Personal Files

There couldn't possibly be any living people left in the hotel; everyone knows that.

However, the clear footsteps coming from just one wall away made Zhong Shan's heart sink. Although it was broad daylight outside, with sunlight streaming in and the surroundings bright, it did not bring him any psychological comfort.

Once that thing appears, it kills without any rhyme or reason.

Terrifying and eerie, it defies easy comprehension.

The footsteps were very close; they seemed to be coming this way.

Zhong Shan pressed his ear against the wall and listened for a moment, then said with absolute certainty.

The footsteps were heavy, without the slightest echo, giving the impression of death. He could even imagine a corpse wandering aimlessly in the dimly lit corridor next door.

"Yang Jian's intelligence was accurate; there is indeed something terrifying lurking here. No wonder he suggested sealing off the entire hotel."

He looked up again; "Guo Fan, what do you plan to do?"

"I've already stood up; I can't just go back to the memorial tablet."

Guo Fan's expression was somewhat grim; "Ignore that thing. I've heard those footsteps more than once during the days I've been trapped here. They appear every now and then. So, let's leave. Although I don't understand its patterns, the fact that Yang Jian dared to seal off this place means that its influence isn't widespread."

"I hope nothing's wrong." Zhong Shan was tense all over, because he was now certain that the footsteps were coming from outside this wall.

In other words, the ghost is only a wall away from you.

Not daring to approach this supernatural phenomenon, he immediately moved away from the wall and took several steps back.

Guo Fan also quickly chose to retreat.

The two quickly left the fourth floor using the fire ladder and arrived outside the hotel.

Throughout the retreat, the two men kept their eyes on the dilapidated guest room, especially the tightly locked door.

They were terrified that the door would suddenly burst open and something terrifying would appear before them.

The situation seems to be better than expected.

The locked hotel room door remained locked, and they successfully escaped this dangerous place. The ghosts inside didn't seem to be chasing after them.

"Was it a close call?" On a distant high-rise building, Captain Shen Liang, who was looking over with binoculars, also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Judging from his observation of Zhong Shan's actions, he had undoubtedly discovered something terrifying in the hotel, and that danger was very close to the two of them. Fortunately, the supernatural phenomena in the hotel did not materialize, and the entire rescue operation was successfully completed. Guo Fan and Zhong Shan both returned alive.

"Zhang Gao, please have a construction team seal up the opening that was blasted open. Also, block up all the doors, windows, and even the sewers in this hotel. Set up a cordon around the area, no, a thousand meters away. From now on, this place is sealed off, and personnel are stationed there to prevent anyone from getting close."

After the matter was resolved, Shen Liang made arrangements for the follow-up work.

Zhang Gao, the liaison officer in Z City, nodded and then said, "But wouldn't that have a significant impact and prevent a complete solution?"

"Three Ghost Tamer have been killed here in one go. Even Yang Jian leading the team personally couldn't solve the problem, so there must be a very serious issue. It's better to seal it off for now. We'll deal with it when conditions allow. Don't worry, Headquarters won't just let this go unchecked," Shen Liang said patiently.

"That's the only way." Zhang Gao frowned slightly, his expression somewhat worried.

Three days later, with Shen Liang leading Guo Fan, Tong Qian, and others to J City, the Head Balloon Incident in Z City temporarily came to an end.

Although the problem wasn't completely solved, at least the impact of the incident was suppressed.

Although Yang Jian didn't seem to have done much this time, he didn't come away empty-handed. He sacrificed the Ghost Candle and the Face Cover, but he gained two teammates, resurrected Tong Qian, and discovered the pattern of the ghost in the hotel, as well as some special secrets.

"We'll need that ghost someday; it's too risky to make contact with it now."

With this in mind, he returned to Dachang City once again.

When he stood at the entrance of Guangjiang Residential Area with his suitcase, he found that it had changed a lot since the last time he went out.

There were guards standing at the entrance, and they all had a tough demeanor; you could tell at a glance that they were professionally trained.

The surveillance in the vicinity has also become more stringent, and he even saw teams of security personnel patrolling the community, which was not the case before.

"Zhang Wei's father is quite capable. He was right to choose Zhang Wei to cooperate with in building the safe house, stockpiling supplies, and improving the security of the community," Yang Jian thought to himself.

After all, he was just a student, and he couldn't handle any of these things well if asked to do them himself. Of course, he was also very clear about his own capabilities, which is why he sought cooperation with Zhang Xiangui. He provided security resources, and Zhang provided manpower and materials. Under this win-win situation, Zhang Wei's family survived the starving Starvation Ghost Incident.

Although Yang Jian values interests, he knows when to be generous and is never stingy when it's appropriate.

Quotas for safe houses and shares in the Guangjiang Residential Area have all been given up.

It seems that Zhang Xiangui benefited, after all, he was the one who provided the gold for building the safe house and resolved the paranormal events in the community. However, Yang Jian knew very well that if he had relied on himself alone, he would not have been in this situation.

However, that alone is not enough.

Yang Jian also wanted to build a larger cooperative group centered on his own security interests, based in Dachang City, and with himself at the center.

Only in this way can he ensure that he keeps the territory of Dachang City in his hands in the future.

Upon entering the residential compound, the security guards did not stop him but immediately allowed him to pass, showing great courtesy, because they recognized Yang Jian.

Others might need to swipe a security card to enter or exit the community, but Yang Jian only needs to use facial recognition.

After all, Yang Jian is the second largest shareholder of this community, owning nearly half of it, so he certainly has the qualifications to use his face for recognition.

I'm home.

There was no one in the house; Jiang Yan wasn't there, and neither was Zhang Liqin.

The computer room that belonged to Zhang Wei was also empty.

The person must have only gone out temporarily. Yang Jian noticed that the room was very clean, and there were plenty of fruits and snacks on the table, which Jiang Yan must have bought.

He didn't pay much attention and went straight to the fifth floor.

Each room was inspected.

There were vengeful ghosts imprisoned in specially made boxes, ghost mirrors covered by black cloth, and a skeleton that had been disassembled and restrained. Finally, he looked up at the window and saw a standalone decorative building, a clock tower.

In a small compartment at the very top of the clock tower, there is a red wooden cabinet that stands out conspicuously from this angle.

That's a ghost wardrobe.

Unsure if the object posed any other dangers, Yang Jian dared not keep it at home, but instead placed it on the clock tower not far away.

After confirming that these supernatural entities had not exhibited any unusual behavior during his absence, Yang Jian began to organize his belongings.

The eerie rag doll in the suitcase, and the blood-stained old newspaper.

And archival materials documenting this incident.

"The tall male corpse wielding a knife inside the Caesar Hotel in Z City, codename: The Man-Cutter, personally assessed danger level: A, activity pattern."

Yang Jian picked up the voice recorder and recorded some weight information, which he would then input into the computer later, categorize and save to ensure he wouldn't forget it in the future.

The previous bus incident, the weeping ghost at the grave, the mummified bride, and all the paranormal events he experienced are documented.

Yang Jian is creating a personal paranormal file for himself.

Some of the information in these individual paranormal files is not even available at Headquarters.

Although there was a possibility that these files could be stolen, Yang Jian no longer trusted his own brain.

Altering memories, supernatural resurrection, or even other situations can cause memory loss, making backup files extremely important.

The computer on the desk on the fifth floor is not connected to the internet.

Once the data is entered, there is no possibility of network intrusion, unless someone breaks in and steals something.