Around 3 PM.

A special aircraft from Dachang City landed at the airport in Dajing City.

Yang Jian walked off the plane, looking at this familiar city, and immediately some past unpleasant experiences came to his mind.

“Hopefully, this time it will go a bit smoother.” With this thought, he stepped off the plane.

Beside the plane, a special vehicle had long been waiting there. Next to it stood a woman in professional attire, her makeup light, expression serious, standing motionless, ready to welcome Yang Jian’s arrival.

The moment she saw Yang Jian disembark from the plane,

a hint of unease and awe flashed in her eyes.

Because this seemingly ordinary young man in front of her was the notorious Ghost Eye Yang Jian in the paranormal circle.

“Captain Yang, the Deputy Minister heard you were coming and specifically instructed me to welcome you here.”

The woman spoke very politely and respectfully.

Yang Jian glanced at her and recognized her: “Not bad, people do grow; your attitude is better than before.”

This woman had once been his operator for a period, named Qin Meirou.

True to her name, she was indeed very beautiful. Despite her serious expression, she still gave off a charming aura.

“Captain Yang, the Deputy Minister has been waiting at headquarters for quite some time, please board the car.”

Qin Meirou said courtesously.

“I managed to come once, barely caught my breath, and Cao Yanhua wants me at headquarters already, truly not very considerate.”

Yang Jian said: “However, I remember the captain’s meeting doesn’t start today, right? Hmm, asking me to headquarters first must mean they want my help again.”

“Captain Yang misunderstands, the Deputy Minister just simply wants to meet with you, nothing else.”

Qin Meirou said: “And to ensure everything goes smoothly with your following itinerary, the Deputy Minister even arranged for me to accompany you throughout.”

“Accompany me throughout the whole city? Afraid I might cause trouble or suddenly disappear?” Yang Jian glanced over.

Qin Meirou immediately fell silent.

This was naturally not something she could respond to.

“Forget it, I don’t want to make things difficult for you ordinary folks. Since Cao Yanhua can’t wait, I’ll go see him.” Yang Jian walked towards the special vehicle.

Qin Meirou immediately opened the car door.

After Yang Jian got in, she boarded the car, closed the door, and opened the window.

This was a detail.

Because this special vehicle was custom-made; once the windows and doors were closed, it was the best detention container.

Therefore, to avoid misunderstandings, Qin Meirou wouldn’t choose to seal the car.

The vehicle drove smoothly and quickly, setting off on a pre-planned route straight to headquarters.

Yang Jian sat in the car looking at the city, everything in sight was still so prosperous, so lively, as if the frequent paranormal events all over hadn’t affected it in the slightest.

“Captain Yang, would you like some water? Besides water, we’ve also prepared various drinks in the car, including cola.”

At this time, Qin Meirou smiled slightly from the side, trying to be as hospitable as possible.

Yang Jian didn’t turn around, just calmly said: “Chen Yi’s dead before, and now Gao Ming also died, so who’s next in charge of this city?”

Qin Meirou thought for a moment, then said: “The one succeeding Gao Ming as the new person in charge is Zhang Lei.”

“Zhang Lei?” Yang Jian’s eyes moved slightly.

That’s another familiar name.

Ghost Eater Zhang Lei.

He and Zhang Lei entered the headquarters in the same period, participating in ghost rider training, during which they became quite acquainted because of the Ghost Envoy incident. When he became captain and formed his seven-member team, he wanted to recruit Zhang Lei.

Unfortunately, the ghost Zhang Lei controlled was too special and extremely prone to resurrection, so he could only stay at headquarters trying to solve his own ghost’s resurrection problem, which is why Yang Jian didn’t insist on keeping him.

Unexpectedly, now that Gao Ming is dead, he has become the one in charge of this city.

“Captain Yang should have seen him in Gao Ming’s office last time, he was always assisting Gao Ming, so it’s natural for him to succeed now.”

Qin Meirou said: “By the way, Captain Yang, because of Zhang Lei’s succession, the one now taking care of Miao Xiaoshan is also him.”

She thought it necessary to mention this, to increase some goodwill and make this meeting more successful.

“Everyone’s dead, promises invalidated, it doesn’t matter.”

Yang Jian said: “I remember last time when I came to this city as a newcomer, the headquarters was quite talented, didn’t expect that in such a short time, we from that batch are considered veterans now. Just don’t know if the headquarters still has enough newcomers joining.”

