Chapter 1273 - 1240: Major Events at the Meeting

Lu Zhiwen seemed to have Zhang Xiangguang’s dossier in his mind, revealing his name, birthplace, even details about his parents, and where he used to work.

This was quite incredible.

Because Yang Jian understood that Zhang Xiangguang had been involved in the supernatural circles very early on, having entered the Ghost Post Office decades ago and then disappeared.

It’s difficult for someone like that to leave any traces in this world, and even if there are traces, they would be hidden and covered by the supernatural. Digging them out would come at a considerable cost.

“So the perpetrator’s name is Zhang Xiangguang? I thought this person popped out of nowhere, but it turns out there are traces to follow. Since you have his dossier, can you tell us some current clues about him?” Li Jun asked seriously.

The gazes of the other captains were also fixed on him.

Lu Zhiwen said expressionlessly, “These are just Zhang Xiangguang’s background details. In fact, his last known activity was teaching at Shuangqiao Town Primary School, and he taught for less than a year before resigning and disappearing without a trace.”

“He seemed to have evaporated from the world, only reappearing now.”

Li Jun immediately fell into thought.

Cao Yang furrowed his eyebrows at this point and said, “If that’s the case, then this information isn’t very useful. Born in 1942, he’s already eighty years old, and he’s been missing for almost fifty years. Who knows what he’s been through in the supernatural circles for so long?”

“Moreover, I can’t believe this person has been hiding for so long and suddenly appeared just for the sake of a ghost painting. He must be plotting something.”

“Makes sense, old but not dead, hidden for years, must be plotting something.” Li Jun nodded.

Though others didn’t express their opinions, they silently agreed with this notion.

An eighty-year-old maintaining the appearance of around thirty using supernatural powers and remaining active until now. He neither made an appearance in the supernatural circles nor joined headquarters as a captain. Has he been retired all this time?

If he’s been retired, then his sudden appearance and killing of a headquarters official this time clearly isn’t reasonable.

So he must be plotting something significant.

“No matter what this Zhang Xiangguang person is plotting, he’s definitely very dangerous. You must find him and kill him as soon as possible to let his plot disappear, absolutely can’t let this guy roam free,”

Cao Yanhua sternly declared, seemingly issuing a death order to everyone.

With sharp intuition, he deduced from the current information that Zhang Xiangguang would pose a significant threat, one that needed to be resolved promptly.

“Of course.” Li Jun nodded.

Yet, apart from his response, the other captains remained silent, seemingly not taking his words seriously.

During this brief moment of silence, the newly appointed captain Lin Bei smiled and said, “Vice Minister, this matter isn’t that simple. If someone has been planning for something for decades, then his plan must be very meticulous. Setting aside the danger of Zhang Xiangguang himself, doesn’t he have any accomplices?”

“If we go after the perpetrator without any preparation, most likely we’ll end up like Gao Ming, dying horribly. Hasn’t Yang Jian encountered that Zhang Xiangguang before? His strength has been proven. I think it’s nearly impossible to take him down without at least three captains working together.”

After finishing, Lin Bei glanced at Zhou Deng next to him.

Zhou Deng immediately said, “Why are you looking at me? Do you think I can’t beat that Zhang Xiangguang?”

“I didn’t mean that. I just think that novices tend to die more easily,” Lin Bei said.

“You’re a novice too.” Zhou Deng countered.

Lin Bei chuckled, “When I became a ghost tamer, you were still stealing electric bicycles. If it weren’t for the long disappearance to solve the ghostly resurgence issue, I would have been a captain already. Now, I’m just catching up. So, strictly speaking, I’m not a novice.”

He became a captain not because of seniority but because he had been constantly dealing with supernatural events, both protecting the city he was responsible for and earning merit.

He understood very well that in this strange and changing world, only by becoming a captain could he have a broader perspective and live longer.

If he stopped moving forward, he would soon be eliminated by the times. After all, being a ghost tamer means walking a path with no return: either life or a relentless push forward, no other options.

“I’m unhappy with that statement.”

Zhou Deng looked at him and said, “It’s as if no one else has experienced a ghostly resurgence. I also got off that ghost bus. If you think I’m not fit to be a captain, you can name a price, and I’ll sell it to you, how about it?”

With that, he looked Lin Bei up and down, seemingly assessing any valuable items on him.

“I’m just saying, don’t take it to heart.” Lin Bei shrugged and said no more.

Zhou Deng glanced at him and decided to let him walk home later.

Actually, the other captains also had a bit of disdain for Zhou Deng.

Lin Bei, for all his seniority and longevity, has indeed dealt with numerous supernatural incidents since getting off that supernatural bus, earning him the captaincy.

In contrast, Zhou Deng wasn’t as skilled as Lin Bei in any area, and the only reason he became a captain was that he recently resolved a particularly tricky supernatural event: the Terror Museum. Add that to the current captaincy replacement period, and it seemed he lucked out. If it were the first captain selection back then, an A-level supernatural event would barely support a captaincy.

“Let’s have a proper discussion and not bring up unrelated topics.” Yang Jian said at this point.

