Chapter 839: Chapter 806: The Abandoned Urban District

Dachuan City, the next day.

Yang Jian departed from the airport and drove towards the Ferocious Ghost District recorded in the city archives.

The Ferocious Ghost District is just a code name for supernatural incidents; it’s actually an old city area of Dachuan City that hasn’t yet been demolished. However, this place experienced supernatural events and was sealed off by the former person in charge, Li Leping.

There were not a few people in the car.

Li Yi, Leuk Qingqing, and Yang Xiaohua chose to go together, leaving only Yang Jian and Li Yang.

The five of them were all messengers from the Ghost Post Office.

This was both a collaboration and a rather challenging delivery mission.

Thanks to the successful confinement of the Ghost Shadow Figure yesterday, the peril on the outskirts of Dachuan City was resolved. The eerie occurrences around the city had vanished completely today. However, the city itself fell into a deathly silence, devoid of any signs of life.

The streets were empty, and even the air was tinged with a faint stench of decay.

This supernatural event had dragged on for too long. Although it was originally a Grade C supernatural event, due to being out of control, the threat had nearly escalated to a Grade S supernatural event.

“This city is finished.” Li Yang, sitting in the passenger seat, sighed as he looked outside.

The experience of being trapped in a ghostly painted world was familiar to him as well.

“Not necessarily,” said Li Yi from the back seat, “There should still be some living people. I thought I saw someone moving behind the windows when I passed by just now.”

“Indeed there are still some alive, but not many. Also, this city isn’t finished. Didn’t the archives mention that Li Leping relocated most of the population?” Leuk Qingqing said, holding a printed archive document in her hand.

It contained information about the supernatural event codenamed Ferocious Ghost District.

Yang Jian decided to disclose several archived documents.

After all, there wasn’t anything substantial in these archives. At the same time, it allowed them to understand what exactly happened here, avoiding any confusion when they die unclear deaths later on.

“Captain, do you think Li Leping has really dealt with the ghost in the Ferocious Ghost District?” Li Yang asked.

Yang Jian replied, “He should have dealt with it, but I don’t think it was resolved completely because, from beginning to end, the central area of the Ferocious Ghost District has been under lockdown. This is a common method by those in charge to handle supernatural events–to seal off an entire area, keeping the malevolent spirits in that uninhabited zone. As long as the ghosts don’t act recklessly, it’s considered a successful resolution of the supernatural event.”

“It’s not necessary to imprison a ghost to say a supernatural event has been dealt with.”

“Moreover, in the central area of the Ferocious Ghost District, namely the Mingyue Community, where we need to deliver mail, consist of several five-story old buildings.”

Having said that, Yang Jian casually tossed out a document about the Mingyue Community.

The document stated that the Mingyue Community was established over thirty years ago and was connected to the surrounding old city area.

In recent years, Dachuan City has developed rapidly, and that old city area was being demolished.

As a result, when demolitions reached near Mingyue Community, supernatural events occurred–it’s the incident codenamed Ferocious Ghost District in the archives. People nearby began dying tragically one after another, then Li Leping intervened…

The event isn’t complicated; it’s just a plain supernatural event that occurred inside the city.

Similar events have happened elsewhere; there’s nothing of particular interest or concern.

The only thing that matters is the Mingyue Community.

An old community from thirty some years ago, a place specifically requested by the Ghost Post Office to deliver mails.

The central area of the Ferocious Ghost District.

All these pieces of information linked together are enough to prove that the community is very special, even Li Leping had to hide in the Mingyue Community inside the Ferocious Ghost District.

Driving while pondering various situations.

As for the others, they looked as if they were heading to an execution ground, their mood particularly heavy.

In fact, they barely slept last night.

Especially Yang Xiaohua, she suffered from insomnia, had a nightmare, woke up startled, and then couldn’t fall back asleep. Even now, she was still very spirited, without a hint of sleepiness.

However, this state of mind is only temporary.

If she stays in this condition for a long time, she will become mentally unstable, then collapse, and finally, she might even go insane.

“Yang Jian, how do you plan to proceed after we arrive at the Mingyue Community?” Li Yi paused for a moment before asking.

“I don’t know.”

Yang Jian was driving; although he did not like being the driver, he disliked even more the idea of letting someone else take the wheel.

“You don’t know?” Li Yi and the others were startled: “How come? Didn’t you have a plan?”

Yang Jian indifferently said: “What plan? I have only roughly understood the situation. What actually needs to be done will depend on the circumstances. Anything can happen inside the paranormal zone. Making plans the night before? Do you think the ghosts are part of your family, to act as you wish?”

