Chapter 676 - Chapter 676: Chapter 643 First Day at Work

Chapter 676: Chapter 643 First Day at Work

Yang Jian delegated the security work of Ping’an Neighborhood to Zhang Han, while he returned to his position as the person in charge.

At eight o’clock in the morning, he drove to work on time.

“Yang Jian, you took a wrong turn, this isn’t the way to the company,” Jiang Yan remarked from the passenger seat as she glanced outside the window.

“There is no rush to get to the company, I want to take a look around first and see what Dachang City looks like now. After all, I don’t know the state it’s in since the conclusion of the last incident and my return from the business trip. So, it’s better to get a grasp of the local situation first,” he replied.

Yang Jian drove with his gaze alternating between the left and right.

He was patrolling the city for abnormalities.

This was also one of the responsibilities of being in charge; he would normally drive leisurely through various parts of the city, looking for potential supernatural events.

Yang Jian needed to re-familiarize himself and investigate once again.

He had planned a route beforehand and was secretly using Ghost Vision to assess the nearby buildings.

As long as he didn’t layer Ghost Vision to a dangerous degree, Yang Jian didn’t have to worry about the risk of fierce ghosts reviving. He was usually cautious and didn’t want to expend too much ability.

“Isn’t that really boring?” Jiang Yan propped her head up, looking listless.

“The work of President Yang is very important; we better not disturb him,” remarked Zhang Liqin from the back seat, with a slight smile. Her complexion was rosy, and she leaned lazily against the car door, looking mature and charming. Her eyes remained fixed on Yang Jian, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

“I’m just venting, Yang Jian. You wouldn’t be mad at me, right? After all, I’m so cute,” giggled Jiang Yan, with a hint of coquettishness in her tone.

Yang Jian ignored the two women, his attention on the buildings near the road.

Ghost Vision could peer into places with abnormalities, so if there were supernatural events, there was a high probability he would discover them.

Of course, he could also cover the entire city with Ghost Domain.

However, Yang Jian considered this to be an extravagant approach. It didn’t make sense to use Ghost Domain every time he patrolled since supernatural events were not a frequent occurrence; they tended to pop up only occasionally.

“Other than the city being quieter than before, there doesn’t seem to be any problem,” he concluded.

Yang Jian quickly made his round, confirmed the situation, and then drove back to Shangtong Tower in the city center.

“Let’s go, off to work,” he said.

After getting out of the car, Jiang Yan stretched and raised her hands in excitement, as if surveying her own territory.

Yang Jian remained silent and simply strode into the company.

Perhaps starting from today, he would need to get used to the routine of regular office hours.

Shangtong Tower had a total of forty-five floors, which was significantly shorter than Ping’an Tower that belonged to his friend circle, since there was still a gap between cities. Yang Jian’s exclusive office was on the top floor, the forty-fifth.

Yang Jian took the elevator to his office.

Although the office was empty and no one else was there, it was very clean.

“I didn’t pay much attention when I came a few days ago, but now I realize that the office seems to have been renovated,” Yang Jian remarked as he looked around.

Jiang Yan said, “I didn’t like the previous style, so I changed it. Do you like it? If not, we can renovate it again.”

“No need, it’s fine as is,” he replied.

Yang Jian stood in front of the transparent floor-to-ceiling window, his gaze looking towards the horizon, as if surveying the entire city.

Zhang Liqin approached and said, “President Yang, you probably haven’t had breakfast this morning. The company cafeteria breakfast is not bad. Would you like something to eat?”

She quickly transitioned into work mode. Being in the secretary position, she believed her work still needed to be done well.

“Just bring something casual, and also get something for Jiang Yan,” Yang Jian said without turning around.

“Alright,” Zhang Liqin nodded and then left.

However, just as she walked out the door, she saw a familiar middle-aged man hurrying towards the office.

Zang Hua?

Zhang Liqin simply nodded slightly in acknowledgment without asking further questions.

