Mysterious Awakening

"This guy is definitely the strongest loser at the headquarters of Ghost Manipulators, without a doubt," Qin Meirou's voice, both embarrassed and annoyed, came from a single room in the communication office.

She couldn't understand how Liu Xiaoyu had been this guy's communicator for so long.

If Yang Jian were like this every day, who could bear it?

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the authorities, Yang Jian's face was expressionless as he set down the satellite positioning phone in his hand, his heart completely undisturbed.

Seeing several staff members who had just received an urgent notice rushing out of the Casework Bureau, Yang Jian walked straight over to them.

"I am Yang Jian, are you the ones here to pick me up?"

"Hello, Yang the Ghost Manipulator,"

Upon seeing Yang Jian and confirming his identity, a captain immediately saluted him.

Yang Jian said, "I'm looking for Chong Xiong, you should have already received orders regarding this, where is he now? I have something important to discuss with him."

"Chong Xiong has just received the notification and is currently waiting inside, ready to take on a task at any time," the captain replied with seriousness and gravity.

Yang Jian said, "No need to be nervous, I am not here to dispatch him on a task, I just need to ask for his help. There's trouble in Dachang City, we're short on people in every aspect, and many tasks can't be carried out smoothly, thus we had to seek assistance from nearby Xiaochun City. Since he's inside, that's good. Can you take me to him?"

"No problem."

Soon, Yang Jian met Chong Xiong.

He was an ordinary-looking man with a somewhat aged appearance, in his early forties, with over twenty years of service, clearly an experienced officer accustomed to casework.

Yang Jian got straight to the point, "Hello, I am Yang Jian from Dachang City, referred here by Zang Hua, Captain Zhang. He mentioned that you are skilled in document analysis, something we're lacking back home, hence I have a task for you."

Chong Xiong replied hurriedly, "You're too kind, I'm happy to be of help to Yang the Ghost Manipulator."

"Can we start now? I don't wish to delay for too long, as the matter needs to be resolved as soon as possible. After all, this is why I've come to Xiaochun City in such a rush," urged Yang Jian.

He needed to uncover the secrets of the Ghost Cabinet swiftly and then translate the sentence left on the human skin parchment.

Otherwise, the ghost living as Zhao Lei would only grow more detrimental to him as time passed.

After all, some ghosts' growth rates defy logic; ten days ago, it might have been a C-class, easily restricted by any Ghost Manipulator, but ten days later, it could grow to A-class, at which point most Ghost Manipulators would be defeated upon encounter. Given a few months, heaven knows what it might become.

"I am already prepared to start working at any time," Chong Xiong stated earnestly.

Yang Jian said, "No need to be so formal, just translate this for me."

He took out the notebook.

The notebook was a very ordinary item, and the paper had nothing unusual about it except for being quite old.

"There are some traces of writing on the first page of this notebook, but it's been placed for a while now, I'm not sure about the extent of the wear," said Yang Jian.

Chong Xiong carefully took the notebook and examined it closely, "It's written in traditional characters, the strokes are rather complex, but the writer pressed heavily, so the traces are deep, and the wear is not so bad."

"Can it be translated?" Yang Jian asked.

"Although it's a bit challenging, it is possible. Our Chinese characters are very magical, even from a few strokes, a character can be determined. I can scan it with a computer, then analyze it with software, followed by manual rearrangement. If all goes well, most of the text can be translated," Chong Xiong confidently stated.

This was his specialty, after all.

Moreover, an explicit order had been given; if he couldn't handle such a matter, it would be embarrassing for Xiaochun City, and his status as a senior might be looked down upon.

Chong Xiong might have been up in years, but he was full of vigor.

"Give me three hours. I'll work overtime tonight if necessary to get it done for you," he declared resolutely.

Yang Jian said, "Then I'm grateful for your hard work. However, this matter involves special circumstances, so the entire case, including the content on this, must be kept confidential. Once translated, send the information to my phone. This is my phone number. Of course, if there is any special situation, you can also contact me immediately. I will rush over as soon as possible."

