Mysterious Revival

Yang Jian, who was strolling inside the Entertainment City, stopped in front of a table, where Cou Ran’ao was sitting.

At the moment, several players were sitting around the table playing cards, and the stakes were very high.

A middle-aged man in a suit, who looked to be in his early forties, was losing quite badly. He was in a foul mood, took a swig of his drink, loosened his tie, and gritted his teeth before pushing all his chips forward.

The other players were not faring much better, winning less and losing more. But they couldn’t help but glance over when they saw the man making such a desperate move, yet they remained composed and didn’t join in his madness.

“Deal the cards,” the man in the suit said.

The dealer didn’t speak, simply made a hand gesture, and then dealt the cards.

Yang Jian looked on and calmly said, “You’re set to lose this round. Betting so much, the dealer won’t let you win.”

The man in the suit heard the voice and immediately glanced at Yang Jian. He frowned, looking displeased.

The dealer quickly said, “Sir, please don’t cause trouble here, or I’ll have security escort you out. Our Entertainment City’s reputation is guaranteed.”

Yang Jian expressionlessly said, “Reputation? You’re cheating right in front of them and still talk about reputation. You haven’t even dealt all the cards yet. If you keep dealing, I guarantee the other two will win, and only this one will lose. You’re giving yourself seven points and him five points.”

The dealer’s hand froze slightly.

But at that moment, security was already heading over.

Yang Jian glanced, and the approaching security guards immediately turned in another direction.

“What, afraid to deal?”

The dealer looked around, seeing no security approaching, he remained calm and continued dealing very steadily, “Sir, please keep quiet.”

“Deal the cards, what are you standing there for?”

The man in the suit’s expression turned slightly unpleasant, and he urged.

“Apologies.”

The dealer, acting according to protocol, dealt the remaining two cards and revealed the point totals.

“Dealer six points, player reveal.”

Six points?

This was completely different from what Yang Jian had said earlier.

The other players chuckled, thinking this person was just causing trouble, and they immediately dismissed it from their minds.

Yang Jian continued, “The points changed. He just swapped the cards, turning seven points into six points, and yours into four points—you still lose.”

The man in the suit immediately opened his cards to find, indeed, just as Yang Jian said, he had four points.

But the dealer, still calm, collected all of the man’s chips.

Yang Jian was causing a scene here, naturally the security department would take care of it. He was just doing his job at the table to ensure the smooth running of the game.

“He really got it right, this round I won.”

A nearby player, having gotten eight points and won the round, wasn’t happy at all, but instead looked at Yang Jian in surprise.

“Your cards were dealt first, you definitely won. The dealer couldn’t swap your cards.”

Yang Jian said, “Why else do all games have bets placed before dealing? If it was dealt first, not to mention such a play style, there’d be no poker. If you keep playing here, it’s just a matter of time before you lose everything. Leave now.”

With those words, he turned and left.

“Wait a minute, young man,”

A nearby player called out to him and quickly caught up, “Thank you for the warning. Your words opened my eyes, and I have nothing to repay you with, so take these chips as a token of thanks.”

Saying this, he handed Yang Jian several chips.

He was very generous; each chip was worth a hundred thousand, and he gave Yang Jian a full five.

If they could be exchanged, it would be worth half a million.

“I’m not playing anymore either.”

The other players also took their chips and exited the game.

They didn’t bother with the dealer, knowing they couldn’t afford to offend someone capable of running an Entertainment City. If there were issues here, it was better to leave quickly.

“Sir, your actions damage our Entertainment City’s reputation. I hope you’ll apologize for what you did.”

The dealer immediately spoke, though it wasn’t his place to handle this; looking around, with no security present, he had no choice but to speak up, or he could be blamed when word got out.

“Apologize? You help the Entertainment City cheat and steal money, and you want me to apologize? Say that again.” Yang Jian glared at him with a cold stare.

“Sir, are you threatening me?”

The dealer kept his composure, “We have monitoring throughout the entire process, and I believe our legal department would be happy to send you a letter…”

Listening to his rambling, Yang Jian suddenly snatched a million-point chip from the hands of the player beside him and slammed it onto the table.

“Bang!”

The loud noise startled everyone around, and the dealer’s voice came to an abrupt halt.

Yang Jian lifted his palm.

The chip was smashed into pieces, but among the debris, there was a very tiny chip. He pinched it and said, “Do you think I’m threatening you, or are you threatening me? Every million-point chip contains a chip, with a sensor under the table. Once placed, how much is bet is instantly known.”

“I originally just wanted to give the boss a hard time, but it seems his people aren’t much better. But this way, dealing with you people with no bottom line, I won’t need to hold back.”

With that, he flicked his wrist, and the chip in his hand instantly vanished.

In the next moment.

The dealer felt something flowing from his nose, touched it, and found his hands covered in blood. He was bleeding from the nose. Not only that, his head felt dizzy, and he wanted to sleep.

Am I injured?

The thought popped into his head, but immediately after, his body went limp and collapsed to the ground, closing his eyes and completely passing out.

The others around were immediately filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

Those who were hesitant earlier now completely believed it. This Daxing Entertainment City was cheating, and with chips containing sensors, there was no room for explanation anymore. ThiscopycomesfromcontentonMVL0EMPYR.

