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Chapter 171 The King's Organization's Fear (4.4k)

By the time the pianist realized something was wrong, it was too late.

He discovered that his appearance was influenced by Freddie, and his behavior began to spiral out of control.

The pianist's world became incredibly blurry, and his consciousness went haywire.

He was like a helpless bystander, watching helplessly as his body was controlled, growing ugly and ferocious steel claws that smashed the piano keys in front of him.

This is an immense insult to a musician.

The eerie black piano suddenly collapsed, along with the curse that had been attached to it.

"..."

The pianist's eyes widened, as if he still had something to say, but he no longer had the chance to speak.

I thought it would be like countless times before, with the vanished figure reappearing in front of the piano. However, the piano in reality was destroyed along with it. The supernatural phenomenon, having lost its source, caused the pianist to fall to the ground and his body to disappear rapidly.

The scraping sound of steel claws cutting through the wall continued, and this time, the pianist's ghostly figure would never be resurrected in front of the piano.

"farewell."

As Lu Ming finished speaking.

The dream world shattered the next moment, and he returned to reality.

Following the melody from the tape recorder, Lu Ming entered the eerie place created by the pianist; the whole process did not last long.

A supernatural collision at the level of consciousness doesn't take long.

Lu Ming returned to the real world.

Lu Ming hasn't used the ghost candles, ghost money, and substitute dolls sent from headquarters yet.

However, Lu Ming was certainly not foolish enough to return everything.

Keep supernatural items in your possession; they might come in handy someday.

Afterwards, Lu Ming called Cao Yanhua back, saying that he had already taken down the King codenamed Pianist.

Cao Yanhua, who was slowly sipping his tea, almost spat out the tea he had just taken a sip upon hearing this.

If he remembered correctly, it had been less than a day since his last phone call with Lu Ming.

This speed is simply unbelievable.

If Cao Yanhua hadn't known beforehand that several ghost tamers at headquarters had fallen to the pianist, he probably would have thought that this king was just a minor character who could be easily taken down.

"Mr. Lu, are you sure... that the one who was aborted was really the king?"

"If you keep making small talk like this, I'm going to hang up now."

It wasn't that Cao Yanhua was unwilling to believe Lu Ming, but in his judgment, even the strongest ghost tamer had an upper limit.

Facing the top-tier combat power of the King's organization, which is extremely difficult to kill, it will definitely take some effort.

But Lu Ming acted as if it were as casual as if he had just gone out to buy some groceries.

"By the way... Mr. Lu, do you need headquarters' help to keep the news of your taking down a king confidential?"

"Keep it secret?"

Lu Ming on the other end of the phone shook his head.

"There's no need for that. You can publicize it however you want."

He certainly knew what Cao Yanhua was thinking.

The headquarters wanted to use this incident to deter the restless kings of the King's Organization.

Lu Ming's thoughts were the same as those of the headquarters.

As I said before, he's not afraid of attracting attention when he's successful.

He simply had other, more important things to do at the moment, so he didn't have time to deal with the King's organization and its people.

If they can be kept in check for a while, and Lu Ming has perfectly controlled the ghost bride, then the so-called king will only be considered a petty villain.

Cao Yanhua clearly didn't expect Lu Ming to agree so readily.

For most ghost tamers, hiding in the shadows and avoiding revealing their strength is the safest approach.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. At Mr. Lu's level, there's basically no need for too many concerns.

So what if he's a king?
This pianist who was causing trouble at headquarters was easily defeated by Lu Ming.
As if he had just thought of something, Lu Ming continued, "By the way, the King's Organization is definitely not just trying to gather intelligence on us. They are probably planning an operation codenamed Noah's Ark, which could also be called Project Ark."

"Project Ark?"

Cao Yanhua was clearly not very familiar with this, and his tone sounded somewhat doubtful.

"It sounds like we're going to colonize Mars."

Lu Ming explained simply, "It's not about immigrating to Mars, but a very terrifying plan."

"Foreign ghost tamers no longer want to deal with the endless stream of paranormal events. Whether they are top ghost tamers, low-level ghost tamers, or powerful capitalists, they all become extremely panicked in the face of paranormal events, so they came up with Project Ark."

"The general idea is to lure paranormal events to us as much as possible, forcing us to solve these paranormal events. This will not only ensure their own safety, but also suppress our paranormal forces, which is a win-win situation."

