76: The Rules of the Club
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All set!
Yang Jian quickly finished his work.
He had called every number in the address book, without missing a single one.
Now, it was time to wait.
The spread of this curse wasn’t immediate; when the Door Knocking Ghost would visit depended on its mood… after all, it was quite busy.
“I’m done here; how are things on your end?”
Yang Jian picked up his phone to call Yan Li, while simultaneously cleaning up the files and records on his computer.
“I’ve made the necessary contacts; we can go for the club deal now. Where are you? Do you need me to pick you up?” Yan Li immediately replied.
“No need, I have a car. Just send me the location.”
“All right.”
Once the location arrived, Yang Jian immediately drove there.
The location was in the suburbs of the city.
A bit remote.
But that was normal; such a gathering place for dangerous elements indeed wasn’t suitable for the busy downtown area.
On the way, Yang Jian contacted the operator Liu Xiaoyu.
“Do you know anything about the Ghost Tamer’s Club in Dachang City?”
Liu Xiaoyu, who just answered the call, paused at Yang Jian’s question before replying, “A civilian club? We don’t handle information about that here, and I’m not clear on it.”
“Okay, that’s fine then,” said Yang Jian.
Since Liu Xiaoyu was unaware, there was no need to continue the call.
“Wait a minute, don’t hang up just yet. I have a piece of news to inform you about. The matter concerning Zhou Zheng in Dachang City has been settled, and in the coming days, a Ghost Tamer will be dispatched to replace Zhou Zheng’s duties in Dachang City. You might want to get in touch with him; it might be better for some matters if you were to ask him directly,” Liu Xiaoyu said.
“A new Ghost Tamer?” Yang Jian’s eyes flickered, “I’ll make contact if I have the time.”
“Good, I’ll send you some information,” said Liu Xiaoyu.
“That’s all then. Bye.”
After driving for about fifteen minutes, Yang Jian arrived at a manor in the suburbs and stopped in front.
The location indicated it was here.
“Yang Jian, over here.” Yan Li called out, waving from the roadside.
“Is this the club’s place? It seems quite upscale,” Yang Jian said, looking up.
“It’s funded by a local wealthy businessman. If you join the club and are lucky, you might even get financing from a businessman. When I first joined the club, a businessman sponsored me with ten million,” Yan Li explained.
“Sounds like some dirty deal,” Yang Jian remarked.
“It’s not that severe. Those local rich folks have more money than places to spend it. Aside from consuming and showing off their wealth, now with the supernatural incidents, they naturally want to spend money to save their lives. Taking their money, to put it nicely, we’re looking out for them, but to be blunt, if anything actually happens, we’re nothing more than their bodyguards,” Yan Li said.
“Come on, I’ll take you to the club to have a look.”
The manor had a pleasant environment, with gardens, fountains, lawns… and many Chinese-style buildings. It was clear that the person who designed this manor had good taste.
“Mister Yan, welcome,” greeted two receptionists with smiles as they approached a hall.
Yang Jian glanced at the two receptionists.
Not to appreciate their long legs, but rather because he felt something abnormal about them… the professional smiles that slipped out were too stiff, like ones from a dead person.
“No, not a dead person.”
Yang Jian sensed their breathing and aura, but this aura was somewhat cold.
In a word, abnormal.
“The person has been arranged to meet on the fifth floor,” Yan Li said.
“Are there any risks?” Yang Jian asked.
Yan Li laughed, “Why would there be any risk? This is a club, and you can rest assured that the transactions here are safe,”
“Better be cautious anyway. The leak of your information was likely from this club. Otherwise, how could ordinary people have traced it back to you?” Yang Jian remarked.
“That’s a good point,”
While conversing, they took the elevator to the fifth floor.
They pushed open the door.
It was a lavishly decorated hall.
But as soon as Yang Jian and Yan Li walked in, the few people inside immediately turned their heads to look at them in unison.
Yan Li?