Conditions and Agreement

The repeated occurrence of paranormal events in the city proved that Yang Jian's previous judgment was correct.

The more densely populated a place is, the greater the chance of paranormal events occurring.

It wasn't just the Ghost Knocking incident that he could spread; the previous Ghost Infant incident also occurred in the city, as well as the headless ghost incident and the ghost he encountered in his home.

"After moving all that gold to the Guangjiang Residential Area, I'll try to come to the city center less often," Yang Jian thought to himself.

However, just as he entered the city...

The Ghost Tamer's satellite-guided phone rang again.

Yang Jian glanced at the phone on the passenger seat, hesitated for a moment, and then answered the call.

"It's me, Zhao Jianguo." This time, it wasn't Liu Xiaoyu who was in charge of communications.

"Is there anything else, Captain Zhao?" Yang Jian.

Zhao Jianguo's tone was very serious. "You're right, the Ghost Knocking incident is indeed extraordinary. The Ghost Tamer I sent to provide support have just lost contact, and the situation is still deteriorating. Several roads in the city center have been completely blocked off. Not only are two Ghost Tamer trapped, but at least several hundred ordinary people have also been caught up in it."

Yang Jian was speechless for a moment.

We've already warned them not to send anyone in to their deaths, but they still went.

This is truly chaotic command. If you want to resolve paranormal events, you need to consider whether your subordinates have the capability to do so.

This could be fatal.

"Now that it's already happened, what's the point of calling me?" Yang Jian asked.

Zhao Jianguo said, "This was a mistake in my command and arrangement, and I must apologize to you."

"No need to apologize to me, apologize to the family of the Ghost Tamer you sent. Your reckless command caused the death of a Ghost Tamer," Yang Jian.

"I know I will take responsibility for this, but this paranormal event is really far-reaching. The loss of two Ghost Tamer, the lockdown of a city center, and the involvement of hundreds of people—this responsibility is enough to get me executed three times over. My personal life and death don't matter, but you are also a local of Dachang City. You wouldn't want to see this paranormal event escalate into a disaster, would you?"

Yang Jian frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Your intervention will only make this supernatural event more complicated. I know a little about that ghost. It will leave after killing everyone in the Ghost Domain. If you send Ghost Tamer in, it will only prolong the time that ghost stays in Dachang City, and the losses will naturally increase. Moreover, I am truly powerless against that ghost. You will understand if you experience it."

"I understand, but you are the only one who survived this supernatural event with the others. If you were able to escape with your classmates, you should be able to escape with others as well. I don't ask that you can solve this supernatural event, I only ask that you can rescue people, even if it's just a Ghost Tamer," Zhao Jianguo said with utmost sincerity.

He's no longer seeking to resolve the paranormal events; he's only looking to minimize his losses.

Save lives?

Yang Jian thought for a moment.

Although he could safely bring people out using the Ghost Domain, there is still a degree of danger in going in rashly.

But just as he was thinking, his personal phone rang again.

"Wait a minute, let me take this call." Yang Jian took the opportunity to think things through.

Okay, I'll wait for your reply.

Yang Jian put down his satellite-guided phone and answered his personal cell phone, "Jiang Yan? What's up?"

"Yang Jian, is it really you?" Jiang Yan's voice was a little nervous.

"I'm very busy right now, so please speak quickly," Yang Jian.

Jiang Yan said in a tearful voice, "I... I think I'm lost in Dachang City. There's no one in this city, it's pitch black, and I'm the only one driving on the road. It was daytime before. Do you think I might have encountered a ghost?"

"Which road did you get lost on?" Yang Jian asked.

"Victory Road".

"Is there a Rose Bar nearby?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I did pass by a bar just now, but I heard strange noises coming from there, so I got scared and quickly ran a red light. But the further I drove, the fewer cars there were, and all the red lights around me went out."

Jiang Yan's voice trembled with tears as she spoke, "I don't want to die! Can you come and save me?"

"I'll be very obedient, please don't abandon me, I'm terrified of ghosts."

"You're really something, of all the roads in Dachang City, you had to take that one. Keep driving and stay on the move. From now on, don't answer any calls except from my number. I'll think of something else," Yang Jian.

"You'll come to save me, right? We made a promise before, I'll do things for you, and you'll protect me. Please, you have to come, I'll wait for you."

Yang Jian, "I'll try my best."

"Okay, love you, so cute." Jiang Yan's voice trembled.

Ah, women.

Yang Jian slammed down the phone in a fit of anger, his expression shifting rapidly.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yan got caught up in the mess while driving through the city center, which really caused her trouble.

"The timing of this incident was good, but the location was terrible. There are many vehicles passing through the city center, no wonder Zhao Jianguo said the impact was huge. Hundreds of people were probably involved, and that's a conservative estimate."

