Chapter 58

"Shall you go first?" Yang Jian looked at Yan Li and said.

"No, no, no, Detective Brother, you should go first."

"I'm only eighteen, still young, I should be the one calling you brother. Besides, I'm just a temporary worker and don't deserve the title of detective, so you should go first."

"Your abilities are very strong, I can just follow you. You lead, and I'll follow your commands."

"Don't be modest. You've been a ghost tamer longer than I have, you're a senior. I still have a lot to learn from you."

Yang Jian and Yan Li stood in front of the clothing store, deferring to each other.

The glass door in front of them opened on its own, and the inside was dim, exuding an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Especially after knowing that there was a ghost inside, their hearts were even more uneasy.

They were supposed to work together to catch the ghost.

But now, neither of them had the courage to step in first.

Because one mistake could cost them their lives.

Becoming a ghost tamer only meant they had the means to deal with ghosts, not that they could act recklessly in front of them.

After a while of deferring, neither of them was willing to go in first.

Finally, Yang Jian suggested, "Since neither of us is confident, why don't we just leave?"

"..." Yan Li was speechless.

"If you miss this ghost, the next one you encounter might be even more terrifying. It won't be as easy to catch then."

Yang Jian rubbed his hand and said, "That's true. This ghost's level isn't very high; otherwise, it wouldn't have only killed a few people in these few days. Since that's the case, let's not defer anymore and go in together."

"Alright, let's go in together." Yan Li nodded.

He didn't want to miss this opportunity. His situation was more severe than Yang Jian's, and the time for his revival was getting shorter, so he wanted to make one last effort.

"Let's start."

Yang Jian took a deep breath, looked at the already open glass door, and cautiously walked over.

Yan Li followed him, his face tense, ready to use the power of the evil ghost at any moment.

The clothing store wasn't very large, about a hundred square meters. Due to the mannequins and the堆放 of goods, it seemed cluttered and cramped.

"That ghost is inside that mannequin. You've seen the picture, find it, and we'll deal with it together." Yang Jian said in a low voice.

He turned on the flashlight and placed it on a shelf at the entrance.

The flashlight's light shone into the store, illuminating it.

"I remember that mannequin. It's very special, I won't mistake it." Yan Li said.

Yang Jian didn't speak, just gradually entered the store, looking around.

There was no movement.

Nothing strange.

It was like a normal store that had temporarily closed.

But... a lingering smell of decay gradually spread.

"Click..." a slight sound.

The glass door that had been open slowly closed again. Although the sound was not loud, it was particularly clear in the extremely quiet environment.

Yang Jian and Yan Li were startled and turned to look.

There was nothing.

The door seemed to have closed on its own, just like before.

"There's nothing." Yan Li said in a tense voice.

"I know, but in this situation, I can be sure that the ghost is here." Yang Jian said.

Everything else seemed normal, but he felt something was off about this store. Moreover, Jiang Yan had confirmed through the surveillance footage that the first paranormal event in the mall happened here.

"Is it a problem that the door is closed?" Yan Li asked again.

"We're not planning to run, so it doesn't matter if it's closed. And if we do run, we won't use the front door." Yang Jian said.

"Wait, listen, what's that sound?"

Yan Li's expression changed.

A faint and strange sound echoed in the store, like something turning and rubbing.

"Yang Jian, look at these mannequins..." Suddenly, Yan Li exclaimed.

Yang Jian had already noticed.

The mannequins, which had been placed randomly, were now slowly turning their heads.

Not just one, but all the mannequins in the store were turning their heads at this moment, facing Yang Jian and Yan Li with a mechanical expression. Their fake eyes revealed a sinister look, as if conveying a terrifying message.

"I've got my eyes on you~!"

"Don't turn your back on them." Yang Jian said, "Be careful not to get your head taken off."

He saw a legless mannequin on the ground suddenly lift its head and look at him, and its fake hands suddenly moved, reaching out to him.

The other mannequins also began to move, their actions becoming more frequent.

It seemed... the ghost was awakening.

But as Yang Jian and Yan Li quickly adjusted their positions, not showing their backs to any of the mannequins, the mannequins' movements gradually subsided.

