Chapter 1076 - 1042: Meeting Zhang Lei Again

“What are you looking at?”

Miao Xiaoshan woke up, with her big eyes watching Yang Jian, and found that he was staring at his phone with a slight frown, seemingly contemplating something, which made her a bit curious.

“The incident with Gao Ming yesterday, he handled that man-made supernatural event, but there are some implications, suspected to be potential hidden dangers. Although he hasn’t said anything outright, he seems to want me to help, because with a Captain Level person here, many things can be handled well, at least there won’t be any unexpected incidents.”

Yang Jian did not hide anything but seriously and meticulously explained the situation once.

“So, you’re going to get busy again,” Miao Xiaoshan said.

Yang Jian, however, tossed his phone aside: “I don’t want to deal with this, it’s Gao Ming’s responsibility, I don’t want to meddle in others’ business, besides, I’m not here on a business trip, my real purpose is to save you, he just wants to borrow my power, in this case, it’s unnecessary to bother with him.”

His attitude was quite clear.

Although he received the message, he didn’t intend to help.

Miao Xiaoshan, however, said: “Why don’t you go take a look, we can’t let my issue delay work, just in case there’s something particularly important.”

“What could possibly happen in this city, there are other captains in charge even if something goes wrong, it’ll be fine,” Yang Jian said.

“When you were looking at the information earlier, you were thinking, there must be something that you are concerned about,” Miao Xiaoshan said, picking up on some thoughts from Yang Jian’s expression.

Yang Jian was silent for a moment.

He was indeed a bit curious just now.

After all, Gao Ming mentioned that Yang Zifeng’s supernatural power actually originated from a note that could fulfill a person’s grievance, whether the note was real or fake, it indeed gave Yang Zifeng an hour of supernatural power, and afterward, Yang Zifeng returned to being an ordinary person.

This kind of special situation, Yang Jian had never heard of before.

Someone actually mastered supernatural power without dying and even returned to normal human status.

“Should I go take a look?” Yang Jian thought to himself.

He didn’t want to help, he purely wanted to explore some supernatural secrets, to learn more about supernatural powers, which would be very helpful for the future.

And this incident just sparked his interest.

A supernatural power that could fulfill a person’s wish might possess some inconceivable ability.

“Oh, stop thinking about it, you should go take a look, if nothing’s up, you can come back, I won’t be leaving for a while staying here, and besides, if someone asks for help at the door and you ignore it, that wouldn’t look good, right?”

Miao Xiaoshan nudged Yang Jian, speaking with a bit of a coquettish tone.

She didn’t want Yang Jian’s matters to be delayed because of her, otherwise, she would feel guilty.

Yang Jian pondered for a short while: “Since you say so, I’ll go take a look then, just as a boredom killer, you rest well here, the room next door stores a Ghost Painting, it’s currently detained so there’s no problem, just keep your distance, nothing will happen, if anything comes up, contact me directly.”

“Ghost Painting? Got it, I’ll warn Liu Zi and Sun Yujia too, tell them to stay away from this room,” Miao Xiaoshan nodded.

She certainly wouldn’t touch that thing.

Yang Jian’s reminder was just in case, to prevent anyone from curiosity to open that door and unveil the Ghost Painting.

“That’s good, I’m going over to take a look now, if there’s nothing major, I’ll come back promptly,” Yang Jian stood up at this moment.

He didn’t need any preparation, he only took his phone, put on a piece of clothing, and as the surrounding red light glowed, he instantly vanished from the room.

Miao Xiaoshan watched Yang Jian disappear with a gentle smile on her face.

After leaving, Yang Jian quickly appeared inside a high building in this city.

Seemingly a normal building, but actually Gao Ming’s office site.

Moreover, the Ghost Envoy in this building wasn’t just Gao Ming, there were other Ghost Envoys too, who seemed to be some new recruits trained by the headquarters, undergoing some training here.

Yang Jian’s arrival immediately drew the attention of several Ghost Envoys.

“It’s a supernatural invasion…” Someone was flipping through the archives and was startled, instinctively becoming alert.

“This Ghost Domain… no need to panic, it’s the headquarters’ captain, the Ghost Eye Yang Jian is here.”

At this moment, a man with a face like a corpse, dark and sallow, immediately recognized this Ghost Domain and started explaining to others not to worry.

“Zhang Lei, I didn’t expect you to be here too.” Suddenly.

Accompanied by a cold voice, a red light glowed in the corridor on this floor, and a young man with a chilly aura and slightly pale complexion suddenly appeared, looking at Zhang Lei with a slight strange color in his eyes.

Zhang Lei’s code name is Ghost Eater.

He was an old acquaintance from the training base at headquarters, once experiencing the Ghost Envoy incident together.

But Zhang Lei’s ghost was too terrifying, leading to facing the risk of ghost revival not long after he became a person in charge, Yang Jian didn’t want such a person to die, so he once gifted Zhang Lei an opportunity to harness another ghost, allowing the headquarters to help him balance the ghost inside and extend his life.

“Looks like you’ve made it, you didn’t perish from the ghost revival,” Yang Jian examined Zhang Lei.

With his Ghost Eye, Yang Jian saw, beneath Zhang Lei’s clothes, an outline of a ghostly human figure appearing on his flesh, especially with a head seemingly growing out, eerie and terrifying.

That was a ghost that was reviving.

It was hard to imagine what kind of terrifying supernatural incident could occur once Zhang Lei’s ghost fully revived.

After all, the ghost he harnessed could even devour other ghosts.

In some respects, it was even more vicious than a Hungry Ghost.

“Captain Yang.”

