I did not experience a mysterious revival!

Chapter 41, Rank A: The Ghost Bell Tower

"It should be fine."

When Lin Yuan left, he did not take the phone that served as the medium with him. That phone should be with Peng Anxiao now. As long as they go in, they can appear directly next to Peng Anxiao.

"Okay, once the investigation information is confirmed, we can begin operations."

About half an hour later, Chen Ming returned with a grave expression. "Professor Wang, the situation has been confirmed. Almost everyone in the city heard that faint chime, and five minutes ago, more than a dozen people went missing. That number should continue to rise."

He paused, then continued, "The entire city is now under lockdown, but the impact of locking down the city is significant. If a suitable reason cannot be given, unnecessary chaos may erupt before any paranormal events even occur."

"The sound of the bell is a medium for murder, and those who hear it also become mediums for its propagation. To prevent this medium from being leaked, the city must be sealed off! I have already reported this to headquarters, and someone will contact you later."

The extent of this ghost's terror is unknown, but its killing pattern is terrifying.

Anyone who hears the bell will be contaminated, helping the bell to spread its message. If this is not handled properly, the harm will extend far beyond a single city or region.

The thought that the sound of the bell would resonate throughout the country and even the world filled Wang Xiaoming with lingering fear.

As he said, after the headquarters realized the seriousness of the matter, Deputy Minister Cao Yanhua personally took charge of sealing off Xiaonan City.

"Headquarters has already sent people to provide support, but considering the special nature of this ghost, Minister Cao and I have agreed that the support personnel will not enter the city for the time being. A new person in charge will only come in if our operation fails."

Wang Xiaoming looked at Lin Yuan and said, "I know you have a problem with me, but I hope you can put your prejudice against me aside when it comes to this paranormal event."

"no problem."

Lin Yuan agreed, knowing the gravity of the situation. "However, there's something I need to clarify beforehand: this ghost might be a piece of my puzzle. If you imprison it, I want the ghost!"

"Lin Yuan, this ghost..."

Li Jun frowned, wanting to argue, but Wang Xiaoming interrupted him, "Okay! But I also hope you can tell me about your situation. How about we consider it a deal?"

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Deal!"

There wasn't much preparation work left, mainly items to imprison the vengeful ghost, such as body bags.

This thing is made of gold. Lin Yuan tried to bring it into the mirror world, but he couldn't. "I suggest going directly to the lakeside park. From there, you can be pulled into the ghost realm by supernatural influences. You can bring a body bag in there."

"Can."

Wang Xiaoming nodded in agreement and then got into the car to head to the lakeside park.

At this time, Xiaonan City had become desolate due to the restrictions, completely losing its former bustling and lively appearance.

The streets were filled with patrolling staff, but even these staff members carried a sense of confusion and anxiety about the future.

Lin Yuan stared blankly at the scene, seemingly lost in thought.

"Take a look at this." Wang Xiaoming suddenly handed over a tablet. "This is the paranormal file I just finished. See if there's anything that needs to be added."

Code name: Ghost Bell Tower (tentative).

Characteristics: The true form resides in a deep ghost realm. Anyone who hears the bell will be cursed and pulled into the ghost realm under unknown conditions, becoming a ghost slave/bell ringer dressed in black robes. Its spread is extremely strong; those who hear the bell will act as a medium, expanding the range covered by the bell, making its spread extremely powerful.

Level: Class A Disaster.

Location: Xiaonanshi Lakeside Park.

Note: It has a very strong tendency to spread. Anyone who hears the bell must be kept under control, otherwise the supernatural phenomenon can easily spread and eventually get out of control.

Lin Yuan's gaze swept over the items, finally settling on the level. "Just A-level?"

"This ghost is highly contagious and difficult to contain, but if it is properly controlled, it will only affect one city, Xiaonan City, at most, and is far from reaching the level of S-class."

Wang Xiaoming shook his head, sticking to his own judgment.

Lin Yuan didn't insist on anything on this point. "Professor Wang, do you have any clues after entering the ghost realm? If we really let Li Jun unleash the ghost fire, I don't know if he can burn the ghost to death, but Li Jun definitely won't survive. This should be the last resort."

"I need to go to the site and take a look. Hmm? The bell is ringing again?" Wang Xiaoming listened intently.

An hour had passed since they first heard the faint chime, and now this was only the second chime; the frequency was rather low.

"We can hear it more clearly now, but we can't determine whether it's because we're closer to the lakeside park or something else. We need Chen Ming to compile statistics and provide more detailed information."

Without Wang Xiaoming having to do anything himself, Li Jun had already made the call and communicated with Chen Ming, who was staying in the office building.

Wang Xiaoming checked the time. "It's already 10 PM. Did the bells ring on time? If so, the next time we hear them should be 11 PM. By the way, were the bells at Lakeside Park always on time?"

"I didn't notice, but I guess so."

Lin Yuan frowned. He and Peng Anxiao hadn't really noticed this before. "There are many tourists at the clock tower in Lakeside Park. If ringing the bell randomly could make people disappear, there must be more than just a few missing people. Time should also be one of the conditions for the curse. However, there are many people in black robes ringing the bell there, which doesn't match the number of people in this disappearance case at all. This ghost must have existed for quite a while, an accumulation over a long period of time."

Wang Xiaoming's expression was grave. "If your guess is correct, then this ghost is far more dangerous than we imagined. But why hasn't anything happened for so long? It seems like someone dealt with it, but then the ghost revived..."

Lin Yuan glanced at him but did not answer.

News of the resurrection of evil spirits was not widespread at that time, and many people even believed that it was a recent phenomenon.

However, with Elder Qin at headquarters, Wang Xiaoming should have already made some guesses. But he was focused on studying the supernatural, and unless he encountered an older generation of ghost tamers, he probably wouldn't take the initiative to find out.

A few minutes later, Lin Yuan and his group arrived at the lakeside park. After getting out of the car and entering the park, they headed straight for the clock tower in the center of the lake.

Upon reaching the bell tower, Li Jun glanced at Wang Xiaoming, then grabbed the bell and slammed it against the tower heavily.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The dull chimes rang out, but after waiting for a while, nothing unusual happened, as if it were just an ordinary ancient bell.