“Isn’t the center at Zone C? I heard that they had suffered greatly from investigating a Strange Building. How could they have the manpower to investigate Zone A?”
The doctor’s expression didn’t change even though eleven people had gone missing.
“Something outside of our expectation happened. I have two hypotheses. First, the news of the center entering the Strange Building was a lie, and their goal was to enter Zone A; Second, there was another force appearing in Zone A. They are different from ghosts and can travel freely through Zone A.” Judge glanced at the patients. “Don’t go overboard. Chou Nan has fallen to the center. We might be exposed.”
“We’ve contributed so much to Hope City and saved s many people. Why should we be scared?” The doctor was very handsome. He looked kind when he smiled. His voice was calming.
“The obedient ones will live longer.” The judge said expressionlessly. He knew what kind of person the doctor really was. “Is there a result on the ghost that I told you to investigate?”
“I can confirm that he’s in Hope City. The ghost avoided Deep Space Tech’s monitoring device. He is very familiar with Deep Space Tech and knew things that occurred at Xin Lu before the tragedy.” The doctor slowed down. “Such clever ghosts are very rare.”
“Kong Tiancheng was an admin Deep Space Tech sent to Immortal Pharma. He stayed at Immortal Pharmacy the whole week before the tragedy.” The judge said seriously, “No matter what, we have to find this ghost. We can’t let him gain contact with the Deep Space Tech members in the city.”
“In this world, we’re blessed by God. We don’t need to worry about anything.” The doctor shrugged.
“Don’t forget why we’re here. I helped you find your memory, not get you to kill. We need to stop anyone who might harm the altar.” The judge’s tone became cold. He was like a machine that meted out judgment.
“Stop being so nervous.” The doctor raised his arms. “Alright. I’ll contact the others and get you the report in a week.”
“God’s birthday is about ten days later. We can’t afford any accident.” The judge turned. The doctor looked at him, and his face twisted. “I’ll decide how to live. Those who hinder me will die.” The doctor closed the clinic door. Soon, the woman’s screams echoed. When everything became silent, the doctor opened the clinic lights. The woman was dead. Strangely enough, her eyes were still open as she stood behind the doctor.
“Little Red, send her into the closet. Then, change into a set of clean clothes to accompany me on the night patrol.”
The dead body appeared to understand the doctor. She opened another door. Sets of dead bodies stood inside. There were bodies of both sexes and all ages. Most of them had started to rot. The woman found a spot to stand. Soon, another woman in a white dress walked out.
“Doctor, I feel so bad recently. I keep having the same dream.”
The doctor hugged the woman’s waist and injected her with ghost blood. “When we come back from the patrol, I’ll tell you more about Little Red.”
They exited the clinic like a couple and walked toward the edge of the city.
Hope City was the largest survivor’s base. It was separated into four zones, the core zone, where the admin building, research center, and central building were, the inner city where the old and the weak stayed, the outer city which was where most citizens were, and the large outer buffer zone.
To ensure that ghosts couldn’t enter Hope City, Deep Space Tech and the persona users of Hope City joined forces to create the buffer zone. This was also the largest experiment center after the tragedy. Many experiments on ghosts were conducted here. The doctor’s clinic was situated between the buffer zone and the outer city. He often gave free treatment and was very handsome.
“Doctor Ghost, are you going to retrieve medicine again?” The passing patrols knew the doctor. This madman was a very kind person in the eyes of others. Many people liked him.
“The other patrols ran into some trouble. I’ll go check up on them.” The doctor was kind and polite.
“Doctor, you’re so hardworking to work at night.” The neighbor’s door opened. A girl walked out shyly, holding an oil lamp. She handed the lamp to the doctor.
“Thank you, Xiao Mei. I’ll have to trouble you every time.” The doctor had a pair of eyes that glowed in the dark. He hugged the patient, but his eyes were on the girl. The oil lamp gave off a weak light. It contained Xiao Mei’s power. It wouldn’t extinguish. The doctor carried it toward the buffer zone. He and the patient walked past the sealed-up buildings.
There were many such buildings in the buffer zone. Each building was a singular experiment where some ghosts were trapped.
Humans were good at using tools to control others. Hope City’s admin feared ghosts but wanted to gain their power. In this conflict, they started to design tools to target ghosts like the black band used by the center. The band was imbued with special material so ghosts couldn’t hack them. Only the core members knew how to make them. The doctor looked at the experiment list posted on the building. He placed the lamp at the entrance and knocked seven times. “The big shot at the core center brought bad news. Buddies, we have work to do.” The rusted door slowly opened. A horrible stench drifted out. The building meant for ghost experiments had the dead bodies of several survivors.
“The judge went to find you?” Coarse voices came from the dark. The figures walked out. They seemed to be partying.
“What a dirty party.” The doctor used the patient’s hand to cover his nose. “Chou Nan and his people disappeared in Zone A. This appears to be related to the center. You better clean up the collection and keep a low profile for this period.”
“This is our heaven, and God is on our side. We can’t keep a low profile even if we want to.” The man who sat on the dead body took out a dining plate. He was making an internal organ specimen. “The ghost that the Judge told us to find has been found by Rat. He’s hiding in the inner city, trying to sneak into the core zone.”
“Didn’t you kill him?” The doctor was impatient as the man kept his focus on the specimen. “Ah Fu, I’m talking to you.”
“He’s possessing an important person. That person is a key to the change of fate. We don’t dare to go after him.” Another criminal walked out of the room, covered in blood. He looked satisfied. Some killed for protection, and others killed for beliefs. However, these people killed for pleasure.
“How can you believe in something like fate?” the doctor was about to say something when he felt light coming from a distance. He turned and saw a center’s car running down the streets of the buffer zone. The group looked at each other, and they got excited.
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“We should be in Hope City’s territory. I heard that they built the buffer zone to protect the city. We might need to walk the rest of the way.” Han Fei had been driving for the whole night, and he was tired. He saw a young girl standing in the middle of the road. He stepped on the brake. “Who dares to stop my car?”
The girl in the red shirt still stood there. Han Fei turned around and realized there was only him in the car.
“The ghost territory?” He pinched himself and felt pain.
“Can I play with you?” Before Han Fei recovered, the girl had already appeared at the window.
“Of course. I love children the most.” Han Fei opened the door and looked at the girl’s face. “What do you want to play? Hide-and-seek, Bloody mary, Mr. Wolf, what time is it? I’m familiar with my games.”
The girl was stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect Han Fei to react like this.
“Don’t you have other friends? Such a pity.” Han Fei touched the girl’s head and looked around. He was thinking, ‘Who lost this ghost? If no one is here to fetch her, I’ll take her with me.’
Han Fei started to play with the girl. They played one game after another. The girl got tired before Han Fei did.
“I’m tired. Can I go to your home to play with you?” The girl’s voice carried no emotions. She kept her head lowered. Once Han Fei said yes, she would follow Han Fei forever.
“I’ve never heard such a strange request before.” Han Fei knelt before the girl and held her hand. “How about I show you the way to my home first? There are many interesting people there. There’s a pretty nurse, a respected headmaster, and a little sister who likes to take a bath. You’ll like it there.”
The girl lifted her head. Han Fei’s passion alerted her. “Okay…”
Han Fei held the girl’s hand, and he revealed a smile a hundred times more sincere than the doctor. The greed abyss billowed out from him. The mist tore through the mirage, and the ghosts climbed out of the abyss.
“Welcome to my home.”
Han Fei held the girl’s hands, but his eyes were on the building not far away. The Executioner and Wu Chang were already heading there.
