Tonight.
Huang Qingshan had just come out of the Northeast Wei Dao Division. After testing with Zhang Wei today, he immediately threw himself back into work, wanting to find out the reason for the recent frequent hauntings in the Northeast as soon as possible.
If it weren't for his teammates frantically persuading him and forcing him to rest, he would have continued to work overtime.
However, as soon as he walked out of the Wei Dao Division.
A call came in.
Upon answering the phone, Huang Qingshan's expression changed.
"A terrifying ghost domain appeared in the city?! Zhang Wei and Wu Nian are suspected to be inside?"
After learning of the situation.
Huang Qingshan couldn't care about resting. He immediately assembled personnel and rushed to the scene.
However.
Upon arriving at the scene.
"Where are the ghosts? Just this? Only one?"
Huang Qingshan and his team were dumbfounded, looking at the bound red-clothed fierce ghost in Zhang Chao's hand, and then at the surroundings. They couldn't even see the head of a second ghost.
Besides that.
They only saw a group of people on the street, some sweeping yellow talismans off the ground with brooms, others directly picking them up with their hands, scrambling for the talismans.
"Captain Huang, you're here."
Zhang Wei waved to Captain Huang, Captain Lin, and others.
"Zhang Wei, are you alright? I received notification that a ghost domain appeared here, and you also called saying there were many ghosts. Where are the ghosts?"
Zhang Wei nodded:
"Yes, there were many ghosts, but I sent them all away."
Everyone: "????"
Huang Qingshan's face was full of astonishment, he could hardly believe it: "You killed all the ghosts?"
According to the ghost exorcists nearby, Huang Qingshan knew before he arrived that the ghost domain that appeared here was very terrifying. The ghosts inside were either powerful or numerous, otherwise, the ghost domain wouldn't have leaked ghost energy.
He leaned towards the latter.
Because the ghost domain leaked ghost energy, it was clear that the ghost that cast the ghost domain was not too powerful. It was just that the number of ghosts inside was too large, and their combined strength exceeded their individual power, which is why ghost energy leaked out.
But no matter which it was.
It shouldn't have been something that Zhang Wei and the other three could handle, even though Zhang Wei's strength had reached the Tiger Guard level at such a young age.
In response to Huang Qingshan's question.
Zhang Chao spoke first, extending a finger and shaking it:
"Captain Huang, you are mistaken. The ghosts were indeed all killed, but it wasn't us who killed them. It was Zhang Wei alone."
With that said.
Zhang Chao deliberately paused, then slowly drew out his words:
"Zhang Wei alone killed more than two hundred ghosts, including more than ten red-clothed fierce ghosts. Yet, we didn't even get a single kill. They were all 'solo kills' by Zhang Wei."
Lu Lianxue also corroborated, her beautiful face filled with seriousness:
"Captain Huang, Zhang Chao is not lying. Zhang Wei surrounded more than two hundred ghosts by himself, and not a single ghost escaped."
Wu Nian clasped his hands together:
"Amitabha, I am ashamed, I was of no use."
Everyone: "??????"
They were stunned on the spot, unable to say anything for a moment.
Their brains felt like they had a bad connection, aging, unable to accept the information before them.
Are they kidding?
More than 200 ghosts? More than ten fierce ghosts.
Inevitably.
Huang Qingshan and his team looked at the red-clothed fierce ghost that Zhang Chao had apprehended. It was the only survivor.
The red-clothed fierce ghost seemed to have lost its mind, muttering incessantly:
"All dead, all dead, so many ghosts are all dead."
When it felt the gaze of everyone.
The red-clothed fierce ghost suddenly looked up and shouted: "He's cheating, he's cheating! He's not human, he's a yellow talisman spirit..."
Seeing this.
Even without questioning the surrounding crowd, they knew that Zhang Chao and the other two were not lying. The facts were as they said. However, they did not dare to ask further, because from their silence, it was clear that Zhang Wei had some powerful trump card.
"Zhang Wei, thank you again. Thank you for solving another big problem for our Northeast Wei Dao Division."
Huang Qingshan said gratefully.
Before he could say more, Zhang Wei spoke:
"Captain Huang, you're too kind. It's not really solving a problem for you. Those ghosts should have been targeting us."
