Chapter 770 737: The Starting Point of Everything

“Half an hour, I give you half an hour’s time, I want all the relevant material on this unfinished building, and if you can’t do it, hand in your resignation and get lost,”

At this very moment.

Across the street, the leader of Dahan City, Sun Rui, stood there, tapping the golden cane in his hand, and seriously yet with a hint of authority, he said to his assistant beside him.

“Yes, President Sun, I’ll get on it right away,”

The assistant nearby felt a chill in his heart, dared not to take it lightly, and immediately took out his phone to call the relevant personnel.

In front of Yang Jian, Sun Rui was all courtesy, but towards others, he didn’t show a good face, after all, he was a big shot who managed an entire city.

“Captain Yang, would you like to go and take a look? This unfinished building has been investigated before, nothing special happened, and if there were any circumstances, I would have received the news early on. However, I think it must be due to my subordinates not being careful enough. I believe that with Captain Yang making a move, there will definitely be results,”

Following that, Sun Rui chuckled lightly.

“No rush, it’s only noon now, we have plenty of time to investigate slowly,” Yang Jian said as he activated the GPS on his phone at that moment.

The GPS showed the coordinates.

He compared them, and there was no mistake, the unfinished building before him was indeed the location noted on the old wooden board from the Door Knocking Ghost.

Of course, the precondition was that Yang Jian’s judgment was correct, and those numbers were indeed coordinates, not something else.

“This unfinished building has four stories built, but if you include the top platform, it should be five stories…” Yang Jian’s gaze shifted slightly as he looked up at the slightly dilapidated unfinished building, and a fragment of his earliest memories surfaced in his mind.

It was a supernatural story he had seen on a mobile forum before he had encountered any paranormal events.

It was that story that had caused Yang Jian to be cursed by the Door Knocking Ghost, which ultimately led to the Ghost Door Knocker incident at No. 7 Middle School.

And he still remembered that story clearly.

That doctor who went by “Thunderclap King” had mentioned a sentence in his post, the old man fell to his death from a building.

The Door Knocking Ghost died from a fall…

And the most coincidental thing was, the height from which the old man fell was precisely five stories.

This unfinished building was also five stories.

The coordinates were correct, and the number of stories on the unfinished building was too.

Meaning, the Thunderclap King was a resident doctor from Dahan City, the Ghost Door Knocker incident’s original location was in this city. At that time, the ghost had just revived and after killing the Thunderclap King, it had already moved on, which is why Sun Rui, being the person in charge of the city at the time, naturally couldn’t investigate thoroughly.

After all, the Door Knocking Ghost had a Ghost Domain and left together with the Thunderclap King who was a Ghost Slave, and then, because Yang Jian was cursed by the knocking sound, it headed to Dachang City.

As a result, Zhou Zheng, the person responsible for Dachang City at the time, ran into bad luck, encountered the Door Knocking Ghost, died in the school, and then the fierce ghost revived, and the Ghost Infant ran out.

“So to say, that old man, suspected to be a ghost controller who survived the Republic of China Period, fell to his death from the top floor of this unfinished building half a year ago?” Yang Jian put together all the details and clues, forming a complete outline.

Person, event, location, everything matched.

“All irrelevant persons, stay here. Further, from that end to this end, isolate the entire street, on alert, no one is allowed to enter or exit. I’ll give you some time to clear the area. When I say so, only then retract the cordon,”

Yang Jian spoke calmly yet earnestly.

Sun Rui was stunned for a moment, then gestured and said, “Do it as Captain Yang said.”

Yang Jian then pointed to a hotel not far away and said, “That hotel, we’re taking it over; also that area over there, and this rooftop—set up surveillance personnel. It’d be best to deploy a few snipers. If anyone crosses the cordon and tries to sneak close to this building, report it, and as soon as you get approval, take them out immediately.”

“Captain Yang, is it really that serious?” Sun Rui asked in a deep voice.

“Do as I say. You’re too relaxed. If we confirm a supernatural event here, it’s going to be even more terrifying than you think. I’m only sealing off one street, which is very conservative of me. In my Dachang City, we would start with at least three streets sealed off.”

Yang Jian said, “I can give you the lowdown.”

“Do you know about the Door Knocking Ghost incident?”

