The Psychic Resurrection: Riding the Mirage

Hearing Zou Cong's words, Hu Jiu looked surprised: "What's so special about the source ghost in Shoucun?"

He lowered his head and looked at the candle in his hand, "Could this birthday candle be the target of the headquarters!"

Zou Cong coughed twice, "It's just an additional task. You can get the best, but it doesn't matter if you don't get it. The key is the ghost on Mr. Peng!"

Hu Jiu rubbed the longevity candle and felt the warmth coming from it, "Mr. Peng is indeed a ghost controller!"

Zou Cong nodded: "Yes. According to the information you got, Mr. Peng is a good and charitable man. He helps patients with consultations, takes care of the elderly, and educates children for free. So far, everything is wonderful, but there is still a sequel to this story."

"What's the follow-up?" Hu Jiu asked.

Zou Cong said: "The villagers accepted Mr. Peng, a foreigner, and considered him a great benefactor to the village. But as time went by, a few villagers discovered something was wrong."

"Patients cured by Mr. Peng tend to accelerate aging step by step, and changes visible to the naked eye can be seen in a month or two; the elderly who have been cared for by him will become kind and kind, and even if they are injured, they still have a smile on their face. His kind smile seemed to have lost all other emotions; the children he taught would no longer be naughty, but they would no longer be as lively and agile as they should be. They would do whatever their parents told them to do, and they were extremely obedient and could be called slaves. "

"At first the villagers thought it was just a coincidence, but gradually, more and more people in the village became weird, and they finally realized the problem!"

"The villagers were afraid of Mr. Peng and tried to drive him away with violence. At this moment, something terrible happened. Mr. Peng tore off the mask of hypocrisy. The villagers who were expelling him one second were grateful to him the next. , became his loyal fan.”

"In the whole village, there was only one peasant woman who saw something bad happened and ran away and took the secret out. Later, some good people went to investigate, but they only saw a peaceful and quiet village and simple and kind people. No one believed the peasant woman's words anymore. Everyone thought she was crazy, and with the help of her relatives, kind people forcibly sent her home.”

Hu Jiu wrapped the longevity candle with gold foil and said casually: "This incident should have happened many years ago, right? It's really hard for you to understand it so clearly."

Zou Cong sighed: "There is a ghost controller codenamed [Secret Peeper] at the headquarters. As long as there are relevant clues, he can peek into the secrets of the past."

"!"

Hu Jiu was shocked. In his previous life, he didn't even know there was such a powerful figure until his death!

What's worse is, have the headquarters already known about the crazy things he did in Linjiang City? He thought he was standing on the second floor, but in fact he was just a clown?

Zou Cong seemed to see Hu Jiu's surprise and explained: "Don't worry, although [Secret Peeper] is the ace assistant, and the headquarters wants to hide it so that no one knows, [Secret Peeper] himself is in serious danger. In an abnormal state, he will not easily use his abilities on unimportant people.”

"But the headquarters sent you to carry out the mission of Shoucun. I'm afraid they have some objections to you. You should understand that compared to the direct lineages trained by the headquarters, unruly civilian ghost masters are the most suitable to serve as cannon fodder, especially you and Yue Renchun. Class... unstable factors."

Hu Jiu twitched his lips: "You know quite a lot."

Zou Cong smiled bitterly: "I am the direct line of the ghost controller from the headquarters."

"But you don't seem to be loyal to the headquarters." Hu Jiu couldn't help complaining. He casually leaked secrets to outsiders. The headquarters hired people carelessly~

"What do you know!" Zou Ran's expression suddenly became serious, "Ghost controllers can no longer be regarded as pure human beings. Those high-ranking officials will never trust ghost controllers unless they master the skills that are safe, powerful and have no side effects. The supernatural power! The direct lineage at the headquarters is not divided according to loyalty, but by mandatory binding force!"

Hu Jiu raised his eyebrows, "Forced restraint? Is it the kind of supernatural restriction you have?"

"Yes." Zou Cong coughed a few more times, as if his throat was uncomfortable, "The headquarters has a very domineering supernatural item - [Ghost Contract]."

