Master of Kaidan
Chapter 324: What Does It Matter if It’s a Ghost As Long As It Makes Money?

Chapter 324: Chapter 324: What Does It Matter if It’s a Ghost As Long As It Makes Money?

"Knock, knock, knock..." A crisp and rhythmic knocking sound arose, but it was not a real knock, rather it was a mid-level feedback signal of a visitor alert.

Feng Xue opened the mid-level interface, checked the visitor’s Identity, then adjusted her facial features in the mirror, used facial recognition to switch the mid-level interface to a superficial Identity, before she tidied up her clothes and walked towards the door.

At this time, she wasn’t dressed in unrestrained fashion, but rather in a relatively durable woolen coat that didn’t quite scream success but had an air of an old-time Detective.

The door opened to reveal a plainly dressed middle-aged man standing outside. Although he appeared quite calm, with the help of the Heart of Bright Mirror, Feng Xue could sense a hint of arrogance in his spirit.

"Welcome to the Black Thorn Ghost Hunting Agency. I am the president here, Dunn Simoni. Do you have an appointment?"

Feng Xue put on a formulaic smile and asked as such, while the middle-aged man used his Communication device to send over an Identification code:

"I am Miss Catherine’s butler; you may call me Jenning."

Having already known the man’s identity, Feng Xue pretended to glance at the Identification code before making way and saying,

"Ah, Mr. Jenning, please come in and we can talk."

The two of them walked into the living room, which had been converted into the agency’s meeting room. Looking at the empty office, Jenning frowned but didn’t say much. It wasn’t until Feng Xue placed the tea in front of him that he started to speak:

"I hear you deal with ghosts?"

Listening to Jenning’s question, Feng Xue smiled slightly and said,

"To be precise, it’s dealing with ghosts. As for any monsters, that’s outside the range of my professional Skills."

"Well, then, what’s your ghost-catching proposal?" Jenning had no interest in wordplay and cut straight to the point.

"It’s simple: find the ghost, capture the ghost, eliminate the ghost."

Listening to Feng Xue’s response, which was as unhelpful as instructing how to put an elephant into a refrigerator, Jenning’s tone grew a bit more stern:

"I mean the specific plan. You can’t snag an assignment worth hundreds of thousands with such nonsense! Haven’t you ever made a project brief in your previous jobs?"

"It seems you’ve done some investigation," Feng Xue did not retort but calmly said,

"While it is a Ghost Hunting specialization, it isn’t much different from a regular hire. You pay, I do the work. As for the how, what’s the point of asking in such detail? You sign the contract, you pay upon successful completion; it’s as simple as that. As a layman, even if I slapped a bunch of technical terms in front of you, would you truly understand them?"

"This..." Jenning was momentarily lost for words, while Feng Xue simply pulled out a contract from beneath the table, placed it in front of Jenning, and pointed to the terms, saying,

"The basic clauses are all here. Prices vary according to the level of influence and danger posed by the ghost. If the employer gives a false report, I can abandon the assignment. Additionally, before the contract begins, please confirm the arrangement of the Furniture at the site and remove any high-value Items. If any get damaged and weren’t moved, the company will only pay up to one-third of the hiring fee in compensation because, after all, if you have a bunch of valuable antiques in your home, I wouldn’t dare to start work."

Jenning was flipping through the contract that Feng Xue handed him, uninterested in those preliminary statements and compensations, but narrowing his eyes, he said,

"How can we be certain that you’ve actually caught the ghost?"

"Firstly, the process of catching the ghost can be observed on-site or monitored in real-time. Of course, you can also request a live broadcast. Secondly, after the ghost catch is finished, you can have contact with the ghost. Lastly, there’s a three-month after-sales guarantee; if you encounter ghosts again within three months, I will capture them for free. These details can be found on the third page, line six, under the section ’Responsibilities and Obligations of Party B’."

Feng Xue pointed to the contract in Jenning’s hand, and he nodded, flipping to the page Feng Xue mentioned, carefully reading it. However, through the sensing of the Heart of Bright Mirror, Feng Xue could clearly feel that the other party was communicating remotely using certain plugins.

A moment later, Jenning, who appeared to have finished reading the contract, placed it back on the table, and spoke with a slightly serious tone:

"You said earlier that it would be possible to observe the scene, right?"

"Correct." Feng Xue nodded, and Jenning continued:

"And ensure the safety of the observers?"

"Of course, as long as they follow my orders, um, reasonable commands, these commands are also in the contract. There won’t be any situations where we evade responsibility by giving orders that can’t possibly be fulfilled."

Feng Xue’s expression still carried a formulaic smile, completely the facade of everything being within expectations, and Jenning also seemed to have got an accurate response from the communication, saying:

"Mr. Dunn, my master is a somewhat famous public figure. She wishes to live stream the entire ghost-catching process, which would also give your company a nice advertisement opportunity."

"So do I also need to pay you for the advertisement in return?" Feng Xue’s eyes narrowed slightly with a teasing smile. Jenning shook his head:

"Of course not."

"Then there’s no problem. Do you need me to amend the contract now, or should we wait for your lawyers to come over?" Feng Xue reached for the contract, but Jenning shook his head:

"No need, I myself have a lawyer’s license and can sign it right away."

...

After about an hour of negotiation, the contract, which was certified and archived by a professional notary company, was finally signed. Feng Xue was then led by Jenning to the site of the ghost hunt.

Waiting there for him was a young woman with platinum middle-length hair, dressed in fashionable clothing.

Catherine, of unknown real name, a celebrity of some renown in Isgray City, ostensibly backed by a mid-sized business, but in reality, she was the daughter of a senior director of Dor Media.

The reason Feng Xue knew so much was not because he researched it after being commissioned, but rather precisely the opposite; it was after the research that he chose such a commissioner.

To be exact, he had selected a dozen commissioners but the first to come knocking was this one.

"Hello, Mr. Dunn, I am very pleased to work with you." Catherine’s face bore a youthful smile, and sensing her emotions, Feng Xue could roughly grasp her thoughts.

Dor Media, one of the four major media forces in Isgray City, and a subsidiary of Futian Consortium, had taken an intense interest in the "ghost" after Bert Wall brought about a sensation by colliding with, yet not mentioning, a ghost on the streaming platform under the company. Around this time, the daughter of a Dor Media director was suspected of having a ghost collision. After initial confirmation that it couldn’t be resolved by normal means, they realized the potential business opportunity and immediately sought out the Ghost Hunting Company, planning to dig deeper into this trending topic.

As for whether Dunn could actually catch a ghost, that wasn’t important. In fact, if Dunn and Catherine died during the live stream, Dor Media would only be pleased and might even continue to sensationalize the story, making Catherine’s death more valuable.

Of course, it’s not excluded that Dor Media had already confirmed through some channels that Bert’s identity had been bought by someone, but even if they knew, they would silently consent, or even be happier.

Because this would precisely prove that "Dunn" can indeed catch "ghosts."