Chapter 97: So What If You’re The Vice Minister
Because of the “Temporary Captain” matter, the originally quiet meeting tent suddenly became lively.
Standing outside the tent, Jiang Shan also heard Zhao Jianguo’s words. He frowned slightly as he looked at the figure inside the tent who was “debating with the crowd,” then slowly walked toward the tent.
Because of the “Black Haze” incident, almost all the headquarters leaders who were paying attention to Jiang Shan believed that he had fallen into a desperate situation of Fierce Ghost Revival.
It was even recorded in the official file as:
Missing, Fierce Ghost Revival（ presumed dead）
And why Zhao Jianguo was holding Jiang Shan’s file, ready at any moment to nominate him at the meeting—this was of course inseparable from the person involved.
“Since we’re betting on fame, the Starving Ghost is the best S-level Supernatural Event to handle in the early stage. Even if conventional means can’t detain it, there’s still the Coffin Nail from Hongfa Temple as a fallback.”
Jiang Shan was never afraid of so-called “grassroots heroes” being envied by others, although Yang Jian’s idea was indeed not wrong.
A folk Ghost Wielder with no background and no power becoming a national hero would absolutely not be a good thing in the eyes of those in headquarters fighting for benefits.
But in Jiang Shan’s heart, in whichever world:
Strength is power.
And what he wanted was not that power, but the “respect from afar” behind the power.
As Jiang Shan gradually approached the meeting, the discussion voices he heard became increasingly intense.
“I disagree! I’ve seen Jiang Shan’s file too. He’s a folk Ghost Wielder who once caused such a big incident endangering Dachang City. You want to make him Temporary Captain? What are your intentions, Zhao Jianguo?!”
A man with a gloomy face at the meeting looked at Cao Yanhua and continued:
“Vice Minister, I recommend Jiang Shangbai to headquarters as the ‘Temporary Captain’ for this action. With his ability plus Li General and many other Ghost Wielders, we can perfectly solve the Starving Ghost Incident.”
“I agree!”
“I agree too!”
As soon as the man’s words finished, seven out of twelve people in the meeting room raised their hands in support.
This scene made Cao Yanhua’s expression change slightly. He knew that many people present were mixed up with the Circle of Friends, and some were even high-level officials of the Circle of Friends.
But he hadn’t expected there to be so many. The entire headquarters even felt somewhat infiltrated.
Before Cao Yanhua could speak, Jiang Shan, dressed in a black suit and carrying a handbag, walked in.
The heavy atmosphere in the tent did not make Jiang Shan feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, he calmly found an empty seat and sat down on his own.
The suddenly intruding figure made the man who had led the speaking earlier darken his face. He stood up, looked at Jiang Shan, and angrily rebuked:
“Do you know what kind of occasion this is? You entered the headquarters emergency meeting without permission. I now seriously suspect you of stealing headquarters confidential information and endangering public safety.”
“Vice Minister, I demand that this undisciplined, arrogant brat who doesn’t respect anyone be thrown out. Otherwise, I will withdraw from the meeting right now and no longer participate in any decisions for Dachang City.”
“Seconded.”
Cao Yanhua frowned tightly as he looked at the leading man who was “filled with righteous indignation.”
This robust, fierce-looking man was named Director Guo, whose position was on par with his, just with different responsibilities in power distribution.
Director Guo was mainly in charge of special operations personnel and logistics mobilization, which was crucial for handling Supernatural Events.
If he didn’t participate in any decisions for Dachang City, plus so many seconded supporters, even accounting for more than half of the meeting participants.
Once they all withdrew, Cao Yanhua’s career as Minister would be over.
Just as Cao Yanhua was hesitating, a calm and indifferent voice fell into everyone’s ears:
“If I remember correctly, Ghost Wielders who join headquarters or cooperate with headquarters, if capable enough, have the right to participate in major decisions.” Jiang Shan said.
Hearing this, Director Guo angrily slapped the table and cursed:
“Just because you control Two Ghosts, that’s your capital for arrogance? Let me tell you, any Ghost Wielder from the Circle of Friends can crush you. If you don’t want to die, get out now. If you obstruct headquarters’ important matters, I’ll be the first to report and apply for your wanted status!”
Because he had carefully read Jiang Shan’s file before, he had no fear at all toward this orphan who had been honest and timid since childhood.
Plus, he himself was in a high position and was even the founder of the Circle of Friends.
Even Jiang Shangbai was respectful to him, so of course he didn’t take this high school student folk Ghost Wielder seriously.
“Since human ways can’t communicate, then let’s communicate the Ghost Wielder way.”
As soon as Jiang Shan finished speaking, in the next second, his figure appeared in front of Director Guo.
Before everyone could react, he single-handedly grabbed the man’s neck and effortlessly lifted him up.
“I’ll give you one minute to call all the people from the Circle of Friends. I want to see how they crush me.” Jiang Shan said flatly.
“Let go now! You’re attacking an important headquarters person in charge! That’s a capital offense, do you know that!?”
“If you don’t let go, I’ll shoot you right now!”
