Tang Jun
Tang Jun is the ghost who drives Route 104's Midnight Hearse before becoming Chen Ge's nervous but dependable transport specialist.
Biography
Driver of Route 104
Tang Jun begins trapped in a dangerous route governed by stronger supernatural forces. He obeys because resistance risks destruction, and his nervous evasiveness reflects long experience of how little control the driver actually has. After Chen Ge takes command of the hearse, Tang Jun follows altered routes, explains what happened to the former driver, and transports the passenger coalition into Li Wan City. Cooperation offers him something the old route never did: protection and a role chosen through continued service rather than naked coercion. He consequently joins the House of Horrors as an employee. (Chapters 537–544, 616–628, 676–680)
Driver in false Xin Hai
Within false Xin Hai, Tang Jun again appears behind the wheel, transporting Chen Ge and Zuo Han between the city's dangerous locations. As memories return and the resistance gathers, he continues moving allies rather than confronting the hospital directly. By the final reunion he remains part of Chen Ge's supernatural staff, his driving providing practical continuity between the House's daily operations and its most dangerous expeditions. (Chapters 1116, 1190, 1192–1193, and 1210–1211)
Appearance and personality
Tang Jun appears as a male ghost driver. He is nervous, evasive, and acutely sensitive to anyone stronger than himself, but once given a route and credible protection he becomes cooperative and reliable. His fear is a survival instinct rather than simple disloyalty. (Chapters 537–544, 616–628)
Skills and supernatural abilities
Tang Jun can operate the supernatural Route 104 vehicle across ordinary streets and locations influenced by a blood door. That function depends on the vehicle and route: stronger entities can constrain him, redirect the service, or threaten the passengers, so he is not shown controlling the system that makes the hearse supernatural. (Chapters 537–544, 616–628, 676–680)
Relationships
- Chen Ge: Tang Jun first obeys him out of fear, then remains as an employee and driver under the protection of the House of Horrors. (Chapters 537–544, 616–680, 1210–1211)
- Route 104 passengers: He transports both hostile entities and Chen's coalition, but cannot always protect riders from the powers governing the route. (Chapters 537–544, 616–628)
Items
The Midnight Hearse, or Route 104 bus, is the vehicle Tang Jun operates and later holds in practical custody for Chen Ge. His role as driver does not establish personal ownership of it. (Chapters 537–544, 616–628, 676–680)
