A New Trap

Yang Jian immediately perked up as he looked at the newly emerging writing on the human skin paper, becoming exceptionally focused.

The message on the parchment didn't say he was doomed this time, meaning the music box's curse isn't necessarily fatal; there's a way to break it.

The bus option has now been rejected.

The Caesar Hotel proposal was rejected.

If the human skin paper plan is too difficult and too dangerous, then Yang Jian will have to reconsider the ghost cabinet.

Sitting on the sofa, Yang Jian looked at the human skin paper in his hand. Black characters appeared on it, and a new message was formed.

"The curse of the music box was terrifying. I tried many methods, but none of them worked. I felt desperate and even prepared to die. However, just when my life was at its darkest, someone appeared."

His name is Wang Xiaoming.

"Yes, he saved me and helped me break free from the music box's curse."

"What a joke! You've gone around in circles and then passed the buck to Wang Xiaoming?" Yang Jian's face immediately darkened.

However, the writing stopped there, and no new writing appeared.

Yang Jian's eyes flickered slightly; he sensed that this seemingly simple information contained something very complex and unsettling.

The message on the parchment confirmed that Wang Xiaoming had a way to break the music box's curse, thus convincing the reader to believe in Wang Xiaoming.

However, he always knew that there were some traps hidden in the message on the human skin paper.

However, the message from the human skin paper pointed to Wang Xiaoming, suggesting that there was no trap, or perhaps the trap still existed but was not on the human skin paper's side, but on Wang Xiaoming's side. This Wang Xiaoming wanted to use this opportunity to make some arrangements and schemes that he was unaware of.

As a result, Yang Jian became even more distrustful of Wang Xiaoming.

"But what if the human skin paper was made on purpose?" Yang Jian had another thought.

Wang Xiaoming is not the problem; the information it provides only increases its suspicion and vigilance towards Wang Xiaoming, thereby indirectly abandoning Wang Xiaoming's plan and making other arrangements, ultimately leading to its own demise.

Furthermore, other solutions may also be useful.

For example, they could continue the deal with the ghost cabinet, or, as the information on the parchment revealed earlier, go to room 71 of the Caesar Hotel to confirm the three different musical melodies and try to piece them together to form a complete piece of music.

After all, he now possesses the music box music library.

It's still not too late to learn piano now; you won't die from not knowing how to play the piano, as the parchment says.

Yang Jian gradually fell silent.

He sensed that the problem he was facing this time was more serious than the previous ones, because this time the human skin paper had brought Wang Xiaoming into the picture, adding an uncertain factor and increasing the difficulty of the choice, which in turn involved a game of strategy between people.

In other words.

Human skin paper, Yang Jian, and Wang Xiaoming form a complex and intertwined connection.

Yang Jian distrusts both the human skin paper and Wang Xiaoming.

Similarly, Wang Xiaoming certainly doesn't trust the human skin paper, nor does he trust Yang Jian.

Although the human skin paper is not trusted, it has value, which is useful to Yang Jian and certainly to Wang Xiaoming as well.

"That day at Headquarters, I lent Wang Xiaoming the human skin paper for half an hour in exchange for a ghost candle. What information did the human skin paper reveal to him during that half hour? What did Wang Xiaoming see during that time?"

Yang Jian was certain that Wang Xiaoming must have seen some very special information during the half hour he used the human skin paper.

It's impossible to convince a smart person of that information, so Yang Jian didn't pay much attention at the time, thinking it wouldn't matter if Wang Xiaoming came into contact with the human skin paper.

For example, a parchment might indicate that a friend you know will die tomorrow.

To someone who has just come into contact with this paper doll, this would seem laughable and unbelievable. Even if they had some belief in it, it would be accompanied by deep skepticism.

Wang Xiaoming's situation must have been the same, which is why he readily returned the human skin paper without any intention of keeping it for himself.

But what if your friend really dies the next day?

Those who come into contact with the paper veneer will then begin to believe the information on it without question.

Therefore, for Wang Xiaoming to believe the information on the parchment, it must be verified, or Wang Xiaoming must be given an opportunity to verify the information's authenticity.

So what unusual thing happened recently?

The dead Wei Jing has reappeared!