Zang Hua’s identity was special; he wasn’t a company employee. He was responsible for special cases, and all his actions were confidential. It was not appropriate to inquire recklessly about his affairs.

Clearly, he was informed that Yang Jian had arrived at the company and had something to report.

“Captain Yang… are you adapting well to your first day at work? Zhang Han can finally relax; he has complained quite a bit,” Zang Hua entered and saw Jiang Yan playing with her phone on the sofa, then he said with a smile.

“Zang Hua?”

Yang Jian turned around to face him, “What’s up, has something happened in Dachang City?”

Zang Hua glanced at Jiang Yan, hesitating as it seemed inappropriate to discuss the matter in the presence of an outsider.

“No matter, go ahead,” Yang Jian said casually.

“So far, only Captain Level people are aware of the situation, and I also received the notice at dawn,” Zang Hua said in a hushed tone.

“Take a seat,” Yang Jian gestured and then sat in his office chair, “Jiang Yan, please close the office door.”

“No problem,” Jiang Yan immediately ran over to shut the door.

Yang Jian laughed, “Since it’s something only Captain Level people are privy to, I guess there’s no real need to inform me.”

“You are jesting, Captain Yang. You are also Captain Level, and how could we not notify you of such important matters,” Zang Hua said.

Yang Jian’s gaze flickered.

From Zang Hua’s words, it seemed that he was not yet aware of the current state of Yang Jian’s relationship with headquarters. At the moment, Yang Jian was on indefinite leave. Being a captain was in name only now, his authority had been frozen, and in reality, he only retained the authority of being the person in charge of Dachang City.

“Let’s hear it, what’s the important news?” Yang Jian said, aware that headquarters was trying to curry favor.

Zang Hua pondered for a moment and said, “The operation against the ‘Ghost Face’ was officially declared a failure last night.”

“As expected,” Yang Jian nodded and replied.

A chill went through Zang Hua’s heart, as he had not expected Yang Jian to have anticipated such an outcome in advance.

“How many people died?” Yang Jian asked again.

“It has been confirmed that one of the person in charge, Chen Yi, is dead. The captain, Leuk San, is suspected to be dead. Xiong Wenwen has been trapped inside a photograph and the operation leader Li Jun… is missing. The only survivor is a newcomer named Li Yang,” Zang Hua recalled the details and reported them truthfully.

Such confidential matters were not conveyed through documents, only orally.

Yang Jian’s expression darkened.

Jiang Yan, sitting on the couch beside him, also put down her phone, her eyes widening with a sense of unease.

She had heard a name with which she was rather familiar, Li Jun.

After the Hungry Ghost incident ended, she had met the man—a very resolute and upright person. She hadn’t expected that in just a few months, he would mysteriously disappear, and the probability of death in such disappearances was very high.

“What a terrible loss. Out of a team of five people, four have fallen, leaving only a newcomer alive. I think, had there not been a need to leave someone alive to relay information, Li Yang would probably have died as well,” Yang Jian said with a calm gaze and a light sigh.

He knew each of them and had dealt with them before.

Now, hearing the news of their deaths, he couldn’t help feeling melancholy.

“However, Leuk San is quite special. Who knows whether the one dead inside is just another paper effigy, and the real him is somewhere no one has seen. The chances of him being alive are quite high.” Yang Jian began analyzing carefully. “Xiong Wenwen has the Premonition Ability, allowing him to know everything that will happen within the next ten minutes, and as his recovery progresses, the duration of his premonitions grows even longer.”

“That’s why I’m quite suspicious whether Xiong Wenwen really lost control and got trapped in the photo using the Ghost Camera, or if he did it deliberately.”

“After all, he could likely have foreseen whether using the Ghost Camera would lead to a loss of control or not.”

Zang Hua expressed his astonishment, “Is that possible?”

“You’re underestimating the lad. After all, he can predict the movements of ghosts, meaning if Xiong Wenwen deliberately got himself trapped in the photo, then the situation at that time must have been extremely dangerous, with no survival path found even with his foresight. Maybe for Xiong Wenwen, the last way out was to be locked inside the photo,” Yang Jian explained, his eyes flickering.

