Front Desk

Yang Jian's expression wasn't good as he looked at Guo Fan and Feng Quan, who were already waiting there.

He didn't care whether they had any other motives; what he really cared about was whether the two of them seemed to have arranged to wait for him here, which meant they had already been attacked by that ghost and their memories had been altered.

You can't know if your memories have been altered. A ghost can change your memories to those of a good person, or it can change them to those of a bad person in the next moment.

Personality can be changed at any time.

Yang Jian had already roughly figured out some patterns from Zhao Lei's notes.

Therefore, if someone whose memories have been altered tries to hide, no one can find any flaws. At least Yang Jian believes he cannot find any flaws.

Therefore, the best solution is to relocate them and wait until the paranormal events are over before feeling at ease.

"You shouldn't be here," Yang Jian said in a low voice, his guard up.

"We don't seem to need your permission to come here. You can't handle this alone, even if you solved the Dachang City incident before, otherwise Headquarters wouldn't have sent us here to provide support."

Guo Fan spoke with displeasure.

"This involves some personal grudges of mine, and I hope you will not interfere," Yang Jian said.

"Yang Jian, I know what you're worried about. Captain Zhao already reminded me that there's a ghost in this hotel. It's your former high school classmate. His memories were altered by the ghost, and now he's become Ghost Slave, currently lurking in this hotel."

Feng Quan walked over and tossed his cigarette butt away.

"And I know what you're worried about. I can tell you very clearly now that my memories haven't been altered, nor have I been attacked. Teaming up with me will only bring benefits, not harm."

Yang Jian glanced at him. "How do you know your memories have been altered? Even if you know your memories are fine now, what if that ghost hasn't changed them yet, but will change them later? Who can say for sure?"

Ultimately, you still doubt us.

Feng Quan said, "Your thinking is normal, but you've offended too many people. If it weren't for my failure in the Huanggang Village incident last time, which wasted so much manpower and resources trying to rescue me, I wouldn't have volunteered to come this time."

He made a mistake, so naturally he had to make amends, and resolving a paranormal event was the best way to do so.

"But have you considered that if something happens to anyone, I could be implicated and die, Xiong Wenwen would die here too. The paranormal events in Z City would completely spiral out of control, and at least three or four Ghost Tamer would have their memories altered. Can you imagine how serious the consequences would be?"

Yang Jian described the worst-case scenario.

Feng Quan immediately frowned.

According to Yang Jian, if this paranormal event is not resolved, it could lead to very serious consequences.

"Yang Jian, no matter what you say, I will definitely get involved in this incident. If you're worried, you can go back to your Dachang City and wait a few days. If we can't resolve this smoothly, then you should step in. Is that alright?"

Although Guo Fan wasn't very friendly to Yang Jian, they were still colleagues, so he came up with a compromise.

Yang Jian said coldly, "If you fail in a few days, I won't come to Z City. That ghost has its eye on me. I won't give that thing too much time to grow. If it grows to the point where it can't be dealt with, who will I hold responsible?"

One offense against Zhao Kaiming is enough; it must never happen again.

"This won't work, that won't work, what do you want? I've already given you a lot of face. You are capable, that's true, but this isn't a place where you can do whatever you want. Everything must take the bigger picture into account," Guo Fan said, somewhat annoyed.

"It's simple, leave this to me, I'll handle it." Yang Jian stated his request.

"So there's no room for negotiation?"

Guo Fan gave a slight snort, not wanting to argue with him further, and instead turned to the side and said, "Feng Quan, it seems we can't have too much hope for this teammate. Let's team up between the two of us."

The reason he was here with Feng Quan was because he wanted to wait for Yang Jian to join forces. After all, having more people would increase their chances of success, and besides Yang Jian's abilities were indeed very strong.

They never expected Yang Jian to be so hostile towards the two of them.

