I did not experience a mysterious revival!

Chapter 89 The Mysterious Resurrection of the Vanished, Eyes That See Death

"Theoretically possible, but the likelihood is not high."

Chen Hong carefully crafted her words, not wanting to dampen Lin Yuan's enthusiasm, "Currently, the Special Affairs Bureau is short-staffed. Each special item we acquire can add a member with special abilities, so new special items are basically used to select new members. Moreover, before using a special item, we need to see if it is suitable."

Lin Yuan understood the first part, but he was still surprised. "Suitable? Are there any conditions required to use these special items?"

"As you just saw, these special items are all offensive. Only the right people can use them. If the wrong people use them, they will be attacked," Li Jun said, his tone heavy. "Every time special personnel appear, it is accompanied by sacrifice."

Is that how it is?

Lin Yuan seemed to be deep in thought, and suddenly remembered himself.

He realized that he was clearly different from Li Jun, Chen Hong, and the others. He strongly suspected that the power Li Jun and the others used was supernatural, but he could see things that Li Jun and the others could not.

If this is a special ability system, what are your own special abilities and special items?

"Lin Yuan, remember this. Although the conditions for using special items are very strict, there will always be people who take the risk. So unless absolutely necessary, don't reveal your own special items, understand?" Chen Hong said seriously.

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "I understand."

The work we just did wasn't long, but it was very strenuous.

After explaining the situation to Lin Yuan, which served as a guide for the newcomer, everyone began to rest.

Only Lin Yuan could see the strangeness on Chen Hong and the others as soon as he opened his eyes, as well as the burning smell that kept flooding his nostrils, and even the stench that was like that of corpses.

This strange feeling made him feel as if he had returned to a delusional world.

"It's fake, all of this is fake!"

To avoid being noticed as different, Lin Yuan forced himself to calm down and took out his phone to open a novel app.

"Given my current situation, it's highly likely that the Mysterious Revival is my special item, and I'll definitely enter the illusionary realm again in the future, so... wait, where's the book?"

The novel "Mysterious Resurrection" is very popular, and fan fiction has sprung up everywhere.

This novel was one of the few that Lin Yuan had followed from beginning to end, paying to read it entirely. But when he was about to read it carefully again, the novel that had been sitting on his bookshelf disappeared.

impossible!

He logged out of the software and logged back in, but it still didn't work.

Several fan fiction novels that he also kept on his bookshelf have also disappeared.

Lin Yuan's face turned very ugly. He opened the search bar again and searched for the novel, but there was still no result. Not only was it not in the novel app, but he could not find any information about the novel "Mysterious Resurrection" online either.

impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Even if this novel is banned and can't be found on novel apps, the internet remembers. So many readers are still here, so many fanfictions and videos using memes—how could they all have disappeared?

Oh, and the book club!

Lin Yuan joined a book club when he first started reading books. It was a large group of hundreds of book lovers who had followed the entire book from beginning to end.

Lin Yuan opened the chat software, but the book club group had also disappeared without a trace.

Are you kidding me?

"What's wrong? Why are you making such a fuss?" Lin Bei leaned closer, looking curiously at Lin Yuan's phone. "Mysterious Resurrection? The title? Are you planning to write this novel?"

Lin Yuan shook his head without answering, his face extremely grim.

there is none left!

In this world, there was no information about the mysterious resurrection in any of the channels he could find, as if an invisible hand had erased everything about the book.

No one discusses it, no one remembers it...

Is this world... real?

Lin Yuan's condition was too abnormal, but the others didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a side effect of their first mission. After all, some of them had even more severe symptoms when they went on their first mission.

Chen Hong became even gentler towards him, acting like a caring older sister, comforting Lin Yuan's heart.

"Brother, you're finally back! You're still not fully recovered, and you were running around everywhere!"

Back at the hospital, Lin Yue rushed over and hugged Lin Yuan's arm tightly, as if afraid he would run away again. Her eyes were filled with wariness and resentment as she looked at Chen Hong and the others.

