Chapter 68: A Deal with Yang Jian!

On the way out, everything went smoothly; they encountered no obstacles, and even the Firewood Knife Ghost didn't know where it had run off to.

By the time everyone came out, it was already past 4 a. m., and after another hour or two the sun would be visible.

On the open ground outside the Caesar Hotel, thousands of citizens sat honestly on the ground whispering, for what had happened today had utterly overturned ordinary people's worldviews, and the dozens of soldiers standing around were also exhausted, staying in place.

Meanwhile, farther away, the makeshift medical tents remained brightly lit; inside, the citizens and soldiers injured in the chaos were receiving treatment, because Chen Shoushan had ordered that no citizen or soldier be allowed to leave the Caesar Hotel.

"The leader has come out, the leader has come out!"

"Can we go home now?"

"..."

When they saw Chen Shoushan, the citizens sitting on the open ground immediately became agitated; they had already been here for a night, and if it weren't for Chen Shoushan, they would have long been demanding to go home.

"What should we do with these citizens?"

Tong Qian looked at the noisy crowd before her and felt a headache coming on; most of these citizens had had their memories altered by the Newspaper Ghost, and although the Newspaper Ghost is now detained, the citizens' memories may not necessarily be restored.

But aside from Li Jun, no one else reacted to Tong Qian's headache-inducing problem; after all, this wasn't their city to manage, so this mess was naturally dumped on Tong Qian to deal with herself.

In everyone's view, the ZS City incident had been perfectly resolved—not only the Head Balloon and Newspaper Ghost were settled, but every person in charge had also come out alive; well, Guo Fan barely counts as alive… anyway, as long as he didn't die in the Caesar Hotel.

As for the citizens left behind by the Newspaper Ghost, they are a major headache for headquarters, but what does that have to do with them?

"Let headquarters handle how to settle these citizens; my Foundation will do its best to help ZS City restore order."

Chen Shoushan waved at the citizens not far away with a smile, but he spoke lightly.

"Boss, does your Foundation still need investment? We three still have some family assets in Dahai City, and we hope to contribute something to the Foundation."

Luosu Yi's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, he had been worrying about how to get closer to Chen Shoushan, and upon hearing that Chen Shoushan had a Foundation, he immediately wanted to invest.

"Of course."

Chen Shoushan smiled and nodded; if more and more wealthy people join the Foundation, its influence in high society will grow, and then, by using the money obtained from high society, it can strengthen its influence among lower-class citizens, thus forming a virtuous cycle.

Most importantly, the headquarters will not obstruct the Foundation's development, because there is still a Friends Circle attracting the headquarters' attention.

And Chen Shoushan's Foundation, in a sense, both consumes the Friends Circle's strength and maintains Huaguo's stability!

Compared to the Friends Circle, that sort of profiteering conglomerate that fishes in troubled waters, Chen Shoushan's Foundation, which aids citizens and is a public security organization, naturally ought to be strongly advocated.

"Boss, I recall you're in charge of Dahe City? We three will now bring our families and move to Dahe City."

Luosu Yi saw Chen Shoushan readily agree, and naturally planned to climb the ladder by clinging to his coattails; indeed, he intended to bring his trio to join Chen Shoushan!

Ye Zhen of the Supernatural Forum might be strong, but even if he were stronger, he couldn't help Luosu Yi and the others extend their lives—what good would that be? Chen Shoushan's side, however, can actually extend life!

"No rush, we'll discuss this later."

Chen Shoushan obviously had his own plans, and he smiled at Luosu Yi as he spoke.

Although Luosu Yi felt a bit anxious inside, he didn't show it, merely smiling and saying, "Alright, I'll wait for you!"

Meanwhile, Lin Luomei and Huang Fei stood silently in the back; they weren't fools, and of course they knew what it meant to latch onto Chen Shoushan's thick thigh.

"Since the ZS City incident is over, I'll leave first; I'll report the Caesar Hotel matter to headquarters."

Feng Quan said weakly, and was about to leave.

