Welcome to the Midnight Echo Files

Seventeen years ago, his mother died in Diao Yu Zhai. After receiving a mysterious text message, Nie Qinchen goes to investigate and discovers that the 'deity' in the village is actually an ancient virus. He finds his mother's remains, but his companion becomes infected, and everything points to a larger conspiracy. In search of a cure, he is forced to join an international illegal organization, only to realize that from the very beginning, a mysterious figure has been manipulating him from the shadows. — Description from novelcodex.org