strictlysupreme Chapter 24: It Won't End That Soon
Chapter 24: It Won't End That Soon
Su Qin carried the gold-filled body bag along the village road, muttering curses under his breath.
"Damn it, I have a car but no keys. I have no idea where those two idiots went. These soldiers are really something. Why don't they just get me out of here first? They have to wait for orders."
This is a ridiculous situation. They came in two cars, but the car keys were all with their teammates. However, their teammates are now all lying on the ground like rocks, so how could they possibly have any keys?
He went to talk to the soldiers who were searching for survivors from house to house, asking if they could drive him out or borrow a car, but they completely ignored him. They only followed regulations and orders, and without orders from above, they wouldn't give him a second thought.
It was truly frustrating. At that time, the higher-ups didn't pay enough attention to paranormal events, and the status of ghost controllers was still too low; they couldn't even persuade an ordinary soldier.
Su Qin had no choice but to carry the body bag and walk out.
Once you leave the village, find the group leader in charge of finishing up; that should be helpful. You can't exactly carry this 100-200 pounds of stuff all the way to the city on foot!
This place has become a restricted area, and it's impossible to even hail a taxi. He even regretted putting that local earth god statue into the body bag before.
At this moment, Su Qin felt something was off about his body. It wasn't because he was tired, but because ever since he woke up, his body felt different from before, with a strange feeling.
He felt particularly sensitive to other people's gazes. Whenever someone looked at him, he felt awkward and uncomfortable all over. He could even clearly feel the gazes of people hiding in the shadows, which was very strange.
This is very likely due to the changes brought about by those strange eyes. Those eyes are influencing him, making him particularly sensitive to gazes and somewhat out of control.
Fortunately, those eyes didn't seem to have the strange ability to petrify people, otherwise many people would have been killed by him, which would have been a real problem.
He didn't know what was going on, whether this counted as controlling a second ghost, or what state the two ghosts were in—were they locked in a balance of power, or was one of them being controlled as a puzzle piece?
Those eyes were incomplete and supernatural; they shouldn't be very terrifying, and probably couldn't suppress the ghost in the mind.
Once I get back, I must figure this out as soon as possible. If all else fails, I'll ask Old Qin for help.
Although it was a bit unrealistic, Su Qin could only think of Elder Qin, and only he had the ability. As for Wang Xiaoming, he was probably very interested, but if he asked him for help, he didn't know if he could leave the laboratory alive.
That guy liked to lock people and ghosts in his lab and mess around with them. Few people have ever walked out of his lab alive. Everyone in the investigation bureau avoids him like the plague. Luckily, the investigation bureau keeps him from acting recklessly, otherwise everyone would be in danger.
As Su Qin pondered how to resolve his own problems, he walked out of the village.
The village wasn't big. Su Qin carried the body bag for about a kilometer before he saw the outer perimeter cordon. He had just crossed the cordon when he was stopped by more than a dozen soldiers, with more than a dozen guns pointed at his head.
"Halt! Stop advancing, or we will shoot you dead immediately!"
The soldiers stared at Su Qin warily, as if they mistook him for a terrorist.
Su Qin put down the body bag he was carrying on his shoulder, raised his hands, and showed no intention of resisting.
There was no way around it; he wasn't Yang Jian, who didn't even have a ghost realm and whose body was that of a normal person. He really couldn't withstand these fire sticks. Even ordinary bullets, if they hit a vital spot, would kill him.
"I am an investigator from the Paranormal Investigation Bureau. My identification is in my shirt pocket. Your team leader has seen me before, and you can ask him for confirmation. Your team leader should have already received a detailed report from the village."
I am carrying this extremely dangerous item and must return to the Investigation Bureau immediately for processing. Please report to your superiors immediately and cooperate with my work.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Su Qin could only obediently communicate with the soldiers according to normal procedures.
"Wait here for a moment, I'll go ask the regimental commander."
A leading officer exchanged a glance with the soldiers around him, and then quickly left the scene. The remaining dozen or so soldiers still pointed their guns at Su Qin, showing no sign of letting their guard down.
Su Qin wasn't in a hurry. These steel men only obeyed orders from their superiors, and if there was even the slightest unusual movement, they would not hesitate to punish him.
