Chapter 24: Ghost Crying Face in Hand

Xiong Wenwen, final test.

Everyone listen to me: this time I opened the Golden Box, released the ghost inside, and then everyone ran outward.

Yang Jian said gravely to the others.

Han Mo, next you use your ability on Xiong Wenwen, letting him precognize.

Xiong Wenwen's condition is not good; continuing precognition could likely cause the Fierce Ghost to revive.

"Leave it to me," Han Mo said, nodding.

Xiong Wenwen closed his eyes and precognized again.

In the scene, Yang Jian tore a hole in the Golden Box, then threw it toward the second floor, and everyone immediately ran toward the first floor.

"wail!"

As the Golden Box developed a hole, a strange crying sound instantly filled the stairwell.

But the crying faded quickly, and the group managed to run out.

This time, they did not encounter the tall male corpse again.

Xiong Wenwen opened his eyes, his gaze now filled with joy.

"Did we succeed?" Yang Jian asked, noticing Xiong Wenwen's expression.

"That's right, we successfully escaped."

"Was it the strange crying from the box that interrupted the ghost's attack on us?"

Xiong Wenwen widened his eyes, looking curiously at Yang Jian.

Hearing that, Yang Jian gave a wry smile.

"I suppose so."

"I just guessed that the Red and White Double Evil might have been influenced by the newspaper ghost."

"But given the newspaper ghost's strength, even if it can affect the Red and White Double Evil, it should only be a slight influence."

"Inside this Golden Box is a ghost and a Face-Covering Cloth printed with a Crying Face, which I took from the Crying Tomb Ghost of the Red and White Double Evil at the time."

Upon hearing that, Han Mo's complexion turned sour.

"So the success of this precognition was actually that you released the Puzzle of the Red and White Double Evil."

"After encountering the Puzzle, the Red and White Double Evil's instinct to complete it will outweigh the newspaper ghost's influence on them."

"In that case, can we prevent them from attacking us as before?"

"But wouldn't this make the Red and White Double Evil even more terrifying?"

Yang Jian nodded: "A desperate measure."

Hearing that, Han Mo also showed resignation.

Indeed, without releasing that Face-Covering Cloth bearing the Crying Face, they would surely die.

Releasing it will make the Red and White Double Evil more terrifying, but at least they have a chance to escape.

"If we die, that Face-Covering Cloth will still fall into the Fierce Ghost's hands."

"According to my guess, the newspaper ghost is likely searching for Ghost Faces, and its attack on Tong Qian is probably for the Laughing Ghost Face on her."

"If the newspaper ghost obtains the Crying Face within that Face-Covering Cloth, it won't be good for us."

Hearing that, everyone also considered the scenario where the newspaper ghost holds both the Laughing Ghost Face and the Crying Face.

That guy is already bizarre, capable of stealing and altering others' memories.

If there truly are two Ghost Faces, the danger level would rise without bound.

"Tap tap tap!"

While they were speaking, at the second‑floor stair exit, a white figure slowly emerged.

Yang Jian, still speaking, suddenly felt a frantic warning from a Ghost Eye; a corner of his eye caught a white silhouette.

"Run!"

Yang Jian shouted urgently and slammed the Golden Box onto a stair on the second floor.

Hearing Yang Jian's shout, the others reacted without thinking and instinctively ran outward. "Bang!"

The Golden Box struck the stair, leaving a dent.

The Golden Box itself also cracked a small fissure.

"wail!"

The strange crying echoed through the crack.

Yang Jian fled, hearing the faint crying, when a Ghost Eye suddenly appeared at the back of his head.

Indeed, no Fierce Ghost pursued from behind, and Yang Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"We finally escaped."

Reaching the hotel lobby, Luo Suyi let out a big sigh.

"What just happened? Why did that ghost appear on the second floor before we even started moving?" Xiong Wenwen asked, puzzled.

"While devising a precognition countermeasure, we spent a lot of time, causing the ghost to reach the second floor."

Yang Jian explained to Xiong Wenwen.

Although the time Xiong Wenwen saw in precognition doesn't sync with real time, precognition still requires time, even if brief.

And devising a countermeasure also takes time.

Hearing that, Xiong Wenwen finally realized.

"Alright, let's rest first; this time we'll take a different route."

"We won't use this stair any longer."

Yang Jian looked toward the hotel back door.

There, a secure passage also leads to the hotel's second floor and third floor.

On the other side, Zhang Hao had just reached the second floor when a yellow box was tossed toward his feet.

As the box struck the Stairs, it immediately cracked a fissure.

Hearing that wailing Crying, Zhang Hao quickly reacted.

"Is this a Ghost Crying Face? That guy Yang Jian actually just threw a Ghost Crying Face at me?"

Yet recalling his earlier speculation, Zhang Hao still couldn't determine the exact situation, but it was probably related to Precognition.

"So, because Xiong Wenwen foresaw a very bad outcome, Yang Jian finally thought that only handing me the Ghost Crying Face could secure a sliver of hope?"

Zhang Hao pondered inwardly.

Yang Jian truly belongs to the type who, to stay alive, dares to try anything.

In the original work, Yang Jian, in Huanggang Village, once released a headless Ghost Shadow merely to restore the Village's Balance and gain a sliver of hope.

As for Zhang Hao, he does not intend to kill Yang Jian; his next goal must be to obtain the Ghost Crying Face.

Since Yang Jian refuses to give the Ghost Face, Zhang Hao will naturally look for ways to block their departure.

However, once Ghost Summoning begins, it is no longer a state Zhang Hao can control; the bride at that time might become uncontrollable.

Ultimately, Xiong Wenwen foresaw that in the scene, the only sliver of hope for Yang Jian and the others lay in the moment Yang Jian tossed the Ghost Crying Face.

As soon as the Ghost Crying Face is tossed, at that moment Zhang Hao will abandon his attack on Yang Jian.

And with Zhang Hao giving up the attack on Yang Jian, the bride, without triggering the Killing Rule, naturally will not do anything to Yang Jian, nor will she start Ghost Summoning.

"Looking at it this way, it's actually a good ending; it can avoid exposing my possessing intelligence."

At this point, Zhang Hao no longer expects Headquarters to have no file on him.

The only thing he still cares about is that his possessing intelligence must not be exposed.

For entities like Wish Ghost, Newspaper Ghost, once these Ghost reveal their own intelligence,

they will either be wanted by Headquarters, with a nationwide expansion of the search and an infinitely rising priority of handling, leaving only the option to hide and be unable to continue scheming.

or, like the Newspaper Ghost, they can only cause a bigger commotion to protect themselves, attracting more Ghost Tamers, killing Ghost Tamers, and increasing the level of strangeness.

Until the end, as the commotion grows larger, it draws monster‑level Ghost Tamers from Headquarters.

(End of Chapter)