Chapter 104: Steal The Ghost Robe
Just a moment.
On a main road leading to Dachang City, Zhao Jianguo led eleven Ghost Wielders and hundreds of special forces team members, entering Seventh Middle School one after another.
More than a dozen anti-riot vehicles stopped when approaching the alert position.
They observed again.
The haze covering the road ahead had dissipated by at least seventy percent by now. Although some residual haze was still drifting, the road ahead was now clearly visible, and even the outlines of buildings in distant Dachang City were faintly discernible.
If it weren’t nighttime but daytime, the situation would surely be even better.
“As expected, the haze has dissipated. It’s much better than what we observed before. Jiang Shan has indeed succeeded. The situation here is improving.”
Zhao Jianguo looked at a relatively steady person in charge from Headquarters and said, “Li Lin, send a team to Guanjiang Residential Area Sales Office to pick up Professor Wang. I’ll go meet Li Jun, Yang Jian, and the others, and at the same time, lock that thing in the box to ensure nothing goes wrong.”
“Be careful. There might still be a Ghost Infant appearing in Dachang City,” Li Lin said.
“You too.”
“Move out.”
Ten anti-riot vehicles took the lead into Dachang City, their headlights illuminating the front, bringing a ray of light to this pitch-black city.
Jiang Shan didn’t know or care how the rescue operation outside was proceeding.
At this time,
Outside the Safe House at Guanjiang Residential Area Sales Office,
Seeing Chen Yue walk out of the Safe House with a weary expression, Jiang Shan smiled and waved at her.
“Jiang Shan, you’re here! You’re actually so powerful now. I heard what Professor Wang said. You’re now a hero of Dachang City.” Seeing Jiang Shan, the fatigue on Chen Yue’s face vanished instantly, and she said happily.
“I’m no hero. I just borrowed external force to detain the Starving Ghost. These past few days haven’t been easy for you. Take Aunt and Sister-in-law to rest well. There won’t be incidents like this for a long time to come. Go get a good, peaceful sleep.”
Jiang Shan didn’t acknowledge the hero title. He didn’t want to be bound by so-called fame because of this identity.
A Ghost Wielder with weird power, living on the edge, could never become a hero.
Wang Xiao Ming, who had just walked out of the Safe House with eyes full of weariness, looked at the man in a black suit in front of him. After his gaze flickered in thought for a few seconds, he walked over:
“Jiang Shan, you’re even more unique than I imagined, but I’m very curious—how did you know about that Coffin Nail? Or was all of this within your plan?”
Wang Xiao Ming’s tone was very calm, but his words carried strong doubt.
Yang Jian had revealed some information about the Coffin Nail during the phone conference, which Wang Xiao Ming knew.
But what made him suspicious was Yang Jian’s shocked tone when, after suiciding by hanging and resurrecting, he immediately went to look for the Coffin Nail but couldn’t find it.
Although Yang Jian quickly covered it up, Wang Xiao Ming still keenly noticed something off.
Yang Jian’s reaction made him guess certain things.
This Coffin Nail that could nail a Fierce Ghost had probably only been known to Yang Jian alone. Otherwise, his tone back then wouldn’t have been so shocked. But why did Jiang Shan also know of the Coffin Nail’s existence?
A bold guess was voiced by Wang Xiao Ming without any restraint.
Undeniably,
Wang Xiao Ming’s IQ was indeed very high.
Whether it was speculating on the Ghost Killing Pattern or developing the Ghost Candle, or the role of gold.
He could be called the foremost expert in Fierce Ghost research.
But in terms of emotional intelligence, Wang Xiao Ming always spoke without any reservations, or rather, he simply didn’t care to consider the impact of his words.
“Wang Xiao Ming, I can give you the explanation you want right now, but I don’t want to waste words with you.”
Jiang Shan looked at Wang Xiao Ming coldly and continued:
“You can arbitrarily pin ‘crimes’ on me. I don’t care about that, but if these crimes affect my life, I won’t mind killing you on the spot.”
Wang Xiao Ming looked at Jiang Shan’s gaze filled with killing intent and fell silent for a moment, then said calmly:
“It seems you know even more than I imagined.”
Jiang Shan’s eyes narrowed, his gaze fixed on Wang Xiao Ming.