"It would be really unreasonable for Jiang Yan to abandon her, after all, I promised to protect her safety, and she has indeed done a lot for me these past few days. I will also need Jiang Yan's help to manage my business matters with Zhang Xiangui."

Yang Jian considered it for a moment, then immediately picked up his satellite-guided phone again. "Zhao Jianguo?"

"It's me. What's your decision?" Zhao Jianguo said immediately, seemingly standing right next to the communication device.

"I can go and rescue people, but that's all I can do. As for how many I can rescue, or whether I can definitely bring out a Ghost Tamer, I can't guarantee that," Yang Jian.

"Thank you so much," Zhao Jianguo said, his voice trembling with emotion.

Yang Jian, "Don't be too happy yet. I'm not in charge right now, so this mission is just a personal request, and therefore I have conditions."

"You can name your conditions," Zhao Jianguo said.

"I want the rights of the Dachang City Manager," Yang Jian said.

Zhao Jianguo paused for a moment and said, "Zhao Kaiming is very likely to have sacrificed himself in this incident. It's a sure thing for you to take over as the next Dachang City Manager. Why go through all this trouble?"

"I have some ideas of my own," Yang Jian.

In fact, there are two possible scenarios for the condition he proposed.

"But your request is unprecedented. You know that a city can only have one person in charge. If we appoint another one, it will definitely have some impact," Zhao Jianguo said.

"I don't know anything about this. I need an answer in ten minutes. If possible, I'll go rescue them right now. That's all, bye." Yang Jian hung up the phone immediately without saying anything more.

"Yang Jian hung up the phone, but according to satellite positioning, he is currently in the Dachang City. Captain, what do you think we should do about this?"

Inside the control room, Liu Xiaoyu checked the satellite positioning and confirmed Yang Jian's location.

"What else can I do? I'll go and ask my superiors. This is a matter for the Asia Division, and it doesn't need Headquarters' approval. I can only agree to Yang Jian's matter if my superiors approve it; otherwise, there's nothing I can do," Zhao Jianguo said, forcing himself to speak.

He immediately took out his personal cell phone and made a call.

Within five minutes, Zhao Jianguo received approval from his superiors.

"We'll handle this as a special case. I've reviewed Yang Jian's file; he's excellent in every aspect, especially in the Huanggang Village incident, where he made significant contributions and advanced Professor Wang's research. We can agree to his conditions. Ghost Tamer is a good thing. Zhao Kaiming's mental state assessment is very poor, and Yang Jian can fill that gap. Taking preventative measures in advance is also feasible."

"If Zhao Kaiming were to sacrifice himself in this incident, wouldn't Yang Jian be the perfect person to fill the vacancy of Ghost Tamer? Therefore, this matter is approved."

Upon receiving this order, Zhao Jianguo was pleasantly surprised and immediately agreed to Yang Jian's previous conditions.

"I understand. I'm driving to the scene." Yang Jian hung up the phone expressionlessly.

Zhao Jianguo will definitely agree; he has no other choice.

Of course, Yang Jian also needed this convenience at this time, since his identity as the Dachang City Manager was quite useful at times.

The vehicle made a U-turn and accelerated all the way.

Before that, Yang Jian took out a long, golden box from the storage compartment in the car.

I opened it and took a look.

A scarlet candle emitted an eerie aura, and one could faintly smell the stench of rotting corpses.

Ghost candle~!

Professor Wang named it this way.

Once the ghost candle is lit, it remains completely safe until it goes out.

"Just to be on the safe side, we must bring it," Yang Jian.

Without any confidence, how could I dare to face that old devil again?

"Stop the car!"

At the roadblock, several security personnel stopped the car and signaled it to turn around and leave.

Yang Jian knew there was a problem ahead; the road was blocked.

But they didn't wait for him to get off the bus to explain the situation.

The security guard then received the order from his superiors, "This vehicle can proceed."

The security personnel, puzzled, checked the license plate and said, "Move the roadblock and let this car through."

"They're very efficient." Yang Jian understood that this was Zhao Jianguo's arrangement and immediately drove over.

Drive further ahead.

The roads became increasingly deserted, with police officers on guard all around.

Clearly, the people in the vicinity had already been evacuated before that.

As he drove past an intersection, he lost all caution; the road ahead gradually dimmed until it disappeared into a bottomless darkness.

"The Ghost Domain is still here." Yang Jian's eyes narrowed slightly.

Ghost Domain existence of the Ghost Domain means that not all the people within it have died; there are still survivors.

They prepared ghost candles, lighters, and specially made pistols.

There aren't many of those golden bullets left.

This thing isn't meant to fight ghosts anyway; it's just meant to intimidate them.

After everything was ready, Yang Jian stepped on the gas and drove without hesitation toward the gradually darkening road ahead.