Mysterious Awakening

Although the cost of using the Ghost Cabinet was great, Yang Jian realized the immense value contained within its seemingly omnipotent effects.

There was a fundamental difference from the human skin paper.

The human skin paper served as information guidance, while the Ghost Cabinet could make your wishes come true.

After weighing his options, Yang Jian neither sealed the Ghost Cabinet away nor planned to abandon it. Instead, he placed it on the top floor of a European-style clock tower near his house.

No one could access this level, not even via the stairs, which only reached the floor below.

In addition, since he could observe this spot from the fifth floor on a daily basis, he could keep an eye on the status of the Ghost Cabinet at all times.

But before leaving, Yang Jian decided to conduct one more transaction.

He had learned his lesson and chose not to trade Zhao Lei this time. Instead, he wrote on a piece of paper: "Where is my classmate Zhao Lei right now?"

Directly trading a person, or even a ghost, certainly came at a high cost, but merely asking for Zhao Lei's location should be bearable, even if it meant paying double the price.

Next moment, a piece of paper with conditions written on it slipped out from the bottom of the cabinet door and fell to the floor.

"Give me a ghost."

The paper was scrawled with those words, which were the Ghost Cabinet's demand.

Yang Jian wasn't too surprised to see this condition.

Moreover, this requirement was within his range of tolerance since the Ghost Cabinet did not specify which ghost it wanted—what it looked like, or its level. This provided a lot of room to maneuver. Perhaps he could hand over the least valuable and most easily containment-bound ghost to fulfill the transaction.

Not to mention, he had several ghosts at his disposal.

However, it seemed the only ones he could trade were Ghost Rope and Ghost Skeleton.

Ghost Rope was out of the question; it was too wasteful. The item had come in handy and saved him several times. In most situations, the indiscriminately attacking Ghost Rope could be of aid.

The Ghost Skeleton had been stripped from Wang Xiaoqiang and was currently restrained and locked up in his room.

"That won't do either, the Ghost Skeleton is a rather special ghost that can directly create a ghost master. It would be a loss to trade it directly." Yang Jian reflected for a while and decided not to trade the ghosts he held for the moment.

He needed to find a way to acquire an insignificant ghost from somewhere else.

Unfortunately, his connections weren't extensive, otherwise, simply buying one with money could be an option. After all, in the Underground Market, restrained ghosts were always a hot commodity; if you could meet the price, acquiring a ghost wasn't difficult.

At the moment, Yang Jian also had the funds to make such a purchase.

"I'll have to think of another solution," he mused.

Yang Jian held the paper, contemplating for a while before noticing the Ghost Cabinet made no other moves. It seemed that when it was his turn, it didn't matter if the transaction wasn't completed. However, when the Ghost Cabinet made a demand, there was a hint of coercion—it would cause trouble if not complied with.

He had struggled for most of the day.

He hadn't resolved his own problem and instead had acquired another unknown variable.

Leaving the clock tower where he placed the Ghost Cabinet, Yang Jian returned to his residence.

At that moment, he saw a taxi parked at the door. Zhang Liqin, who had disappeared before, was moving suitcases into the house one by one.

"When did you get here?" Yang Jian asked.

Zhang Liqin, seeing Yang Jian, lit up with delight and promptly said, "I just got back. I brought some things from home. I couldn't think of anywhere else to stay, so I came here. I was hoping to stay for a while; you wouldn't mind, would you?"

As she spoke, she touched the hair by her ear, her cheeks reddening slightly with embarrassment.

She said it was just for a while, but her intention was to maintain a vague relationship with Yang Jian.

Yang Jian said, "The room would be empty anyway, so I don't mind you staying. But you'll be in charge of cleaning. Auntie Jiang is so lazy; all she does is watch TV or play with her phone. You're not like that, right?"

"No, not at all. I'll make sure everything is clean," Zhang Liqin replied with relief, smiling back.

"Good to hear. Need help moving your things?" Yang Jian offered.

Zhang Liqin said, "Then help me carry this suitcase inside, please. It's too heavy for me to move."

Without saying much else, Yang Jian went over and effortlessly picked up the suitcase.

At this point, Zhang Liqin leaned in and whispered, "From now on, I'm your person. You'd better treat me well."

