Chapter 182: Ghost Taxi

In the luxurious office of Bafang Building,
Wei Jing looked at the photo on the tablet and asked, "Is there any other useful information about this taxi?"

"Recently, an urban legend has appeared in Dagang City. It should be related to this taxi." Li Yong quickly took out a paper document: "These are some materials that have been investigated recently."

From the incident to now, Li Yong has not been idle, and has sorted out a large amount of data and information overnight.

After Wei Jing took the information, he glanced at it briefly and said:

"Contact the police now and ask them to search the entire city for this taxi. Notify me immediately if you find any information. Do not approach rashly."

"As for Liu Qi's disappearance and the theft of the spirit-detecting instrument... first sort out all the information you can gather, and someone will come to handle it this afternoon."

Li Yong nodded in agreement and immediately left the office to contact the police department to track down the special taxi.

After Li Yong left, Wei Jing sat in the boss chair behind the desk and began to look up the information he had just obtained.

"Never take a taxi at midnight, because that is when the Yin energy is at its strongest and the gates of hell are wide open. Evil ghosts from the underworld will drive taxis to the world of the living to find scapegoats. If you take a taxi, you will be dragged into the eighteen levels of hell and disappear forever."

This is an urban legend that has been circulating in Dagang City recently. Someone once shared his own experience online, saying that one of his friends disappeared completely after getting on a midnight taxi. After calling the police, they checked all the nearby cameras but could not find the midnight taxi.

Behind this message, there is a note: It has been confirmed that this incident did happen. The incident occurred in the old city area. There is currently no news about the missing person.

Wei Jing flipped through page after page of information, all of which were about strange things about taxis. However, after investigation, he found that most of them were fabricated by netizens, and only a small part was true and reliable.

This part of the data all involves cases of people disappearing in taxis. The police were unable to find any clues, and the surveillance cameras along the way did not capture any images of taxis. It is basically certain that these are not crimes committed by ordinary humans.

"It should be the haunted taxi." Wei Jing thought to himself, and at the same time, the photo of the taxi appeared in his mind. It was a red, shabby taxi, not much different from the taxis on the market, except that it was a little more shabby.

Turning to the end of the document, unlike the previous ones, here are some police records. Wei Jing was a little confused and continued reading.

'On April 4, at 13:2 p.m., a citizen called the police and reported a car accident on Queen Street in the old city. At 13:2 p.m., the police arrived and the vehicle had already fled. According to the caller, the car involved in the accident was a red taxi, which quickly fled after hitting the person. The person hit had no vital signs. When the surveillance was retrieved later, no vehicle was found along the way.'

'There is only one cellphone photo taken by an eyewitness, which has been collected as evidence.'

Subsequently, there were more than a dozen similar car accidents. The vehicle involved was always a red taxi, which disappeared without a trace after the accident and all the people hit died.

After a long time, after reading all the information about taxis, Wei Jing leaned back in his chair and began to think. The information provided by Li Yong was very valuable for reference.

There is even a relatively clear mobile phone photo among them. Based on the comparison, it can be basically confirmed that it is the taxi that caused the spirit detector to react.

The most important thing is to identify the approximate range where the phantom taxis appear, which is in the old city area of ​​Dagang City. Almost all the cases occurred in this area.

With a rough range in mind, it will be much easier to find.

"Accepting customers in the middle of the night and hitting people in the daytime, is this his way of killing people?"

Wei Jing tapped the table lightly, an idea coming to his mind.

In the afternoon, people sent by the headquarters to investigate the incident in Dagang City arrived at the Bafang Building. Among them were three ghost riders. After chatting for a few words, they said goodbye and left with the information prepared by Li Yong.

Watching the other party's leaving figure, Wei Jing was a little disappointed. He just learned during the conversation that the headquarters would not deploy the spirit detector to Dagang City for the time being. This shattered Wei Jing's idea of ​​relying on the spirit detector to find the supernatural taxi.

But he quickly came back to his senses and thought of a previous thought.

"Li Yong, come here!" Wei Jing stopped Li Yong who was about to leave, "I need you to do something!"

"Captain Wei, just tell me if you have anything to say!" Li Yong came up and replied.

"Look, the old city area..." In the office, Wei Jing expressed his ideas, and Li Yong listened carefully. The two chatted for more than half an hour before Li Yong left the office.

When it was midnight, the nightlife in Dagang City had just begun. Various neon lights were flashing, illuminating the entire city.

