The incident in Shen County was only a minor episode.
It did not stop Jiang Qiao and Su Qi from continuing on their journey, nor did anyone intercept them. After all, for most people, what had happened before their eyes was utterly baffling.
A few people happened to see Jiang Qiao run behind the pickup truck and hold down its edge.
Then the Vicious Ghost let go.
But they were all ordinary people. Not to mention that it took a fairly wild imagination to truly believe Jiang Qiao had subdued the Vicious Ghost. Even if they did think that, they would still adopt the attitude that it was better to avoid trouble whenever possible.
They tried to stay as far away from such incidents as possible.
Thus, Jiang Qiao and Su Qi traveled north without obstruction.
The residents at the scene discussed the matter animatedly.
As for the Uncle Hats in the county town, they were left scratching their heads, unable to figure out what the motionless thing before them was, especially with its features sealed in mud. All they could do was report it to their superiors.
As for what happened afterward...
Perhaps surveillance footage would capture Jiang Qiao's abnormal behavior.
But that was a matter for later.
Meanwhile.
Yuan City.
It was also Jiang Qiao's hometown, the place he had escaped from. The Woman in Suit, one of the four Awakened, finally contacted headquarters through an old telephone that clearly emanated a Supernatural Aura.
It was a Magneto Phone from a hundred years ago.
To use it, one had to grip the crank and turn it several times with all one's strength.
In terms of age,
it was old enough to be the Woman in Suit's grandfather's father.
Of course.
Its age was not the important part. The