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In exchange for borrowing the candle for half an hour, Yang Jian had clearly made a profit.

He sensed that Wang Xiaoming had a strong desire to study the human skin paper. If he continued to guard this thing like a landlord, not revealing even the slightest bit of information, then if Wang Xiaoming's research was hindered, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't turn his attention to him again.

Moreover, to be honest, Yang Jian doesn't necessarily need to leave behind the human skin paper; as long as there's a sufficient price, he can trade it away.

However, not now.

He still needs the information from the human skin paper to guide him, because he needs a means to understand some unknown horrors.

This could help increase his chances of survival.

At Yang Jian's level, the supernatural events he encountered were no longer minor incidents; each one was almost unsolvable, and one wrong step could lead to death.

Although the human skin paper is incredibly eerie, and the words between the lines contain terrifying traps, sometimes when you're about to lose your life, do you really need to worry about such things?

"I don't object to you wanting to study what I have. Like all the supernatural objects here, this one is also dangerous, but the danger comes from the information it provides, not direct harm. If you do nothing, you won't be affected at all."

After Yang Jian finished speaking, he took out a box that he always carried with him.

The box is made of gold, which is effective in keeping out supernatural entities.

He never relaxed his vigilance against the human skin paper.

"We should let Old Qin examine it first."

Cao Yanhua walked over and blocked Wang Xiaoming's way, preventing him from directly contacting the unknown supernatural object.

After all, he was just an ordinary person, and any unusual situation could lead to his death.

"It doesn't matter."

Wang Xiaoming said, "Using a gold box is probably just for insurance. Besides, Yang Jian just said that there's no harm in direct contact with this thing. Since he's already tested it himself, I don't need to make any further precautions."

"Am I right, Yang Jian?"

"At least this thing isn't dangerous in my hands, but I can't be sure it's completely harmless. It's quite special, but you only have half an hour." Yang Jian finished speaking and handed over the box.

After taking it, Wang Xiaoming slowly said, "Then you can start the timer now. If you have time, you might want to consider the Captain Plan that the Deputy Minister mentioned earlier."

"My stance is firm; there's no need for further consideration," Yang Jian.

Wang Xiaoming stopped talking and focused his attention on the golden box. Without any hesitation, he immediately opened the box under Cao Yanhua's watchful gaze.

Inside was a stack of yellowed, worn-out papers.

It looked like a deliberately aged sheepskin scroll, but Wang Xiaoming knew it wasn't sheepskin because sheepskin isn't this soft or this thin, and the leather texture on it was wrong.

This is human skin.

Wang Xiaoming could determine the material of this thing almost at a glance.

This is truly extraordinary; it's actually a piece of human skin.

Is it the skin of a ghost? Similar to the human skin lanterns here?

Wang Xiaoming immediately thought of several supernatural things related to human skin, and even a Ghost Tamer, which was also related to human skin.

Although he only had half an hour, he was not in a hurry at all, and only then did he take out the human skin paper.

"How do I use it?" He didn't try to figure it out himself, but instead asked Yang Jian, the owner.

After all, Yang Jian is the one who understands this thing the most.

"You're already using it," Yang Jian.

Wang Xiaoming's eyes flickered. "A contact-type supernatural object? You mentioned the danger information you provided earlier, so I can roughly guess its function."

Soon.

The parchment in my hand was originally empty, but at this moment, writing began to appear strangely. The writing appeared in a very regular pattern, as if an unseen person was writing on the parchment stroke by stroke with a pen. However, the black writing was not neat and was a bit crooked, but it did not affect normal people's reading ability.

"My Yang Jian. By the time you see this, I will already be dead."

The first sentence appears here, then abruptly ends.

Then it mysteriously disappeared again, as if it had been quickly erased and discarded; soon all the writing was gone.

New handwriting replaced the original text, appearing before Wang Xiaoming: "My name is Wang Xiaoming. When you see this sentence, it proves that the experiment has failed."

"Um?"

Wang Xiaoming's calm expression shifted slightly, as if some message revealed on the human skin paper had touched him.

Yang Jian couldn't see the writing on the human skin paper, but he guessed that it was revealing some very useful information to Wang Xiaoming, trying to lure him. It was a terrible trap woven from information, hiding some horrible purpose within the human skin paper.

People who are handling human skin paper for the first time are most easily influenced.

But as long as you take precautions, things will be much better, provided that you don't do anything according to the information on it.

Every step of the guide in the paper parchment may be a trap, and these traps will eventually come together to achieve the paper parchment's purpose.

