The Second One

"This is the person in charge of each district in Dachang City." Sun Yi led Yang Jian to another office.

This place was filled with important personnel from various departments of Dachang City.

A middle-aged man in a shirt smiled and nodded at Yang Jian.

"These are the leaders from the East District, and the others are the team leaders from each district."

"In addition, several others had other commitments today and were unable to attend, so they cannot chair this meeting. However, it won't have a significant impact. By the way, Zhao Kaiming, the person in charge of Dachang City, you should have met him before."

Sun Yi introduced everyone present one by one, and finally introduced Zhao Kaiming.

From today onwards, their positions are the same.

"Zhao Kaiming?" Yang Jian narrowed his eyes and focused his attention on him.

Zhao Kaiming sat there, staring coldly at Yang Jian. He never expected that Yang Jian, who had survived an assassination attempt by the Xiaoqiang Club, would miraculously become the second person in charge of Dachang City. There was no precedent for this in the country.

It's important to know that the number of Ghost Tamer at Headquarters is quite small, and some cities don't even have a designated person in charge.

Yang Jian's appearance undoubtedly sent him a bad signal.

"Yang Jian, congratulations! I hope you will give Ghost Tamer more guidance in my work in the future." Zhao Kaiming smiled, but the smile seemed particularly cold.

"I should be the one saying that to you," Yang Jian.

If it weren't for this occasion, he probably would have fought with Zhao Kaiming on the spot.

Zhao Kaiming said, "Yang Jian, you're too kind. There have been a lot of supernatural events happening in Dachang City lately. With such a young and promising person like you assisting, I think the work ahead will be much easier."

"I hope so." Yang Jian didn't continue speaking to him.

Zhao Kaiming dared to show his face at this time because he was certain that no one would do anything to him in this situation.

Sun Yi added, "According to previous regulations, when a person takes over, Dachang City will provide corresponding personnel support."

"I think we can put this matter aside for now. Zhao Kaiming is already taken care of, so I can just lend my name to him," Yang Jian said immediately.

Sun Yi was taken aback.

I don't quite understand Yang Jian's intentions.

What's the point of just being a figurehead and being in charge? Isn't that redundant? And doing that alone means giving up a lot of rights.

"And before that, there's something very important to do. I think everyone is already aware of what happened in Guangjiang Residential Area yesterday," Yang Jian.

"A special incident did indeed occur yesterday, and it was launched against a person in charge, so the impact was particularly significant. Most of the perpetrators have been killed, but two key individuals remain at large: Wang Xiaoqiang from the Xiaoqiang Club, and Ye Feng, a member of the club."

A staff member took out a file and projected it onto the screen for everyone to see.

Everyone else present knew what was going on, after all, they had received instructions from above the previous night to deal with the matter seriously.

Yang Jian, "I am not clear about the current situation and will not interfere with your work, but I only have one goal right now: to find these two people by any means possible, locate them, and then I will lead my men to personally take care of them and not give them a chance to escape."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Zhao Kaiming standing to the side.

Zhao Kaiming narrowed his eyes. He knew that Yang Jian was making an example of him to show his attitude.

"Xiaoqiang Club is located in the Dongcheng District of Dachang City, so this operation will be handled by our Dongcheng District."

A middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "Such a dangerous person cannot be left unattended. I will take responsibility for the operation, and I hope everyone will cooperate fully to resolve this within three days."

"Wang Xiaoqiang and Ye Feng are Ghost Tamer, so everyone should be prepared," Yang Jian.

The others felt a chill run down their spines, their expressions turning solemn.

It seems that the phrase "Ghost Tamer" carries some kind of taboo.

"I will take responsibility for the consequences of this matter, and there won't be any trouble. I just don't know when we can start taking action," Yang Jian asked.

"We can move out as early as this afternoon," said the middle-aged man in uniform.

Yang Jian, "Alright, let's do it this afternoon."

"This guy is ruthless. I thought he was just an immature student, but it seems I underestimated him. But the more this happens, the more it proves my previous guess was correct. In Dachang City, it's either him or me. Making the first move was the right thing to do. It's just a pity that Wang Yue's link went wrong, otherwise I would have been able to get rid of him yesterday." Zhao Kaiming's face was extremely gloomy.

If it weren't for bad luck, and the coincidence of the Ghost Knocking, Wang Yue would have died in the Ghost Domain, and things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Yang Jian was incredibly lucky; man proposes, God disposes, and he escaped this deadly predicament.

It would be extremely difficult to devise another plan targeting him.

If Yang Jian knew Zhao Kaiming's idea, he would find it utterly ridiculous.

Luck?

He never survived by luck; from the first supernatural incident, he relied on his own abilities. The Ghost Knocking incident occurred because Yang Jian had made arrangements beforehand.

Zhao Kaiming thought to himself, "I wonder if Wang Xiaoqiang has heard the news and run away. If not, Wang Xiaoqiang's probably going to die here today."

He still hoped that Wang Xiaoqiang could escape.

This way, Yang Jian's attention will temporarily shift away from him.

But that's too difficult.

Because this wasn't an operation by one person, but rather a joint effort by the entire Dachang City, Wang Xiaoqiang became like a rat trapped in a sewer, forced to scurry around everywhere.

Even if Yang Jian lets him go today, Headquarters will not.

Soon.

The meeting has adjourned.

This appointment of Yang Jian can be considered complete.

