Chapter 174: Branch And Circle Of Friends
After throwing that pale, weird Ghost Eye into the Ghost Mirror Shard for detention, Jiang Shan looked at Zhang Dongxing, who had already fallen into a coma in front of him, his eyes beginning to turn icy cold.
As the range of the Dead Face Ghost’s Ghost Domain expanded, he discovered traces of four candles that had burned out completely in four extremely hidden and unknown corners of the building.
Just this one piece of intelligence about the White Ghost Candle had already allowed him to roughly figure out who exactly was planning to cause trouble at this meeting.
It must be known that Yang Jian had not yet gone to the Caesar Grand Hotel at this time, and every Ghost Candle now was a “heart and soul treasure” of Headquarters.
Even if Headquarters was rotten to the core, supernatural props like Ghost Candles and Substitute Dolls that could save lives were the foundation of its existence, and they would never allow too many to circulate to the public no matter what.
So as soon as he thought:
Headquarters, White Ghost Candle, conflicting interests.
Connecting these three conditions to everything, aside from the Circle of Friends organization that had been rooted there since Headquarters was established, Jiang Shan could not think of any other organization that could possess four Ghost Candles in their hands, even if they were white ones.
Perhaps some jumping clowns he did not know about had also joined in, but that no longer mattered.
Looking back at Liu Yue who had already recovered and Sun Yan who had a face full of solemnity, Jiang Shan pointed at Zhang Dongxing on the ground, whose whole body was gray-white like a dead person, and spoke to the two of them:
“You two don’t need to attend the meeting anymore. Take him and find a safe place to hide, and don’t leave this building.”
“Ah, okay.”
Although Liu Yue was somewhat puzzled, she still agreed straightforwardly without asking the reason.
“Jiang Shan, is it those people from the Circle of Friends? They are just a bunch of parasites feeding on the country! I can still use the supernatural power of the Ghost Rain right now. If…”
“No need. If you really want to help, then go protect Cao Yanhua. The branch cannot do without him in execution and management. If he dies, the branch will be very hard to operate.”
Sun Yan was interrupted by Jiang Shan before she could finish.
Under permissible conditions, he did not want Sun Yan to use the supernatural power of the Ghost Rain to get involved in this matter, because her body came from the supernatural power of the Ghost Lotus, and using the supernatural power of the Ghost Rain would certainly cause irreversible damage to this body of hers.
So under non-essential circumstances, there was no need for Sun Yan to trade her life for a life.
Moreover, Jiang Shan did not think that group of jumping clowns could stir up much of a storm in Dachun City.
After seeing Liu Yue find someone to carry Zhang Dongxing away, Jiang Shan nodded to Sun Yan, and then the two disappeared from the hall.
At the same time,
In a massive meeting room.
“Why are these lights flickering?”
It was unknown which leader in attendance raised the question, instantly attracting everyone’s attention, while some people had just snapped out of the illusions from the Ghost Domain:
“Ah, wasn’t Minister Jiang just here holding the meeting earlier? Where is he?”
“What meeting? I remember Minister Jiang told us the meeting was canceled.”
Various voices of doubt rose one after another in the meeting room, and the entire Council Hall instantly became chaotic.
“Silence.”
Suddenly, an indifferent voice made everyone’s hearts shudder. The iciness in that voice seemed to surpass the winter in Dachun City, and the meeting room instantly fell silent.
At a certain moment,
The lights in the meeting room flashed and went out, followed immediately by Jiang Shan walking out expressionlessly from within and sitting in the conference chair position.
Although no abnormalities could be seen on his body from the outside, ever since he had fused with the Blood Ghost, his temperament carried a weird chilliness that made people feel very uncomfortable.
This was the aura of frequent dealings with the supernatural, and since Jiang Shan had a fierce ghost in his body, this chilling feeling was inescapable.
At this moment,
Looking at this young man not yet twenty years old sitting in the chair position, who controlled the fates of countless people in three provinces, the numerous leaders present did not even dare to breathe heavily; they were all quietly waiting for Jiang Shan to speak.
Precisely because they had contact with the supernatural, they knew at this moment just how terrifying Jiang Shan was.
A sense of awe naturally arose in their hearts.
The Council Hall was filled with a solemn and reverent atmosphere. If an ordinary person came here at this time, they might already be too nervous to speak.
“Committee Member Cao, how many leaders and persons in charge handling supernatural events from the three provinces have come in total, and how many Ghost Wielders are present now?” After scanning the room, Jiang Shan looked at Cao Yanhua and slowly spoke.
Cao Yanhua immediately replied: “Officials at all levels responsible for supernatural events total 137 people, branch persons in charge present number fourteen, civilian Ghost Wielders twenty-five.”
Listening to the data reported by Cao Yanhua, Jiang Shan was also somewhat surprised at this moment. In just four short hours, Dachun City actually had thirty-nine Ghost Wielders.
Even excluding the branch persons in charge and the Ghost Wielders who escaped from the Ghost Rain, the number of Ghost Wielders attending this meeting had already reached dozens, a number that surpassed the Supernatural Forum and even the civilian Ghost Wielders in Dachang City.
But were there people from the Circle of Friends or other forces among these Ghost Wielders?
Jiang Shan did not know all this for the time being.
“Good. Next, the issues of the person-in-charge system for the three provinces and handling supernatural events will be temporarily shelved. I believe everyone just experienced some illusions to varying degrees.”
Only to see Jiang Shan sitting in the chair position, his icy gaze sweeping over the eyes of every person present, as if this gaze could penetrate the flesh and see into a person’s heart.
Those swept by his gaze,
Some pretended to be calm and nodded, some shook their heads slightly nervously, while others met his gaze with calm faces.
Seeing the various expressions on the faces of those present, Jiang Shan slowly stood up and said as he walked toward the huge floor-to-ceiling window:
“Just now, a ghost’s Ghost Domain imperceptibly changed your cognition. Some of you may know the ability of the White Ghost Candle, and four of them have already burned out around this building.”
Hearing this, some people’s faces suddenly changed drastically. They looked at Jiang Shan with terrified eyes, their faces filled with incredulous expressions.
At this time, Cao Yanhua’s face was as gloomy as dark clouds on a rainy day; he already knew what exactly those people were planning to do.
If the Circle of Friends really wanted to take down the branch, then Fang Shiming, as the boss of the Circle of Friends, would certainly make a move against Jiang Shan. He really could not imagine that Headquarters, which controlled the world, would not know about this?
Or did they tacitly approve of the Circle of Friends’ actions?
Although Jiang Shan’s various high-profile actions were no different from declaring independence as king, nominally he was still a person of Headquarters, a person of this country!
Moreover, Jiang Shan’s actions fully lived up to the title of branch minister. Ever since he entered the supernatural circle, he had been handling supernatural events, and although some personal conflicts were mixed in, the essence had not changed.
Why would Headquarters acquiesce?
At this time, Jiang Shan standing by the window did not know about the anger in Cao Yanhua’s heart, but even if he did, it would not matter. He pointed at the vast darkness outside Dachun City and said indifferently:
“In other words, some people with ulterior motives want to draw all the ghosts in Dachun City here. Someone wants to take down the branch and kill everyone present.”