"Or why don't you and Li Jun, Guo Fan and the others take a helicopter together? You three all need to return to Dajing City anyway."

Chen Shoushan suddenly laughed and spoke.

This sudden proposal seemed unproblematic to everyone present; even Feng Quan himself didn't see any issue.

Feng Quan currently has no city under his charge, idle at headquarters, while Li Jun, as Wang Xiaoming's bodyguard, naturally also needs to return to headquarters.

"Good!"

Feng Quan nodded; his condition wasn't great, but having a Ghost Master nearby made him feel more at ease.

"Alright, then we'll head back to headquarters first; Xiong Wenwen, are you coming with us?"

Looking at the weak Feng Quan, and then at his own back where Guo Fan lay half-dead—one half-dead, one unconscious—Li Jun didn't dare to linger in ZS City any longer, for if Guo Fan really died it would be troublesome.

Xiong Wenwen quickly shook her head proudly and said, "My dad has a private plane to pick me up! I certainly won't squeeze onto a helicopter with you guys!"

"Fine, suit yourself!"

Li Jun also didn't feel like persuading her further; originally just taking care of two patients was already troublesome, and adding a brat would make it even more so.

"Wait, let me give you a coin, wishing you a safe journey."

Chen Shoushan tossed a coin toward Li Jun, smiling as he spoke.

Bribery—Connection!

Chen Shoushan used Connection on Li Jun, so that if Li Jun experienced any emotional change along the way, Chen Shoushan could sense it promptly.

"... Thanks"

Li Jun instinctively caught the coin, paused a moment, then spoke.

"I'm leaving too; Dachangshi still has some matters I need to attend to."

After Li Jun's trio departed, Yang Jian also hesitated before bidding farewell; although his Ghost Rope was still in Chen Shoushan's hand, it had already become Chen Shoushan's spoil, and he felt embarrassed to ask for it back.

"If you're not in a hurry, wait a moment; I have a deal I'd like to make with you."

If he remembered correctly, Yang Jian seemed to have some Ghost Newspapers in his hand, which could alter memories, and Chen Shoushan was still somewhat interested.

"Good!"

Yang Jian nodded; he still wanted to give Chen Shoushan face.

"By the way, Li Leping, please wait a moment as well."

Chen Shoushan suddenly stopped the silent Li Leping who was about to leave.

???

Only then did everyone realize that Li Leping hadn't actually left with Li Jun and the others?

Meanwhile, Li Jun, seated in the helicopter, furrowed his brow in thought, strange—he kept feeling as if he'd forgotten something…

Li Leping then helplessly turned his head to look at the crowd; being forgotten isn't scary, but being half-forgotten and then suddenly remembered is embarrassing. Seeing Xiong Wenwen's sympathetic gaze, Li Leping really wished the Forgetting Ghost would try harder, making everyone forget this memory.

Why does Chen Shoushan always remember himself? Could it be that he is very important in his own heart?

Li Le Ping racked his brains to no avail; even the oblivion ghost that could make people forget murder patterns couldn't affect Chen Shoushan?

Good!

Li Le Ping said, yet on the surface he remained very calm.

"Tong Qian, I'll leave this to you; the headquarters people are coming."

Chen Shoushan glanced at the headquarters personnel running over not far away with a golden container, and said to Tong Qian.

Okay...

Tong Qian watched Chen Shoushan's back as he led the crowd away, and for some unknown reason, suddenly felt a sense of isolation……

"Tong Qian, person in charge! I'm from headquarters……"

A person wearing a headquarters uniform saluted Tong Qian and introduced himself.

Tong Qian absentmindedly nodded, watching them cautiously and professionally restrain the human-head balloon and the newspaper ghost, then as if she had suddenly thought of something.

Wait, where's Zhang Gao? He should be at the scene, right?

Tong Qian surveyed the people present, but still didn't see Zhang Gao's figure, her brows furrowed tightly as she walked toward a soldier who had participated in the melee.

"Did you see where Bureau Chief Zhang Gao went?"

Tong Qian asked, frowning.

