Mysterious Revival

Chapter 142: Chapter 142: The Arrest of Zhang Wei

“The number of ghosts in Dachang City is increasing, and this is not a good sign. My previous guesses were indeed not wrong; we’re probably in the peak period of a surge in psychic events. As Zhou Zheng said, if we can’t think of an effective way to resolve these events in the future, humanity might not have a future.”

Yang Jian took the elevator to return to Jiang Yan’s apartment.

Gazing at the dim and silent hallway.

Even though he knew there were no ghosts in this building, once he entered the dark environment, he couldn’t help but tense up involuntarily.

It had become a subconscious reflex.

He knocked on the door.

“Who’s there?” came Jiang Yan’s voice from inside.

“It’s me, Yang Jian.”

There was a rush of footsteps from inside, and Jiang Yan hurried to open the door. She had just taken a shower, her body wrapped in a towel, a hairdryer in her hand, her hair still damp, a delicate blush on her beautiful face, looking exceptionally enticing.

However, when she saw Yang Jian, her eyes sparkled with excitement.

“You came at the right time, I have some great news for you.”

As she spoke, she hugged Yang Jian’s arm, laughing as she pulled him into the apartment.

“What great news?” Yang Jian asked.

“Five days, it only took five days, but I’ve spent a full four billion, four billion! I’ve never seen so much money in my life, and I could never have dreamed that one day I’d be able to spend so much in such a short period. You should have seen those managers and owners today; they were so respectful toward me, almost ready to worship me like a bodhisattva.”

Jiang Yan continued to buzz with excitement while talking about the events of the day.

Just thinking about how the employees and managers of those companies looked at her filled her with satisfaction.

“So you mean to say you’ve turned the four billion into gold?” Yang Jian said.

“Of course, you can trust my work. Cash payment against gold delivery, I’ve been running around almost all the big banks and gold dealers in Dachang City for the past few days, even traveling out of town several times, and finally concluded the last transaction today. Four billion worth of real gold, look, it’s all here.”

She pointed to several large boxes on the floor.

“A full four hundred kilograms; but gold is really expensive now, it has risen to one thousand, and it seems like I’m not the only one buying.”

Four hundred kilograms sounds like a lot.

In reality, laid out before you, it’s not that much.

Yang Jian opened a box; inside, gold bars were neatly arranged.

He casually picked up a gold bar.

Cold and heavy, smooth as a mirror that reflected his face, but blurred, as if obscured by something.

In his eyes, these were not cash but a necessary resource. When dealing with fierce ghosts, gold was indispensable.

“If you become an international ghost master, you have a quota of one hundred kilograms of gold. Now it seems, this benefit is pretty good, at least a billion in disposable funds. In the future, this stuff is definitely going to get more expensive, may even become regulated. Then, trying to buy gold with such big amounts of money will be almost impossible.”

Once the psychic events spread and cause global fear,

who would still sell gold?

People all over the world would be scrambling to buy it.

By then, it might be too late, as the supply could completely dry up.

“You’d better not contact those clients of yours anymore in the future,” Yang Jian said.

“Why?” Jiang Yan asked.

Yang Jian said, “You’ve bought so much stock from them. If the price of gold goes crazy, they might regret it to the point of wanting to kill someone, especially a big boss like you; you’d be at the forefront.”

“Don’t talk like that, with you around, who would dare to bully me? You’re the guy who can even control ghosts, the future big shot of Dachang City. From now on, we’ll be the ones bullying others, no one will dare to bully us.”

Jiang Yan’s eyes still shimmered with excitement. She walked over to Yang Jian, stretched out her fair arms, and wrapped them around his neck, saying, “I’ve been so happy these past few days, it’s been like living in a dream. I used to be just a little accountant, earning a salary of ten or twenty thousand and feeling proud of it. Compared to now, it was like heaven and earth.”

“Driving a Benz worth millions, spending billions, thank you for making all my previous fantasies come true. Do you know what I want to do the most right now?”

“You must be thinking I’m asking for my salary, you’re doing a great job with that. I’ll give you a bonus of five million. Keep working hard for me in the future. I can’t promise other things, but at least I won’t default on your salary.”

Jiang Yan gave him a charming glare, “Silly, today I must enlighten you, so you stop acting like a child all the time.”

After she spoke, she tiptoed and her lips eagerly pressed forward.

“You want to do what?” Yang Jian’s eyes widened.

“Remove the last two words,” Jiang Yan licked her lips and threw him a flirty glance.

Yang Jian’s eyes widened, “Auntie, you aren’t planning on doing something to a child, are you?”

Auntie?

Jiang Yan’s mouth twitched fiercely.

“Even if you call me ‘auntie,’ I’ve settled on you today. Don’t think about deceiving me anymore; I’ve already taken my bath.”