Regarding the secret that he was a Transmigrator, not to mention that the possibility of Wang Xiao Ming guessing in that direction was very small, even if he did guess it, Jiang Shan no longer cared as much as before.
Because he now had sufficient self-protection ability and no longer needed to live in fear because of Old Qin, Yang Jian, or Transmigrator matters.
What Jiang Shan wanted to know now was what information the blood-red handprint on the paper from the Ghost Cabinet was hiding.
“Stop with the nonsense, Wang Xiao Ming. Have you gotten any results from deciphering that paper I asked you to analyze?” Jiang Shan said in an icy tone.
“5.” Wang Xiao Ming answered: “The back of that note uses an encryption method from the Republic of China period. After deciphering, all I got was this number.”
“5?”
Hearing this number, Jiang Shan pondered thoughtfully.
“What I asked the Ghost Cabinet back then was: ‘Is the Newspaper Ghost the ghost I need to control?’ The Ghost Cabinet’s answer to me was ‘Yes.'”
“So what does this 5 mean? Is it the fifth ghost I need to control?”
While Jiang Shan was pondering, the satellite phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
After answering, Jiang Qingwu’s voice came through:
“Jiang Shan, where are you now? There’s a problem with the Starving Ghost. Come over and check quickly.”
“A problem? What’s the specific situation?” Jiang Shan frowned slightly.
He was very clear about the Coffin Nail’s ability. As long as no one maliciously pulled it out, the Starving Ghost wouldn’t show any abnormalities.
“I heard from Liu Xiaoyu that Jiang Shangbai wants to peel off the Ghost Robe from the Starving Ghost. Yang Jian is arguing with him now, and they might start fighting at any moment.”
Jiang Qingwu’s voice grew smaller and smaller, as if she was doing something guilty, and she continued:
“Captain Zhao told me not to tell you about this, but seeing Liu Xiaoyu on the verge of tears, I told you. You absolutely must not tell Captain Zhao.”
“Got it.”
Jiang Shan hung up the phone, and his figure vanished accordingly.
Fifteen minutes earlier,
Under Yang Jian’s waiting,
The sound of car engines came from not far from Seventh Middle School. Several beams of lights shone toward this side, and with the stopping of ten anti-riot vehicles.
Eleven Ghost Wielders quickly got out under Zhao Jianguo’s lead.
“The Starving Ghost Incident is over. Headquarters won’t forget your contributions. Go rest in the vehicles first. You can leave the rest to us with peace of mind.”
After consoling Jiang Shangbai, Yang Jian, and the others, Zhao Jianguo immediately dispatched people to act.
From one anti-riot vehicle, a heavy large box was quickly pushed down, beginning preparations to detain this already restricted Starving Ghost.
“Is this Zhou Zheng?”
When he saw the corpse being carried out of the Guard Room by other Ghost Wielders, Zhao Jianguo was shocked.
“It’s just a resemblance. The ghost’s identity doesn’t matter.”
Yang Jian stood by and answered. His current condition was very poor; after continuously activating the third layer of Ghost Domain several times, the Ghost Eye inside him showed signs of resurrection.
“That’s true.”
Zhao Jianguo quickly calmed down.
Everyone looked at the rusty Coffin Nail on the corpse’s head and fell silent for a moment.
That silver light covering the entire city still sent shivers through everyone’s heart even now.
Especially Jiang Shangbai, whose face darkened as he looked at the Coffin Nail, involuntarily recalling that figure in a black suit.
“I must report Jiang Shan’s information to President Fang. If he replaces the captain of the Circle of Friends, the Circle of Friends will face unimaginable obstacles.”
While Jiang Shangbai was pondering with a serious expression, he suddenly noticed the eerie robe on the Starving Ghost.
Remembering how this Ghost Robe had even blocked three supernatural attacks from the People-Crushing Ghost, his heart began to burn with desire.
“If I control this Ghost Robe, perhaps Jiang Shan’s Ghost Domain won’t be able to threaten me.”
After noticing that Zhao Jianguo had left to handle other matters, a Madness thought arose in his mind.
“Jiang Shangbai, do you want to release this ghost?”
Brothers, I’m fw. I spent a day writing these two chapters. I’ll stockpile some drafts tonight and won’t post the remaining one. I’ll aim for three updates in the future! Sorry, brothers.
