Because the incident happened in the city center,
special vehicles arrived at the scene within ten minutes.
Liu Jianming, or Captain Liu, was in charge of this case.
In his early thirties, he should have been full of vigor, but despite his stern and solemn expression upon stepping out of the car, the weariness on his face could not be concealed.
"Immediately evacuate the nearby crowd, establish a cordon, and isolate all unrelated persons."
Captain Liu was decisive and quick to act; he immediately gave an order, "Also, impose traffic control on the nearby roads. Have the transportation department send a few people over to redirect traffic away from this area and prevent them from getting close."
"Notify the ambulance..."
Whether it was a normal accident or the type of paranormal event that he dreaded most, he would proceed with the standard protocol: set up cordons, evacuate where necessary, to avoid chaos and additional damage when things got out of hand.
"Captain, Yang Jian has been spotted within the crowd, and it seems that he has already witnessed the course of the incident. Should we go and ask him?" a team member approached and said.
Captain Liu was slightly taken aback.
It wasn't the chance encounter with Yang Jian that surprised him; it was his presence that made Captain Liu immediately realize that the event was likely connected to the international ghost controller.
In other words, it was very likely a paranormal event.
And when faced with a paranormal event, they could not intervene, nor did they have the ability to do so; they could only report the situation upwards.
"Yang Jian, hello, we meet again."
Deciding to still go and greet him, Captain Liu walked over and saluted Yang Jian who was standing by the roadside, then said,
"Captain Liu, looks like you've got your hands full again. Although the incident hasn't caused significant casualties, it's... much more serious than the previous mall disappearance incident," Yang Jian said.
"Do you know how much damage there is?" asked Captain Liu.
"Not sure, but several lives are likely lost at the least."
Yang Jian said, "Notify the new ghost controller, Zhao Kaiming, to come and handle this. It's beyond your capacity to deal with."
Captain Liu said with a wry smile, "Another paranormal event?"
"The new ghost controller is a bit difficult to deal with. Even if we notify him, it's going to take a while for him to arrive. If possible, could you help? Not to resolve the incident, just to save a few more people if you can. That would be enough."
Yang Jian said, "There's a saying in our country, 'one should perform the duties of one's appointed position.' Zhao Kaiming is now the ghost controller of Dachang City. I can't rashly intervene. If the situation escalates, the responsibility would fall on me... and it's somewhat presumptuous to interfere with another person's case. You understand what I'm implying, Captain Liu."
Captain Liu nodded, indicating he understood.
Having worked on cases himself, he certainly knew that a case can only have one person in charge, and it indeed isn't right for others to interfere.
But Yang Jian's remark was merely a courtesy.
He didn't want to involve himself in a paranormal event without good reason.
This was a very dangerous endeavor.
While voluntary rescue might seem noble and praiseworthy, one misstep could cost him dearly.
Seeing that Yang Jian was reluctant to get involved, Captain Liu quickly left to attend to the coordination of rescue efforts, keeping extremely busy.
But his hard work was of little efficacy.
At that moment, another male employee, unable to bear the terror, cried and shouted as he fled down from the fifteenth floor, jumping and screaming, "I don't want to die, save me!" and the like.
The despair in that situation could be felt by anyone.
The person hit the ground only to become a corpse, with blood splattered and flesh indistinguishable, a ghastly sight to behold.
Some were too scared to jump, but they were quickly and forcibly dragged into the dimly lit office building by something.
The sound of their collapsing screams spread once more, but soon disappeared.
Some had already guessed.
It was the scream before death.
And those who began to think realized that something was very wrong with this situation.
If it was a fire, why wasn't there any flame?
If there was a criminal inside committing violence, why was there no sound?
What on earth had happened inside?
To drive individuals, each with a strong desire to survive, to the point of jumping off the building.
Even daring to leap from the fifteenth floor, did that mean the despair and terror inside was greater than the fall from the fifteenth floor?
The screams were becoming less and less frequent.
"They're almost all dead," Yang Jian's expression flickered slightly.
Just then, he saw a figure walk out from the office building and finally stood in front of the glass window; however, from this angle, he could only barely make out the top half of a head, unable to see the rest.
The person was very strange, standing there motionless, giving off an exceptionally calm vibe, in stark contrast to those who were panicked and screaming earlier.
Moreover, this person had a numb expression, his skin a cyanotic black, resembling a corpse left out for several days, showing none of the characteristics of a normal person, utterly lacking vitality, and bringing with it an indefinable chill and eeriness.
At this moment, Yang Jing felt an uncontrollable urge to open his ghost eye, but he still suppressed this anomalous movement.
After standing in front of the window for a while, the person quickly turned around and left, disappearing on that fifteenth floor.
However, as the person turned, Yang Jian inadvertently caught a glimpse of his eyes.
As dark as ink... devoid of pupils, as if they were two pitch-black voids, sinister and ominous.
Despite it being just a fleeting glance, Yang Jian was taken aback.
He recognized this ghost.
It was the Ghost Infant that had emerged from Zhou Zheng's body.
Yes, without a doubt.
Those pitch-black voids for eyes, the cyanotic black skin, it was definitely the Ghost Infant.
Yang Jian had encountered it twice and would not mistake it.
The first time was when it had just awakened, killed Zhou Zheng and crawled out from his stomach in the form of an infant, and the second time was at Wang Shanshan's home.
By that time, the Ghost Infant had grown to resemble a child, capable of standing and walking.
But now... this was clearly the appearance of a young adult.
The cyan-black haze enveloped the entire floor; that was the Ghost Domain the Ghost Infant had been nurturing the last time they met, which back then was merely showing signs of its beginning, far from being a full-fledged Ghost Domain.
But now, it was very close to possessing its own Ghost Domain.
"If we let this Ghost Infant keep growing, we probably can't stay in Dachang City anymore."
Although Yang Jian had not intervened in the incident, the confirmation of the Ghost Infant's growth rate sent chills down his spine.
The ghost was becoming more and more terrifying.
"Let's leave this place."
He spoke to Jiang Yan, who was hiding behind him, too scared to leave.
Now that he knew the identity of the ghost, there was no need to keep watching.
"Rumble~!" Accompanied by the roaring sound of a car's engine.
An armored military vehicle, full of power, charged out of the nearby intersection like a wild beast, ramming through a vehicle that was turning the corner and onto the pedestrian path at the crossroads, not slowing down as it barrelled towards Yang Jian.
Yang Jian's footsteps halted, and one ghost eye opened directly.
A headless shadow appeared behind him, with a faint sensation of a forceless body trying to rise back up.
He felt that the car was accurately targeting him.