Covered by a Human Face

The appearance of the ghost face, Tong Qian's disappearance, and the ringing of her GPS-enabled phone.

Yang Jian has evidence that Tong Qian is very likely dead, since the chances of someone surviving a supernatural event are quite small.

Despite thinking this way, he didn't suspect the receptionist.

But now

The ghostly figure invaded the female receptionist's body, directly taking over control of her body. Unless something unexpected happens, the female receptionist will no longer be able to move, even if she is a ghost.

The phone was still ringing.

Liu Xiaoyu did not instruct Tong Qian's communications officer to turn off the music.

But the voice wasn't coming from the counter.

Upon closer inspection, Yang Jian discovered that the music was actually coming from the female receptionist's body.

To be precise, it should be... inside the stomach.

The ringtone was muffled by the body, making its location easy to pinpoint unless deliberately concealed.

Yang Jian looked at it, opened a Ghost Eye on his palm, and then suddenly stretched forward, passing directly through the female receptionist's body and grabbing the source of the ringing.

The palm retracted.

He retrieved the satellite-guided phone, which was still visibly nauseating and filled with stomach acid.

"This is disgusting! A cell phone actually appeared in my stomach! Who did this?" Xiong Wenwen felt nauseous after seeing it.

Yang Jian said, "Tong Qian must have swallowed it herself before she died. She knew very well that this was the only way to leave behind a satellite-tracked phone. Otherwise, if the phone was lost in the hotel and found by that ghost, it might lead to a phone scam that would deceive and kill the people who entered the hotel afterward."

"But is she really Tong Qian?" Xiong Wenwen was somewhat skeptical, standing at a distance and observing her, not daring to approach.

Yang Jian did not answer immediately, but looked at Tong Qian's phone in his hand. It was not broken, but he felt a warmth on the phone.

Under normal circumstances, Tong Qian went missing three days ago.

If Tong Qian was already dead at that time, her body would be completely cold by now, and there would be no way she would still have body temperature.

Could this receptionist not be Tong Qian?

That's unlikely. Based on my current experience and the evidence, my deduction shouldn't be wrong.

Looking at that smiling face, but with a somewhat stiff expression.

Yang Jian hesitated for a moment, then reached out and touched it.

A peculiar sensation emanated from that beautiful face, a sensation similar to when he had previously touched human skin paper. While possessing the softness of human skin, it also carried an eerie chill and an ominous aura.

And I pressed it down with my fingers with a little force.

Instead of springing back like a normal person's face, it sank in, leaving a three-finger-sized dent.

As his hand slid across her face, the receptionist's once beautiful face became distorted and unrecognizable.

"Just as I thought." Yang Jian's expression changed, and he immediately grabbed the face and pulled it down.

He didn't tear it apart with brute force, but rather his hands were imbued with the power of ghostly shadows.

The ghost possesses the ability to piece together the corpse of a vengeful spirit.

The next moment.

Yang Jian ripped the face off, revealing a bloody, beautiful human skin mask in his hand.

This human skin mask has eyebrows and eyes, and its facial features are very three-dimensional. If you look at it from the front, you can't tell that it's a mask at all; it's completely a human face.

But behind this human skin mask, another woman's face was revealed.

Although there was blood on her face, it was still very clear that this was Tong Qian.

"It really is Tong Qian!" Xiong Wenwen was so shocked she almost jumped up. "So she had another face on her face. Just like you said, a ghost swapped her face."

Yang Jian immediately withdrew the ghostly shadow and released his control over Tong Qian.

As the human skin mask was torn off and the ghostly Tong Qian collapsed to the ground like a corpse that had lost all ability to move.

"Contact Zhang Gao and call an ambulance. I just discovered she still has some vital signs. If we're lucky, we might be able to save her. After all, she's only been missing for three days, and her body hasn't suffered too much damage," Yang Jian said immediately, supporting the fallen Tong Qian.

Xiong Wenwen immediately started dialing Zhang Gao's number.

Yang Jian looked at the unconscious Tong Qian and checked her condition.

His breathing was very faint, but his heart was still beating.

He was in a very strange state, as if he were hibernating. He wasn't a professional and couldn't determine whether Tong Qian could recover.

