Those Who Knew the Truth

"Time is up."

Half an hour passed quickly. Yang Jian checked the time and spoke immediately when the time was up.

It wasn't that he cared about those one or two minutes; what he cared about was that the longer Wang Xiaoming researched, the greater his dependence on the human skin paper would become. Once he felt that the benefits brought by the human skin paper far outweighed the costs, Wang Xiaoming might forcibly leave the human skin paper behind, even if it meant turning against him.

His words brought Wang Xiaoming, who was sitting on the ground not far away, back to his senses. He looked up and then said, "Your method of controlling vengeful spirits comes from this?"

"What did it tell you?" Yang Jian.

"Everything I want to know."

Wang Xiaoming slowly closed the human skin paper. "It is indeed a very special thing. I have never encountered any supernatural objects similar to this human skin paper before."

"However, I cannot be certain whether the information above is true or false right now; it will take some time to verify."

"So what do you mean?" Yang Jian asked.

Wang Xiaoming stood up, neatly folded the paper human skin and put it into the box. "I don't need anything, I just need to wait patiently. Time will tell me the whole truth."

Yang Jian's eyes flickered slightly. From his ambiguous words, it wasn't hard to tell that this guy had obtained a tremendous amount of information from the human skin paper.

After all, the dense writing on the parchment that covered it before was the best proof.

Yang Jian was absolutely certain that if the human skin paper tried to persuade Wang Xiaoming, it would inevitably reveal a great deal of valuable information.

"However, my need for it is not as strong now. I have a direction, and that is enough. If I continue to follow the information above, I might fall into its trap, which is not allowed to happen. So this is enough."

After Wang Xiaoming finished speaking, he threw the box containing the human skin paper over.

"It seems you've also developed a fear of it," Yang Jian.

"It's not apprehension, it's fear—fear of the future."

Wang Xiaoming remained expressionless, skillfully concealing his emotions.

"In that case, the deal is done. I think it's getting late, and I should be leaving," Yang Jian said.

Wang Xiaoming remained silent.

Cao Yanhua, standing to the side, immediately said, "You are not allowed to leave J City for a week. If you want to leave after that, you must report to Headquarters. I can allow you to do anything else."

"I understand. Also, Deputy Minister, don't forget my overtime pay. Deliver the items to my Ping An Hotel within three days. As for this place, I'll think about what to take and then inform the Deputy Minister," Yang Jian said.

They did not linger there.

He didn't like this oppressive and dull environment, so Yang Jian left immediately after finishing some business.

After Yang Jian left, Cao Yanhua frowned deeply. "He wants to use the recycling of coffin nails as a condition to give up the competition for team leader. This has given us a difficult problem."

Although Yang Jian agreed to give up becoming the captain, the conditions were quite harsh.

After all, removing the coffin nails carries a huge risk.

Yang Jian had already disapproved of Jiang Shangbai's proposal at the previous meeting, which shows that he also had concerns. Therefore, proposing such conditions seems to be tantamount to tacitly rejecting it.

"I think this is a very fair exchange."

Wang Xiaoming calmly replied, "He solved an S-class paranormal incident, so Headquarters naturally has to provide something of corresponding value. However, Headquarters actually benefited from this, since he was the one who discovered the coffin nails, and it's understandable that he doesn't want them to fall into someone else's hands."

"Yang Jian's concerns were valid. If his friends on WeChat got hold of it, it could have very bad consequences."

Cao Yanhua smiled wryly, "Of course I know. After all, we can't just watch the WeChat Moments group dominate. Otherwise, why would I have tacitly allowed Yang Jian and Jiang Shangbai to argue at the meeting? Although he was a bit weak on his own, he was the only one who dared to stand up against the people in the WeChat Moments group. So I think Yang Jian is a very suitable person to be the team leader."

"If he becomes the captain, he will play a very important role in maintaining the balance of the situation."

"Alright, let's not talk about that. Were you alright after touching that piece of human skin paper?" he suddenly asked.

Wang Xiaoming said, "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired. Memorizing a lot of information in a short time is quite mentally taxing."

"Then go back and get some rest. I still have to go back to work," Cao Yanhua said.

"Um."

Soon, the group left.

However, Cao Yanhua was somewhat concerned: what supernatural object would Yang Jian take away from here?

After all, some things could be extremely dangerous if taken out, so hopefully Yang Jian will be more conservative in his choice.

Yang Jian did not stay in the Headquarters' lounge. After leaving there, he also left the Headquarters, because the upcoming operation had nothing to do with him. He had some other things to do. However, he also took a box with him when he left the Headquarters.

The box contains Gao Zhiqiang's ghost.

