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Chapter 725 Fang Shiming: Civilized Robbery!

The city of Dahai is always bathed in peach blossom rain, without overly scorching sun or rain, basically enjoying a continuous mild season.

Because it's located in an urban area, there's no need to worry about climate issues affecting crop cultivation.

At this time, Dahai City had already become one of the most famous tourist cities in the country. Many uninformed people were speculating that it was a cutting-edge city built by the highest levels of government using the most advanced technology.

The S-class paranormal event, once codenamed the Endless Graveyard, has long since lost its influence.

Outside the car window, countless pink peach petals drifted down, but Guo Fan had no interest in admiring the beautiful scenery. He stared intently at Ye Zhen, "What is Fang Shiming planning? Could it be that he really intends to attack headquarters?"

"Maybe, who knows?" Ye Zhen shook his head, looking completely unaware.

Guo Fan acted as if he were seeing Ye Zhen for the first time. He didn't believe that Ye Zhen really knew nothing and was just unwilling to say anything. "Then what do you know? Do you know why you said these things to me and why you stopped me?"

"No, no, no, you misunderstood. I'm not stopping you, I'm just giving you some advice. As for whether you go back to Dajing City or not, I won't interfere."

Ye Zhen shook his head. His target had never been Guo Fan, and his eyes also revealed a hint of fervor. "I just want to know what Boss Lin is up to. After tonight, Xiao Fang also agreed to spar with me again. Although he's a gigolo, he's quite strong and a good punching bag. It's very exciting to fight him, and he can also help me integrate my newly acquired power as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he clenched his fist.

It was just a simple movement, and it didn't seem to require much force, but around that fist, you could clearly see the air distorting.

There were fluctuations of supernatural power, but it was not a ghost realm.

Guo Fan pursed his lips. Although he had become an ordinary person and lost his supernatural powers, his eyes were still sharp. "Since you're not going to stop me, then get off the bus."

"Okay, have a nice trip."

Ye Zhen got out of the car indifferently, watching Guo Fan drive the ghost taxi into the suddenly appearing white mist ghost domain, then turned and walked towards the branch store, taking out his phone and making a call.

The call was quickly answered, and a cold voice came from the other end, "Ye Zhen, I hope you bring me good news."

"Hey! Little Fang! You're getting tough now, huh? Believe me or not, I'm coming over to find you right now. Anyway, you promised me we'd have another duel, and tonight's the perfect opportunity!" Ye Zhen chuckled, looking eager to try.

On the other end of the phone, Fang Shiming's voice paused for a long while before he said somewhat dejectedly, "I won't forget what I promised you, but not now."

"Alright, I have some news for you. Guo Fan drove his ghost taxi to Dajing City." Ye Zhen wasn't disappointed.

Anyway, Fang Shiming can't escape!
Fang Shiming sneered, "He's just a good-for-nothing loser. Let him come. It's no big deal. Besides, his heart isn't in headquarters anymore. I want to see what he can do."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Zhen pursed his lips, too lazy to say anything more. He walked into the store and called out loudly, "Xiao Ru! Xiao Ru! Bring the wine quickly, and another pound of beef!"

Headquarters in Dajing City.

The headquarters was under martial law at this time, and Cao Yanhua, Zhao Jianguo, Shen Liang and others who should have been resting all gathered in the conference room.

There were quite a few people in the conference room, but they were divided into two distinct factions. On Cao Yanhua's side were Li Jun, Cao Yang, Lu Zhiwen, Wei Jing, Zhang Lei, and others.

On the other side, there was only one person and one ghost.

One person is Fang Shiming, and the other ghost is the ghost messenger Lao Fan.

Ghost Messenger Lao Fan stood quietly beside Fang Shiming, more like a loyal bodyguard than a "husband" or "wife".

Fang Shiming crushed his phone and coldly swept his gaze across the crowd opposite him. "Minister Cao, is there really no one left at headquarters? Even Wei Jing, that useless man, was called here, along with Guo Fan."

Despite being singled out and mocked, Wei Jing's expression remained unchanged, but his hands, which were behind his back, were clenched tightly together.

His fingernails were embedded in his flesh, and fresh blood seeped from his palm.

