Mysterious resurrection, something's wrong with this guy.

Chapter 17: Brick and Tile House

In a secluded house in Shipai Village, a dozen young soldiers dressed in camouflage sat together, fiddling with an old telegraph machine.

"Platoon leader, we still can't get in touch with the outside world. The second and third platoons are completely out of contact as well."

The soldier operating the telegraph machine reluctantly gave up sending the telegram and looked at his platoon leader with a blank expression.

The platoon leader was a middle-aged man in his thirties with a resolute face. At this moment, he was frowning, as if he was thinking of a solution.

The phone call wouldn't go through, and to my surprise, even telegrams couldn't be sent. You know, the transmission principles of telegrams and telephones are completely different. In the past, telegrams could still be sent when there was communication interference, but this place is really too strange; even telegrams can't be sent.

The inability to communicate meant that they were completely lost in the village, unable to contact the outside world or reunite with the other two squads.

The platoon leader is now filled with regret. He was too careless. He originally thought that the three squads would advance from the three adjacent streets, which would both expand the patrol area and allow them to look out for each other. However, he did not expect that the three squads would get completely lost less than two minutes after entering the village.

Even if they returned the way they came and followed the planned route of their teammates, they couldn't find anything.

crunch~

The platoon leader clenched his fists, trying to control his emotions, calm himself down, and find a solution.

"No need to contact us anymore, continue the mission!"

He had to make this decision. He couldn't contact his other comrades, and blindly searching like this would only be a waste of energy; they had more important tasks to complete.

Explore Shipai Village and eliminate potential hazards.

"yes!"

A dozen or so soldiers answered in unison, their voices filled with unwavering conviction, as if they were fearless.

A dozen or so people, equipped with gear, searched house to house, but before long, a muffled explosion suddenly came from afar, which immediately alerted them.

That was the sound of artillery shells exploding.

"Get in the car, full speed ahead!"

Firing artillery shells in such a place means something big is happening, and shells are only fired as a last resort.

However, this also gave them direction.

Ahead of them, Su Qin and the others were carefully observing their surroundings.

"There are no signs of damage from firearms, but there was clearly the sound of artillery shells exploding just now? What's going on? Did the shells fired not destroy anything?"

Zhang Zhen was puzzled by this unusual phenomenon and felt uncertain, no longer as confident as before.

If even such heavy weapons cannot cause any damage, then what use are these fire sticks in their hands?

Perhaps what those trainers said was true: technological weapons really can't deal with ghosts; only ghosts can deal with ghosts.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhen couldn't help but glance at Su Qin again.

Perhaps we can only rely on this kid; he's the only demon tamer in the team.

"Captain, based on the footprints on the ground, about a dozen people should have entered that bungalow at the crossroads not long ago. Should we go in and take a look?"

One of the team members pointed to the footprints on the ground, and then to a brick house at the crossroads twenty meters away. The decision-making power for this operation rested with the captain, and any action required the captain's permission.

Zhang Zhen's gaze followed the direction his teammate was pointing, warily observing the unremarkable brick and tile house in the distance.

The door to the brick house was open, and although the lights were on inside, they were dim and visibility was poor. He couldn't see anything inside from this distance.

Two team members were searching near the brick house. They seemed to have found something. One of the team members picked something up from the ground and hurriedly ran over.

"Captain, we found a lot of shrapnel around that brick house. The grenade launcher that just fired was most likely targeting that house!"

This was a major discovery. Zhang Zhen's gaze immediately turned serious. Judging from the shrapnel marks, there was no mistake. That brick house must have been the target of the attack. But a building that even grenades couldn't destroy must have a serious problem. It was very likely the source of this strange phenomenon.

Zhang Zhen's gaze involuntarily turned to Su Qin, and he unusually began to ask for his opinion.

"The military's search target is very likely that brick house, but there's been no movement from inside so far. It's very possible something has happened to them. Should we go in and take a look?"

Although Zhang Zhen disliked Su Qin's undisciplined style of doing things, he had to put aside his prejudices. After all, Su Qin was the only ghost controller among them, and as long as he could complete the task assigned by his superiors, he would cooperate with Su Qin without hesitation.

Zhang Zhen's sudden change in attitude made it seem as if their roles had been reversed.

This made Su Qin admire them. These team members, who came from military backgrounds, were indeed exceptional. Their on-site observation and adaptability were far beyond what ordinary people could match. They locked onto the target so quickly and without any hesitation.

"This is a vengeful ghost with demonic powers. If that ghost is hiding in that building, we must enter that building to resolve this paranormal event. This is unavoidable. Anything can happen inside. I have no confidence, I can only do my best."

