Mysterious Revival

Chapter 387: Chapter 386: Gestating the Abnormality

Shangtong Tower, the forty-fifth floor on the top.

This used to be the office of that foreigner Paul from Shangtong Technology Co., Ltd., but now the office belongs to Yang Jian.

Standing here, one could look down at the entire Dachang City, and if Yang Jian were to use the Ghost Domain here, he estimated that the most populous area in the city center could be within the range of his Ghost Domain.

In other words, Yang Jian only needed to stand here to carry out rescue operations across almost the entire city center, without even taking a step.

Therefore, when Yang Jian requested this place as his office from Zang Hua, it was not purely out of self-interest; there were actually work-related reasons as well.

At the moment, Yang Jian stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling window, gazing into the distance at Dachang City as he held a phone call with headquarters; “How is the Hungry Ghost that we’re holding doing? I need a current status report on that thing. There’s already a sign of curse resurrection in Dachang City. I hope this is just a special case; otherwise, we could very well see a repeat of the Hungry Ghost incident.”

He hadn’t rushed to retrieve the Ghost Infant from Wang Shanshan’s stomach; instead, he first made a call to headquarters to understand the situation.

Yang Jian was worried that some people might want to study the Hungry Ghost and unwittingly release it, as there was immense value in it; he was greatly tempted himself and didn’t believe that others wouldn’t take action.

And the world was full of people who thought they had everything under control but actually had a penchant for courting death.

“Okay, all right, I’ll immediately consult with the higher-ups about the situation; please hold on for a moment,” the operator Liu Xiaoyu hurriedly replied, displaying an unusual work attitude.

“As soon as possible,” Yang Jian put down the phone.

Five minutes later, Liu Xiaoyu had already found the results and immediately said, “I’ve consulted with the higher-ups. The Hungry Ghost that was transported from Dachang City is currently under strict surveillance and there is no record of it ever being opened. Although several authoritative experts from the laboratories have applied to conduct research, they were all rejected by headquarters.”

“I see. Double-check on your end. If there are other issues, notify me; if not, leave it for now,” Yang Jian hung up the phone.

“Yang Jian, how does it look?” Wang Bing, who was sitting on the sofa, asked anxiously.

Yang Jian’s gaze shifted as he said, “There’s no problem from above. No leaks from the source. That leaves only one possibility: Wang Shanshan’s situation is a special case.”

“Special case, what does that mean?” Wang Bing didn’t understand.

Yang Jian said, “Supernatural phenomena are inherently difficult to explain in the first place—mysterious, bizarre, terrifying. When such phenomena interact with people, ghost manipulators, and other beings, it’s uncertain whether they might produce some unique circumstances. Wang Shanshan herself is special, moreover, she got involved in the Hungry Ghost incident. Although the incident is over, it’s unknown whether the collision of curses could give rise to new entities.”

“This isn’t an ordinary Ghost Infant; if it were, Wang Shanshan wouldn’t be alive right now. It’s been over two months since the Hungry Ghost incident ended. According to the birth rate of a first-stage Ghost Infant, it wouldn’t take this long.”

He wasn’t in a hurry to remove the Ghost Infant; rather, he wanted to understand the reason behind this first.

The sole remaining Ghost Infant had been in Wang Shanshan’s stomach for so long; it wouldn’t hurt to wait another ten-plus minutes.

“Then quickly remove it, that ghostly thing will kill people,” Wang Haiyan said urgently, her face filled with anxiety.

“I know, but I need to check the situation first, to ascertain the condition of the Ghost Infant,” Yang Jian said, opening his Ghost Eye at this moment.

To remove the Ghost Infant or to determine the situation, he couldn’t do without the ability of the Ghost Eye.

Just then, the office door opened, and a loud voice rang out, “Brother Tui is here, not a minute early or late, right on the dot at nine o’clock, more punctual than going to school, who else could do this but me, Brother Wei? Eh, you’re all here, hey everyone, did you have breakfast? I just saw a nearby baozi shop that looked really delicious…”

“You, this little rascal, are always fussing about,” Zhang Xiangu entered, slapping Zhang Wei on the back of the head.

Yang Jian said, “Uncle Zhang, Brother Wei, please take a seat for now. Let me deal with the thing inside Wang Shanshan’s body first, then we can talk.”

