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Chapter 53 - The Humiliating Escape

Inside the dimly lit mall, an eerie silence prevailed.

The sound of the elevators had ceased, and the footsteps that had come from all directions had also stopped.

Even the cries for help had vanished.

But the quiet mall was far from deserted.

A foul stench filled every inch of space, with pale-faced figures, bodies beginning to decay, standing on the fifth floor of the mall, blocking the pathways for passersby, seemingly not allowing anyone to pass.

These people should have been dead for a long time, yet just moments ago, these individuals who had already died emerged from every corner of the mall.

To call them people would be more accurately describing them as a group of ghosts.

Boss Tang was tense all over, his eyes tightly shut, not daring to look at the terrifying scene before him.

He kept reciting the name of Buddha in his heart, hoping for divine protection, praying that these ghosts would not harm him, and promising to burn more incense and worship the gods once he left this place.

After a while, Boss Tang noticed that there was no movement around him.

And he was still alive, unharmed.

The reason for his survival was, of course, not due to his closed-eyed prayers but because Yang Jian had saved him.

"Boss Tang, don't pretend to be dead. Hurry up and open your eyes. Don't ignore the words I just said as if you didn't hear them. You are only temporarily safe, and whether you can leave here is still uncertain. If you are willing to settle my service fee, I can guarantee that every one of you will leave here alive," said Yang Jian.

Boss Tang cautiously opened his eyes, looked around, and saw the decaying corpses still standing beside him, which made his heart contract in fear again.

"Here, Boss Tang, where are you looking?" Yang Jian said, standing by his side.

Seeing Yang Jian, a living person, Boss Tang breathed a sigh of relief. "Can you really guarantee that I can leave here alive?"

"Boss Tang, are you doubting my professional skills? Who saved you just now? By the way, don't get up, lie on the ground for now; it's safe," said Yang Jian.

Yan Li also chimed in, "Don't judge by his age; he's an International Police officer from the Asian division, a state-registered personnel. His words are trustworthy, and besides him, no one can guarantee your survival. The situation you saw earlier has already exceeded my capabilities."

"So I suggest you let Yang Jian protect you and leave. If you are stingy with money, consider it as if I didn't say anything."

He played the good guy and conveniently handed over the business to Yang Jian. After all, he didn't have the ability to earn it.

"What do you think? Consider it, I won't give you much time, ten minutes at most, and I will leave here," Yang Jian said, checking the time on his phone.

He wouldn't delay until nightfall. Once it got dark here, you really couldn't see anything, as if you had entered the realm of ghosts, where the danger doubled.

Boss Tang cautiously asked, "So, officer, how much is your service fee? Is fifty million enough?"

Anyway, the money was for Yan Li, and it would be better to give it to this young police officer. At least it could pave the way to make a connection, to be friends. After all, he is an International Police officer from a reputable organization.

Although fifty million was a painful expense, it was insignificant compared to his own life.

"Alright, fifty million it is," Yang Jian's eyes lit up.

Indeed, first frightening Boss Tang a bit made the price easier to raise. If he had approached Boss Tang directly before, not only would he not have believed him, but the price wouldn't have been raised either.

"But payment must be made first, then the job will be done. That's my style. If there's no problem, you can start the payment now," said Yang Jian.

"No, no problem," Boss Tang agreed immediately.

For a boss who could afford such a large mall, fifty million was indeed a sum he could readily produce.

"You there, yes, you, don't pretend to be mute, Manager Li, I'm talking to you. Boss Tang is paying fifty million for his safe departure. How much are you willing to pay? Don't think I'll take you out for free. If you can't pay, I'll leave you here," Yang Jian continued.

Manager Li's face immediately changed, and he looked at Yang Jian with a plea, "I, I can't come up with fifty million, I only have half a million... I'm just a manager; where would I have that much money?"

"I see cunning in your eyes, but I'm a good person. You insulted me a few times before, but how could I, a person like me, be angry with you? Right? So, please open your online banking. If it's less than half a million, I'll take that much. If it's more, I'm sorry, all the money will either be used to pay my service fee or you can lie here waiting for rescue."

