After dinner,
Jiang Lin canceled the lease on his apartment in Roland Community, taking all the items he had bought with him.
As for the few half-dead potted plants, he left them for Shen Jie.
Shen Jie even vowed, "Brother Jiang, don't worry, even if I can't keep them alive, I'll still take good care of them."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lin no longer held any hope for the survival of those plants.
Before leaving, he glanced at the lock of apartment 1503.
Just as he was about to retrieve the wisp of ghostly energy he had left there, he paused and put it back.
He merely shifted its position, allowing it to seep into the lock of Shen Jie's apartment next door.
During his vacation, without Shen Jie accompanying him for meals, shopping, buying a phone, or playing games, he might not have been able to integrate into human life so quickly.
"Consider it a parting gift..."
Having done all this, Jiang Lin left Roland Community as a human.
Then, he turned and entered an alley.
As he walked, his appearance and attire changed.
A tall hat, a white coat.
A complete set of Wuchang attire.
At the end of the alley, the passage to the Underworld had already opened.
Jiang Lin stepped in.
...
Shortly after Jiang Lin left.
A ghostly figure darted towards the vicinity of Roland Community.
A talisman was flung at it from behind, but it managed to dodge.
"Keep up!"
"It's too fast, split up!"
The four members of the Supernatural Investigation Agency were in pursuit.
However, they saw the ghostly figure darting in all directions, sometimes disappearing into alleys, sometimes flying onto rooftops.
Sometimes it would fly out of other people's windows.
It was relentless.
Seeing this, they had no choice but to split up.
Among them, Ye Youshi, who possessed the "Third Eye,"
And Jiang Ziwei, who knew a bit about talismans and had matchstick-like paper figures, were running at the front.
These two were also the main combat forces in the team.
Jiang Xian and Tang Tianze were chasing in a car.
One drove, while the other operated a laptop.
They were responsible for collecting route information, navigation, and tracking.
Both wore Bluetooth earphones.
Seeing the ghostly figure disappear, Jiang Ziwei continued to pursue, releasing his paper figures.
"You go ahead and follow it!"
As soon as the paper figure emerged, it immediately identified and searched for ghostly energy.
When it passed the alley where Jiang Lin had left, it suddenly paused.
Then, it continued to fly forward.
From behind, Jiang Ziwei caught up and glanced into the alley.
"There's nothing here."
What was the paper figure looking at just now?
...
With the paper figure's assistance, the entire team's tracking speed for the ghostly figure increased once more.
The ghostly figure was being cornered, and in its haste, it prepared to rush into the Roland Community ahead.
It intended to take a human hostage.
Why not hide?
Because no matter where it hid, it would be found by someone named Ye.
"You're forcing me!"
The ghostly figure exclaimed in anger and rushed towards a residential building.
However, before it could enter, an extremely terrifying aura washed over it.
Intermingled with this was the aura of an Underworld ghost messenger.
"!!!"
The ghostly figure immediately slammed on the brakes.
How close! It had almost met its end!
From behind,
Jiang Ziwei and Ye Youshi had just caught up from both sides.
Seeing the ghostly figure charging into the residential building, they were about to intervene.
But to their surprise, in the next second, the figure made a sharp turn in mid-air.
At a speed faster than a drag race, it whizzed towards the outer perimeter of Roland Community.
"???"
Jiang Ziwei and Ye Youshi exchanged glances, looking puzzled.
The appearance of the ghostly figure... was it perhaps afraid of something?
But there was no time for them to ponder this.
"Let's catch it first!" Jiang Ziwei said.
In the air, the paper figure had already given chase.
...
In the subsequent pursuit, the ghostly figure, for some unknown reason,
Made frequent mistakes. Once, in its confusion, it nearly flew directly towards Ye Youshi.
Upon making eye contact, it even froze for a moment.
In those few seconds, Ye Youshi seized the opportunity.
The red glow in his right eye burned like flames.
"Deterrence!"
The ghostly figure felt a jolt in its heart and a wave of dizziness in its mind.
The next second, Jiang Ziwei arrived and plastered a talisman onto its back.
Then, he pulled a burlap sack over its head from top to bottom.
"Got it!"
The Bluetooth earphone on his ear flickered.
Tang Tianze and Jiang Xian, upon hearing the news, also arrived shortly after.
Tang Tianze, with talismans stuck to his body throughout, sat in the driver's seat and gestured towards the two with his chin.
"Get in."
Ye Youshi glanced in the direction of Roland Community.
As soon as he got into the car, he said, "Investigate the situation in Roland Community."
Ever since the ghost had started from Roland Community, it had become somewhat strange.
What was inside that could make it so terrified?
He touched his right eye.
The red glow in his eye subsided, leaving behind a normal black pupil.
— The "Third Eye" obtained for contributing the most in the Meng Po mission.
It had three functions.
One: It was called the ability to see through everything.
Two: It possessed basic defensive capabilities, and wearing it could prevent ghost possession and the ingress of Yin energy.
Three: Deterrence.
When used, one had to look into the target's eyes. After use, it could cause the target to be stunned for five seconds and unable to attack you for thirty seconds.
Prerequisite: This ghost artifact could only be used against ghosts, not humans.
...
The four of them sat in the car, returning to the agency.
All the way, the burlap sack in Jiang Ziwei's hand did not cease its commotion.
Speaking of which, this sack was also a fan welfare gift distributed by the Underworld Live Stream.
Its primary function was to be worn by oneself to conceal one's aura and defend against ghosts.
But Jiang Ziwei and the others had used it in reverse.
— Since it could defend against ghosts, could it also be used to trap them?
If they could trap the ghost, wouldn't everyone be saved?
Seeing the ghost inside continue to struggle, Jiang Ziwei slapped it down.
"Be quiet."
Immediately, the ghost inside struggled even more fiercely.
If it hadn't been scared, would it have been captured by these little humans?
Seeing this, Jiang Ziwei was about to take out a talisman to stick onto it.
Suddenly, Ye Youshi next to him said faintly:
"It's good to let it move around more. Ghosts that have exercised might taste better when cooked."
Ghosts... for cooking?
The ghost in the burlap sack paused its movements.
These humans actually wanted to cook ghosts?
What kind of bizarre operation was this?
Just as it was half-believing, half-doubting, and preparing to continue its struggle,
Tang Tianze in the driver's seat suddenly responded with delight, "That's a good idea!"
"I'm tired of dissecting every day, why not try something like the Western Palace's banquet? Maybe we can get different experimental data!"
"I just don't know if it's edible..."
He said this with a cheerful tone.
As if plates of delicious food were already before him.
Jiang Xian tapped on his keyboard, and colorful dishes instantly appeared on the computer screen.
Joining the fun, he added, "The ears can be served cold, the belly can be braised. The rest can be stir-fried..."
Jiang Ziwei looked at the increasingly quiet burlap sack and raised an eyebrow.
"Doesn't this guy like to sneak attack women at night? How about we satisfy its last wish before cooking?"
Jiang Xian: "How do we do that?"
Jiang Ziwei: "Send it to Thailand for gender reassignment surgery?"
Tang Tianze, sitting in the driver's seat, gave a thumbs-up to the back seat with excitement.
"Jiang Ziwei, you're amazing!"
"As expected, old ginger is the spiciest. From now on, I'll call you Old Jiang!"
Inside the car,
As they exchanged words,
The atmosphere became more lively and cheerful.
Only the small burlap sack was left, sinking into depression and questioning its existence.
Who was the real ghost?
They were the devils, weren't they?
...