Meaningless Assessment

Appointment of Dachang City Manager.

Yang Jian drove towards Dachang City to reach the designated location.

I learned from Liu Xiaoyu that the performance evaluation for the Dachang City Manager is quite strict. In addition to being Ghost Tamer, the assessment of mental state and personality are also extremely important.

After all, those who handle paranormal events in a city also wield immense power, and problems in their appointments could potentially bring unimaginable disasters to the city.

However, Yang Jian belongs to the Trit Office.

He became the second Ghost Tamer after Zhao Kaiming became the Ghost Tamer in Dachang City.

The reason the higher-ups agreed was actually because Yang Jian had made several meritorious contributions.

Whether it was the Ghost Knocking incident, the ghost shadow incident, or the Huanggang Village incident, all of these fully demonstrated his personal abilities. Rescuing the Ghost Tamer Feng Quan, as well as Tong Qian before him, also earned high praise from the higher-ups for Yang Jian's work style.

A person who can rescue other Ghost Tamer and solve all sorts of tricky paranormal events will naturally be highly valued by their superiors.

If Yang Jian hadn't been reluctant to become the Dachang City Manager too early and hadn't overused the power of the vengeful spirits, his appointment wouldn't have been delayed until now.

"We're here, this is it."

Yang Jian's car was parked in front of a building.

The appointment took place right here.

As soon as I got off the bus, someone was waiting for me there.

"Is this Boss Yang, General Manager?" A middle-aged man in a suit, who looked like an office worker, walked over with a smile.

"It's me," Yang Jian.

"The instructions have already been given, Mr. Yang, please come this way," the civilian staff member said.

Yang Jian nodded.

Instead of entering the building, the person walked towards a small, separate reception room nearby.

"Isn't the appointment process done inside the building?" he asked.

"I'm not entirely sure about that. I was only responsible for bringing Mr. Yang to the reception room; the rest was not my concern," the clerical staff member said.

Yang Jian didn't ask any further questions.

He soon arrived at the reception room, where guards stood both inside and outside, armed with real guns, creating a somewhat tense atmosphere.

The reception room appears relaxed on the outside but is strictly controlled on the inside.

Without permission, it's simply impossible for an ordinary person to get in here.

Upon entering an office, Yang Jian saw a somewhat dejected man, probably not yet thirty, sitting inside. He was yawning and slumped over the table, holding a paper frog folded into shape. He was pressing down on the paper frog's bottom, making it hop around, playing with it quite seriously.

"Knock knock~!"

The civilian staff member said, "Mr. Sun Yi, Yang Jian has already been brought here."

"They've arrived? Good, you can go out now."

Sun Yi suddenly looked up and glanced at it, then quickly put the paper frog back on the table.

"By the way, if there's nothing else, don't bother me. No one is allowed near this office without my permission, including the leaders of Dachang City."

"Yes, Mr. Sun Yi."

Yang Jian sized up the man, and a peculiar instinct told him that this Sun Yi was also a Ghost Tamer.

The danger level was very low, and the Ghost Eye did not react strongly.

He's not even as good as the previous Ye Feng.

"Sit down." Sun Yi straightened up, gestured around, and said, "Don't be nervous. This review is more lenient, but there are still some procedures to follow. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? By the way, this call will be recorded."

"It's alright, just ask me any questions you have, as long as you don't take up too much of my time," Yang Jian.

Sun Yi asked, "Name?"

"Yang Jian."

"Gender?"

"Male."

"Place of origin?"

"..." Yang Jian, "You should be able to find out all of this, right?"

"It's just a routine procedure, don't be nervous," Sun Yi said. "Why did you choose to become the Dachang City Manager?"

"For world peace."

"How long have you been Ghost Tamer?"

"More than a month."

"You look very young. Do you have a girlfriend? Have you ever thought about settling down?"

Yang Jian, "Is this question important?"

"This is very important. Whether you have a girlfriend and whether you are willing to settle down are related to the mental state of the Ghost Tamer. Please answer honestly," Sun Yi said.

"I haven't considered it yet," Yang Jian.

"So you've thought about it." Sun Yi then asked, "Among the following photos, which type of woman do you like best?"

After saying that, he took out a stack of photos and placed them on the table one by one.

There are ten photos in total. The woman in the photos doesn't look real; they must have been digitally composited.

Moreover, the women in each photo are completely different in terms of clothing, appearance, figure, and temperament.

