Gunshots in the Night

Night.

The night view outside J City is dazzling.

Although Yang Jian was resting, he didn't dare to actually fall asleep. Even though this was J City, he still felt it was necessary to stay awake.

The guest room was dimly lit with all the lights off.

Yang Jian sat on the sofa, propping his head up slightly, and opened his eyes slightly to look down at the enchanting night view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Very beautiful.

It was also very quiet.

This made him feel relaxed and at ease, because the hustle and bustle outside told him that this place was safe and that no supernatural events were happening.

So, at some point, Yang Jian began to enjoy lively scenes, but he was unwilling to be a part of them because he felt like an outsider. He rejected the masses, and of course, the masses rejected him in return.

Observing from afar, thinking calmly, and remaining hidden in the darkness—that's good enough.

Yang Jian sat there quietly, taking a nap like a lone wolf.

The neon lights outside shone in, flashing across the room, making a dark figure stand out clearly.

The shadow stretched long behind Yang Jian, eerily reflected on the wall behind him.

Even when the outside light disappeared, the shadow remained, and no matter how you looked at it, the shadow was always missing a head, creating a strange imperfection.

Beneath Yang Jian's skin and flesh, something scarlet lay dormant, emitting a faint red glow, faintly visible in the darkness through the flesh.

It was as if nine red spots of light were branded on his body, lingering like a curse from an evil spirit, accompanying him throughout.

Having mastered the two ghosts, he had actually reached his limit.

The Ghost Eye is on the verge of revival, and the Headless Ghost has fully revived, but it's currently frozen.

But the ghostly instinct remains.

The moment instinct overcomes one's will is the moment Yang Jian completely transforms into a vengeful ghost.

The quiet time passed slowly, and Yang Jian, half asleep and half awake, seemed to feel his life slowly slipping away.

However, it is unknown how much time has passed.

It might be one hour, or it might be two or three hours.

At some point in the night, this tranquility was suddenly shattered by a voice.

"Bang!"

A loud gunshot seemed to have rang out on one of the floors of the Ping An Hotel, followed a moment later by the sounding of alarms.

Yang Jian, who was in a light sleep, slowly opened his eyes.

He picked up his phone and checked the time, finding it was only 3:15 AM, several hours before dawn.

"It's only a little past three o'clock?" He squinted and continued to rest.

Gunshots rang out outside, and the alarm went off. What did that have to do with him? He wasn't in charge of the Ping An Hotel. Let others worry about it. He had already been busy enough yesterday and didn't want anything else to happen, not even a fire, to disturb his rest.

Anyway, I won't burn myself to death.

However, sometimes you can't just ignore it if you want to.

The satellite-located phone was forcibly connected five minutes later.

It was Qin Meirou's voice again. "Is Yang Jian here?"

"Can we not talk?" Yang Jian asked after a long silence.

"Are you at the Ping An Hotel right now?" Qin Meirou asked.

Yang Jian, "I'm sleeping. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Hearing this tone, Qin Meirou immediately said, "Then you must have heard the gunshot at the Ping An Hotel. This wasn't a supernatural event; a Ghost Tamer went insane and shot and killed a hotel staff member. He's currently in a highly dangerous state and could commit another crime at any time."

"Oh, has Ghost Tamer gone insane?" Yang Jian's eyes flickered slightly. "They must be tormented by the resurgence of vengeful ghosts to no avail."

Sleeping at night is when the Ghost Tamer is most vulnerable, and the symptoms of the vengeful ghost's resurgence will gradually become apparent.

He experienced it firsthand; it really can drive a person crazy.

"Could you help me with that?" Qin Meirou asked hesitantly.

"If it were an ordinary person injuring someone with a gun, I would be more than happy to help, but since Ghost Tamer, let Chen Yi handle it," Yang Jian. "I don't want to get involved in this. After all, I'm here in J City for training, not for work."

