Mysterious Awakening

When Zhang Gao brought Yang Jian to a tent set up temporarily, they saw Xiong Wenwen, the brat, sitting there, engrossed in playing a mobile game.

"You wimp, what's with the hesitation? Charge with me, dive the tower, we can take them out this round."

"Damn it, I'm facing off against three here alone while you trash are busy farming. If you like farming so much, why don't you go play against bots?"

"Eat shit. Don't run into me next game, or I'll wreck your entire family."

Playing games, Xiong Wenwen was incredibly temperamental, and the child, around ten, seemed to regard nobody's opinion, not the sky nor the earth, spewing venom left and right; it was hard to imagine how his teammates tolerated such a professional trash-talker.

"Xiong Wenwen, Yang Jian is here," Zhang Gao spoke up to remind him.

"Shut up, can't you see I'm gaming here?" Xiong Wenwen retorted without looking up.

Zhang Gao was an adult and naturally wouldn't stoop to a child's level. He turned and said, "Yang Jian, Xiong Wenwen is now your responsibility. The higher-ups have made it clear that if the incident in Dachang City can't be resolved, you must ensure that Xiong Wenwen stays alive during the evacuation. He is very important."

"He's not important enough, otherwise, they'd be willing to keep him out of this, wouldn't they?" Yang Jian calmly said, "If we're going by Wang Xiaoming's logic, as long as the supernatural event in Dachang City can be resolved, it's probably worth sacrificing this little brat."

As long as Yang Jian could resolve the Dachang City incident, whether Xiong Wenwen survived was no longer important.

In other words, in Yang Jian's eyes, Xiong Wenwen was not indispensable.

"But a win-win outcome is the best. After all, you're personally involved; you wouldn't want to tarnish the reputation of 'Ghost-Eye Yang Jian', right?" Zhang Gao said with a bitter smile, flattering Yang Jian while he was at it.

"I'll try, but as an adult, it's necessary to protect a child, though I can't guarantee you that I'll bring Xiong Wenwen back intact," Yang Jian kept his composure, merely glancing at him, "In the face of supernatural events, anything can happen. Even I might slip up if I'm not careful."

"If the superiors are worried, they can recall Xiong Wenwen."

"Yang Jian, you must be joking. They've already set up this support plan. How could we change it on a whim?" Zhang Gao shook his head, not daring to make such a significant decision.

If they suffered a severe setback due to Xiong Wenwen's evacuation, he wouldn't be able to atone for it even if executed a hundred times.

"In that case, let's cut the chit-chat. Prepare a vehicle for me, a pickup would be best, convenient for loading bodies. Also, seal off the Caesar Hotel and the surrounding area, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving. Keep a close eye on those floating heads above the city, and try to compile a facial recognition report in due time to identify all the victims.

If there's a victim with an unknown identity, notify me immediately."

Yang Jian dispensed with any other emotions, immediately giving stern and serious orders.

"I'll go handle it right now," Zhang Gao replied promptly. "Is there anything else you require?"

"Not at the moment. If there is, I'll have my operator inform you," Yang Jian responded.

"Then I'll get right on it." Zhang Gao turned and left swiftly.

Yang Jian then approached Xiong Wenwen, who was still engrossed in his mobile game, snatched the phone from his hand, and said, "Stop playing; it's time to start working." Ŗᴀ𐌽оBЁs̩

"Who the hell are you—" Xiong Wenwen started cursing as soon as his phone was taken away, but he shrank back when he saw Yang Jian, "How did you get here so fast?"

The last time in Dachang City, the kid seemed quite intimidated by Yang Jian, though it was unclear why.

"It's urgent, so of course, I had to hurry over," Yang Jian said, "You don't want to see a repeat of the Dachang City incident, do you? Plus, who knows how many innocent people in Dachang City could have died while you've been playing your game."

"When did you start acting so high and mighty?" Xiong Wenwen muttered.

Although just a child, he didn't believe that Yang Jian was such a responsible and noble person, recalling how Yang Jian had simply captured and sold that Ghost Domain handler named Lin Long during the meeting in Dachang City.

