Strange Rules: It doesn't matter, the system will take care of it.

Chapter 8 The Strongest Ghost-Catching System

The humid, hot air rushed towards him again, and Chen Feng knew that a new cycle of reincarnation had begun.

"Handsome, you don't look well. You'd better find somewhere to take shelter from the rain before it starts."

You keep chasing me and trying to kill me, how am I supposed to get away with this?

Although he was furious, Chen Feng forced a smile and waved his hand, saying, "Next time, definitely next time."

After seeing the proprietress off, Chen Feng began to calm down and review the events of his previous reincarnations.

"I'm dead again."

"If it weren't for the save/load system, I would have lost three lives. No wonder so many transmigrators have failed. There's definitely something special about this place."

"Based on my first and fourth experiences, no matter where I am, whether I'm inside the Happiness Internet Cafe or in a car a few kilometers away, as soon as I fall asleep, the proprietress will drag me into a dream and then drain me dry until I die."

"So if I want to see the sun rise tomorrow, I have to strike first and kill the landlady before I go to sleep."

After identifying his target, Chen Feng began to invoke the system.

[User: Chen Feng]

Number of save/load attempts: 5

System Points: 4

[Mission: Eliminate Happiness Internet Cafe (Incomplete)]

[Mission: Eliminate the water ghosts (Completed)]

"A task that has already been completed cannot be repeated. It seems that the plan to use the suicidal girl and the water ghost to farm points has failed."

Chen Feng looked at the four system points he had earned last time and did not rush to exchange them for save/load attempts. After all, he would be choosing a new system later, and it would be embarrassing if he came across a good exchange system but did not have enough points to exchange for it.

It's still the same box, choose one of three.

This time, the new box replacing the Great Villain System is numbered LY-03-ZQZG, and it says, "The goal is to become a master of ghosts!"

This...this is!

Upon seeing the system's origin identifier, "Lingyi (LY)," Chen Feng was overjoyed. Countless classic supernatural figures flashed through his mind: a Maoshan Taoist priest wielding the Five Thunderbolts Technique, an exorcist wielding a silver crossbow, an Onmyoji controlling shikigami, a medium communicating with spirits...

I finally got a rare item!

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Feng grabbed the supernatural box and instantly refined it:

[Ding! Congratulations on successfully activating the ultimate ghost-catching system!]

A text appeared before Chen Feng's eyes.

1. Defeat the monsters through battle.

Second: To fulfill the obsessions and wishes of ghosts and monsters.

Once the user meets the above two conditions, they can subdue the ghost and make it their subordinate.

"Not only do we have to win, but we also have to fulfill the other side's wishes. These are really harsh conditions."

Although the conditions are harsh, Chen Feng currently has a good option: the Water Ghost.

First, Chen Feng knew that the water ghost was afraid of fire, and he had already successfully killed the water ghost last time. Completing the first condition should not be a problem.

Secondly, during the second reincarnation, Chen Feng witnessed the Water Ghost storming into the Happiness Internet Cafe. During the third reincarnation, he heard Lao Li tell the story behind the Water Ghost. Therefore, Chen Feng was absolutely certain that the Water Ghost's wish was to take revenge on the owner's wife!

After identifying his target, Chen Feng still stopped Lao Li and his companion as they came out of the internet cafe, his main message being just six words: "Officer, we're hungry, we need food."

Then proceed to Cihang Bridge.

During the conversation, Old Li told the story again: "The reason so many people died on the Cihang Bridge is because of—water ghosts."

Chen Feng: "Oh."

Old Li exclaimed in surprise, "Aren't you surprised? That's a water ghost!"

Chen Feng said coldly, "Let me tell you something that no one knows."

"Feudal superstition is no substitute for listening to the news."

Zhang Ruobing turned on the radio, and after a piece of soothing background music, a standard male announcer's voice rang out:

"The annual 'Youth Mental Health Work Thematic Report Meeting' will be held at 9:00 AM at the end of this month in the conference hall of the Municipal Administrative Center... The meeting has invited renowned professors in the field of mental health in the city, aiming to guide minors to embrace the online world in a green, healthy, and civilized manner."

Accompanied by boring news, the car drove to Cihang Bridge.

Then it was the same old routine: a girl jumps into the river, a water ghost appears, and they start climbing a rope.

This time, however, Chen Feng didn't let Lao Li and the others break the rope; instead, he borrowed a light.

"Uncle Li, can I borrow your lighter?"

"Okay, but I don't have any cigarettes."

"What's the point of lighting a cigarette? Watch me light a Water Ghost for you, that's much stronger."

As he spoke, Chen Feng waited patiently, then set fire to the water ghost that had climbed up the lifeline.

