Mysterious Awakening

Yang Jian looked at Guo Fan and Feng Quan, who had been waiting here, and noticed that their expressions were not good.

He didn’t care whether they had other motives; what he really cared about was whether these two people seemed to have agreed to meet here to wait for him, did it mean they had been attacked by the ghost, and their memories had been tampered with?

It is known that a person won’t realize if their memory has been altered; a ghost can change your memory to make you a good person, and the next moment turn you into a bad one.

Personality can be changed at any time.

Yang Jian had already roughly understood some patterns from Zhao Lei’s notes.

So, if the memories of those who had been altered were well hidden, it would be impossible for anyone to find a flaw, at least Yang Jian believed he couldn’t find any.

Therefore, the best approach was to distance himself from them and wait until the paranormal event was over to be at ease.

"You shouldn’t have come here," Yang Jian said in a deep voice, highly guarded.

"It seems we don’t need your agreement to come here. You can’t handle this matter alone. Even if you resolved the Dachang City incident, the headquarters wouldn’t have transferred us here to support you if it were otherwise."

Guo Fan spoke with displeasure on his face.

"This has to do with some personal grievances of mine, and I hope you won’t interfere," Yang Jian said.

"Yang Jian, I know what you’re worried about. Captain Zhao has already warned me. There’s another ghost in this hotel, one of your high school classmates. He’s had his memory altered by the ghost and has now become a Ghost Slave, currently lying low in this hotel."

Feng Quan approached and flicked away his cigarette butt.

"And I know what you’re worried about. I can tell you clearly right now that my memory hasn’t been tampered with, nor have I been attacked. Teaming up will be beneficial for us and have no downsides."

Yang Jian glanced at him: "How do you know your memory hasn’t been tampered with? Even if you now know your memory is fine, what if the ghost hasn’t altered it yet and decides to do it later? Who can be certain about that?"

"In the end, you still suspect us," Feng Quan said.

"Although such a thought is quite normal, you’re offending people. If it weren’t for my blunder in the incident at Huanggang Village, which wasted a lot of manpower and resources for my rescue, I wouldn’t voluntarily request to come here this time."

He had made a mistake, and it was natural for him to want to make amends; resolving a paranormal event was the best way to do so.

"But have you considered what might happen if someone screws up? I might get killed, and Xiong Wenwen could die here too. The paranormal incident in City Z would spiral out of control, and at least three or four spirit manipulators will have their memories altered... Can you imagine how serious the consequences would be?"

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Yang Jian voiced the worst-case scenario.

Feng Quan’s brow furrowed at once.

According to Yang Jian, if this paranormal event couldn’t be resolved, it might lead to very serious consequences.

"Yang Jian, no matter what you say, I will be involved in this case. If you don’t feel comfortable, you can go back to Dachang City and wait for a few days. If we can’t resolve it smoothly, then you can step in. That should be acceptable, right?"

Although Guo Fan was not too friendly towards Yang Jian, he was still his colleague, so he came up with a compromise,

Yang Jian coldly said, "If you fail in a few days, I won’t come to City Z. The ghost is targeting me; I won’t give it too much time to grow stronger. If it grows to a point where we can’t resolve the situation, who will be held accountable?"

What happened to Zhao Kaiming once was enough; a second occurrence was absolutely not allowed.

"This won’t do, that won’t do; what exactly do you want? I’ve given you a lot of face. You are capable, sure, but this place doesn’t operate on whatever you want. We must prioritize the bigger picture." Guo Fan said with some annoyance.

"It’s simple; leave this matter to me, I’ll handle it well," Yang Jian made his demand clear.

"So there’s no room for discussion?"

Guo Fan hummed lightly, not wanting to argue too much with him, instead turning to say, "Feng Quan, it looks like we can’t expect much from this teammate. Let’s team up, just the two of us."

He was waiting here with Feng Quan because they wanted to join forces with Yang Jian, as having more people would be more reassuring. Also, Yang Jian’s abilities were indeed strong.

He didn’t expect Yang Jian to be so averse to the two of them.

