Mysterious Revival - Chapter 1272 - 1239: The Exposed Killer

“Boom!”

A deafening thunderclap exploded across the sky, above the city, with dark clouds looming and lightning crackling.

A torrential downpour was about to pour forth.

But in one corner of this city, there was an area where the sky couldn’t be covered by dark clouds, not even the lightning could cross, appearing from afar as if something had torn open a corner of the oppressive clouds.

Following that torn corner, bright sunlight beamed down, precisely covering a specific area.

The area being covered was none other than the headquarters where the captain’s meeting was taking place.

Bathing in the sunlight.

A large round conference table was placed outdoors, with thirteen chairs encircling the table. Except for one empty chair, the other twelve were occupied by people, which included the deputy minister of the Ghost Riders headquarters and eleven

captains.

Beside the conference table, rows of chairs were arranged on both sides, occupied by captain candidates.

At this moment, the captain’s meeting was in progress.

“The first item on the agenda for the captain’s meeting is a death notification.”

Cao Yanhua, with a serious expression, said: “This concerns the death of Gao Ming, the city’s person in charge. Just a few days ago, Gao Ming was killed by a mysterious Ghost Rider while patrolling the city. Relevant documents are already placed before you, please take a careful look.”

Others reacted slightly and looked at the dossier in front of them.

The report contained written descriptions as well as photographs from the scene.

The scene where Gao Ming was beheaded and his body lay on the ground was presented before everyone.

“It’s not uncommon for Ghost Riders to attack persons in charge within the supernatural circle, but to actually kill someone right under the headquarters’ nose is unprecedented.”

Cao Yanhua said, “So the primary request from headquarters is to ask you to help find the killer and eliminate them. We absolutely cannot allow such a lawless Ghost Rider to exist in this world.”

His tone was firm and serious, treating this matter as the top priority.

“The person dared to act in this city to take down a person in charge. If they’re not a madman, then they’re highly skilled, and clearly they don’t regard the headquarters’ captains seriously. It’s obviously a very dangerous existence. If we can uncover and jointly eliminate him, that would be optimal. After all, no one can be certain if the killer targeted Gao Ming for revenge, or if it was intentionally aimed at the headquarters’ person in charge.”

Wang Chaling put on his glasses and was the first to speak.

“If it’s the latter, then the person in charge in various cities would be in danger in the future, and captains might also be within the scope of revenge. The supernatural circle is vast, and there are many Ghost Riders among the populace. Having a few antisocial personality Ghost Riders is quite normal. What do you all think?”

Li Jun said, “There’s no need for much discussion about this matter, just like what the deputy minister said: uncover the killer and eliminate them. It’s that simple. However, I previously investigated the crime scene together with Yang Jian. Yang Jian managed to trace the killer’s clues through certain means and had a spiritual confrontation with the killer.”

“What was the result?” Leuk San immediately asked, sounding intrigued.

Li Jun glanced at Yang Jian and then said, “It was evenly matched.”

“Wow, really a top-notch expert, going toe-to-toe with Yang Jian.” Zhou Deng widened his eyes in surprise.

Yang Jian added, “Strictly speaking, it wasn’t evenly matched; I was a bit inferior. Unfortunately, I couldn’t glimpse the person’s appearance, only that he’s a male, approximately 180 cm tall, and… unlike a modern person, more like an antique.”

“Like Old Qin, a relic from the Republic of China Period?” Cao Yang asked.

“The appearance doesn’t look old, no wrinkles on the hands, seems to be only around thirty. But maintaining appearance unchanged through supernatural power is not difficult. I think the killer was aiming for the ghost painting, Gao Ming was just unlucky, passing by the vicinity of Ping’an Tower on his motorcycle during patrol and was casually killed.” Yang Jian said.

He Yiner said, “Someone casually killed a person in charge? I don’t believe it. Deputy Minister, find an item commonly used by Gao Ming when he was alive, I’ll summon his soul and personally ask him. I believe this matter will soon be solved.”

“Wow, is that even possible?” Zhou Deng was astonished once again.

Despite having been deceased for several days, is it even possible to summon the soul? It’s simply inconceivable.

Other captains also looked at He Yiner in surprise, completely unexpected that her supernatural power would be this.

Cao Yanhua immediately said, “Alright, I will have someone bring over an item commonly used by Gao Ming when he was alive at once.”

Then he promptly arranged for his subordinates to handle this task.

“Give me a maximum of twenty minutes, and the item will be brought over soon.” After arranging everything, Cao Yanhua immediately said.

Yang Jian, however, waved his hand: “No need, twenty minutes is too slow, I’ll handle it.”

He said, and then his ghost eyes immediately opened.

The Ghost Domain instantaneously spread towards the direction of the city, and soon, several items commonly used by Gao Ming appeared beside the conference table.

Among the items were the leather jacket he wore before his death, sunglasses he often wore, and the motorcycle he rode on the day of the incident.

“Do these three items suffice?” Yang Jian asked.

He Yiner looked over and said, “Three items are enough.”

Then she stood up, walked to the motorcycle, and picked up the pair of black sunglasses.

“The summoned soul has limited duration. If you have questions, it’s best to ask quickly.”

While speaking, the pair of sunglasses in her hand was immediately engulfed by a cold aura.

As supernatural power emerged, gradually a silhouette appeared beside He Yiner.

This silhouette was initially very blurry, but as time passed, it became clearer and clearer, finally resembling a real living person.

Gao Ming appeared once again.

