The Person Who Got into Trouble

"I wonder if Zhao Kaiming can survive the Door-Knocking Ghost's attack. If he survives that supernatural event, it means he's very dangerous. If he dies like this, it'll be a good thing for me."

Yang Jian put away his satellite-guided phone, secretly making plans in his mind.

The "Ghost Knocking" incident is, as it stands, an extremely terrifying paranormal event, with little chance of surviving.

Without knowing its underlying patterns, it's about equal to the Huanggang Village incident; both are virtually unsolvable problems.

"We found Zhang Wei; he was indeed arrested, but it's nothing serious. He can leave after completing the formalities."

At that moment, a staff member came over and reported.

Captain Liu said, "If there's nothing else, release him. There's been a lot going on lately, so resolve what can be resolved quickly and don't delay. Take this Yang Jian with you and have him pick up Zhang Wei."

"Yes, Captain," the man nodded.

"Then you can continue with your work, Captain Liu. I'll take my leave now," Yang Jian said.

Captain Liu said sincerely, "I hope you can help with any special incidents in the future. Special incidents in Dachang City cannot be handled by one person alone, and Zhao Kaiming is not a sincere person. If you are willing to lend a hand, I will be extremely grateful."

Yang Jian smiled and said, "Captain Liu, please don't misunderstand me. Actually, I've solved several paranormal cases. The person in charge has a record of them, but ordinary people don't know about them. I will definitely help with the Furen Shopping Mall incident, the Huanggang Village incident outside the city, and any paranormal cases I encounter in the future. It's just that I can't meet with Zhao Kaiming for some public matters."

"We hope Captain Liu can understand the importance of taking appropriate risks."

"I'm relieved to hear that," Captain Liu said seriously.

"You're too kind. We're just doing business together," Yang Jian.

"Liu, Captain Liu, something bad has happened! Something's happened!"

Just as Yang Jian was about to leave with that person, another staff member rushed over and came directly to Captain Liu, looking pale and panicked.

"Xiao Zhu, what happened? Don't panic, tell me slowly," Captain Liu comforted him.

The man surnamed Zhu pointed to a spot in the lobby and said, "There, in that mirror over there, there's... there's a colleague locked inside."

"What? Is that so?" Captain Liu's expression immediately changed upon hearing this.

He then immediately looked at Yang Jian.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian frowned. This situation seemed strangely familiar.

Is someone trapped inside a mirror?

Could it be the ghost he encountered at the karaoke bar, that ghost has come here again?

The entire Dachang City is so big, why did I have to run into it?

Coincidence, or inevitability?

"Yang Jian, what do you think?" Captain Liu asked.

Yang Jian, "Without a doubt, this is a special incident. Captain Liu, you should be mentally prepared. Of course, if you need help, I'm willing to give you face. Although it's not my responsibility, it seems a bit unreasonable not to lend a hand when something like this happens."

"That's great, please come with me," Captain Liu said gratefully.

He then instructed, "Xiao Zhu, order everyone else to evacuate immediately, and seal off the area where the incident occurred. We have professionals here to handle this; no one else is allowed to approach. I don't need to go into the procedures for handling special cases, do I?"

"Yes, Captain, I'll take care of it right away." The staff member surnamed Zhu immediately ran off.

In no time, several people were evacuating the crowd in the lobby and setting up a cordon by blocking off a mirror that was placed next to the lobby.

It's called a mirror, but it's not really a real mirror; it's just a bright exterior wall panel. Because it's so bright, it reflects people's images, which is why it looks like a mirror.

"Captain Liu's experience is truly invaluable," Yang Jian said as he walked.

He was already familiar with the patterns of the ghost in the mirror, so this matter was not difficult for him to solve.

However, Captain Liu handled the matter skillfully, without asking about the situation first, he went straight to evacuation and isolation.

This is the most correct approach for ordinary people when facing paranormal events.

This can reduce unnecessary casualties in the shortest possible time.

Intervening rashly will only increase the number of innocent casualties.

"You're joking. What kind of experienced person am I? It's just a last resort."

Team Leader Liu said with a wry smile, "During the last special incident, I could only watch helplessly as one vibrant life after another jumped desperately from the fifteenth floor, unable to even offer any assistance. I never expected that something like this would happen here again."

"And this time it was a colleague who got into trouble. Yang Jian, I'm really begging you this time. They are all good colleagues. If they die at work, I have nothing to say, but they absolutely cannot die at the hands of those things for no reason. Such a death is meaningless."

He was incredibly earnest, almost pleading.

"I'll try my best," was all Yang Jian could say.

Although he was somewhat confident, who would dare to confidently agree to something in the face of a paranormal event?

Soon.

Team Leader Liu and Yang Jian arrived at the hall.

By this time, a number of staff members had gathered nearby, but due to the quarantine measures, they could only look at the mirror from afar and could not get close.

"Team leader."

"Team leader."

The others saluted.

"No need for salutes, how's the situation?" Captain Liu asked.

"The person involved was our colleague, Zhang Yuan, 27 years old."

A staff member read aloud from a file.

Before he could finish reading a few sentences, Captain Liu interrupted him, "I know Zhang Yuan's situation. There's no need to waste time reading his file. I want to know approximately when the accident happened."

"Xiao Zhang, who was the first to discover the situation, saw Zhang Yuan locked inside the mirror ten minutes ago, but according to the surveillance footage, the incident should have occurred this morning," the man said.

Captain Liu exclaimed in surprise, "What? One of our colleagues had an accident, and it took us ages to find out?"

The man said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Captain, I've been quite busy these past few days and really didn't notice."

Yang Jian chimed in, "Captain Liu, you can't blame the others for not being careful. If I'm not mistaken, besides the Zhang Yuan in the mirror, there's another Zhang Yuan here. Because he was visible, no one noticed that someone was missing. Otherwise, how could his colleagues not have noticed that someone was missing during their work?"

"How is this possible? It's already unbelievable that a person is locked inside a mirror, but there's actually a Zhang Yuan here?" Captain Liu was startled.

"If it weren't bizarre, how could it be considered a special event? There are even more bizarre things in the face of this kind of thing," Yang Jian.

Looking at the situation here, he was already certain.

The ghost in the mirror didn't appear here with me; otherwise, something like this wouldn't have happened this morning.

Is it really just a coincidence?

Yang Jian, however, had a vague feeling that this was impossible.

It's highly unlikely that the same ghost could be encountered in the Dachang City within a single day; there must be some factor he overlooked.

"Can we go over and take a look?" Captain Liu asked.

"No problem," Yang Jian.

As the two approached, they indeed saw a person sitting in the mirror, looking somewhat desperate and helpless. He had written many words and messages in the mirror, but because passersby were in a hurry, they didn't see them. Those who happened to pass by would only think of it as an inconspicuous shadow and wouldn't pay much attention to it.

"His situation is exactly the same as Shangguan Yun's," Yang Jian thought to himself.

"Zhang Yuan, can you hear me?" Captain Liu shouted.

Yang Jian, "It's no use. He can't hear, but he can see what's going on outside. If we really need to communicate, we can write, but there's no need for that anymore."

"Why is that?" Captain Liu asked in surprise.

"Because it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause." Yang Jian narrowed his eyes and began to look around.

His intuition told him that "Zhang Yuan" must still be here and had not left.