Now that an understanding has been reached with Cao Yanhua, this thing naturally cannot be left here.

In the afternoon.

Yang Jian had already returned to his room at the Ping An Hotel alone.

He quickly found a pen and paper and began to record the information about the supernatural things he had encountered at Headquarters. Although he had forgotten a lot of things, he still remembered some key details. Although it was only a general outline, it was enough.

Several months ago, Yang Jian began building his own paranormal files.

Backing up the events you encounter and important information, and reviewing them in your spare time, can increase your chances of survival.

Yang Jian shared the same feeling: supernatural events are indeed connected in some ways, but he had very little information, so he couldn't uncover much.

This serves as the most direct proof.

This refers to the Z City incident.

The owner of the blood-stained old newspaper, a ghost capable of altering memories, is searching for ghost faces, and coincidentally, Tong Qian's ghost face, as well as the ghost face obtained on the haunted bus, are its targets.

I prevented the incident myself, so the ghost didn't get its face grotesquely displayed.

But these aren't the only paranormal events.

If you prevent a ghost from getting its puzzle piece, then others might not be able to stop it.

Therefore, as more and more ghosts find the puzzle pieces, the level of paranormal events keeps escalating.

Yang Jian then touched his forehead.

My own Ghost Eye are also part of the puzzle of the vengeful spirit. Will that tall, dark figure nailed to the tree by the coffin one day come looking for this piece of the puzzle?

Although he had temporarily resolved the issues of the vengeful ghost's resurgence and his deteriorating health, Yang Jian's sense of urgency remained undiminished. He could not stop; only by staying ahead of the ghosts could he survive. Once he stopped, all that remained was despair and death—it was a path of no return.

The day ended quickly.

However, a small meeting was held that evening on the top floor of the Ping An Building.

Those in the know understand that the Ping An Building was built with funds from a group of capitalists in the WeChat Moments. Although its purpose is to house the families of the Ghost Tamer at Headquarters, it also serves as a place where some members of the WeChat Moments often gather.

"What? So much happened at the Headquarters meeting during the day? Gao Zhiqiang was actually killed on the spot by that Yang Jian at Headquarters?" As soon as the meeting started on WeChat Moments, someone was shocked after hearing the relevant news.

"Damn it, the Captain Plan has only just begun, and we've already lost someone here without any explanation, and a very important one at that." Someone cursed as he smoked a cigarette. "This guy dared to make a move at Headquarters. Didn't anyone stop him? There must have been quite a few of us at Headquarters back then."

"A conflict that's over in minutes, how can you stop it? And who would dare to stop it? That guy is Ghost Eye Yang Jian. He was the one who personally got Wang Xiaoming, Li Jun, Feng Quan, and their gang out of trouble a few days ago during the Ghost Messenger incident. The current Yang Jian isn't some country bumpkin anymore. If I had a conflict with him at the conference table, he would have jumped over and killed me."

At the conference table, Jiang Shangbai was also in a bad mood, his face dark throughout.

After all, he had been holding in a lot of anger all day, with no way to vent it.

"How did Headquarters handle this? They killed a Ghost Tamer at Headquarters, Cao Yanhua couldn't possibly have kept quiet about it, could he?" A slightly overweight middle-aged man in a suit asked, frowning.

"What else can be done? Of course, it's a slap on the wrist. He just made a contribution; if Cao Yanhua punishes Yang Jian now, wouldn't that be like killing him out of his spirit?" Jiang Shangbai said. "Gao Zhiqiang died in vain."

"I think Cao Yanhua wants to use Yang Jian to suppress our circle of friends," the middle-aged man said in a deep voice, puffing on his cigarette. "He wants to balance the power. Yang Jian is a good tool, after all, he's a hothead with no brains. Cao Yanhua will definitely use him."

Perhaps.

Jiang Shangbai said, "I don't know if he's a hothead or not, but I know he's a big threat, and when I clashed with him before, many people supported him, including Li Jun, Feng Quan, Cao Yang, and that Zhong Shan."

"Zhong Shan? One of Shen Liang's men?" someone murmured in surprise.

"Um."

"This matter is a bit complicated. It seems they have all tacitly approved of Yang Jian's rise to power and are trying to curry favor with him. This is a signal that Yang Jian is definitely among the candidates for the Captain Plan."

Beside the conference table.

The tall and beautiful Li Yao was intently watching the contents of the conference table with a tense expression.

She hadn't expected that these big shots in her circle of friends would hold a special meeting to discuss Yang Jian's situation. However, it seemed that this wasn't a good thing, but rather a dangerous sign.

The content of this meeting proves that Yang Jian has already harmed and hindered the interests of WeChat Moments.