As Yang Jian and Ye Zhen struggled to survive on the Ghost Ship.
Discussions were taking place in Ning'an Building in Dadong City about the issues Yang Jian had previously thought about.
Should they secretly negotiate with the King Organization, exchanging the Manor Lord's head for the coordinates of the Ghost Ship?
"Yang Jian ventured aboard the Ghost Ship to rescue Ye Zhen and gather intelligence. Before leaving, he asked you to decide if this transaction should proceed, so you'd better make a decision quickly. Otherwise, the Ghost Ship might dock soon."
He Yuelian spoke slowly at this mont, her voice emanating from beneath the red hood.
Lu Zhiwen's face was solemn, his voice hoarse as he said: "The King Organization is utterly untrustworthy. They've never taken us seriously from the beginning to the end. Their so-called transaction is just a facade, likely another trap. Once the Manor Lord's head is lost, the other side will have a powerful Ghost Rider again, and in these unusual tis, I don't want to risk proceeding with this transaction."
"Lu Zhiwen, your caution is justified, but don't forget this is a private transaction. I've reviewed the Manor Lord's profile. Before becoming a Ghost Rider, he had a daughter nad Anna. Anna isn't a Ghost Rider but she managed many affairs for the Manor Lord, and she initiated this transaction. It's reasonable that she wants to exchange the coordinates of the Ghost Ship for the Manor Lord's return."
Leuk San said earnestly: "After all, when a force loses its most powerful Ghost Rider, it quickly falls apart. So she has enough reason to betray the King Organization to ensure the Manor Lord's survival, which is why I think this transaction is worth pursuing."
"Think about the previous transactions. They also claid to exchange for the Manor Lord, but what was it? Just a trap for our captain. This ti, it's uncertain if they'll pull the sa trick again." He Yiner snorted coldly to show her dissatisfaction.
"Only by obtaining the Ghost Ship's coordinates do we stand a chance of winning. If we can't locate it, we'll be utterly passive, like we are now, with all the captains sitting here in a eting, unable to do anything. So, exchanging the Manor Lord's head for a chance to win this war is worth it, in my opinion." Leuk San retorted bluntly.
Wang Chaling, wiping his glasses, remarked: "We must also consider if the other side is sincere in the transaction. If it's another trap, a lot of people could die this ti. Lu Zhiwen is right, they lack sincerity. We've proven that already. Although this ti they provided Yang Jian with the coordinates of the Ghost Ship, I suspect it was a ploy to lure him onto the ship."
"Indeed, everyone knows how critical the Ghost Ship is to the outco of this war. The other side sees this and uses it as bait. Yang Jian also understands it might be a trap, but you all know his personality—he would take the risk even knowing it could be a trap." Lin Bei absentmindedly touched his bald head as he spoke.
"There's agreent and opposition to the transaction, and if this continues, we can't afford to waste ti on discussions. Let's vote to decide; that would be fairer." Li Leping, who had been silent until now, suggested a solution.
"Voting? Sounds good. That's a great idea." Zhou Deng imdiately agreed.
Li Yang, sitting at the conference table, said: "Our seven-mber squad counts as one vote. Any objections?"
"Alright, let's start voting. Captains in favor of the transaction, raise your hand." Lu Zhiwen nodded and then signaled everyone to vote.
Soon, Leuk San, Zhou Deng, and Li Yang raised their hands. They supported the transaction.
"Three votes?" Lu Zhiwen glanced around.
"I also agree." He Yuelian spoke after a brief mont of thought, though she didn't raise her hand.
Li Leping remained silent, just calmly raising his hand.
There were five votes in favor of the transaction.
The ones who didn't raise their hands were Lu Zhiwen, He Yiner, Wang Chaling, and Lin Bei. Their stance was clear—they were against the transaction.
However, this opposition seed pointless, as five votes were enough to decide the outco.
"Since that's the case, I have no objections, and I must agree to this transaction." Lu Zhiwen said.
