Extreme Vigilance

28: Section 28 Suddenly, a person disappears 28: Section 28 Suddenly, a person disappears Everybody exclaimed in realization.

After Shen Yue and Tie Zheng’s explanation, they also smelled the distinctive scent of Chinese herbs in the hall.

“A lot of things seem mysterious, but when explained, they’re worth nothing.” said Shen Yue, cryptically.

Tie Zheng didn’t catch Shen Yue’s underlying meaning, he just felt Shen Yue was being modest, and therefore gave him a thumbs up, saying, “Advisor Shen sure is a man of knowledge.

Recognizing the old man is no small feat.

In such strange circumstances, you were able to notice such details.

Truly remarkable!”

Hai Mingzhu heartily agreed, thinking to herself that during that moment, her soul was frightened away, yet Shen Yue still noticed the ‘ghostly’ smell, how strong must his nerve be?

She had assumed a ghost had arrived!

Shen Yue smiled slightly, changing the subject, “The old man already determined that Manager Song was ensnared by a ghost, did something unexpected happen on your end too?

Did someone else get haunted?” He used an inference.

Tie Zheng’s face immediately darkened, after a moment of silence, he finally spoke: “I can’t believe I’m even saying this, but reality forced me to!”

After another pause, Tie Zheng sighed, “Not only were we haunted, we also genuinely saw a ghost.

Not only did we see a ghost, we even lost two people!”

The news sent a jolt through everyone’s hearts, Xun Jiasheng was the first to ask, “Was it the red-dressed female ghost?”

“Did you see it too?” Tie Zheng asked back.

Before anyone could respond, Xun Jiasheng quickly added, “We didn’t see it, but I can affirm that there’s a ghost in red living here.

She enjoys listening to records and she’s a ghost from the old society.”

“What exactly happened?” Tie Zheng felt Xun Jiasheng’s explanation was confusing, he frowned, “Advisor Shen, can you detail it further?”

That’s when Xun Jiasheng realized that Tie Zheng was somewhat annoyed with him, leaving him slightly embarrassed.

Shen Yue finally gave a brief overview of the events that had occurred, then he asked, “Old man, when you said you lost two people, did they die?”

A chill ran through everyone’s hearts.

Tie Zheng went silent for a moment, “I can’t confirm, but they suddenly disappeared, they were from the Qi family security team.”

Noticing the concern on Tie Zheng’s face, Shen Yue understood the old man’s worries, “Old man, are you worried that if we split up, an accident will happen again?

Is that why you had Tie Wa…

and President Feng stick together?

And you came here to check things out yourself?”

Tie Zheng sighed at Shen Yue’s accurate deduction, and nodded, “Exactly, this place is so confusing, I was afraid if we scattered about, we’d get more confused.

So I came up with this idea.”

“What about inviting them here?

We can discuss it together.” Shen Yue suggested.

Tie Zheng was still worried about Tie Wa, so he agreed, “Alright, once everyone has arrived, we can discuss it.

I’ll go get them.” He was decisive, and quickly disappeared out of the parlour.

While they waited, Shen Yue approached Manager Song and called out, “Manager Song?”

There was no reaction from Manager Song.

From the side, Xun Jiasheng shook his head, “I’ve heard that if someone is enchanted by a ghost and wants to break the enchantment, they need to get a monk to chant scriptures, or use something like child urine, black dog blood, or garlic.”

“Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard as well,” Hai Mingzhu chimed in.

Seeing Shen Yue’s pointed gaze, she defensively said, “That’s what they say in the movies, I learnt it from watching movies.”

“Did you prepare any garlic?” Shen Yue asked Xun Jiasheng, seeming to think this method was worth a try.

Xun Jiasheng gave a bitter smile, “I knew the Giant Building was eerie, but didn’t expect to encounter evil so quickly.

I didn’t have the time to prepare anything.

However…” After hesitating for a moment, Xun Jiasheng gritted his teeth and pulled out a cross pendant from his chest, “Would this work?

It’s been blessed by a monk.”