“Because he was killed by someone, not by the resurrection of the Evil Ghost, he can retain a significant portion of his living consciousness. If he died from the resurrection of the Evil Ghost, how much living consciousness remains would be uncertain.”

He Yiner explained to everyone.

The state of the summoned soul by the Soul Summoner isn’t fixed.

Sometimes there are occasions of the summoned soul losing control.

“Gao Ming, can you hear me?” Cao Yanhua, facing such a bizarre situation, wasn’t afraid but immediately seized the time to inquire.

The Gao Ming summoned by He Yiner appeared somewhat numb, standing there as if still unable to accept the current circumstances.

“Am I dead?”

At this moment, Gao Ming actually spoke, as if he had really come back to life.

In fact, He Yiner knew that Gao Ming hadn’t come back to life, but rather his consciousness from before death had returned briefly; once time was up, everything would vanish into smoke.

“You are already dead. In your current state, you won’t last long. We used some special method to temporarily resurrect you. Now, we need to understand the truth of your death through you. On that day, who exactly killed you?”

Yang Jian didn’t bother with excessive words, immediately inquiring while also quickly explaining the situation to him.

The ghostly state of Gao Ming looked over: “Yang Jian? So that’s it, that’s what happened… You want to know how I died?”

“I was killed by someone. That day I was patrolling the city on a motorcycle, and in my eye sockets, I reflected a supernatural figure. That figure was heading towards the Ping’an Tower where the ghost painting was imprisoned, but the moment I clearly saw him, something chopped my head off.”

Gao Ming showed a look of contemplation, his expression beginning to twitch, at times pained, at times hideous.

“What’s wrong with him?” Cao Yanhua hastily asked.

He Yiner replied expressionlessly: “Ghosts are not the living. He is using a relic as a medium to connect with the moment of the deceased’s life, and through supernatural power, cross everything to appear now. This is not resurrection, so the Gao Ming before you is not the Gao Ming you knew. If you let it think too complexly, some kind of mutation will occur within itself.”

Even she couldn’t fully explain the situation before her, because the ghosts summoned by Soul Summoners were inherently incomprehensible existences.

At this moment, Yang Jian gestured at Cao Yanhua, indicating him not to interrupt, then said: “Leave behind a portrait of the murderer. You can rest in peace; we will take care of the rest, and we will avenge you.”

“Yang, Yang Jian?”

Gao Ming’s face turned hideous, as if an Evil Ghost had revived, but he quickly calmed down. And while calm, his hollow eye sockets gazed at the conference table in front.

A supernatural occurrence appeared on the table, showing signs of corrosion, and these corrosion marks formed a portrait.

That was the murderer’s portrait.

“Ah!”

After accomplishing all this, Gao Ming roared, his face twisted, like an Evil Ghost, he lunged towards He Yiner.

“The backlash of a ghost? Indeed, the higher the awareness of the living, the harder it is to control.”

He Yiner showed no expression, casually waved her hand, severing the connection with the medium.

Instantly.

Before Gao Ming could touch He Yiner’s body, he vanished into thin air in mid-air, and at the same time, the sunglasses in He Yiner’s hand shattered into powder.

The relic was damaged, the ghost vanished.

This signified the end of a soul summoning.

Although Gao Ming disappeared, he left behind an important clue.

“The portrait on the table should be the murderer, but I haven’t seen this person. Has anyone met them?”

Cao Yang glanced at it, then slightly shook his head, indicating he didn’t know them.

“I don’t know them either,” Wei Jing said numbly.

Li Jun also shook his head, while Li Leping said nothing, he didn’t know this person either.

“Me neither,” Zhou Deng added immediately.

Wang Chaling said: “I’ve read a lot of the headquarters’ file materials, this figure doesn’t seem to have a presence in the supernatural circle, should be a low-profile ghost wielder unknown in the community.”

Yang Jian took another glance at the portrait on the table, though it was somewhat crude, he recognized the person at a glance.

Zhang Xiangguang!

So it really was him.

His eyes narrowed, despite having suspicions before, the confirmation still surprised him.

“If it’s him, then nothing is strange anymore.”

Yang Jian immediately thought of He Yuelian, the woman whose looks were identical to the ghost in Da’ao City and the ghost painting.

Behind that He Yuelian was the shadow of Zhang Xiangguang.

Now Gao Ming’s death is also tied to the ghost painting.

All of this makes sense now.

Zhang Xiangguang is still alive, plotting something around the ghost painting, with He Yuelian as one of his pawns. Now that he’s come to this city, he’s targeting the ghost painting, and Gao Ming was just a small stumbling stone encountered on the road.

“Does no one know this person? Is this person really so low-key, leaving no traces in the supernatural circle?”

Lin Bei rubbed his bald head, smiling as he spoke.

At this moment, that hidden captain, Lu Zhiwen, opened his mouth stiffly and said: “He is Zhang Xiangguang, from Dahan City, Shuangqiao Town, born in 1942, still alive to this day. Father Zhang Dong, of Shuangqiao Town, mother Liu Gui, from Dajinxiang… He was once a teacher at Shuangqiao Town Primary School.”

“Hmm?”

Instantly, everyone turned uniformly to look at this last hidden headquarters captain, Lu Zhiwen.

This Lu Zhiwen actually reported the murderer’s name, birthplace, and even parents, with such detailed investigation required?

“Does he have Zhang Xiangguang’s file? Or does he know Zhang Xiangguang.”

Yang Jian’s eyes slightly shifted, looking at him with some uncertainty.

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