Although Sister Hong's appearance was unexpected, Yang Jian didn't want any conflict with her at this critical mont. He was even willing to spend so Ghost Money to cooperate with her.
"It's dawn."
At this mont, Yang Jian raised his head slightly and looked towards the horizon.
It was already five o'clock in the morning, and the sky was getting brighter. The dark night was finally over, but his mood was not relaxed; instead, it was a bit urgent, because another day passing ant the Ghost Ship was closer to landing.
He didn't complain at this mont and continued to the next location.
This ti, Yang Jian arrived at the headquarters.
Despite it being five in the morning, the headquarters was brightly lit, with many staff mbers working overnight.
Yang Jian's sudden appearance imdiately drew the staff's attention. As the news was reported, soon, the sleep-deprived Cao Yanhua, with bloodshot eyes and accompanied by two assistants, rushed over.
Yang Jian glanced at him: "Cao Yanhua, you're prone to sudden death like this. Better go rest."
"Sudden death isn't that easy. Don't worry."
Cao Yanhua rubbed his face to wake himself up: "Why have you co to headquarters at this ti when the situation in Dadong City has just ended not long ago? Is there sothing important?"
"Nothing important. I just need to go to the headquarters' warehouse to retrieve so supernatural items," Yang Jian replied.
Cao Yanhua understood imdiately: "The Ghost Candle and surrogate dolls? You could just call, and I'd have soone deliver them. No need for you to co personally."
"I'm more efficient in action," Yang Jian said. .
"Xiao Liu, take Captain Yang to the warehouse." Cao Yanhua quickly instructed one of the assistants.
Yang Jian said: "No need. I can go by myself. I just ca to say hello, so when things go missing from the warehouse, you won't be in the dark."
He had entered the warehouse last ti, leaving behind the supernatural elent of Ghost Lake, allowing him to enter anyti and take what he needed without being noticed.
"Alright then, I won't send anyone with you." Cao Yanhua signaled Xiao Liu to return.
Yang Jian said: "Also, I have a question to ask you. If it's inconvenient to answer, forget it."
"You are the Enforcent Captain. At the headquarters, there's nothing you can't know. What do you want to ask, Yang Jian?"
Cao Yanhua glanced around, and the two assistants understood, imdiately spreading out to block others from approaching.
"You must be aware of the situation with the King Organization and the captains' confrontation today. Though we won today, the situation remains grim. With Cao Yang retreating and Li Jun and Ah Hong lost, the captains' numbers are rapidly dwindling, while the King Organization hasn't exerted full force; many Kings haven't truly revealed themselves."
"You know very well, Cao Yanhua, that the real fierce battle will be the mont before the Ghost Ship lands, so our people imdiately chose to prepare for battle after today's fight ended... Therefore, I now really want to know whether Old Qin, sealed in the statue, is alive or dead."
Yang Jian pressed his voice to inquire, wanting to get accurate information on the headquarters' last trump card.
Cao Yanhua's gaze shifted slightly. He walked a few steps closer to Yang Jian, whispering: "At this point, I should indeed tell you so secrets, as the current headquarters exists because of you. But regarding Old Qin, I genuinely can't be certain because when Old Qin voluntarily sealed himself in the statue, he only said he'd sleep in the statue for a period until he died. So now, whether Old Qin is sleeping or has already died, no one can be sure. Only opening the statue can reveal the truth."
"So that statue is now just a blind box?" Yang Jian frowned.
"Not moving it maintains its deterrent effect. If it's moved and fails to work, proving Old Qin is dead, it will be trouble. Thus, when Professor Wang was alive, plans were made never to move the statue," Cao Yanhua continued to whisper.
"A dead Old Qin is more useful than a living one? I understand. But you must also know if the situation becos irretrievably severe, even without moving Old Qin's statue, it will have lost its significance," Yang Jian said.
Cao Yanhua sighed: "Yes, if all the captains are exhausted and the statue has not moved, it undoubtedly proves the Old Qin inside is dead."
"I will take the statue during a critical ti, then open it to see if Old Qin is truly dead. Whether to let Old Qin wake up and fight once more, or unleash a fierce ghost will depend on my luck."
Yang Jian said calmly, his ghost eye turning, looking at the statue standing in the headquarters hall.
The statue made of gold couldn't be pried by any supernatural ans, even Yang Jian could only smash it to ascertain its state.
"I have no objection to your plan." Cao Yanhua didn't object either, knowing clearly that when it ca to desperate tis, anything goes, nothing can be held back.
"Since there are no objections, let's settle it this way."
Yang Jian said no more, walking to the statue, he left behind the supernatural of Ghost Lake, then vanished from sight.
Yet, Yang Jian did not leave the headquarters; instead, he entered the headquarters' warehouse.
The warehouse was filled with large boxes containing the resources accumulated over the years at the headquarters. So of these resources were depleting with no replenishnt.
Yang Jian casually opened a box, neatly packed inside were rows of red Ghost Candles. Though these items had significant roles in supernatural events, against the Kings and Captains, a single Ghost Candle could only fend off a supernatural attack once and wasn't that effective.
He opened another box, which contained strange, oddly shaped cloth dolls.
All of these were surrogate dolls, and their numbers were already dwindling.
Without hesitation, Yang Jian took half of the surrogate dolls and Ghost Candles, choosing to leave the rest in the warehouse.
It wasn't that he didn't want to take them all, but there were only a few captains who could use these, and he had to leave a bit behind. If this battle was lost, other responsible parties at the headquarters would still have supernatural items to use, not ending up with nothing.
Watching each supernatural item sink into the water, Yang Jian returned to his thoughts.
He knew it was ti to go.
Yang Jian didn't linger in the warehouse for long and soon left again.
This ti, he didn't wander aimlessly but after a round trip returned to Guanjiang Residential Complex,
He wanted to see his mother, and anwhile have Jiang Yan and Zhang Liqin docunt the recent occurrences, so he could focus on dealing with the people from the King Organization.
It was morning,
Yet a villa along the river in the Guanjiang Residential Complex remained brightly lit.
Looking at this house, Yang Jian couldn't help but recall when he first beca a ghost rider.
Back then, he went all in to save so money to ensure his mother could spend her remaining days in comfort, never imagining he'd achieve his current accomplishnts, every move he made now affecting the destinies of countless people.
With so emotion, Yang Jian returned ho.
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