230 Safe House
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“Nothing happened, everything was calm, and you were right, there was no special situation in the Eastern City District. It seems we need to check the reports from the other districts.”
Yang Jian didn’t know about the incident at Ye Feng’s end. He drove around in circles for a while, but since he couldn’t find the Ghost Infant, he had to give up.
He felt it was a waste of time.
He might as well do something else with his time.
“Work is over, go home and sleep, let’s call it a day. If there’s anything, we can talk about it tomorrow,” Yang Jian said.
Zhang Han said, “But if we go back like this, won’t it be difficult to explain ourselves?”
“What’s there to explain? It’s already 10 p.m., and according to working hours, I’m currently working overtime. What can we do if we can’t find the Ghost Infant? In such a big city, getting to the bottom of it isn’t a matter of one or two days,” Yang Jian said.
Sun Yi said, “But aren’t you being a bit too relaxed? After all, we’re in the middle of a special situation, dealing with a supernatural event. Even if we didn’t find anything, going home to sleep seems excessive.”
Yang Jian said, “You must not have a girlfriend.”
“Eh, how did you know?” Sun Yi responded.
“Who with a girlfriend wouldn’t go home to sleep?” Yang Jian said with a knowing smile.
Sun Yi said, “…”
“Even if it’s off work, it’s probably better to stay together. If the three of us get separated, who knows if we’ll have another chance to meet,” Zhang Han said, “The last time at Huanggang Village, we learned a blood-soaked lesson.”
During the last event, it was because they were separated that they were killed off one by one by a ghost.
If it hadn’t been for Feng Quan from the Ghost Coffin who made up the numbers at the last moment, Yang Jian and Zhang Han would have died long ago.
“This event is different from the last one, being alone isn’t that scary.”
Yang Jian said, “Let’s start taking action tomorrow for any issues. That’s enough for today. It’s impossible to solve everything in one day. Without enough information and intelligence, even if we stand guard here, we are just like online idle players, ineffective,”
“That’s it, then. Let’s meet up at the gymnasium tomorrow.”
Hearing his reasoning, Sun Yi and Zhang Han didn’t object because it made sense. Even if they stood guard in the Eastern City District 24/7, if there was no situation, there was no situation.
But Yang Jian’s withdrawal wasn’t because he was really going to sleep.
He had other things to do.
Solving the supernatural event was a priority, but his personal matters were also important.
After he returned to the neighborhood, Yang Jian saw the bank’s security personnel transporting cases into the villa.
Jiang Yan was not at work but was directing on the side: “Carry the stuff inside, put it all in that room, don’t just place them anywhere. They look quite heavy. I don’t want to have to move them again later.”
“Yang Jian, you’ve arrived just in time, your delivery has arrived.”
Yang Jian approached and said, “Get in touch with President Zhang for me; I have something I want to ask him.”
“What’s the matter? May I know?” Jiang Yan asked.
“You’ll know when it’s time for you to know,” Yang Jian stated.
“Okay then,” Jiang Yan immediately contacted Zhang Xiangu, then said, “President Zhang is at the sales office over there; he’ll be here soon.”
“By the way, what are all these things you bought? They look pretty valuable.”
Yang Jian said, “Nothing much, just a batch of gold. That is the last of the stock from the major banks in Dachang City.”
“Hmm?” Jiang Yan’s eyes widened suddenly.
Soon after the items were all transported and the workers had left, Zhang Xiangu rushed over in a hurry.
“Brother Tui, Miss Jiang mentioned you were looking for me, is there something you need?” Zhang Xiangu inquired.
Yang Jian said, “Please sit down, President Zhang. Indeed, I have a matter to ask of you.”
“If there’s something, just say it. There’s no need for pleasantries,” said Zhang Xiangu with a smile.
Yang Jian asked, “By the way, I saw quite a few transport trucks coming in and out of the neighborhood when I was arriving. Did President Zhang buy something?”
Zhang Xiangu replied, “Nothing much, just some ordinary household supplies. Food at the supermarkets in Dachang City has been cleared out due to panic buying, but luckily I got in touch with several large supermarkets under my name to close early and had some of the stock brought over. You know, Brother Tui, it’s better to be safe than sorry, stocking up is never a mistake, and it’s not like it cost a fortune.”
“That makes sense, but besides household supplies, life protection is most important. Would President Zhang be willing to help me out and build a safe house for me?”
Yang Jian said, “I can’t handle this myself; only a construction boss like President Zhang has the manpower and resources.”
“A safe house? There are several basements in the neighborhood that I am already having built, just ahead of the construction work,” Zhang Xiangu explained.
“But those only protect against disasters, not ghosts. I’m looking for a safe house that can protect against supernatural events,” Yang Jian clarified.
Zhang Xiangu paused for a moment, “Brother Tui, what exactly are you planning?”
“Ghosts can’t affect gold, and I plan to use the gold I have on hand to build a small room to shelter from supernatural events. The room must be as airtight as possible and also need to be very sturdy.”
Yang Jian dragged a case from the nearby room, opened it, and it was full of gold bars.
“There’s not much, just over two tons. I need to keep some spare, but does President Zhang have any good plans?”
Over two tons of gold?
Even Zhang Xiangu, a wealthy man, was stunned by Yang Jian’s big move.