Chapter 1309 - 1276: Disappeared Without a Trace

The Ghost Cabinet split into two halves, but as time passed, the crack slowly began to disappear. The Ghost Cabinet was unable to move, so Yang Jian wouldn’t wait for the crack to vanish and allow the cabinet to recover. He immediately took action to move it away.

Under the influence of the crack, one half of the Ghost Cabinet was moved aside by Yang Jian, while the other half remained in place.

In this situation, even if the crack disappeared, the Ghost Cabinet wouldn’t restore itself.

Since Yang Jian had slashed diagonally, the separated Ghost Cabinet was asymmetrical, but it still barely retained the top and bottom doors of the cabinet.

“Suppose both halves of the Ghost Cabinet retain the supernatural abilities of the original. Both can trade with people, so what kind of trade would cause the two cabinets to conflict and crash again? Or how could I maximize the use of the two cabinets for trading?”

Yang Jian pondered.

“Creating a supernatural conflict isn’t hard for me. I just need to make one request to one cabinet and an opposing request to the other, but the problem now is the presence of the Wishing Ghost. This ghost lingers near Zhao Xiaoya, seemingly controlling the cabinet, and now this ghost has reached a point where it can’t be ignored.”

“Since I need a solution, the split cabinet and the Wishing Ghost must be resolved together. Leaving either one is a hidden threat.”

For a moment, Yang Jian couldn’t think of a good solution.

However, he felt that if he couldn’t resolve both threats simultaneously, he must at least resolve one.

“Let’s first try creating a supernatural conflict with the cabinet. If successful, at least the cabinet won’t be a concern.” Yang Jian decided to take action after a brief consideration.

He found a pen and paper in the room, intending to initiate a new trade.

Yang Jian wrote a trade request on one piece of paper: Have the Wishing Ghost appear before me within three days.

At the same time, he wrote another trade request on a different piece of paper: Have the Wishing Ghost not appear before me within three days.

The two trade requests were diametrically opposed, making it almost impossible for the cabinet to fulfill them.

Of course, if by some accident the Wishing Ghost did appear in front of Yang Jian, he could seize the opportunity to detain the ghost or at least dismember and divide it, either way leaving him at an advantage.

To ensure safety.

Yang Jian inserted both trade requests into the split cabinet halves.

Although the cabinet was broken, it still possessed strong supernatural abilities and could be used.

Soon.

The two pieces of paper each fell into one of the split cabinets.

Yang Jian didn’t make any further moves; he merely waited quietly for the result.

If the cabinet wanted to continue trading with him, it must first fulfill Yang Jian’s request, which was not at all unreasonable, and could be easily accomplished by the cabinet.

However, at this moment, neither of the split halves of the cabinet showed any response.

It seemed the cabinet was broken, unable to complete trades any longer.

“Was my speculation wrong? Could it be that the split cabinet isn’t perfect enough for the curse trade to trigger?” Yang Jian frowned, waiting for a while without any change.

No choice.

He had to close the Ghost Eye and extinguish the Ghost Flame in the living room, as there was no need to maintain it any longer.

As soon as the Ghost Flame disappeared,

all that remained on the ground was a patch of dried blood, which quickly became moist again and began to bleed…

Without the suppression of Ghost Flame, the supernatural effect released by the Ghost Cabinet started to awaken once more.

Yang Jian observed that the congealed blood no longer attacked him but instead split into two portions, each flowing towards the two remnants of the cabinet.

The blood entered the cabinets and vanished.

This phenomenon indicated that the cabinet’s attack on Yang Jian had been canceled.

Zhao Xiaoya’s wish had not been realized.

But just as he thought this, the two split cabinets in front of him began rapidly fading and aging… the bright red paint disappeared, followed by the wooden doors becoming rotten until, in the end, a complete Ghost Cabinet disintegrated and vanished in front of his eyes.

“Hmm?”

This sudden change left Yang Jian stunned.

He had anticipated many scenarios, but not this one.

“What’s going on? Did the supernatural conflict cause the cabinet to completely break?” Yang Jian couldn’t comprehend this phenomenon.