"I won't disturb you any further, I'll take my leave now."

He chose not to stay there and wait for three hours.

Because Yang Jian currently attracted a lot of attention, and if people found out that he came to Xiaochun City, there could be new suspicions.

So, leaving and waiting for news was the safest thing to do.

Even if there truly was some accident, he had left his number and could provide support at any time.

"Let's head back."

Yang Jian stepped out and prepared to take a ride back to Dachang City.

Although he could use the powers of the Ghost Domain to travel when he arrived, there was no need to waste such abilities on the return trip.

However, as he was considering how to get back, a voice came through his satellite positioning phone.

"Yang Jian, are you there?" The voice had changed this time; it was Liu Xiaoyu speaking.

It seemed his actions just now had directly scared off the new operator.

"It's me, what's up?" Yang Jian said.

Liu Xiaoyu said, "Just now the Ghost Candle you requested has already been sent to Dachang City through covert channels. It should arrive at your place tomorrow; prepare to receive it. Additionally, your five hundred kilogram quota of gold will arrive with it."

"Efficient as always, I got it, and I will receive it tomorrow," Yang Jian nodded and responded.

It seems that achievements really make a difference, there wasn't any need for negotiation or wasted breath – the rewards meant for him would not fall short.

Once he had the first Ghost Candle in hand, he would not have to worry about encountering supernatural events for a while.

The second Ghost Candle was still on credit, waiting for Wang Xiaoming to get it done.

"By the way, are you still in Xiaochun City?" Liu Xiaoyu suddenly asked.

Yang Jian said, "I'm about to leave and return to Dachang City. You people are quite diligent with your tracking, knowing wherever I appear, leaving me with little privacy."

"This is to be ready to understand your movements at any time. If you are in Xiaochun City, could you investigate a case about the disappearance of an international ghost controller in Xiaochun City?" Liu Xiaoyu said.

Yet, without a second thought, Yang Jian refused, "No, I have a ton of unresolved issues in my own jurisdiction, and when I return, I have to tangle with a foreign company. I don't want to meddle in other cities' issues for now. I'll consider taking trips to other places once I've sorted things out in Dachang City."

An international ghost controller gone missing?

Without a doubt, that had to be the doing of some supernatural event. He did have some abilities, but the Hungry Ghost incident had just ended, and he didn't want to get wrapped up in another event so soon.

Walk by the river often, and eventually your shoes will get wet.

"Alright then, that's asking too much of you, but could you perhaps retrieve that missing ghost controller's satellite positioning phone? I've already located his signal, but it's on the move, probably picked up by someone. That satellite positioning phone contains some important clues that would greatly aid the case," Liu Xiaoyu added.

After considering for a moment, Yang Jian replied, "That task sounds like something the ordinary staff could handle, doesn't it?"

"The signal is intermittent and may appear and disappear sporadically. Tracking such a signal source requires specialized equipment, which the local area lacks; only satellite positioning phones of fellow international ghost controllers can pinpoint the signal's location."

Liu Xiaoyu said, "I suspect the missing ghost controller's phone was damaged from being dropped."

"In that case, I'll make a trip to pick up that thing," said Yang Jian.

If it wasn't too much trouble, he would treat it as a simple favor.

If he refused such a minor request, the higher-ups would certainly have words to say about him.

Additionally, having just been rewarded with a Ghost Candle and an increase in his gold quota, Yang Jian felt it would be impolite to refuse.

"Let me check where exactly that thing is."

Handling his phone, which was as bulky as an old-style cellular phone, Yang Jian activated the location function.

Ghost controllers could locate each other's phones at the headquarters, a feature designed to facilitate mutual assistance when dealing with supernatural events.

"Got a signal, it's just three streets away, and it's indeed moving, but not very fast," Yang Jian instantly pinpointed a source of the signal on the phone's screen.

Intermittent, flickering, as if there was a poor signal connection.

"Let's go check it out."

Yang Jian hailed a taxi and followed the signal.

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