It was clear to the discerning that Lin Bei was quite dissatisfied with Zhou Deng.

But Zhou Deng’s captaincy was a decision made by headquarters, which was a fair and impartial evaluation. Even with discontent in their hearts, it couldn’t be publicly displayed.

“Sorry for wasting everyone’s time,” Lin Bei apologized when he saw Yang Jian speak.

Wang Chaling slowly spoke at this time, “Vice Minister, you wouldn’t have worked so hard to convene a captains’ meeting just for avenging Gao Ming, right? If that were the case, you could just issue a wanted notice. If we encounter Zhang Xiangguang, we would naturally deal with him. Why sit here and argue?”

He was not interested in Zhang Xiangguang’s existence and only wanted to move past the topic to see the true purpose of this meeting.

“Indeed, the perpetrator’s matter is already solved. The remaining task is merely pursuit, but gathering everyone just for Gao Ming’s revenge seems too excessive.”

Leuk San nodded, agreeing with Wang Chaling’s words.

Cao Yanhua said, “The meeting mainly concerns five issues. The first is to confirm the selection of twelve captains. The second is the case of Gao Ming’s murder. Since there is a result, it can be put on hold and addressed at a future meeting. The third issue concerns the Enforcement Captain.”

“Many of you should have received the news beforehand about the rumors of selecting one enforcement captain among the twelve captains. Now, I can officially tell you that this is not a rumor, and the enforcement captain’s spot has been decided: it’s Yang Jian, the Ghost Eye responsible for Dachang City.”

He publicly announced this decision.

Although many knew, the procedure still had to be followed.

“Ghost tamers need to be restrained, and captains need to be restrained even more. Yang Jian isn’t under headquarters’ command, existing independently with the authority to dispatch and handle all captains. If you’re unclear about the Enforcement Captain’s duties and authority, you can check the dossiers in front of you, everything is clearly stated.”

“Of course, if you have any dissatisfaction or other opinions about Yang Jian becoming the enforcement captain, you can voice them now.”

Cao Yanhua paused here, then surveyed everyone’s expressions.

Unfortunately, those cold and numb faces were unreadable, leaving it unclear what these captains were truly thinking.

“The headquarters’ intention is that captains also have someone to answer to, right?”

He Yiner said, “I don’t have much objection to captains needing restraint, but who’s going to restrain Yang Jian? His authority is extensive, and he can even kill a captain. If he acts recklessly, we can’t do anything about it.”

“Desperate times call for desperate measures.”

Cao Yanhua said seriously, “The probability of twelve people making mistakes is high, but an individual’s is lower, and I believe Yang Jian will perform this role effectively. If you’re not reassured, time will prove it. Now, you can’t oppose the establishment of an enforcement captain for no reason.”

“Since you’ve said so, I have no objections.” He Yiner said.

At this moment, Lin Bei said, “Vice Minister, I have no objection to the establishment of an enforcement captain. This is a good thing, preventing some captains from acting lawlessly. But I have doubts about the choice of candidate. Why Yang Jian? If the enforcement captain is chosen from the twelve captains, then can’t I also participate in the election?”

“I mean no offense; I’m just making an analogy. Captain Yang, please don’t get upset. It’s better to discuss this openly than let it fester like a thorn in everyone’s side, making no one happy.”

Yang Jian’s face remained calm, as if he hadn’t heard.

Cao Yanhua was momentarily stunned, seemingly not expecting Lin Bei, who had just become a captain, to ask such a question.

“Is this about challenging Yang Jian? Lin Bei can’t be that foolish, right?”

Wang Chaling smiled and glanced slightly at the bald-headed man.

“His rating is the highest, that’s all. If you have doubts, you can compare them with Yang Jian’s dossier. He’s handled a lot of supernatural events, including many S-level ones.”

At this moment, Lu Zhiwen spoke calmly, providing an explanation that the gathering could accept.

“What if someone resolves more supernatural events than Yang Jian? Does the enforcement captain change, or does Yang Jian remain?” Lin Bei continued to inquire.

Cao Yanhua wanted to speak, but Yang Jian waved his hand to stop him, saying: “It’s simple, whoever takes me down becomes the new enforcement captain. If you can’t take me down, then keep all opinions to yourself. The rules? I make them for you to follow, not for you to bind me.”

“Anyone dissatisfied, stand up now, I’ll make you comply my way.”

He’s straightforward, aggressive, even very arrogant.

But though his words are crude, even somewhat brainless, they are quite pure.

This unapologetic attitude should logically provoke others’ resentment, yet at this moment it garnered tacit agreement from everyone.

For those who’ve dealt with Yang Jian understand that he truly has enough strength to unabashedly show his dominance. Even if it seems crude and brainless to others, you can’t help but admit that there’s no way to counter his words.

After all, that’s just the nature of the supernatural circle.

No one listens to a person who can be easily taken down.

Like Cao Yanhua, who merely stands by.

As a normal person, he’s powerless against the captains.

Is it because Cao Yanhua isn’t smart or high-ranking enough?

Not at all.

