I can rewind time to prevent death

Chapter 152 Negotiations (Thanks to League Leader a?? ?! for the reward; bonus chapter on the weekend as there is no manuscript in reserve)

The property management company of Spectacular Courtyard was lavishly decorated, indicating that the maintenance fees collected were not low.

After registering at a visitor registration area, Yan Junze indicated that he wanted to meet with three people and wrote down their residential addresses within Spectacular Courtyard on a piece of white paper handed to him by a receptionist.

Soon after, a round-faced man dressed in a black suit came out, holding the piece of paper that Junze had written on.

"Excuse me, sir, may I ask what you need them for?"

As a property management staff member, this round-faced man seemed very responsible; under normal circumstances, he would not specifically disturb the residents of the community.

Moreover, this residential area was no ordinary place: some of the residents were influential, not to be bothered lightly. His position in the property management company could not afford to offend anyone, so he had to be clear about the purpose of the visit.

Yan Junze understood his concerns and smiled, "Just prepare an empty office for me and go call them over. Tell them, I... can help them solve the unusual problems at their homes."

"Unusual problems at their homes?" The round-faced man paused, but it seemed as though something dawned upon him. He nodded and, without further questions, immediately left.

In a short while, Yan Junze was arranged into a small conference room that could seat about a dozen people.

After a moment, a middle-aged woman with a look of surprise and suspicion was the first to enter the conference room.

The woman's attire was luxurious, showing off her wealth, and her facial features indicated that she was not a person to be taken lightly.

"Sir… are you saying…" As she entered the room, she started speaking.

"Just wait a moment, there are others coming," Junze said with a smile, interrupting her.

The middle-aged woman became even more puzzled and glanced at the conference room door, noticing that no one else had followed her in. She seated herself near the door, unsure as she stared at Yan Junze.

About two to three minutes later, a young man came jogging in, pushed open the conference room door, and looked at Yan Junze and the middle-aged woman, panting slightly.

"It was I who asked the property management to notify you to come," Junze said with a smile, pointing to a chair, "Wait a little longer, someone else is coming."

The young man seemed just as surprised but after looking at the middle-aged woman sitting aside, he simply nodded, said nothing, and took a seat as told.

This time, after about five minutes, an elderly man over seventy hurried over, leaning on an exquisite cane.

He walked slowly, taking his time, and he was the last of the three to arrive.

Following him was the round-faced manager from the property management company.

This guy was all smiles, assisting the old man to sit down. Clearly, he hadn't expected Yan Junze's words to be so effective; as soon as he issued the invitation, all three families agreed to come and meet with Junze without hesitation.

He recognized the old man as Old Master Li, who lived in the Garden Villa C5-1, a well-known wealthy man in Shuntian City, who was in the real estate business.

And this Spectacular Courtyard, it was rumored to have shares owned by Old Master Li. One could say he was practically half the owner.

After the round-faced manager came in, he said to Yan Junze, "Young man, they have all arrived, do you see... is there anything else?"

Since Yan Junze's words had been enough to bring these people here, he certainly didn't dare to underestimate him as he had before, so his tone had improved a lot now.

"Please pour us some tea," Old Master Li said to the round-faced manager.

"Okay, please wait a moment." The round-faced manager immediately stepped out.

Yan Junze looked at the three people before him and smiled, "Please come here. I believe you all know the reason for this meeting. So, tell me, how long have the strangenesses been happening in your homes?"

After a moment of silence, Old Master Li spoke first, "I'll start. My surname is Li, and I live with my children in Villa No. C5-1 of the complex. The weird occurrences in our house began about two weeks ago."

"My surname is Zhao, I live in Villa No. D17-2 of the complex, and I'm the homeowner's sister," said the wealthy-looking middle-aged woman. "The oddness in our home seems to have been going on for over three weeks now."

The young man raised his hand, "I'm Lin Hong, I live in Unit 11-2 at No. 7 in Garden Villa Block F. The strangeness in my home started last week, and every night it's just..."

"Right, that's enough, no need to rush into details," Yan Junze interrupted Lin Hong, looking at the three of them. "Do you feel that... it's been so long since you reported to the Exorcism team, maybe even pulled some strings, but why hasn't anyone from the Exorcism team been dispatched to your homes?"

"Eh? Aren't you an exorcist?" asked Old Master Li in astonishment.

The old man was energetic and quick-witted. Aside from having some difficulty walking, he seemed in good shape, and he had an imposing presence without showing anger.

"No," Yan Junze shook his head, then continued, "What I mean to say is, the exorcists actually haven't received any messages from any of you."

"Ah!" the middle-aged woman covered her mouth in shock and hurriedly asked, "Why is that?"

"Because this entity can deceive your minds into believing that you've done what you initially intended to do. It's that simple. The Exorcists will never come, because they didn't receive any message at all," explained Yan Junze.

"I'll call 4747 again right now," Lin Hong said anxiously.

"If it were possible to notify them, would you still be waiting until now? You might have tried many times already, just with no recollection of it," Yan Junze said. "And I can't guarantee what the consequences of those attempts might have been. Maybe you can try now if you'd like."

Lin Hong had already taken out his phone, but upon hearing Yan Junze's words, his finger paused on the call button.

After a brief silence, he shivered suddenly, then let his finger relax and sat back down.

"I can help you eliminate the strangenesses," Yan Junze said. "In fact, besides you, there's another family in this complex suffering from the same situation. I only discovered you all had the same problem while I was helping to clear the entity from there. Otherwise, I would not have been able to find you this directly."

All three looked enlightened, yet none of them spoke.

"I've located the entity's tracks for now, but it will take some time to deal with it," Yan Junze went on to the main topic. "While helping my friend's family, I can also help you with your issues. However, I won't be doing this for free, um, but we can talk about the fee afterward."

"Money is not an issue, young man, but how should we address you?" Old Master Li made a prompt promise, being the first to agree.

"My surname is Yan, like the Yan in 'color'," Yan Junze said. "But I haven't finished yet. In the meantime, to better track the entity, I might need to install video equipment in your homes. Of course, I'll mosaic everyone's faces and can also blur any valuable or special items, to avoid exposing any of your privacy."

There was a moment of silence before Old Master Li nodded first, "That's fine, no problem. And as long as you can get rid of this thing, I'm willing to pay you 500,000 as a reward afterward."

"Ah!" Lin Hong nearly jumped up, quickly adding, "We can't... we can't afford that much..."

After hearing Old Master Li mention 500,000, Yan Junze was also taken aback. Seeing the troubled expression on Lin Hong's face, he quickly waved his hands, "We can negotiate, we can negotiate..."

Glancing at Old Master Li, he thought to himself, why couldn't there be more rich families plagued by entities coming his way?

But then he considered that if there truly were entities afflicting such wealthy families, it wouldn't be his turn to step in; the exorcists would have handled it long ago. And this time it was only because the entity was so powerful that the exorcists remained unaware.

Otherwise, even the exorcists from Great Capital Huaying might have already arrived.