Yang Jian saw many people in the Ghost Domain, so familiar, so less so, and others completely unfamiliar, even including a few foreign faces.
There were more ghost masters hidden in the city than he had imagined.
He had discovered no less than twenty safe houses.
Although they were not large in scale, so even less impressive than the safe house he had built in Dachang City, the number was indeed surprisingly high, which made Yang Jian have to marvel that the wealthy in big cities really were nurous, as he had spent all his money, plus his salary, to barely build a safe house.
Apart from these safe houses that could not be invaded, a part of the headquarters that his Ghost Domain could not cover was blank, impenetrable.
There was a blank spot in a certain area of the suburbs.
There were also so obscure places in the city district that the Ghost Domain could not invade.
"There's no ti to worry about those now," Yang Jian wasn't interested; the ethereal, odd lody of the Eight-Tone Music Box was still resonating in his mind.
That sound reminded him that his life was no longer long, and he had to hurry in whatever he did.
He suspected that the area of the headquarters that could not be invaded was Old Qin's residence.
But he didn't care and still appeared in a dormitory building of the headquarters.
Liu Xiaoyu in the dormitory building had a sleepless night.
During her work, she always had a wish, which was to sleep for a dozen hours straight at ho when she had a day off, without anyone disturbing her and no sudden awakening phone rings.
But now that the day had co, Liu Xiaoyu found herself unable to sleep.
Yang Jian was dead.
Her own exclusive communication room was gone too.
She could no longer hear that voice that might pop up at any mont, nor see that face she detested.
"You were still so young, not even twenty years old yet, you always seed so tough, never losing a fight, never winning an argunt... Zhang Wei was still waiting for you to co back and play gas with him, your secretary was still working hard to manage the company and improve performance, and your mother was still bragging to family and friends about how promising you were, and now you've just disappeared like that?"
That's what Liu Xiaoyu thought, she didn't cry, but she was still heartbroken.
She knew more about Yang Jian's family matters than Yang Jian himself, everyone around her had been investigated, information continuously sent to her, all so that she could pass on these ssages at any ti, look after the moods of the ghost masters, and stabilize their conditions.
But now, none of it ant anything.
"Sss!"
However, while Liu Xiaoyu was lost in her chaotic thoughts, the lights in the dormitory suddenly started flickering as if the electrical current was unstable, affected by so interference.
Liu Xiaoyu didn't care at first.
But soon, she realized that the interference with the current seed persistent; the lights flickered on and off, making the room alternate between light and dark, sothing she couldn't just ignore.
"What's happening?" Liu Xiaoyu slightly lifted her head to look at the light tube.
The thought of a ghost incident suddenly crossed her mind, but she quickly discarded it.
This was the dormitory building of headquarters, how could any ghost incident happen here? It must be a broken light tube that needed to be replaced tomorrow.
With that thought, Liu Xiaoyu propped herself up, ready to turn off the light and go to sleep.
But as soon as she sat up, the light in front of her dimd, and she suddenly saw a strange lump of darkness appear on the bed opposite her, and upon closer inspection, it was even more startling—there was the silhouette of a person lurking in the darkness, as if soone was truly sitting there watching her.
Her face went pale with fright, she almost scread.
Bearing in mind the last ti there had been an error in Zhao Jianguo's studio, which caused the ghost incident to spill over into the communication room, many of her colleagues died, and now she was the only one left in the dormitory, impossible for a second person to appear.
"You're still as timid as ever."
A familiar voice ca out from the shadows.
The extinguished light ca back on, and there sat a young man, suddenly appearing there, his gaze calm and sharp, with not a hint of the eerie deadness about him.
"Yang, Yang Jian?"
Liu Xiaoyu's eyes instantly widened with a horrified expression on her face, as if she had seen the most inconceivable thing in the world.
"You're not Yang Jian, who are you? Yang Jian is already dead."
She had seen Yang Jian's body with her own eyes, witnessed his head split in two, and the blood that had pooled on the ground.