Feng Quan thought for a moment and said, "Yang Jian, supernatural events are no joke. Anyone could fall victim to them. There's no point in fighting over them. Since you don't trust us, how about this: after we get to the hotel, we'll each investigate separately, avoiding direct contact and maintaining a certain distance. Of course, if you need support, feel free to call us. Considering our past relationship, I'll provide assistance."

"Alright, I've said my piece. You may leave now, Guo Fan. Let's go."

After saying that, he stopped talking to Yang Jian and immediately turned around with Guo Fan and walked towards the Caesar Hotel.

Yang Jian watched the two men go deep into the hotel. He knew things would become quite complicated, but he couldn't directly stop Feng Quan and Guo Fan with force.

Otherwise, if the paranormal event remains unresolved and you end up fighting with another Ghost Tamer, it's simply not worth it.

Moreover, these two individuals should both be able to control two ghosts, not just that weak trio.

If it really comes down to a fight, Yang Jian might win, but he would also suffer heavy losses.

"There's nothing I can do. I can only let them be. These two are stubborn. I can't just watch them get hurt in the hotel, or things will completely spiral out of control." Yang Jian suddenly felt exhausted.

Fortunately, Feng Quan came up with a compromise.

Each party does their own thing, and the two sides do not contact each other; this way, safety can be temporarily guaranteed.

If someone does something unusual, then their identity becomes highly suspicious.

"Those two idiots are definitely going to cause trouble."

Xiong Wenwen was also dissatisfied with their attitude, but the two men were very fierce, so she didn't dare to say anything until they left, after which she let out a snort.

"You foresaw the future?" Yang Jian glanced at him.

Xiong Wenwen said, "Do we need to know in advance? These two idiots came in completely unprepared, empty-handed. Do they look down on us, or on the monsters here?"

"That's why I suspect there's something wrong with these two people. Their timing was terrible, and their arrival was too casual."

Yang Jian shook his head and sighed, "But we can't just test them. After all, it's just suspicion. If we're wrong and something goes wrong, that wouldn't be good. Although I'm not afraid of them, it will affect my next steps."

"That's all for now, let's go into the hotel. Remember, unless I specifically ask you to use your abilities, don't use them recklessly. Some ghosts are very difficult to deal with; be careful they might set up fake dangers to waste your abilities and force you to revive as a vengeful spirit."

"I understand," Xiong Wenwen replied obediently.

Yang Jian nodded and led him into the hotel.

The hotel lobby is very large.

It was resplendent in gold and dazzling with lights, exuding luxury. There was nothing strange about it at all; it looked like a perfectly normal, operating hotel.

However, according to Yang Jian, the hotel had been sealed off and closed for renovations after Tong Qian went missing.

In other words, this hotel is no longer able to operate normally; it doesn't even have electricity.

However, now...

Yang Jian's eyes sharpened as he looked towards the front desk.

A female receptionist in uniform, with her hair up in a bun and a graceful figure, stood there, giving a professional smile as she looked in their direction.

"How may I help you?" she asked in a soft, pleasant voice that made people feel comfortable.

If a normal hotel had a female receptionist like that, business would definitely be good.

The problem is that this place has been locked down for a long time, so there's no way there could still be any employees here.

Before he could think further...

Guo Fan, who had entered first, was already prepared to make a move. "Whatever it is, I'll test it out first."

The receptionist maintained her professional smile, her face expressionless.

Feng Quan stopped him. "Don't do anything rash. If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move either."

Having experienced the Huanggang Village incident, he, like Yang Jian, realized that even if you know something is wrong when you are in a supernatural situation and it is temporarily safe, you can't act recklessly.

Who knows if this will disrupt some kind of balance and cause things to escalate further?

Guo Fan was stopped, but instead of making a rash attempt to probe, he frowned and looked at the female receptionist in front of him.

"Gentlemen, how may I help you?" The receptionist maintained her professional smile and spoke in a mechanical voice.

The sound echoed in the empty hall, sending a chill down one's spine.