost has the ability to turn people into Ghost Slaves. If nothing unexpected happened, Zhang Lei is already dead and has become a Ghost Slave. I don’t need to say more about the traits of Ghost Slaves. Next, we need to find that ghost in this building.”
Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Shen Liang’s decision to act with insufficient information, Yang Jian knew now was not the time for complaints.
Quickly solving the ghost inside Lin Shan was the top priority.
While the crowd outside the hotel was discussing, a cold, icy voice suddenly rang in everyone’s ears:
“No need to look. Lin Shan’s ghost isn’t in the hotel at all. Moreover, some Ghost Wielders aren’t human!”