"It's just buying a few ghosts. At the Peace Hotel, it only costs a few dollars, maybe ten or twenty dollars at most, to transform Wei Jing back into a top-tier ghost tamer who can control two or even three dead ghosts. Wei Jing has made a great contribution to headquarters. Surely headquarters wouldn't be unwilling to spend even this little bit of money, right? Old Wei, why don't you come with me?"

Fang Shiming sneered repeatedly, his mocking remarks never ceasing.

Wei Jing remained silent, standing there quietly like a robot.

This made Zhang Lei and the others who were observing him breathe a sigh of relief. Then, glaring angrily at Fang Shiming, Cao Yanhua said in a deep voice, "President Fang, did you come here just to sow discord?"

"Sowing discord? You're mistaken. I'm just stating the facts, aren't I?"

Fang Shiming shook his head. He was currently in a dominant position and didn't care about the headquarters' attitude at all. "I'm here today for no big deal. I'm mainly here to solve the problems that are causing trouble at headquarters."

Zhao Jianguo sneered, "So we should thank you?"

Fang Shiming glanced at him, his eyes icy cold. "Who do you think you are, to dare interrupt?"

"you!"

Zhao Jianguo was furious, but Cao Yanhua stopped him.

Although Fang Shiming was arrogant, he had to admit one thing: his current circle of friends was indeed very powerful. Even if it was just Fang Shiming alone, that one person was enough to make the headquarters feel suffocated.

"Mr. Fang, tell me your thoughts." Cao Yanhua chose to compromise; at least until he understood Fang Shiming's ideas, it wasn't the time to turn against him.

Moreover, he has also contacted Elder Qin.

He also glanced at Lu Zhiwen, which calmed him down a bit.

It has been quite a long time since Fang Shiming started controlling the ghost messenger Lao Fan.

Cao Yanhua had long been prepared for Fang Shiming's "coup." Although he arrived a little late, he was not without any backup plan. It was also a good opportunity to test the current limits of the ghost messengers.

“The frequency of paranormal events is increasing across the country. Even with the store manager's influence, which makes ghosts a popular resource, there's still a shortage of manpower. The heads of headquarters in various locations must also often face resource shortages and be unable to effectively handle paranormal events. I was thinking, why not integrate these heads into the WeChat Moments system? What do you think?”

Upon hearing this, Cao Yanhua and the others' expressions changed drastically.

They had long been prepared to face difficulties. In fact, Cao Yanhua had already informed everyone in advance that as long as Fang Shiming's requests were not too unreasonable, they could be agreed to.

But now, this isn't a matter of being excessive or not; it's clearly an attempt to devour the headquarters whole, making WeChat Moments completely dependent on it and leech off its resources! Fang Shiming paid no attention to the changing expressions on their faces and continued explaining his ideas, "WeChat Moments is also a socially responsible company. In the face of such a major upheaval, it also wants to make some contributions to the people of this land. I think Headquarters Cao shouldn't refuse, right? Of course, since we're now in the same system, Headquarters can also mobilize WeChat Moments' resources. How about that? This is already my greatest sincerity."

The influence and resources of WeChat Moments are enormous.

Several of these are top domestic conglomerates and enterprises, whose influence extends to all aspects of the country and control the livelihoods of countless people.

At the level of ordinary people, if their social circles are willing, they can easily trigger a major financial tsunami, affecting the domestic economy and people's livelihoods.

In the realm of the supernatural, while the middle and lower levels may lack sufficient strength, Fang Shiming, with his top-tier power, is more than capable of suppressing everything.

Fang Shiming's idea was clearly to use ordinary people's resources to exchange for the headquarters' resources in the paranormal field, which was obviously an attempt to divide power or even seize power!

"Fang Shiming, is he trying to step out from behind the scenes and into the limelight?"

Cao Yanhua's mind raced.

Even now, some of the high-ranking and ordinary people at headquarters still have their hearts set on their social circles, which are an extension of their influence.

Their presence also represents a tacit understanding between headquarters and their network of contacts.

It is a balance between resources from ordinary people and resources from the paranormal community.

Now, Fang Shiming is so radical, saying he will hand over all the resources of his circle of friends to the headquarters. Does that mean that Fang Shiming, the leader of the circle of friends in the paranormal field, will also be included in the headquarters' ranks?
With the power Fang Shiming currently wields, every single one of the twelve captains at headquarters would have to kneel down.

