9:30 a.m.
A special individual meeting had been convened in Headquarters' conference room because of Yang Jian. Not many people had arrived, but all of them were key figures at Headquarters.
Deputy Minister Cao Yanhua, Professor Wang Xiaoming, team leader Shen Liang, Ghost Tamer Wei Jing, captain Li Jun, and operator Liu Xiaoyu.
Liu Xiaoyu had been forcibly awakened. When they found her, she had still been unconscious. Even now, her head was spinning, and she had no idea what had happened. All she knew was that Yang Jian seemed to have knocked her out last night.
"Yang Jian still hasn't shown up?" Cao Yanhua checked the time. Another ten minutes had passed.
Normally, he would have arrived early for a meeting like this. Yang Jian had always been punctual, after all.
"Not yet." Shen Liang had been monitoring the people entering and leaving Headquarters.
Cao Yanhua nodded and continued waiting.
Soon, it was 9:50.
Cao Yanhua asked again, "There are still ten minutes until the agreed time. Has Yang Jian still not arrived?"
"No. There's no report of Yang Jian entering Headquarters," Shen Liang said.
Cao Yanhua said nothing and continued to wait.
At exactly 10:00, Yang Jian still had not arrived. There was not even a shadow of him anywhere near Headquarters.
"Is he late?" Cao Yanhua frowned. "Or has he already rushed over using his Ghost Domain?"
"There are no signs of Ghost Domain coverage. Everything is normal," Li Jun said.
By 10:30, Yang Jian still had not appeared. Cao Yanhua finally could not help slamming his hand on the table. "Yang Jian definitely stood us up. He doesn't intend to come."
The sound of him hitting the table woke Wang Xiaoming, who had been sleeping with his head down across from him.
Wang Xiaoming raised his