He’s simply not part of the supernatural circle, far too weak for even a minor supernatural event to be potentially fatal, so how could he manage all the captains?

“You’re still the same as before, that’s good.” Lin Bei smiled somehow relieved.

Yang Jian glanced at him: “Surviving from the supernatural bus wasn’t easy, but it’s different now. I hope we can cooperate well like last time.”

“Of course.” Lin Bei nodded.

“Skip this topic, let’s discuss the fourth matter.”

Yang Jian acted like the spokesperson, letting Cao Yanhua skip the enforcement captain issue and move straight on to the next topic.

Cao Yanhua continued: “The fourth matter…”

After speaking, he glanced around before suppressing his voice: “Regarding the Noah’s Ark Plan.”

“This matter is currently top secret, utmost confidentiality, but from today it’s no longer so. I’m bringing it up today to prepare everyone mentally.”

“Noah’s Ark Plan? Sounds like Mars migration, though ghost handlers can survive without oxygen, migration isn’t impossible…” Zhou Deng began to chatter.

Cao Yanhua’s face went dark, immediately cutting him off: “The Noah’s Ark Plan isn’t a plan from the Asia headquarters; it’s a plan formulated collectively by the foreign ghost handlers headquarters. The news about this Noah’s Ark Plan was recently learned by Zhang Jun from that foreign King organization.”

“I can’t confirm if it’s true, but it’s a very terrifying plan, and I only know the general idea.”

“Deputy Minister, talk about the general content of the foreign Noah’s Ark Plan, I’m quite interested.” Wang Chaling adjusted his glasses and seriously asked.

Cao Yanhua said: “Foreign ghost handlers no longer want to deal with endless supernatural events, top-tier ghost handlers refuse to take risks, lower-tier ghost handlers frantically struggle to survive, coupled with many capitalists constantly in panic over supernatural events, thus the Noah’s Ark Plan was somehow drafted.”

“The general content is to divert as many foreign supernatural events as possible to us, use our power to solve those events, ensuring their safety, maintaining their interests, and simultaneously suppressing us, preventing our rise after the supernatural events end and surpassing them.”

“Those bastards.”

Li Jun slammed the table with both hands stood up.

Even with sunglasses on, the ghost flame in his eye sockets fiercely flickered appearing extremely angry.

Leuk San’s smile instantly froze to coldness at this moment: “They’re provoking a battle between domestic and foreign supernatural circles. If they dare to act, let them all die, the world will rotate just fine without them.”

“They’re courting death.”

The numb and cold face of Wei Jing took on a sinister look.

“Exactly, my new Taiping Ancient Town has a bunch of nameless memorial tablets, might consider carving some foreign names on them.” He Yiner’s face also turned gloomy, spat out tersely.

Zhou Deng said nothing, merely raising two middle fingers silently.

Wang Chaling took off his glasses and slowly said: “There’s no smoke without fire, there’s definitely a reason for this news. If the plan’s implementation time is confirmed, I suggest we intervene first and directly intercept them, let this Noah’s Ark Plan die in the cradle. Maintaining our current situation is already quite difficult, if the Noah’s Ark Plan succeeds, it will be game over.”

“Indeed, foreigners are ruthless. Yang Jian, your Ghost Domain can reshape landscapes and is vast in range. Should we try flipping those islands, continents, give them a wash? They don’t want to live, let’s help them meet God.” Cao Yang smirked.

Yang Jian said expressionlessly: “I calculated, currently my Ghost Domain can’t achieve this, plus such actions are very inhumane, the feasibility is low. They’re not without ghost handlers, surely someone will intervene. Only after eliminating their ghost handlers does the plan have a chance at success.”

“Did he just say Cao Yang is inhumane?”

Cao Yanhua broke out in cold sweat looking at Yang Jian.

Lu Zhiwen spoke calmly, rigidly saying: “Plans remain such, not actions, for they don’t meet implementation conditions. As long as we’re strong enough, the likelihood of their plan’s execution is low. This captain meeting, gathering all captains, is likely to prevent similar occurrences, ensuring at pivotal moments all captains can unite.”

With this said, everyone immediately understood the meeting’s importance.

This serves as a rehearsal.

If a major event arises, twelve captains must unite.

“But beware of their targeted assaults on captain-level figures.”

Yang Jian suddenly recalled something and spoke: “Lok Sheng, the Da’ao City’s officer, is a traitor, not long ago when I visited Da’ao City, they ambushed me once.”

“Oh, such a thing happened.” Wang Chaling was slightly taken aback.

“Indeed, such a thing did happen; the investigation report for that incident is already out. I’ll ensure the staff delivers the dossier to you later. It’s a very ominous sign.” Cao Yanhua said solemnly.

Boom!

Before finishing, a thunderous sound erupted, a long-brewing downpour swept over the city skies.

Yet above everyone, sunlight urged undisturbed.

At this moment, everyone’s face grew solemn, reevaluating the issue.

Someone actually wants to eliminate headquarters captains?

“Zhang Jun, will he be alright?”

Li Leping, who’s remained silent thus far, has a slightly different concern at this point, making a reminder.

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