Mysterious Awakening

Chapter 169: Conditions and promises

The occurrence of supernatural events in the city proves that Yang Jian's previous judgment was correct.

The more densely populated a place is, the higher the probability of supernatural events occurring.

Not only can he spread the "Ghost Knocking on the Door" event, but the previous "Ghost Baby" event also occurred in the city, as well as the headless ghost shadow event and the ghost he encountered at home.

"After moving the gold to Guanjiang District, try to come to the city less often," Yang Jian thought to himself.

But just as he entered the city.

The detective's satellite positioning phone rang again.

Yang Jian glanced at the phone on the passenger seat, hesitated for a moment, and answered the call.

"It's me, Zhao Jianguo." This time it was not Liu Xiaoyu in charge of communication.

"What's the matter, Captain Zhao?" Yang Jian asked.

Zhao Jianguo's tone was very serious: "You were right, the 'Ghost Knocking on the Door' event is indeed extraordinary. The detectives I sent for support just lost contact. The situation is deteriorating. Several roads in the city center have been completely blocked. Not only are two detectives trapped, but also hundreds of people have been involved."

"... " Yang Jian was speechless for a moment.

I already warned not to send people in to die, but they still did.

It's really chaotic command. If you want to solve supernatural events, you have to see if the people below have the ability to do it.

This could end up with casualties.

"Now that the incident has already happened, what's the use of calling me now?" Yang Jian asked.

Zhao Jianguo said, "This is a mistake in my command arrangement, and I apologize to you."

"No need to apologize to me, apologize to the families of the detectives you sent. Your reckless command caused the death of a detective," Yang Jian said.

"I know, I will take responsibility for this, but this supernatural event is really significant. Losing two detectives, blocking the city center, and involving hundreds of people, the responsibility is enough to execute me three times. But my personal life and death are nothing, but you are also a local in Dachang City. You don't want to see this supernatural event turn into a disaster, right?"

Yang Jian frowned and thought for a moment, "Your intervention will only make this supernatural event more complicated. I know a little about that ghost. If you kill everyone in the Ghost Domain, it will leave. If you send detectives in again, it will only prolong the time that ghost stays in Dachang City, and the losses will naturally expand. And I am really powerless against that ghost. If you understand, you will understand."

"I understand, but you are the only one who has survived this supernatural event with others. If you can lead your classmates to escape, you should be able to lead others out. I don't expect you to solve this supernatural event, I just hope you can save people, even if it's just one detective," Zhao Jianguo said sincerely.

He is not seeking to solve the supernatural event, but to minimize the damage.

Save people?

Yang Jian thought for a moment.

Although he can safely bring people out with the Ghost Domain, there is still a certain degree of danger in going in rashly.

But just as he was thinking, his personal phone rang again.

"Wait, let me answer a call first." Yang Jian took the opportunity to think more.

"Okay, I'll wait for your reply."

Yang Jian put down the satellite positioning phone and answered his personal phone, "Jiang Yan? What's the matter?"

"Yang Jian, is it really you?" Jiang Yan's voice was a little nervous.

"I'm busy right now, what's the matter? Hurry up and tell me," Yang Jian said.

Jiang Yan's voice trembled, "I, I seem to be lost in Dachang City. There is no one in this city, it's pitch black around me, and I'm the only car on the road. It was still daytime just now, you see, is it possible that I encountered a ghost?"

"Which road did you get lost on?" Yang Jian asked.

"Shengli Road."

"Is there a Rose Bar nearby?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I did pass by a bar just now, but there were strange noises coming from there. I was scared, so I quickly ran the red light and left. But the further I drove, the fewer vehicles there were, and the traffic lights around me went out..."

After Jiang Yan finished speaking, her voice became tearful, "I don't want to die, can you come and save me?"

"I will listen to you very obediently, don't answer any calls except mine on your phone from now on, I'll think of a solution." Yang Jian said.

"Will you... come to save me? We made a promise before, I will do things for you, and you will protect my safety. Please, you must come, I'm waiting for you."

Yang Jian said, "I'll try my best."

"Okay, love you, bye." Jiang Yan's voice trembled.

Women.

Yang Jian hung up the phone a little impatiently, his face changing constantly.

I didn't expect Jiang Yan to be involved in the city center while driving, she really caused trouble for herself.

"The timing of this incident is good, but the location is bad. Many vehicles pass through the city center roads, no wonder Zhao Jianguo said the impact is significant. The estimate of hundreds of people involved is probably conservative."

"If Jiang Yan really abandons her, it's really hard to justify. After all, she promised to protect her safety before, and she has indeed done a lot for me these days. Next, I will also need Jiang Yan's help with business matters with Zhang Xiangu."

After weighing it in his mind, Yang Jian immediately picked up the satellite positioning phone, "Zhao Jianguo?"