“If not adequately supplemented with newcomers, it won’t be long before we old ones from this batch might perish soon too.”

Qin Meirou smiled, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing she couldn’t answer, Yang Jian didn’t ask more; indeed, such things weren’t information that a staff member could know.

However, Yang Jian could feel, even if new recruits are joining the headquarters, it must have reached a precarious state, difficult to maintain.

After all, the death rate of paranormal events is too high, and ghost riders aren’t cabbages that can be found in huge amounts, even though there’s a relatively mature method to control ghosts, resources are limited, so it’s destined not for large-scale training.

Moreover, the level of paranormal events is continuously rising.

In many cases, when ghost riders deal with paranormal events, it’s virtually going to their deaths.

So the headquarters’ situation is to be expected.

The ride didn’t last long.

In less than half an hour, the special vehicle had already driven into headquarters.

As soon as Yang Jian got out of the car,

someone came to greet him at headquarters, it was Shen Liang, who used to be in charge.

“Captain Yang, haven’t seen you for a while, you’re still as vigorous, but the Deputy Minister is already a bit anxious from waiting. If Captain Yang doesn’t mind, please head to the conference room now.” Shen Liang greeted with a smile.

Yang Jian glanced slightly: “You all have arranged the succession so closely, it seems you had plans behind the scenes long before, just waiting for me to come to headquarters, now I’m a bit suspicious, once I step in, I might never get out.”

“Captain Yang jests, how could that be, you’re a captain now, and the first to respond to the captains meeting at this time, naturally, we should pay a bit more attention.” Shen Liang said.

Yang Jian said: “No need, I’m not worth this much politeness from you, I’m just coming on Liu Xiaoyu’s behalf to boost morale, and by the way to see if Wang Xiaoming is dead or not, nothing else concerns me.”

He got out of the car and waved his hand, signaling Shen Liang to save the courtesy.

Shen Liang smiled: “Understood, understood, Captain Yang, please this way.”

Yang Jian didn’t say more, immediately heading towards the conference room.

Since we’re all here, there’s no need to pretend to be sentimental.

Shen Liang and Qin Meirou followed closely behind.

The conference room was large, yet very empty.

When Yang Jian first attended a meeting here, it was packed, but now there were only a few people, and all very familiar faces.

Cao Yanhua, Li Jun, Ah Hong, Wang Xiaoming, and the Shen Liang and Qin Meirou who followed behind.

When Yang Jian arrived, the first person he noticed wasn’t Cao Yanhua or Li Jun, but Wang Xiaoming, sitting in a wheelchair, wearing a hospital gown, receiving an IV, and looking extremely emaciated.

“Terminal cancer, conventional medical methods won’t save him,”

He looked over him and had a general understanding of Wang Xiaoming’s current health condition.

Although he knew Wang Xiaoming was ill, he didn’t expect it to be this severe. Judging by his appearance, he might not even last ten days.

“Yang Jian, you’re here.” Li Jun looked at him and greeted.

Ah Hong also gave a slight smile, though it was somewhat stiff.

Yang Jian wasn’t that cold, he nodded briefly, considered a response.

“Yang Jian, everyone here are familiar faces, no need for formalities, take a seat, let’s keep it casual.”

Cao Yanhua gestured with his hand.

Yang Jian didn’t sit down, but looked at Wang Xiaoming and said, “You don’t have much time left. You’re still coming to meetings in this state, quite admirable, but cancer isn’t a big deal, there are supernatural methods to save you. It’s clear from your demeanor that you don’t want to use supernatural methods to treat yourself, so have you decided to die?”

“Judging by the time, it should be after this captain’s meeting, right?”

Wang Xiaoming wasn’t concerned about Yang Jian’s words, instead, he gently smiled and said, “No, I will die before the captain’s meeting starts. Haven’t you always wanted me dead sooner? Now I’m actually going to die, how do you feel? Happy or looking forward to it?”

“I’m indeed looking forward to it, expecting how you plan your own death,” Yang Jian said.

He didn’t believe Wang Xiaoming would just die from illness without doing anything.

This guy must be up to something, he won’t die until it’s accomplished.

Wang Xiaoming smiled but said nothing.

