An Old Man from the Republican Era

Cao Yanhua had no choice but to accept being tricked, since Yang Jian had indeed left the ghost at Headquarters, helped imprison it, and promised to go through the proper procedures to apply for an exemption afterward.

Although it was excessive, it did not exceed the Headquarters' tolerance limit.

Moreover, he had just made a great contribution the day before yesterday, and if we were to deal with him too harshly at this time, it would only discourage other Ghost Tamer.

"This Yang Jian has indeed grown very quickly, not only in his ability to handle supernatural events, but also in his ability to judge situations. That's right, without a clear judgment, he couldn't have handled those terrible events one by one." Cao Yanhua felt extremely frustrated, as if he wanted to vomit blood.

Sometimes I even think how much better it would have been if Zhao Jianguo hadn't brought Yang Jian into Headquarters.

But he dismissed the idea as soon as it came to him.

No one is perfect, and we cannot erase someone's achievements because of a small mistake. Although Yang Jian is quite good at causing trouble, he is also very good at handling things.

"That's enough for now. We'll have a meeting in ten minutes," Cao Yanhua said after a long silence, his face grim.

He quickly turned and left.

Seeing that the matter was settled, the others gradually dispersed, some leaving and others returning to the lounge.

"That old man is dangerous." Yang Jian watched Cao Yanhua and the others leave, his gaze lingering on the old man in the gray coat, his face covered in age spots, leaning on a cane.

Ghost Eye kept avoiding the old man, trying his best to keep the old man out of Ghost Eye's sight.

As a result, the Ghost Eye on Yang Jian's forehead kept turning left and right.

At first, he couldn't tell which person in the group was dangerous, but when they dispersed, he was able to identify them.

Because the old man left with Cao Yanhua and other staff members, and was with ordinary people, not with other Ghost Tamer, he was easy to identify.

"What, you're also interested in that old geezer?"

At this moment, Cao Yang walked over with a smile and said.

Yang Jian glanced at him; he recognized the man.

I've seen him before in Dachang City; he was also among the support personnel during the previous Ghost Messenger incident.

Moreover, he survived the Ghost Messenger incident.

From Dachang City to now, this Cao Yang has been alive and well, which must be very special. If he were an ordinary Ghost Tamer, he would have been buried long ago. The fact that he is still alive and has been recruited into Headquarters proves that he is extraordinary.

"Cao Yang, do you know that old man?" Yang Jian.

"I don't know him. I only know he's special. A senior colleague knew him before I joined Headquarters. Oh, right, you know that senior colleague too. His name is Wei Jing. Yes, he's the guy whose experiment failed and who's now been invaded by the Ghost Coffin and is currently codenamed Ghost Messenger. Wei Jing, but now that he's dead, he's become incredibly powerful. What bad luck," Cao Yang said.

Yang Jian's expression shifted slightly. "You mean he's lived a long time?"

If Wei Jing was among the first batch of Ghost Tamer to join Headquarters, then Cao Yang was in the second batch, similar to Feng Quan. Zhou Zheng and Tong Qian were in the third batch, and Cao Yang, Zhang Lei, Wang Jiang were in the fourth batch.

If that old man lived before Wei Jing, that means he had lived for at least three years.

It's quite rare for Ghost Tamer to live for more than three years, considering that there was no solution for controlling a second demon back then, making survival very difficult for Ghost Tamer.

Cao Yang said, "I don't know much about that old man's file. It should be top secret, and it's rarely seen at Headquarters. It can only be seen in special circumstances, such as when he appeared during the Starvation Ghost Incident. The only information I have is from Wei Jing, but what that guy said when he was alive was also correct. The secrecy measures are very good."

"If it's inconvenient to say, you don't have to," Yang Jian said. "I'm not going to spend a lot of money to find out this kind of information; I'm just asking out of curiosity."

Cao Yang grinned; "I'll tell you for free because of the Ghost Messenger incident. It was about two years ago when I overheard Wei Jing casually mention that an old man was about to celebrate his 100th birthday. Think about it, there aren't any old people at Headquarters. We short-lived ghosts won't live for more than a few years, how could we possibly celebrate our 100th birthday? Even the minister is only in his early fifties."

