Chapter 1007 973 Discussion

One night passed.

The red cabinet in the corner of the room showed no abnormalities. Yang Jian checked it many times, even monitored it for a long period, but the Ghost Cabinet remained calm. The entire room and even the whole house showed no signs of anything amiss.

The next morning.

Yang Jian woke up.

He looked at the Ghost Cabinet again, feeling a bit suspicious.

It’s understandable that the Ghost Cabinet is following him, as he had traded with it before, possibly being tainted by some sort of supernatural curse.

However, he had changed locations many times before, yet the Ghost Cabinet had not appeared around him.

“Next time, I’ll try switching places,” Yang Jian thought to himself. He didn’t pay much attention to it and was preparing to go to the company.

Before leaving this floor, he checked the security room’s monitoring system and found that the Ghost Cabinet he moved into the security room yesterday had vanished.

Indeed.

Yang Jian wasn’t mistaken. He confirmed several times that the Ghost Cabinet in the security room had mysteriously disappeared and no longer existed, even though he clearly remembered moving it in yesterday and confirming its presence.

“Incomprehensible supernatural phenomena,” he could only summarize it this way.

Though he had experienced many supernatural events, some phenomena were so bizarre that even he couldn’t explain them.

Moreover, these matters weren’t worth Yang Jian spending too much time on; he just needed to know that the Ghost Cabinet was already intertwined with him.

Currently, the Ghost Cabinet posed no danger; it was in a relatively stable state, but the risk of losing control existed with supernatural items, which could become a huge latent threat in the future.

Indeed.

The curse of the Ghost Cabinet wasn’t as simple as imagined. Breaking the transaction temporarily didn’t mean escaping it. Yang Jian even smashed the Ghost Cabinet into pieces, and still encountered such a situation.

Downstairs.

Zhang Liqin was already sitting on the sofa waiting. When she saw Yang Jian coming down, she hurriedly stood up.

“Drive me to the company; I have some matters today,” Yang Jian indicated.

Zhang Liqin nodded, immediately grabbed the car keys, went to the garage, and drove out the car.

After Yang Jian got in the car, Zhang Liqin cautiously asked, “President Yang, did you see the cabinet in your room? I didn’t see it when I stayed in your room before; it seemed to have suddenly appeared in the past few days. Did you bring it back when you went out midway?”

She had never seen the Ghost Cabinet and was unaware of its existence; Yang Jian always avoided everyone when trading with the Ghost Cabinet previously.

“No, that’s a supernatural item involving a curse from a ghost; it seems to have latched onto me,” Yang Jian said straightforwardly.

Zhang Liqin’s eyes slightly contracted, appearing somewhat tense and uneasy: “Having that thing at home is dangerous, isn’t it?”

“I’ll keep watch and try to find a way to deal with it. The danger might be minimal, but it won’t be threatening for now. If you feel unsafe, you can stay at the company,” Yang Jian said calmly.

Zhang Liqin said, “Since there’s no danger, I’ll stay at home temporarily.”

“Suit yourself,” Yang Jian also pondered the existence of the Ghost Cabinet.

Firstly, regardless of whether it’s dangerous or not, it must be removed from the home.

After all, the Ghost Cabinet had previously released a ghost. With such a thing at home, how could the family live there later? They might be too scared to sleep.

Yang Jian decided to first change locations and evaluate the situation later.

Quickly.

Zhang Liqin drove directly to the entrance of Shangtong Tower.

After getting out of the car, Yang Jian immediately saw someone squatting beside the building’s entrance, smoking, with a worried expression.

This person was the Eagle who left yesterday.

Apparently, after a night of consideration, he finally decided to come to Shangtong Tower.

“Yang Team,” the Eagle saw Yang Jian appear and immediately flicked away the cigarette butt, then greeted him.

Yang Jian walked over: “Eagle, when did you arrive?”

“Half an hour ago.”

Eagle said: “I thought about the suggestion you gave me yesterday. I also roughly understood the identity and responsibility of the person in charge. To be honest, I’m a bit surprised; I didn’t expect Dachang City to have such a special position dedicated to dealing with supernatural events, even establishing a specialized department.”

“It’s normal that if there’s unclean things causing trouble, there should be people specially handling it,” Yang Jian said: “So, what’s your decision?”

“Of course, joining your team, Yang Team.”