"I'm fine. I've found a new job, so I'll have money to take you guys out for nice meals in the future." Lin Yuan smiled, finally feeling at ease.

The next morning, Lin Yuan was quite surprised not to find Li Jun and the others while having breakfast.

"They took the little bell back to the station first. As for me, I had a few days off that I didn't take, and since I didn't have much to do this time, I was planning to go to Shunan City for a visit. It just so happens that we're going the same way. Do you mind?"

Chen Hong smiled gently, but her tone was unquestionable.

Lin Yuan wasn't a naive newcomer to society. He knew that Chen Hong and Li Jun had planned this out, and that they were deliberately taking care of him after noticing his unusual behavior yesterday. Otherwise, he should be going to headquarters with them now.

She was very approachable, and Lin Yue and Peng Anxiao, who initially had some reservations about her, quickly became close to her.

Back in Shunan City, everything seemed to be back on track. Lin Yuan tried to contact some people again through some of the old channels, and even wanted to find traces of the mysterious resurgence.

However, all his efforts were in vain.

No matter what he did, he couldn't find a single trace. Even some of the traces he left behind during his search, such as some posts, mysteriously disappeared after a period of time.

"Xiaoyue and her classmate went back to school. Perfect timing, we need to do something for them."

A few days later, Chen Hong came over with a file, her face serious. "For now, it's just the two of us. Let's go and find out what's going on."

"Weren't they saying that special incidents occur very infrequently? It's only been a few days and another one has happened? Wait, the Municipal Central Hospital?"

When Lin Yuan saw the location in the file, a wave of unpleasant memories washed over him, especially of that vibrant... withered tree.

Chen Hong noticed his unusual behavior and asked in a deep voice, "Are you aware of the situation here? I've seen your file. You've had several episodes of narcolepsy at this hospital, and you were almost diagnosed with a mental illness. You were even chased by a doctor named Yang Fan with security guards? Could it be that you noticed something was wrong back then, which led to the misdiagnosis?"

"If I had met you guys sooner, I probably wouldn't have been mistaken for a lunatic."

Lin Yuan made a joke, but his tone was very serious, and there was no hint of joking at all.

He flipped through the file, but there was very little information in it.

The records mainly document several bizarre, yet remarkably frequent, deaths.

Every morning at seven o'clock, someone inexplicably dies on the lush tree in the center of the hospital, impaled directly on a branch from the abdomen, a truly tragic death.

After the first discovery of the body, law enforcement intervened, cordoned off the scene, and collected the body.

This heinous murder was included in the law enforcement bureau's key investigation cases, but what happened next was even more horrific.

Due to the special nature of hospitals, after the death, law enforcement only sealed off a few nearby buildings to minimize disruption to the hospital's normal operations.

However, even though the area was under 24-hour lockdown, deaths would still occur again at 7 a.m. the next day.

What's even more frightening is that the body, which had been sent to the law enforcement agency's autopsy room the day before, inexplicably reappeared on that tree branch, in the exact same position as when it was first discovered.

"This has been going on for almost ten days, which means that the first time this happened was exactly the day after you left the hospital."

Chen Hong carefully observed Lin Yuan's expression, which seemed to be scrutinizing him, yet also showing concern.

"This morning, the same thing happened again. There were ten corpses, hanging on tree branches like fruit. Even the experienced law enforcement officers almost had a mental breakdown. The matter was reported to the Special Affairs Bureau. After the Kang Jinshan incident, Captain Li and the others were on leave. They are on their way after receiving the news. If you have any information, you can speak up first."

Lin Yuan stared intently at the photo in the file.

Just as Chen Hong said, the corpses hanging on the tree were like fruits that had grown out of the tree, appearing particularly glaring against the backdrop of the lush green leaves.

Lin Yuan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Sister Hong, I can see some different things."

"I guessed it. That's why you were misdiagnosed back then, isn't it? If I saw something different, I might also be mistaken for a madman. But here, you don't have to worry, you can speak freely."

