Human Skin Paper

Seeing that Wang Xiaoming wanted to say something more, Ye Zhen interrupted, "Alright, Professor Wang, we're here to rescue you. Now come with us out of here."

"No, that damned thing in the city hasn't been dealt with yet. I can't just leave like this." Professor Wang refused decisively.

"Your staying here won't offer any help; in fact, it will require us to spare some manpower to protect you. Why bother?" Ye Zhen advised.

"Who said my staying is useless? Now that you're here, shouldn't you try to resolve this situation?"

"I'll just stay here and wait for you guys to handle it," Wang Xiaoming said.

"That won't do. We just came in to take you out."

"As for resolving this incident? That's not our job," Ye Zhen said.

"Can you really bear to watch the whole city die a violent death? Are your hearts made of iron?" Wang Xiaoming said agitatedly.

"Hey, anyone who wasn't ruthless enough would have died long ago." Ye Zhen didn't care about his accusation.

"What do you want in return for resolving this matter? I'll pay, okay? Are five Red Ghost Candle enough?"

Since you were sent to pick me up by Headquarters, you must know what the Red Ghost Candle is.

"This is a strategic resource at Headquarters. With my authority, this is all I can mobilize," Wang Xiaoming emphasized, holding up five fingers.

"This isn't just about the Red Ghost Candle. This Starving Ghost incident is far more complex than it seems; there's some other ghostly entity causing trouble behind the scenes."

"I don't really want to face it. Let's wait for Little Yang to come online and let Little Yang deal with it." Ye Zhen revealed the inside information without any hesitation.

"What? This incident wasn't accidental? Is something behind it?" Wang Xiaoming's pupils shrank; he was genuinely shocked by the news.

"Who is it? How dare he? Tell me who it is, and I will mobilize the entire Headquarters to take him down at all costs."

"I never said it was a person," Ye Zhen said, pursing his lips.

"Strange? A ghost with intelligence?" Wang Xiaoming was even more worried.

He had been worried about this matter. Although the strange creatures that had appeared so far did not possess intelligence and needed to follow certain patterns of behavior, what if a ghost with intelligence emerged that could suppress the instincts of Vengeful Ghost vengeful spirit?

Unexpectedly, these concerns have become a reality so quickly.

"What is its purpose? What use is it to disrupt human society?" Wang Xiaoming asked.

"The Starving Ghost itself is its goal. The Starving Ghost has unlimited potential. Once it gains control over the Starving Ghost, there will be no way to stop it," Richard interjected.

"Then why don't you hurry up and deal with it? Once it grows stronger, everyone will suffer, and you won't be able to escape either," Wang Xiaoming said helplessly.

"No rush. Let Little Yang deal with it."

Ye Zhen's mention of Little Yang again made Wang Xiaoming value Yang Jian more.

Although he didn't quite understand why these two had so much confidence in Yang Jian, he could tell that they wouldn't step in to resolve the matter.

They could only pin their hopes on Yang Jian.

"Then I won't rush off. I'll wait until Yang Jian has dealt with the Starving Ghost before I leave," Wang Xiaoming said.

"Hey, that's not up to you. Headquarters paid us, we can't just take the money and not do any work, can we?" Ye Zhen joked.

"I can communicate with Headquarters myself, and the money will still be paid," Wang Xiaoming said, taking the satellite phone and attempting to contact Headquarters.

The call was quickly connected, Wang Xiaoming explained the situation.

On the other hand, although Zhao Jianguo preferred to remove Professor Wang, there was nothing he could do because Professor Wang was unwilling.

Professor Wang has higher authority than him.

So he could only ask Professor Wang to pass the phone to Ye Zhen.

Then, over the phone, he instructed Ye Zhen to protect Professor Wang Professor Wang to make sure nothing happened to him.

Although it wasn't said aloud, Ye Zhen understood the unspoken meaning. If something happened to Professor Wang, Ye Zhen would not only lose his compensation, but might also face trouble from Headquarters.

"Tsk, troublesome. I might as well have taken you out with me." Ye Zhen, somewhat annoyed.

Professor Wang is a living, breathing person; he can move. Protecting him within Dachang City is far more troublesome than simply taking him out.

Ye Zhen was somewhat eager to try, wanting to knock him unconscious and take him out.

Professor Wang's eyelids twitched, and he quickly said, "If you dare to force me to go out, I guarantee you'll have a hard time getting paid."

"Tch, I, Ye, have never been afraid of threats. I'm going to see what you can do if I take you out right now."

"You'll be so mad!" Ye Zhen was annoyed. How dare they threaten him? Did he look like someone who would be threatened?

Professor Wang realized he had used the wrong approach and quickly said, "No, I promise I won't wander off. Please don't send me out."

Just as Ye Zhen to send him away, Richard suddenly turned to look at Yang Jian's good brother, Zhang Wei.

This person had been trying to hide when they came in and started talking to Wang Xiaoming.

He guessed that Richard and his companion were probably the same kind of people as his good brother Yang Jian.

He still had something that Yang Jian had entrusted to him, something that must have been very important to Yang Jian.

We can't let those two find out, otherwise what if they take a fancy to that thing and try to steal it?

Seeing Richard turn to look at him, he quickly said, "Professor Wang's safety is paramount. You should send him away immediately. We can stay here and wait for you to come back and pick us up."

"Hehe, don't be nervous. I just wanted to tell you that the thing inside is about to come out." Richard pointed to the Gold Box on his body.

Zhang Wei quickly took out the Gold Box. Upon closer inspection, he indeed saw a gap.

He quickly found some thin paper made of gold and wrapped the box in several more layers.

"Is this the Human Skin Paper that Little Yang has?" Ye Zhen asked curiously.

To be honest, he was quite eager to see for himself and, incidentally, ask who the strongest person in the world was.

Or you could ask where the Substitute Ghost's puzzle piece is.

Professor Wang, standing nearby, also looked at the box curiously. Was this the magical item Yang Jian possessed?

He had always known that Yang Jian possessed a peculiar supernatural item, and had even considered borrowing it to study it, but Yang Jian kept it very secret and never revealed it.

Now, listening to Ye Zhen's words, is it just a piece of Human Skin Paper inside?

What functions does this thing have? Like Old Man Qin, can it predict the future?

Judging from Ye Zhen and the other person's expression, this thing must be quite valuable? Why aren't they tempted? It seems these two don't intend to forcibly take it?

"Want to borrow that thing so I can study it? I can trade it for other supernatural items," he said to Zhang Wei.

He didn't know the Human Skin Paper was with Zhang Wei before, otherwise he would have insisted on taking it over to study it.

With Ye Zhen and the other person present, it's not advisable to openly rob them.

Moreover, judging from Ye Zhen and the other person's performance, Yang Jian's potential is clearly considerable. It's best not to antagonize him; exchanging with him would be ideal.

"No, wait for Yang Jian to come back and talk to him. I'm just responsible for safekeeping." Zhang Wei shook his head.