But if you look down from a high altitude, you will find that there is an area in Dagang City where the lights are sparse and dim, which is out of place with the surrounding area. That is the old city area.

Most of the houses here were built in the last century, and the infrastructure is not perfect. Compared with other urban areas, the old city is like a rural area.

"What kind of crappy place is this? Not even a taxi comes. It's really unlucky."

On the streets of the old city, a young man was walking on the street with a resentful look on his face. He worked overtime until late at night and was ready to go home. The taxi-hailing app was not working, and even a taxi did not work. When the driver heard that he wanted to go to the old city, he immediately asked him to get out of the car.

"You look down on people. What's wrong with the old city? You don't want to make money even if you have the chance. You're really sick." The young man continued to complain.

But he is not alone. There are many people like him today, because all taxis in Dagang City have been banned from picking up passengers in the old town. If they are found doing so, their vehicles will be confiscated and they will be fined.

This was exactly the solution Wei Jing came up with. He thought that since the ghost taxi would pick up people in the middle of the night and its activity area was in the old city, as long as ordinary taxis were prohibited from appearing, a large number of interference factors could be eliminated. When the ghost taxi appeared, it would be possible to quickly locate it.

Given that the mysterious taxis can always avoid being filmed by cameras, Wei Jing has also arranged personnel on every street. As long as someone spots a taxi, they will report it immediately and he will arrive as quickly as possible.

Wei Jing himself was walking alone on the streets of the old city, trying to see if he could fish with a straight hook.

But it was obvious that a straight hook could not catch any fish. He walked for nearly two hours and did not encounter any ghost taxi.

Time passed little by little, and the night became deeper and deeper.

A light suddenly appeared in a certain block, and an old red taxi drove out of it and headed towards the street ahead. It was soon discovered by those who were waiting in ambush.

The news soon reached Wei Jing. After getting the location of the ghost taxi, Wei Jing immediately used the ghost domain to head towards the direction of the ghost taxi.

On Zhongshan Street, a red taxi was driving fast. Behind the taxi, there was a black car chasing it closely. The next moment, the taxi suddenly disappeared.

"The taxi has disappeared again. The location is in the middle section of Zhongshan Street." Someone in the black car immediately began to report the situation.

"A taxi was found in Qinghuan Street. A taxi was found in Qinghuan Street." At the same time, a team reported that a taxi was found.

The ghost taxi is not like a normal vehicle. Every time it travels a certain distance, it will enter the ghost realm and then reappear in the real world. This makes it impossible for the tracking vehicle to catch up. Fortunately, there are sufficient preparations and people on every street. Even if one car is lost, the next one will soon catch up.

On the yellow mud road, Wei Jing was moving quickly, listening to the constant reports on the phone, and he was also fine-tuning the direction at the same time. "Sir, it's bad, the taxi has stopped on the side of the road, and it seems someone is about to get in!"

Someone on the phone suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone involved in this operation knew the truth about the supernatural incident and also knew how terrifying the ghost taxi was. When they saw someone about to get in the taxi, they were naturally very worried.

Zhou Tong was very depressed. He was sleeping soundly at home when he suddenly received a call from his boss, asking him to go to work, saying that an old customer's car broke down and needed urgent repairs.

"They treat me like a beast of burden with such a small salary every month. I will quit my job when I get paid next month. Whoever wants to do this crappy job can do it."

Zhou Tong walked out of the house and looked at the empty streets, ready to hail a taxi online, otherwise it would be dawn by the time he got to the company.

"Eh?! What the hell is this area restriction? I can't even take a taxi? If I can't get to the company, my boss will definitely find a way to deduct my salary."

Zhou Tong gave up on hailing a taxi online and decided to walk on the road first, hoping that he might meet a taxi. As he was thinking about it, Zhou Tong heard the sound of an engine coming from behind him. He turned around and saw that it was a red taxi.

The taxi overtook him and slowly stopped in front of him, its taillights flashing rapidly, as if urging him to get in.

Zhou Tong was delighted, thinking that he was very lucky and that whatever he wanted would come true. He walked forward and prepared to open the car door.

As soon as he gripped the door handle he felt something was wrong, something was wrong with the car.

"There's something wrong with the sound of the engine!"

Zhou Tong has been repairing cars for many years and can judge the quality of an engine just by listening to the sound it makes. Now he can hear something abnormal in the taxi's engine. The engine problem is very serious. According to this situation, it should have broken down long ago.