Chen Hong said earnestly.

Lin Yuan suddenly realized that he liked listening to Chen Hong's voice, which made his emotions more stable. "Sister Hong, in my eyes, your skin already has many wood-like textures. Especially after using that brush on Kangjin Mountain, these textures became even more pronounced."

Chen Hong's pupils contracted sharply, and she quickly reached out to touch her face.

It was still so smooth and tender, without any hint of woodiness or fibrousness. But she didn't take Lin Yuan's words to heart. Instead, she said very seriously, "After using that pen, I sometimes feel uncomfortable and my limbs feel stiff. Does this mean there's really a price to pay for using these special items?"

She then looked around Lin Yuan's eyes.

A few days ago on Kangjin Mountain, Lin Yuan used a special power, and colorful patterns appeared around his eyes, but they disappeared when he came down the mountain.

Otherwise, Lin Yue and the others wouldn't have remained completely unresponsive.

"And what about Captain Li and his team? Can they see anything too?"

Lin Yuan nodded. "Captain Li's skin is scorched yellow, a result of being burned. Zhang Jian's face is shrouded in a thin mist, making it almost impossible to see his features. As for Lin Bei... I didn't notice anything on him. I suspect this might be a premonition of death."

"A sign of impending death?" Chen Hong asked rhetorically.

"That's right, it's a sign of impending death."

Lin Yuan nodded emphatically. He didn't use the theory of mysterious resurrection to explain it, but could only choose to talk about it from this angle, since Chen Hong and the others themselves could not feel much difference.

"Every ability comes at a price. The abilities of special items are no different from the supernatural powers in myths and legends. How could such terrifying power be without a price? It's just that these prices accumulate and will erupt at the last moment, and the result of the eruption is death."

Among the abilities I possess is the ability to see through things, so I can see how much you have accumulated at a cost.

If I'm not mistaken, when your entire skin becomes woody, Sister Hong, you might become a real wooden person.

"So that's how it is."

Chen Hong's expression was complicated, but she didn't continue on that topic. "What did you notice about that tree at the Central Hospital?"

This topic shift was too abrupt.

Lin Yuan sighed inwardly, knowing that Chen Hong did not fully believe what he had said, but he did not regret it.

He had a good impression of these people, and he even hoped that his guess was wrong.

"When I was seeing Dr. Yang Fan, I saw that tree, but it was a dead tree. Also, Sister Hong, didn't you notice? The time that tree killed people was the same time that the ancient bell on Kangjin Mountain killed people, both at seven o'clock in the morning."

In the delusional illusion, Peng Anxiao's ghostly withered branch and the S-level paranormal event, the Ghostly Clock Tower, are both in Xiaonan City, and in the end, they even merge into one.

All these signs made it hard for Lin Yuan not to be suspicious.

"Let's go and take a look first, no matter what."

"it is good."

The Municipal Central Hospital has been completely sealed off. All patients, doctors, and nurses have been transferred, and not a single staff member has been left behind.

All the passageways were cordoned off and guarded by law enforcement personnel to prevent curious individuals from sneaking in.

When Lin Yuan and Chen Hong arrived at the hospital entrance, they were stopped by the staff.

"Gentlemen, the Municipal Central Hospital is under lockdown. If you need medical treatment, please go to another hospital."

In the past ten days or so, rumors about the Municipal Central Hospital have been flying everywhere. Although there are people specifically trying to control the trend on the internet, a lot of rumors are still circulating.

Many people usually come here, wanting to sneak in and see what's going on; the staff are used to it.

"Hello, we are a special task force from Huadu City. These are our identification documents."

Chen Hong took out an ID card, which was also their official identity when handling special events in various places. It was perfectly adequate for dealing with minor situations.

The staff checked the ID and compared it with the message sent in the work group yesterday afternoon, then returned the ID. "Team Leader Chen, I suggest you wait until after 7 o'clock to go in."