Ghosts controllers always adapt to situations on the spot.

There’s only a rough direction for planning; it’s impossible to cover every aspect.

When he was at the headquarters, Wang Xiaoming made perfect plans, didn’t he? Yet, still, accidents and oversights happened during their execution.

“Then do you have any thoughts?” Li Yi said, “I do have a suggestion. You can listen and decide whether to accept it or reject it.”

“Let’s hear it.” Yang Jian did not refuse.

After all, listening to others’ opinions is not a bad thing.

“After we arrive at the Mingyue Community, we’ll head straight for Room 301 in Building No. 7, deliver the letter first, and then consider other matters.”

Li Yi said, “Instead of wasting time elsewhere, it’s better to complete the Ghost Post Office’s delivery task first. Once the task is completed, we can burn the letter and return to the Ghost Post Office at any time, thus having an extra means of saving our lives. With your abilities, you will surely be safe.”

“This idea is good, I agree,” said Yang Xiaohua, her gaze resting on Yang Jian.

She knew well that her agreement was insignificant; Yang Jian had the power to veto.

“Captain, this idea is indeed good. We can use the existence of the Ghost Post Office to withstand the unknown paranormal in the Mingyue Community, and delivering letters is a troublesome matter, completing it first could give us a breather,” Li Yang thought for a while and found no issues.

Of course, he knew the others wanted Yang Jian to do the delivery so they could safely overcome this obstacle.

But Li Yi was clever, he didn’t hide his thoughts, instead, he spoke openly.

It is very foolish to use tricks at such times.

“I need to make sure who will take over this letter, otherwise I won’t deliver the letter to Room 301 in Building No. 7,” Yang Jian replied flatly.

Li Yi and Yang Xiaohua were immediately silent.

Only Liu Qingqing smiled brightly; “Are you curious about seeing Room 301? You’re very curious about the person the letter is intended for.”

“If delivering the letter is just for the sake of delivery, then you’re on the path to inevitable death. Without understanding the truth, without knowing the reasons, it’s hard to survive,” Yang Jian said.

“Exactly.” Liu Qingqing understood Yang Jian’s thinking.

He had become interested in the person behind the letter.

Actually, she was also curious, but exploring this truth involved great risks–something most couriers couldn’t afford, so typically, they would just deliver and leave, prioritizing survival over curiosity.

“If we’re not going to deliver the letter directly, what will you need us to do then?” Yang Xiaohua asked.

Yang Jian said, “You don’t need to do anything, just follow along.”

“Just follow you?” Li Yi asked with surprise.

“You think that’s easy?” Li Yang shook his head and smiled coldly, “Walking through paranormal zones, you could easily end up dead.”

The others felt a chill in their hearts.

His words were indeed true.

They had expected Yang Jian to use them as bait or tools for scouting paths, but they didn’t expect that they would merely have to stay together.

This was much easier.

Suddenly.

The car screeched to a halt.

“We’re here.”

Yang Jian immediately turned off the car and got out. He stood at an intersection of a road.

Construction debris piled on both sides of the intersection, covered with a layer of green mesh, with an old path still lingering in the middle.

It was evident that this was once an alley, but the old buildings on both sides had been demolished, leaving only this path. In a few more months, this path too would disappear, turned into a modern tarred road, erasing any trace of the old city district.

“Ferocious Ghost District?”

Glancing around briefly, there were many warning tapes and similar items nearby, yet unguarded. Otherwise, his car would have been stopped before reaching the intersection.

Many buildings in the old city district had been torn down but some were not completely demolished; some were only partially so, one building was missing a portion and seemed on the verge of collapse, which looked rather dangerous.

“It seems there’s nothing unusual.” Li Yang felt around, finding nothing.

“This is just the periphery of the Ferocious Ghost District, there definitely aren’t issues. Vehicles usually pass through here to go to the Mingyue Community.” Yang Jian paused briefly then proceeded.

He walked straight along the small path.

The others followed closely behind, neither falling behind nor getting too close.

Fortunately, the weather today was good; the morning sun shone down, lighting up the surroundings. Moreover, winter had passed, the air was warming up, and the biting cold had faded. Bathing in the sunshine felt warm and cozy.

Still, while their bodies warmed up, their hearts remained mostly cold.

The Ferocious Ghost District, representing the old city district, was formed by buildings of varying ages linked together. Some buildings were constructed over a decade ago, and others were from fifty or sixty years ago.