The flames spread at a frenzied speed. In the last reincarnation, the water ghost was hit by a car and shot more than fifty times before being destroyed by the flames. So this time, the water ghost was only set on fire and did not die completely. Instead, it collapsed on the ground and temporarily lost its fighting ability.

Looking at the charred human figure writhing on the ground, Chen Feng stopped Old Li and his companion who were about to draw their guns and stepped forward alone, saying, "I know your story, and I know that you were killed by a woman who cheated on you and wanted to take revenge on her."

"And that bitch has her eye on me too. If I don't kill her, I won't survive tonight. So I'm thinking, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. How about we join forces?"

After his explanation, Chen Feng heard a system notification.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have temporarily subdued a water ghost!]

[Water Ghost (Temporarily Recaptured)]

[Resentment Level: ★★★ (Three Stars)]

【Characteristics: Loves water; Water Ghosts possess immense strength in water and can teleport short distances using water.】

【Characteristics: Prefers rain; when it rains, the water ghost can leave the shore, and its form becomes blurred and difficult to identify】

[Weakness: Fear of fire. Although born from water, water ghosts are covered in corpse oil, which ignites upon contact with fire.]

The specific information about the water ghost appeared in Chen Feng's mind.

"So it turns out that water ghosts can teleport briefly using water. No wonder during the second cycle, the water ghost that was on the first floor of the internet cafe suddenly appeared in the bathroom on the second floor, and during the fourth cycle, even though we drove so far, it still caught up with us."

As for the level of resentment, that is the standard by which the system measures the combat power of ghosts. The more people a ghost harms, the heavier its resentment, the higher its star rating and the stronger it is.

After dealing with the water ghost, Chen Feng told the still-shaken Lao Li and his companion, "I have subdued the water ghost under Cihang Bridge, and it will no longer harm people."

Old Li couldn't help but ask, "Thank you for saving me, but who exactly are you?"

Chen Feng said, "Who I am is not important. What is important is that I came here specifically for the case of the missing homeless man."

A hint of surprise flashed in Old Li's eyes: "You also know about the missing homeless man case?"

Chen Feng hummed in agreement. He didn't want to arouse suspicion, but anyone with a normal intelligence would know which was more powerful, the landlady with a 9-point bounty or the water ghost with a 3-point bounty.

So, in order to deal with the landlady, Chen Feng needed more fighting power, which meant he had to persuade Old Li to help: "Officers, don't be afraid of what I'm about to tell you. Actually, the case of the missing homeless man wasn't committed by one person alone!"

Zhang Ruobing asked, "How many people were there?"

Chen Feng said he had misunderstood: "No, it wasn't a gang crime. What I mean is, it wasn't even a crime done by a human being."

Normally, Zhang Ruobing would have clicked her tongue and thought this person was crazy.

But after witnessing the water ghost incident, she began to waver: "You mean, the homeless man's disappearance is also related to supernatural forces?"

"That's right."

Chen Feng recounted in detail how the female demon boss seduced homeless men, recruited them as internet cafe managers, murdered them one by one, and turned them into human skins to hang in the attic.

"This doesn't make sense." Although Old Li had received a lot of intelligence and had long suspected Xingfu Internet Cafe, after investigating today, "we went up to the third floor, and apart from some wood and sand, there was nothing unusual there."

Chen Feng squinted, thinking that sand absorbs water and wood is flammable. It seemed that the landlady knew all along that the water ghost would come looking for her. As for not finding the human skin, could it be that the landlady had put it away?

Old Li suggested, "Why don't we go investigate again together?"

"No, no, no!"

Chen Feng waved his hand repeatedly. That landlady killed nearly a hundred transmigrators with systems. There are only three of us going. Isn't that just suicide?

"Uncle Li, you should call as many people as possible to help."

Old Li was in a difficult position: "If we want to call for help, we need evidence."

Chen Feng advised, "Uncle Li, if we don't shut down Xingfu Internet Cafe tonight, we might miss our chance. Who knows how many more people will be harmed then?"

Upon hearing this...

Old Li's eyes gradually hardened: "Okay, I believe you."

Zhang Ruobing suddenly looked at her master: "Master, what if it's fake..."

Old Li told his apprentice not to say anything more: "Even if it's fake, we still have to go. That's the meaning of being a policeman."

So, an hour later.

Three police cars pulled up in front of Xingfu Internet Cafe. Amidst the blaring sirens and the sound of rain, eight officers armed with heavy batons and stun guns got out, rushed into the internet cafe, and shouted:

"Don't move! Hands behind your head, squat down!"

"We have obtained important evidence and suspect that your internet cafe is related to the recent disappearances. Please cooperate with the investigation."

"Unrelated personnel, please leave the scene immediately."

Chen Feng, mingling among the police officers, was in high spirits: "Boss lady, I'm fucking here!"