"I'm very fair in business, and I won't make things difficult for you or hold grudges. Manager, you can rest assured," Yang Jian said earnestly.

"Ah?" Manager Li was dumbfounded.

"Don't waste time. If I don't receive the money, I'll leave with Boss Tang only," Yang Jian said.

"Here, take it, I'll give it to you, okay?" Manager Li, near tears, handed his phone to Yang Jian.

Yang Jian opened his online banking and checked the balance, clicking his tongue, "Manager Li, you're really wealthy, with over 1.8 million. How can you rich people have such surplus in your bank cards? I, poor as I am, really can't understand. But now it's mine. Please transfer it."

He returned the phone to Manager Li.

"Unscrupulous businessman, he's an unscrupulous businessman, taking advantage of the situation to raise prices, it's downright extortion," Manager Li cursed in his heart, wanting to curse the security guard but not daring to speak out loud.

But he had no choice but to give it.

It seemed that all the money he had been making on the side in the mall for so long would now go to this young security guard.

Money can be earned again, but life cannot be regained.

In the end, he paid.

After collecting the money, Yang Jian turned his attention to Master Luo, walking over with a hint of gratitude, grabbing the trembling Master Luo's hand, and said, "Master, today is really thanks to you. Your idea to lock the door with the ritual was excellent, not only successfully killing your own disciples but also many mall staff."

"Even you yourself almost didn't escape death. To be so reckless and end up in this situation is quite rare."

"For that beautiful door-locking trick of yours, I've decided to give you special care..."

Yang Jian gave a thumbs-up to Master Luo.

If it weren't for his door-locking ritual, there wouldn't be so many problems, everyone could leave, and there wouldn't be so many deaths.

"I, I..." Master Luo's face was very strange, whether it was from fear or anger.

After a long time, he finally said with a sulky expression, "I only have a little over three million on me, that's all, the rest is in the safe at home, I'll give it all to you, just take me away from here. What happened before was my fault, can I apologize to you?"

"Master, what are you talking about? Am I the kind of person who sees money and loses sight of everything? Boss Tang has even put out five million, you, a feng shui master, with a profitless business, must have a lot of wealth. How about for good luck, eight million, and I'll take you away from here. It's okay if you don't have the money on you, collateral is also fine." Yang Jian said.

Master Luo shivered and finally transferred a little over three million to Yang Jian, along with a watch, a piece of jade, a luxury car key, and some other strange items, barely making up the amount.

"Over ten million now, now I'm also a despicable rich person." Yang Jian looked at the balance notification on the text message, feeling a bit pleasantly surprised.

If he hadn't become a ghost tamer, he would never have been able to earn this amount of money by studying and working for decades or even a lifetime.

But after becoming a ghost tamer, he earned so much in just one day.

No wonder foreign ghost tamers are in the form of mercenaries, taking bounties to handle affairs, because this high-risk, high-reward approach is indeed very attractive.

"Young man, when will you take us away from here?" Boss Tang asked anxiously.

Yang Jian put away his phone and said, "Right now."

He walked into the storage room and took the key to the door from Sister Li's body.

"Follow me, but as I said before, do not stand up, keep your back on the ground."

"How can we walk with our backs on the ground?" Manager Li asked.

Yang Jian said, "Have you seen a caterpillar? It's almost the same, just reversed similar to backstroke, very easy."

"What? You want us, a group of grown men, to slide on our feet like children? You must be deliberately making fun of us. Why can you walk without any problems?" Manager Li was a bit annoyed.

Yang Jian said, "I am an International Police officer, with the ability to deal with fierce ghosts. Do you have that? If you feel ashamed by this action, it doesn't matter, but if you stand up and die, I won't be responsible."

"..."

Manager Li was silent for a moment, then quickly pushed his feet on the ground, sliding like a caterpillar, moving quickly across the floor.

"Is this right?"

"Yes, that's right, your movements are very standard, fast and stable, great job." Yang Jian nodded.