Upon hearing this, Cao Yanhua slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"These bastards!"

"This is deliberately provoking us into a war! It's utterly insane and has no bottom line."

Lu Ming added, "In short, if you have any information on this, just let me know directly... Although I don't have a penchant for meddling in other people's business, I absolutely cannot sit idly by regarding the King's Ark Project."

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With Lu Ming's permission, the headquarters quickly released the news.

The next day, a notification appeared on the paranormal forum.

[The King Organization's Ghost Tamer, codenamed "The Pianist," infiltrated China and murdered several Ghost Tamers at headquarters. He was ultimately killed by Captain Lu Ming. Headquarters will not tolerate this incident.]

Many Ghost Masters browse the forum every day, since most of them usually work alone and lack a channel to obtain information.

Therefore, following the incident at the ghost temple in the island nation, the name Lu Ming once again appeared in the sight of many ghost tamers.

[The King's Organization? What is that?]

[This is a force that unites all the top ghost tamers from abroad, and unlike our headquarters which is based in only one country, they have gathered numerous resources and are quite influential.]

Even the top ghost tamers in this organization are no match for Lu Ming? It's hard to imagine what kind of experiences this ghost groom has had...

[I used to laugh at headquarters for being weak, but now I see it for myself. Those high-ranking officials at headquarters are a bunch of old foxes, smarter than anyone else. After Lu Ming invaded headquarters, they not only didn't choose to make an enemy of him, but also pulled off a series of maneuvers to curry favor with him. Now it's finally coming in handy.]

Shh... I advise you to say less. This kind of thing is beyond our level of understanding.

[What? This forum isn't registered with real names. I just said a few words, and Lu Ming can really kill me through the internet?]

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Inside a special research room at headquarters.

A peculiar oil lamp sat before Wang Xiaoming, who appeared lost in thought. He was aware of the various rumors circulating about Lu Ming.

This includes this forceful move that took down a king.

Although he didn't show it, Wang Xiaoming was becoming more and more interested in Lu Ming.

Including the corpse oil that Lu Ming had specially sent over, saying that Wang Xiaoming and Dr. Chen would study it together, but Lu Ming had already stated the direction of the research from the beginning, asking them to make a corpse oil lamp that could illuminate vengeful ghosts.

Lu Ming's reminder saved them a lot of time, and it can be said that they basically didn't take any detours.

"He's a very interesting person. Perhaps what's most terrifying about him isn't the vengeful spirits he commands, but his overall control and his use of information."

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaoming stood up and informed Cao Yanhua that the corpse oil lamp was finished, while also making his own request.

"Minister Cao, I need to have a private conversation with Lu Ming about some directions I'm researching later."

Cao Yanhua thought this wasn't an unreasonable request, but he rejected Wang Xiaoming's suggestion without even thinking about it.

“Lu Ming has a lot of things to deal with right now, so I don’t want to bother him any further or make any extra demands on him. If you want to meet with him, you might as well wait a while.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoming's expression shifted slightly.

It seems that headquarters attaches great importance to Lu Ming.

But that's just right.

Wang Xiaoming did not feel offended by Cao Yanhua's rejection.

He likes to weigh values, and Lu Ming is clearly a very valuable ghost tamer. There is even a possibility that he could end the entire supernatural era.

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The attitude that headquarters has projected to the outside world has clearly had an effect.

Just as Lu Ming finished dealing with the pianist and was preparing to head to Taiping Ancient Town, he suddenly received a message.

"Mr. Lu, after we posted the news on the paranormal forum, the King Organization quickly sent a message. They said it was all a misunderstanding and they didn't expect such a thing to happen. Now that the pianist is dead, they hope to resolve some conflicts and contradictions peacefully to avoid further losses for both sides."

Lu Ming found it somewhat amusing upon hearing this.

The people in the King's Organization were unaware that he had already obtained information about overseas developments and had even made preparations for Project Ark in advance.

The so-called peace talks are, on the one hand, a temporary delaying tactic. After all, at this point in time, they are not fully prepared. The organization's internal structure is too complex, and the kings are only superficially united. It would be an exaggeration to say that they are a disorganized mess.

On the other hand, it was mostly to test the headquarters' attitude.

If headquarters cowers after making tough statements, or readily agrees to peace, it means headquarters doesn't have much confidence either.

