After a few attempts, Wang Liang began extending the ghost domain forward at the same time as he moved through it.
The two were done simultaneously, rather than waiting until the ghost domain had stretched to its limit before moving himself over.
The maximum extension distance of one kilometer was shortened, but Wang Liang’s overall movement speed became even faster.
Three seconds, two seconds, one second.
In the end, there was not even a pause of a single second.
Wrapped in the ghost domain, Wang Liang’s figure swept rapidly over vast stretches of mountain forest—and even took flight!
He streaked through the air, flying at high speed in the direction of Daan City.
His top speed was enough to reach several times the speed of sound, yet not a single sonic boom rang out.
All that could be seen was, high in the sky, a figure so faint it was almost nonexistent flashing through the white clouds, swiftly sweeping into the distance.
Roaming the Northern Sea at dawn, reaching Cangwu by dusk.
This was the ghost domain’s ultra-high-speed movement technique.
In ancient times, there were also many records of such methods. They called this way of moving “turning into a rainbow” and “shrinking the earth to an inch.”
At several times the speed of sound, he crossed more than a thousand kilometers.
The journey that had taken more than three hours on the way there took Wang Liang only a little over ten minutes this time before he returned to his residence in Daan City. The speed was inconceivably fast.
It was only a little past one in the morning, still far from breakfast time, though that had only been a joke from Wang Liang.
Wang Liang went to the underground safe room, took the hunchbacked malevolent ghost out of the golden corpse bag, tossed it into a box, and sealed it shut.
The ghost candle, ghost bell, and other supernatural items were also properly stored away.
Afterward, Wang Liang returned to the bedroom on the top floor, took a shower, washed away the faint corpse stench clinging to him, and prepared to take a short nap to relax his nerves, which had been tense for two days.
Buzz—
The satellite phone vibrated. Wang Liang answered.
“What is it?”
On the other end of the phone, Su Xinxi said,
“Wang Liang, sorry to disturb you. Zhou Kun just reported your operation and has classified this supernatural incident as Hazard Level: A, Terror Level: A, codename: Split-Mouthed Woman.
“He said that this incident was ultimately basically contained by you alone. I’m contacting you to confirm. Is there anything you think needs to be revised?”
“Change the codename to Slit-Mouthed Woman. Also, Zhou Kun did help out somewhat, so count a share of the credit for him,” Wang Liang said.
“Uh, received.”
Although she felt there was no real difference between “split” and “slit,” Su Xinxi did not understand why Wang Liang wanted this change. It seemed a little like nitpicking.
But this time, she restrained herself from saying too much and directly agreed, lest she get snapped at again.
“The incident codename has been revised to Slit-Mouthed Woman. Although this was a supernatural incident in another city, the credit for handling it has likewise been recorded. The subsidy will later be transferred directly into your company account.”
“If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up,” Wang Liang said.
“No—”
Beep—
In Headquarters’ operator room, Su Xinxi put down the phone.
“How was it?” Zhao Jianguo walked over and asked.
“Mm. The incident codename was changed by Wang Liang to Slit-Mouthed Woman. As for the credit, he said to count Zhou Kun for a share. That had already been included to begin with. There were no other requests,” Su Xinxi honestly reported the call just now.
“Mm. Then do as he said. In the future, when communicating with him, go along with him. Don’t worry about how strange the reports and requests from people like them may be. As long as it isn’t a major issue, you can just record it first.
“Most ghost controllers are in very unstable psychological states. Among ghost controllers, someone like Wang Liang already has a pretty good temper. You don’t know how some ghost controllers communicate with operators—they threaten the operator’s entire family at the drop of a hat. Their mental states are extremely unstable.”
Su Xinxi found it hard to understand.
“For ghost controllers like that, doesn’t Headquarters dismiss them from their posts? Isn’t it too dangerous for people like that to serve as persons in charge?”
“Dismiss them?” Zhao Jianguo shook his head and said helplessly, “The situation all over the world is gradually worsening under the supernatural resurgence. Some cities currently don’t even have anyone in charge and can only barely seal off areas where supernatural incidents occur.
“But if they’re not resolved, and more and more places are sealed off like this, the situation will only collapse faster. So Headquarters is extremely short on manpower right now. As for the psychological reviews, they basically pass anyone as long as they’re not too excessive. There’s nothing we can do about it.”
Zhao Jianguo patted Su Xinxi on the shoulder.
“All right, go rest. I’ll arrange for Du Sirou to replace you at night. Wang Liang’s importance has increased. The two of you will take shifts and maintain your energy, ready to answer Wang Liang’s calls at any time, twenty-four hours a day.
“How many malevolent ghosts this person has controlled is still an unknown number, but according to Zhou Kun’s report, this Slit-Mouthed Woman has been clearly confirmed to have been controlled by Wang Liang. This is a malevolent ghost with a ghost domain.
“According to Zhou Kun, Wang Liang actually used a ghost domain to rush back. Tsk. Check the location of his satellite phone now.”
“Oh, he’s currently in... Daan City!”
Su Xinxi cried out in surprise. She had thought Wang Liang was still in Dahuai City. After all, Zhou Kun’s report had said that they had only just finished resolving the supernatural incident.
In a little over twenty minutes, he had crossed more than a thousand kilometers. So this was a ghost controller!
Zhao Jianguo sighed. “Heh, as expected. He used a ghost domain to cross more than a thousand kilometers without worrying about the problem of malevolent ghost revival at all. This person truly is hard to see through. Headquarters still has too little information on him.”
“Keep paying attention to him. If nothing unexpected happens, once Wang Liang handles a few more supernatural incidents, he’ll already be qualified to enter that plan. After other people learn about the Wangshan Village supernatural incident, even more people at Headquarters will support his entry into the plan.”
“Yes!”
Wang Liang slept comfortably until noon the next day before crawling out of bed.
Not wanting to order takeout, Wang Liang prepared to go out and eat.
He did not use the ghost domain again, but instead drove a luxury car out of the garage and headed for the city center.
Following recommendations online, he went to a popular specialty restaurant in the city center to settle his lunch.
However, after finishing his meal, Wang Liang gave it a one-star bad review. The environment was average, the food was average, and he had even found a strand of hair in it.
He truly did not know what this restaurant had relied on to become popular online. It should at least have some kind of presentable specialty. He really could not understand it.
After lunch, Wang Liang leisurely strolled around for a while before returning once again to the villa in Shuangxi Gardens.
He contacted Gao Yan and asked him for the latest situation regarding the supernatural incident on Subway Line 16, wanting to see if there had been any new changes to that matter recently.
Daan City had already been regarded by Wang Liang as his main base, his private territory. It was better to resolve all supernatural incidents here as soon as possible.
This was partly so he could quickly obtain the landing location and time of the next film-and-television ghost and have some certainty in his heart.
It was also to avoid some sealed-off supernatural incident suddenly worsening one day, erupting, and forming a large-scale supernatural incident in this city, creating additional trouble and risk for no reason.
After all, malevolent ghosts were full of uncertainty. A malevolent ghost that was double-C today might inexplicably become double-A a few days later. It was entirely possible.
Gao Yan was very surprised after receiving Wang Liang’s call. It seemed he had not expected that Wang Liang, who had only gone on a business trip to another city a few days ago, had suddenly returned to his villa in Daan City today, while he had not received any notification of a flight itinerary.
But Gao Yan quickly recovered his tone and said he would send over another copy of the detailed information shortly, making it clear that no new changes had been observed in this matter over the past month.