Zhang Lei was startled, then stood up abruptly, shaking his head with a wry smile: “Things would be easier if they were as you said, I’ve just barely maintained a balance, and it’s a temporary solution without addressing the root cause, I can hardly use any supernatural power now, just here handling clerical work, organizing archives, analyzing supernatural events.”

After speaking, he turned around.

Despite wearing clothes, Yang Jian could still see what was beneath Zhang Lei’s back clothes.

A richly colored tattoo.

No.

That’s not a tattoo, it’s a painting, created with some kind of dye. The painting shows a bizarre man with a darkened face and no expression, painted so realistically, it’s as if a vibrant photograph was printed onto the skin.

Yang Jian knew this person.

Wei Jing… no, not Wei Jing, but the Ghost Envoy.

Yang Jian also noticed that the Ghost Envoy in the painting had no eyes, hollow and incomplete, as if intentionally left imperfect, never fully depicted.

“Yang, you should have seen it by now, right? The ghost inside me is suppressed by the painting on my back. It’s the Ghost Envoy, painted by Ah Hong, and because the painted ghost possesses a certain degree of actual supernatural power, painting the Ghost Envoy equates to gaining the Ghost Envoy’s suppressive ability. In this state, the ghost cannot revive.”

Zhang Lei turned around again after speaking, “But this limitation is flawed.”

“Ghost Makeup Ah Hong? I see. If it’s using supernatural power to steal the power of other ghosts, either it won’t last long, or you have to bear considerable risks and costs.” Yang Jian understood immediately.

“I’m the former. Even without using the supernatural power, I can’t maintain balance for long.”

Zhang Lei said, “As time passes under the supernatural confrontation, the painting of the Ghost Envoy will gradually blur and the suppression will weaken, eventually losing balance and dying again from the ghost’s revival. To solve this problem, one must draw the Ghost Envoy again before losing control.”

“Can that Ah Hong manage to re-draw it for you every so often?” Yang Jian asked.

Zhang Lei shook his head, “Certainly can’t keep doing that forever. It’s just a temporary maintenance, and then finding a way to handle a second ghost is necessary. For now, living one more day is as much as I can hope for.”

Yang Jian’s eyes flickered, at the mention of Ah Hong, he thought of the vats of dye in the Ghost Post Office, which could also paint ghosts possessing at least sixty percent of a real ghost’s supernatural power. This ability was very similar to Ghost Makeup, and he even suspected the dye Ah Hong used for makeup came from the Ghost Post Office.

And Ah Hong’s name was also quite peculiar.

Ah Hong… Sister Hong.

The names both have the character ‘Hong’ in them, there might be some connection between them, who knows.

“I’m sorry, Yang, like this, I probably won’t be able to become a member of your team. Who knows when I’ll just die, being alive is already a very fortunate thing.” Zhang Lei said.

He had not forgotten the discussion he had with Yang Jian earlier.

If he could successfully solve the ghost revival problem, he would join Yang Jian’s team.

Sadly, this promise had not been fulfilled yet.

Yang Jian said, “Don’t worry about it. Being alive is a good thing, the fate of ghost handlers in the supernatural circle is filled with uncertainty, being safe and sound is already a luxury, and don’t lose hope, handling a second ghost is very possible. As long as there is a suitable ghost from headquarters, they will surely help you.”

He comforted Zhang Lei a little.

After all, the death of people he knew one by one still affected him greatly.

Zhang Lei nodded, “Thank you, I won’t give up, as long as there’s a chance, I’ll seize it and strive to survive, not just for myself, but to contribute more to this world.”

He had ideals, wanting to handle supernatural events and save more people.

He was a very decent ghost handler.

Yang Jian would not dislike such a person.

While they were speaking,

Gao Ming appeared, wearing sunglasses, smiling as he walked over, “Yang, you’re really here, haha, this is great news. With you here, I can completely relax about this matter.”

“I’m just here to take a look, don’t think too much about it.” Yang Jian said.

He could see that Gao Ming just wanted to pass the buck, eager to be lazy every day.

“It doesn’t matter, it’s good Yang came to take a look as well. How about showing you around here?” Gao Ming said.

Yang Jian said, “No need, let’s talk about that thing yesterday. I’m quite interested in that wish-making sticker, and that girl in the dress.”

“Of course, Yang, please follow me.” Gao Ming gestured for Yang Jian to go to his office.

Yang Jian nodded and didn’t refuse.

Upon entering Gao Ming’s office, Yang Jian saw a woman, a mature and tall beauty, earnestly organizing the information on the file rack.

His presence surprised the woman, who repeatedly looked at Yang Jian.

“It’s you… Yang Jian.” The woman spoke, her voice pleasing, with a sense of mature allure.

Yang Jian frowned, “Do we know each other?”

“Yang, you truly have many forgetful moments. I once replaced Liu Xiaoyu for a period as an operator. My name is Qin Meirou, I wonder if you have an impression.” Qin Meirou looked at Yang Jian with a complicated gaze.

Unexpectedly, this person did not remember her at all.

“Oh, it’s you, I vaguely remember now.”

After Yang Jian finished speaking, he took a seat, “Get me a bottle of Coke, chilled. Thank you.”

“I’m not your secretary.” Qin Meirou was a little displeased.

“But I’m the captain. I have the authority to command all ghost handlers and relevant personnel below the captain level.” Yang Jian said, “Do you consider yourself special?”

Qin Meirou bit her lip and said, “Please wait a moment, Yang. I’ll get it right away.”

With the rules right there, she really couldn’t refuse a captain-level person’s order.

“Not bad, quite obedient.” Yang Jian nodded.

“Gao Ming, tell me about what happened with Yang Zifeng.”

Then he started to inquire seriously.

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