Headquarters is extremely busy right now.
Handling Supernatural events across the country is already an enormous workload.
At this moment, some energy also needs to be devoted to investigating who exactly launched a high-yield Ghost Fire Bomb at Hu Jiu.
That bomb was of the highest power level, and launching it required a very high level of authorization.
This kind of thing happening in Capital is a slap in the face to Headquarters.
If Hu Jiu hadn't been strong enough, he would have certainly died if hit by that Ghost Fire Bomb.
This might be a conspiracy. Even if Hu Jiu doesn't say anything, Headquarters will definitely investigate to the end!
Of course, Hu Jiu himself didn't have high expectations for the Headquarters.
If it turns out that the person who launched the Ghost Fire Bomb was an extremely powerful individual, what Headquarters will do is obvious to anyone who knows.
After all, the last person to cause trouble and spite Headquarters in Capital was Hu Jiu himself.
According to the investigation, Shen Jiliang quickly learned that the Ghost Fire Bomb was launched from a base within the Headquarters.
Upon hearing this news, Shen Jiliang's eyelids twitched.
The bomb being launched from inside Headquarters can only mean two things—
It could have been done by a member at Headquarters, or Headquarters could have been hacked.
Shen Jiliang leans towards the latter.
The trajectory of that Ghost Fire Bomb was completely undisguised, and its launch location could be easily traced, as if it had been deliberately placed in plain sight to mislead.
Furthermore, he didn't think any high-ranking official at Headquarters would be foolish enough to use Ghost Fire Bomb to blow up Hu Jiu...
Etc!
Who says there aren't idiots at Headquarters?
Thinking of this, Shen Jiliang hurriedly requested to convene an emergency meeting, and at the same time ordered the personnel responsible for guarding the Ghost Fire Bombs to check the data, check who had recently come into contact with the Ghost Fire Bombs, and whether the bombs were missing, etc.
All departments at Headquarters were aware that something big had happened, so the meeting was held quickly and smoothly.
"Among those present, has anyone given unauthorized orders to launch Ghost Fire Bomb to attack Hu Jiu?"
Shen Jiliang questioned Zhang Hongwen with unusual seriousness, but his eyes kept drifting towards Zhang Hongwen.
Not only him, but the eyes of others also subtly swept over Zhang Hongwen.
Zhang Hongwen, however, remained calm and asked in return, "How is Hu Jiu now?"
"He's fine, he's not injured," Shen Jiliang replied.
Zhang Hongwen said carefully, "The impact of this matter is extremely negative; it must be thoroughly investigated."
"Hu Jiu is, after all, Ghost Tamer has solved S-class Supernatural cases. The fact that he was attacked by a bomb from Headquarters in the Capital is a huge blow. Whether he was injured or not, once this gets out, public opinion will be in an uproar, which will be detrimental to Headquarters in every way."
"Therefore, the most urgent task is to immediately block the news and prevent other Ghost Tamers from knowing about this, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble."
If a top-tier Ghost Tamer is attacked by a bomb from Headquarters in the Capital, a significant number of people will likely only look at the surface and suspect that Headquarters is behind it.
As for the reason, it's very simple; just imagine one. For example, Hu Jiu might be too powerful and out of control, or Hu Jiu might have unintentionally offended someone...
Everyone present could see this: if Hu Jiu had died in this attack, it would have been a major blow to the cohesion of the Headquarters.
Even if the truth is later uncovered, it will be difficult to win back the morale of the disunited members, and the Headquarters may even face scrutiny.
The Ghost Tamer was attacked right under Headquarters' nose only proves Headquarters' incompetence!
Therefore, Zhang Hongwen's suggestion to immediately block the news is indeed the most important thing that Headquarters should do right now.
"Using that level of Ghost Fire Bomb requires a very high level of authorization, and for Ghost Fire Bomb to launch successfully, the cooperation of others is also needed."
"The top management at Headquarters are all ordinary people. It's practically impossible for them to pull off something like this without anyone noticing. And it's even harder to avoid being caught afterward."
"No one at Headquarters would be foolish enough to do such a thing; it would bring absolutely no benefit and would only lead to endless trouble."
Zhang Hongwen linked himself with the other senior executives present, thus clearing himself of suspicion.
Shen Jiliang frowned. What Zhang Hongwen said did make some sense, but he still couldn't completely believe it.
These high-ranking officials are indeed ordinary people, but that doesn't mean they don't have Ghost Tamers under their command.
Given their status and the resources they control, it would be far too easy for them to bribe a few Ghost Tamers to work for them.
The abilities of Ghost Tamers are incredibly diverse. It's not impossible for them to bypass all the intermediate procedures and throw Ghost Fire Bombs directly from Headquarters to kill people.
Just then, there was a knock on the conference room door.
"Please come in," Zhang Hongwen said.
The door was pushed open, and a member of the Research Department hurriedly walked in.
He started by revealing bombshell information:
"The person in charge of managing the Ghost Fire Bomb was manipulated in a special way; he was the one who launched that bomb. We have now taken him into custody."
"What!" Upon hearing this, Shen Jiliang's pupils dilated in shock.
Despite all his careful planning, he never expected the problem to originate from his own actions; his own backyard was on fire!
The Ghost Fire Bomb was originally a Supernatural weapon developed by the Research Department, and the people who manage the Supernatural weapon warehouse also belong to the Research Department.
Shen Jiliang was overly confident that nothing unexpected would happen in his department. He would rather doubt the higher-ups at Headquarters than the people in the Research Department.
Unexpectedly, the slap in the face came too quickly.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Jiliang.
Zhang Hongwen's lips curled slightly, his tone unusually serious. "Shen Jiliang, you have made a major work error!"
"The fact that Supernatural weapons arsenal could be breached is extremely serious. If a malicious person were to launch a large number of Ghost Fire Bombs from the arsenal, it could destroy the entire Capital. This is a dereliction of duty on your part!"
Zhang Hongwen berated him repeatedly, and Shen Jiliang was as wilted as a frostbitten eggplant. This was probably the most humiliating moment he had ever been since the Headquarters was established.
After a brief moment of frustration, he quickly regained his composure, his expression unchanged, but his eyes glanced out of the corner of his eye at the Research Department member who had come to report the situation.
As a member of the Research Department, after receiving the latest intelligence, how could they bypass his department head and go directly to the conference room to report it to everyone?
Hehe~
After severely criticizing Shen Jiliang, Zhang Hongwen quickly issued a series of new orders:
"Now that we've identified the root of the problem, take all those involved into custody!"
"There have been oversights in the Research Department. I think it's necessary to conduct a comprehensive review of this department to prevent any other potential problems."
"Such a serious mistake only needs to happen once; I don't want to hear anything like it again!"
Shen Jiliang remained silent, offering no rebuttal.
The other senior executives at the conference table all had solemn expressions.