Entering that brick house was inevitable. If he didn't deal with the ghost, he would die in this ghost realm sooner or later. He didn't want to trigger unknown killing patterns without knowing why and die inexplicably. It was better to take the initiative to explore.

Just as Zhang Zhen was about to lead the way into the brick house, he suddenly raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.

"Someone's coming! Wait a minute!"

He heard a faint noise in the distance behind him, like the roar of a car engine, most likely from other military personnel.

According to the regimental commander, a heavily armed platoon of dozens of people came in. It's impossible that there was only one armored vehicle. They must have been scattered and searching. They must have heard the sound of grenade launches and rushed over.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, an armored vehicle and a military truck appeared at the end of the street behind them, rushing toward them.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Zhen immediately went to make contact with that group of people.

The newcomers were the platoon leader of the heavily armed platoon. They parked their vehicle on the side of the road, quickly loaded their equipment, and got out. They spotted the armored vehicle parked on the side of the road from a distance and also saw the six people at the intersection.

"Which department are you from? What happened here?"

The platoon leader got straight to the point as soon as he got off the vehicle, and didn't pay much attention to the people in front of him. They were obviously government personnel because of their equipment and clothing.

"Wei Jing! I didn't expect it to be you leading the team in!"

Zhang Zhen recognized the heavy equipment platoon leader at a glance; he was his old comrade-in-arms, whom he hadn't seen for half a year.

After seeing the face of the person in front of him, Wei Jing was also a little surprised and immediately quickened his pace to meet him.

"Old squad leader! What are you doing here? Didn't you transfer to civilian work? And what's going on here? Where's everyone else?"

Wei Jing had no time to reminisce with Zhang Zhen. His mind was preoccupied with what was going on with his squad. Heavy equipment like armored vehicles were left on the roadside, but the men were nowhere to be found. He had come looking for them after hearing the sound of howitzers, which was clearly not right.

"We just arrived too, so I don't know exactly what happened. You'll see if you look inside the armored vehicle yourself."

Zhang Zhen did not answer the first half of Wei Jing's question. Although they were old comrades-in-arms, he had to strictly abide by the regulations of the Investigation Bureau and never reveal anything that could not be said, such as his identity information or the details of the mission.

Upon hearing Zhang Zhen's words, Wei Jing turned his attention to the armored vehicle, only to discover that inside was actually a stone statue.

His pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"How is this possible?"

The stone statue inside the armored vehicle was unremarkable, but when Wei Jing saw its appearance, he felt a strange sense of familiarity, and he couldn't help but think of one of his comrades-in-arms.

This is the deputy squad leader of Class 3, there's no mistake. Although it's a stone statue, the figure and face are exactly like that deputy squad leader. Having spent several years together, he would never mistake him.

But how can a living person turn into a stone statue?

If that's the case, then what were those stone statues found in those houses before? Could they actually be residents of this village?

"I don't want to believe such a strange thing either, but it really happened. When we arrived, it was already like this. Based on our investigation, we deduced that they may have entered that building to investigate, and something must have happened. We don't know the specifics yet, but we're going to go in and take a look."

Zhang Zhen spoke with a solemn expression, pointing to a brick house at the crossroads.

Following the direction Zhang Zhen pointed, Wei Jing looked at the unremarkable brick house and unconsciously clenched his fist.

"I'll lead the way. I want to see what's inside!"

At this moment, Wei Jing was filled with anger and grief, and there was no fear in his eyes. His comrades-in-arms, with whom he had spent every day, had died so inexplicably, and the situation of the other dozen or so comrades was unknown. He was eager to find out what had happened.

He couldn't accept that his comrade hadn't died on the battlefield, but had died mysteriously in this godforsaken place.

Su Qin curiously observed Wei Jing from the side, inwardly criticizing him.

Wei Jing? Could this guy be that Wei Jing? One of the three most stubborn men in headquarters, the general Wei Jing who could kill Ye Zhen?

It seems his stubbornness wasn't due to the influence of a vengeful ghost, but simply his personality. As an ordinary person, knowing full well that there was something wrong with the house, he still went in willingly.

However, Su Qin did not stop it. On the contrary, he thought it was a good thing. Who would refuse someone who volunteered to be cannon fodder? The more cannon fodder the better. Only those who know nothing can more easily trigger the killing pattern of the vengeful ghost, and only then will he be safer.

Zhang Zhen did not refuse Wei Jing's request. He knew Wei Jing's temper and that he couldn't stop him. Besides, it wasn't a bad thing. Wei Jing and his men were well-equipped and experienced in combat. Having such people involved would greatly improve efficiency.