"So I guess that old man celebrating his birthday was him."

As he spoke, he looked in the direction the old man had left.

"He became Ghost Tamer in his nineties? That's incredibly unlucky. It's not easy to live to this age, and to become Ghost Tamer in his old age is unacceptable. How could Headquarters bear to let a centenarian with a cane handle paranormal events? I need to start re-evaluating Headquarters," Yang Jian remarked.

After his initial reflection, he suddenly hesitated, because a terrifying thought inadvertently flashed through his mind, and he seized upon it, turning it into a thunderclap.

Etc.

One hundred years old?

If we trace back further, then this old man was born during the Republic of China era.

This is someone who lived from the Republic of China era to the present day.

"No way, Ghost Tamer from the Republican Era?" Yang Jian's mind was buzzing with shock from the information he had deduced.

It was as if lost fragments of information had been activated.

The basement of Hongfa Temple in Dachang City, the place where a tall, dark ghost is confined, was built Republican Era.

Outside the city, in the Guangjiang Residential Area, there is that old house from the Republican Era.

Inside the nearly collapsed old house were terrifying things like a ghost mirror and a ghost cabinet. He even found notes from Ghost Tamer the Republican Era.

Those were brushstrokes left from writing in traditional Chinese characters, proving that Republican Era, there was a group of people who, like today's Ghost Tamer, dealt with ghosts.

Also, there's Wan Delu, the CEO of Wan De Group, whom I met on the plane before. I heard that the soul bottle he bought in another city was also from an old house from the Republican Era that was demolished.

Yang Jian thought that the era had been cut off and the Ghost Tamer had all died out, so he couldn't get any useful information. He never expected to meet a centenarian today.

It is suspected that Ghost Tamer survived from the Republican Era.

Of course, this is just a suspicion.

This old man could also be an ordinary person who survived from the Republican Era, but later became Ghost Tamer.

If it's the latter, then Yang Jian can only be very disappointed.

But if it's the former, that would be terrible.

Yang Jian understood very well what it meant to be Ghost Tamer had lived for decades, or even centuries.

Even if he wasn't Ghost Tamer from the Republican Era, he was still a person from that time, so he could still follow this clue and find some truth.

"That's right, that's right. How could I have thought that the Ghost Tamer of the Republican Era were completely disconnected from the present? If someone in that era solved the problem of the resurgence of vengeful ghosts, and their lifespan allowed, it's entirely possible for a centenarian to live from that era to this one. Although rare, they did exist."

Yang Jian couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Compared to what happened to Gao Zhiqiang before, this matter is simply insignificant.

After becoming Ghost Tamer, he witnessed vengeful spirits appearing in the world, and his heart yearned for the truth.

Why do ghosts appear?

Why didn't it appear before? What were the reasons for its absence? Was it dealt with by the previous Ghost Tamer? If so, how did they deal with it?

The truth means hope, and hope means that the future is not entirely dark.

"Yang Jian, what are you thinking about? Your complexion is off. Is something wrong with you?" At this moment, Cao Yang saw that Yang Jian was deep in thought and his expression was changing. He immediately took several steps back, looking wary.

He was terrified that something might have happened to Yang Jian himself; otherwise, if the vengeful ghost were to revive, he himself might become a terrifying supernatural event.

"I'm thinking about something." Yang Jian suddenly snapped out of his thoughts, struggling slightly to pull himself out of his reverie. "I have some questions that I need to discuss with that old man alone."

"Then you'll have to ask Cao Yanhua for permission. I can't handle that. Besides, the meeting is about to start, so get yourself ready and come over soon." Cao Yang shrugged after saying that, then turned and left.

Yang Jian didn't continue to ask Cao Yang about the situation, because he didn't know what was going on inside either. He only thought he was interested in this dangerous old man, but that wasn't what he really cared about.

"We have to find an opportunity to ask, and we have to do it as soon as possible."

He thought to himself.