Chapter 282: Chapter 281 Ye Zhen
Having survived numerous supernatural encounters, Yang Jianâs alertness and instant counteraction skills far outstripped those of ordinary ghost controllers. It took him less than a minute to subdue Luo Su Yi and two others, and that was because he was holding back.
Otherwise, Yang Jian could have dealt with the three of them in under ten seconds.
At this moment, Luo Su Yiâs heart was both shocked and fearful.
He had thought that, being a ghost controller like himself, even if Yang Jian managed two or even three ghosts, with all three of them coming together, there wouldnât be much difference.
He never expected to have two of his people restrained in just a brief encounter.
The only one left unscathed for the time being was Huang Fei, but it was apparent that Yang Jian had intentionally spared him for questioning. Otherwise, being the worst among the three, Huang Fei could not have remained unharmed.
When Huang Fei heard Yang Jian give him five minutes to explain, he immediately said, âWe three are members of a paranormal forum and we really just wanted to meet you in Dachang City. We werenât looking to oppose you. The incident just now was a misunderstanding because we didnât know exactly where you lived. We only knew you were within the entire complex, so thatâs why Lin Luomei used a little trick.â
âIf you donât believe me, you can ask at the headquarters of the ghost controllers. We, members of the paranormal forum, have a record there, and we are not some illegal organization.â
âYang Jian, can you please release them first? If this goes on, theyâre going to die. You donât want to see several ghost controllers dying here, right? It would be bad if the ghosts inside them got out and caused trouble in this area.â
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Yang Jian looked at him and asked, âIs this a threat?â
Huang Fei, in a panic and sweating profusely, said, âNo, no, no, I didnât mean that. Please donât misunderstand.â
âMembers of a paranormal forum?â
Yang Jian thought about it but hadnât heard of it.
It must be some kind of civilian ghost controller organization, similar to Xiaoqiang Entertainment Club.
âWhat is your purpose in coming here? If you just wanted to meet with me, then the three of you can die today. No one would come to someoneâs territory in the middle of the night just to arrange a meeting.â
Yang Jian glanced at Lin Luomei, who was nearing the point of asphyxiation and rolling her eyes back, and showed no intention of letting her down.
Huang Fei realized the urgency of the situation, knowing Yang Jian was not someone who could be easily swayed with a few words, especially not someone who would listen to explanations while attempting to kill.
If he couldnât satisfy Yang Jian, after he finished speaking, Luo Su Yi and Lin Luomei would indeed die.
The International Ghost Controllers didnât even need to report when killing unauthorized ghost controllers like them, and nobody would investigate it.
It was one of the privileges.
âThe administrator of our paranormal forum wants to have a chat with you.â Huang Fei, not caring about the reasons anymore, took out a phone in haste and dialed a number, then handed it to Yang Jian.
Yang Jianâs gaze shifted and, the next moment, the phone appeared in his hand.
After the call was connected, he didnât wait for the supposed administrator to speak and immediately said, âIâm Yang Jian, the Ghost Eye. Your people have disturbed my sleep late at night, and now theyâre in my hands. Iâll give you ten minutes to transfer ten billion to my account. If you can do that, Iâll do you the courtesy of letting them go. If not, prepare for their bodies.â
After speaking, he crushed the phone and threw it on the ground.
What kind of call was that?
Not only was Huang Fei stunned, but even Luo Su Yi, whose neck was being choked and couldnât move, also widened his eyes.
Yang Jian said nothing, just carried Luo Su Yi a few steps forward and reached out to grab a Ghost Rope, then retracted it.
The next moment, the countless Ghost Ropes hanging down in the Ghost Domain began to disappear quickly. In just a moment, the ropes that had previously been hanging vanished like an illusion from everyoneâs sight.
Lin Luomei, who was almost strangled to death by the Ghost Rope, fell to the ground, her head spinning and unable to regain her strength for a long time.
At this very moment.
In Dahai City, at the top floor of a skyscraper.
In a conference room, a casually dressed young man in his twenties named Ye Zhen, an administrator of the paranormal forum, froze when he received the call.
He thought it was news from Luo Su Yiâs side, so he called to inform them, but instead, a strange voice spoke up, claiming to be the international ghost controller Yang Jian.
âWhat are they up to? This Yang Jian starts by demanding ten billion from me without any context. Is this a threat?â Ye Zhen frowned.
A middle-aged man in a suit spoke gravely, âA test, this is Ghost Eye Yang Jian testing our paranormal forum.â
âWhat do you mean?â Ye Zhen asked.
âHis words contain three pieces of information. The first is that Huang Fei, Luo Su Yi, and Lin Luomei are in his hands; the second is about the ten billion; and the third, he asks us to transfer money within ten minutes without giving us an account number.â
Ye Zhen said, âSo I think this Yang Jian is out of his mind. This man is just provoking. Daring to touch my people, I will not let him off easily. Book me a ticket to Dachang City, Iâm going to kill him tomorrow.â
The corner of the middle-aged manâs mouth twitched. Youâre the one whoâs out of your mind.