The middle-aged man in a suit who lost badly just now looked very grim, feeling like a monkey being toyed with by this Entertainment City.

And at this moment.

Boss He, who had been paying attention to Yang Jian’s movements, hurriedly arrived and immediately said, “Captain Yang, why be so particular with the employees? They’re just doing their jobs. If there’s any issue, Captain Yang can come to me. I believe I can provide a satisfactory answer, and I hope Captain Yang can give me a chance to sincerely apologize.”

“No rush, it’s not yet time for Boss He to appear. We still have time to play, your place is quite fun,” Yang Jian glanced and said slowly.

Boss He looked serious, realizing that it seemed Yang Jian was not planning to accept his apology.

He stepped closer, lowered his voice and said, “Captain Yang, how about giving me a chance? I admit defeat in this gamble. If Captain Yang is willing to spare me, I’m willing to gift Captain Yang a hundred billion in cash from the company. This whole thing is a complete misunderstanding, I’ve just figured it out, Lok Sheng from Da’ao City and several mysterious ghost handlers had a collaboration to deal with Captain Yang, I’ve been used as a pawn.”

“And now Lok Sheng is right inside the Entertainment City, I can take Captain Yang to confront them.”

Yang Jian remained expressionless, unmoved, he didn’t say a word but just turned and walked away.

Boss He stood there in a daze.

Evasion?

Yang Jian is actually avoiding me now?

No, no.

This Yang Jian has never regarded me as important; apologies, compensation, admissions of mistake—all are meaningless… even money holds no value to him, perhaps it’s just a bigger number.

Boss He squeezed his hand tightly, feeling small and helpless for the first time.

If things continue like this, he’s doomed.

“Captain Yang, please give me a chance.” Boss He chased after him, gritting his teeth.

Yang Jian looked at Boss He blocking his path, ignored him and continued walking forward: “Want to survive? Words alone won’t suffice, it depends on actions. You want to beg a chance from me? Fine, I’ll give you one, I can let bygones be bygones.”

“What do I need to do?” Boss He continued to ask, feeling inexplicably relieved.

Yang Jian said, “You mentioned Lok Sheng causing trouble behind the scenes, take him out and I’ll believe you.”

What?

Boss He was taken aback.

He didn’t expect Yang Jian to be this straightforward, without raising any conditions, simply asking him to take out Lok Sheng.

“Captain Yang, Lok Sheng is the head of Da’ao City, that’s, that’s really impossible,” Boss He said.

“So you think I’m easier to deal with?” Yang Jian glanced at him.

Boss He snapped awake.

Indeed.

Lok Sheng is merely Da’ao City’s head, but Yang Jian is the captain from headquarters, with status higher than Lok Sheng’s. On what basis did he think Yang Jian would be easier to deal with?

Just because Yang Jian is merely a young man in his early twenties?

He’s witnessed Lok Sheng’s eeriness and terror but hasn’t truly experienced the ferocity of this Ghost Eye Yang Jian.

Realizing this.

Cold sweat broke out from Boss He’s forehead, truly with an impulse to find a way to take out Lok Sheng, preserving his life and ending this ordeal.

But… his rationality told him this was impulsive and the cost too high.

Yang Jian, who was walking further ahead, suddenly halted his steps.

Because he saw a person, more accurately, a woman.

Yang Jian isn’t one to stop walking upon seeing a woman but this woman’s appearance was quite special, he seemed to have seen her somewhere, no, he hadn’t seen this face in reality, only on a photo, in a painting.

It originated from a photo in the Ghost Cabinet, from the painting on Ghost Shadow.

A flawless, nearly eerie female likeness.

He stared at this woman, instinctively tense, as if she had stepped out from the ghost painting.

But the woman’s attire dispelled his illusion.

The woman was wearing a dress and stilettos, sultry and yet innocent, extremely alluring.

“Someone who looks exactly like the woman in the ghost painting.” Yang Jian instantly moved, disappearing from sight.

In the next moment, he appeared in front of this woman.

The surrounding lights flickered, supernatural power disrupted everything around.

A cold, rigid hand grabbed the woman’s neck, lifting her whole body, with strength enough to crush that neck.

“Who are you?” Yang Jian’s eyes emitted a faint red glow, his aura cold, dangerous, and frightening.

“Yuelian.” Boss He exclaimed.

This woman was He Yuelian, his illegitimate daughter. Her identity was not particularly special, the only exception being her extraordinarily beautiful face.

Countless men have been utterly captivated by this face.

But he never expected that at the moment Yang Jian saw He Yuelian, he would act like this, even attempting to strangle her.

“It’s fine if you don’t speak, I’ll take your memories.” The shadow behind Yang Jian stirred, beginning an eerie writhing, swiftly infiltrating He Yuelian’s body along the ground.

He Yuelian’s face turned crimson, she tried to struggle, but her body had already lost all feeling, unable to resist.

“This person is the rumored Ghost Eye Yang Jian?” She endured the suffocation, making out the person in front of her.

Young, cold, numb, exuding an unprecedented sense of oppression.

In facing him, it was as if facing a ghost, no, even more terrifying than a ghost.

Ghost Shadow invading He Yuelian.

Yang Jian wanted to obtain her memories, to understand this woman’s origin.

He needed to find out why this woman looked exactly like the woman in the ghost painting.

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