Mysterious resurrection, something's wrong with this guy.

Chapter 15: This Investigation Bureau is a Bit Unreliable

Su Qin had just returned to his hotel after leaving the foot massage parlor when his phone rang.

Su Qin pulled out the brick-shaped phone from his pocket and answered the call with a helpless expression. This was the latest satellite positioning phone, and whenever it rang, it was never a good sign.

As soon as the call connected, a steady middle-aged male voice came from the phone.

"This is Operations Commander Cao Yanhua. This is an emergency. Proceed to the Investigation Bureau immediately."

Cao Yanhua gave Su Qin a concise order without elaborating, his tone leaving no room for argument.

Su Qin genuinely disliked the way the current high-ranking officials of the Paranormal Investigation Bureau acted, especially the captain Cao Yanhua, who was specially transferred from the operations department and was still continuing his old management style.

Su Qin wasn't one of those stubborn people who would do whatever they were told. He hated these arrogant and condescending guys the most, hiding in their offices and pointing fingers at the frontline staff. Supernatural events weren't like battles; they were completely different. If he listened to them in everything, he would definitely suffer a terrible fate.

This is understandable. The Paranormal Investigation Bureau has been conducting experiments on controlling vengeful spirits, but there are only a dozen or so ghost controllers. They are probably all tough and smart. Those stubborn kids who only know how to obey orders would probably be doomed on their first mission.

But there was no other way, Su Qin had to obey. At present, in the entire Paranormal Investigation Bureau, Qin Lao would not get involved unless there was a major event. In terms of mission execution, Cao Yanhua basically had the final say. He was the supreme commander.

His orders must be obeyed, otherwise it will cause trouble if it gets back to Old Master Qin.

"I don't know what happened. I hope we don't encounter anything too terrifying or supernatural. Otherwise, even if it means getting beaten up by Old Qin, I can't work for these idiots."

After getting dressed and tidying himself up, Su Qin immediately took a taxi to the Investigation Bureau to report for duty.

His residence is not far from the Bureau of Investigation; it only takes about half an hour by taxi to get there.

When Su Qin arrived at the assembly point, the others had already arrived. The five of them stood in a row like wooden stakes, waiting for Cao Yanhua to give them instructions.

Although Su Qin had no relevant experience, that's how it's portrayed in TV dramas. It seems these guys haven't moved beyond the concept of conventional warfare, and this approach is meaningless when it comes to the supernatural.

Su Qin silently walked into the queue. He had to be patient since his wings weren't strong enough yet.

"This is an emergency. Just now, the Jinshi police submitted a special case. After analysis by the expert team, it is highly likely to be a paranormal event. Jinshi is the gateway to Dajing City and cannot be lost. Such a heinous incident as the Ping An Building must never happen again."

The main purpose of this operation was to cooperate with the local police in investigating paranormal events in the location, and to nip the danger in the bud before the paranormal events fully unfolded.

This operation will be led by Captain Zhang Zhen. All relevant information will be sent to you. You need to reach Tianjin before dawn. Depart immediately!

While issuing orders, Cao Yanhua had people distribute materials to the group, followed by various slogans and speeches.

Su Qin's lips twitched as he listened. What was going on? Cao Yanhua didn't even have a proper understanding of the supernatural yet. His methods might work for ordinary events, but this was a supernatural event. And he was talking about resolving it before it even happened? It was simply ridiculous.

It will probably take another month or two before he sees reality clearly, comes out of his unrealistic fantasies, and gets rid of these useless bad habits.

The group of six hurriedly boarded two military off-road vehicles and headed to Jinshi.

On the way, Su Qin looked at the information and got to know his teammates, and he felt more and more that this time he might be doomed.

Five teammates, not a single one of them is a Ghost Master, they're all tough idiots. Five special forces personnel plus one rookie Ghost Master, what kind of combination is this? And why make an ordinary person the team leader?

No matter how you look at it, Su Qin felt that this was nonsense and courting death.

If a supernatural event really occurs, should an ordinary person be allowed to command a ghost tamer?

This was undoubtedly a sign of distrust towards Su Qin, a newcomer. As for the purpose behind this arrangement, we cannot know for sure.

