The Familiar First Glance

Is there a ghost in room 402?

Upon hearing Wang Quan's message and seeing his gesture, Yang Jian's gaze focused on the location of the second dormitory room in the distance.

His deduction was correct; the ghost had indeed left the ghost painting and was lingering nearby. He was just lucky not to encounter the ghost that had come out of the painting.

Wang Quan and his group seemed to be a little unlucky; the ghost had gone to their side first.

Only

Yang Jian knew the ghost's location but took no action, instead falling into thought and judgment.

The ghost is in room 402 across the street, but the ghost drawing is on my side.

The two are not in the same place.

If I were to try and restrain the ghost that emerged from the ghost painting right now, what would happen to the ghost painting itself?

If I leave it here, will this ghostly painting still be here when I come back later? And is the source of the eerie atmosphere here the ghostly painting itself, or the ghost that came out of the painting?

This is a very critical issue because it affects the subsequent actions.

After all, his Ghost Hand can only restrain one ghost during this period when the Ghost Eye is dormant.

If he restricts the painting, he won't have the resources to deal with the ghosts within it. He has absolutely no confidence in relying on the remaining ghostly shadows to fight them off, and he'll have to use the ghost candle when danger arises.

If a ghost candle is used just for a fake ghost painting, then this operation can be considered a complete failure.

"Team Leader Wang, something's not right. Mr. Yang hasn't made a move yet; he's just standing there watching us," a team member whispered.

Another team member said uneasily, "Could it be that they have no intention of taking action, but instead want us to test the ghost's killing patterns?"

Although this possibility exists, and they understand such behavior, anyone would feel chilled and resentful when faced with such a life-or-death situation.

"Shut up, you guys aren't usually this talkative."

Wang Quan sternly stopped them. "Look closely at Yang Jian's hand. His hand has never left that door. Even with your good eyesight, you should be able to tell from this distance. That's not the dormitory door at all; it's the frame of a painting. Mr. Yang has already found the ghost painting, and it's with him now. The ghost is on our side. We have to make a choice now."

"Luckily, you were eliminated during the Headquarters selection process. Otherwise, with your level of observation skills, even if you became Ghost Tamer, you wouldn't survive the first supernatural event. Don't underestimate the choices you make now. If you make the wrong choice, you could very well lead yourself and others to your deaths."

"Even Ghost Tamer aren't invincible. Aren't there plenty of Ghost Tamer reported dying in paranormal events?"

The team members, reprimanded and too afraid to utter a sound, couldn't help but ask, "So, Captain Wang, what is Mr. Yang's choice now? Is he going to imprison Guihua and abandon everyone on our side, or is he going to come here to deal with the ghost?"

Wang Quan's expression was grave. "He hasn't made a decision yet. If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Yang is currently assessing the situation. The current situation is quite unusual. Although the ghost entered room 402, it hasn't reappeared. Mr. Yang can't just rush over to deal with the ghost because of a single word from us."

"What if this is a ruse? Or perhaps it's a trap set by the devil to lure Mr. Yang away from the painting? Or maybe we're lying?"

"We can't afford the risk of the Ghost Painting going out of control, so from now on, do nothing and don't do anything reckless. Just watch and see how the top Ghost Tamer handle things. If we really have to die here, then we'll have to accept it. Anyone who dares to mess around, don't blame me for being ruthless."

After he finished speaking, his gaze became extremely sharp.

After all, anyone can waver in the face of the most desperate and terrifying events, and the wavering of a few individuals could worsen the whole situation.

What Wang Quan needs to do is eliminate this possibility.

He knew very well that his two team members were too inexperienced and were under tremendous pressure, with a possibility of losing control. However, he believed that as long as they got through this first time, they would definitely grow and become qualified personnel.

"Yes, Captain Wang." The two team members dared not let their minds wander any further.

Wang Quan nodded, giving the two some confidence and affirmation; "Don't worry, you know we were very lucky this time, after all, the person in charge is Ghost Eye Yang Jian."

People in the circle have all heard of this code name and title.

He, on the other hand, was more familiar with it.

Yang Jian is the only person who has single-handedly solved S-class paranormal event and has survived to this day, having handled numerous terrifying paranormal events such as the Ghost Knocking, the Ghost Coffin, the Ghost Infant, and the Ghost Messenger.

If even this kind of person in charge can't be trusted, then Wang Quan doesn't know which person in charge he should trust.

In fact, Wang Quan's analysis was correct.

Yang Jian is indeed making a judgment and waiting.

He was waiting for the ghost to appear.