However, these Iron Men were quite efficient. Two minutes later, Su Qin saw a military truck and a police car speeding towards him.
The regimental commander got out of the car with several high-ranking officers and walked briskly toward Su Qin, followed by Captain Liu and several criminal police officers.
"Put your guns down and continue your patrol."
The regimental commander immediately dispersed the dozen or so soldiers, and then solemnly saluted Su Qin.
"On behalf of the entire 129th Regiment, I salute you! Thank you and all the members of the Investigation Bureau for your contributions to the people..."
The commander is different; he speaks fluently and eloquently. Although it's official jargon, the gratitude he expresses is genuine. He has already received Wei Jing's report and knows what happened in the village. He also understands the seriousness and danger of the incident. If it weren't for this special person named Su Qin, they might all have died here. The out-of-control supernatural phenomenon might affect several other villages and towns.
Su Qin put on a humble smile. Although they might not have much interaction in the future, he still had to give him the respect he deserved. He was still an intern, and any performance he made during the heavy workload could appear in the Bureau of Investigation's report.
"We are all serving the people, just with different roles. I only did what I was supposed to do. Compared to me, my teammates sacrificed themselves for this mission."
We'll need your help next, Commander. We need to borrow your vehicle to take this back to the Investigation Bureau. This matter can't be delayed; otherwise, there could be huge hidden dangers.
As he spoke, Su Qin pointed to the golden body bag on the ground. The regimental commander and Captain Liu behind him also noticed the body bag, their pupils contracted slightly, and their eyes became more wary as they looked at it.
"Okay, I'll have Xiao Li personally drive you back to Dajing City. Make sure you get there safely in the shortest possible time."
They wanted to get rid of such a dangerous thing as soon as possible; the longer it stayed, the greater the danger.
Captain Liu, standing behind the regimental commander, had a very strange expression. He hadn't said a word from the beginning, and his face was full of worry and seemed very conflicted. However, seeing that Su Qin was about to leave, he didn't care about that anymore.
"Wait a minute! Could someone else take this back? Mr. Su, could you keep it for now?"
Captain Liu asked tentatively, seemingly wanting Su Qin to stay, but it was unclear what he intended to do.
"Captain Liu, what's the matter? This item must be escorted by me personally; handing it over to someone else could cause serious problems."
Su Qin had no idea what Captain Liu was up to, but judging from his worried expression, it couldn't be anything good.
"Your previous analysis was correct. The anomaly in Jinshi is not just as simple as Shipai Village. There may be other hidden dangers. Just half an hour ago, I received a call from the bureau. Two more victims were found this morning."
Considering the circumstances of all the previous victims' deaths and the petrification symptoms of the villagers in this village, this does not match, and it can be basically determined that those dead people are not related to the abnormal events in Shipai Village.
Therefore, I would like to ask Mr. Su to assist us in investigating and eliminating this potential hazard.
Upon hearing Captain Liu's explanation, Su Qin frowned. This was another big problem, and it was very likely an unknown supernatural event.
This is different from the paranormal events in Shipai Village. Shipai Village clearly knew there was something wrong with the village, but there was no clue about the deaths of those antique dealers. Su Qin began to hesitate about whether to agree to intervene in the investigation.
This is really troublesome. The Investigation Bureau at this time is completely different from the headquarters in the later period. It is not as considerate to the ghost hunters. When the ghost hunters of the Investigation Bureau encounter the supernatural, they have no option to back down. What's more troublesome is that there is such a terrifying old man watching him. He has no choice but to do it.
"I will stay in Jinshi for a few days. As for whether I can find any hidden dangers, I can't guarantee it. I dare not keep this thing with me for too long, and I can't hand it over to other people. If something happens and it runs away again, the consequences will be unimaginable. I don't have the confidence to detain it again."
"Let's go! There's no time to lose; let's get back to the Security Bureau immediately and get to the bottom of this."
Su Qin decided to accept the invitation anyway. He had no choice but to bow his head when he was under someone else's roof, and he didn't want the investigation bureau to find any fault with him.
Su Qin threw the body bag into the trunk of the police car, got in, and followed the police car to the National Security Bureau.