Chapter 200: Meeting
In a spacious and bright meeting room resembling a university classroom, even though there was still half an hour until the scheduled start of the meeting, this super-large meeting room that could accommodate three hundred people was already packed.
Not only was every area in the meeting room filled with people, but there were also a few special “outsiders” standing in a remote corner.
And they were precisely A Wu and the others from the Supernatural Forum.
“Brother Wu, we’ve been in Dachun City for two days, but we haven’t even seen Jiang Shan’s face, and we can’t even meet Cao Yanhua. Now the Supernatural Circle is buzzing with rumors that our Supernatural Forum boss is dead.”
“Yesterday I spent money to ask the Ghost Wielders who were present at the time, and confirmed that the boss should still be alive. They said it seems like Jiang Shan’s two confidants locked up the boss. If we can’t redeem the boss soon, the Supernatural Forum is in danger!”
In this seemingly isolated small group, a man who didn’t look very old looked at A Wu and spoke the intelligence he knew.
Normally speaking, it was impossible for the people from the Supernatural Forum not to share intelligence with each other, to the point of only exchanging information now in such a crowded meeting room.
That was because recently all Ghost Wielders entering Dachun City were required to undergo real-name verification and registration.
After registration, Ghost Wielders wanting to join the branch and attend the meeting had to check in under the arrangement of the branch’s relevant staff. Not only were the check-in areas extremely dispersed, but the branch also restricted all actions of the Ghost Wielders.
Such standards for restricting personal freedom were not only Jiang Shan’s way of preventing these “admirers” who came wanting to join the branch for certain benefits from causing trouble, but more importantly, it was his obedience test for this group.
After all, his former idol, the number one wife-stealing demon from the Three Kingdoms period, had once said:
In times of chaos,
One should only appoint the talented.
For this group of loose, arrogant, and unrestrained civilian Ghost Wielders, Jiang Shan didn’t care what they wanted.
Money, power, life.
As long as they proved their abilities and made corresponding contributions, he could satisfy them one by one.
But what he wanted was this group’s obedience to the branch.
If they couldn’t even accept a three-day restriction on personal freedom, then such Ghost Wielders were no better than a dog to Jiang Shan.
And even the small group from the Supernatural Forum who came to redeem Ye Zhen was treated as registered Ghost Wielders. Under the intimidation and threats from Zhou Deng and Cao Yang, they were forced to disperse and check in across various areas of Dachun City for two days, with even their mobile phones confiscated.
This was also why they were exchanging intelligence in the meeting room.
“Brother Wu, the branch is having us attend the meeting now, but they didn’t even leave us a seat. This is too disrespectful to our Supernatural Forum. Jiang Shan is indeed strong, but can he just look down on us like this because he’s strong?”
“Shut up. Can’t you use your brain when you speak? Can’t you see this is an intimidation tactic?”
Looking at the indignant member, the man who spoke earlier pointed at his head and continued coldly: “What is our identity right now? We’re lowly people begging. You’re so stupid it makes me nauseous!”
“Brother Wu, we must redeem the boss today. I heard that after the meeting ends, except for a few pre-selected people, all other Ghost Wielders and high-level officials will be assigned to various cities. At that time, we might very well be expelled.”
Listening to the chatter from the people around him, A Wu, as the pillar of strength, didn’t answer directly. Instead, he looked grimly toward a certain area in the meeting room, his gaze heavy as if counting the number of people there.
“Seventy-four Ghost Wielders.”
After getting the specific number, the grim-faced A Wu slowly spoke to the few people looking at him eagerly:
“I know about the boss’s situation. Jiang Shan definitely knows we’ve come to Dachun City, and he’s deliberately ignoring us. Since he let us attend this meeting, it means he will definitely address the boss’s matter at this meeting.”
“No one say any more nonsense from now on. No one think about causing trouble. Just wait obediently for the meeting to start. Take a good look at Area B; everyone sitting there is a Ghost Wielder.”
“？!”
The few who hadn’t paid attention to the venue were instantly shocked by A Wu’s words and looked in the direction of his gaze.
“Jiang Shan is really mad! What does he want to do by recruiting so many Ghost Wielders?”
Seeing the people in Area B with their weird demeanors, most of them emanating numbness and the aura of the dead, the few from the Supernatural Forum instantly looked grim, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Although Ghost Wielders possessed terrifying abilities, and even a team of just seven was enough to threaten any organization.
But more Ghost Wielders weren’t necessarily better; they were a double-edged sword. If the organization didn’t have sufficient ability to control them, then mad, inhuman Ghost Wielders were enough to devour it.
This was also why the long-famous Supernatural Forum only had a dozen or so members.
And even the headquarters, backed by the country, always kept the number of people in charge at an awkward threshold.
Was it that the headquarters lacked funds to recruit?
Or was it really because of the headquarters’ management system that so many civilian Ghost Wielders were deterred?
Perhaps both were factors affecting the number of Ghost Wielders at headquarters, but the most important reason for controlling the number of people in charge was that headquarters didn’t have sufficient ability and couldn’t control a larger number of Ghost Wielders.
Ultimately, it came down to a lack of high-end combat power and imperfect rules and regulations.
And now, the number of Ghost Wielders nearly reaching half of headquarters truly shocked A Wu.
Although he wasn’t a top-tier Ghost Wielder, his understanding of the supernatural and supernatural organizations surpassed most people.
“Jiang Shan recruiting so many Ghost Wielders—does he want to ‘start anew’?”
While A Wu was pondering, the massive meeting room instantly fell silent, with only the sound of a door being pushed echoing in the hall.
“Da da~ da~!”
The crisp footsteps instantly drew everyone’s gazes, and the meeting room’s soft lights seemed influenced by some unknown force, suddenly dimming.
A young man in a black custom suit appeared at the meeting room door. He strode toward the main seat. The man had a pale face, and his entire body emanated a chilling disregard for life. The bone-chilling cold aura even carried a hint of weird evilness.
At this moment, Jiang Shan in everyone’s eyes didn’t seem like a living person of flesh and blood, but more like a Fierce Ghost without emotion.
Jiang Shan, standing on the lecture stand, scanned the room with his gaze, then spoke in a flat tone laced with a hint of coldness:
“The meeting begins.”