Have no idea.

The power of Ghost Messenger Lao Fan is far beyond what is possible; with over a hundred suppression slots, it's simply not something the current captains can compete with.

Even if Fang Shiming only possesses this power from 6 PM to 6 AM the next morning, he spends his daytime working at the Peace Hotel.

During the day, he has the protection of the Peace Hotel, and at night, the ghost messenger Lao Fan is always by his side.

Under these circumstances, Fang Shiming is practically flawless, unless someone can defeat "He" head-on, or defeat the ghost messenger Lao Fan head-on.

Elder Qin, do you have the capability?

Cao Yanhua had a bad feeling. It wasn't that he looked down on Qin Lao, but did Fang Shiming's presence here mean that he felt there was no threat to headquarters, including Qin Lao?
"What, do you think my sincerity is insufficient?" Fang Shiming's eyes turned cold once again.

He could have easily taken it by force, but he was willing to pay such a high price. Does he really think that resources at the level of ordinary people are not resources?

He can throw the country into chaos at any time if he wants.

In that case, headquarters will also have to take responsibility!

"No, it's precisely because you, Mr. Fang, are so sincere that we need to seriously consider it." Cao Yanhua sighed, naturally aware of the current situation.

Fang Shiming's willingness to sit at the negotiating table, but his use of the ghost messenger Lao Fan as a deterrent force, can indeed be considered restraint.

"Ha! Saying you'll consider it carefully is just a way to see if you have the power to oppose me. Fine, I'll give you one hour to prepare. Go find someone who can defeat me, and I can make concessions in the upcoming negotiations."

After Fang Shiming finished speaking, he closed his eyes to rest.

Cao Yanhua left with the others, leaving the place to Fang Shiming.

Upon arriving at another conference room, Cao Yanhua asked directly, "What did Elder Qin say? And what about Professor Wang? What is their attitude? Are they confident?"

"Professor Wang is unwilling to get involved in this matter."

Li Jun gave an answer with a solemn expression.

Everyone's expression changed slightly, but Cao Yanhua wasn't too surprised. "Professor Wang is already an employee of the Peace Hotel. It's already quite good that he's willing to provide us with ideas about paranormal items and give us some research results. He and Fang Shiming are colleagues, so it's indeed inconvenient for him to take action."

There's still no news from Elder Qin.

Cao Yanhua then looked at Lu Zhiwen, "You're now the driver of the supernatural bus. The supernatural bus can crash into vengeful ghosts and cause them to crash. Does that have any effect on ghost messengers?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but I can give it a try."

Lu Zhiwen pondered.

There are only thirty-five seats on the paranormal bus. Could these seats correspond to the number of ghost messengers who can suppress evil spirits? If they could, that would definitely not be good news.

This means that the supernatural bus only has thirty-five slots for suppressing ghosts. When facing ghost messengers, let alone suppressing them, you might even be suppressed by them instead.

But that's not how it should be calculated.

Many ghost realms have different levels, but many more do not have clear level divisions, and these different ghost realms are not related in terms of the correspondence of levels.

Of course, we'll have to try it to find out the specifics.

"Fang Shiming was relatively restrained today, not overly assertive using the power of the ghost messengers, or even directly ordering us around. This shows he still has his own concerns. As for the Peace Hotel, are we still unable to contact the manager?"

Hearing Cao Yanhua's question, Cao Yang shook his head and said, "According to Tong Qian's information, Boss Lin should still be at the old house in the forest, at Zhang Dong's house. He won't be back at the shop until after 3 a.m. We can't contact him at all, and we can't get through on his phone."

"This is troublesome. Lu Zhiwen, it's up to you now. You need to hold on until Elder Qin arrives," Cao Yanhua said.

Lu Zhiwen nodded solemnly in agreement.

Half an hour later, the Ghost Taxi arrived at the headquarters. Cao Yanhua was quickly informed of Guo Fan's arrival, and he hurriedly invited him in.

Guo Fan's current state is somewhat similar to Wei Jing's, but he has an additional White Mist Seed.

This was a symbol of the Peace Hotel employee's status, and it gave Cao Yanhua a new idea. After the two met, he explained Fang Shiming's situation, "Guo Fan, now we need to find Boss Lin. Half an hour is enough!"

(End of this chapter)