Another piece of information that Hu Jiu had never heard of. It seemed that the water in the headquarters was indeed very deep. It was also because he was too poor in his previous life and had no access to advanced things.

"If you sign the contract, you will become a slave." Zou Cong's voice was filled with grief and anger. "At first, I was just an ordinary folk ghost controller, handling supernatural events conscientiously. Later, I received a notice from the headquarters that I had accumulated enough merit. , you can apply to control the second ghost.”

"Gui Zhayan is already very strong. I was in good condition at the time and didn't plan to take the risk of controlling a second ghost. However, the headquarters said that they had found the puzzle pieces [Ghost Blocks Ears] and [Ghost Covers Mouth] of Gui Zhayan, and I could control them at the same time. The success rate of multiple ghosts is as high as 80%, which is a rare example. I have made outstanding contributions, and the headquarters is willing to focus on cultivating me!”

"Now that I think about it, I was also stunned by the pie. I happily went to the headquarters to participate in the experiment, but I fainted when I entered the laboratory. When I woke up again, I was already haunted by the curse of the ghost contract, and the subsequent After a series of obedience tests, his strength increased, but he couldn't help himself from now on." Zou Cong's face became uglier as he said it, as if he was gritting his teeth in hatred as he remembered the disgusting past.

Hu Jiu couldn't help but frowned: "The headquarters actually has such a magical weapon! Do you want to catch all the ghost controllers in the country?"

"You think the headquarters doesn't want to? You can't!" Zou Cong's voice became hoarse, "[Ghost Contract] is not complete, and there are many prerequisites for its use. Otherwise, there would be no need for the headquarters to beat around the bush and cheat. We would have complained long ago. It’s so violent! That’s why this mission is coming.”

Hu Jiu understood instantly: "The source ghost of Shoucun is the puzzle piece of the ghost contract!"

"The ghost controlled by Mr. Peng is codenamed [伥]." Zou Cong gasped, "Ordinary ghosts can only transform corpses into ghost slaves after killing people, but the ghost is different. Its killing pattern is to turn living people into ghost slaves. Becoming a slave, the person is alive, but his thinking is distorted, completely obeying the ghost master and becoming his minion. "

"The ghost contract acts on the body, and the ghost acts on the consciousness. When the two are combined, the person being controlled will be completely tamed from body to soul, from the inside to the outside..."

Hu Jiu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated two beats. Those all-powerful superpowers in the previous life were completely loyal to the headquarters. They never made any unreasonable demands and wanted to be as low-key as possible. Could it be that they...

"Who is currently controlling [Ghost Contract]?" Hu Jiu asked eagerly.

Zou Cong replied: "How can such a thing be allowed to be in the hands of someone? You must know that the ghost contract can not only control the ghost controller, but also control ordinary people easily. Every time you use it, you have to go through a complicated process. process, it is absolutely prohibited to use or touch it alone.”

Seeing Hu Jiu deep in thought, Zou Cong continued: "The longevity candle is not an ordinary supernatural item. Its other name is ghost borrowing longevity. The holder can rob other people's lifespan."

"Oh, borrowing your life? I think some people who are old or who are not long-lived must be very excited." Hu Jiu inadvertently took two steps back, "Is Cui Xueyan being plotted by someone to get involved in such a dangerous situation? On mission?”

"I don't know." Zou Cong was confused for a moment, "The headquarters can't get involved in the affairs of the military."

"Last question." Hu Jiu continued to retreat, "Who are you?"

Zou Cong knew too much about the confidential information of the headquarters, and the two of them had been beeping nonsense at this intersection for so long, but they were not hunted down?

"No need to doubt, I am who I am." Zou Cong raised his chin, "You have secrets, and I also have secrets. Who doesn't have a chance encounter? Otherwise, why would the headquarters go to such trouble to control me with a ghost contract? That should be said. I told you, now we have to find a way to escape from here!”

Zou Cong stared at Hu Jiu: "Can you use your book to leave?"

"I've tried it, but it doesn't work." Hu Jiu lied easily while counting down the seconds in his mind.

"Trouble." Zou Cong pursed his lips, "Mr. Peng must have made arrangements before he died to trap the ghosts to form a certain balance that will not be easily broken. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to escape."

