The next morning, the sun slowly rose.
The warm and bright sunlight symbolizes endless vitality.
However, despite the beautiful weather, Wu Jiangu could only suffer from dark circles under his eyes and a severe headache.
Considering what happened to him yesterday, his supervisor gave him the day off so he could rest and relax.
However, he couldn't get any rest at all. Last night, he was extremely tired but couldn't fall asleep.
I always feel like something is watching me, and the deeper and quieter the night, the stronger that feeling of being watched becomes.
In his half-awake state, he even felt someone whispering in his ear.
This feeling nearly drove him to a breakdown.
He wasn't sure if this was a hallucination caused by some kind of trauma, or if he was being influenced by supernatural factors.
At this moment, all he could do was keep scrolling through his phone, filling his brain with fragmented, junk information in an attempt to cover up the eerie feeling.
"Should we see a psychologist?"
"No, domestic psychologists are no better than fortune tellers."
"How about we see a psychiatrist?"
"Wait, what if they're monsters in disguise!"
Wu Jiangu's face was filled with anxiety. He couldn't forget the type of supernatural event he had encountered yesterday: a mirror image appeared, replacing his real self.
He now feels that everyone around him might be a ghost that stepped out of a mirror!
"Captain Wu... Old Wu, Wu Jiangu..."
The whispers of the devil seemed to echo in his ears again, as if they were the voices of his teammates whom he had abandoned yesterday, layer upon layer, ethereal and illusory, filled with resentment and malice, repeatedly reverberating in his mind.
Wu Jiangu's expression grew increasingly terrified. He didn't notice that his reflection in the phone screen had a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, which seemed to be opening and closing as if he were saying something.
Wu Jiangu pinched his thigh hard, forcing himself to calm down. He gasped for breath, opened the window, and let himself be in the sunlight.
The warm sunlight slightly dispelled the chill that welled up in my heart.
He took out his phone, ready to report his situation and seek help from relevant departments.
He's not some brainless protagonist in a horror movie who, despite encountering something unusual, insists on ignoring it, deceiving himself by saying things like "it's just a hallucination," "I just saw it wrong," or "it's just a nightmare."
Wu Jiangu would not Neglect any possibility that might threaten his safety. He would not bear it alone; he would ask for help when necessary. Nothing was more important than his life.
However, when he picked up his phone to make a call, he suddenly saw his own face reflected on the screen, which looked somewhat strange and eerie.
It was as if his facial features had become strangely proportioned, and his expression was also strange; it wasn't his own face at all!
In an instant, Wu Jiangu's heart raced. He stared at his phone screen in disbelief. Under his unblinking gaze, the "Wu Jiangu" on the screen curled up at the corners of his mouth, revealing a Fake Person smile.
"Ahh!"
Wu Jiangu screamed in alarm, but a pale hand emerged from the phone screen and grabbed his hair, dragging him into the screen.
"Help! Someone, please help me!"
Wu Jiangu's shout was extremely loud, and with the window open, his voice could theoretically carry very far.
Unfortunately, it seemed that no one could hear his cries for help.
Wu Jiangu could only watch helplessly as he was dragged into the phone screen in a strange way in despair, and his whole body disappeared from the room.
A gentle breeze stirred, causing the curtains to sway softly, while white clouds drifted lazily outside the window.
The phone started buzzing, but no one answered.
After some time, there was a loud knocking on the door.
Outside the door, Feng Qian and a few others waited quietly.
Wu Jiangu is a witness to this latest paranormal event and the only survivor. His mental state was visibly poor yesterday, and his description may contain errors and omissions.
The Investigation Bureau wanted to get more details from him, so they gave him a day off in preparation for questioning him again.
However, Wu Jiangu went missing at this time.
The Investigation Bureau immediately realized that Wu Jiangu might have had an accident, so it sent people to investigate.
Feng Qian only brought a few people with him this time, without making a big show of mobilizing troops, and he didn't even bring many weapons.
His previous experiences dealing with paranormal events had given him valuable lessons. He realized that when dealing with these paranormal events that resembled Supernatural, a large number of people would be more likely to cause casualties, and modern weapons such as firearms would be less effective and might even have the opposite effect.
Therefore, Feng Qian decided to travel light this time, since the Investigation Bureau has not yet developed effective means to curb paranormal events. The most reasonable approach at present is for investigators to find out the information and intelligence about paranormal events and seal off the locations where they occur.
Jiang Jianwei's rented apartment has been sealed off, and nearby residents have been advised to leave and are prohibited from approaching the apartment.
The knocking continued, but Wu Jiangu did not respond.
Feng Qian waved his hand, and someone immediately stepped forward to open the door. This was an isolation area, so there was no need to force their way in.
But before they could do anything, the door suddenly opened by itself.
"Crunch--"
The door made a slight scraping sound, Feng Qian's heart jumped into his throat, fearing that a monster would suddenly jump out after he opened the door.
Fortunately, his worries were not realized. The door opened, and standing in front of him was indeed "Wu Jiangu".
Wu Jiangu looked at Feng Qian and the others with a friendly smile and asked smoothly, "What can I do for you?"
"Bang--"
"Retreat!"
Without hesitation, Feng Qian fired a shot at Wu Jiangu, then turned and ran.
His subordinates didn't hesitate at all, nor did they ask for a reason; they turned and ran as well.
Feng Qian instantly realized that the "Wu Jiangu" in the room was an imposter. This was partly due to his intuition, as he had encountered many supernatural events and the feeling that those extraordinary monsters gave off was similar: cold and evil.
On the other hand, although "Wu Jiangu" speaks fluently, there is still a significant difference between his voice and that of a normal human.
The fact that Feng Qian's shot did not harm "Wu Jiangu" further proved that Feng Qian's guess was correct, so he ran away without hesitation.
Anyway, he can't beat these ghosts.
However, "Wu Jiangu" had no intention of letting them leave. With a wave of his hand, all the reflective surfaces around them turned into mirrors. Ghost Hand suddenly reached out from the mirror and dragged the living people from the real world into the Mirror World. Then, the Ghost Shadow in the mirror replaced the living people.
Terrified, Feng Qian didn't care about the lives of others; he was only focused on escaping. The screams of his subordinates behind him only spurred him to run even faster.