Unexpected

When Zhang Gao led Yang Jian to a makeshift tent, they found Xiong Wenwen, that mischievous kid, sitting there engrossed in playing a mobile game.

"What are you cowardly for, you piece of trash? Go for it! Charge with me! Tower dive! We can kill them this time!"

"Damn it, I'm taking on three of you guys by myself and you're just farming minions? If you like farming so much, why don't you go play against bots?"

"Eat shit, and don't run into me next time, or I'll beat your whole family to a pulp."

Xiong Wenwen has a very bad temper when playing games. This ten-year-old kid doesn't respect anyone and is always arguing with everyone. I don't know how his teammates can stand this professional troll.

"Xiong Wenwen, Yang Jian has arrived," Zhang Gao reminded him.

"Shut up, can't you see I'm playing a game?" Xiong Wenwen yelled without even looking up.

Zhang Gao, being an adult, naturally wouldn't stoop to the level of a child. He turned around and said, "Yang Jian, Xiong Wenwen is now in your hands. The higher-ups' message is clear: if the situation in Z City cannot be resolved, do everything possible to ensure Xiong Wenwen leaves alive. He is very important."

"He's not important enough, at least the higher-ups are willing to let him out, right?" Yang Jian said calmly. "If we follow Wang Xiaoming's thinking, as long as the paranormal events in Z City can be resolved, sacrificing this brat would probably be worthwhile."

Zhang Gao understood the underlying meaning in Yang Jian's words.

As long as Yang Jian can resolve the Z City incident, whether Xiong Wenwen survives or not is no longer important.

In other words, in Yang Jian's eyes, Xiong Wenwen was not someone he couldn't abandon.

"But the best outcome is the one that benefits both sides. After all, you took action yourself, so we can't tarnish your reputation as 'Ghost Eye Yang Jian,' can we?" Zhang Gao said with a wry smile, while praising Yang Jian at the same time.

"I'll try my best. As an adult, it's necessary to protect a child, but I can't guarantee that I'll bring Xiong Wenwen back safe and sound." Yang Jian didn't accept this flattery, but simply glanced at him calmly. "Anything can happen in the face of supernatural events. Even I could stumble if I'm not careful."

"If the higher-ups are still worried, they can transfer Xiong Wenwen back."

"Yang Jian, you're joking. The support plan has already been arranged by the higher-ups. How can we change it so easily?" Zhang Gao shook his head, not daring to make such a big decision.

If Xiong Wenwen's evacuation operation fails and causes serious consequences, even being executed a hundred times wouldn't be enough.

"Since that's the case, let's cut the small talk. Prepare a vehicle for me, preferably a pickup truck, to easily transport the bodies. Also, seal off the Caesar Hotel and the surrounding area, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving. Have someone closely monitor the floating heads in the sky above the city, and ideally, create a facial recognition image as soon as possible to identify each victim. If there are any unidentified victims, notify me immediately."

Yang Jian suppressed his other emotions and immediately gave a serious and earnest order.

"I'll take care of it right away," Zhang Gao said immediately. "Are there any other requirements?"

"No, not at the moment. If there is, I will have my operator notify you," Yang Jian said.

"Then I'll go prepare." Zhang Gao immediately turned and left.

Yang Jian walked over to Xiong Wenwen, who was playing on his phone, and snatched the phone from his hand, saying, "Stop playing around, get ready to work."

"Who the hell are you?" Xiong Wenwen cursed as soon as she saw her phone being snatched, but when she saw Yang Jian in front of her, she immediately shrank back in fear. "How come you got here so quickly?"

Last time in Dachang City, this brat seemed quite afraid of Yang Jian, I don't know why.

"The situation is urgent, of course we have to get here quickly," Yang Jian said. "You don't want to see a repeat of the Dachang City incident, do you? And while you're playing games, who knows how many innocent people will die in Z City?"

"When did you become so sophisticated?" Xiong Wenwen said, pouting.

Although he was just a child, he didn't believe that Yang Jian was such a responsible and good person. Last time, when there was a meeting in Dachang City, he directly arrested and sold that Ghost Tamer named Lin Long.

