An Unusual Instinct

In the afternoon, Zhang Hua arrived with his team.

This group of people is in deep trouble. They extorted money from the person in charge of Dachang City, and also caused a disturbance, hindering Yang Jian's normal work. After this series of crimes, they probably can forget about getting out of prison for the rest of their lives.

Of course, a few bosses also chose to settle privately with tears in their eyes, and were lucky enough to escape a crisis.

But the bald boss Liu Chi wasn't so lucky. He was taken to the hospital unconscious and knew nothing. When he woke up, he was still grabbing the investigators next to him, enduring the excruciating pain and shouting, "Pay up, pay up, make that guy pay up!"

Those listening nearby were deeply moved.

This person loves money so much that they'd risk their life for it.

After settling things down for the company, Yang Jian naturally became a hands-off manager. With Wang Bin in charge and Zhang Xiangui helping to keep an eye on things, there shouldn't be any problems.

On the way home.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Jiang Yan was equally puzzled. "You're running a company, fine, but why give away your things to other people? Aren't they getting a free ride? It's such a bad deal!"

"How can you expect others to do things for you if you don't offer them any benefits?"

Yang Jian glanced at her calmly; "Besides, I don't even know how many positions there are in a company, do you expect me to manage so many things?"

"If that's the case, then it's better not to open it," Jiang Yan said. "It's a thankless task."

Yang Jian chuckled lightly, "If you don't start a company, how can you win over a group of wealthy businessmen? If you don't win over those wealthy and powerful businessmen, who will you ask for help in the future? Take the safe house construction plan, for example. Without Zhang Xiangui's help with the construction, you can't even hire a construction team. You can't use the money. When Wang Xiaoqiang started his club, he also recruited a group of top wealthy businessmen in Dachang City to be shareholders."

"What I'm going to do is actually similar to what Wang Xiaoqiang did when he started the club. Although that guy is dead, it's undeniable that his plan wasn't wrong. After all, back then, Wang Xiaoqiang had money, people, and power. The only mistake he made was not getting close to Headquarters."

He stopped there and didn't continue.

Yang Jian knew that if Wang Xiaoqiang had also joined Headquarters at that time, he would have been stopped no matter what he did; Headquarters would never have allowed him to do such a thing.

Therefore, having learned from this experience, he naturally wanted to do even better.

They need to have their own power base, as well as the status of Dachang City Manager.

Of course, there are downsides to having the best of both worlds: you have to give the Headquarters some face and sometimes you have to put in some effort.

"From now on, you'll be in charge of the company's finances. As long as there are no problems there, you'll be fine. You'll also receive the money from those previous private settlements with the bosses and put it into the company as initial start-up capital."

Yang Jian glanced at Jiang Yan: "Stop thinking about shopping for clothes all day. If you slack off, I'll replace the accountant immediately."

Although he knew that Jiang Yan was a relatively obedient woman with no other thoughts besides being greedy for money and afraid of death, unlike some people who like to betray their own side and are fickle, Yang Jian was afraid that she would become lazy and affect his affairs, so he had to keep a close eye on her, since her work was very important.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely go to work diligently starting tomorrow and won't slack off."

Jiang Yan clung to Yang Jian's arm like a little woman, acting coquettishly.

"Zhang Liqin usually helps you."

Yang Jian casually added, "If you have any questions, just ask Wang Bin. He's a manager by profession and a senior figure in business; he definitely knows more than you do."

He needs to get these things arranged as soon as possible so he can focus on dealing with his own situation.

Yang Jian has recently begun to sense that his health is gradually deteriorating.

It's not that the vengeful ghost has resurrected, but rather that the previous resurrection wasn't thorough enough, leaving the body in a half-human, half-ghost state. Recently, the body has started to show signs of problems, and it's unclear whether it's due to overuse of the vengeful ghost's power or a gradual loss of balance.

The reason he had this feeling was because when he slept with Zhang Liqin yesterday, he felt an urge to possess her mature and soft body. At first Yang Jian thought it was just his own desire, but he keenly felt that it wasn't.

