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Chapter 167 Zhang Han with the Ghost Tattoo, Two Strange Things (4.6k)

For the next two days, Dachang City temporarily fell into calm.

At headquarters, Cao Yanhua called Lu Ming and, after obtaining his consent, appointed him as the captain of the captain's plan.

Many people in the paranormal community who follow the Captain's Project have received the news.

At first, many people thought it was fake news.

This appointment is really hard to understand.

The Captain Program is implemented by headquarters, so even if a captain needs to be selected, they should be chosen from the captains at headquarters.

Even though they all knew that Lu Ming's so-called captaincy was mainly just a title, it still felt very strange.

The strongest reaction came from Ye Zhen on the paranormal forum.

Upon receiving the message, he said to the administrator, A-Wu, with some annoyance, "I think Cao Yanhua is really senile. How can such an important matter as the captain's plan be taken lightly? In my opinion, only I, Ye, am suitable to be the captain."

A-Wu was speechless, but fortunately he was used to Ye Zhen's personality, so he didn't refute her.

Trying to reason with Ye Zhen when he's having a fit of chuunibyou is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

It's one thing for Ye Zhen to talk about it with his own people on the paranormal forum, but for him, the leader of the paranormal forum, to actually go to headquarters and compete with Lu Ming for the position of chief captain, people in the industry would probably laugh their heads off.

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Dachang City.

After returning to his residential area, Lu Ming took the ghost baby out of the ghost painting world.

The tiny creature, no bigger than a palm, was scrutinizing Lu Ming with its scarlet ghost eyes. Its current state was similar to that of a starving ghost in the first stage. Even without being fed by vengeful spirits, it would transform from a ghost infant into a ghost child, reaching the second stage.

Lu Ming had no intention of specifically raising a ghost infant. This thing was too bizarre, and there was a risk of it going out of control if he was not careful. A bloodstained old newspaper alone could not guarantee that it would not go out of control.

Taking the ghost baby away was partly to help Yang Jian get rid of this trouble that he couldn't handle, and partly to arrange for a ghost-eyed security guard at Fu Ren Building so that the building could be protected when Lu Ming wasn't around.

Lu Ming took out a blood-stained old newspaper and covered the ghost baby's face with it.

The newspaper was so large that when it was placed on the ghost baby, it not only covered the baby's facial features but also its entire body, making it look like it was covered with a thin layer of paper.

When the blood-stained old newspaper was removed again, a complete baby face appeared on it, with features exactly the same as the ghost baby, lifelike.

Lu Ming formulated three rules for the ghost baby.

The first rule is to obey Lu Ming's orders completely.

Article Two: No killing without cause is permitted without Lu Ming's order.

Article 3: It is forbidden to appear in crowds at will.

After establishing these three rules, Lu Ming returned the face in the newspaper to the ghost baby.

He wanted to follow his previous practice and establish a rule to verify whether the bloodstained old newspaper was effective, so that the ghost baby would call him "Dad" or "Uncle Lu".

However, the current ghost baby does not possess the supernatural ability to summon ghosts and call out to people, and cannot speak at all, so Lu Ming had to give up the idea.

Afterwards, Lu Ming conducted a simple test to confirm that there were no other hidden dangers, and then took the ghost baby to the Furen Building in Dachang City.

This Furen Building is a newly built building from a few years ago. It has fifty floors and is equipped with all kinds of facilities, giving it a very modern urban style.

The damage caused by Lu Ming and Yang Jian's previous invasion of this place has been repaired with money.

Upon entering the Furen Building, the two security guards standing outside were initially taken aback, but then reacted, bowing in unison and saying respectfully, "Greetings, Mr. Lu!"

Lu Ming was somewhat surprised that he did not encounter the obstacles he had imagined.

After all, he had hardly ever been to the Furen Building before, and the two security guards were also unfamiliar faces, yet they were able to recognize him at a glance.

"It seems that Li Yao is quite reliable. She has been in the circle of friends for so long and it hasn't been for nothing. The only problem is that she has a privileged family background since childhood and is a returnee from studying abroad. She has never experienced any setbacks and is too arrogant... After I gave her a warning before, she has obviously improved."

The management of Furen Building has always been handled by Li Yao, who is fully responsible for everything from resource allocation to staff appointments.

Li Yao used to be a member of WeChat Moments, but after WeChat Moments was destroyed, she became Lu Ming's secretary.

Lu Ming wouldn't easily trust ordinary people, but he had complete faith in his blood-stained old newspaper.

Li Yao, being an ordinary person, could not possibly harbor any other thoughts that would harm Lu Ming after her memories were altered by the newspaper.

As Lu Ming was thinking this, he met Li Yao not long after entering the company.

She was still wearing a business suit with a pencil skirt, not the same outfit as before, but it was the same style. It was clear that she really liked wearing this kind of uniform.

"Mr. Lu, you've arrived."