“You certainly know how to blend Eastern and Western practices.” Jin Xin couldn’t help but comment, “The cross is a western article, and blessing is an eastern term.

You’ve combined the essences of both East and West.

No wonder the ghosts don’t dare to enchant you.

Admirable, truly admirable!”

Xun Jiasheng knew Jin Xin was mocking him and didn’t respond.

Shen Yue appeared uninterested in the cross, so he carefully put it back on his chest, clearly believing that it could ward off evil.

Shen Yue took out his phone and flipped it open.

Hai Mingzhu and Xun Jiasheng were taken aback once again.

They saw that after flipping it open, a row of buttons was revealed, which was completely different from the previous two times.

Xun Jiasheng was muttering in his mind, are you selling phones or what?

Just how many phones have you got?

Holding his phone, Shen Yue faced Manager Song, murmuring, “Heaven’s spirit, earth’s spirit, reveal the phantoms and spirits!” The moment he finished speaking, Manager Song suddenly shivered.

He slowly turned his head and uttered in astonishment, “I…

Where is this?

How did I get here?”

Hai Mingzhu and Xun Jiasheng were both dumbfounded!

They could never have dreamed that Shen Yue’s phone would be more effective than garlic, black dog blood, and so forth, and awaken Manager Song like this?

“What is this phone exactly?” Xun Jiasheng asked a little jealously, “Advisor Shen, where did you buy it?”

“Are you planning to buy one?” Shen Yue asked back.

Xun Jiasheng nodded vigorously, “Yes, yes.

Even if it’s expensive, it doesn’t matter.”

“Unfortunately, they aren’t available in the market.” Shen Yue sighed, “I’ve been unable to find a second one myself.”

You’re lying!

I clearly saw you take out three!

Xun Jiasheng felt Shen Yue must be hiding good stuff for himself.

He frowned resentfully, but didn’t expose him.

Footsteps sounded from outside the parlour, and Tie Zheng arrived with Tie Wa, Feng Jingye, Zhou Dewei, and Qi Xin from the Qi family security team.

Feng Jingye and Zhou Dewei were pleasantly surprised to see Shen Yue and the others.

They didn’t interact with Shen Yue’s group much on regular days and naturally didn’t have any attachments, but at this moment, they clearly felt more confident with more people around.

Tie Wa still looked naive as ever, while Qi Xin was pallid.

He must’ve been irritated after losing his two brothers.

Tie Zheng got straight to the point, “Advisor Shen, let me first talk about what happened to us.” He trusted Shen Yue completely and carried on, “What we experienced was similar to what you just explained.

We took the elevator, it broke, another one arrived, we courageously got in, passed through a narrow space and finally made it here.”

Shen Yue nodded slightly, seemingly thinking about something.

Tie Zheng carried on, “What happened next was pretty confusing, we don’t know where we ended up.

President Feng said this is a hub for ghosts and that the Giant Building has always been suspiciously odd.”

Feng Jingye’s face was awkward, “I just heard it from someone else.”

Tie Zheng continued, “The path we took was very dark, with no lights.

Some people used their phones for illumination, to save power, we only used one phone to light the way, and the three brothers from the Qi family were at the back.”

Tie Zheng was very detailed, and Shen Yue knew the old man must have a purpose.

Sure enough, Tie Zheng moved on to the main point, “We all heard Qi Li, the youngest brother from the Qi family, shout out — Who is it?

And then he and Qi Tai turned and ran towards the back.

Then I heard Qi Xin say — Wait a moment.” At this point, Tie Zheng turned to the green-faced Qi Xin and said, “Your turn, tell us.”

Qi Xin’s voice was a bit hoarse, “It seemed like both my brothers saw something abnormal and chased after it.

I was a step late and chased after them, after no more than thirty feet, my brothers disappeared.

Then I saw a female ghost floating in the air beckoning to me…I hesitated for a moment, and she disappeared through the wall!”

There was a breeze in the parlour, Qi Xin said it simply, but everyone who heard it couldn’t help, but shiver.