Yang Jian rarely relies on the human skin paper now; he only considers the information on it under special circumstances.

Wang Xiaoming seemed to be captivated by the contents, his gaze fixed on the image of himself that kept appearing on the parchment.

Yang Jian only glanced at it briefly, and what surprised him was that the human skin paper was now densely covered with writing, as if a considerable amount of information had been revealed. This was something that had never happened before; he had been holding the human skin paper for so long, yet so much information had never been revealed to him on his own initiative.

The largest instance was in Z City, where the human skin paper revealed the method of hanging oneself in front of the ghost mirror.

Aside from that one time, it never happened again. Only when the paper itself sensed a threat would it passively provide some informational guidance.

"Is the human skin paper trying to convince Wang Xiaoming to believe it? If so, that would be interesting."

Yang Jian thought to himself, "Given Wang Xiaoming's intelligence, the probability of him being fooled by the parchment is very low, unless the information on it contains enormous value and Wang Xiaoming is unwilling to let go. But I will prevent this from happening and will not allow the parchment to remain in Wang Xiaoming's hands."

He had always felt that the human skin paper had some kind of ulterior motive, and if it fell into Wang Xiaoming's hands, perhaps given his personality, he would rather bear the consequences.

However, half an hour is still a long time.

Yang Jian didn't keep his attention on Wang Xiaoming, after all, it's easy for a man to be misunderstood when he stares at another man.

"Deputy Minister, this sudden incident involving the Ghost Messenger in J City has completely disrupted my schedule. I'm wondering if, unless there's something particularly important, I should return to Dachang City as soon as possible? After all, there's no one in charge in Dachang City right now, and if the position remains vacant for too long and something goes wrong, who will be responsible?"

Cao Yanhua hesitated for a moment and then said, "The Captain Plan is underway. Don't you want to stay in J City for a few more days?"

"Does the Captain Plan require someone to be present? Isn't it just a matter of casting a vote?" Yang Jian.

"You haven't been rewarded yet for your contributions to Dachang City last time. You can go back to Dachang City after this is over," Cao Yanhua said.

Yang Jian said, "I think it's better for me to keep a low profile. After all, I've offended quite a few people during this trip to J City. Let's forget about the reward. I'll take Gao Zhiqiang's ghost with me later; that will be the reward."

Cao Yanhua's expression shifted slightly.

Unexpectedly, Yang Jian was really good at finding opportunities. Even at this moment, he was still thinking about that Ghost Deceiver. However, this matter had already come to an end, and he didn't want any trouble, so he felt it was better to allow Yang Jian's behavior.

It would be difficult to win people's hearts if those who have made contributions were not rewarded, and Yang Jian's request was not excessive.

Of course, most importantly, even if Cao Yanhua is unsure, Headquarters probably won't be able to retrieve Gao Zhiqiang's ghost. Who knows where Yang Jian hid that box before?

"Alright then, you can return to Dachang City on your own after this operation at Headquarters is over. Your application regarding Gao Zhiqiang has also been approved."

Cao Yanhua said, "However, the Ghost Messenger incident is not over yet. If we want to use the Ghost Painting Incident, there are certain risks involved. Not only you, but everyone else will also have to stay in J City for a period of time."

"The last Starvation Ghost Incident in Dachang City happened because of insufficient support. At this critical juncture, I hope you can reconsider. Of course, if something happens in Dachang City, I can approve your return."

Judging from his words, it seems that enough more Ghost Tamer need to stay and observe for a while.

To avoid a shortage of manpower in case of an accident.

"When will the Ghost Messenger incident end?" Yang Jian asked.

"The plan is to take action no later than three days from now, and strive to finish it within seven days," Cao Yanhua said.

Yang Jian thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I'll stay for another seven days. I hope everything goes smoothly."

"Of course, nobody wants trouble to happen," Cao Yanhua said.

"However, I won't be participating in the next operation," Yang Jian said in advance.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone else to handle the next operation," Cao Yanhua said. "After all, you need to rest. How about I grant Liu Xiaoyu a few days off so she can show you around?"

Yang Jian asked, puzzled, "I need to rest, why did you approve leave for Liu Xiaoyu? Isn't this just adding to my troubles?"

"Uh..." Cao Yanhua looked at Yang Jian with a strange expression.

However, he saw that Yang Jian was frowning and looked puzzled, as if he really didn't understand what he meant.

He's definitely a problem child; it seems all Ghost Tamer are a little abnormal.