The news of his death had been confird, and even the ghosts had revived on that street. Every sign pointed to the fact that Yang Jian could no longer possibly be alive; otherwise, headquarters wouldn't have issued the information about his presud death.
"In your eyes, I most certainly was dead, but so things are uncertain, right? Just think of it as playing dead again—it's not the first ti."
Yang Jian spoke calmly, then added, "Besides, I couldn't reach you, so I ca to check in."
The words "I couldn't reach you" seed to strike at Liu Xiaoyu's fragile heart, and she suddenly broke into tears, unable to stop them from rolling down her cheeks.
"My communication room was shut down. I raised my concerns with the vice minister, but it was no use... We all thought you were dead," she expressed through her sobs.
"I've seen that ssage. It said I died in so unknown supernatural incident, but now I can assure you that there was no supernatural event at my place of death, let alone within a kiloter nearby," Yang Jian looked at her earnestly. "You know what's going on, don't you?"
Liu Xiaoyu nodded quickly, wiping away her tears, "I know. I was just outside the communication room at the ti. I heard the vice minister and so other team leaders discussing and even arguing... You weren't killed by a supernatural event; it was the work of the Friend Circle. They had to explain to headquarters before six o'clock, so they took you out."
"So, I was murdered?" Yang Jian's gaze shifted slightly.
He wasn't too surprised by this conclusion; it had been within his expectations. Without a definite answer from Liu Xiaoyu, he would've targeted the Friend Circle himself.
Whether it was their doing or not, he didn't expect to live much longer. He might as well take those guys down first.
This was the classic mindset of 'better to kill wrongly than spare an enemy.'
After all, those guys weren't up to any good either.
"Do you know how they killed ?" Yang Jian queried further.
Liu Xiaoyu shook her head to indicate she didn't know.
Yang Jian didn't press on; he guessed that even Cao Yanhua might not be clear on the thods used by the Friend Circle.
"After my death, what does Cao Yanhua plan to do with the Friend Circle?" He asked another question.
This ti Liu Xiaoyu fell silent, seemingly reluctant to answer.
"You don't want to say?"
Yang Jian inquired, "But I've pretty much guessed it. Cao Yanhua chose to conceal the news of my assassination by the Friend Circle, issued the SMS of my death in a supernatural event, covering up the truth. The purpose is obviously simple: to stabilize the situation, to avoid complications, and not to affect the operations against the Ghost Domain."
Liu Xiaoyu looked up, "Don't bla the vice minister. He was angry at that ti and wanted to eliminate the Friend Circle, but others disagreed. Moreover, the Friend Circle threatened us; if we took action, they wouldn't mind taking out a few more leaders. The matter beca too severe, so the minister issued a directive to compromise. But I believe it's only temporary. After this is over, not a single one will be spared."
She laid out everything she knew, fearing that Yang Jian might misunderstand.
"I'm not angry. What Cao Yanhua did was right. After all, who would seek revenge for soone who is dead, especially at the risk of losing several team leaders? If the Friend Circle could take down, they could certainly take down others too."
Yang Jian continued, "While I understand this, I don't accept such thods. According to the rules, if soone takes down, the murderer should be globally wanted, and the priority of this matter is higher than supernatural events."
"That's correct," Liu Xiaoyu looked at Yang Jian, unsure of what more to say.
"You set the rules, but today they were broken... Never mind, it's useless to say more, I've asked everything I wanted to," Yang Jian stood up.
Liu Xiaoyu hastily said, "Are you leaving?"
"Of course, and from now on, you won't need to keep monitoring my communications. Ghost Eye Yang Jian is signing off. Unless sothing unexpected happens, I won't be coming back online," Yang Jian moved towards Liu Xiaoyu.
Liu Xiaoyu exclaid in shock, "Are you resigning?"
"Go to sleep. By the ti you wake up, everything will be over," Yang Jian didn't answer her directly but raised his hand and knocked Liu Xiaoyu unconscious.
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