“What happened to Wang Shanshan again?” Zhang Wei leaned in, sizing her up, “She didn’t get pregnant, did she?”

“You know about that? Haven’t seen you in a while, and you’ve gotten smarter,” Yang Jian looked at him with some surprise and doubt.

Zhang Wei sneered, “The parents are here, what else could it be but pregnancy? Whose is it? Don’t tell me it’s yours.”

Yang Jian said, “It’s not mine.”

“Then whose is it?”

“Damn ghosts.”

Zhang Wei’s eyes widened, “Does Wan Shanshan have such extreme tastes?”

Yang Jian glanced at him and said earnestly, “If you keep talking like this, you’ll certainly get beaten up outside; believe me, I wouldn’t lie to you.”

“You little rascal, come here!” Zhang Xiangu was livid, and he pulled over Zhang Wei, “Brother Tui is handling a special situation, what are you messing around for? I should’ve just left you at the construction site to haul bricks.”

After getting a hold of Zhang Wei, he apologized to Wang Bing and Wang Haiyan.

At this moment, Yang Jian’s ghost eye emitted a faint red glow, which formed a line that looked towards the lower abdomen of Wang Shanshan.

Through the clothes and flesh, Yang Jian saw something shaped like an infant hidden deep within the body.

It lay curled up motionless, just like a real fetus within a pregnant woman, seeming very peaceful. However, it seemed to be influenced by Yang Jian’s ghost eye as the ghost infant inside Wang Shanshan’s belly slowly opened its eyes.

Those eyes were completely different from the ghost shadows he had encountered before; they were a sinister crimson red, just like his ghost eyes.

Moreover, through the contact of the ghost eye, he sensed a familiar connection between them.

This sensation was like having another pair of ghost eyes for Yang Jian, and through the presence of the ghost infant, he could sense the existence of another body.

“Brother Tui, can you really see what’s inside Wan Shanshan’s stomach by staring at her like that?” Zhang Wei asked curiously again.

“With proper control, it can achieve an X-ray effect, although it’s not particularly useful; it’s a minor ability I developed when bored,” Yang Jian casually replied.

Through his observation, he could confirm that the ghost infant in Wang Shanshan wasn’t a curse left by the Hungry Ghost. To be precise, it was a curse left by him.

That’s right,

Yang Jian remembered that he had once died and been resurrected, and Wang Shanshan had been affected and had died for several days before he resurrected her.

The ghost infant must have been conceived in her body at that time.

But as the Hungry Ghost was restrained and the source of the curse was cut off, the ghost infant that should have disappeared from Wang Shanshan’s body somehow survived in a new way due to his curse.

The current ghost infant was no longer related to the Hungry Ghost.

It was the curse that Yang Jian left in Wang Shanshan’s body that prolonged the life of this last ghost infant.

In other words, this last ghost infant had become his ghost slave.

“If this ghost infant could really be under my control, that would be incredible,” Yang Jian was frightened by this conjecture at the moment.

He had experienced the terror of ghost infants from the first to the fourth stage.

Especially after reaching the fourth stage, they could devour ghosts and become part of one’s own body, possessing immense potential for growth.

If Yang Jian captured this ghost infant and managed to control it, the role it could play in the future as he nurtured it was unimaginable.

After all, once this thing grew to the fourth stage, it would be more terrifying than a real ghost.

“I can’t rush this; I need to think it over carefully.”

Yang Jian’s gaze shifted slightly, and instead of planning to extract the ghost infant immediately, he said, “I can solve Wan Shanshan’s problem, but it’s not convenient right now. After the meeting this afternoon, come to my place, and I’ll take that thing out.”

“Great, that’s wonderful, thank you, Yang Jian,” Wang Bing said gratefully.

“You don’t need to thank me. I am now duty-bound to solve the supernatural cases in Dachang City. Wan Shanshan’s situation is a remnant of a previous incident, and it’s only right that I see it through to the end. We can’t let the signs of that incident reemerge, or else if the problem grows, it won’t be as easy to resolve as last time,” Yang Jian said.

“But there’s no need to worry these next few days; the thing is very stable and it’s not harming Wang Shanshan’s body. Even after it’s taken out, there won’t be any effect. The way it parasitizes is very special; it’s almost as if… she’s really pregnant.”