Mysterious Revival

Chapter 210, the second place

"This is the person in charge of each district in Dachang City." Sun Yi brought Yang Jian to another office.

The room was filled with important personnel from various departments of Dachang City.

A middle-aged man in a shirt nodded at Yang Jian with a smile.

"This is the person in charge of Eastern City District ... and those over there are captains from other districts."

"Besides, there are several people who were preoccupied today and didn't have time to attend, so they couldn't preside over this meeting. However, it's not a big impact. By the way, you should have met Zhao Kaiming, the person responsible for Dachang City, before," he added.

Sun Yi introduced each person sitting in the room, ending with Zhao Kaiming.

From today onward, their positions would be the same.

"Zhao Kaiming?" Yang Jian narrowed his eyes and focused his attention on him.

Zhao Kaiming sat there with a frosty expression, looking at Yang Jian. He would have never thought that Yang Jian, after surviving an assassination attempt by Xiaoqiang Entertainment Club, would miraculously become the second person in charge of Dachang City—a precedent not yet set domestically.

As it was known, the number of ghost manipulators at headquarters was not large, and some cities didn't even have a person in charge.

The emergence of Yang Jian undeniably sent an ominous signal to Zhao Kaiming.

"Yang Jian, congratulations. I hope to learn much from you in our work as a fellow ghost manipulator," Zhao Kaiming said with a smile, but it was a particularly cold one.

"I should be the one saying that to you," Yang Jian replied.

If it weren't for the occasion, he might have even started fighting with Zhao Kaiming on the spot.

Zhao Kaiming said, "You're too modest, Yang Jian. With the recent surge in supernatural incidents in Dachang City, I think having someone as young and capable as you to assist will make the upcoming work much easier."

"Let's hope so," Yang Jian said, choosing not to continue the conversation.

By showing up in such a situation, Zhao Kaiming had made it clear that he trusted Yang Jian would not do anything to him in this setting.

Sun Yi then said, "According to previous regulations, the appointment of a person in charge in Dachang City requires corresponding personnel support."

"That sort of thing, I think we can put on hold for now. With Zhao Kaiming here, I just need to be in name only," Yang Jian immediately said.

Sun Yi was taken aback.

He didn't quite understand Yang Jian's intention.

Why be in charge just in name and undertake such responsibilities? Isn't that superfluous, and just like that, it's equal to giving up many rights.

"Furthermore, before that, there is an especially important matter that needs handling. You all must be aware of the incident that happened yesterday at Guanjiang Residential Complex," Yang Jian continued.

"Indeed, a serious event did occur yesterday, and it was targeted at a person in charge, which has had a significant impact. Most of the culprits have been killed, but two key people are still at large. One is Wang Xiaoqiang from Xiaoqiang Entertainment Club; the other is one of the club's members named Ye Feng."

A staffer took out a file and used a projector to show it to everyone.

The others in the room were all aware of the gravity of the situation, having received orders from above the previous night to deal seriously with the matter.

Yang Jian said, "I'm not clear about the current situation and won't interfere with your work, but I have only one goal now: find a way to locate these two individuals, secure their position, and then personally lead a team to deal with them, ensuring they have no chance to escape."

After speaking, he glanced at Zhao Kaiming beside him.

Zhao Kaiming narrowed his eyes, understanding that Yang Jian was killing the chicken to scare the monkey, expressing his surface attitude toward him.

"Xiaoqiang Entertainment Club is in Eastern City District of Dachang City—this operation will be under my jurisdiction," a middle-aged man with a heavy voice declared. "Such dangerous individuals absolutely cannot be left unattended. I will take charge of the operation and hope for everyone's cooperation, aiming to resolve this within three days."

"Wang Xiaoqiang and Ye Feng are ghost manipulators, so everyone should be prepared," Yang Jian stated.

The rest of the group took a deep breath, their expressions growing solemn.

It seemed the words "ghost manipulators" carried a certain taboo.

"I will take responsibility for the consequences of this matter, and there will be no chaos, but I just need to know when we can start the operation," Yang Jian inquired.

"The operation can commence as early as this afternoon," answered the middle-aged man in uniform.

Yang Jian said, "Good, then we'll take action this afternoon."

"This guy is ruthless enough. I used to think this kid was just an ignorant student, but it looks like I've underestimated him. The more he is like this, the more it proves my earlier suspicions were correct. Dachang City will either have him without me or me without him.

It was right to make the first move, only a pity that there was a problem with Wang Yue's part, otherwise he would have been eliminated yesterday," Zhao Kaiming thought with a particularly gloomy expression on his face.

If it weren't for the unfortunate coincidence of the Ghost Door Knocker incident happening just then, with Wang Yue dying in the Ghost Domain, how could things have evolved this way?

Yang Jian had really just been too lucky; man's plans are inferior to those made by heaven—he had dodged the deadly trap set for him.

Setting up another plan specifically for him now would be extremely difficult.

If Yang Jian knew what Zhao Kaiming was thinking, he would find it laughable.

Luck?

He had never relied on luck to survive. From the first supernatural incident, he had relied on his own abilities, and the Ghost Door Knocker incident had erupted precisely because Yang Jian had made arrangements well in advance.

Zhao Kaiming thought to himself, "I wonder if Wang Xiaoqiang has heard the news and fled. If not, today Wang Xiaoqiang is probably going to meet his end here."

He still hoped in his heart that Wang Xiaoqiang could escape.

That way, Yang Jian's attention wouldn't be on him for the time being.

But that was quite unlikely.

Because this was not a one-man operation, but the collective effort of the entire Dachang City, Wang Xiaoqiang had become like a rat in the sewer, ever on the run.