The number of steps was reduced, which left Yang Jian, the Dachang City Manager, with only a name and no real power.

However, this also aligns with Yang Jian's own thoughts.

He only needs an identity that makes it easy for him to act. For now, let Zhao Kaiming deal with the paranormal events in Dachang City. After dealing with Wang Xiaoqiang and Ye Feng, he can then deal with Zhao Kaiming. Only then will he consider taking complete control of the security of Dachang City.

We must take things one step at a time; we cannot rush it.

"Yang Jian, you have another operation this afternoon, where are you headed now?"

Just as Yang Jian was about to leave, Sun Yi, who was in charge of the assessment, walked over.

"Let's go out for a meal, then make some preparations and see how to deal with that Wang Xiaoqiang," Yang Jian. "What happens next shouldn't be your concern, right?"

"Of course it's not my responsibility. I've already completed my mission. I'm just hungry and would like to have a meal together. Is that alright?" Sun Yi said.

Yang Jian said, "No problem."

"It's your treat," Sun Yi said.

"Okay, what would you like to eat?" Yang Jian.

"How about lobster and steak? A bottle of red wine would be perfect," Sun Yi said.

Just a little while later.

Inside a hotel.

Sun Yi looked like he hadn't eaten for days, grabbing a steak in one hand and a large lobster in the other, tearing into it with a ferocious expression.

"Have you been hungry for a long time?" Yang Jian was taken aback.

"No, I ate breakfast this morning."

Sun Yi mumbled, "This stuff is so delicious! I've never had anything like it in my life. I was just saying it casually before, but I didn't expect you to actually treat me to something so expensive. You're a good person. How about you treat me to meals often in the future, if you don't mind?"

"Waiter, three more servings, please. I'll take them to go later."

"." Yang Jian.

Sun Yi started crying again while eating.

"Why are you crying?" Yang Jian asked again.

Sun Yi cried as he said, "I shouldn't have ordered three portions. I wanted to order ten. Now I really regret it."

"Then I'll pack twenty portions for you later." Yang Jian wondered if he had encountered a foodie.

"Would you mind chatting? You're Ghost Tamer too."

"Yes, aren't you one too? How could you take this job if you weren't Ghost Tamer?" Sun Yi said.

Yang Jian, "A simple assessment, even an ordinary person could handle it."

"Ordinary people can't do this. What if they get controlled by a Ghost Tamer? There have been such cases before," Sun Yi said.

"That makes sense," Yang Jian thought for a moment.

Indeed, it is a huge disadvantage for an ordinary person to test a Ghost Tamer. If they encounter a particularly difficult Ghost Tamer, they might even lose their life.

"You haven't been doing this job for very long, have you?" Yang Jian.

"How did you figure that out? It's true, I've only been in this line of work for less than three months," Sun Yi said. "And you haven't either? You've only been Ghost Tamer for a little over a month."

Yang Jian, "Will you participate in the operation to deal with Wang Xiaoqiang and Ye Feng?"

"We'll see, I have to wait for further notice," Sun Yi said.

"The fact that you were sent here at this time definitely means there's some kind of support involved. You don't need to wait for further instructions; come with me this afternoon," Yang Jian.

Inviting him to this meal was also part of their plan to recruit Sun Yi as an accomplice.

"I can't make that decision; I can't break the rules."

Sun Yi said, "Don't you know? What if I die prematurely from recklessly using the power of a vengeful ghost? I haven't finished paying off my mortgage yet. I can't just die like this so easily. I have to try to hold on for another year."

"You still have to pay your mortgage?" Yang Jian looked at him with a strange expression.

Sun Yi said, "Of course, is there a problem?"

"No, no," Yang Jian.

Ghost Tamer make money quickly, so why is Sun Yi still so poor?

The reason Sun Yi was so poor was that after becoming Ghost Tamer, he joined the Asian Ghost Tamer Branch, but the training revealed that he was not suitable, so he became a liaison and examiner instead.

It's more of an office job.

Because he joined the company early and didn't achieve much, he could only live on his salary and subsidies.

For ordinary people, this salary and subsidy is already quite high. Sun Yi initially thought he had struck it rich, but after handing over his salary card to his mother and buying a house, he realized that he was still a nobody and remained poor.

So it's not that Sun Yi lacks the ability to make money; it's just that he's an honest man who doesn't know how to use his abilities to earn money.

"Oh, right, I forgot to mention, the previous assessments weren't entirely meaningless. Your future arrangements will be determined based on your answers to those assessments."

During the meal, Sun Yi suddenly remarked, "The system for assigning responsibility might be changed later."

"How exactly will it be changed?" Yang Jian asked.

"I don't know. The current system of city officials has flaws. Initially, when there were few paranormal events, the presence of officials was enough to handle them. Now that the number of paranormal events has increased, relying on one official per city is no longer sufficient. Therefore, it needs to be changed to make full use of the power of the people. I don't know the specifics."

"But the principle remains the same: only one person in charge per city. You'll find out later. Also, I've seen your file; you've solved several paranormal cases. You're sure to have a bright future. Zhao Jianguo is keeping a close eye on you."

Yang Jian, "Of course he'll keep an eye on me; I'm the one who kept his current position for him."

If he hadn't rescued Tong Qian last time, Zhao Jianguo would probably have resigned.

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was, please take care of me if there's an opportunity in the future," Sun Yi said.

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