"I came to take a look and brought someone with me to be in charge of security here."

Li Yao maintained her sweet smile, nodded, and pressed the elevator button.

"Okay, Mr. Lu, just let me know when he arrives. I'll arrange for HR to help him with the onboarding. Now I'll take you to your office."

The job of a security guard may sound easy to get, but in reality, even if Furen Building were to hire security guards, it wouldn't hire ordinary people.

The security guards here have very good salaries and benefits. They are required to be well-trained military personnel and have a clean background.

Lu Ming had specifically emphasized the importance of a clean background.

After all, he didn't want his company to be infiltrated by some strange foreign organizations.

After getting on the elevator, Lu Ming said, "There's no need to go through the onboarding process. After all, I'm not an ordinary security guard. You don't need to be afraid either; under normal circumstances, this thing won't hurt anyone."

After saying that, Lu Ming took the ghost infant out of the ghost realm.

Although this little thing is only the size of a palm at the moment, after a period of growth, it no longer needs to lie on the ground and can stand up normally and walk wobbly on the ground.

Li Yao identified the ghost baby's identity in an instant.

"This is... a ghost?!"

She never expected that Lu Ming would directly assign a ghost to be in charge of the building's security. Even in the supernatural world, this was an extremely unbelievable thing.

The appearance of the ghost baby filled Li Yao with a deep-seated fear, and she took two steps back in the narrow elevator in her high heels.

But in the end, they did not question Lu Ming's arrangements.

With a ding, the elevator doors opened.

The two arrived at the top floor of the Furen Building. The space was large, but there was no other decoration or arrangement; it was an office prepared specifically for Lu Ming.

The entire area, nearly a thousand square meters, was designed for him.

The enormous desk was made of some kind of rare, unidentified wood and was large enough to be used as a bed.

Beside it stood a pure gold dragon ornament; its weight was evident just from its appearance. If Lu Ming pressed the dragon's head to confirm his identity, he could access the gold in the vault…
"Tsk, is this what it feels like to be rich?"

Lu Ming sighed inwardly.

However, most of these exclamations were in jest.

After becoming a top-tier ghost tamer, he became less interested in money and wealth, things that ordinary people pursue their whole lives.

What he's pursuing now is ability, and the confidence that ability gives him to survive.

As planned, Lu Ming hung several oil paintings in the darkened room. These paintings were not ordinary works of art, but rather derivative ghost paintings. If something happened at the Furen Building and the ghost baby couldn't handle the trouble here, Lu Ming could arrive as quickly as possible.

boom!
After locking the door to the secret room, Lu Ming instructed Li Yao, "No one is allowed to open this room without my permission, including you."

"Yes, Mr. Lu, I will remember that."

After a brief inspection of the work at the Furen Building, Lu Ming was about to leave when a strange man came to his door.

"Mr. Lu, a ghost tamer named Zhang Han wants to see you."

"Zhang Han?"

After a moment's thought, Lu Ming remembered this person.

This was also a ghost tamer in Dachang City, codenamed Ghost Man. Because the ghost he controlled was quite special, Lu Ming had some impression of him.

Zhang Han used to be a member of the Xiaoqiang Club, but he didn't offend Yang Jian, so he survived.

He had previously worked with Feng Quan on the Huanggang Village incident.

It is said that the origin of the ghost that Zhang Han controls is related to the rumored terrifying haunted tattoo parlor.

Unfortunately, in the original timeline, this guy was unlucky and was killed by the Clockwork Organization, thus ending his life prematurely.

"That's how it is for ghost tamers. Unless the supernatural being they control is far beyond this era, they can be killed in an instant. Zhang Han wasn't bad in the supernatural circle back then, he just lacked some luck."

In this world, there are many potential ghost tamers, such as Zhang Han the Ghost Man and Yan Li the Ghost Blood.

But the most important thing is not potential, but survival.

The level of terror can gradually increase if you live long enough.

Conversely, if you die too young, you'll be an unknown nobody, and no one will remember you.

Lu Ming didn't hesitate for long before saying, "Let him in."

Soon, a young man was brought to Lu Ming's top-floor office; he was none other than Zhang Han, the notorious scoundrel from Dachang City.

He looked like a typical ghost tamer, with an unnaturally cold skin and a poor mental state. But when Zhang Han saw Lu Ming, he still managed a smile and greeted him, "It's our first time meeting. My name is Zhang Han. You can call me Ghost Man."

Lu Ming didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "What do you want from me? Help me deal with a paranormal event?"

"Captain Lu, you've misunderstood. I received news that you've become the overall captain. I'm here to apply to join Captain Lu's paranormal squad..."

"Join my paranormal team?"

Lu Ming was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Zhang Han would already know about the appointment of the chief captain so soon after he agreed to Cao Yanhua's request. It seemed that this guy was quite interested in this kind of thing.