After thinking for a while, Feng Quan said, "Yang Jian, paranormal events are no joke, anyone can fail here. There’s no point in vying for control. Since you don’t trust us, how about this: once we get to the hotel, we’ll each investigate on our own, avoid direct contact, and maintain a certain distance. Of course, if you need support, you can call on us anytime.

Considering our past association, I’ll be there to support you."

"Alright, I’ve said my piece, do as you please. Guo Fan, let’s go."

Having said that, he no longer interacted with Yang Jian and immediately turned with Guo Fan to head towards the Caesar Hotel.

Yang Jian watched as the two of them made their way deep into the hotel. He knew things here would become quite complicated again, but he couldn’t directly use force to stop Feng Quan and Guo Fan.

Otherwise, without resolving the supernatural event, finding himself in a fight with other ghost tamers wouldn’t pay off at all.

Moreover, these two guys probably each controlled two ghosts and were not the weak trio.

If it really came to a fight, Yang Jian might win, but the cost would be substantial.

"No choice then, I have to let them be. These two are too stubborn, I can’t just watch them fall in the hotel, or things will spiral completely out of control," Yang Jian suddenly felt exhausted.

Fortunately, Feng Quan thought of a more moderate strategy.

Everyone sticks to their own tasks, avoiding contact with each other, which can temporarily ensure safety.

And once someone does something out of the ordinary, their identity becomes highly suspicious.

"These two troublemakers are definitely going to cause problems."

Xiong Wenwen also disliked their attitude but didn’t dare to speak out since both men were fierce. She only huffed after they had left.

"Did you foresee the future?" Yang Jian glanced at her.

Xiong Wenwen said, "Do I need to foresee it? These two troublemakers came unprepared, barging into the hotel barehanded. Are they underestimating us, or do they look down on the ghosts here?"

"That’s why I suspect there’s something off about them. Their timing is too uncanny, and they’re far too casual," Yang Jian shook his head and sighed, "But I can’t just test them recklessly. After all, it’s only a suspicion. If I get it wrong and create a scene, it wouldn’t be good. I’m not afraid of them, but it could disrupt my next moves."

"Enough of that, let’s head into the hotel. Remember, unless I specifically ask you to use your abilities, don’t act rashly. Some ghosts are troublesome, beware they may set up fake dangers to waste your strength, forcing the fierce ghosts to revive."

"I understand," Xiong Wenwen replied obediently.

Yang Jian nodded and led her into the hotel.

The hotel lobby was vast.

Glitzy and glamorous with dazzling lights, it exuded luxury and showed no signs of anything eerie, looking just like any other normally operating upscale hotel.

But as far as Yang Jian knew, the hotel had been sealed off for renovation after Tong Qian went missing.

In other words, it should’ve been impossible for the hotel to be doing business as usual, even the electricity supply shouldn’t have been on.

But now...

Yang Jian’s gaze sharpened as he looked towards the front desk ahead.

A front desk clerk dressed in uniform, with her hair up and an attractive figure, stood there, flashing a professional smile their way.

"May I help you with anything?" Her voice was soft and pleasant, making one feel at ease.

If it were a normal hotel with such a front desk clerk, business would definitely be booming.

But the problem was, this place had long been sealed, and there shouldn’t have been any staff at all.

Before he could ponder further,

Guo Fan, who had entered ahead of him, was already gearing up to make a move, "Who cares what kind of ghost she is, I’ll probe her first."

The female front desk clerk still wore her professional smile, her face showing no emotion.

Feng Quan stopped him, "Don’t act rashly. If the enemy doesn’t move, neither do we."

Having been through the Huanggang Village incident, he, like Yang Jian, realized that even if you know something is amiss while in the midst of a seemingly safe supernatural situation, you can’t just do whatever you want.

Who knows if it might disrupt some delicate balance and worsen the situation instantly.

Guo Fan was held back from making a reckless move and instead furrowed his brow at the front desk clerk in front of him.

"Gentlemen, may I help you with anything?" the front desk clerk continued to smile professionally, her voice sounding mechanical.

Her voice echoed in the empty lobby, giving off an inexplicable chill.

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