Eagle smiled: “Though it’s a bit dangerous, the salary will surely be high, plus the job is official. After getting used to life as a messenger, I’m afraid I can’t endure working for a few days without the impulse to deal with the boss.”

“Good, welcome to join us,” Yang Jian reached out his hand.

“Hope my presence can be of help to Yang Team,” Eagle said.

“Since you’ve joined my team, I’m too lazy to send someone to investigate you. Follow me; you can attend today’s meeting as a listener,” Yang Jian said.

He had stolen Eagle’s memory and knew everything about him.

So there was nothing worth investigating.

Soon.

The group arrived at the top floor of Shangtong Tower.

There were already people in the office at this time, all familiar faces: Feng Quan, Tong Qian, Huang Ziya, Li Yang… and Liu Xiaoyu.

“Yang Jian,”

“Captain,”

“Xiao Yang”

…

Everyone greeted Yang Jian one by one, except for Xiong Wenwen, who still acted rebelliously, showing no concern about getting a beating.

“Yang Xiaohua, didn’t expect you to be here too,” Eagle’s expression changed upon seeing Yang Xiaohua, recognizing a familiar face among messengers.

Yang Xiaohua nodded; she knew yesterday that Yang Jian resurrected Eagle, so seeing Eagle wasn’t surprising now.

“Let me introduce: Yang Xiaohua and Eagle. They are ordinary people with experience in supernatural events. Considering the manpower issue, they officially joined the company starting today,” Yang Jian pointed at the two of them.

“Sure enough, they’re newcomers. Quick, call ‘Daddy Xiong’ for me.” Xiong Wenwen immediately jumped out and circled around the hawk and Yang Xiaohua, scrutinizing them.

“This kid…” Yang Xiaohua felt a bit unnerved.

She clearly saw this child named Xiong Wenwen wasn’t a normal living person at all, but a paper figure, completely eerie.

Yang Jian walked over and picked up Xiong Wenwen: “Don’t mess around. If you don’t behave, I’ll ask your mom to assign you more homework.”

Xiong Wenwen immediately lost his temper, shrank his neck, and dared not speak further.

“Having newcomers is a good thing. Although they’re ordinary people, we can’t do without them in company operations.”

Feng Quan said: “What’s the main agenda of the meeting this time? It can’t be the supernatural incident codenamed ‘Black Umbrella,’ right? Huang Ziya should have told you yesterday; this matter is temporarily under control.”

“Of course, it’s tricky to solve. With the murder pattern unclear, it requires a considerable expense to handle. But you have the Coffin Nail, so it’s worth a try.”

Tong Qian said: “Why not take action today and directly deal with this supernatural event? Recently, the supernatural event codenamed ‘Ghost Lake’ is becoming increasingly disruptive. Dachang City has been out of water for several days, now relying on underground water. I’m worried if this continues, even the underground water will be supernaturally polluted, greatly affecting the city.”

He was rather anxious, wanting to solve the issue quickly to prevent it from escalating.

“These two supernatural events are indeed urgent—one near Dachang City, the other with wide-ranging impact. But no matter how urgent, things must proceed step by step,” Yang Jian said. “Initially, as per our previous plan, I would return with the team to handle the Ghost Lake incident.”

“Now, you’ve seen a fierce ghost coming off the bus, hovering around Dachang City. This must be addressed first.”

The others nodded at his words.

Water shortage can be endured for a while, but a fierce ghost roaming near the city cannot be tolerated.

If the ghost enters the city, it would be catastrophic.

“So, is today the day to deal with this supernatural event?” Feng Quan asked.

Yang Jian said: “I still have some personal matters to handle, so let’s postpone for three days and then check it out.”

Three days?

Feng Quan thought for a moment: “That’s alright. Within three days, it shouldn’t cause trouble. For now, that area is relatively stable with no signs of ghost movement, and it’s under constant surveillance. I’ll be notified immediately if any issues arise.”

Yang Jian looked at Liu Xiaoyu: “How much do we know about the Ghost Post Office from headquarters? I met Zhou Deng on that bus; he told me a captain is on the fifth floor of the post office? How come I wasn’t informed about this beforehand?”

“I’ll need to consult the relevant archive at headquarters for this,” Liu Xiaoyu said.

“Then go ask Cao Yanhua now.” Yang Jian said.

Liu Xiaoyu said nothing, immediately turned, and left to contact headquarters.

Soon, the response came.