“There aren’t many supernatural events defined as level A, and of course, I know about the Door Knocking Ghost incident when I looked through the files. I heard that Captain Yang became a spirit summoner because of that incident, and it caused a lot of casualties the first time it appeared,” Sun Rui said with a slight nod.

Yang Jian spoke calmly, “The Door Knocker isn’t a real ghost; he was a spirit summoner. After his death, the vengeful spirit revived, creating the knocking incidents. I’ve been following this lead for a long time, and I even found the grandson of the Door Knocker—the verification is solid, there’s no mistake. And the place where the Door Knocker died is right under this unfinished building.”

“Some say he died from falling off a building.”

“Don’t you find that funny? A spirit summoner with a Ghost Domain, resurrected as a level A supernatural event, supposedly died from falling off a building.”

“Are your words true?”

Sun Rui hesitated, then with a shock said, “Wait, how is that possible? If that person was a spirit summoner, why doesn’t the headquarters have any records? You’re the one who created the file for the Door Knocking Ghost, and there was no such news before.”

“His history predates the headquarters, and might even go back to the Republic of China Period. Do you think there would be any records about him?”

Yang Jian said, “I’m here to investigate this secret, so I don’t worry about leaking it to you. After all, you’re the person in charge of Dahan City, and if something happens here, it would be very difficult to keep it from you. So I’m very sincere in giving you a heads up about these details.”

“You mean… The Door Knocker is a spirit summoner who lived from the Republic of China Period to now,” Sun Rui was completely shocked by what Yang Jian had said.

A normal spirit summoner doing well to survive a few years is already impressive.

Let alone several decades.

If it’s true, the supernatural event could date back a hundred years.

At this thought, Sun Rui couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.

He somewhat understood what this implied.

Yang Jian said, “I’m not yet certain; this requires investigation. But regardless, this matter is more serious than you think, so I hope you will take this seriously. And aren’t you investigating the missing persons case? I think those disappearances are related to this unfinished building.”

“Sealing off this area is the prudent course of action because if any problems arise, this vicinity will certainly not be safe.”

“You make sense,” Sun Rui said, touching the golden staff in his hand, a sense of unease growing within him.

Indeed, he had also felt that recently there were more and more missing person cases, and the frequency was accelerating.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have classified the disappearances as a supernatural event.

This unusual data was already proving to be a precursor to a supernatural event. It just hadn’t fully erupted yet. If Yang Jian really had confirmed that there was an issue with this unfinished building, then this place would become the epicenter for a supernatural event in Dahan City.

“Let’s do as you say,” Sun Rui summoned an assistant and relayed the arrangements just discussed.

“Monitor this place 24/7. Without orders from me or Captain Yang, nobody is allowed to approach this area. Expand the quarantine area by another factor of two.”

He agreed with Yang Jian’s approach and at the same time, he strengthened the management of the area.

This is the privilege and status of being in charge.

If he wished, he didn’t need any evidence or anyone’s agreement to lock down an area or even carry out some very forceful deployments.

“I’ve conducted similar drills before, and within three hours, this area can be completely cleared,” Sun Rui said.

Yang Jian replied, “Then let’s take action three hours from now. Everything is very calm at the moment; there’s no need to break this tranquility.”

Even though the unfinished building was right in front of him, he was in no rush to act.

“Li Yang, go rest at that hotel over there for today. We’ll take action after Sun Rui is done here. We’re not short on time,” Yang Jian said.

“Okay, Captain Yang,” Li Yang nodded.

Yang Jian didn’t say more and carried his luggage bag to the hotel next door.

He checked into the hotel, choosing a room on a middle floor that faced the direction of the unfinished building, allowing him to clearly see the situation from the glass window.

Sun Rui’s mood wasn’t great at the moment as he started to arrange manpower to blockade the area as much as possible.

Because this street was in a bustling area, there were quite a few pedestrians, and a direct blockade would face some resistance, but this would only cause a slight delay. The necessary arrangements still had to be made.

By late afternoon around 4 p.m., approaching 5 p.m., the street was finally blocked off.

Observers were positioned at various locations, and a number of cameras were even installed temporarily to monitor the area.

In the room of the hotel,

Yang Jian was also preparing. He acted decisively this time, directly placing two pieces of Ghost Porcelain in the corner of the room on the floor.

“Give me your ID card,” he extended his hand.

