After they arrived, Yuan Chengfang immediately ordered the Public Security Officers to seal off the residential complex and forbid anyone from entering or leaving.
The appearance of Li Feng and the others immediately drew the attention of the surrounding crowd.
"What's going on?"
"What happened?"
Seeing the Public Security Officers acting as though they faced a formidable enemy, everyone began asking questions in hushed voices.
"What else could it be? Most likely another Demon or Vengeful Ghost causing trouble..."
"Ugh, when will these days ever end? Monsters and Demons keep hurting people. Who can stand living like this?"
"Heh, count your blessings.
"I heard that in ancient times, when every country governed itself, people really were treated like pigs and dogs, left for Monsters and Demons to slaughter at will..."
"If humans hadn't had powerful fighters of their own, and those Monsters and Demons hadn't wanted to avoid killing everyone at once, humanity would probably have been wiped out..."
Hearing this, everyone nearby couldn't help sighing.
"Ah..."
Just then, a middle-aged man carrying groceries hurried up to the gate.
"Stop! Who are you?"
"Public Security Officer, I own an apartment here. Please let me in. My wife and child are still inside..."
The middle-aged man who had been stopped pleaded with the public security officer, his face full of panic.
He had only gone out to buy groceries. How could he suddenly be barred from going home?
Listening to the discussions around him, he grew increasingly frightened and silently prayed that his wife and child were all right.
"No!"
The Public Security Officer guarding the gate sympathized with the man's situation, but refused in a tone that left no room for negotiation.
Ordinary people could contribute nothing during Paranormal Entity incidents. Instead, they might become a burden, or even be devoured by Demons, increasing the Demons' strength.
So, regardless of the circumstances, they upheld one principle when handling Paranormal Entity incidents.
Ordinary people must never be allowed near them.
As for ordinary people who had already been caught up in them, their fate was in the hands of heaven.
They would do their best to rescue them, but if the situation became impossible, the supernaturally gifted could choose to prioritize their own survival.
This was a consequence of this world's unique circumstances. The supernaturally gifted were the main force fighting Monsters and Demons, and their importance far exceeded that of ordinary people.
This also placed their status far above that of ordinary people.
In this world, there was no such thing as equality for all.
Or rather, talk of equality existed only among ordinary people.
The supernaturally gifted stood a cut above ordinary people.
And naturally, the more powerful they were, the higher their status.
Looking at the pleading middle-aged man, the Public Security Officer guarding the gate couldn't quite bear his plight and offered some comfort.
"Don't worry. The Investigators from the Investigation Department have already gone inside."
"Once they pinpoint the Demon's location, they'll evacuate everyone nearby immediately."
"Then your wife and child will be able to come out safely..."
As for why they didn't evacuate everyone right away...
What if the Demon slipped into the crowd?
The casualties would be even worse.
After hearing the Public Security Officer's explanation, the middle-aged man remained frightened and uneasy, but all he could do was force himself to keep his emotions in check, pacing anxiously and stamping his feet as he waited for the outcome.
Meanwhile, Li Feng and the others had arrived at the foot of a building.
Building 31, entrance 5, seventh floor, apartment 2.
Holding the Compass, Yuan Chengfang looked up at the seventh floor, which was also the building's top floor, and frowned slightly.
Perhaps the Demon had chosen to hide on the top floor for its broader view of the surroundings.
"This is a little tricky..."
Looking at the dark bluish energy above the Compass, which had changed from a map into the image of a dark bluish Demon, Yuan Chengfang murmured to herself.
The manifestation of the Demon's image meant that it was indeed nearby.
However, demons were not paranormal entities or vengeful ghosts. Their intelligence was no less than that of humans.
Once they noticed something wrong, they might suddenly lash out and hurt people.
And evacuating the people nearby would inevitably cause quite a commotion.
With a Demon's vigilance, it would surely notice something wrong immediately.
That was what put Yuan Chengfang in such a difficult position.
Even now, she couldn't guarantee that the Demon hadn't noticed them.
"Forget it. I'll call the Response Department first!"
In the end, Yuan Chengfang could only sigh helplessly and prepare to call for backup.
Looking at apartment 702, Li Feng suddenly had an idea. He walked over to Yuan Chengfang and spoke quietly.
"Captain, I can check what the Demon is doing right now..."
"You? You mean..."
Yuan Chengfang looked at Li Feng, initially puzzled, before her eyes lit up.
"The Weird Mirror?! How did I forget we had that treasure..."
"But will you be all right using its power?"
Remembering the Weird Mirror's abilities, Yuan Chengfang first felt delighted, but then asked with concern.
"I'll be fine, Captain.
"After all, only by knowing the Demon's exact circumstances can we make a better plan.
"That'll keep both us and the people nearby safer, won't it?
"Besides, if I can't hold on, I'll stop in time..."
Faced with Yuan Chengfang's concern, Li Feng answered with a smile.
In truth, no matter how long he used the Weird Mirror's ability, its power would neither corrupt him nor backlash against him.