But he didnât dare to voice this out. Instead, he explained seriously, âThis Yang Jian is very clever, managing to stand out in Asia and resolving an S-class supernatural case is certainly no simple feat. Heâs asking for ten billion as a test of our financial capacity. Being able to pay ten billion in ten minutes indicates a power that is certainly not negligible. By not giving us an account number, heâs testing our ability to find out some of his personal information.â
âThe three people in his hands are bargaining chips, Yang Jianâs chips. If we cannot accept this challenge, Yang Jian will regard our so-called paranormal forum as a trivial entity not worth considering, and the three people who approached him, Huang Fei, Luo Su Yi, and Lin Luomei, wonât need any more consideration, and he will feel free to kill them.â
âConversely, if we can meet their demands, Yang Jian will release the three of them. After all, forces capable of resolving these kinds of issues within ten minutes do carry some weight. Even the hottest trend in the ghost master circles, the âGhost Eye,â wouldnât want to offend us over some trivial matter.â
âSo, money is secondary. Whatâs important is to demonstrate our strength. Of course, we still need to give âGhost Eyeâ Yang Jian some face. After all, weâve intruded into his territory. It would be impolite not to make any gesture.â
Ye Zhen looked out through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the brightly lit metropolis before him and couldnât help but remark, âHearing you put it that way, this Yang Jian really does have the air of a great owl. I admire him. Forget about taking him down. Iâve decided I want him on my side. Go ahead and transfer the money. But remember, this isnât because Iâm afraid of him. You should know that before us, there is no enemy we cannot defeat.â
The middle-aged manâs mouth twitched, and he turned to leave the conference room. If there were any other way, he really wouldnât want to work for this âteenage syndromeâ young man.
âNumber one in Asia, truly as lonely as snow. This world will soon be free from suffering because of me,â Ye Zhen said, standing with his hands behind his back, looking down at the great city with a sigh.
Meanwhile, in a rest pavilion within the Guanjiang Residential Complex in Dachang City.
Yang Jian sat on a stone bench, quietly awaiting the arrival of the ten-minute mark.
Next to him, Luo Su Yi, Lin Luomei, and Huang Fei sat on the ground, terrified and not daring to make a move.
No, not because they didnât dare to move, but because they literally couldnât.
It was as if someone had taken up residence in their own bodies, having assumed control over them.
The only thing they might still maintain control over was probably their consciousness.
They had all listened to Yang Jianâs phone call earlier.
To request ten billion in his account within ten minutes, sounded nothing short of extortion, using their three lives to blackmail the administrator.
They wondered if the administrator would agree?
If not, wouldnât the three of them genuinely be left to die here?
The more they thought about it, the more desperate they felt. Had they known that dealing with Yang Jian was so dangerous, they never would have accepted this mission and would have preferred to deal with supernatural events instead.
Yang Jian, however, was not in any hurry; he merely watched the time on his phone, quietly waiting for the outcome.
The analysis by the middle-aged man beside Ye Zhen was quite accurate.
Indeed, Yang Jian was probing, and at the same time, showing his own toughness.
It hadnât been more than ten days since the paranormal incident in Dachang City had concluded, and as the protagonist of this global S-rank event, Yang Jian was in the middle of the storm. If he couldnât secure his footing firmly now, he would only face endless troubles in the aftermath.
He had no power, and before the incident, he was just an insignificant ghost master in Asia.
Now suddenly caught in the midst of an invisible commotion, what he needed to do was not to hide or act wildly, but to arm himself with thorns and protect himself.
The world is too vast, and there are too many ghost masters. Yang Jian didnât think that by using a clever trick to solve the Hungry Ghost incident, he had become unbeatable.
He had been researching the past few days.
There have been at least three global S-rank paranormal events: the Ghost Temple incident in Japan, the horror event in California, America, and the art gallery event in Europe.
But now, there was the Hungry Ghost incident in Dachang City, Asia.
However, setting aside this incident, the previous three were all resolved.
It was unimaginable.
Without that Coffin Nail, these people were so freakishly capable of handling S-rank paranormal events, even resolving them early on.
Yang Jian was very clear about what this implied.
As he was pondering,
Ding-dong!
A text message arrived on his phone, with a notification of a ten billion transfer into his motherâs bank account.
Because of joining the international ghost masterâs network, Yang Jianâs information was confidential, but the members of the paranormal forum were smart enough to find his motherâs identity information and make the transfer.
âEight minutes and forty-two seconds.â
Yang Jian pondered for a moment, noting the time.
Discounting the time for the call and decision-making, it meant the paranormal forum managed to transfer ten billion and locate his familyâs identity information within five minutes.
Thinking back to when Huang Fei said their organization had prepared a case at the headquarters,
Yang Jian could deduce⊠this was a massive ghost master organization unofficially sanctioned by the authorities.
âRemember, there wonât be a next time for this kind of thing. If there is, it means your paranormal forum is declaring war on me. If you want to meet me, find an intermediary for an introduction. Approaching me this way at night, I will only assume youâre here to assassinate me.â
Yang Jian left them with these words, stood up, gave the three an eerie glance with his âGhost Eyeâ, and then turned and walked away.
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