A Conservative Choice

The meeting on WeChat Moments didn't go very smoothly; the atmosphere was somewhat tense.

Many people at the conference table remained silent, frowning as they smoked, making the originally spacious conference room feel somewhat smoky.

"Hey, some hothead who popped out of who-knows-where in the mountains, got lucky and solved an S-class paranormal case, and now he thinks he can do whatever he wants and doesn't respect us at all. You know, when we were dealing with paranormal cases, this Yang Jian was still drinking milk in school."

The speaker was a short but strong man who broke the silence in the meeting with a cold laugh, "Instead of waiting for Cao Yanhua to promote him to captain, we might as well take him down now, so he won't compete with our circle of friends for resources later. I have a plan: first, kidnap his mother, then lure Yang Jian out, and then we'll take him down together."

"He Tianxiong, be rational. Don't resort to violence so easily. Yang Jian has the same ability to overturn tables."

Someone tapped on the conference table and said in a deep voice, "This is reality, not a movie. Gang fights, kidnapping Yang Jian's mother? You call that an idea? The threat isn't his mother, it's Yang Jian. What good would killing someone else's relative do? It would only make things worse."

"Moreover, if you harm someone else's family, they will harm yours in return. If their whole family dies, our whole family will die too. I've seen Yang Jian's file. He possessed a Ghost Domain from the beginning, just like Li Jun. When this kind of person gets ruthless, they can wipe out the population of a city in just a few minutes. Humans killing people is much more efficient than ghosts killing people."

"Manager Fei, I have another plan. Yang Jian would never dare to do that. If he does, we can join forces with a few people from Cao Yanhua's Headquarters to deal with him. As for the issue of relatives, that can be arranged beforehand," He Tianxiong said earnestly.

The middle-aged man, known as Manager Fei, couldn't help but rub his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.

Communicating with such a person is exhausting, yet it's a miracle that such a person could become Ghost Tamer and survive to this day.

"Don't forget, Yang Jian also has the move of reviving a vengeful ghost." Jiang Shangbai said with a gloomy face, "Once he revives, it will definitely be an S-class supernatural event. Who will handle it then?"

What worries him most is that Yang Jian is exploring the most terrifying ghost abilities and restarting.

Yang Jian might not be able to do it while he's alive, but he definitely will if he dies. At that time, the threat level will be no less than that of the Ghost Messenger incident.

Ultimately, the reason these people in the WeChat Moments are so troubled is because Yang Jian is now too threatening. They can't be easily eliminated; if they do, everyone will be finished.

However, if Yang Jian is not dealt with, he will become a potential enemy in the future, especially now that Gao Zhiqiang has died at his hands. This is tantamount to indirectly slapping everyone in the circle of friends in the face. If no action is taken, the future interests and status of the circle of friends will be damaged.

Someone said at this moment, "Although He Tianxiong's words are rough, his reasoning is sound. Yang Jian is not yet a captain, so the threat is only him alone. But once he becomes a captain, it won't be a problem for just one person, but for a team, a force, and one that Headquarters is intentionally supporting. With all sorts of resources being poured into him, it will affect our survival."

"After all, resources are limited. Headquarters can't solve the problem of all Ghost Tamer and vengeful spirits resurrecting. Some people will inevitably be abandoned. Do you really want to hand over your chance to live to others?"

Many people felt a slight chill run down their spines.

That hits the nail on the head.

Rights and status are not important; what matters is survival and the resurgence of vengeful spirits.

"Li Yao, you've had contact with Yang Jian. Do you think there's any chance Yang Jian can pull this off?" Suddenly, the middle-aged man called Manager Fei turned to ask Li Yao, who was standing to the side.

Li Yao was slightly taken aback.

Manager Fei said in a deep voice, "I was indeed a bit reckless when I contacted Yang Jian last time. I misjudged his status and value. Otherwise, if I had offered a sufficient price, I might have been able to win him over then. Is there any way to remedy this now?"

"I haven't tried it, so I don't know," Li Yao said.

"Give it a try. Find some time to contact him. We'll discuss the specific terms and conditions and then let you know," said Manager Fei.

Jiang Shangbai said, "Verbal attempts to win over Yang Jian will likely have little effect. He's the kind of person who won't see any real benefits, so no matter how eloquently others speak, it won't work."

"Give it a try. It would be best if you could join our circle of friends," said Manager Fei. "If you don't choose to join, then let's discuss how to deal with him. If we really want to deal with him, we certainly can't make a decision just by discussing it among ourselves. We need the board's approval."

It's obvious.

For the time being, these people in Yang Jian's circle of friends dared not act recklessly because Yang Jian's influence was already enough to attract their attention; it's just that he has now come into their sights.

It's probably impossible to avoid being noticed.