This impulse actually led him to consider changing his body.

"Is the instinct of the headless ghost influencing my thoughts?"

Yang Jian's gaze turned slightly sinister as he recalled the headless ghost incident at Furen Shopping Mall.

The headless ghost was initially trying to piece together a body, searching for a perfect form created from a vengeful spirit.

He now perfectly controls the headless ghost, and although he has always kept it under control, if his own body gradually decays or develops some kind of disease, the headless ghost's instinct to change bodies might become stronger and stronger, and in the end, this instinct might even affect his actions.

And at that time, perhaps the headless ghost will awaken again from its slump.

"This feeling likely arose within the last couple of days or so, meaning the situation has only just begun."

Yang Jian pondered for a moment, "I still have enough time, but once the signs appear, we can't ignore them easily, otherwise it will be too late when the problem occurs."

He also considered several possible solutions to the problem.

He uses the headless ghost's abilities to change bodies.

They inquired about human skin paper and received a solution.

Trade with the Ghost Chef for a perfect ghost body.

However, all three methods come at a cost.

The paper veil cannot be completely trusted; the truth about it hides a terrifying trap, and one might accidentally be killed by it.

Trading with the Ghost Cabinet would come at too high a price; a perfect ghost body might cost Yang Jian an unimaginable amount.

As for replacing a body with a headless ghost, this is the simplest method, but it is too cruel because it requires replacing the body with a living person. Moreover, it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause, and the replaced body will also die or even rot.

He sighed helplessly to himself.

If he could, Yang Jian really wouldn't want to continue down the path of Ghost Tamer. After all, it's too dangerous. In just half a year, he's encountered countless Ghost Tamer have died, including some top-tier ones. But so what? Those who are destined to fall will fall.

If it weren't for me, Tong Qian, Feng Quan, and the others would have died on this trip to Z City.

With such a high mortality rate, Yang Jian really didn't know how far he could go.

I thought that after my resurrection last time, I wouldn't have to worry about the resurgence of vengeful ghosts for quite some time. However, the changes brought about by supernatural forces are too great, and there are many situations that no one can predict.

"Let's deal with what we have on hand first, and then handle this problem. We've already struggled this far, how can we give up?" Yang Jian narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling the series of supernatural events that had occurred since that day at No. 7 Middle School.

He himself has no idea how much terror and despair he has experienced; it is truly a miracle that he survived.

What are you thinking about?

Jiang Yan, who was standing to the side, blinked and asked curiously.

Yang Jian snapped out of his thoughts, turned the steering wheel, and drove into the residential area. "It's nothing, just some work-related stuff."

He wouldn't tell Jiang Yan these things, because it would be pointless; letting her live a normal work and life was actually quite good for her.

When the car stopped at the entrance, it was seen that Wang Shanshan, who had returned from the company early, and her mother Wang Haiyan were already waiting at the entrance.

"Hello, Aunt Wang," Yang Jian greeted her.

Wang Haiyan gave an awkward smile and said somewhat embarrassedly, "My husband told me you left the company, so I brought Shanshan over ahead of time, hoping you could see how she is doing."

She used to look down on Yang Jian, this poor boy, and even forbade her daughter Wang Shanshan from having any contact with him. Who would have thought that this sudden reversal of status would make her feel awkward and embarrassed every time she saw Yang Jian, especially now that Wang Bin was working for him, which made her feel even more uncomfortable.

Wang Shanshan, standing to the side, appeared quite calm. She looked at Yang Jian with a complex emotion in her indifferent eyes, a mixture of awe and a desire for help.

Her situation is the most unique and complicated.

As an ordinary person, he suffered multiple supernatural curses. Although he survived, he underwent some mysterious change.

"Don't worry about Wang Shanshan's matter, I'll handle it today. But there's no need to rush. Aunt Wang hasn't eaten yet, has she? Why don't we talk after we eat? I'm hungry too," Yang Jian said with a smile.

"That would be so embarrassing," Wang Haiyan said.

"It's alright, we're all friends, no need to be so formal," Yang Jian.