Mysterious Resurrection: The Peddler

Chapter 6 Forum Strange Things
The next day, Cao Yang was awakened by the phone ringing.

At noon, Zhao Jianguo called Cao Yang and told him that joining the headquarters would require a simple assessment and the examiner would arrive at the Spring and Autumn Hotel soon.

The content of the test was very simple, just like the original book, with just a few simple questions. Cao Yang copied Yang Jian's answers and passed it very smoothly.

"Here is a uniform, a unique name tag, a satellite phone, and an encrypted computer. There is a text message in the satellite phone. Use the computer to access the website. There is some basic knowledge about the psychic circle. You can learn about it."

"Also, the original head of Otsu City, Peng Cheng, has been confirmed dead. You will now take over this position. If you have any other questions, please contact Captain Zhao Jianguo."

The examiner gave a few simple instructions and then left.

Cao Yang entered the website of the Ghost Rider Forum. The information on it was complicated, mixed with some true and some false. There were also many people who paid a large sum of money to hire ghost riders to solve incidents.

"During this period, Wang Xiaoming might still be the chief of the friend circle and has not been poached by the headquarters. It is almost impossible to control the second ghost through the headquarters. The ghost peddler helped me temporarily suppress the ghost carrying people. Conservatively estimated that I can live less than four months. Excluding the unexpected factors in the middle, I'd better find a ghost that can balance the ghost carrying people within one and a half months, otherwise I can only hope for that bus."

As a time traveler, Cao Yang's plan was very clear. He first found the second ghost of balance, and then considered puzzles, crashes, etc. If he couldn't even achieve balance, looking for puzzles would simply mean that he wasn't dying fast enough.

"In the original novel, there are quite a few ghosts that are suitable for balancing the ghosts who carry people on their backs. Fang Shiming's ghost who presses people, He Tianxiong's ghost who steps on people, and even Xu Feng's ghost who embraces people are all good choices. But I can't afford to offend them now, and Xu Feng may not have become the person in charge yet. It's nonsense to want to find him to seize the evil ghost."

The last update by the poster was one day ago. The content was very short, with only a few sentences and a somewhat blurry picture:

Cao Yang was attracted by a post on the forum. The poster claimed to be in Dashi City. The poster said that he had a single-family villa in Dashi City, but he always felt that something dirty had entered the villa recently, and even felt uneasy when sleeping. Moreover, there was always a chill in the villa, and even turning on the air conditioner could not adjust it.

Most of the comments under this message joked that the poster had a affluenza and was showing off to everyone.

Cao Yang continued reading and found that this person updated again three days ago.

Not only that, every day after he woke up, all the bottles and jars in the house were turned upside down, and even the clothes in the closet were turned inside out. But strangely, no property was missing from the house, so he ruled out the possibility of a thief breaking into the house.

"I'm going crazy. I can even see the upside-down body with my eyes open. I can't get out of bed and walk anymore. My legs are as stiff as solidified cement."

The post was published half a month ago, and the poster updated some content a week ago:
"My fellow netizens, now when I close my eyes I can see a dead body hanging upside down, swinging towards me. In addition, during the day I always feel as if my whole body is filled with lead, and it is difficult to walk. My head is also swollen and painful. But as long as I leave the villa and live outside, these symptoms disappear."

"Oh?"

"The upside-down body was on the ceiling of my house, I saw it! The house is getting colder and colder. I got out of bed! I'm going to die, hahahahahaha!"

The picture shows the interior of a luxurious villa. A rope hangs from a chandelier, and a person is hanging from the bottom of the rope. There is a pool of black unknown liquid directly below the head. Although the picture is a bit blurry, Cao Yang can still see that it is a highly decomposed corpse, and the black liquid is undoubtedly corpse fluid.

"This man has indeed encountered a ghost. From his latest reply, we can see that he has been tortured by the ghost to the point of insanity. But there are many suspicious points in the whole process. The poster, an ordinary person, actually lived for a month without triggering the ghost's rules during this period. Instead, he was deeply affected by the supernatural power leaked by the ghost and went crazy." Cao Yang took out a pen and paper and tried to sort out the ins and outs and key information of the whole incident.

"You can see the upside-down corpse with your eyes closed. The whole body feels as heavy as if it were filled with lead, and everything is turned upside down. Later, the upside-down corpse even appeared in reality, which shows that the poster may have triggered the pattern."

"It took so long for this ghost to revive, or is there something restricting it?"

Cao Yang became very interested in this ghost, but he needed more clues to help analyze the ghost's patterns.

So Cao Yang patiently searched for relevant posts on the forum. Finally, after half an hour of screening, he really found a post with very low popularity, which was posted five days ago. Judging from the tone of the person, it should be a ghost rider.

"The forum said there's a haunted villa in Oishi City. I'm here for the huge bounty."

This person added an update that evening:

"There is indeed a ghost here. The coldness and weirdness of the evil ghost are hovering in this villa. I met the poster, and he has been tortured by the evil ghost and is almost going crazy."

Two hours later, this person made his last update:
"The ghost targeted me. I couldn't move. My feet felt like they were welded to the ground. I couldn't even lift my legs."

"I feel like I'm floating up, like a balloon. I can't deal with that ghost. I have to leave. I have to leave."

Seeing this, Cao Yang couldn't help but frowning, sometimes heavily and sometimes lightly. Could it be that this ghost rider was also affected and became mentally ill?
However, Cao Yang still wrote down this information. When facing supernatural events, any small detail could be fatal and should never be ignored.

“Hanging bodies, strange sensations of lightness and heaviness, inverted clothes and containers.”

Cao Yang rubbed his sore eyes and stood up to stretch his muscles.

"I've just become a ghost rider and I'm actively involved in supernatural events. I'm afraid there are only a few freaks like me in the country."

A bitter smile appeared on Cao Yang's face, he just wanted to survive, and balancing the two ghosts was the first step he had to take.

"We must apply to the headquarters for supplies, including the golden pistol, bullets, and body bags. If all else fails, we can put ourselves in one, which is also a means of emergency avoidance."

Pulling open the curtains, there was a clear sky outside, but Cao Yang could not feel any warmth. Although the ghost had become his own shadow, the influence of the supernatural on the body still existed. His whole body was cold, like a corpse without temperature.

"I can't leave Otsu City for too long, so I'd better go to Oishi City tomorrow. I need to bring a satellite phone with me, so that if I encounter a situation that I can't handle, I can request support in time, so that I won't die alone outside."

(End of this chapter)