And this car is too broken! He didn't see it clearly at first, but now that he got closer, he found that there were many potholes on the taxi in front of him.

Thinking of the recent controversy over the midnight taxi, Zhou Tong wanted to let go and observe.

But the next moment, Zhou Tong's face turned pale!
His hand was stuck on the door handle of the taxi and he couldn't let go. Perhaps because he was annoyed that Zhou Tong was taking so long to get in, the door opened automatically.

"It's over! Midnight Taxi, I'm going to die!"

"Got you!"

Wei Jing in the ghost realm suddenly felt that his ghost realm had hit a barrier. He looked up and saw the mysterious taxi parked at the end of the street. At this moment, a figure was getting into the taxi stiffly.

"There is a ghost area, open it!"

Without hesitation, Wei Jing directly and forcefully invaded the ghost domain of the supernatural taxi. Thanks to the special characteristics of his ghost domain, Wei Jing completed the invasion easily.

Zhou Tong, who was originally in despair, suddenly found that the taxi's control over itself had weakened. At the same time, he heard the sound of the engine roaring violently, as if the taxi was in trouble!

Is it possible that I am saved?
"Certainly!"

Wei Jing came to the front of the mysterious taxi, took out a mirror from his body and shone it directly at the other side. Then a green light shot out from the mirror and hit the taxi.

The green mirror light seemed to have life and turned into a rope that tightly bound the taxi.

With the restraint of the mirror light, the engine that had been roaring continuously began to weaken, and the headlights began to flicker continuously, as if they would go out at the next moment.

Wei Jing did not let his guard down. He immediately took out his golden pistol and fired several shots at the trunk of the taxi. After a few shots, the engine of the ghost taxi finally stalled, and the lights went out too.

"Ouch!"

The spiritual power that had forcibly controlled Zhou Tong dissipated. Zhou Tong was still struggling hard without any preparation and fell directly onto the road. He couldn't help but scream in pain.

Looking at Zhou Tong who fell to the ground, Wei Jing frowned slightly, but the frown soon disappeared. He looked at the ghost taxi that had been turned off, and the rope formed by the green mirror light gradually dissipated.

He looked down at the mirror in his hand, then carefully put it into his pocket. This mirror was specially made by Wang Xiaoming when he returned to the headquarters to report on his work. It was a very powerful supernatural weapon. With this mirror, his strength was comparable to that of a top ghost rider.

At this time, Zhou Tong had already stood up. He rubbed his back and looked around. He found a stranger appeared in front of the taxi at midnight. Considering the movement just now, Zhou Tong felt that this person must have saved him.

But before he could ask, he saw several black cars surrounding them, with two or three people getting out of each car.

Zhou Tong was so frightened by the scene that he dared not say a word. He stood there silently, wanting to leave but not daring to.

But he was the only outsider here, so no matter how he tried to hide, he would still attract attention. After Wei Jing roughly inspected the mysterious taxi, he waved to Zhou Tong and said:
"What's your name?"

"My name is Zhou Tong." Zhou Tong replied quickly.

Wei Jing looked Zhou Tong up and down and said, "Follow them. I need to ask you something."

"Okay, okay!" Zhou Tong nodded repeatedly, not daring to refuse, and followed a man in black into the car.

Sitting in the middle of the back seat, with a burly man on each side, Zhou Tong felt a little scared. Where would these people take him? Would they kill him to silence him because he saw something he shouldn't have seen?
What happened today was too much of a challenge to his worldview. Even some outrageous things were possible to happen again. The more Zhou Tong thought about it, the more scared he became, and his body gradually began to tremble.

"Don't be afraid, we are official people, and we are taking you away to protect you."

Someone next to him seemed to notice Zhou Tong's uneasiness and spoke to comfort him.

Official people?!
When Zhou Tong heard that it was an official, his heart was instantly relieved.

"Thank you for the reminder, big brother!" Zhou Tong looked at the person next to him gratefully.

On the other side, Wei Jing discovered after some exploration that the taxi could actually be driven.

As long as you can withstand the side effects of the evil spirit, you can drive the ghost taxi like a normal car.

Moreover, the capabilities of this taxi are very practical. The headlights are ghost areas, so you can drive through the ghost areas while driving the taxi. At the same time, the headlights also have a certain psychedelic effect, which can interfere with people's perception.

"Interesting, the Professor Ghost King will definitely like this."

(End of this chapter)