Some people at the meeting reacted and suddenly stood up to distance themselves from Jiang Shan, some even drew their pistols and aimed at him.
“Jiang Shan, don’t be impulsive. Put Director Guo down quickly.”
Seeing the situation turning ugly, Zhao Jian felt panic in his heart at this moment.
If a person equivalent to vice minister level was killed, that crime would be enough to make Jiang Shan wanted by headquarters forever.
Although Jiang Shan had told him before that he could solve the Starving Ghost Incident, he hadn’t said anything about solving a vice minister too?
The atmosphere at the scene became tense. Director Guo’s face was turning purple, even about to stop struggling.
Jiang Shan casually threw him aside, the huge force launching the man like a cannonball.
“Bang”
With a loud crash, the extremely sturdy military tent was instantly torn open by Director Guo, leaving the meeting participants terrified.
“What kind of power is this?!”
Throwing an adult man flying like tossing a sandbag—this terrifying power had completely surpassed human limits.
For a moment,
It was pin-drop silent.
“Jiang Shan, doing this will only make things worse. Jiang Shangbai from the Circle of Friends is very strong. If it really comes to a fight, for you…”
Zhao Jianguo, who was the first to break the silence, was covered in sweat. He looked at Jiang Shan, who was calmly smoking nearby, and hesitated to speak.
Cao Yanhua was also somewhat shocked at this moment. His gaze turned to Director Guo lying in the tent canvas not far away, his eyelids twitching, unsure of what to say.
“Bang~!”
“Bang~! Bang~!”
A relatively young man, full of shame and anger, drew his pistol and fired continuously at Jiang Shan, quite like American police emptying a magazine.
Moreover, the bullets he used were Gold Bullets, extremely threatening to ordinary Ghost Wielders.
Unfortunately,
The person he was shooting was Jiang Shan, who controlled four ghosts.
In the early stage of the supernatural outbreak,
The peak of the young generation.
“Ah!!!”
The young man’s sudden heart-wrenching scream left everyone stunned, hurriedly turning to look.
They saw that his limbs were all marked by bullets, with seven clear bullet holes continuously oozing fresh blood.
The young man lay on the ground, his limbs limp like a dead dog, painfully wailing.
And at this time, Jiang Shan was still sitting in the chair, smoking calmly and watching everything.
“Jiang Shan! You haven’t fully joined headquarters yet, and you’re doing this…”
Another high-level official from the Circle of Friends hadn’t finished speaking when he saw Jiang Shan’s gaze—devoid of any emotion, utterly calm—turn to him. He was startled and paused.
But because the rest of the Circle of Friends were staring at him intently, that high-level official gritted his teeth and continued:
“What you’ve done has already violated headquarters’ laws. I can call headquarters’ Ghost Wielders right now to kill you!”
“I’ll give you half a minute. If you can’t make that call, your end will be the same as that man’s.”
Jiang Shan took a puff of smoke and pointed calmly at Director Guo, who was unconscious and limp not far away.
“You wait! You wait!” the man said with a trembling voice.
His hands shook nonstop as he tremblingly picked up the phone and dialed a number.
After the call connected, he anxiously said to the other end:
“Li Jun! The command center meeting area is under attack by a Ghost Wielder. Hurry and bring all the headquarters people in charge! Hurry!”
Just as the man hung up, Jiang Shan suddenly appeared in front of him.
“You cough cough cough..”
As he opened his mouth, a cigarette flew into it.
“32 seconds.”
Jiang Shan didn’t waste words and kicked toward the man’s abdomen.
With his current physical fitness, a full-force kick might not kill an ordinary person, but it was close.
For these high-level leaders of the Circle of Friends, Jiang Shan kept them for other uses, so he didn’t intend to kill them.
So he only used half his strength.
“Urgh~!”
With the third high-level official from the Circle of Friends fainting, no one dared to step forward anymore.
Ghost Wielders were never good people. The Circle of Friends Ghost Wielders were polite to this group only because they had value to exploit.
Madmen who could only live a few months, or one or two years. They didn’t go on killing sprees or take revenge on society because they had plans in mind.
If this group from the Circle of Friends had encountered lunatics like Ren Ying or Ren Xue, they would probably have been turned into “toys” and dismembered by now.
Only two minutes had passed when a voice laced with doubt suddenly came from not far behind Jiang Shan:
“Uncle Guo, what happened to you? Who hit you?”
Jiang Shan glanced over and saw a man standing beside Director Guo, speaking.
He was wearing a well-tailored suit, his handsome face carrying an unnaturally pale complexion, lacking some of the vitality of the living.
Immediately after, a Weird greenish light appeared, and a group of people materialized beside Cao Yanhua, led by Li Jun.
At this moment,
That unknown man, Li Jun, and numerous Ghost Wielders all looked at Jiang Shan, who was calmly smoking in his chair.
As the last puff of smoke finished, Jiang Shan’s tone carried no emotion:
“Someone told me there were good cigarettes to smoke at headquarters. I don’t think so. The best cigarettes are still in my own pocket.”
