The Number 7

Inside the stadium.

Just like yesterday, another meeting was held early this morning.

It will still be hosted by Wang Xiaoming.

Everyone who was supposed to be there was there, and those who weren't probably didn't make it either.

"Ye Feng and He Chuan, could they be dead? They didn't even come." Zhang Han asked in surprise.

As a former member of the Xiaoqiang Club, he still found Ye Feng's departure unbelievable.

"Who knows? Maybe he's dead, maybe he's hiding and doesn't want to get involved, or maybe he's escaped. After all, it's not impossible for him to find a way to leave Dachang City." Zhao Kaiming grinned.

"What happened yesterday? Zhao Kaiming, weren't you with them?" one of the Ghost Tamer asked.

Zhao Kaiming said, "We ran into a little trouble and got separated. I don't know what happened after that. After all, these are grown ups with hands and feet; how could I possibly take care of them?"

He acted as if it were none of his business.

Yang Jian didn't say anything, he just sat there eating his steamed bun.

"Where did you buy these steamed buns? All the breakfast shops in Dachang City are closed now. I didn't eat anything yesterday," Sun Yi said, looking at Yang Jian with some surprise.

"It's steamed at home, do you want some? It's on me," Yang Jian.

Sun Yi swallowed hard; "Then I won't be polite."

So, two more people were eating steamed buns in the meeting room.

Zhao Kaiming's face darkened when he saw Yang Jian still enjoying eating steamed buns. "Yang, Ghost Tamer, are you happy that Ye Feng has disappeared? Well, that's right, after all, you've lost an enemy, so it's worth celebrating with a few steamed buns."

"Bang!"

Without hesitation, Yang Jian picked up a steamed bun and threw it directly at Zhao Kaiming's head.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Kaiming suddenly stood up.

"I'll treat you to some steamed buns, pork filling," Yang Jian said.

Zhao Kaiming said, "Do you want to cause trouble?"

"Are you trying to cause trouble?"

Yang Jian looked at him and said, "I promised not to have any conflict with you just a few days ago, and you're already trying to cause trouble? I didn't say a word just now, but you dragged me into this without warning. Since you don't want to keep your promise, I don't mind playing along. Ye Feng's disappearance has nothing to do with me. But if you were to disappear, I believe we should have a proper celebration."

Zhao Kaiming's expression shifted uncertainly. He wasn't a tolerant person, but he knew that breaking his agreement with Yang Jian was not a good choice. So he could only force a smile and say, "Yang Ghost Tamer, you're joking. I was just mentioning it casually. Just pretend I didn't say anything."

"That's more like it," Yang Jian.

"Let's see how long you can be so smug," Zhao Kaiming thought to himself with a gloomy face.

At that moment, Wang Xiaoming hurried over. He looked exhausted and his eyes were bloodshot. He must have stayed up all night yesterday, busy with something.

"Everyone's here? Good. I'll get straight to the point. Ye Feng and He Chuan went missing yesterday, probably around this location on the map." He immediately opened a slideshow, pulled up a map of Dachang City, and drew a circle on it.

"Zhao the Ghost Tamer said they encountered a supernatural event here before, which was very likely Ghost Infant. Ye Feng and He Chuan's disappearance is related to this."

Wang Xiaoming added, "However, before Ye Feng completely disappeared, he sent me a text message. The message was incomplete; he probably hadn't had time to type it in yet, so it only contained one character."

After he finished speaking, the slides on the projector flashed, and a screenshot of information appeared in front of everyone: 7.

A very simple number.

7?

Everyone frowned, indicating their incomprehension.

Wang Xiaoming said, "This text message reveals very little. Does anyone here have any good suggestions?"

"Perhaps he encountered seven ghosts, warning us that it's dangerous there," Sun Yi immediately said.

"It's possible that it was a mistake made in a moment of panic, and a wrong text message was sent out on a whim," Zhang Han said.

Zhao Kaiming suddenly laughed and said, "Maybe it wasn't him who sent it, but that thing. It's implying that the remaining seven of us will all die. There were nine of us before, and now Ye Feng and He Chuan are missing. Assuming they're dead, the remaining seven would correspond to the seven of us."

"Damn it, Zhao Kaiming, don't say such terrifying things, okay?" one of the Ghost Tamer exclaimed in fright.

"Yang Jian, what do you think?" Wang Xiaoming asked.

Yang Jian, "We can't see anything. It's ridiculous to make a deduction based on a single number. It's meaningless for Ye Feng to release such a number before he disappeared. It only wastes our time. I think we can ignore it for now. Of course, ignoring it doesn't mean we can ignore it. We can write this number down for now and see if we can piece together some other useful information later."

"We can ignore the information, but we can't leave the two Ghost Tamer have gone missing. Losing two people on the first day is very detrimental to the subsequent operations." Wang Xiaoming's face was grim.

"Professor Wang, didn't you want to capture the third-stage Ghost Infant? The location of the incident might be an opportunity. This time, I think we don't need to split up. Let's just act together and capture that Ghost Infant first," Zhang Han said.

Yang Jian shook his head and said, "The shroud Ye Feng is wearing can withstand the attack of vengeful ghosts. If he falls, I think the others will just be throwing their lives away. This thing can't be defeated by sheer numbers; it requires a method. Isn't Professor Wang trying to find a method by researching the third stage of Ghost Infant?"

Zhao Kaiming said calmly, "So, the operation has already encountered obstacles on its very first day? They're afraid to go to dangerous places, and there's been no movement elsewhere. If this drags on, the problems could become quite serious."

"Do you think sending them to their deaths will solve the problem?" Yang Jian sneered. "Don't forget, Ye Feng has two ghosts inside him, and with He Chuan's, that makes three. If they really die, the ghosts inside them will definitely have escaped. Even if they haven't revived, they're close to reviving. How terrifying that will be is unimaginable."

Wang Xiaoming finally made up his mind and said, "Seven days. If there is no progress in capturing the third-stage Ghost Infant within seven days, everyone, including me, will go to this place to investigate."

Um?

Yang Jian's expression shifted, showing some surprise.

Keep in mind that Wang Xiaoming is just an ordinary person; would he dare to risk his life to investigate a haunted place?

Does knowing they're protected mean they can act recklessly without restraint?

Or perhaps he felt his safety would be compromised after seven days, so he decided to fight to the death.

I don't know.

But he's the boss now, and he can do whatever he wants, which Yang Jian can't control.

Wang Xiaoming, of course, had his own considerations. He was racing against time, as all signs indicated that the supernatural events were brewing and becoming increasingly serious. If he couldn't find a breakthrough, perhaps everything would be beyond repair.