As the King Organization claims, peace talks are impossible. Lu Ming will not allow the King Organization to continue existing, and the King Organization will eventually implement Project Ark.

This is a fundamentally irreconcilable contradiction.

"If they want to talk, then let them talk. There's no need to send a mediator; I can handle it myself... By the way, did the people from the King's Organization say they wanted to reconcile via video conference?"

Cao Yanhua on the other end of the phone was somewhat surprised: "President Lu, how did you know? They do have such a request."

"The reason they want to hold a video conference is most likely because they have a way to attack us through video conferencing. As far as I know, there are cases abroad of attacking ghost controllers remotely through ghost calls. If we appear fierce but weak during the meeting, the King's Organization will most likely take action directly. There is no doubt about that."

"Since that's the case... then I'll go and refuse their request now."

"No need for all that trouble. Let them hold video conferences if they want. These petty tricks won't do anything to me."

Lu Ming was prepared for this, so he didn't care.

"In short, the King's Organization is using the pretext of peace talks to hold a video conference with us, and we cannot let them lead us by the nose."

"Now that I think about it, the feat of killing a pianist alone is not enough to intimidate the entire King Organization... Our goal this time is to further deter the King Organization."

After hearing Lu Ming's words, Cao Yanhua felt much more at ease.

"Should I send a few team leaders to attend the meeting with you, Mr. Lu?"

"There's no need for that. I happen to be in Dachang City right now, so Yang Jian can come with me."

The King Organization was wary of its headquarters, or rather, of Lu Ming, who was currently making waves in the paranormal community, and dared not act recklessly. Therefore, they wanted to take this opportunity to probe his background.

But Lu Ming wasn't stupid; he wouldn't let the King's Organization get away with it so easily.

He agreed to negotiations and mediation, but was also prepared to steer the conversation in his favor.

After hanging up the phone with Cao Yanhua, Lu Ming waited quietly at home alone.

I can only visit Taiping Ancient Town after the meeting ends.

He has no immediate plans to wage a full-scale war against the King's organization. He originally intended to use the Deceitful Ghost to change his appearance, but after thinking about it, he realized there was no need to do so.

Photos of the team leader, Ghost Groom Lu Ming, and the team leader, Ghost Eye Yang Jian, have been circulated on the website of the paranormal forum. This time, it doesn't matter if their appearances are exposed.

Most importantly, Lu Ming is not afraid of those supernatural attacks from a distance.

Even the King Pianist, who was proficient in supernatural powers, couldn't do anything to him, let alone other unknown tricks.

Soon, the relevant procedures were completed. For this video conference with the King's organization, the headquarters specially selected a location to build a temporary tin shed, which was filled with a large number of expensive video and audio recording equipment, as well as some precision instruments for shielding and positioning.

The background here is all white sheet metal, making it impossible to determine exactly where we are.

Yang Jian rushed over after receiving the notification.

He had also heard about Lu Ming killing the pianist.

Whether from the perspective of national policy or from his personal relationship with Lu Ming, he will participate in this video conference.

Yang Jian thought to himself, "The king? It seems to be similar to the captain in the country. Besides the various supernatural events that happen in the country, I'll probably have to deal with these people in the future."

It's not just at headquarters.

On a deserted island abroad, some foreigners with a cold and aloof demeanor are also nervously making arrangements.

“Once the video conference starts, none of you need to interrupt. Let me communicate with those Chinese people.”

“Jack, is it really necessary to be so serious? In my opinion, once the video connects, just count how many captains there are, and then let me kill them all.”

The demon tamer, known as Jack, said with a grim expression: "Don't be impulsive. If things go wrong, no one can take responsibility. If we start the war too early and can't end it soon, we're doomed."

"Hehe, I think you guys are just too cowardly. If the top ghost tamers from so many countries joined together and we were still no match for them, then it would be a laughing stock."

Jack was clearly the most composed of them all. He continued to remind them, "In short, it's never wrong to be careful. The pianist died at the hands of Lu Ming, the ghost groom from China. It seems that he was actively hacked into the intelligence station and forcefully killed. Even you couldn't have done that, could you?"

"Even if the final outcome doesn't change, we should try to minimize the number of deaths before that plan begins. The real show is yet to come."

As the numbers on the clock ticked, the appointed time between the King Organization and headquarters finally arrived.

Jack also finished assembling the last piece of equipment.

"Alright, let's begin the meeting. From now on, all actions will be under my command."

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