Black Clouds hovered over Linjiang City for seven whole days.
Zhang Hongwen still wanted to handle the situation quietly.
Later, Fu Youhua, despite his illness, mobilized manpower to form a very strong support team, and went to great lengths to get in touch with Hu Jiu.
"Minister Fu, it's been a long time!"
On the phone, Hu Jiu's tone was as gentle as ever.
Fu Youhua's voice was very weak, and he didn't waste any words, saying directly:
"The America 'negotiation' team is about to arrive to discuss 'cooperation' matters with Headquarters."
"Because of the previous incident, the US sent a recognized top Exorcist."
"No matter how many internal conflicts we have, we can't afford to falter in this situation. We must unite against external threats. Do you understand?"
Hu Jiu's face was filled with cold calculation, but his words were unusually firm. "Don't worry, I know what's important and what's urgent."
Fu Youhua seemed relieved and continued:
"The Eternal Night Organization is now wanted by multiple countries. According to reliable intelligence, the Ghost Tamer who infiltrated the Headquarters and stole the Ghost Fire Bomb to attack you has been confirmed dead."
"The Eternal Night Organization claims that the Ghost Tamer was merely an intern, and his actions were entirely his own responsibility, unrelated to Evernight, therefore this matter ends here."
Hu Jiu countered, "Has Headquarters made contact with Evernight?"
Fu Youhua replied, "Yes, because they are wanted by multiple countries, even though Evernight is a large organization, it can't withstand such pressure."
"In order to clarify the situation, Evernight issued several statements, denying terrorist activities against Japan and also denying the attack on you."
"However, there's a tainted witness in Linjiang City who turned himself in, Evernight really can't clear his name. The only thing they can say is that the Ghost Tamer attacked you was a newcomer to the organization."
"For this, the Eternal Night Organization has paid a sum of compensation resources, which will be sent to you in a few days along with the reward for your mission to resolve the Tianji and the Frozen-to-Death Ghost."
Hu Jiu seemed somewhat nonchalant. "Actually... ordinary resources are of no value to me at all."
After a two-second silence, Fu Youhua said earnestly:
"The other side has already made concessions. You can't keep pressing the issue. The domestic situation is very serious, and there's also external pressure from the America and South Korea. There's really no need for Headquarters to continue making enemies. Once we completely break ties with Evernight, the entire operation could easily collapse."
"If Headquarters suffers serious losses, you can't bear the responsibility. No matter how strong you are, can you possibly be stronger than the combined forces of the top Ghost Tamers at Headquarters?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Jiu considered it for a moment and felt quite confident, but said aloud, "I understand, I'm not the kind of person who disregards the bigger picture."
"I hope you really understand." After saying a few more words, Fu Youhua was already out of breath.
A cold glint flashed in Hu Jiu's eyes. "Your health is not good? Where are you receiving treatment now? Can I visit you? If the physical damage is caused by Supernatural, perhaps I can help."
Fu Youhua coughed twice, seemingly taking the opportunity to think, before saying after a moment, "If you want to visit me, you'll need your operator to prepare an application report. Once it's approved, you can."
"I've already sent people to help with the Black Cloud Incident in Linjiang City; it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible."
"Okay, that's enough for now."
The call has ended.
At this moment, outside Linjiang City, a group of Ghost Tamers were indeed approaching.
The leader was a young man, visibly arrogant.
The person beside him spoke with a slightly obsequious tone, "Captain Wu, we didn't know how serious this Supernatural event was; we'll have to trouble you to take action."
"I heard the person in charge of Linjiang City is the one who recently single-handedly took in the Frozen-to-Death Ghost. I didn't expect him to be trapped. It seems his abilities are a bit of a stretch~"
The man called Captain Wu sneered, "Hu Jiu, huh? Have you forgotten his code name? He's just lucky. He probably hit the jackpot and managed to imprison the Frozen-to-Death Ghost."
"If I had been there, he definitely wouldn't have had a chance to handle the Frozen-to-Death Ghost incident. People who rely on luck are nothing but a fart in the face of absolute power!"
"Captain Wu is right!" The group of people accompanying him echoed.
"The first Ghost Tamer in the country to solve S-class Supernatural case has now vanished without a trace, his whereabouts unknown. Hu Jiu is probably a similar case."
"The captain saved him from dire straits this time, why not give him a chance and let him be your teammate?"
Captain Wu, flattered by the praise, nodded slightly. Having a Ghost Tamer had solved an S-class Supernatural case as his subordinate would definitely make him look good and effectively raise his status. Just thinking about it made him feel great.
He hadn't considered whether he could successfully contain the Black Cloud, nor had he considered Hu Jiu's thoughts.
In his view, being allowed to be his subordinate was already a great favor he was doing for the other party.
Full of confidence, the group finally arrived at their destination.
After getting off the bus, Captain Wu walked straight towards the border of the Ghost Domain, with the others following behind him, joking and chatting as if they were on a vacation, without the slightest bit of tension or urgency.
"The captain will surely capture him easily..."
Before the flattery could be finished, everyone shut up.
Because they saw that Captain Wu, who had activated the Ghost Domain and attempted to forcibly invade Linjiang City, was directly bounced away and fell on his butt.
Captain Wu was incredulous and couldn't come to his senses for a moment.
"Uh... it's normal to make mistakes due to insufficient intelligence," someone said, trying to save face.
Captain Wu stood up with a serious expression, adopted a focused attitude, and tried again.
This time it was even worse than the last time; he fell flat on his face!
"Even horses stumble, and people make mistakes; it's all inevitable," someone continued, trying to salvage the situation.
Captain Wu's face turned completely black. When he was bounced out for the third time and landed in a ridiculous position with his buttocks sticking up and his anus facing the sky, he completely broke down.
"That's impossible!"
Enraged, he tried again and again.
Unsurprisingly, he failed time and time again.
The team members who came with him were extremely embarrassed. The more boastful they had been, the redder their faces became after being slapped in the face.
Captain Wu had never been so humiliated in his life. Enraged, he dialed the operator's number.
"The Source Ghost of the Black Cloud Incident is too powerful. If I can't handle it, no one else can. Let Headquarters abandon this city and seal it off."
After saying that, Captain Wu turned and left.
He walked away alone, having lost so much face; he needed to calm down and didn't want to see his teammates.
What could the team members do, looking at each other in bewilderment?
They had no choice but to retreat along with them.
If even the boss couldn't solve it, they were even more helpless.
Coincidentally, less than two minutes after the group left, the Black Clouds suddenly dissipated.
Captain Wu hadn't gone far when he received a call from the operator, "The Supernatural incident in Linjiang City doesn't need your help anymore; it's been successfully resolved by the local authorities."
Upon hearing this, Captain Wu's expression changed drastically. He turned around in astonishment and saw that the sky in the distance had returned to its azure blue, without a single cloud.
His face, however, was clouded with gloom...
Silence is Cambridge tonight.