Seven in the morning.
The city was shrouded in a hazy veil. Blackish-purple smog covered the area around Renmin Hospital and Wanguo Hotel, while the other districts were also gray, as if suffering from severe air pollution.
The only thing worth being thankful for was that the Ghost Domain had not spread. Though the Vicious Ghost had spilled out, it had not been serious.
At least Jiang Qiao had not seen a second Vicious Ghost last night.
However, the Relevant Department had knocked on his door in the middle of the night and asked a few questions about whether he had noticed anything unusual. They had also repeatedly inspected the road outside. The survivors must have called the police.
Jiang Qiao had handled things very cleanly and left no traces behind.
So after looking around, they left.
Before leaving, they told Jiang Qiao that he should stay home for the next couple of days and not wander around.
"Just as I thought."
"The authorities may have Awakened."
Jiang Qiao observed from upstairs and noticed that when they inspected the scene, they lit a candle. Its flame gave off an eerie feeling. It was slender and blue-green, nothing like a normal candle flame.
"A Supernatural Item."
"Do the authorities already have something like this?"
The candle's function should have been to reveal supernatural traces and, to some extent, clear them away. In relatively simple Supernatural Events, it could also drive away Vicious Ghosts.
But something like this could only be created through in-depth research into supernatural phenomena.
That much was clear.
The authorities probably had more than just Awakened.
As expected, the flight and train tickets he had booked last night came with notices of postponement.
They said the flights and railways had been shut down.
The reopening date was yet