Yang Jian, "Since we've already accepted this task, dragging it out will only make us a laughingstock. Otherwise, we shouldn't have taken it in the first place. I'm a very trustworthy person; I've never cheated anyone, young or old, since I started out."

Although it was just polite talk, he wasn't wrong.

Of course, the real purpose was to resolve Zhao Lei's matter as soon as possible, so as not to give that ghost time to grow.

"Alright, enough with the rambling nonsense about taking responsibility, saving lives, and being accountable. I'm sick and tired of hearing that. It's just forming a team to catch ghosts, right? I'm not afraid. Let's go, let's go!" Xiong Wenwen stood up from her seat, waved her hand, and said spiritedly.

"Should I say you're young and reckless, or that ignorance is bliss?" Yang Jian found it somewhat amusing to see him acting like he was leveling up in a video game.

"I don't know what youthful arrogance is, I only know that the winner takes all." Xiong Wenwen snorted, "With me, Brother Xiong, on the job, all the Ghost Monster will die."

"Don't say I don't care about you. No matter what happens, just stay with me. I can make sure you live," Yang Jian said.

If the situation changes, he can use the Ghost Domain to send this brat directly out of Z City.

He had planned his escape route, but Yang Jian couldn't guarantee he would be safe and sound.

"I understand." Xiong Wenwen looked at him, and unusually, didn't utter a word of rebuttal.

At this moment, Zhang Gao returned. "The car is ready, and the area around the Caesar Hotel is under security. The identification of the deceased has already begun, and we believe we will have results in a few days."

"Very good, let's set off then." Yang Jian nodded.

"Do you need a driver? You're not familiar with Z City," Zhang Gao suddenly asked.

"No need, Xiong Wenwen and I will go." Yang Jian said without turning his head.

He is now trying to minimize contact with strangers as much as possible.

Soon.

A pickup truck, driven by Yang Jian, carrying Xiong Wenwen, headed directly towards the Caesar Hotel in Z City, following the navigation.

"Do you think that ghost is really hiding in that hotel?" In the car, Xiong Wenwen opened the window and leaned out to look at the sky.

You can still see human heads floating in the air, wandering around.

"The Head Balloon Incident and the hotel where Tong Qian disappeared may not be the same paranormal event. After all, Tong Qian's head didn't appear in the sky above this city, but I need to deal with this hotel first," Yang Jian said casually.

"I know, you must like that Tong Qian and want to save her. I knew it! During the last meeting, Tong Qian kept looking at you, so I knew there was something going on between you two."

Xiong Wenwen said, "No wonder you didn't go on blind dates with my mom, turns out you're into uniforms."

"What does a little brat know?" Yang Jian slapped him on the forehead.

"I know everything. It's easy to guess the dirty thoughts of you adults," Xiong Wenwen retorted defiantly.

Yang Jian didn't want to continue communicating with this brat, lest he disrupt his own thoughts.

Because traffic control measures were in place on the road, the journey was relatively smooth.

Soon, he saw a luxurious European-style building come into view, with several police tapes set up nearby to prohibit any vehicles or pedestrians from entering or leaving.

Tong Qian got caught in this hotel incident. It's impossible for this hotel to be without problems, so quarantine is the safest option.

Moreover, the suspected human head balloon incident originated from this hotel.

The sound of brakes screech rang out.

Yang Jian drove his pickup truck directly to the hotel entrance.

Carrying a body bag, he and Xiong Wenwen had just gotten out of the car when they saw two people sitting on the hotel steps, looking at them with a half-smile.

"I thought you weren't coming today, but you're right on time. You told the higher-ups you wanted to be transferred away from us. What? You want all the credit for yourself? You even brought Xiong Wenwen along. Headquarters is really biased." The speaker was a young man in his early twenties, pale-faced with a hint of displeasure.

"Guo Fan?" Yang Jian's face darkened.

Then I looked at the middle-aged man standing on the steps smoking on the other side.

It was Feng Quan, whom he had rescued from Huanggang Village.

The two people who were originally supposed to be transferred from this hotel were actually waiting here already.

What does this mean?

For a moment, Yang Jian's expression changed unpredictably.