What's even more frustrating is that this so-called information, while containing a lot of content, is mostly routine stuff. There's not much useful information about the supernatural, not even a basic description of ghosts or methods of killing.

This further broadened Su Qin's understanding of the Paranormal Investigation Bureau.

Around 5 a.m., Su Qin and his group arrived at the Jinshi Security Bureau, where they met with a criminal police captain named Liu Furong.

After exchanging a few words with Captain Zhang Zhen, Liu Furong led them to his office and pointed to a thick stack of documents on the table.

"All the information related to this matter is here. Take a look first. Later, I will send someone to take you to Shipai Village, which is suspected to be the source."

This thick stack of materials contained significantly more information than what Su Qin had seen before. Clearly, the materials here were more complete, whereas what they had previously seen were materials selected by experts, which were vague and had little reference value.

"We've already reviewed the information, so there's no need to waste time here. We must get to the scene immediately; even a minute's delay could lead to a major accident."

Team leader Zhang Zhen showed no interest in looking at the documents.

In his view, speed is of the essence, and wasting even a minute here could mean missing the best opportunity to resolve the paranormal event.

Liu Furong wanted to say something more, but he stopped himself. He was an outsider when it came to these unusual events, and since the people sent from above had said so, he might as well listen to them.

Su Qin, who had previously been relatively unknown in the group, immediately sensed something was wrong and spoke up to stop them.

"Captain! Let's find out more about the situation first! Their information here is clearly more detailed than what we've seen. Paranormal events are no small matter; even a tiny detail could lead to something terrifying."

The most important thing in dealing with paranormal events is intelligence. If you don't even have a clear understanding of the intelligence, how can you talk about dealing with paranormal events? Su Qin made up his mind that he would never go on a mission with such a stubborn person again, otherwise he would not even know how he died.

Zhang Zhen's expression immediately turned serious. He glared coldly at Su Qin, but couldn't refute her because Su Qin was right. They did lack intelligence, and for now, they could only linger here to gather more information.

"Time is of the essence, so Captain Liu will just give us a brief summary of the key points, and we'll set off immediately shortly."

Liu Furong had read through all of these materials and knew them by heart. He naturally remembered some of the important details.

"Strictly speaking, I can't confirm whether there is only one strange thing in this incident. Several unusual things were found during the investigation."

Initially, several antique dealers in Jinshi went missing. When they were discovered, they were all dead, and their deaths were quite unusual.

Then, another report of a theft at Jinshan Temple was received. It was eventually discovered that the suspect in the theft at Jinshan Temple might be from Shipai Village, and the antique dealers involved in the theft had all been to Shipai Village.

Yesterday, we sent six police officers to Shipai Village to investigate, and without exception, they all disappeared immediately upon entering the village; their phones could not be reached…”

The content described by Liu Furong differed greatly from what Su Qin had seen before. Su Qin and his companions had only seen information about the unusual phenomena in Shipai Village, but there was no description of Jinshan Temple and the antique dealers.

"Is it possible that the problem isn't just with Shipai Village, but with other unusual factors involved, such as the deaths of those antique dealers being suspicious, and that they didn't die in Shipai Village...?"

Su Qin felt that these antique dealers might have big problems, but before he could continue to investigate, Zhang Zhen interrupted him.

"Regardless of whether the antique dealer has any issues, the focus now is on Shipai Village, which must be dealt with immediately. The police will continue to investigate the antique dealer's matter. We will depart for Shipai Village immediately to carry out the order."

Zhang Zhen stared coldly at Su Qin. He felt that the more he looked at Su Qin, the more displeased he became. What time was it? He was still wasting time asking irrelevant questions. All the important information had been selected by the expert team, but he was still meddling in other people's business. He had no sense of urgency and was disorganized and undisciplined.

Su Qin had no choice but to stop trying to gather more detailed information. This idiot captain had already given the order, and if he didn't obey, he'd probably cause more trouble.

Now we can only take it one step at a time. Let's go to Shipai Village first. Once we really encounter a ghost, they should behave themselves. This matter is definitely not that simple.

Su Qin wasn't sure if there was anything wrong with Jinshan Temple, but those antique dealers definitely had problems, and there was likely other terrifying factors hidden that hadn't been discovered yet.