As most of the buildings had been demolished, Yang Jian, leading the front, could clearly see the piles of building debris spread on the ground, not yet removed.

Yet, as they delved deeper into the area.

The further inside, the more intact the buildings were.

This indicated that the demolition work had not reached the innermost parts of the city.

Complicated wiring, old neon signs, and low hanging utility poles appeared before them.

Dirty old, mottled walls on both sides.

Pothole-riddled ground.

If it weren’t for the few modern things visible, they might think they had stepped decades back into an alley.

“Mingyue Community is up ahead.”

Li Yang checked the location and pointed towards an old residential area in the distance.

Nothing dangerous happened along the way.

Yang Jian was now approaching the Mingyue Community. He saw rows of five-story buildings not far away, about nine or ten buildings, all built in the same era. The exterior walls were freshly painted in a light green paint, appearing relatively new.

However, the entrances to the buildings in the community didn’t even have glass windows.

They were diamond-shaped windows built with bricks and cement.

Such window designs would make the stairwells very dark, feeling eerie even during the daytime, and nearly pitch-black to navigate without stairwell lights at night.

Back then, Dachang City also had these old city districts, and Yang Jian had even lived in them as a child.

But now, they had all been demolished.

“Mingyue Community?” Yang Jian paused, did not advance further, and took out his phone to make a call.

This was the phone call from yesterday, claimed to be from Li Leping.

If that was true, according to what Li Leping himself said, he was hiding in the Mingyue Community.

The call went through.

But it remained in calling state, and no one answered.

“Listen, what’s that sound?”

Suddenly.

Li Yi listened attentively: “It sounds like a ringing phone.”

“It’s up ahead.” Yang Xiaohua seemed to have better hearing, she clearly distinguished the direction, and pointed.

Yang Jian frowned, put down the phone, but didn’t hang up; he also heard the ringing, although it was very faint, it was still audible amidst the complete silence around them.

Right away.

He followed the direction from which the sound was coming.

Very soon.

He found a red plastic bag hanging on a steel rebar in the ruins near Mingyue Community, containing a cellphone.

“Li Leping’s phone?” Li Yang was stunned for a moment, then immediately said: “Did he know we were coming here so he left the phone here in advance for us to find?”

“That should be the case.”

Yang Jian nodded, his guess was the same as Li Yang’s.

He took out the cellphone from the red plastic bag.

Indeed, it displayed his own number.

But the battery of the phone was not much, it could last at most one more day before it might turn off by itself.

“Did he calculate that I would come to Mingyue Community today?” Yang Jian frowned, he turned on the phone and started browsing through it.

The phone had no password lock, and there was no important information inside, just one unread text message, it seemed this was the only information Li Leping left for Yang Jian.

“Yang Jian, if you can see this message it means you’ve already reached the Ferocious Ghost District, be careful, there are three ghosts roaming around in the Ferocious Ghost District; two of them are the reborn fierce ghosts of my two companions after their deaths, the other ghost is very mysterious, I don’t have much information about it, I can only tell you about the fierce ghosts of my two companions.”

Three ghosts?

Two ghosts formed after the death of demon controllers, the other one should be the ghost originally from the Ferocious Ghost District.

Yang Jian continued to browse, next were the little details Li Leping had left him.

Li Leping’s two companions, in life were named Jiang Cheng, codenamed Sleepwalking.

The record showed, this Jiang Cheng had controlled a very special ghost, that ghost would not show any abnormalities during the day, but at night it would take over Jiang Cheng’s body and start roaming, very dangerous; while Jiang Cheng was alive, he could control the state of sleepwalking, preventing the ghost from recklessly killing people.

But now that Jiang Cheng is dead, it means that at night, the Sleepwalking Ghost will roam in the Ferocious Ghost District and kill.

The avoidance method is very simple, that is, do not come to this area at night, if you actually come here at night, then absolutely do not let this ghost find you, otherwise it would be very dangerous.

“Sleepwalking Ghost? That temporarily poses no danger to me, since it’s daytime now.” Yang Jian continued to look through the information.

Li Leping’s second companion was a young man named Zhang Xiaoxiao, controlling two ghosts, a very powerful ghost controller.

Codenamed: Ghost Seeker.

Yang Jian’s face changed slightly upon seeing the information.

This person’s ghost is very dangerous.

It is now already roaming this area.

The record says, once this ghost finds you, one would immediately die, even ghost controllers find it difficult to withstand it, it belongs to the kind that triggers a certain rule resulting in certain death.

And this so-called finding, one is by being noticed, the other is by being approached within a few meters, the triggering rule is very simple.