Li Yang was somewhat puzzled but still handed over the ID card he had recently obtained to Yang Jian.

Yang Jian placed his own ID card along with Li Yang’s underneath a piece of Ghost Porcelain.

When he did this, all the lights in the room flickered.

“Something’s not right,” Li Yang’s expression changed slightly as he felt a cold and inexplicable breath enveloping him.

Yang Jian said, “This is a supernatural item from Japan called Ghost Porcelain. It uses personal belongings that are often used as a medium to allow the Ghost Porcelain to protect you until it breaks. Its effect is not as good as the Ghost Candle, but it’s more convenient than the Ghost Candle. As long as you’re not attacked by the supernatural, this object will keep protecting you.”

“As for whether there are any side effects, I don’t know, but right now I can’t be concerned about that. Safety is the priority.”

“Thank you, Captain Yang,” Li Yang said gratefully.

Yang Jian said, “After all, this is where the Door Knocking Ghost died, and I can’t say for certain what will happen. We can only prepare as much as possible. Of course, I’m also taking precautions, hoping these preparations won’t be necessary.”

Li Yang looked on with a deep respect.

This was the approach of a top-tier captain. It appeared reckless, but when it came time to act, they were more meticulous and secure than anyone else.

Surviving until now was definitely not just a matter of luck.

Beyond that, Yang Jian also carried a Substitute Doll with him.

He’d have to use it at a critical time, just in case.

As the preparations were almost complete, Sun Rui’s man knocked on the door, his voice outside, “Captain Yang, President Sun invites both of you to meet downstairs.”

“It seems Sun Rui has finished his tasks,” Yang Jian said, looking out the window and seeing the street sealed off, with vehicles and pedestrians long gone.

Observers had been placed in high spots, and snipers were even positioned around the area.

However, at this moment, it was getting darker outside.

As it was winter night, darkness fell particularly quickly; it was already dim at five o’clock.

The night had no effect on Yang Jian, but for newcomers and ordinary people, it might impose psychological pressure.

“Let’s go, it’s time to take action.”

Yang Jian didn’t delay and immediately left the room with Li Yang. When exiting, he said to the person outside the door, “Seal this room, and don’t allow anyone to enter or leave.”

“Yes, Captain Yang,” the person immediately replied.

He didn’t want the Ghost Porcelain in the room to be smashed without reason.

When he arrived at the hotel lobby on the first floor, Sun Rui was already sitting on a sofa waiting, holding a golden cane, smoking a cigarette, his morbidly pale face bearing a shade of gloom. There weren’t many people around, just a few bodyguards standing outside the door.

“Hehe, sorry to keep you waiting, Captain Yang. We encountered a little resistance and it delayed things a bit, my apologies,” Sun Rui said, his gloomy face brightening with a smile as he saw Yang Jian walking out of the elevator, greeting him immediately.

“It’s getting late, I think we should not waste time anymore, let’s take action,” Yang Jian said.

Sun Rui got up, leaning on his cane, and smiled, “Of course, we were just waiting for Captain Yang to lead. It has been a while since I’ve encountered a supernatural event, so I’m inevitably a bit nervous.”

“If there really were an event, you wouldn’t be nervous,” Yang Jian remarked.

“I can’t help it, year after year, I’m increasingly fearing death. I used to fear nothing, but as a person in charge for a long time, I’ve become more and more afraid,” Sun Rui replied somewhat helplessly.

“It’s hard to go from luxury to frugality,” Yang Jian said, ignoring his sentimentality and while walking added, “I hope all of this is just me being paranoid. I can’t be certain that there’s definitely something wrong here.”

“If nothing happens, that would be for the best. I wouldn’t mind the hassle for a day,” Sun Rui replied.

“Since I’m leading the team, you’ll follow my commands during the operation. Do you have a problem with that?” Yang Jian suddenly asked.

Sun Rui shook his head with a smile, “No problem at all, I don’t have a single issue. If I can’t trust Captain Yang’s leadership, who can I trust?”

He was being ingratiating, but in his heart, he knew that if push came to shove, Yang Jian would definitely not hesitate to dispose of him.

So why not cooperate quietly?

Sun Rui didn’t think he was more powerful than the others in his circle—he had only controlled two ghosts, whereas Yang Jian had tamed three.

He was naturally at a disadvantage.

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