"I've saved you two or three times now, haven't I been good enough to you?"

Yang Jian retorted, "Can any other man do what I've done? I guess even your biological father couldn't manage it, and yet you expect more from me? That's enough, you know. Sticking around doesn't mean you've signed a life contract with me. If you think you're being treated badly, just move out.

In this day and age, even husbands and wives get divorced all the time, let alone boyfriends and girlfriends."

"No wonder you don't have a girlfriend."

The little bit of sincere emotion that Zhang Liqin had managed to muster up disappeared immediately after hearing those words.

"In our line of work, the pressure is enormous. Anyone could die at any time; who has time to think about a girlfriend? Even if you get one, she'd end up with someone else. Worse, you might even end up wearing a green hat posthumously," Yang Jian said.

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Zhang Liqin was at a loss for words. Now she was beginning to understand how Jiang Yan felt. This little man was not just low in emotional intelligence; he was utterly clueless. If it weren't for the fact that, in a moment of confusion last time, he had carried her into his room, she would suspect his sexual orientation.

"Anyway, you're not allowed to kick me out in the future. Besides you, I really have nowhere else to go." She glared at him and dragged her suitcase inside.

Yang Jian saw her like that and felt as though she looked like someone who had fought with her family and run away from home.

But he never pried into other people's private affairs.

They were all adults, and it wasn't anyone's place to interfere with the lifestyle one chose.

"Humph~!"

As soon as she entered, Jiang Yan gave Zhang Liqin a dissatisfied cold snort.

She wasn't foolish; she had long noticed that Zhang Liqin seemed to cling to Yang Jian. Why else would she come running here whenever there was trouble? This place wasn't her home, yet today, it looked like she was planning to move in.

This was going to give her a headache in the future.

Yang Jian wasn't quite sorted out yet, and now she had another rival.

As for whether Zhang Liqin had any relationship with Yang Jian, Jiang Yan had never really been suspicious.

The guy had been sleeping in the same room as her for nearly a month, squeezing her off the bed but never doing anything a man should do. She wondered how much the ghosts had affected him, to the point where he wasn't interested even in a beauty like herself.

"If you have a problem with your nose, you should go to the hospital and have it checked."

Yang Jian said, "By the way, let me introduce Zhang Liqin. You know her. After the incident in Dachang City, she had nowhere to go and is now staying here temporarily. Once my company starts, she'll be my secretary. I'm telling you this in advance so we can avoid future arguments."

"I don't argue with you," Jiang Yan glanced and added in her mind, if there's going to be any arguing, it'll be with Zhang Liqin.

"Oh, there's something you two might be able to help with." Yang Jian sat on the sofa, took out a plate, and placed it on the coffee table: "Can you figure out anything about this plate, like when and where it was made?"

This was the plate from the egg-fried rice in the Ghost Cabinet.

If they could trace the origin, perhaps they could learn more about the secrets of the Ghost Cabinet.

"We could spend some money to get it appraised. They can directly determine the material and age," Jiang Yan looked at it and said: "I'll take it to the appraisal agency later and have a look for you."

Zhang Liqin then leaned over, sitting close to Yang Jian, and after scrutinizing it, she said, "The pattern on the plate doesn't look like modern-style porcelain. When I used to sell cars, I knew an antique dealer. I'll take some pictures and send them to him to have a look."

"Just get it done as soon as you can; I only want the results," Yang Jian lay back and washed his hands of the matter without caring about the process.

"Then I'll make contact tonight."

Seeing the urgency, Zhang Liqin decided not to delay and immediately took photos with her phone, preparing to reach out to the antique dealer.

Yang Jian watched and couldn't help but feel how good it was to have people handling things for him.

No wonder everyone wants to be a boss.

This firmed his resolve to start his company.

He remembered Zhang Han from his community, who was always idle, strolling around all day, holding his child, and walking with his wife. That man had managed to tame two ghosts; such a talent would be a waste if not utilized.

Hmm.

Invite him to join in, give him a share.

Wang Shanshan's father, Wang Bin, used to be a manager, very experienced in his work. Now unemployed and idle at home, it was time to get him on board too.

The more he thought about it, the more solid the idea became.

With the right people, this might just work out.

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