I did not experience a mysterious revival!

Chapter 52 The Reflection That Shouldn't Have Appeared

"We must save Professor Wang no matter what!"

Cao Yanhua's gaze swept over everyone present, her tone unwavering, "Jiang Shangbai, your current achievements are still somewhat lacking in meeting the requirements of the Captain's Plan. Rescuing Professor Wang will definitely secure your place in this Captain's Plan!"

Jiang Shangbai's heart skipped a beat, but he still shook his head and refused, "Don't try to package something as a success when it involves going to your death. Professor Wang gave you that advice before, what, Vice Minister Cao really didn't listen?"

"Minister! Minister! There's a signal! Professor Wang's phone has a signal!"

Suddenly, a staff member rushed in excitedly. Cao Yanhua quickly took the phone. "Professor Wang? How's the situation on your end? Has everything been resolved?"

"That ghost has been dealt with. Send someone in now."

"Very good!"

Cao Yanhua didn't look at Jiang Shangbai, whose face was turning pale and then red. He immediately turned around to arrange for the follow-up rescue teams to enter Xiaonan City. These preparations had been made long ago and were ready to be carried out in an orderly manner as soon as he gave the order.

"It's a pity that such a great achievement was handed to us on a silver platter."

Jiang Shangbai whirled around, staring coldly at the ordinary-looking man before him, who was so plain he'd practically disappear into a crowd. "Who are you? Making sarcastic remarks here? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

The man pointed to his clothes and the nameplate on his left chest, his tone calm and unwavering, "Can't you read it yourself?"

"Li Leping?"

The person in charge's uniform had a gold nameplate engraved with his name. Jiang Shangbai quickly recalled who this person was. "Li Leping, the person in charge of Dachuan City? One of the designated captains in the Captain Project? What, you think you can laugh at me just because you think you have headquarters' approval? You're really asking for death!"

Li Leping said expressionlessly, "Go ahead and try. If you can really kill me, it means I'm not the real Li Leping either."

His tone was calm, yet it conveyed absolute confidence.

This made Jiang Shangbai hesitate, and he ultimately didn't dare to make a move directly. "Fighting between those in charge is punishable. You think you can lure me into taking the initiative? Do you really think I'm that stupid? If you're so capable, why didn't you step in just now?"

Ignoring Li Leping, Jiang Shangbai turned and left to check on Wang Xiaoming's condition.

Li Leping glanced back at the screen showing Xiaonan City and murmured a name: "Lin Yuan?"

Half an hour later, the reinforcements mobilized by Cao Yanhua from nearby cities, especially Dachuan City, successfully entered the city and helped the city's staff and law enforcement agencies with follow-up work.

In particular, the damage caused by the sudden appearance and disappearance of clock towers on some streets also needs to be dealt with.

Of course, there was also the need to reassure the citizens and tally the number of casualties, while Cao Yanhua, as the leader, drove directly to the lakeside park.

Lakeside Park remained under lockdown. Chen Ming stood guard at the entrance. "Minister Cao, you've finally arrived!"

"How is Professor Wang doing?"

Cao Yanhua strode into the park, still looking tense.

Chen Ming followed closely behind, saying, "There's not a big problem. He was found in a body bag. Captain Li was also there, but Captain Li's condition is very bad, and the ghost is gone."

The ghost has disappeared?

Cao Yanhua paused for a moment, then quickened his pace.

As they approached the lake, Jiang Shangbai's expression turned serious. "Li Jun's current condition is extremely bad, Minister Cao. I suggest we take some safety precautions."

The terrifying pressure stung his skin.

It's like there's an active volcano that could erupt at any moment.

"Li Jun is from headquarters."

Cao Yanhua only said this one sentence, but when he actually saw Li Jun, he gasped, "Li... Li Jun, you now..."

Are you still alive?

Li Jun was still wearing the uniform of the person in charge, but his exposed skin and face were charred black, clearly signs of being burned by fire.

Even Li Jun's pupils looked abnormal.

"It's alright, I won't die for now."

Li Jun spoke, his voice hoarse and inhuman.

"Li Jun's condition can be maintained for a while. Things here are over. Return to headquarters immediately. I am confident that I can control his current state."

Wang Xiaoming stood on the platform in the middle of the lake, with several body bags scattered at his feet.

Cao Yanhua breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that they were saved. It's good that they were saved. By the way, wasn't there a clock tower here? Where is it? And what about Lin Yuan and Peng Anxiao? Where are they now?"

"The clock tower has disappeared, just like all the others in the city. As for Peng Anxiao and Lin Yuan, they should be left in that unknown ghost realm. Minister Cao, you don't need to worry about the vengeful ghosts resurrecting. The ghost clock tower uses the sound of the bell as a medium. As long as the clock tower is not activated at a specific time, the sound of the bell as a medium will not be heard. Now that even the first clock tower has disappeared, the citizens of Xiaonan City will no longer hear the bell at the exact hour. This means that this paranormal event has been temporarily dealt with."

Wang Xiaoming's explanation was somewhat far-fetched. Jiang Shangbai sneered, "Professor Wang, is this your professional competence as a researcher? Without imprisoning the vengeful ghost, without conclusive evidence of its departure, you claim the paranormal event has been resolved and there's nothing to worry about? This is an S-level paranormal event!"

Wang Xiaoming glanced at him and nodded in agreement, saying, "You're right. My judgment might be flawed, so we need a sufficiently powerful person in charge to replace Peng Anxiao in Xiaonan City. Jiang Shangbai, you want to become a core member of the Captain's Plan, but your achievements might not be enough, right? Your abilities are good. Since you've brought up this idea, I suggest that as the new person in charge of Xiaonan City, as long as you ensure that the Ghost Bell Tower incident doesn't happen again, you can use that as a merit to be promoted to Captain."

"Wang Xiaoming!"

Jiang Shangbai was furious. He had no desire to leave Dajing City and go to Xiaonan City to be in charge, especially since there was still an S-level supernatural incident there that hadn't been resolved.

"Alright, let Li Leping take charge of the Xiaonan City incident for now. It's time for him to shoulder more responsibility."

Cao Yanhua waved his hand, stopping the argument between the two.

The relationship between headquarters and friends is far from reaching the point of complete breakdown.

"Professor Wang, what's the situation with Lin Yuan? Have you confirmed it? Is it really him? Has he come back to life?" Cao Yanhua asked on the way out.

Wang Xiaoming said regretfully, "We've made some progress, but it's not confirmed yet. It's a pity he might... But I have a feeling that perhaps one day in the future, he will reappear in this world."

After everyone left, the lakeside park was locked down again, and even staff members were unable to enter.

No one noticed that there was an inappropriate reflection on the lake surface below the platform where the clock tower disappeared.