“Here’s the situation: regarding the post office, headquarters doesn’t have much information. It’s only known that such a special place exists, but specifics like the location are unknown. The address of the post office was confirmed after you and Sun Rui’s investigation last time, and the existence of the Messenger has been under investigation at headquarters ever since, also confirmed by Sun Rui.”

“As for the captain on the fifth floor of the post office… it was mentioned in a report once, without detailed explanation, and it’s been over half a year since this captain’s information was confirmed, with no updates during this period. But Zhou Deng says he’s seen her, which headquarters is still unaware of.”

“For this reason, headquarters has tentatively labeled this captain as missing.”

“Missing?”

Yang Jian’s expression changed: “A missing person can become a captain? Was there some backdoor maneuvering?”

“No, early in the onset of the supernatural events, this captain handled over thirty various supernatural incidents and earned significant merit, so headquarters designated her as a captain, though she hasn’t officially taken the role.” Liu Xiaoyu said.

“I see,” Yang Jian nodded, understanding.

A Messenger on the fifth floor of the post office chose to contact headquarters half a year ago, diligently resolving over thirty various supernatural incidents, then mysteriously vanished.

Though absent, her meritorious contribution was deemed significant enough for headquarters to allocate a captain’s quota.

The eagle commented from the side: “The fifth floor Messenger’s delivery cycle is long, one letter per year. It suggests once she completes a delivery task, the next won’t be until a year later. She might not be missing but busy delivering letters. However, such fervor in handling supernatural events before delivery implies something’s wrong.”

“Trying to burn the last bit of life to make some contribution?” Yang Jian looked at the eagle: “So you think this captain is dead?”

“Since Zhou Deng saw her, it indicates the fifth-floor messenger from the post office appeared within the past six months. She might not be dead, merely tasked with delivering letters. Yet, taking so long to deliver a letter is hard to understand… hence, she likely vanished during the delivery process. Leaving a message for Zhou Deng aims to relay a signal through him: the delivery task is challenging, and she lacks confidence in returning alive.” The eagle analyzed.

Missing.

In the supernatural realm, missing represents two possibilities: trapped by a fierce ghost in a supernatural place, unable to get free, or dead in a supernatural site.

“No wonder headquarters isn’t aware of the post office info, since the master on the fifth floor vanished for over half a year.”

Yang Jian pondered: “Many things at headquarters were incomplete back then; it’s normal they overlooked this issue.”

He assumed there’d be a helper on the fifth floor, but it now seems this fifth-floor expert may struggle to even protect herself.

Post office delivery process disappearance.

The probability of death is high.

“Do you have this captain’s dossier? Let me see,” Yang Jian asked again.

Liu Xiaoyu handed over a dossier: “Just printed, there’s not much info since updates have been scarce.”

Yang Jian glanced at it casually, noting the photo of a young woman in her early twenties, with long hair and weary eyes, as if under great mental pressure.

“Indeed, nothing crucial.”

He shook his head; aside from name, gender, height, and former nickname, nothing special was in the dossier.

It appears the post office’s fifth-floor expert deliberately concealed information about supernatural matters.

Evidently, during her cooperation with headquarters, some details were withheld.

“Can’t rely on this fifth-floor expert anymore; merely get acquainted with the dossier info, checking for any encounter opportunities on the fifth floor of the post office later. But chances seem slim; she’s been missing for over half a year, likely decomposed by now,” Yang Jian handed the dossier to Li Yang.

Li Yang is also a Messenger now, needing attention to such matters.

“A captain-level figure from half a year ago dying during a delivery? That probability seems low.” Feng Quan asked.

Yang Jian said: “You mentioned she’s an early captain; back then, taming two ghosts was sufficient for captain nomination. The fifth-floor expert became captain early due to resolving over thirty various supernatural incidents, unlike someone like Wang Chaling who relied on terrifying resources.”

“And how many early supernatural veterans remain? Feng Quan, you know it well. Headquarters awarded her the captain post considering her early efforts, but now, thirty supernatural incidents combined don’t compare to the merit of handling one Hungry Ghost incident by me.”

Though his words might sound harsh, it’s the reality.

Early on, supernatural resurgence, supernatural events were manageable. Considering Yang Jian’s current prowess, if back then, he could’ve cleared the supernatural event archives at headquarters.

As supernatural resurgence continues, fierce ghosts grow increasingly terrifying.

Now, even a captain cannot guarantee they can handle an A-level supernatural event.

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