Listening to the footsteps coming from outside the bathroom…

Yang Jian covered Jiang Yan’s mouth, turned off the flashlight, and signaled her to remain quiet.

Jiang Yan was smarter than the students at school and immediately understood the situation. She covered her own mouth to prevent any noise and even held her breath.

In the darkness, the footsteps of the person entering the bathroom were particularly clear.

Without a doubt, someone walked into the bathroom at a steady pace.

The person did not turn on a flashlight or use their phone as a light source, nor did they speak. They acted as if they were a normal person using the bathroom.

Yang Jian could sense the presence of the person outside.

Jiang Yan also felt it and widened her eyes, showing fear.

“The footsteps stopped?”

Then, Yang Jian’s expression changed slightly as he heard the footsteps outside disappear, as if the person who entered had stopped.

Based on the distance of the footsteps, he could probably tell that the person was standing next to the first stall.

“What does he want to do? Is he really using the bathroom? Should I go out and take a look?” Yang Jian considered, but ultimately decided against it.

If he were to encounter a ghost, he would have to use the power of a fierce ghost to protect himself, which would be a waste of an opportunity.

Not worth it.

But at that moment…

“Bang!”

A loud noise suddenly echoed through the bathroom.

It sounded like a door had been broken.

The door to the first stall seemed to have been violently kicked open.

Jiang Yan was so scared that she trembled all over and would have screamed if she hadn’t covered her mouth so tightly.

As the noise subsided, the person began to move again, and their footsteps echoed through the bathroom once more.

After a few steps, the person seemed to stop in front of the second stall.

“Bang!”

Another sound of a broken door echoed through the bathroom. The thing outside had violently smashed open the door to the second stall, and the sound of the water tank breaking and the pipes spraying water could be faintly heard.

The sound returned to calm, but the footsteps continued.

The thing outside had walked to the front of the third stall…

Jiang Yan was so scared that she trembled all over and closed her eyes tightly, feeling that the thing outside was definitely not human, but a ghost.

There were only five stalls in the bathroom, and the ghost would soon find her. She was definitely doomed.

“Is that thing targeting me?” Yang Jian also felt that the person outside was gradually approaching and opening each stall to search for any possible hidden person.

“Bang!”With another loud noise, the door of the fourth room was opened.

“I have no choice. Since that thing is not looking for others but me, I have to fight.”

Yang Jian took a deep breath and didn’t cover Jiang Yan’s mouth anymore. He turned around and stared at the door of the room.

As soon as the door opened and he saw the ghost, he would not hesitate to use the Ghost Domain.

Jiang Yan felt Yang Jian stand up and, without knowing where she got the courage, she stood up too and hugged Yang Jian tightly from behind, unwilling to let go.

“You, you… take me with you to escape. I don’t want to die. I beg you. I can promise you anything, as long as we leave here. I can be your girlfriend, sleep with you…”

She pleaded with tears in her eyes, afraid that Yang Jian would run away and leave her alone.

“Quiet,” Yang Jian whispered in a low voice, pressing down his voice.

“Uh-huh!”

Jiang Yan obediently bit her lips tightly and didn’t make a sound, but her body trembled uncontrollably with fear.

At this moment, Yang Jian had to admire this woman. She was very sensitive and seemed to know that he had the ability to protect her, so she clung to him like a last straw and was willing to say anything and promise anything.

But he didn’t have the mind to deal with her now.

At this moment, his face was solemn, listening to any sound coming from outside.

“They’re coming!”

Suddenly, he felt it.

The ghost was approaching.

It was just outside the room, separated by a thin wooden door, and the distance should be less than two meters.

It could be said to be within arm’s reach.

A faint smell of a corpse drifted in, just like the one he smelled when he first came to the mall the day before yesterday.

Not as strong, but faint.

“Bang!”

Suddenly, a loud noise sounded. The thin wooden door of the room was hit hard by a huge force and almost broke immediately.

The recoil almost pushed Yang Jian and Jiang Yan back, and they finally stopped when they hit the wall.

“Creak!”

At this moment, the wooden door slowly opened a gap.

Outside, it was still pitch black and nothing could be seen.

Yang Jian could feel that the ghost was outside. It was just because of the lack of light that he couldn’t see it clearly.

“Why didn’t it come in right away? It seems to have stopped.”

Yang Jian almost instinctively wanted to use the Ghost Eye, but he stopped.

Because… if the ghost didn’t come in to kill them, it meant that he and Jiang Yan were not the ghost’s first choice.

This was very important.

Yang Jian stared at the darkness in front of him without making any sound or movement. The ghost outside also remained motionless.

Thus, the people and the ghost seemed to be facing each other through a slightly open wooden door.Everything seemed to have come to a standstill.

But out of caution, he slowly reached out and closed the slightly open wooden door.

There was still no movement outside, which meant that the ghost was not looking for him or Jiang Yan.

Just when Yang Jian thought things would settle down like this…

Jiang Yan behind him seemed to be uncomfortable from being squeezed by Yang Jian and turned slightly.

But the next moment…

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The door was suddenly hit hard, almost being pushed open.

“Not good, they’re here again.” Yang Jian quickly blocked the door.

Jiang Yan was not stupid either. Although she was scared, she also rushed forward and fearfully pressed against the thin wooden door.

However, the impact on the door became more and more violent, with greater force each time. Several times, the door was almost pushed open, but Yang Jian managed to forcefully close it again.

At this moment, he couldn’t help but use the Ghost Domain.

No, wait…

Why did the ghost not move just now and only suddenly acted when Jiang Yan turned around?

“Don’t lean your back against the door, turn around.” Yang Jian shouted, grabbing Jiang Yan and making her turn around.

As soon as Jiang Yan turned around, the noise outside the door immediately decreased and quickly stopped.

Everything returned to calm.

“So that’s how it is…” Yang Jian’s eyes showed a hint of surprise.

He figured out the conditions for this ghost to kill.

Calm was maintained for quite some time.

The ghost outside the door did not move at all, which made Yang Jian more convinced of his speculation and guess.

“Since Jiang Yan and I did not meet the killing conditions of this ghost, and this ghost has not started indiscriminate killing, it means… the level of danger of this ghost is only C, restricted.”

Just as he was thinking…

The ghost outside the door started moving again.

This time, it did not come towards Yang Jian, but gradually walked towards the outside of the bathroom.

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away.

The ghost outside the single room gave up on Yang Jian and Jiang Yan and began to choose other targets.

“Are you leaving? But the true face of this ghost must be figured out.”

Yang Jian’s gaze flickered. He quickly took out his phone, turned on the camera, and took a picture in the direction where the footsteps were fading away outside the single room.

“Click.”

The flash went off.

“What are you doing? What if you attract it again?” Jiang Yan behind him was startled, pinching Yang Jian and speaking in a very low voice.

“Of course I’m taking a picture. I need to confirm the identity of that ghost. You said Wei Xiaohong is a ghost, but I saw her yesterday and she was alive and well. She didn’t look like a ghost. If she really is a ghost, then I should be able to capture her appearance, even if it’s just a tiny bit of her facial features.”Yang Jian said calmly, “This is my business, you don’t need to worry. Since the ghost didn’t barge in, it means that it’s not targeting us. If anything happens, I will take responsibility and won’t intentionally harm you.”

However, when he looked at the photo he had just taken, he was suddenly shocked.

“It’s impossible, how could it be him?”

The photo only captured half of the ghost’s appearance, with the rest blocked by the corner of the restroom wall. But the clothing on that half body was the exact same security uniform as his.