Zhutian Panlong: They've all become gods, and they're only just joining the chat group.

Seeing that Wang Xiaoming still wanted to say something, Ye Zhen interrupted, "Alright, Professor Wang, we're here to rescue you. Now come with us and get out of here."

"No, that monster in the city hasn't been dealt with yet. I can't just leave like this," Professor Wang refused resolutely.

"You can't offer any help by staying here. Instead, we'll need to spare some manpower to protect you. Why bother?" Ye Zhen advised.

"Who said I'm useless for staying? Now that you're here, shouldn't you try to resolve this situation?"

"I'll just stay here and wait for you guys to handle it," Wang Xiaoming said.

"That won't do. We're just here to take you out."

"As for resolving this incident? That's not our job," Ye Zhen said.

"Can you really bear to watch the whole city die a violent death? Are your hearts made of iron?" Wang Xiaoming said agitatedly.

"Hey, anyone who wasn't ruthless enough would have died long ago." Ye Zhen didn't care about his accusation.

"What do you want in return for resolving this incident? I'll pay you, okay? Will five red ghost candles be enough?"

Since you accepted the mission from headquarters to pick me up, you must know what the Red Ghost Candle is.

"This is a strategic resource at headquarters. With my authority, this is all I can mobilize," Wang Xiaoming emphasized, holding up five fingers.

"This isn't just about the Red Ghost Candle. This Hungry Ghost incident isn't that simple. There's some other ghostly thing causing trouble behind the scenes."

"I don't really want to face it. Let's wait for Xiao Yang to come online and let him deal with it." Ye Zhen revealed the inside information without any hesitation.

"What? This incident wasn't accidental? Is something behind it?" Wang Xiaoming's pupils shrank; he was genuinely shocked by the news.

"Who is it? How dare he? Tell me who it is, and I will mobilize the entire headquarters to take him down at all costs."

"I never said it was a person," Ye Zhen said, pursing his lips.

"Strange? A ghost with intelligence?" Wang Xiaoming was even more worried.

He had been worried about this matter. Although the strange creatures that have appeared so far do not have intelligence and need to follow certain rules of action, what if a ghost with intelligence appears that can restrain the instincts of a vengeful spirit?

Unexpectedly, this worry has become a reality so quickly.

"What is its purpose? What use is it to disrupt human society?" Wang Xiaoming asked.

"The hungry ghost itself is its goal. The hungry ghost has infinite potential. Once it gets control of the hungry ghost, there will be no way to solve the problem," Richard interjected.

"Then why don't you hurry up and deal with it? Once it grows, everyone will suffer, and you won't be able to escape either," Wang Xiaoming said helplessly.

"No rush. Let Xiao Yang deal with it."

Ye Zhen's mention of Xiao Yang again made Wang Xiaoming value Yang Jian more.

Although he didn't quite understand why these two had so much confidence in Yang Jian, he could tell that they wouldn't step in to resolve the incident.

They could only place their hopes on Yang Jian.

"Then I won't rush to leave. I'll wait until Yang Jian has dealt with the starving ghosts before I go," Wang Xiaoming said.

"Hey, that's not up to you. Headquarters paid us, we can't just take the money and not do any work, can we?" Ye Zhen joked.

"I can communicate with headquarters myself, and the money will still be paid," Wang Xiaoming said as he picked up the satellite phone and tried to communicate with headquarters.

The call was quickly connected, and Wang Xiaoming explained the situation.

On the other hand, although Zhao Jianguo preferred to remove Professor Wang, there was nothing he could do if Professor Wang was unwilling.

Professor Wang has higher authority than him.

So he could only ask Professor Wang to pass the phone to Ye Zhen.

Then, over the phone, he instructed Ye Zhen to protect Professor Wang and to make sure nothing happened to him.

Although it wasn't said aloud, Ye Zhen understood the unspoken meaning. If something happened to Professor Wang, Ye Zhen would not only lose his compensation, but might also face trouble from headquarters.

"Tsk, troublesome. I might as well have taken you out with me." Ye Zhen said, somewhat annoyed.

Professor Wang is a living, breathing person; he can move. Protecting him within Dachang City is far more troublesome than simply taking him out.

Ye Zhen was eager to try, wanting to knock him unconscious and take him out.

Professor Wang's eyelids twitched, and he quickly said, "If you dare to force me to go out, I guarantee you'll have a hard time getting paid."

"Tch, I, Ye, have never been afraid of threats. I'm going to try and see what you can do if I take you out right now."

"You'll be so mad!" Ye Zhen was annoyed that someone dared to threaten him. Did he look like someone who would be threatened?

Professor Wang realized he had used the wrong approach and quickly said, "No, I promise I won't wander off. Just don't send me out."

Just as Ye Zhen was about to send him away, Richard suddenly turned to look at Yang Jian's good brother, Zhang Wei.

This person tried to hide when they came in and talked to Wang Xiaoming.

He guessed that Richard and his companion were probably the same kind of people as his good brother Yang Jian.

He still had something that Yang Jian had entrusted to him, something that must have been very important to Yang Jian.

We can't let these two find out, otherwise what if they take a fancy to that thing and try to steal it?

Seeing Richard turn to look at him, he quickly said, "Professor Wang's safety is the most important thing. You should send him away quickly. We can stay here and wait for you to come back and pick us up."

"Hehe, don't be nervous. I just wanted to tell you that the thing inside is about to come out." Richard pointed to the golden box on his body.

Zhang Wei quickly took out the gold box. Upon closer inspection, he indeed saw a gap.

He quickly found some thin paper made of gold and wrapped the box in several more layers.

"Is this the human skin paper that Xiao Yang has?" Ye Zhen asked curiously.

To be honest, he was quite eager to see for himself and, incidentally, to find out who the strongest person in the world was.

Or you could ask where the scapegoat's puzzle piece is.

Professor Wang, who was standing to the side, also looked at the box with curiosity. Was this the magical item that Yang Jian had?

He had always known that Yang Jian possessed a peculiar supernatural item, and had even considered borrowing it to study it, but Yang Jian kept it very secret and never revealed it.

Now, listening to Ye Zhen's words, is there just a human skin paper inside?

What functions does this thing have? Like Old Qin, can it predict the future?

Judging from Ye Zhen and the other person's expression, this thing must be quite valuable? Then why aren't they tempted? It seems these two don't intend to forcibly take it?

"Would you like to borrow that thing to study? I can trade it for other supernatural items," he said to Zhang Wei.

He didn't know the paper was with Zhang Wei before, otherwise he would have insisted on taking it over to study it.

With Ye Zhen and the other person present, it's not advisable to openly rob them.

Moreover, judging from Ye Zhen and the other person's performance, Yang Jian's potential is obviously quite great. It's best not to antagonize him; it would be ideal to exchange with him.

"No, you wait for Yang Jian to come back and talk to him. I'm just responsible for safekeeping it." Zhang Wei shook his head.