"Let's adjourn today's meeting. Li Yao, contact Yang Jian as soon as possible and write a report. Our next target is him. He has already affected my plan to retrieve the coffin nails and took the opportunity to eliminate Gao Zhiqiang. If we let him become the captain, we will appear too incompetent. Therefore, we must have a result before this Ghost Messenger incident ends."

Jiang Shangbai said earnestly.

"Okay, I'll go to the Ping An Hotel tomorrow to make contact with him and try to win him over," Li Yao said.

Although she said that, she had already decided to tell Yang Jian the whole content of the meeting, reminding him of his current situation, and that she absolutely could not keep him in the dark.

"Very well, then let's adjourn the meeting." Jiang Shangbai nodded.

The impromptu meeting on social media at Ping An Building has ended.

At the hotel.

Yang Jian also finished recording some valuable information he had obtained from Cao Yanhua.

He looked at the notebook in his hand, pondered for a moment, and began to consider which supernatural object he should take.

In other words, which supernatural object is more beneficial to you?

"Although the Ghost Portrait is eerie and can help me imprison vengeful spirits, it's not necessary. Besides, there's a risk of it malfunctioning. What if I end up in the photo? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble? I won't consider it." Yang Jian shook his head and refused immediately when he saw the information on the first supernatural item in his notebook.

The second item is a music box.

Cao Yanhua said that as long as the person holds the music box and opens it, they will be guaranteed not to be killed, but afterwards, every person who uses the music box or is Ghost Tamer will die a terrible death.

It is suspected to be an unbreakable curse from an evil spirit.

"This is a more powerful life-saving item than the substitute doll or the ghost candle. When faced with a truly insurmountable horror, the ghost candle is completely unable to withstand it, and the substitute doll can only provide temporary protection. This music box, however, can keep the user alive for a long time. Although the consequences are terrible, when that time comes, I'm afraid we won't care about anything else."

Yang Jian thought a music box could be a good alternative.

"Human skin lantern? This has a flaw. The will-o'-the-wisp inside the lantern was taken by Wang Xiaoming, which created Li Jun as Ghost Tamer. Otherwise, the human skin lantern would also be a good choice." He shook his head slightly when he saw the human skin lantern he had recorded.

If the human skin lantern has no defects, then the person carrying the lantern will be enveloped by the green flame emitted by the lantern. That flame is equivalent to Li Jun's Ghost Domain, which can block out certain terrifying supernatural phenomena.

In other words, the human skin lantern is a supernatural object that can create a Ghost Domain without any cost to use; ordinary people can hold it in their hands, and the cost of using it is almost negligible.

But Wang Xiaoming ruined this perfect thing.

However, this cannot be blamed on Wang Xiaoming. After all, compared to a supernatural object, a Ghost Tamer with a Ghost Domain is more valuable.

"The shroud is an option," Yang Jian said, adding another checkmark to his notebook.

He could use this to imprison the ghost at the Caesar Hotel in Z City, because the shroud could create absolute suppression as long as it wrapped around the ghost. This advantage was very obvious. It could be used to replace his lost ghost rope, and he wouldn't even need to carry gold with him anymore.

"The Death Banner? Cancel this? It's too dangerous. I don't see any benefit in it." Yang Jian skipped another option.

He saw many supernatural objects and remembered quite a few. Although some of them were very valuable, he wouldn't choose them because he felt that meeting his own needs was the most important thing. This would make up for his shortcomings and increase his chances of survival.

Therefore, in the end, Yang Jian's gaze only lingered on two things.

Music box and shroud.

The former is a secret trump card kept at crucial moments, while the latter is something that can indirectly replace the ghost rope and can also help one deal with some terrifying and vengeful ghosts that are difficult to handle.

Yang Jian squinted, his fingers lightly tracing the pages of his notebook as he pondered.

He didn't have time to figure out what to take at Headquarters, but he has that time here.

"A shroud is more suitable for my needs. A music box is too dangerous. What if I get cursed and killed after using it? Wouldn't that make no difference whether I used it or not?"

After some consideration, Yang Jian leaned towards the shroud, which seemed to have little value.

While this item might be of little value to others, he had his eye on the wood-chopping knife in the hands of the ghost at the Caesar Hotel in Z City. However, to take the knife away, he needed something to restrict the ghost's power.

Xiong Wenwen had a premonition that the machete in the ghost's hand could cut the ghost rope.

Being able to cut the ghost rope means being able to harm the ghost.

This is an unprecedented discovery.

Moreover, Yang Jian was also deeply traumatized by that ghost. Back in Z City, the ghost stepped on Xiong Wenwen's footprint and slashed at her, directly consuming almost an entire ghost candle. If they hadn't discovered the pattern in time, they would all have been hacked to death by the ghost there. Even if they had escaped the hotel afterward, they would still have died because their footprints were left in the hotel, and the ghost would inevitably step on them sooner or later during its wandering.