"If her own face is still on her body, then that ghost face should have disappeared." Yang Jian's gaze then shifted to the top of Tong Qian's head.

Her hair was piled up on her head, completely covering the top of her head.

As soon as Yang Jian untied her clothes, a pungent smell of blood hit him. Above her head was a bloody mess, as if her scalp had been ripped off, leaving an empty space.

"Sure enough, the ghost face was taken away, but why did the ghost only take Tong Qian's ghost face and not attack her? Under normal circumstances, Tong Qian should have been dead without the ghost face."

Without the ghost face, Tong Qian is just an ordinary person; how could she possibly survive in a supernatural event?

Unless there's only one possibility: Tong Qian at the time didn't meet the ghost's attack conditions, or the ghost could only take one person's face.

If they take away Ghost-faced Tong Qian's other face, they won't take it away again, so she survived.

"I can't be sure. There's too little information. Unless Tong Qian wakes up and I ask her myself, all of this is just meaningless speculation."

"The ambulance is here, it's right outside the hotel," Xiong Wenwen reminded them at that moment.

Yang Jian, "Let's leave here first. If we can save Tong Qian, this incident will have a good start."

After saying that, he picked up the unconscious Tong Qian in his arms and quickly left the Caesar Hotel with Xiong Wenwen.

The good thing about this is that the paranormal event isn't high-level. It won't create Ghost Domain blockade like the last time the Starvation Ghost Incident happened in Dachang City. As long as nothing unexpected happens, ordinary people can leave the area where the paranormal event occurred without worrying about being trapped in one place, unless you're deliberately trying to stay there.

After walking several hundred meters and passing through several police lines, Yang Jian saw Zhang Gao, as well as an ambulance that had quickly arrived and some emergency medical personnel.

"I heard from Xiong Wenwen that you needed an ambulance. What happened inside?" Zhang Gao couldn't help but ask, somewhat curiously.

"The situation is more complicated than we thought. Let's save her first." Yang Jian placed Tong Qian on the stretcher, and then the medical staff immediately surrounded her.

"Heart rate too low, prepare for resuscitation."

"The patient has lost too much blood; a blood transfusion is needed immediately."

"The patient has internal bleeding and multiple fractures. We need to be careful when moving the patient. Also, we need to notify the hospital to be ready for surgery at any time."

The paramedics in the same vehicle quickly conducted an examination and then implemented some emergency measures.

"She is... Tong Qian?" Zhang Gao glanced at her and was immediately stunned.

Tong Qian had been missing for three days, was actually rescued by Yang Jian.

"Notify me immediately if she wakes up; there are some things I need to ask her. If she's dead, then forget it," Yang Jian said as Tong Qian was taken away in the ambulance.

Zhang Gao said, "It should be fine, after all, I've already notified the best doctors in Z City and prepared the best medical care."

"Not necessarily. Her situation is very special. After all, she was attacked by a ghost, and no one can say for sure what will happen to her body," Yang Jian.

Although he can piece his body together with ghostly figures, he can only heal external injuries; he cannot heal certain special injuries caused by ghosts.

"Where are Guo Fan and Feng Quan? Why didn't they come out with you?" Zhang Gao asked in a low voice.

Yang Jian, "They have their own missions and aren't on my side. Besides, the situation in Z City is getting complicated. I thought I could handle it in a day, but it seems we'll have to take it slow. However, finding Tong Qian is a gain in itself. Xiong Wenwen, that's it for today's mission. We'll see about it tomorrow."

"Aren't we going to the hotel?" Xiong Wenwen asked.

"We're not going today. The ghost face has already been taken away, and my plan to stop it has failed. There's no point in going any further," Yang Jian. "Let's find a place to rest."

"It's good that you're not going. I was almost scared to death before." Xiong Wenwen breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Gao immediately replied, "We've also prepared accommodations here. Although the conditions are a bit basic, they're acceptable."

"Then I'll have to trouble you," Yang Jian.

Soon, he and Xiong Wenwen temporarily left the Caesar Hotel to develop a new plan, while also waiting to see if Tong Qian could wake up.

However, while Yang Jian and his group left, Feng Quan and Guo Fan remained at the Caesar Hotel.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened.