The Deputy Minister's Hardline Stance and the Woman Behind Him

Black Clouds still covered the sky over Linjiang City, showing no sign of dissipating.

To make matters worse, the local officials have gone missing.

Qian Ying was frantic with worry. At first, when he couldn't contact Hu Jiu, he managed to stay calm.

But after a day and a night, he could no longer remain calm.

Based on his understanding of Hu Jiu was a very responsible person who would never disappear at such a critical moment without a reason, much less desert his post.

Therefore, Hu Jiu's disappearance must be due to a very terrible unexpected situation!

Qian Ying reported this to Headquarters several times and requested support.

Unfortunately, the support personnel cannot arrive in a short time, and the process of applying for and mobilizing other Ghost Tamers will take up a considerable amount of time.

Qian Ying angrily slammed the phone down.

However, he was unaware that Headquarters was facing a huge problem at that moment.

The newly appointed vice Minister Zhang Hongwen, is going crazy!

He was shocked, angry, and afraid.

"Minister, please say something!"

During the emergency meeting, someone couldn't help but urge them loudly.

Say what?

Is it true that he went on a killing spree in America and destroyed a city?

Just recently, the America side contacted Headquarters, and their first words were accusations, using extremely harsh language.

"A Ghost Tamer claiming to be from the Headquarters in China has gone so far as to deploy Supernatural weapons in densely populated major America cities in pursuit of the transnational crime syndicate, Eternal Night Organization!"

"The entire city has been burned down. Preliminary estimates indicate that the number of victims has exceeded 100,000. The China Headquarters must provide us with a reasonable explanation..."

When they received the news, the entire Headquarters leadership was in a state of shock, as if they had heard something out of a fantasy!

Their first thought was, "Could it be that America has done something shady again to frame me?"

The America can stir up trouble even when it's unreasonable, let alone when it has a valid and well-founded argument.

America provided a video document.

Although it only lasted a dozen seconds, Zhang Hongwen was instantly on the verge of losing his composure.

Because... he saw his own face in the video!

Grass!

"That's impossible!"

Zhang Hongwen really wanted to unleash a torrent of vulgarities, but he only thought about it.

In reality, he was just muttering to himself in a daze, "This is fake, it's all fake, it must be fake!"

"Minister Zhang, please stop talking nonsense. Of course we all know that the video footage is fake!" Lu Mou, the Minister of the Resources Department, complained in dissatisfaction.

In the video footage provided by the America, a person who looks exactly like Zhang Hongwen easily killed the America Exorcist and dropped Ghost Fire Bomb.

Based on the confession left by the deceased Exorcist and various pieces of physical evidence, everything points to the China Headquarters.

"This is utter slander!" Zhang Hongwen finally couldn't hold back.

If he had the ability to easily destroy a city, he might have been promoted long ago!

"We all know this is a frame-up, America probably guessed it too, but they just want to extort money from us and take the opportunity to make exorbitant demands," Lu Mou said sarcastically from the side.

Zhang Hongwen glared at him fiercely.

Lu Mou gave a dismissive, mocking laugh. How many troubles had Zhang Hongwen caused since he took office?

Having already interfered in the Research Department, this isn't the end of it; recently, they've even set their sights on the Resources Department!

Hehe~

Lu Mou glanced at Zhang Hongwen: "We still need to think of a solution. How should we handle this?"

After a brief emotional breakdown, Zhang Hongwen calmed down and his tone became serious. "What else can we do? Headquarters won't take the blame for this inexplicable mistake!"

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should draft a statement strongly condemning the America's egregious act of framing the China Headquarters. This baseless accusation must be severely denounced!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze towards Zhang Hongwen changed.

The America suffered heavy casualties this time, and the perpetrator bore Zhang Hongwen's face, suggesting a possible grudge against Zhang Hongwen. Under these circumstances, Zhang Hongwen still had the audacity to condemn the America... Well done!

Zhang Hongwen straightened his back, his loud voice carrying a hint of contempt:

"America was once a behemoth, but times have changed."

"Times have changed. With the Supernatural Revival, India has managed to overtake Europe and America by virtue of its population advantage. Besides, the US was recently America by that South Korea guy. Do they really think no one knows that?"

"Even if the arsonist and massacre were indeed the Ghost Tamer from Headquarters, so what? Let America bear with it. Although the people of that city have lost their homes and families, they have gained the freedom to go and meet God."

At this moment, Zhang Hongwen acted very forcefully, and then he issued a series of orders in a clear and organized manner.

After the meeting, Zhang Hongwen's back was completely soaked with sweat.

His outward assertiveness doesn't necessarily mean he's truly confident.

Fortunately, the city in America was destroyed due to a Supernatural event.

Major countries are concealing the existence of the Supernatural from their citizens; otherwise, century-old rumor-mongering groups would have already stirred up a media frenzy.

Some time ago, that Beauty Goddess really gave America a good slap in the face.

But the Beauty Goddess is barefoot and has nothing to fear from those wearing shoes!

Headquarters had too many things to consider, so he felt very uncertain.

Zhang Hongwen returned to his office with a solemn expression and a nervous heart.

Two Ghost Tamers, a man and a woman, sat on the sofa in the office.

The woman had a beautiful face and eyes that seemed to sparkle like stars, but her expression was twisted and terrifying, with a hint of resentment flashing across her face from time to time, as if she were recalling some unpleasant things.

The man had short, silver-white hair and looked at her with a playful expression.

Zhang Hongwen walked in with a gloomy demeanor, sat down in his office chair, and briefly described the contents of the meeting.

"Prophet, Secret Peeker, what are your thoughts on this?"

The white-haired Prophet was being questioned, shrugged. "I already told you, if you dared to drag that person into a conspiracy, you'd definitely be in big trouble."

Zhang Hongwen frowned, his lips tightening. "With the two of you here, I thought we could avoid all the risks."

The Prophet's eyes revealed clear apprehension. "There's nothing we can do; your future has been interfered with and can no longer be accurately predicted."

"It must have been Hu Jiu who did it!" the Secret Peeker suddenly said in a sinister tone.

Upon hearing her voice, Zhang Hongwen frowned even more deeply. To be honest, he was now somewhat regretting cooperating with this crazy woman.

Seemingly sensing his thoughts, the Secret Peeker sneered, "You regret it?"

"It's too late to regret it! Don't forget who helped you secure your position as vice Minister, and even gave you the opportunity to advance further!"

"That's not what I meant," Zhang Hongwen quickly explained.

The Secret Peeker stared at him for a long time, until cold sweat beaded on his forehead, before finally uttering a light, casual remark:

I hope so.