Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 114 Another Incident? (Fourth Update)

The wooden Buddhist beads are round and of top quality, and most importantly, they have a faint glow.

Jiang Yuan could sense a familiar energy — extremely similar to the energy that surrounded and protected the courtyard when the Wilderness World descended!

"Got it from asking!" Chuci grinned, revealing neat, white teeth that contrasted sharply with his tanned skin. "When I encountered that incident last time, my dad found a master to show me the way."

He lowered his voice, speaking mysteriously, "You need connections to even qualify to ask for it, one million eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand! I had to live in the temple, eat vegetarian food, and chant scriptures before I got it. Anyway, I didn’t notice anything special. Can you help me see what’s different about this thing?"

Jiang Yuan, shocked by the bizarre integration of the two worlds, nodded and truthfully replied, "There’s an energy emanating from it, which should be able to envelop you. However... its specific function isn’t clear to me. It’s a very peaceful and harmonious energy, probably for protection."

Chuci’s eyes immediately lit up, "Really?! Damn! Seems like I wasn’t scammed. The master said the magical artifact could protect me from all ghosts. You have no idea how many frauds there are in this field. I kept wondering if I was tricked."

Jiang Yuan didn’t know anything about ghost invasions, his mind was chaotic.

If the real world is in some ways similar to the Wilderness World’s setup, does it also exist in a time of ghosts near and gods far away? Then, are Yin Messengers also present in the real world? Could the paper offerings he burned really turn into money in the Underworld?

This Qingming Festival, when he returned to his hometown to burn joss paper for his elders, the family bought paper printed by the Heaven and Earth Bank. If the setup is universal, wouldn’t they all have no money to spend in the Underworld?

"Hey, are you taking any jobs? The pay is good!" The excited Chuci didn’t notice his absent-mindedness. He poured a glass of wine, glanced to make sure no one was at the service counter, the kitchen staff busy cooking, and continued in a tiny voice, "Do you know those office buildings at Xuri Plaza?"

The roaming thoughts of Jiang Yuan hit a snag, an ominous feeling welled up, "I know, of course I know! What about them?"

"The chairman of Xuri Company, Cai Changming, is in good relations with my dad. I’m supposed to call him Uncle based on seniority. When the real estate business was booming a few years ago, they were really making money! Later, when the real estate business slumped, and investments in industries didn’t transition well, they scaled down from a large group to the now average-sized company, relying on the Xuri Plaza office buildings to earn rent."

Chuci clinked glasses with him and took a sip of wine, "Earlier, I said there was a change of plans because Uncle Cai ran into trouble!"

Haunted?!

Almost as soon as Chuci mentioned the Xuri Plaza office buildings, Jiang Yuan had guessed.

Indeed, after setting the stage, Chuci came straight to the point, "A while ago, there was a fatal incident at a certain advertising company in that office building which made the news, have you heard?"

In Jiang Yuan’s heart, he thought, not only have I heard, I saw it happen right in front of my eyes!

The problem is, that ghost woman really didn’t leave the mortal world and turned into a vengeful spirit, what can I do?

The Heaven-Burning Flame in the Wilderness World could raise a gigantic flame with a wave; in the real world, it can only be used to light a cigarette. The Soul Refining Banner was very useful in the Wilderness World, but in the real world, it feels like a toy, surely its functionality is greatly reduced;

As for the Paperman and Paper Horse Skill, don’t even mention it. In the Wilderness World, with a breath, they could live, and by burning them, you could fight ghosts. Folded so many in the real world, not a single one revived, and after burning, there wasn’t even a hair remaining, clearly no effect... huh? No!

Jiang Yuan, belatedly realizing, responded, the paper was different!

The upgrade of the Paperman and Paper Horse Skill was about proficiency; making them with ordinary paper could increase experience. He’d been buying children’s origami paper from the stationery store. To work, he needed kraft paper, rice paper, cotton paper, Xuan paper, and parchment, just like folding gold ingots must use Gold Foil Paper; use the right things to be effective!

He hurriedly checked the storage box for those paper horses, thinking he should take one out to test its effect.

"The murder case was actually quite simple, with videos and full testimonies and evidence, just awaiting a court hearing," Chuci cautiously waited for the waitress to finish serving dishes, only then continued, "Later, it was exposed that the company engaged in unfair competition, said there was some sort of transactions, and it closed within a few days; naturally, the leased space was vacated. Uncle Cai planned to leave it empty for a while, refurbish it and lease it again after things calmed down, but something happened shortly after!"

Something else happened?

Jiang Yuan was even more bewildered, he hadn’t heard anything.

And even if a ghost turns into a vengeful spirit, it shouldn’t happen so fast.

Yin Messenger Ma Hongtu said that Ding Zhuzi was lucky enough to encounter the residual energy in the statue, which he absorbed to transform quickly. For a typical ghost, it would have to accumulate resentment, develop malevolence, and gradually absorb negative emotions to become a vengeful spirit capable of affecting reality.

"What happened? Can it be confirmed that it’s related to the murder victim?"

Facing the skepticism, Chuci shook his head, "Anyway, a master they invited said the murdered woman became a vengeful spirit. Others can’t see it, so who knows? After the advertising company vacated and returned the lease, that side was locked up, and about three or four days later, a security guard on night duty died in the 11th-floor public restroom."

"Was the cause of death determined?" Jiang Yuan was getting creeped out by his tone, explaining, "As I know, if it’s a haunting causing a death, there are usually a few ways. The first is appearing in a terrifying manner, scaring the person to death;

The second is a spiritual attack, causing the person to be in extreme fear and confusion, ultimately resulting in suicide by hanging, jumping, or poisoning;

Another is possession to torment someone to death; or slowly draining their Yang energy until they are completely exhausted. How did the security guard die?"

"An autopsy was done, cause of death was identified as a heart attack. On the surface, it didn’t appear painful or frightening, he just fell onto the washbasin in a very ordinary manner. The surveillance showed him checking each floor with a flashlight alone, entering the 11th-floor restroom, and never coming out, so at first, everyone thought it was an accident."

Despite the murder case that just happened in Room 1102 a few days before, the other companies were operating as usual, with daily comings and goings without anything unusual. After discovering the security guard’s sudden heart attack death, everything was handled as it should be, the aftermath was quickly arranged, and a new security guard was hired to replace him, and the entire security personnel underwent physical exams to ensure no risks of three highs.

The security guard’s sudden death during work hours, well resolved by the company, naturally didn’t attract much attention or make any news, so even most office workers in the building didn’t know anything happened.

However, the next night, on the tenth floor, an employee of a foreign trade company working overnight was found dead at her workstation the next morning, a healthy 23-year-old woman, with the same cause of death: sudden heart attack.

The deceased’s family couldn’t accept it and caused a scene at the company, even colleagues felt it might be due to work stress and overlong hours leading to sudden death.

Eventually, the company paid compensation, and news of the sudden death circulated within a small circle for half a day, with people either lamenting the impermanence of life or cursing the capitalist vampires, after which everything went back to normal; those who had to work continued to work, those who had to work overtime continued to work overtime, nobody mentioned it again.

Unexpectedly, the third night, a cleaning lady on the ninth floor died suddenly of a heart attack in the small kitchen while preparing a late-night meal for the employees.

On the fourth night, a business manager on the eighth floor returned to the company to get something, suddenly dying of a heart attack in his office. With one death per day on adjacent floors, it inevitably aroused much speculation and rumors started swirling around.