"The Ping An Hotel is not under Chen Yi's jurisdiction; it is under Gao Ming's jurisdiction. However, Gao Ming is not on duty right now, so he won't be making any moves. I think you are in the hotel, and if you are willing to help, you can resolve this small problem as quickly as possible. If Headquarters arranges it, it will take at least half an hour before someone will come to handle it," Qin Meirou.

Yang Jian's lips twitched slightly.

Are you trying to recruit your own men for free again?

With so many people in charge, why is it always me? Is it because I've done it too many times before, Headquarters thinks I'm easy to boss around?

Yang Jian immediately sneered, "You don't care about Chen Yi who's not in your jurisdiction, and you don't care about Gao Ming who's not on duty, so I'm the one who has to take charge? Do I have no standing at Headquarters? Are you assigning me all these thankless tasks? Or is it that after Zhao Jianguo resigned, someone is dissatisfied with me and is deliberately making things difficult for me?"

"Want me to take charge? Ten ghost candles, and I'll get to work right away. It's just risking my life, right? If you can afford the price, I can afford the effort. I can't be another free laborer, can I? Even working overtime gets you a wage. I can't be worse off than a regular worker, can I?"

"Sorry," Qin Meirou said before ending the call.

Yang Jian's expression darkened slightly.

He felt that since Zhao Jianguo resigned, coupled with the start of the Captain Plan, many of the Headquarters' arrangements had encountered very serious problems.

The top-tier Ghost Tamer seem to have all disappeared.

No, it's not that they disappeared, but rather that they stopped working.

People like myself, who lack timely information, started being frequently drafted and used whenever possible.

If Zhao Jianguo were here, this would never have happened. Zhao Jianguo knows how to behave appropriately. He didn't ask me to go help during the Z City incident because he had just finished dealing with the paranormal bus incident, so he was too embarrassed to ask. In the end, he went to Z City on his own initiative.

And now.

The paranormal incident involving the passenger plane had just ended, and the problem with the soul bottle had just been resolved, yet he was already being targeted again.

"Now I have to admit that Zhao Kaiming was right back in Dachang City. Nobody wants to see a nobody like me rise to power, even if I solve an S-class paranormal event."

Yang Jian stood up, looking down at the city outside. "So, I'm being suppressed from the shadows?"

This invisible suppression is not intentional; rather, it stems from the fact that some Ghost Tamer are unwilling to do their jobs, so some tasks naturally fall into the hands of others, and this pressure will only increase.

The idea that with great power comes great responsibility is utter nonsense.

The reality is that with greater ability comes less responsibility.

Then he remembered what Zhong Shan had said at the airport.

To become a team leader, merits and experience are not enough; one also needs sufficient influence.

What Yang Jian lacks now is a voice.

"I remember Tong Qian and Feng Quan were also in J City, right? And Lin Luomei and Xiong Wenwen from that Supernatural Forum too." Yang Jian's eyes flickered slightly.

Working odd jobs wasn't without its rewards; he also got to know a number of people.

Some people are simply unaware of this potential influence they possess.

"Bang!"

At that moment, gunfire erupted again, this time not just once, but several shots in succession.

It seems the previously mentally unstable Ghost Tamer has been retaliated against.

Then, there was a knock on his door.

This time, the door opened by itself before Yang Jian could even open it.

Zhang Lei, whose face had been stiff during the day, stood in the dimly lit doorway, looking at him with a strange smile, "Yang Jian, something's happened, you know that, right?"

"What does this have to do with me?" Yang Jian turned around.

"I was assigned to handle this by my superiors, and I just wanted to let you know since I was passing by."

Yang Jian, "There's no need. If you want to handle it, then go ahead."

So, you refused and then assigned Zhang Lei to handle it?

Really.

It's not that no one is taking care of this.

"I think it's better to say something, because just now, that Ghost Tamer showed signs of revival. The environment has already been affected," Zhang Lei said.

"It seems I'll have to find a new place to live for the time being," Yang Jian said slowly.

Zhang Lei's strange smile faded slightly as he said, "If possible, I hope you can come and take a look. Although I can handle it, I'll feel more confident with someone else looking out for me."

Yang Jian paused slightly upon hearing this.