Even if Yang Jian spared him today, headquarters would not let him off the hook.

Soon.

The meeting ended.

The appointment of Yang Jian had thus been concluded.

A lot of procedures had been simplified, making Yang Jian's position as the person in charge of Dachang City nothing more than a name, without much real impact.

However, this was in line with Yang Jian's own thoughts.

He only needed a convenient identity to operate, for now. He would let Zhao Kaiming worry about the supernatural events in Dachang City. After dealing with Wang Xiaoqiang and Ye Feng, he would confront Zhao Kaiming and finally consider taking full control of the security in Dachang City.

One step at a time. No need to rush.

"Yang Jian, you have activities planned for this afternoon. Where are you going now?"

Just as Yang Jian was preparing to leave, Sun Yi, the person in charge of the assessment, came over.

"Going out for a meal, then getting ready to see how to deal with that Wang Xiaoqiang," said Yang Jian. "What comes next shouldn't be your concern, right?"

"Of course it's not my concern. My task is already complete. I'm just hungry and want to have a meal together. No problem, right?" Sun Yi said.

Yang Jian said, "No problem."

"You're paying," Sun Yi said.

"Alright, what do you want to eat?" asked Yang Jian.

"How about lobster and steak, and it would be amazing to have a bottle of red wine," Sun Yi suggested.

Not long after.

Inside a hotel.

Sun Yi, as if he hadn't eaten in days, was holding a steak in one hand and a lobster in the other, voraciously tearing and biting into them, his face showing a fierce expression.

"Have you been hungry for a long time?" Yang Jian was taken aback.

"No, I had breakfast this morning."

Mumbling through the food, Sun Yi said, "This is too delicious. I've never had it in my life. I was just saying something casual earlier. I didn't expect you'd really treat me to such expensive food. You're a good person. How about you invite me to eat more often in the future if you don't mind?"

"Waiter, bring three more servings. I'm going to take them to go later."

"..." Yang Jian.

As Sun Yi ate, he started to cry again.

"Why are you crying?" Yang Jian asked again.

Crying, Sun Yi said, "I spoke too soon earlier. I shouldn't have asked for three servings to take away. I want to take ten. I feel really regretful now."

"Then later on, I'll get you twenty servings to go," Yang Jian felt as if he had encountered a foodie.

"Do you mind chatting? You're a ghost controller too."

"Yeah, aren't you one as well? How could you take this job if you weren't a ghost controller?" Sun Yi responded.

Yang Jian said, "A simple assessment could also be done by a regular person, right?"

"A regular person couldn't handle it. What if they get controlled by a ghost controller? There have been such cases before," Sun Yi replied.

"You have a point," Yang Jian pondered for a moment.

Indeed, having a regular person assess a ghost controller would be a great disadvantage. With some tricky ghost controllers, it might even cost them their lives.

"You must not have been in this job for long," Yang Jian commented.

"How did you figure? Indeed, I've been doing this for less than three months," Sun Yi said. "Aren't you the same? You became a ghost controller just over a month ago."

Yang Jian said, "Will you be taking part in the operation against Wang Xiaoqiang and Ye Feng?"

"It depends. I have to wait for the notification," Sun Yi replied.

"They sent you at this time, there must be an implication that you'll provide support. Don't wait for the notification. Join me in the operation this afternoon," Yang Jian said.

He had considered inviting Sun Yi as a helper when he invited him for the meal.

"I'm not in charge of that, and I can't violate the rules."

Sun Yi said, "Don't you know? What if you die early from misusing the power of a fierce ghost? I haven't finished paying off my mortgage. I can't just die like this; I have to struggle on for at least another year."

"You still have a mortgage to pay?" Yang Jian looked at him oddly.

Sun Yi said, "Of course. Is there a problem?"

"No, no problem," Yang Jian replied.

Ghost controllers usually earn money quickly. How come this Sun Yi is still so poor?

Actually, the reason Sun Yi was poor was that after he became a ghost controller, he joined the Asian division of ghost controllers. After training, they found he was not suitable, so he switched to being a liaison and assessor.

That meant he took on a more clerical role.

Because he joined early and lacked achievement, he could only rely on his salary and subsidies to live.

For an average person, the salary and subsidies were already quite high. At first, Sun Yi also thought he struck it rich, but after giving his salary to his mother and buying a house, he realized he was still just an average Joe and remained poor.

So it wasn't that Sun Yi couldn't earn money, it was just that he was an honest man who didn't know how to capitalize on his abilities to make money.

"By the way, I forgot to remind you that the earlier assessment wasn't meaningless. The higher-ups will decide on how to deal with you in the future based on your assessment answers," Sun Yi mentioned while eating.

"The system of city heads might change soon," he suddenly blurted out.

"How will it change?" Yang Jian inquired.

"I'm not sure. The current system for city heads has flaws. Initially, when there were fewer supernatural events, having one person in charge of a city was manageable. But now, with the increase in such events, one person per city is no longer sufficient. So things have to change, with full utilization of civilian powers. But the details are unclear to me."

"But the principle remains the same, one person per city. You'll know more about it later. Also, I've seen your file; you've solved several supernatural cases. You'll definitely have a bright future. Zhao Jianguo especially has his eye on you."

Yang Jian said, "Of course, he has to pay attention to me now. His current position was saved by me."

If it wasn't for Yang Jian rescuing Tong Qian last time, Zhao Jianguo would probably have had to resign.

"That's not what I mean. My point is, if there's a chance in the future, take care of me, will you?" Sun Yi said.

"..."