He couldn't give up on the ghost painting he found before the ghost appeared. It would be too foolish to act based on Wang Quan's information. He had to see the ghost appear in front of him with his own eyes, otherwise he wouldn't take a single step forward.

Time passed little by little.

Every second seemed incredibly long at that moment. Although the distance wasn't far— Yang Jian and Wang Quan could both see each other's every move—the path was so short that if the ghost were to actually appear, death would be instantaneous. The distance between them couldn't affect the final outcome.

"Will the ghost come out of room 402? Or will it just disappear?" Yang Jian's eyes flickered slightly, and the headless black shadow behind him was also swaying, as if it was ready to act at any moment.

This silent wait did not last long.

Soon, the quiet surroundings became noisy.

With a creaking sound, the door to room 402 slowly opened, casting a shadow onto the floor.

This seemingly ordinary voice and figure struck Wang Quan and his companions as extremely terrifying.

The ghost has killed everyone in that dorm room and is about to come out.

And they were the few ordinary people closest to ghosts.

With the sound of footsteps so faint they were almost inaudible, the figure that had been lurking in room 402 finally emerged.

A face so blurry that its features were almost indistinguishable was the first to cross the threshold and come into Yang Jian's view.

Then, the red dress, reminiscent of an oil painting, covered almost her entire body, revealing only a pair of clear, fair hands and a pair of legs that looked incredibly unreal.

There was nothing scary or bloody.

However, it had an indescribable eeriness about it when it was in everyone's sight.

After leaving the dormitory, the ghost did not act immediately, but stood there for a slight pause.

This was the first time Yang Jian had ever seen a ghost in a ghost painting. He stared intently at the blurry red figure, while also noticing that the only thing that seemed real was the pair of hands. Some information that had been buried in his mind for some time was brought to the surface by this scene.

This ghost has a familiar feel to it.

It looks like I've seen him before.

No, I've never seen it before, but some things look familiar to him.

The blurry red clothes worn by the ghost in the ghost painting look somewhat like the dress of the mummified bride I saw on the haunted bus.

I'm not sure if it's the same item, since the art style is very blurry and many details are not visible.

The exposed hands and the woman's appearance reminded Yang Jian of a supernatural object he had placed in Dachang City.

Ghost Wardrobe.

To be precise, it was the last deal I made with Ghost Chef.

The final deal was proposed by Ghost Chef, who asked Ghost Chef to locate the person in the photo within a year. Afterward, Ghost Chef obtained an old photograph from Ghost Chef.

Yang Jian still remembers the contents of that photo clearly. It shows a woman sitting in front of an old wooden house, wearing a red dress in the style of the Republic of China era, with a head of jet-black hair, a pair of fair hands like porcelain, and a pair of exquisite embroidered shoes under her dress.

Most importantly, the ghost in the painting and the woman in the ghost cabinet photo look very similar. Although the ghost's face is unclear and appears blurry, Yang Jian's intuition tells him that they should look alike.

Is the "ghost cabinet" looking for ghost paintings?

Or should we look for the ghost in the ghost painting?

Besides, the shoes that looked like they were drawn were similar to the embroidered shoes he had obtained during the Ghost Messenger incident at the training base.

Yang Jian's eyes flickered uncertainly as a series of terrifying thoughts began to connect in his mind.

The clothes on the mummified bride, the ghost in the ghost painting, the old house with red lanterns that I saw on the paranormal bus, the photo that fell down after the ghost shop transaction.

He pieced these things together like jigsaw puzzle pieces, and there seemed to be some kind of connection between them.

Of course, it's also possible that he's just imagining things; you can't force a connection just because some things look similar.

But if Yang Jian's guess is true...

So perhaps he has found most of the puzzle piece for a ghost.

At that moment, a bold idea popped into his head: what would happen if he helped the ghost collect all the puzzle pieces? Would it transform into the woman in the photograph?

Or will it become some more terrifying ghost, or neither, but rather undergo some unpredictable mutation?

Since he has never seen a ghost collect all the puzzle pieces, there is no example to refer to.

This kind of information hidden within terrifying events holds a tremendous allure for all Ghost Tamer; it stems from their curiosity about the truth.

But as soon as this thought came to mind, Yang Jian frantically banished it from his mind.

You shouldn't let your mind wander at this time.

The ghost is already in front of me; I need to take action now, or things will go wrong if I continue to delay like this.

Now, you either immediately abandon the ghost painting to restrain the ghost, or ignore the ghost and immediately dispose of the ghost painting?

You can only do one of the two things.

Because the current conditions only allow for the success of one task.

Chapter Two.