Yang Jian suddenly realized this incredible thing. He hadn't suspected it before, but now that he thought about it, he realized that it might be because of the information on the human skin paper. Otherwise, no matter how smart Wang Xiaoming was, he couldn't have brought Wei Jing back to life. Only this human skin paper knew about these strange and incredible things.

So, did Wang Xiaoming successfully verify the authenticity of the information on the human skin paper?

Assuming this inference is correct.

Wang Xiaoming may have already started to believe in the paper veil, but what will happen next?

Could the message hidden behind the human skin paper be a trap set for Wang Xiaoming, using him to do things it couldn't do itself?

For example, Wang Xiaoming's solution to the Music Box Curse might have originated from the information on the parchment.

If that's really the case, then it's terrifying.

Thinking of this, Yang Jian couldn't help but take a deep breath. He was becoming increasingly uneasy about Wang Xiaoming's plan to break the Music Box Curse.

Because now there's another possibility: Wang Xiaoming might genuinely want to help, but he himself doesn't realize that the plan on the human skin paper might contain traps, and there's a possibility that good intentions could backfire. After all, Wang Xiaoming is only human, and humans make mistakes; this isn't the first or second time Wang Xiaoming has made a mistake.

Wei Jing's experiment failed, and the Ghost Messenger were released; these were all his mistakes.

"Would it be possible to clarify things if I confronted Wang Xiaoming face-to-face?" Yang Jian wondered again.

But he quickly shook his head slightly.

Because I don't trust Wang Xiaoming at all, even if what he says is true, I might take it as a lie and brush him off. Besides, Wang Xiaoming is very smart, and smart people have one major flaw: they never let others know their true thoughts.

Ultimately, you can't see into someone's heart. No one can entrust their life to someone else, especially Yang Jian.

"Wang Xiaoming has only been looking at it for half an hour, and the human skin paper has already set a trap? Even though the human skin paper has long since returned to my hands, the trap it set still exists. Even if I don't suffer the curse of the music box this time, the information on the human skin paper will still throw the problem at Wang Xiaoming next time he encounters something else."

Yang Jian frowned deeply.

In other words, Wang Xiaoming's place is a minefield, and I'm bound to step on it sooner or later.

Unless Wang Xiaoming is eliminated.

But now the Music Box Curse is right before my eyes. Putting aside the enormous price to pay for killing Wang Xiaoming, even if I did manage to kill him, who would help me break the curse then?

So.

Yang Jian is now facing a very serious problem.

Trusting Wang Xiaoming might lead to trouble for me.

Disbelief will also lead to trouble, because it is very likely that the paper cloak is doing this deliberately to make you disbelieve Wang Xiaoming, thereby causing you to miss the right choice and die in this curse.

"This human skin paper is no longer trying to control me like before, but is clearly trying to kill me. When did it start? It should have started with the Tong Qian incident. If it weren't for the Ghost Cabinet's help, I almost created a ghost with three faces myself." Yang Jian stared at the human skin paper.

"As for the incident with the Ghost Messenger at the training base, it probably doesn't count, because the paper human skin was also attacked by the Ghost Messenger, and it tried to escape Ghost Messenger."

From beginning to end, the only thing that could keep a person in line was the Ghost Messenger, as seen in the Huanggang Village Ghost Coffin Incident.

A while later...

The writing on the parchment remained unchanged, and no new information emerged.

Yang Jian remained silent, simply putting the human skin paper back in, then casually tossing it away before disappearing from sight.

He buried it somewhere underground again.

Only I know the location; once I die, this thing will never appear in this world again.

"The human skin paper plan has failed." Yang Jian now only has one alternative plan left.

The Ghost Cabinet Solution.

"It seems I'll have to go back to Dachang City."

However, while he was deep in thought, on the other side...

Cao Yanhua was on his way back to Headquarters, but due to poor vehicle conditions, he was stuck in traffic for a while. When the road finally cleared, he saw Professor Wang's car suddenly turn and drive off against the flow of traffic behind him.

"What's going on with car number two?" the staff on board immediately asked.

Wang Xiaoming's voice came through the walkie-talkie. "To lift Yang Jian's Music Box Curse, we need to do some preparatory work. Wei Jing and I will be going there."

Cao Yanhua replied, "Then be careful. If you need any help, just let me know, and I'll arrange it for you."

Soon.

The car carrying Wang Xiaoming sped away and disappeared at another intersection.