"Damn it, those two brats are too arrogant! They think they can boss us around just because Headquarters is backing them up! They even dared to kill someone? We have to teach them a lesson!"
"After all, the other party is Ghost Tamer, so it's best to be careful. You can use any means necessary in private, but never have a direct confrontation with this kind of person in public!"
"Damn it, I'm not going to the meeting, let's see what they can do to me!"
The group chat was flooded with messages. While these people were communicating on their phones, several more people arrived at the office. They were all shocked when they saw Hu Jiu and the mayor's bodies.
No one spoke until the second hand reached a certain position, officially ending the half-hour wait.
Hu Jiu put down the documents in his hand and looked at the sparse crowd present.
Upon noticing Hu Jiu's actions, everyone immediately turned to look at him. Hu Jiu's face was gentle, and his tone was kind. "First of all, congratulations everyone on passing the first round of preliminary selection. You are all lucky to have survived. I hope you can continue to maintain this attitude in the time to come."
As he spoke, his fingers slid across the documents in his hand, giving special attention to all those who were absent.
Those present had no idea what he was up to, and seeing the mayor's brutally murdered body, no one wanted to be the first to speak out.
Hu Jiu said, "Let me introduce myself first. I am Hu Jiu, an investigator sent by Headquarters. Headquarters has appointed me to investigate a number of recent incidents in Langzhou City, including deceiving superiors, failing to report known information, refusing to cooperate with previous leaders Headquarters, maliciously delaying and even harming leaders, and condoning the evil deeds of Fierce Ghost. All departments must now obey my orders. If you have any objections, you can raise them now."
"Before I begin, let me remind you that those who didn't attend the meeting are all dead. After all, one of the objectives of this operation is to purge some corrupt officials from the relevant departments."
When Hu Jiu spoke, his tone was quite flat, as if he were saying, "The weather is nice today," as if he were just informing someone of something insignificant.
In reality, Headquarters didn't give Hu Jiu that much power, but since Headquarters was inactive, Hu Jiu couldn't be blamed for creating excuses.
It's like killing the chicken to scare the monkey—but whose chicken is being killed, and which monkey is being warned? Who knows?
Then Hu Jiu looked up at a junior leader in the Special Operations Department: "The first thing we need to deal with is the matter of Langzhou University. I checked the data beforehand, and recently, the number of missing persons and accidental deaths at Langzhou University has been quite high. Can anyone explain what's going on? Don't tell me you know nothing about this. Isn't it all you who forcibly suppressed the news and whitewashed the situation?"
The junior leader, sweating profusely, replied to Hu Jiu's question, "Mr. Hu, we genuinely don't know what happened at Langzhou University. The university's leadership has never called the police..."
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly let out a piercing scream and collapsed to the ground, his continuous wails tormenting everyone's ears.
The sudden turn of events caused a dramatic change in the expressions of everyone present.
"As the leader of the Special Operations Department in Langzhou City, how dare you claim to know nothing about such a major event that happened at Langzhou University?" Hu Jiu raised his voice slightly. "I'll give you one more chance. Think carefully about how you're going to answer me. If you really are just a useless coward, then there's no need for you to continue breathing fresh air and wasting public resources!"
Hu Jiu's words were not just a simple threat; he was truly daring to think and act. The city's Special Operations Department actually dared to treat him as perfunctorily as they had treated the former Ghost Tamer. They really couldn't tell the difference between a king and a queen!
The junior leader, who had fallen to the ground and cried out in pain, quickly stopped wailing. He had no wounds, but the excruciating pain he had just experienced was undeniable; he never wanted to feel that pain again, the kind that felt like his soul was being torn apart piece by piece.
At this moment, he was completely dazed. He stood up respectfully, and he really dared not refuse to cooperate with Hu Jiu, a barbarian who would kill without hesitation.
The others were also terrified by this scene. At this moment, they seemed to finally realize what the words "Ghost Tamer" really meant. Chu Yan could not be afraid of the Ghost Tamers at Headquarters, but they, as ordinary people, were really nothing and had no power to resist.
They were all stunned. Suddenly, they wondered if all the people who hadn't attended the meeting were really dead. Hu Jiu didn't seem to be joking; he wouldn't lie to them for no reason.
This realization filled everyone with suspicion and uncertainty. Hu Jiu and He Ming had been sitting there the whole time, while the others who hadn't attended the meeting were scattered throughout the city. How had they all died?
Some people secretly took out their phones to contact those who didn't come, but unfortunately, all their messages went unanswered.
One person not replying doesn't mean anything, but if everyone who didn't attend the meeting doesn't reply, then something's clearly wrong!
Hu Jiu didn't stop these people from secretly contacting others; he just stared intently at the junior leader he had just tormented.
The junior leader of the Special Operations Department said in a trembling voice, "About... about Langzhou University, we really don't know much. This matter is directly handled by Chu Yan, the person in charge. We only know that there aren't any vengeful Fierce Ghosts haunting the university, but rather a Ghost Tamer doing something. I don't know the specifics of what he's doing. All the students and teachers at that school are avoiding talking about it..."
"However, if Mr. Hu wants to know more, he can ask Mr. Liang, the president of Langzhou University. He should know something. Also, the Ghost Tamer caused trouble on campus should be related to Chu Yan, the local official."
The junior leader spilled everything he knew without reservation, even shifting blame by pointing the finger at Principal Liang of Langzhou University and Chu Yan, the person in charge of Langzhou City.
Hu Jiu nodded. This matched the information he already knew. The Ghost Tamer causing trouble at Langzhou University should be Chu Shan.
To be honest, Hu Jiu wasn't qualified to criticize others, since he himself was a scoundrel who couldn't be worse than the worst. He often used people from Linjiang City to test the Fierce Ghost, but that didn't stop him from hating Chu Shan and wanting to kill him. There was only one reason for this—only when the original owner of something he had stolen was he able to use it with peace of mind.
The fact that Chu Shan in his past life controlled the Ghost Book and the Mirage Ghost is enough reason enough. Whether Chu Shan is a good person or a bad person, Hu Jiu cannot allow him to live in this world!