To put it simply, there are styles like mature woman, elegant lady, student, and cute, etc.

"Only children make choices; men want it all," Yang Jian.

Sun Yi looked at Yang Jian with some surprise, but in the end, a sense of annoyance welled up in his heart.

Damn, there's this answer too! Why didn't I think of that before? I was stuck on it for over two hours.

"Here are some ability test questions, mainly testing emergency response capabilities. Question: If five people are running towards you at the same time, and one of them is a ghost, and you only have two bullets in your gun, assuming the bullets can kill the ghost, what method would you use to handle the current situation?"

Then he took out another photo.

The background of the photo is a dimly lit, dark city, a desolate scene reminiscent of the apocalypse.

At that moment, a man stood on the road, pointing a gun at five survivors running towards them from the opposite direction.

One survivor was an office worker in a suit, another was a woman returning from grocery shopping, a child carrying a schoolbag on their back, a stunningly beautiful young woman, and a wrinkled old woman.

"This is a free-response question; there's no fixed answer," Sun Yi said.

"Turn around and run. These five people are all ghosts," Yang Jian said calmly after glancing at them.

Sun Yi asked in surprise, "Tell me the reason?"

"Need I say more? Anyone with half a brain can see that the first one is dressed in a suit and carrying a briefcase, like he's going to work. The city in the background should have already fallen; no one would be going to work, go grocery shopping, or have children going to school. And that woman is even worse. Although she's very pretty, she's too clean; she hasn't even removed her makeup."

"That old woman shouldn't be a suspect, right?" Sun Yi said.

"The old woman in the painting is running in front; is that the speed an elderly person should move at?" Yang Jian. "If you keep asking these kinds of questions, I'll have to question your professional competence."

"Or perhaps, the person who set the question isn't very intelligent."

Sun Yi said, "Don't rush, this is only the first question. The next one is the second."

"Given the same conditions, assuming only one of these five people is human, what method would you use to rescue that person?"

Yang Jian, "I won't save them. There are five people, four of whom are ghosts and one is a human. I am Ghost Tamer, and my life is more precious than that of an ordinary person. Why should I sacrifice myself to save an ordinary person? Besides, that person is still alive and well among the four ghosts, which means that a certain balance has not been broken. If I take the initiative to attack, I will die even faster."

"Uh..." Sun Yi was taken aback.

That's not how you answer questions.

"Okay, the third question is an extension of the previous one. Suppose that among these five people, only one is a ghost, and the other four are people. You have two bullets. How can you shoot and kill the ghost hiding among the five people?"

Yang Jian frowned. "Your question is a bit more difficult than the two low-IQ questions above. It's at the level of an average person, but it's still very simple. Warn them to lie down on the ground and not move. Anyone who tries to rush forward will be shot dead."

"You'll inadvertently harm the public," Sun Yi said.

"But it's also possible to kill a ghost, right? I have a one-in-five chance of killing a ghost with one bullet. If one person listens to my warning and lies down, my chance increases to one-in-four. If three people lie down, I have two bullets to kill a ghost one hundred percent. And any normal person would have stopped after the warning."

"If a gunshot rings out and someone dies, the person who keeps charging forward must be a ghost."

Sun Yi asked, "Why not choose to fire a warning shot into the air?"

Yang Jian laughed and said, "That's the most foolish thing to do. What if I waste a bullet and the warning is ineffective? Then my chance of killing the ghost is only one in five, which is much smaller than the former method of killing one person first and then firing a warning shot to survive. If it fails, four survivors and one Ghost Tamer will die, and my method also has the possibility of killing the ghost with the first shot."

"You are gambling with the lives of the masses; it is an extremely selfish act," Sun Yi said.

Yang Jian, "No, this is the fairest thing I've done. Don't forget, the Ghost Tamer is also here. If he can't kill the ghost, he'll die too. The reason he chose to Ghost Tamer is because the Ghost Tamer is already certain that he is not a ghost among the six people present. With the other five still undecided, he has to make a choice. Although this choice may sacrifice one or two people, it's better than a total wipeout."

"After you fired a blank shot, you only had one bullet left. To gamble five lives with that last bullet is the greatest irresponsibility. A person who cannot be responsible for themselves cannot be responsible for others."

"Everyone wants to save, but it's destined that no one can be saved. I haven't read many books, but I know the principle that without doing small evils, it's difficult to achieve great good. Sometimes, necessary sacrifices are worthwhile."