Yang Jian said, "Since I've accepted this task, it's only embarrassing to dawdle. Otherwise, I shouldn't have accepted at all. I'm someone who keeps his promises; I've been honest and fair since I started."

It was just a formal talk, but he wasn't wrong.

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Of course, his real goal was to resolve Zhao Lei's situation swiftly, to not give that Ghost Domain's Wanderer time to grow stronger.

"Enough with the pointless rambling," Xiong Wenwen cut him off. "All that crap about responsibility and saving lives, I've heard so much of it. It's just about forming a team to go ghost hunting; I'm not the slightest bit scared, come on, let's get going." He stood up from his seat, gestured grandly with his hand, full of zest as he spoke.

"Should I call you young and brash, or is ignorance truly bliss?" Yang Jian found the boy's enthusiasm, akin to someone off to play a game and level up, amusing.

"I don't know what young and brash is; I only know that winners take all," Xiong Wenwen snorted. "With Brother Xiong here, all demons and ghosts are as good as dead."

"Don't say I don't look out for you. No matter what happens, just stick with me, and I can keep you alive," Yang Jian spoke.

Should the situation change, he could use the Ghost Domain to send this bear child straight out of Z City.

But even with an exit strategy in place, Yang Jian couldn't be sure that he would remain completely unharmed.

"I understand." Xiong Wenwen glanced at him, unusually without a word of rebuttal.

At this moment, Zhang Gao returned, "The car is ready, and the area around Caesar Hotel is already under alert. The verification of the deceased's identity has already been underway since before, and we should have results in a few days."

"Good. Let's set off then," Yang Jian nodded.

"Do you need a driver? You're not familiar with Z City," Zhang Gao suddenly asked.

"No need, Xiong Wenwen and I will go," Yang Jian replied without turning around.

He now began to try to minimize contact with strangers as much as possible.

Quickly.

Driving a pickup truck, Yang Jian, with Xiong Wenwen following directions on the navigation, headed straight for Z City's Caesar Hotel.

"What do you think, is that ghost really hiding in that hotel?" On the road, Xiong Wenwen wound down the window and stuck his head out to gaze at the sky.

One could still see floating heads meandering in the air, everywhere the Wanderers.

"The floating head balloon incident and Tong Qian's disappearance from the hotel may not be the same supernatural event. After all, Tong Qian's head hasn't appeared in the skies above this city, but I need to sort out this hotel first," Yang Jian muttered.

"I know it. You must like that Tong Qian, wanting to save her. I thought so; during the last meeting, Tong Qian kept looking at you. It was obvious there was something between you two,"

Xiong Wenwen said, "No wonder you didn't want to go on a blind date with my mom. It turns out you're into women in uniforms."

"What does a little brat like you know," Yang Jian playfully tapped his forehead.

"I know everything; those dirty thoughts of you adults are easy to guess," Xiong Wenwen retorted stubbornly.

Yang Jian didn't want to continue conversing with this bear child, lest it disrupt his own train of thought.

Since traffic control had already been implemented on the road, they encountered no obstacles on their way.

Quite soon, he saw a European-style luxury building come into view, surrounded by several police lines, forbidding any vehicles or pedestrians from entering or exiting.

Tong Qian fell into trouble at this hotel; the hotel couldn't possibly be without issues, making quarantine the most prudent measure.

Moreover, the suspected floating head balloon incident had started from this hotel.

The sound of brakes squealed.

Yang Jian's pickup pulled right up to the hotel's entrance.

Carrying a body bag and having just stepped out of the car with Xiong Wenwen, he saw two people sitting on the hotel stairs, looking over with a vaguely amused expression.

"I thought you wouldn't come today, but you're unexpectedly punctual. Did you tell the higher-ups you wanted to remove us from the case? What, you want all the credit? You even brought Xiong Wenwen; headquarters really is biased," said a young man in his early twenties, his pale face showing a hint of displeasure.

"Guo Fan?" Yang Jian's face darkened.

Then he turned to look at the middle-aged man standing on the steps smoking.

It was none other than Feng Quan, whom he had rescued from Huanggang Village.

The two people who were supposed to have been transferred out of the hotel had actually been waiting here already.

What did this mean?

For a moment, Yang Jian's expression was one of fluctuating uncertainty.

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