Entering Z City

The next day.

A civilian helicopter landed right on time outside the residential area, accompanied by only three people.

A staff member involved said, "Considering the impact of this matter, the operation needs to be carried out discreetly, so we can't conduct the escort in a high-profile manner. We hope you can understand."

"I understand, let's go." Yang Jian nodded and boarded the plane.

Zhao Jianguo mentioned this yesterday. His current status is somewhat special. If Ghost Eye Yang Jian, who can solve S-class paranormal cases, is found to have entered Z City, wouldn't that be announcing to the outside world that the paranormal events in Z City are extremely serious?

So try to keep a low profile if you can.

The helicopter flew towards Z City.

Yang Jian sat on the plane, but he was thinking with his eyes closed.

He didn't sleep a wink last night because the message Zhao Lei left behind before his death made him feel a strange sense of urgency.

The clues from the ghost cabinet, Zhao Lei's appearance, the Head Balloon Incident in Z City, and the disappearance of the Ghost-faced Tong Qian —it all seems like a tangled mess, impossible to unravel, yet each factor hides immense terror, forcing one to be on guard.

The staff member accompanying Yang Jian was secretly observing him.

It wasn't because of some kind of feeling between men that went beyond friendship, but rather a pure curiosity.

The legendary Ghost Eye Yang Jian, who supposedly single-handedly solved all the paranormal events in Dachang City, was right before their eyes. Anyone would want to know more about him.

This is human curiosity about the unknown and the mysterious.

"The Caesar Hotel in Z City is a key location; all the clues point to that place." Yang Jian was listening to the last recorded communication between Tong Qian and his operator through his earpiece.

"I am Tong Qian. I am very sorry about the Head Balloon Incident in Z City. It cannot be effectively resolved in a short time. However, after reviewing the city's video and audio recordings, I found that the initial few human heads were floating in the sky above the southern part of Z City."

"Today I searched all day again, and relying on some kind of instinctive feeling, I arrived at the famous Caesar Hotel in the south of the city. Some kind of instinctive feeling tells me that there seems to be something wrong with this hotel, and I need to investigate it myself."

The audio cuts off here.

The recording ends with the final line, "There's a problem here," and then Tong Qian's voice disappears from the recording.

That concludes the audio recording.

Tong Qian disappeared at the Caesar Hotel; at least this can be determined from the audio recordings.

"Can Feng Quan and Guo Fan be contacted?" Yang Jian asked directly into his satellite-guided phone after listening to the recording.

From the moment he set off, his phone remained on 24 hours a day.

Meanwhile, at Headquarters, two dedicated operators, Qin Meirou and Liu Xiaoyu, also take turns answering calls 24 hours a day.

Liu Xiaoyu's voice came from inside. "We can contact them. Do you need to connect with them?"

"No need. Inform Zhao Jianguo that I will go to the Caesar Hotel after entering Z City. During my mission, these two people must stay away from the Caesar Hotel. Do not let them appear in front of me under any circumstances, no reason whatsoever." Yang Jian's attitude was very firm.

Because he needs to start taking precautions now.

If someone's memories have been altered, they will definitely try to get close to you and seize the opportunity to attack you.

In other words, none of the Ghost Tamer currently in Z City are trustworthy; the safest course of action is to stay away from them.

"That means you'll be short of help," Liu Xiaoyu said.

Yang Jian, "Didn't you read my report yesterday? There's a ghost in Z City who can alter memories, so I can't trust them. Keeping my distance until this is over is the best course of action."

"But judging from Guo Fan and Feng Quan's communications, they haven't been attacked."

Liu Xiaoyu said, "We analyzed their call records and recordings last night. The possibility that their memories have been tampered with is no more than 10%, so we can confirm that they are safe."

"Any mistake in the face of a supernatural event is fatal. Perhaps the death of a few Ghost Tamer is nothing, but if this matter worsens, the consequences will be enormous. I already have many situations to deal with, and I don't want another potential threat. If Headquarters insists on providing me with so-called support, then I choose to cancel the mission in Z City," Yang Jian said very seriously.

"Alright, I'll try my best to arrange things for you, to keep Guo Fan and Feng Quan away from the Caesar Hotel. However, I can't guarantee that the foreign players the captain hired won't come into contact with you."

"I'll keep an eye on those people," Yang Jian.

During the call, the helicopter, which was flying normally in the air, suddenly seemed to encounter something and tilted sharply to the right. The people sitting in the cabin almost lost their seats and fell over.

"What happened?" one of the accompanying staff members immediately asked.

The co-pilot immediately said, "We've entered the airspace above Z City. We almost crashed into something during the flight."

After settling into his seat, Yang Jian immediately looked out the window.

But then they saw balloon-like objects floating in the sky above Z City. These objects drifted above the city, swaying constantly in the wind. Although they were scattered, a quick glance revealed at least dozens of them.

A balloon recently drifted over, seemingly intentionally.

Yang Jian immediately confirmed that this thing was exactly the same as the one recorded in the file photo.

A human head.

Above the head was a deathly pale face, devoid of any color, with eyes closed and motionless, as if asleep.

"Is this the human head balloon?" Yang Jian observed it for a while.

He didn't find anything unusual about the balloon with the human head; it just seemed to be an ordinary dead human head.

However, the absence of any abnormalities does not mean that everything is fine.

Would ordinary dead human heads float in the sky above a city like this?

"Try to avoid these things, find a place to descend, and then you can leave," Yang Jian said.

"Okay," the driver replied.

As normal people, everyone knows not to touch such things; who knows what might happen?

"Although they are scattered, there are at least one or two hundred heads floating in the air." Yang Jian glanced at the sky as the helicopter prepared to land.

Based on his judgment, he could only make a rough estimate of the number of people who died from paranormal events.

To be honest, the number of people like this isn't very large.

It doesn't even qualify as an A-class paranormal event, but if it's not stopped quickly, it could very well escalate into a disaster.

The helicopter eventually landed in a park that was under construction.

It's a bit of a walk from the city center, and there are few buildings around, plus no people floating overhead, making it a relatively safe location in Z city.

However, after the plane landed, Yang Jian saw several temporary command centers and several helicopters parked there.

This must be Guo Fan and Feng Quan's private plane.

As soon as he stepped off the helicopter, a staff member rushed over. "Are you Yang Jian? I'm Zhang Gao, the Z City Special Incident Liaison. I'll be responsible for contacting you and cooperating with you during your operation."

"I am Yang Jian from Dachang City." Yang Jian stepped down and shook hands with Zhang Gao: "Has Xiong Wenwen arrived yet? I don't want to waste time; if possible, I will begin my operation now."

He didn't want things to drag on and give Zhao Lei too many opportunities to cause trouble.

"We arrived ten minutes ago," Zhang Gao said seriously. "We're ready to cooperate with your operations at any time."

Ten minutes?

This means that Headquarters sent Xiong Wenwen over almost at the last minute, which proves how precious this little rascal is.

"Please take me to Xiong Wenwen," Yang Jian. "I need to talk to him."

"No problem." Zhang Gao immediately led the way.