In the dimly lit mall, there was silence.

Even the sound of the elevator had stopped, and the footsteps that had come from all directions had also stopped.

Even the cries for help had disappeared.

But the quiet mall was not empty.

A foul smell filled every inch of space, and people with pale faces and decaying bodies stood on the fifth floor of the mall, blocking the passageways, seemingly not allowing anyone to pass.

These people should have been dead for a long time, but just before, these people who had already died had walked out of various corners of the mall.

Calling them people would be inaccurate; they were more like a group of ghosts.

At this moment, Tang Boss was tense all over, with his eyes closed and afraid to open them to see the terrifying scene before him.

He kept chanting “Amitabha Buddha” in his heart, hoping that the Bodhisattva would bless him and the ghosts wouldn’t harm him. After he left here, he would burn more incense and worship more gods.

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

And he was still alive and unharmed.

The reason why he could survive was not because of his prayers with his eyes closed, but because Yang Jian had saved him.

“Tang Boss, don’t pretend to be dead. Open your eyes and don’t ignore what I said earlier. You are only temporarily safe. Whether you can leave here or not is still uncertain. If you are willing to pay my service fee, I can guarantee that each and every one of you will be able to leave here alive.” Yang Jian said.

Only then did Tang Boss carefully open his eyes. He looked around and saw the decaying corpses still standing beside him, which made his heart skip a beat.

“Where are we, Tang Boss? What do you think?” Yang Jian asked.

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

“Is Tang Boss doubting my professional skills? Don’t forget who just saved you. By the way, don’t get up. Just lie down on the ground. It’s safe for now.” Yang Jian said.

Yan Li, who was standing beside him, added, “Don’t underestimate him because he’s young. He’s an international criminal police officer in the Asia-Pacific region and a regular national employee. His words are worth believing. Moreover, no one else can guarantee that you can survive. You saw the situation earlier. The current situation has exceeded my ability.”

“So I suggest you let Yang Jian protect you and leave. Of course, if you’re stingy with money, forget I said anything.”

He was just being a good Samaritan and taking advantage of the situation to give the business to Yang Jian.

After all, he didn’t have the ability to earn it.

“How about it? Think about it. I won’t give you too much time. At most ten minutes, I’ll leave here.” Yang Jian took out his phone and looked at the time.

He wouldn’t wait until it was dark.

Once it got dark here, you really couldn’t see anything, just like entering the ghost realm, and the danger doubled.

Tang Boss asked cautiously, “How much service fee do you want, police brother? Is five million enough?”

Anyway, the money would be given to Yan Li, so it didn’t matter to give it to this young police officer. At least he could make a connection and make a friend. After all, he was an international criminal police officer, with a legitimate and formal identity.

Although five million was a lot, it was still nothing compared to his life.

“Okay, five million it is.” Yang Jian’s eyes lit up.Sure enough, scaring this Mr. Tang first will raise the price. If I had just gone to Mr. Tang directly earlier, he wouldn’t have believed me and the price wouldn’t have gone up.

“But you have to pay first before I do anything. That’s my way of doing things. If there’s no problem, you can start paying now,” Yang Jian said.

“No, no problem,” Mr. Tang immediately agreed.

For someone who owns such a large shopping mall, five million is definitely something he can afford.

“You, yes, you. Don’t act dumb, Manager Li. I’m talking about you. Mr. Tang is paying five million to ensure his safety and leave. 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 said.

Manager Li’s face immediately changed. He looked at Yang Jian with a hint of pleading and said, “I… I can’t come up with five million. I only have fifty thousand… how can a manager like me have that much money?”

“I see deceit in your eyes, but I’m a good person. You insulted me earlier, but how could I be angry with you? So, please open your online banking. If it’s less than fifty thousand, I’ll take that amount. If it’s more than fifty thousand, sorry, either all the money will be used to pay for my services or you’ll have to wait here for rescue.”

“I’m a fair businessman. I won’t make things difficult for you, nor will I hold grudges. Manager, you can rest assured,” Yang Jian said seriously.

“What?” Manager Li was dumbfounded.

“Don’t waste time. If I don’t receive the money, I’ll take Mr. Tang and leave,” Yang Jian said.

“Here, take it. Can’t you take it?” Manager Li was at a loss and handed his phone to Yang Jian.

Yang Jian opened his online banking and checked his savings. He couldn’t help but say, “Manager Li, you really have money. Over one million eight hundred thousand. Do rich people like you have so much money in their bank accounts? As someone who’s poor, I really can’t understand. But now it’s mine. Please transfer it for me.”

He handed the phone back to Manager Li.

“What a shady businessman. He’s raising the price out of thin air. It’s extortion,” Manager Li thought to himself, wanting to curse the security guard but didn’t dare to.

But he had no choice.

It seemed that he had spent so much time making money in the mall today, but now it was all going to this little security guard.

Money can be earned again, but life can’t.

In the end, he paid the money.

After receiving the money, Yang Jian looked at Master Luo with gratitude and walked over to him. He grabbed Master Luo’s trembling hand and said, “Master, I really owe it to you today. Your idea of closing the door was really excellent. Not only did it successfully kill your own disciples, but it also killed many mall employees.”

“Even you almost died. To be able to be so reckless is truly rare.”

“Thanks to your clever lock operation earlier, I’ve decided to take special care of you…”

Yang Jian gave a thumbs up to Master Luo.

If it weren’t for his lock operation, none of this would have happened. Everyone could have left, and there would have been no need for so many deaths.”I, I…” Master Luo’s face looked very strange, not sure if it was fear or anger.

Finally, after holding it in for a long time, he spoke in a sulky tone, “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 out of here. I was wrong before, can you forgive me?”

“Master, what are you saying? Do you think I’m the kind of person who’s only interested in money? Even Mr. Tang offered five million. You’re a feng shui master, you must have a lot of wealth. Let’s do this for good luck – eight million, and I’ll take you out of here. The money you have on you doesn’t matter, we can use collateral.” Yang Jian said.

Master Luo trembled and finally gave Yang Jian a little over three million, along with a watch, a jade pendant, a car key, and some other strange things he had on him, which took some effort to collect.

“Over ten million now. I’m a despicable rich man.” Yang Jian looked at the balance notification on his phone and felt a little surprised.

If he hadn’t become a Ghost Tamer, he wouldn’t have been able to earn this much money even if he worked and studied for decades or even his entire life.

But after becoming a Ghost Tamer, he earned so much in just one day.

No wonder foreign Ghost Tamers are all mercenaries who take on bounties. This high-risk, high-reward method is indeed very attractive.

“Young man, when will you take us out of here?” Mr. Tang asked anxiously.

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

He walked into the cluttered room and found the key to the big door on Li Jie’s body.

“Follow me, but remember, don’t stand up, keep your back against the ground.”

“How do we walk with our backs against the ground?” Manager Li asked.

Yang Jian said, “Have you ever seen a caterpillar? It’s almost the opposite of that, like doing the backstroke, it’s easy.”

“What? You want us, a group of grown men and children, to push ourselves forward with our feet like worms? You’re definitely playing a prank on us. Why are you able to walk normally without any problems?” Manager Li felt embarrassed.

“I’m an international criminal police officer, I have the ability to deal with evil spirits. Do you have that ability? Even if you feel embarrassed, it doesn’t matter. If you stand up and die, I won’t be responsible.” Yang Jian said.

“…”

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

“Is this how you do it?”

“Yes, that’s it. Your movements are very standard, and you slide fast and steadily. Great job.” Yang Jian nodded.