"It's me. Have you thought about it?" Zhao Jianguo immediately said, as if he had been waiting by the communication device."I can go and attempt a rescue, but I can only promise to save people, not how many I can save or whether I can definitely bring back a detective. I can't guarantee that," Yang Jian said.

"Thank you so much," Zhao Jianguo said, his voice somewhat excited.

Yang Jian replied, "Don't celebrate too soon. I'm not an Interpol officer right now, so this mission is more of a personal request. Therefore, I have conditions."

"What conditions? You can state them," Zhao Jianguo said.

"I want to have the privileges of an Interpol officer in Dachang City," Yang Jian said.

Zhao Jianguo was taken aback and said, "Zhao Kaiming might have sacrificed himself in this incident. It's almost certain that you will succeed him as the next detective in Dachang City. Why bother?"

"Your command system gives me a headache. I have some reservations about officially taking over," Yang Jian said.

In fact, he proposed this condition because it offered two possible advantages.

If Zhao Kaiming died, he could avoid being forcibly assigned to handle large-scale supernatural incidents. At this critical moment, he dared not officially take over, knowing that Dachang City was short of manpower.

If Zhao Kaiming didn't die, he would have the same status as Zhao Kaiming and could avoid being forcibly commanded.

It was a win-win situation.

"So you want power without responsibility?" Zhao Jianguo immediately understood Yang Jian's intention.

Yang Jian said, "That's roughly it, but your latter statement is not entirely correct. I have made contributions, as recorded in my file. You can't say I don't take responsibility."

"Even so, your request is unprecedented," Zhao Jianguo said.

"Ten minutes. I need an answer. If it's a yes, I'll go save people right now. That's it. Goodbye." Yang Jian didn't want to chat anymore and immediately hung up the phone.

"Yang Jian hung up, but according to the satellite positioning, he is currently in the center of Dachang City. Captain, what should we do?"

Inside the switchboard room, Liu Xiaoyu checked the satellite positioning and confirmed Yang Jian's location.

"What else can we do? I'll ask for instructions from above. This is a matter of the Asian division, not the international police department. If they approve, I can agree to Yang Jian's conditions. Otherwise, I'm powerless," Zhao Jianguo said reluctantly.

He immediately took out his personal phone and made a call.

Within five minutes, Zhao Jianguo received approval from above.

"Special circumstances require special measures. I've seen Yang Jian's file. He's excellent in all aspects, especially his contributions in the Huanggang Village incident, which greatly advanced Professor Wang's research. We can agree to his conditions. A city has a mayor and a deputy mayor, so having an extra detective is a good thing. Zhao Kaiming's mental state is poor, and Yang Jian can make up for that. It's also feasible to take preventive measures in advance."

"If Zhao Kaiming sacrifices himself in this incident, won't Yang Jian perfectly fill the vacancy? So, this matter is approved."

After receiving this order, Zhao Jianguo was somewhat surprised. He immediately agreed to Yang Jian's previous conditions.

"I understand. I'm driving to the scene now," Yang Jian said emotionlessly and hung up the phone.

Zhao Jianguo had to agree. He had no choice.

But it was not a loss for him either.

Setting aside the privileges of a detective, just the allocation quota of 100 kilograms of gold was incredible. And he could also rescue that woman incidentally.

The car turned around and sped up.

Before that, Yang Jian took out a golden long box from the storage compartment of the car.

He opened it and took a look.

A crimson candle, emitting a strange aura, and a faint smell of rotting corpses.

Ghost Candle!

That's what Professor Wang named it.

Once the Ghost Candle was lit, it would be absolutely safe until it went out.

"For safety's sake, I must bring it," Yang Jian said.

Without any confidence, how could he face that old ghost again?

"Stop the car!"

At the roadblock ahead, several traffic police stopped the car and signaled him to turn around and leave.

Yang Jian knew that something had happened ahead, and the road was blocked.

But before he could get out of the car to explain the situation.

The traffic police received an order from above: "Let this car pass."

The traffic police was puzzled, confirmed the license plate number, and said, "Move the roadblock and let this car pass."

"The efficiency is quite high," Yang Jian understood that this was arranged by Zhao Jianguo, and immediately drove through.

As he drove further.

The road became increasingly deserted, with armed police on guard all around.

Obviously, the people nearby had been evacuated before that.

And when he passed an intersection, even the guards were gone. The road ahead gradually darkened and finally disappeared into a bottomless darkness.

"The Ghost Realm is still there," Yang Jian's eyes narrowed slightly.

The existence of the Ghost Realm meant that not everyone inside had died. There were survivors.

He prepared the Ghost Candle, a lighter, and loaded his specially made pistol.

The bullets he had bought before were running low, with only one clip left.

But it was enough.

He didn't expect this thing to deal with ghosts anyway. It was just to deter ordinary people.

After everything was ready, Yang Jian stepped on the gas pedal without hesitation and drove towards the gradually darkening road ahead.