Her exquisite face drew closer again,

But before she could kiss the young man, a palm covered her face, and a dunk came crashing down.

“Pah, pah, pah~!”

Jiang Yan spat out her own hair from her mouth, somewhat crazed, “What are you doing, are you even a man? Don’t you have any feelings for me? I took the initiative, and you respond with a dunk? So what if you’re tall, I’ll get a stool to stand on.”

“Sorry, being tall is a big deal, and you, a woman who’s always thinking about dirty things, aren’t even considering the current situation,” Yang Jian pointed behind him.

At that moment, Jiang Yan’s eyes narrowed.

Without knowing when, a black shadow had risen behind Yang Jian, standing upright like a person, emitting a chilling aura, and on this person’s neck…there was no head.

“This, this is…a ghost?” Jiang Yan shivered.

She recognized this ghost.

The Headless Ghost Shadow from the shopping mall.

It killed dozens of people at the mall, turning almost everyone there into zombies.

“Of course, it’s a ghost,” Yang Jian’s eyes narrowed.

The Headless Ghost Shadow, with several spots glowing red, gradually sank into the ground, once again becoming his shadow.

“After I controlled the first ghost, I would be paralyzed for two or three hours every day, which affected my mental state. Even the most beautiful women in front of me were just walking corpses, killing them brought no psychological burden,” Yang Jian touched her delicate neck, his eyes flickering red.

“After controlling two ghosts, my paralysis was healed, my mental state partly recovered, and my body gradually became more like a normal person’s. But every day, I must devote a portion of my attention to suppress the second ghost. If I’m not careful, it’ll be like what just happened… that ghost is out of my control, and it might even kill me at any moment.”

“Clinging to me is very dangerous, do you understand?”

Jiang Yan’s body trembled slightly as she cautiously leaned into Yang Jian’s arms, “Then…you must live a very tiring life, right?”

Yang Jian paused, then said, “That’s the price. There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. I’ve advised you to stay away from me, but you keep clinging. You make it difficult for me.”

Jiang Yan replied somewhat aggrieved, “What can I do? I’m happy today and can’t control myself. Besides, I know you won’t hurt me, and I don’t want to leave you. Jobs are hard to find nowadays; which boss is as generous as you?”

“So what are you after, the money or your life?” Yang Jian asked.

“Of course, it’s my life.”

“That’s right.”

Jiang Yan said again, “But a poor life is no good, even if I had it; I can’t live the life I want, I might as well be dead.”

“…”

“Suit yourself. If you want to continue working for me, I won’t refuse. I do need someone to run some errands for me. Tidy up your things these next few days,” Yang Jian said.

Jiang Yan lifted her head, “What happened?”

“Moving,” Yang Jian said.

“Dachang City is becoming increasingly dangerous. I was lucky when I went out today; I encountered a Ghost Shadow. I feel like there are more and more ghosts in the city. The more people there are, the higher the chance of triggering supernatural events. I’m planning to buy a house in the suburbs. My mom is also coming back from out of town, probably in a few days. Oh, and I need another car. I’ll transfer ten million to you later, use five million to buy two cars. One must be a pickup, cheap is fine; I’m worried I might need to transport a coffin or something.”

“The other car doesn’t need to be anything special, just fast. Don’t buy a sports car. I’m not comfortable in those; they’re too low and the visibility is poor.”

“I’ll make a call to check on the construction site of my classmate’s father.”

Saying this, Yang Jian picked up his phone and dialed Zhang Wei’s number.

“Don’t worry, spending money is what I do best.”

Jiang Yan got excited again and, taking advantage of Yang Jian dialing, she tiptoed and kissed him.

“Hmm? What are you doing?” Yang Jian widened his eyes and looked at her.

Jiang Yan’s cheeks turned red as she said, “I didn’t do anything, just gave you a kiss. It’s a perfectly normal greeting in other countries.”

“What’s normal about that? You even stuck your tongue in. Is that how it’s done overseas?” Yang Jian asked.

“No,” Jiang Yan said, turning her head away in embarrassment.

Yang Jian exclaimed, “You actually have the nerve to deny it. You not only stuck your tongue in, but you also spit in my mouth. You think I didn’t know? That’s disgusting. I need to brush my teeth.”

After saying that, he spat twice and wiped his mouth.

“It serves you right for being so rich and still single.”

Jiang Yan, infuriated, her chest heaving, bit her lip and turned her head away, leaving.

I’m not playing with you anymore; I’m going to snatch a bed and go to sleep.

“Yang Jian, how are things on your end? Have you settled it yet? Is Big Cousin dead? If he is, I’ll give Miao Xiaoshan a condolence envelope. How much do you think is appropriate? Is four hundred too little? What about forty thousand? If it’s too small, wouldn’t it undermine my image as a rich second generation?” Zhang Wei’s voice came from the phone.