Sun Yi was speechless for a moment, admitting that such an answer was indeed very reasonable.

However, the perfect answer before was: fire a warning shot, and anyone who ignores the warning must be a ghost, then shoot them dead.

It conforms to both the style of Ghost Tamer and the rules of procedure; it's a textbook answer.

However, Yang Jian's reminder is correct; what if the warning is ineffective?

How do you choose which bullet to use to kill one ghost among five people?

"Alright, your answer has been recorded. Now for the fourth question, which is an extension of the previous one. Under the same circumstances, you only have one bullet, and among the five people opposite you, there is a ghost. If you had to shoot, which of the five people would you choose? Or does your intuition tell you which of the five people might be the real ghost?" Sun Yi asked again.

Yang Jian raised an eyebrow. "This is an unsolvable mode, isn't it?"

"More or less," Sun Yi nodded.

The fourth question is similar to the Ghost Tamer encountering an unsolvable supernatural event; a choice must be made, but failing to make the choice will result in death.

Because the Ghost Tamer in the question only has one bullet left.

He is an office worker dressed in a suit and tie.

The wife was returning from grocery shopping.

Or perhaps a beautiful woman who has dressed up meticulously.

Even the children carrying their schoolbags to school.

And that old woman with a face full of wrinkles and looking very old.

Only one shot can be fired.

And this shot has to be fired.

There's a one-in-five chance of killing the ghost; there's no other choice.

"If I had to kill one, I'd choose the kid with the schoolbag," Yang Jian.

"What's the reason?" Sun Yi asked.

Yang Jian said, "The office worker might have accidentally wandered into this city while out working. The woman buying groceries might be a survivor in the city. Her groceries might not have been bought; they might have been taken from an abandoned supermarket. As for the beautifully dressed woman, I don't think ghosts would dress up so elaborately. And that old woman, perhaps she's homesick and unwilling to leave her hometown."

"The only one I can't think of is that kid with the schoolbag on his back. I can't think of any reason why such a child would wander around the city without his parents caring, unless the whole family, including the child, is dead."

Sun Yi said, "Why couldn't that child have run away from the survivor's house to play?"

"Even if they sneak out to play, they wouldn't be carrying schoolbags. In the event of a city falling, the first group to be evacuated would be women and children, right?"

"Any other questions? Ask away," Yang Jian.

Sun Yi said, "The next issue isn't about that. For example, what methods do you plan to use to handle paranormal events in a city once you become the person in charge?"

The following section is essentially a future work plan.

Yang Jian just gave a perfunctory answer; it was decent enough that it was passable.

The questioning lasted a full two hours.

They asked all sorts of tricky questions, thoroughly exploring your personal hobbies and interests, such as whether you like watching movies, what kind of movies you like, whether you play games, and whether you've ever had thoughts of murder.

Please, watching movies and playing games are normal things that people do every day, okay?

Yang Jian has murderous thoughts every day; today he was still thinking about how to kill Wang Xiaoqiang and Ye Feng.

"Congratulations on officially becoming the head of Dachang City today. I hope you will continue to work hard in the future." After asking the last question, Sun Yi stood up and warmly shook hands with Yang Jian.

"Is that all?" Yang Jian.

Sun Yi said, "That's right."

"Then what's the point of asking all those previous questions?" Yang Jian.

Sun Yi thought for a moment and said, "Strictly speaking, it's meaningless, since you're the designated person in charge. This is just a routine procedure. However, this assessment will not only be recorded but also videotaped, and this information will become part of your file and follow you for life."

"." Yang Jian.

Indeed, I was wasting my time.

"Also, here's your new GPS-enabled phone, and your identification documents."

After speaking, Sun Yi took out a briefcase containing a cell phone, identification documents, and a uniform.

"Zhou Zheng's satellite-guided phone needs to be retrieved. I hope you won't mind," Sun Yi said.

"Of course," Yang Jian.

"Next, you need to get to know the important personnel in various departments of Dachang City, so that they can assist you in your work in the future. Oh, by the way, Zhao Kaiming, the Ghost Tamer from before, is also here," Sun Yi said.

Zhao Kaiming?

Upon hearing this name Yang Jian's face immediately darkened.

On his death list, the first person not listed was Ye Feng, nor Wang Xiaoqiang, but Zhao Kaiming.

In truth, he was the real culprit hiding behind the scenes.