Cao Yanhua then said, “Yang Jian, actually we’re in a hurry to ask you here today mainly to discuss something. We really appreciate you coming as agreed, giving us an opportunity to talk.”

“What do you want to discuss? I have a lot of things to handle in Dachang City. You should have heard from Tong Qian about the Caesar Hotel incident. There’s also the news about the Exorcism Club in Japan being invaded by a ghost. The supernatural incidents I have to deal with are getting more troublesome one after another, honestly, I don’t want to waste time on this pointless meeting,” Yang Jian said.

Cao Yanhua said, “I know you’ve been working hard dealing with supernatural incidents recently, and the Ghost Lake incident couldn’t have concluded successfully without your help. However, the situation is special now, and I hope you understand that if it weren’t particularly important, I wouldn’t have asked you to come all the way.”

“Alright, since I’m here, get to the point. Clearly state the purpose of calling me here, and don’t say anything irrelevant. I don’t want to waste time discussing meaningless things,” Yang Jian said expressionlessly.

He’s not someone who attends meetings often, and he doesn’t talk for hours on end.

He was planning that if Cao Yanhua finished, and there was nothing else, he might go visit Miao Xiaoshan, then return to Dachang City tonight.

“Yang Jian, this matter starts with Gao Ming’s death. Originally, it should be discussed at the captain’s meeting, but since most captains refuse to attend, a lot of work can’t proceed,”

Cao Yanhua said, “Therefore, we urgently hope someone can step up and convene those captains refusing to attend the meeting.”

“That’s why I chose you, hoping you can do this.”

“You want me to convene those captains? You must be looking for my death,” Yang Jian said coldly.

Li Jun said, “Yang Jian, we’re not joking, we’re serious.”

“I’m serious too.”

Yang Jian said, “If others don’t want to attend the meeting, how can I convene them? If it could be done by talking, you would have done it already. Obviously, this can’t be solved by talking, it requires a threat.”

“Threatening one captain is one thing, but you want me to threaten a group of captains, isn’t this a quick way to get me killed?”

Li Jun immediately said, “Yang Jian, your thinking is wrong, we don’t mean that. We believe you have connections with most of the captains, and if you come forward to persuade them, others will give you face. It’s not that you really need to threaten them.”

“We’re colleagues, not enemies. If it’s really about threats, we wouldn’t have you come forward. Instead, Wei Jing, Cao Yang, and I would act together.”

Yang Jian said, “You wouldn’t dare do this, you represent headquarters. If you dare do this today, then tomorrow most captains would dare resign, then you’ll be more passive.”

“There is indeed this concern.”

Cao Yanhua said, “That’s why I want you to mediate. Of course, it won’t be for free.”

In short, he wanted to pay Yang Jian.

“This is a very offending matter, I refuse.” Yang Jian refused without hesitation.

“Conditions can be negotiated,” Cao Yanhua continued.

He’s increasing the stakes, if the captain’s meeting could start smoothly, it would be worth it.

Yang Jian said, “This isn’t about money.”

“Just showing up, not asking you to threaten them. Whether it succeeds or not, you’ll get what was promised,” Cao Yanhua said.

“Sounds sincere, but what can the current headquarters offer? Supernatural items? Gold? None of those have much use for me anymore,” Yang Jian said.

He already had enough supernatural items, didn’t need more.

More would not be an advantage, but a burden.

After all, supernatural items involve supernatural aspects, and they all carry certain risks.

Cao Yanhua was at a loss for words.

Upon reflection, the chips available were indeed limited. The current Yang Jian was no longer the same; not much appealed to him anymore.

“Yang Jian, you’re right, the current headquarters doesn’t have much to offer, but there are some things I’d like to discuss with you alone that might change your mind.”

At this moment, Wang Xiaoming spoke.

He wanted to have a private talk with Yang Jian.

“A private conversation?” Yang Jian glanced at the others: “You think these people would leak information?”

“That’s not what I mean, I just think some things are better known only to you,” Wang Xiaoming said, “Like that human skin.”

Yang Jian’s expression tightened.

He understood that the human skin Wang Xiaoming referred to meant the human skin paper.

“Alright, I’ll talk to you alone,” Yang Jian immediately agreed.

“This way please.”

Wang Xiaoming controlled and maneuvered his wheelchair towards the exit of the conference room.

Yang Jian said nothing, just followed closely behind, curious to see what Wang Xiaoming was up to.

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