“That is to say, there’s still a possibility of rescuing Xiong Wenwen.”

“I will report this immediately,” Zang Hua said quickly, as he picked up a pen and noted down Yang Jian’s words.

“It’s good to consider the possibility, but we need to know the method too. Has there been a successful case of releasing someone trapped in a photo before?” Yang Jian asked, shaking his head slightly.

Zang Hua declared, “Regardless, this is an important attempt.”

Indeed.

If people trapped in photos could be released, then it would greatly reduce the risks associated with using the Ghost Camera.

“After the first operation failed, when will headquarters conduct the next operation? They should have collected enough intelligence by now. After all, there’s bound to be some useful information after confronting ghosts head-on, and it’s evident that the selection of people for this team was not just to apprehend ‘Ghost Face,’ but it looked more like an intelligence-gathering operation,” Yang Jian stated.

“I’m sorry, but I haven’t received any messages regarding this matter yet,” Zang Hua said.

Yang Jian mentioned, “Keeping it confidential? No worries, I’m not particularly interested in this matter. I hope they can successfully handle the ‘Ghost Face’ incident.”

It seemed that headquarters didn’t plan to disclose information about their second operation, and probably Zang Hua wasn’t informed either.

“There are things I shouldn’t ask, but I can’t help but wonder. Since Captain Yang had already predicted the failure of this operation, why didn’t headquarters take his advice?” Zang Hua curiously asked.

If it had been Yang Jian in charge, perhaps the outcome wouldn’t have been so dire.

Yang Jian smiled, “Can I make decisions for the headquarters? And just because I think an operation will fail doesn’t mean they’ll abandon it. Cao Yanhua wants to resolve the ‘Ghost Face’ incident within three days. Under these circumstances, they are bound to take certain risks, so casualties in the first operation were inevitable and unavoidable.”

In his heart, he still hoped that Li Jun and the others would succeed, especially since he had arranged for Li Yang to go to headquarters before he left.

Meaning that he had also sent some intelligence about ‘Ghost Face’ their way.

Alas, ‘Ghost Face’ remained unresolved.

Had the true terror of ‘Ghost Face’ erupted at the last moment?

Yang Jian could only speculate, just as with the Hungry Ghost incident; he realized that the Hungry Ghost could restart only at the very end.

Likewise, ‘Ghost Face’ surely had terrifying aspects unknown to people, and these fearsome traits wouldn’t reveal themselves without direct confrontation and engagement.

This was also why many ghost manipulators were reluctant to deal with paranormal events.

There were too many uncertainties.

A paranormal event might appear easily manageable on the surface, but in reality, it could be an Unsolvable Level existence where anyone who approaches it dies.

“President Yang, it’s time for breakfast.”

Just then, the door opened, and Zhang Liqin pushed in a cart loaded with various exquisite foods. Not only did it carry local breakfast specialties, but also dishes from other regions, reflecting the good management of the company.

“Zang Hua, join me for breakfast,” Yang Jian invited.

“Let’s put work aside for now. Life must go on,” he continued.

“Then I won’t be polite,” Zang Hua replied with a smile.

At that moment, Zhang Liqin added, “Oh yes, President Yang, I received a call from the front desk earlier. Someone downstairs has a gift for you and insists that you personally receive it, claiming it’s something you’ll definitely be pleased with.”

Yang Jian frowned.

He had just arrived in Dachang City and already someone was sending gifts to him?

Was someone trying to ingratiate themselves with him?

This wasn’t conceit; Yang Jian now had the capital to be courted, after all, he was quite a figure in the Supernatural Circle.

“Captain Yang, I’ll have my colleague check on the situation immediately,” Zang Hua said.

Yang Jian nodded in agreement with his precaution, as it was a matter of safety; one couldn’t be certain whether the person really came to give a gift or was seizing the opportunity to cause trouble.

Zang Hua immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and informed his colleagues downstairs.

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