“You’ve been too concerned; they didn’t die. I took them away with me. I wanted to ask you something.”

Before he could finish, Zhang Wei suddenly blurted out, “Damn it, get the hell away, go to your mother, I’ll kick you to death.”

“What’s happening over there? You’re not fighting with someone again, are you? If that’s the case, start a video call quickly; I want to see how you get beaten up,” Yang Jian said.

Zhang Wei sneered, “I always do the beating; no one can beat me. Just now, an old lady came in and started undressing, then tried to take off my pants. She was probably here to rob me, considering I have a lot of valuable things in my pocket. But it’s fine now; I just kicked her flying. Man, that felt good. I’ll send you a photo later.”

“But what’s with women nowadays? No class at all. With their own two hands and feet, why don’t they do something decent instead of trying to rob people?”

Yang Jian said, “You’re absolutely right. Women are truly inexplicable nowadays. Just now, an old lady spit in my mouth.”

“Damn, that’s disgusting. I didn’t expect you to be worse off than me. That woman truly deserves to be hacked to pieces. I sincerely sympathize with your plight. Oh right, what did Brother Tui want with me earlier?” Zhang Wei asked.

“I wanted to ask if your dad’s house is ready. I’m thinking of buying it and moving there. The city is too dangerous,” Yang Jian said.

Zhang Wei replied, “It’s built, but it’s not selling well. Maybe you should consider something else?”

“What happened?”

“Several workers have gone missing. I think it’s mostly ghost-related. With such a big construction site, over a hundred buildings, and having dug up who knows what graves or filled in ponds, it wouldn’t surprise me if a ghost or two showed up,” Zhang Wei said.

“But you, Brother Tui, definitely aren’t afraid. Do you have time tomorrow? I could take you to have a look. Those real estate developers working with my dad are damn disgusting. Remember to figure out a way to blackmail them good when the time comes, make a few dozen buildings off them. It might not be useful, but it will feel damn good.”

“Bang~!”

Before Yang Jian could speak, a sudden crashing noise came through from the other end of the phone.

“Routine check,” a voice sounded.

Zhang Wei said joyfully, “Brother, you guys came at the perfect time. I was just about to report a crime. Just now, this stinking bitch actually tried to rob me. She came up and started taking off my pants, but thank goodness I reacted in time and kicked her away. Quickly take her away; lock her up for a few months to let her reflect. Women these days really need to be disciplined.”

“Sit still, don’t move, put your hands on your head. What are you doing here?”

“Playing chicken,” he replied.

“Take him away.”

Zhang Wei struggled, “Brother, you’ve got the wrong person, the wrong one. Damn, this is for real. I’m innocent; I’m an adult, not breaking any laws.”

“In all these years, you’re the first to sound so righteous. Take him away,” said another voice.

“Brother Tui, save me, Brother Tui, save me!”

“Beep beep…”

Yang Jian frowned as he listened to the busy tone on the phone.

What kind of mess was Zhang Wei getting himself into now, getting arrested like that?

“Forget it, I’ll ask Team Liu tomorrow. Anyway, he’s been taken away, so nothing bad will happen. It’s not like he’s encountered a ghost.”

He wasn’t worried about the situation at all.

Just as he was about to go to bed, he saw Jiang Yan had already taken her position, deliberately spreading her arms and legs to leave no space for him, barely leaving room to lie on his side.

That was the spot where she often slept.

“If you don’t want to sleep beside me, then make a bed on the floor,” said Jiang Yan as she opened her eyes, looking quite pleased with herself.

“I am your boss, and this is how you treat me?” said Yang Jian.

“I am your only employee, and also a woman. Shouldn’t you take extra care of me?” Jiang Yan said.

“I almost forgot you were a woman,” Yang Jian walked over and flipped back the bedding.

“What do you think you’re doing?” Jiang Yan instinctively covered her chest, starting to get nervous.

Yang Jian loomed over her, “Remove the last two words.”

Jiang Yan’s cheeks instantly flushed, “You’ve changed your mind?”

“What if, by accident, you get pregnant? Shouldn’t we use some protection?” Yang Jian said, touching her soft cheek.

“Then you go buy it,” she said and pushed his chest, her face blushing.

“I am a man, why should I care about that? We’ll have to have children sooner or later anyway,” said Yang Jian.

Jiang Yan thought for a moment, then her face turned red as she quickly got up from the bed, “Wait for me, I’ll be right back.”

“Bang~!”

The door closed quickly behind her.

Her hurried footsteps echoed in the stairway.

“Heh, women, trying to compete with me. My intelligence could crush you down ten streets,” Yang Jian said with a satisfied smile before sprawling on the bed.

Time to sleep.