"Can the ghost even control these mannequins?" Yan Li was slightly surprised and nervous.

Yang Jian said, "It seems to be able to control anything it has swapped heads with, but I'm still not sure how the ghost exists. The mannequins and the previously head-swapped corpses are not the real ghost. The real ghost is hiding in the dark, and we need to force it out to catch it."

"Is there any way to do that?" Yan Li asked.

"Not yet..." Yang Jian hesitated.

He could try to envelop the area with the Ghost Domain to see if he could bring the ghost into the Ghost Domain.

But if his guess was wrong and the ghost was no longer in the store, he would waste an opportunity.

"Let's wait and see. If the ghost really appears, then we'll use the Ghost Domain. We can't miss it."

"Yang Jian, look at that fitting room. The door is open. Could the possessed mannequin be inside?" Suddenly, Yan Li pointed to a slightly open fitting room.

"It's very likely. Let's go check."

The two approached cautiously.

They slowly opened the fitting room door with the flashlight.

Inside stood a person.

A woman with closed eyes and a pale face. She was unfamiliar and should be one of the mall's victims. However, although her face was that of a woman, her body was that of a mannequin.

The ghost had attached the woman's head to the mannequin's neck?

But the woman's head had been there for some time, and the flesh had changed color, emitting a strong smell of decay.

"It's not this one." Yan Li said in a low voice.

However, at that moment, the door of the adjacent fitting room slowly opened.

A strange mannequin, nearly two meters tall with long arms and legs, silently walked out. It blocked the light from the flashlight behind it and reached out its hands toward Yang Jian and Yan Li's heads.

"Hmm?"

But at the moment he saw the change in the shadow of the light, Yang Jian's eyes suddenly narrowed, realizing something was wrong.

His already tense nerves made him react instinctively.

A blood-red eye opened at the back of his head, and the scene behind him immediately appeared in his mind.

At some point, the mannequin from the phone picture had already stood behind him, reaching out its hands.

"It's behind you."

Yang Jian growled and quickly took a step forward, dodging the attack.

But Yan Li was a step slower, and his back of the head was touched.

A cold, icy chill seemed to spread through his body, making him shiver.

Yan Li reacted quickly. His hands were already covered in blood, and instead of dodging, he reached out to grab the mannequin.

"I've got you."

His blood-covered hand grabbed the long arm without hesitation, and the blood seemed to seep into the mannequin.

Soon, the mannequin's joints, eyes, and neck began to ooze blood.

"My ghost blood can suppress any ghost's abilities. Let's take advantage of this to subdue it..." Yan Li shouted.

But before he could finish, the female corpse behind him suddenly moved.

Its black, decaying arm reached out toward Yan Li.

It seemed that just stopping the mannequin wasn't enough.

"You can't just grab one. Look at the others around you." Yang Jian, seeing the sudden movement of the female corpse, kicked it without hesitation.

His foot glowed with a faint red light.

The female corpse was kicked into the wall, but its legs were still struggling, unable to break free.

Yan Li turned and was startled.

Thank goodness he was working with Yang Jian this time. If he had come alone, he would have been dead by now.

But more terrifying things happened.

As Yang Jian walked out of the fitting room, ready to deal with the special mannequin with Yan Li,

He glanced around and was stunned.

At some point, the entire store was filled with people, blocking the entrance. One of them even walked into the store and picked up his flashlight from a nearby shelf.

This person had no head but was wearing a security guard's uniform.

"Is it Liu Qiang?" Yang Jian recognized the corpse.

"Hey, Yang Jian, it's bad. I just saw Liu Qiang's corpse walk out. I was too scared to say anything. Be careful." Jiang Yan's voice came from the satellite phone.

"I know." Yang Jian's face darkened.

You're really something, woman. The person is already in front of me, and you're telling me now.

"Click!"

With a slight sound, the headless security guard turned off the flashlight.

The surroundings immediately fell into complete darkness.

In the darkness, Yang Jian heard the sound of people walking into the store.

More and more ghosts were pouring in, as if trying to fill the not-so-large store.