"Perhaps the balance has been broken." Hu Jiu reminded.

Zou Cong thought for two seconds: "You are right, the death of the ghost controller from the headquarters has added a lot of variables."

"How about you try to control a rogue?" Hu Jiu proposed a bold idea.

Zou Cong rolled his eyes indecently. Just as he was about to say something, an inexplicable force suddenly hit his skull. The ravines in the cerebral cortex seemed to be ignited with raging fire. His nostrils were hot and blood spurted out. The ground was dyed red.

His vision soon became blurry, his ears buzzed and stung, and his throat, which had been uncomfortable since just now, seemed to be blocked by cotton, making it difficult to breathe.

"This, this is..." Zou Cong stretched out his hand towards Hu Jiu with difficulty. The bulging veins and black blood vessels were clearly visible under the skin on the back of his hand.

Time is up. Hu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. The ghost book blocked other supernatural beings on Zou Cong. This effect was set for a time limit and finally disappeared at this time.

Zou Cong fell down. The blood flowing out of his nose seemed to be mixed with some broken internal organs, and some tender granules sprouted from the exposed skin.

What else is unclear? He leaked major secrets and triggered the curse of the ghost contract. This is a belated backlash!

Staring at Hu Jiu with eyes full of anger and unwillingness, Zou Cong wanted to question, but was speechless. He knew that people's hearts were unpredictable, but deeds did not matter. Hu Jiu rescued him from the Peng family mansion and helped him suppress the curse of the contract. He was very grateful and really wanted to make this friend...

Why?

Zou Cong's seven orifices were bleeding, and were soon blocked by proliferating granulations. The granulations were layer upon layer, intertwined, squirming, taking root and spreading deep into the flesh, greedily absorbing nutrients.

Hu Jiu just watched quietly, without sadness or joy.

Zou Cong witnessed the whole process of Hu Jiu using the ghost book, and also knew that Hu Jiu had taken away the longevity candle. Momentary gratitude and trust were nothing. People's hearts are the easiest to change, so...it's better to die. Only the dead can stay forever. dense!

"Why aren't you dead yet?" Hu Jiu looked at the blasphemous thing in front of him, and could only finish it off himself.

After sending away another teammate, Hu Jiu found a gold body bag from Zou Cong's backpack, contained it, and crushed his satellite phone.

After that, Hu Jiu sat down on the spot. He needed to rest and think about what to do next.

There were four people when they came in, but now two are dead. Cui Xueyan's whereabouts are unknown. If he was the only one alive when he went out, the headquarters would definitely try their best to use him as a breakthrough to investigate.

Ghost contracts are also a hidden danger. I don't know how credible Zou Cong's words are, but since this kind of thing is mentioned, Hu Jiu has to guard against it.

In theory, the existence of ghost contracts is beneficial to both the country and the people. Controlling the reckless ghost riders can effectively maintain the stability of the original order, unless some people who control the ghost contracts want to use this thing to commit suicide.

But this is not conducive to Hu Jiu's personal development!

If the headquarters is not strong enough, power will be transferred downwards; if resources are not monopolized, everyone can share the feast brought by the revival of the supernatural; if the headquarters is all-powerful, how can a grassroots person like Hu Jiu have the qualifications to eat at the table?

When personal interests conflict with collective interests, the scum Hu will not hesitate to make his choice.

He is a borer, and he needs a living tree with insufficient immunity to shelter him from the wind and rain and provide food until he completes his transformation!

——People should always have a clear self-awareness of themselves. A bad guy is a bad guy. It’s fine to pretend to be a good person to deceive others. There is no need to deceive yourself and find ways to excuse your evil deeds. It’s boring and wasteful~

Looking up at the night sky, since the birthday candle was taken in, the dark clouds gradually dissipated, and the hazy moonlight shone on this land for the first time in a long time.

‘Has the ghost domain disappeared? ’ Hu Jiu immediately got up and tried to walk out of the village.

Still couldn’t get out.

He could only wait. He didn’t dare to go to the Peng family mansion at night. He could explore again when it was dawn.