Logically, even if he had inserted those two pieces of paper into the cabinet, it shouldn’t have rotted; at most, it should have experienced a supernatural crash like before.

“Yang Jian, is everything resolved?”

At this moment, Liu Siyue’s voice came from outside the door. She cautiously peeked inside and saw that the situation had calmed down before asking.

“Now that the cabinet is gone, it seems the situation has become even more complicated. Without this thread, the existence of the Wishing Ghost has become more obscure, making it even harder to deal with the ghost,” Yang Jian said helplessly.

But he didn’t think too much about it.

Maybe there would be a turning point within these three days since he had set the deadline for the cabinet at three days.

“Come in, bring Zhao Xiaoya with you, and let’s leave here.”

Yang Jian temporarily set aside his thoughts and instructed Liu Siyue at the door.

“Where are we going?”

Liu Siyue walked in and carried the unconscious Zhao Xiaoya from the sofa.

Yang Jian said, “Zhao Xiaoya is unconscious and needs a stable environment to sustain her life. I’m taking you to Shangtong Tower. Your task is simple: accompany Zhao Xiaoya and inform me of any developments.”

“Okay, sure.”

Liu Siyue nodded, then hesitated a bit: “But what about that ghost?”

“Ignoring it would cause greater harm. There are ghost handlers at Shangtong Tower keeping watch, ready to respond immediately to any disturbances,” Yang Jian replied.

Although bringing Zhao Xiaoya back to the company would increase the risk for everyone there,

that risk had to be borne, as it was better than having the ghost wandering outside unchecked.

Soon,

Yang Jian drove Liu Siyue and Zhao Xiaoya back to Shangtong Tower. Upon returning, he arranged accommodation and appropriate medical equipment for Zhao Xiaoya and Liu Siyue to ensure Zhao Xiaoya could remain asleep for an extended period without starving.

Once everything was in place, he returned to his office.

“Captain, where did you go this morning? I thought there was another supernatural event nearby.”

In the office, Huang Ziya was lounging on the sofa drinking tea, speaking leisurely.

“I brought back a problem. Call Xiong Wenwen and have him stay on duty in the company these days, and also have Li Yang stay in the company during this time,” Yang Jian instructed.

Huang Ziya’s expression shifted: “Bringing Li Yang and Xiong Wenwen together means this problem isn’t small. Can you tell me more?”

“This matter is related to Dachang City’s previous person in charge, Zhao Kaiming. At the time, he was targeted by a ghost that could grant wishes, becoming a special ghost handler. I won’t explain the details. Now, that ghost is attached to his daughter, Zhao Xiaoya, whom I’ve already brought back to the company,” Yang Jian briefly explained.

Huang Ziya immediately understood: “So, the ghost also entered the company?”

Clatter!

Hearing this, Zhang Liqin, who was pouring Coke for Yang Jian, became startled, causing her hand to tremble and the cup to topple over.

Yang Jian noticed but wasn’t concerned. He replied to Huang Ziya: “You could say that. The ghost is deeply hidden, hovering around Zhao Xiaoya, who is now lying in the company’s medical department. The ghost likely followed, but there’s no need to panic; this ghost isn’t harmful for now. Bringing Li Yang and Xiong Wenwen is just a precaution, to monitor any activity.”

“It won’t be long. If there’s no abnormality confirmed within these days, I’ll transfer Zhao Xiaoya to another location.”

“I see, you’re trying to lure the ghost out? With Xiong Wenwen’s foresight, he could spot the ghost faster. Combined with Li Yang’s abilities, they might capture the ghost in the company,” Huang Ziya surmised, twirling her long, dark hair.

“But the supernatural always comes with some uncertainties, and everyone in the company will still have to bear some risk,” Yang Jian noted.

“That’s only natural. Isn’t that the responsibility of being in charge?”

“True, dealing with these cases is part of our duty, and taking on some risk is normal. I’ll notify Xiong Wenwen then,” Huang Ziya said with a smile, picking up her phone to contact Xiong Wenwen’s mother, Chen Shumei.

Getting Xiong Wenwen to the company required his mother’s consent.

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