Hmm?
Everyone else looked over, then quickly scanned the people on the surrounding streets and realized the situation.
Including Zhang Wei and the other three, there were over 100 people on the street, half the number of ghosts. Unless these ghosts were all starving ghosts, then...
Huang Qingshan's expression immediately turned serious, and he nodded solemnly:
"This is indeed unusual."
Zhang Wei continued: "I feel that this matter might be related to the disappearance of ghost exorcists. After all, Wu Nian and the others were just rescued, and then a group of ghosts came looking for them. Is it such a coincidence?"
Huang Qingshan agreed with Zhang Wei's view. After a moment of thought:
"It's possible it's related to that behind-the-scenes manipulator, or you four are being targeted."
"How about this."
"Zhang Wei, the four of you should not carry out any missions for the time being. I will send people to protect you. After I interrogate this red-clothed fierce ghost, we will make further plans."
Except for Zhang Wei, Lu Lianxue and the other two had not simple identities, and Zhang Wei was a great contributor to the current incident in the Northeast.
If the four of them were to have an accident.
The Northeast Wei Dao Division would not only lose face but also be completely disgraced. Huang Qingshan did not dare to be careless.
"Oh? Paid leave? That's great, I approve with both hands and feet." Zhang Chao was overjoyed to hear that he could slack off and not do anything, and agreed wholeheartedly.
Wu Nian and Lu Lianxue also did not refuse.
They were not as strong as Zhang Wei, and going out more would be no different from sending themselves to their deaths.
Following that.
Zhang Wei thought for a moment and said:
"Captain Huang, why don't I go back to Lusha City? Compared to Squad Leader and the others, I shouldn't be worth the ghosts targeting me, although that possibility cannot be ruled out."
"After all, if they are really looking for me, there are only two possibilities."
"One is that the behind-the-scenes manipulator dislikes me and indirectly saved Wu Nian and the others."
"Or it's the person who created the iron coffin zombie that I killed before, and that person has come looking for me."
"If it's these two points."
"It would actually be better for me to leave the Northeast, because I am a support for the Northeast, and the instigators of these two reasons are in the Northeast. My return to Lusha City will not only reduce your protection pressure, but I will also be able to return."
"After all, ghosts are frequent in the Northeast now, and there's no need to divert attention and squeeze out manpower to protect people. It's better for me to go back and let the Southern Wei Dao Division protect me."
Zhang Wei did not want to be confined to the Northeast. He still had the anime convention he longed for to attend.
Of course.
This was not him being overconfident, but rather that he did not fear the behind-the-scenes manipulator and had a plan to deal with it.
Huang Qingshan rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought.
Then he nodded:
"That's fine, I'll arrange for you to return to Lusha City tomorrow."
"Let's do this. Before the matter is investigated clearly, I'll send all four of you, Zhang Wei, back. I will notify your Wei Dao Division to send people to protect you. This way, we in the Northeast won't have to divert manpower for protection and can focus on the investigation."
No sooner said than done.
Huang Qingshan immediately made arrangements, ordering people to take away the red-clothed fierce ghost, as he intended to interrogate it personally.
As for Zhang Wei and the others, Huang Qingshan dared not let them stay in a hotel. Even though they would be returning to their respective homes tomorrow, he was afraid that the ghosts would come looking for them again and decided to have them stay at the Northeast Wei Dao Division, leaving directly tomorrow.
Compared to the solemnity of Huang Qingshan and the others.
Zhang Chao, upon hearing Captain Huang's arrangement, beamed and casually suggested:
"That would be great, haha. It's rare for us to stay together, why don't we play some games tonight? We have nothing else to do anyway."
Zhang Wei nodded:
"Sure, we'll fight until dawn! Whoever sleeps is a grandson."
"Let's play! Whoever sleeps will have their groceries prices increase when they go out from now on." Lu Lianxue winked and waved her little hand, agreeing without hesitation. To joke, despite her gentle appearance, when it came to games, she was more enthusiastic than anyone.
"This humble monk... alright, let's play." Wu Nian said with a wry smile, forced to agree under the overwhelming enthusiasm of the other three.
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