Fortunately, the authorities paid enough attention and trust and did not relax monitoring.

The broadcast finally ended, and Long Fan's phone rang. After he picked up the phone, his expression quickly became serious: "Well, yes, I understand."

As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Ji and the others, then handed over the phone in his hand: "Investigator Xue, here are the instructions from the Central Control Office. Please listen."

Xue Li took it and a capable female voice came from inside: "Tonghua City Investigator Xue Li, A Jin... Now we need you to carry out an urgent mission. Go to Hongda International Cinema immediately. There are abnormal magnetic field fluctuations there. If you have any requests, you can ask Long Fan to cooperate with you."

"Okay." Xue Li agreed quickly.

Even though they haven't put down their suitcases yet.

He returned the phone to Long Fan and looked at Jiang Ji, who looked a little tired: "You are not mentioned in the mission, so you don't have to go."

Jiang Ji is still an ordinary person after all, and her several physical examination results show that she is weaker than normal people. She has also been seriously injured several times in ghost stories. The Investigation Bureau does not dare to treat her like a person with special abilities and treat her like an animal.

Jiang Ji: "No need, let's fight together and make it quick and decisive."

It might not be safe for her to stay in the hotel alone.

Being alone means danger anyway.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Xue Li and A Jin didn't say anything else.

They didn't bring much on this trip. Jiang Ji carried the magic mirror and the scepter of Poseidon with her. In order to put the magic mirror in her pocket, she wore a black windproof jacket with two deep pockets, which made her look cool and neat.

They asked the receptionist to help them put their things back to the room, and she left pushing three suitcases in her high heels.

They got in the car they came in and headed for the International Film City.

The last filming at the cinema ended at one o'clock in the morning.

The detection equipment for the advent of ghost stories was first tested in Kyoto, but it cannot cover all areas yet. It will gradually cover the inner city to the outer city. In addition, there is also a security monitoring system that is always online.

The movie has ended for more than half an hour now, but those people have yet to come out of the cinema.

When Jiang Ji and the others arrived, what caught their eyes was a uniquely shaped curved dome facing a wide square. Several glass curtain walls reflected the cold light, standing quietly in the night, but too quiet.

This place is connected to the shopping mall, and the shops inside are closed.

Only the giant screen above was still playing the trailer for the hit movie: a shattered face emerging from the soil of the woods, a pale, weak hand half-lifting the curtain of a wedding sedan, and a little foreign girl with a human-like tumor growing on her head, both faces staring straight at this place.

Only pictures, no sound effects.

It seemed even more eerie in such a quiet night.

There were already several police cars with flashing lights parked around the cinema, as well as a military vehicle with tough lines. Next to it was a special forces team, holding submachine guns in their hands, standing straight and well-trained.

There is also a night market street nearby. There are not many tourists, and a few stalls have not been cleaned up yet. A few people are watching from afar.

Seeing the car with a special license plate coming, Jiang Ji and his team got out of the car. One of the special team members immediately came over and said, "Investigator Long, we have received the order. We will follow your instructions."

Long Fan hummed, then frowned when he saw the promotional video looping over and over again, "Are these the original schedules of the theater?"

"Yes, the horror movie screenings are usually scheduled in the evening. The last three screenings are all horror movies, both domestic and foreign."

Long Fan had a headache: "Why are you watching horror movies at this time? Why don't you just stay at home? What are you thinking?"

Xue Li interrupted him, "It's not necessarily safe at home. We have to go on with our lives... Let me tell you about the situation first."

The special forces member immediately said, "There are still more than a hundred people who have not left. We have already evacuated the crowd through the theater broadcast and tried to break through the exterior glass."

He raised his voice and gestured: "Demonstration!"

On the other side of the military vehicle, members of the special operations team armed with submachine guns calmly fired at a glass curtain wall in the lower right corner.

Da da da.

The bullet melted the moment it hit the glass.

No trace was left.

"Ghost Domain?" Long Fan was puzzled at first, then immediately denied it, "No, it's not a ghost domain. The abnormal fluctuations formed by a ghost domain should be more obvious."

But it was enough to prove that something was wrong here.

He said to the special forces member, "You are right not to enter. I will go in with several investigators. You continue to maintain order, do not let anyone approach, and evacuate irrelevant people."

Even if these special forces are armed with the most advanced weapons, it is difficult for them to touch spirits. If they encounter something that can create illusions or manipulate the human body, it may cause unnecessary casualties. There have been cases in the past where controlled soldiers with guns have suddenly shot at people with special powers.

However, the Chinese government has invested manpower and material resources to begin researching bullets that can be infused with mental power, as well as ghost oil bullets similar to the ones used by Jiang Li. The latter has been progressing slowly, but the former seems to be making good progress.

Long Fan is a user of perception abilities. Although it is not a mainstream combat ability, it can help him discover strangeness or survivors more quickly in ghost stories.

"Wait." Jiang Ji, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, stopped the people who were about to go in, and turned to the special operations personnel and said, "Try again and break the glass of the mall."

The mall was connected to the cinema. All three doors were locked. There were only two exits in front and behind the cinema. She needed to confirm the scope of the anomaly.

After receiving the order, the members holding submachine guns aimed at the transparent window of the fast food chain and fired quickly, but the glass remained bright and intact.

Long Fan’s expression became more and more solemn.

If this four-story shopping mall is also within the anomaly range, then the area that needs to be searched will be larger, and there is also the underground parking lot with complex terrain... His perception ability can hardly cover such a large area.

They took the prepared flashlights and communication equipment. Xue Li walked in front, followed by Long Fan, Jiang Ji walked in the middle, and finally A Jin, who released three plastic surgery ghosts.

Instead of keeping them nearby for protection, they were released to explore.

After awakening the "devouring" skill, he was somewhat dependent on these three plastic surgery ghosts, but the cruel Peach Blossom Land completely woke him up.

When danger really comes, you can only rely on yourself.

The long corridor leading to the cinema was covered with bright red carpet, with spotlights on both sides and colorful posters on the walls. It was not the dark and gloomy scene in horror stories. They could even smell industrial incense and the heat and oil from various equipment.

As soon as he stepped into the cinema, Jiang Ji turned around immediately.

The exit behind me had turned into a thick wall of glass, making it impossible to see what was outside. My hands felt extremely cold to the touch.

You are only allowed to enter here, not to leave.

Long Fan looked towards the end of the corridor and said calmly, "Everyone, wait a moment. The situation inside is unclear. I need some time to sense it..."

"No need." Jiang Ji said, "There's a lot of glass here."

There is a lot of glass, but so what?

Long Fan didn't react for a moment. His perception ability was not like that of a wireless router. It had the same effect as penetrating walls and glass.

But when he saw Xue Li and A Jin beside him with understood expressions, and thought of Jiang Ji's outstanding contributions in several high-level ghost stories, he refrained from saying anything.

Jiang Ji took out a mirror with a spooky aura from his pocket and flicked his finger at the mirror, "Get up, turn off the startup animation, turn off the messy voice, and find the location of the living people here."

Magic Mirror: “…”

Interrupting spell casting is so annoying.