But there was no need to tell them that.
Hearing his words, Yuan Chengfang couldn't help looking impressed.
Wu Cheng and Zhao Fei also looked at him with admiration.
The harm paranormal entities inflicted on their hosts far exceeded that of vengeful ghosts. After all, they were projections of power from higher-dimensional beings.
Ghost Tamers who had brought paranormal entities under their control could generally only slow the rate of corruption, not avoid it entirely.
It was even possible for a Paranormal Entity to go out of control during use and turn against its host, eventually corrupting them into a Ghost Servant.
That was also why, after learning that Li Feng had brought the Weird Mirror under his control, Yuan Chengfang had only asked him to describe its abilities rather than demonstrate them.
Using a Paranormal Entity's power was equivalent to walking toward death, step by step.
Naturally, Yuan Chengfang wouldn't casually ask Li Feng to use the Weird Mirror's power and disregard his life merely to see its abilities firsthand.
Likewise, most Ghost Tamers who controlled paranormal entities avoided using their abilities whenever possible, fearing that the corruption from their power would worsen.
Now that Li Feng had actually volunteered to use a Paranormal Entity's power, they naturally admired him.
"All right, then. Be careful!"
Yuan Chengfang looked up at apartment 702 again, then beckoned Li Feng and the other two into the stairwell before giving a decisive nod and agreeing to his proposal.
Once Yuan Chengfang agreed, Li Feng immediately took out his Tracking Compass.
Seeing this, Yuan Chengfang, Wu Cheng, and Zhao Fei all looked surprised.
Wu Cheng couldn't help asking.
"Feng, isn't it the Weird Mirror you control?"
Li Feng nodded without hesitation at the question.
"That's right!"
"Then why take out your Compass? Can you use it as a mirror too?"
"No!"
Li Feng's answer was just as straightforward.
"Huh? Then what are you..."
Not expecting that answer, Wu Cheng froze and asked in confusion.
"Heh..."
Li Feng chuckled, but instead of answering directly, he turned the Compass over.
"Oh!"
The moment they saw the back of the Compass, everyone understood what Li Feng meant and why he had taken it out.
There was a mirror attached to the back of the Compass.
Indeed, after gaining control of the Weird Mirror, Li Feng had glued a mirror onto the back of his Compass.
That saved him the considerable hassle of carrying both a mirror and the Tracking Compass whenever he went out.
With the mirror glued to the back of the Compass, he only needed to bring one item.
The next moment, he activated the Weird Mirror ability.
Ripples instantly spread across the mirror on the back of the Compass, but its surface soon cleared again.
Everyone looked at its face and saw a bathroom within.
Indeed, most people's homes might not have mirrors elsewhere, but there would definitely be one over the bathroom sink.
The mirror Li Feng had connected to was precisely the one in apartment 702's bathroom.
Clearly, however, the Demon wasn't in the bathroom.
Moreover, because Li Feng hadn't used the Ghost Eye's ability, the image displayed in the mirror was simply that of a perfectly normal bathroom.
With a light tap of his finger, the image changed, showing the Living Room this time.
This family's Living Room had no mirror.
But it did have a Television.
A Television screen could likewise serve as a reflective surface that carried the Weird Mirror's power.
The Living Room was tidy, with no sign of the Demon there either.
The image changed again, this time showing a Second Bedroom.
Li Feng hadn't expected this family to have a full-length mirror facing the bed in their Bedroom.
Normally, people wouldn't install a full-length mirror where they slept.
Still, the woman's decision to do so made things easier for Li Feng now.
An attractive woman with a voluptuous figure lay quietly on the large bed.
"Why is someone still alive?"
Yuan Chengfang and the others were somewhat surprised.
Logically, since the Demon had taken up residence in apartment 702, it must have killed the apartment's owners.
How could anyone still be alive?
Li Feng also frowned slightly, repeatedly sliding his finger across the mirror as the image kept changing.
Another Second Bedroom, the kitchen, the dining room, the Master Bedroom...
The scenes appeared one after another.
In the Master Bedroom, Li Feng and the others finally discovered more people.
They appeared to be a family of three.
A man, a woman, and a boy around ten years old.
Although they lay quietly on the bed, the four watching through the mirror immediately noticed that their faces were pale with a bluish tinge, and their chests didn't rise or fall at all.
Only upon closer inspection could they see a dark red clot of blood the size of a millet grain on each person's forehead.
Everyone instantly confirmed that all three were dead.
The mirror flickered again, once more showing the woman in the Second Bedroom.
Judging by her slowly rising and falling chest and her rosy complexion, she was undoubtedly alive.
A soundly sleeping woman in an apartment that registered a demon's presence and contained three dead people—no matter how they looked at it, it was strange.
"Could... this woman be the demon?"
Wu Cheng asked uncertainly.
"Of course she is!"
Zhao Fei nodded firmly.
What else could a woman in a place like this be, if not a demon?
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