Once the decision was finalized, the discussions abruptly ended, and calmness returned to the scene. No one questioned others' reasons for supporting or opposing the transaction.
After all, each captain had their own judgnt, and no conclusions could be drawn before the matter was resolved.
"Let handle the transaction. If anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility." Lu Zhiwen stood up again, demonstrating the responsibility a captain should have.
"The contact person is Wang Yong, a Ghost Rider from Dachang City and my teammate. I can facilitate the operation." Li Yang also chid in.
He agreed to the transaction due to personal concern over Yang Jian being trapped on the Ghost Ship. By acquiring its coordinates, a rescue mission could be launched to ensure Yang Jian's safe return.
Soon, the captains and the King Organization reopened secret negotiations. This transaction was very covert, unknown even to many within the King Organization.
As Li Yang began to contact Wang Yong, the latter responded quickly and confird the transaction thod.
This ti, the transaction involved only dispatching one ordinary person from each side, carrying their respective items into a closed room for the exchange. The room could be any room, but it must be in the real world, free from supernatural interference, and not covered by the Ghost Domain.
"The other party intends to use supernatural power to break the barrier of reality and conduct the transaction regardless of distance. By specifying ordinary people, they're likely worried the eting might turn violent. Of course, it's also possible they want to take action themselves." Lu Zhiwen frowned upon hearing the transaction details.
"Any transaction is risky. Let handle it." Wang Guoqiang stepped forward and said.
Among everyone present, he was the only ordinary person. After all, he was designated as the next deputy minister by the headquarters.
"Take a substitute doll and a Ghost Candle just in case," Lu Zhiwen recomnded.
Li Yang added: "I'll be waiting outside the door. Give a shout if anything happens."
"Alright." Wang Guoqiang nodded.
Soon, the captains prepared a sealed room for him. After making so arrangents, Wang Guoqiang walked into the room carrying a suitcase.
As the door closed, everything fell silent.
A number of captains stood guard outside because this ti Wang Guoqiang had genuinely brought the Manor Lord's head, not faking anything. After all, this transaction was worthwhile; the opposition before was primarily due to the high risk, potentially resulting in both financial and personal losses.
The sealed room had no lights, enveloped in darkness.
Although the room was not large—just a few steps forward and one would hit the wall—standing still, Wang Guoqiang felt the darkness was much deeper than he imagined, seemingly connecting to an unknown place at any mont.
A ghostly chill swept over him, with a cold wind blowing around.
Wang Guoqiang tensed up, sensing the presence of supernatural power, making his hair stand on end.
"You are quite reliable, which I find reassuring."
Suddenly, a foreign woman's voice echoed from the darkness. It seed another person was now in the sealed, pitch-black room; though unseen, Wang Guoqiang sensed she was right before him. .
As expected, his situation aligned with the captains' previous predictions: the other side used supernatural power to break through reality's barrier and connect to this sealed room.
"We are not like you who have no integrity at all." Wang Guoqiang replied, "I hope this ti you have co with sincerity. If you plan to make a move, you won't gain anything."
"My na is Anna, and I am just an ordinary person. Rest assured, this transaction is real and valid, with no deception involved." The woman who called herself Anna said, "Of course, the premise is that you have indeed brought that head."
"It's in the box, but I won't open it for you to confirm in advance because it's still alive. Even a head alone is enough to kill a normal person like . Therefore, you must first hand over the thod or the item that can determine the coordinates of the Ghost Ship, only then can we complete this transaction." Wang Guoqiang said.
Anna did not hesitate and imdiately said, "Sure."
As soon as she spoke, just seconds later, Wang Guoqiang felt a hand reaching out from the darkness and grabbing his arm.
"Don't be nervous." Anna said, then placed sothing into Wang Guoqiang's hand.
Wang Guoqiang felt that it should be a piece of paper.