"You mean Bureau Chief Zhang? Not long ago I still saw him talking with the people from that side of headquarters, as if saying the impact caused by ZS City this time was huge, and he wanted to personally go to headquarters to report……"

The soldier scratched his head, recalling.

Upon hearing that Zhang Gao was unharmed, Tong Qian relaxed, but couldn't help muttering, 'ZS City currently needs this Public Security Bureau Chief Zhang Gao to hold down the fort; must he really go to headquarters to report now……'

Chen Shoushan led the crowd to find a closed coffee shop in ZS City, after persuading the staff, successfully obtained three private rooms, respectively given to Yang Jian, Li Le Ping, and Luo Su, one, three-person group.

"Hey, is this Chen, the person in charge? This is Li Yi Yun. Do you have time over there? Can you tell me in detail about the course of the supernatural incident in ZS City? After I finish organizing, I will immediately submit it to headquarters, and then headquarters will allocate rewards to you based on merit right away!"

Chen Shoushan stood outside the three private rooms and unexpectedly received Li Yi Yun's satellite phone call.

I didn't expect this operator to be so proactive; I don't know if it's a hint from Cao Yan Hua.

Chen Shoushan thought somewhat unexpectedly, but he indeed still had some things to attend to now, no time to deal with Li Yi Yun; after finishing talking with everyone, he still had to return to Dahe City.

"Sorry, I'm a bit busy now; you can go directly later to find Yang Jian and their operator, copy a copy of their records, and that'll be fine."

Chen Shoushan hung up the satellite phone after saying that.

……

Chen Shoushan took the lead in entering Yang Jian's private room; Yang Jian was then boredly sitting on a stool.

"What kind of deal do you want to make with me?"

Yang Jian said, somewhat curious.

"The blood newspaper in your hand!"

Chen Shoushan went straight to the point, with no intention of beating around the bush.

"What do you want it for?"

Yang Jian said, frowning; he also had some guesses about the ability of the blood newspaper, after all, it's part of the supernatural puzzle of the newspaper ghost, and its ability isn't hard to guess.

"Collect!"

Chen Shoushan looked at Yang Jian and said with a smile; as for whether it's truly for collection, that remains unknown.

"You want to trade ghost rope with me? My condition is fine now; I don't need weakness."

Yang Jian hesitated a bit and said, 'The effect of the blood newspaper is indeed good, but after all it's a one-time supernatural item; if Chen Shoushan can return the ghost rope to him, trading isn't out of the question.'

"Exchange a one-time supernatural item for a permanent supernatural item?"

Chen Shoushan asked teasingly.

Yang Jian obviously also knew his request was a bit presumptuous, so he changed his wording: 'No, I'd like to borrow two months of your time; during this period I will find a new supernatural item to trade with you, of course, provided you are satisfied.'

Yang Jian's meaning was also clear: give the blood newspaper to Chen Shoushan in exchange for two months of usage rights to the ghost rope; Chen Shoushan's ghost would not actively revive, which Yang Jian also knew, so Chen Shoushan could afford to give him two months.

The suppressive effect of the ghost rope is exactly what Yang Jian urgently needs now; Yang Jian still hasn't mastered the ghost hand, nor does he have strong suppressive means, so he wants to get the ghost rope back!

Good!

Using the picked-up ghost rope to get Yang Jian's blood newspaper for free, plus an additional supernatural item promised by Yang Jian; in the end, Yang Jian even settled his circle of friends with the help of the ghost rope—no loss!

Chen Shoushan cheerfully tossed the ghost rope to Yang Jian; Yang Jian didn't expect the transaction to go so smoothly, but he still handed over all three blood newspapers to Chen Shoushan.

"Pleasant cooperation, I'm leaving first."

After Yang Jian got the ghost rope, he stood up intending to leave; he knew Chen Shoushan still had to talk with others afterward, so there was no need for him to stay.

"Okay, take care."

Everyone help find the typos in this chapter; I wrote it feeling dizzy, there might be many……

(End of chapter)