"Don't you have some connection with Yang Jian? If I remember correctly, he's also on the captain's list. Why don't you go find him?"

Hearing this, Zhang Han smiled somewhat awkwardly: "I asked Captain Yang, but he said he doesn't have any plans in that regard yet, so I thought I'd ask you, Captain Lu..."

“I always felt that in this era, there is no future for ghost tamers like us who are not strong enough to fight alone. If we cannot find other ghost tamers to stick together and keep warm, people like me will become cannon fodder in the supernatural era sooner or later.”

Upon hearing Zhang Han's words, Lu Ming couldn't help but tease, "My information shows that you controlled two ghosts, right? There are quite a few ghost controllers in the paranormal world, but not many can control two ghosts like you. How can you be considered cannon fodder?"

Zhang Han shook his head and said, "Captain Lu, I can't compare to you top ghost tamers. My situation is very special. I control two ghosts to save my life. Although my condition has stabilized, my abilities are not as good as before."

He wasn't entirely wrong.

The essence of controlling two ghosts and prolonging the resurgence of the vengeful spirit is actually to restrict the vengeful spirit within the body. In a sense, this method limits the growth of one's own abilities.

After all, Zhang Han himself said that he was not a top-notch ghost tamer like Lu Ming, and was still struggling to survive at the bottom because the resurgence of evil spirits had not been completely resolved.

Putting everything else aside, Zhang Han is quite pragmatic.

"Unfortunately, I don't have any plans to recruit team members at the moment. You should understand that as the captain, I won't be dealing with paranormal events as frequently as other captains and leaders."

Zhang Han was immediately disappointed: "In that case, I'll take my leave now, Captain Lu. I'm sorry to have bothered you."

"No rush. Although I don't plan to recruit team members, my Furen Building is recruiting security guards. If you are interested, you can work here. In addition to the basic salary, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, I will help you as long as it is within my ability."

The transition from a member of a paranormal squad to a security guard at a company was so drastic that Zhang Han almost instinctively refused.

But after he realized it, he understood that this was actually a very rare opportunity for him.

Every time a ghost tamer uses supernatural abilities, it accelerates the resurgence of the vengeful spirit within them. Not to mention that even when supernatural abilities are used, it is often difficult to survive terrifying supernatural events.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, even the ghost controllers at headquarters would not be willing to deal with paranormal events.

Ghost tamers need to receive sufficient benefits from headquarters to handle paranormal events, such as a gold quota and a spot to tame a second ghost.

These paranormal resources are quite valuable.

The current situation is that Lu Ming can make a promise, and Zhang Han only needs to work as a security guard at Furen Building and be responsible for the safety of the place.

Lu Ming's promise as a ghost groom carries significant weight within the entire paranormal community.

From this perspective, it's like a windfall, and there's absolutely no reason to refuse.

What's wrong with a ghost tamer working as a security guard?
I, Zhang Han, have no other hobbies but to work as a security guard.

"Captain Lu, it would be best if you were willing to give me this opportunity. I will follow Captain Lu's arrangements."

Lu Ming then gave a stiff smile and released the ghost baby: "From today onwards, you are colleagues."

The reason why Lu Ming didn't make Zhang Han a member of his paranormal team was that he genuinely had no such plans at the moment.

On the other hand, it's because Zhang Han's strength is currently too weak, and he would likely be a hindrance if he became a teammate in dealing with paranormal events.

"Once Zhang Han becomes an employee of the company, he shouldn't die so easily."

“I’m very interested in his tattoos. Maybe I can get some information through Zhang Han later.”

It's often said that there are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names.

Zhang Han's code name is "Ghost Man" because there is a ghost crawling on his back.

At first, Zhang Han's ghost was just a lifelike tattoo, but as he used his ability more often, the vengeful ghost inside Zhang Han began to revive, and the tattoo-like vengeful ghost gradually began to detach from his back and crawl out.

Once the entire ghost has crawled out, it will completely replace Zhang Han.

Lu Ming had no intention of controlling any vengeful spirits related to tattoos, and the ghost bride had no such need either.

But since it is an unknown and supernatural place, keeping Zhang Han in the company can also serve as a backup plan.

After Li Yao helped Zhang Han complete the handover and join the company at Furen Building, Lu Ming received a call from Cao Yanhua at headquarters.

Under normal circumstances, Cao Yanhua would not bother Lu Ming unless there was something to notify him of or there was an urgent situation that he could not handle, in which case he would make a phone call to try.

Lu Ming answered the phone, and Cao Yanhua's somewhat hoarse voice immediately came from the other end of the satellite phone.

"President Lu, two very strange things have happened at headquarters recently. We've held several meetings about it, but we still don't have a clue how to deal with them... That's why we're calling to ask for your advice."

Judging from Cao Yanhua's voice, the recent events were indeed quite troublesome, and he had probably been worrying about them.

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