"This is the Nautical Chart of the Ghost Ship. Because it is one with the Ghost Ship and stained with its supernatural power, the chart will change whenever the Ghost Ship is about to appear in reality. Through this, you can predict the position of the Ghost Ship in advance, but only five minutes beforehand." Anna said, showing enough sincerity by voluntarily revealing so important information.
"A Nautical Chart?" Wang Guoqiang said, "I need to verify it."
"Go ahead." Anna replied.
Wang Guoqiang then took out a lighter, and with the flickering fla, so of the surrounding darkness was dispelled, but the light couldn't spread outward, only illuminating the space a few centiters before him.
With the appearance of the firelight, he suddenly saw sothing flash past around him.
"What was that? Is there soone else here?" Wang Guoqiang asked in surprise, instinctively tightening his grip on the box in his hand.
"No, this is the crevice between reality and the supernatural. Fierce ghosts wander in the dark. As long as you don't disturb them, nothing will happen." Anna explained.
"Is that so?" Wang Guoqiang's eyes subtly shifted.
Evidently, the other party was also well-prepared, otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to so freely hand over the Nautical Chart of the Ghost Ship for verification.
Wang Guoqiang no longer said anything, and imdiately began to examine the chart.
The chart was yellowed and old, with many stains on it. Judging by the age, this thing was at least a hundred years old, barely considered an antique.
However, a blob of ink gradually erged at a certain location on the chart. Through the coordinates, it was confird to be in the waters near Dadong City.
"That's the next location where the Ghost Ship will appear. You're in luck, you've encountered the mont when the Ghost Ship erges in reality. Usually, this chart shows no abnormalities, and you can't verify its authenticity. Only at this ti will it reveal sothing special." Anna said.
"No, I have other verification thods." Wang Guoqiang said, then held the chart to the fla, preparing to burn it.
"Items tainted with supernatural power can't be easily destroyed.
In the fla of the lighter, the old paper chart showed no changes, neither ignited nor scorched black.
Reality's fire cannot burn items of the supernatural.
Considering the previous circumstances, it's apparent that this Nautical Chart of the Ghost Ship is genuine, not a fake.
"You can use various thods to verify, I'm willing to give you this ti." Anna's voice ca from the darkness.
Wang Guoqiang said nothing, only seriously checked the authenticity of the chart. He used all the ans at his disposal to find any flaws since this transaction was so important. If he ended up exchanging for a fake, he'd be driven to self-bla.
This concerns the outco of this war.
After multiple verifications, Wang Guoqiang truly couldn't find any problems. He said, "Your item has no issues, at least from the perspective of my verification."
"In that case, you should hand over the head now." Anna said.
Wang Guoqiang's eyes shifted subtly, and at that mont, he wanted to shout, have the captain rush in and take the Nautical Chart, and get rid of this enemy in front of him.
But in the end, he dismissed the thought.
It was too risky. If failed, he could lose this extrely important chart.
"Take it, the Manor Lord's head." Wang Guoqiang decided to proceed with the sincere transaction, handing over the box in his hand.
In the darkness.
Anna's figure seed to approach swiftly, and then a woman's arm extended and took the box.
"I need to verify it."
Taking the box, Anna retreated into the darkness, and then everything beca silent, no sound ca again.
Ten seconds, thirty seconds, a minute...
"How is it? Have you finished the verification?" Wang Guoqiang asked.
Yet no one responded from the darkness.
"Anna, Anna?" Wang Guoqiang raised his voice and called out again.
But in the next mont.
The door banged open, and the light from outside burst in, causing Wang Guoqiang, who had beco accustod to the dark environnt, to shut his eyes from the stimulus.
The black room was illuminated by light, and only then did Wang Guoqiang find no one else around, only an opened box remained, and Anna had left with the Manor Lord's head.
"What's the situation?" Lu Zhiwen and other captains ca rushing in, creating an intimidating scene.
Wang Guoqiang didn't speak, only looked down at the Nautical Chart of the Ghost Ship clutched firmly in his hand.
The transaction seed to be complete.
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