The Final Night
Is Ghost Eye Yang Jian from Dachang City, going to hold a conference call with the Ghost Tamer Headquarters?
When Zhao Jianguo received Liu Xiaoyu's message, he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Immediately notify the minister and Deputy Minister, and ensure that the technical staff sets up this conference call within ten minutes. All relevant key personnel must be present."
Zhao Jianguo did not work at the Ghost Tamer Headquarters, but had already arrived in Dachang City by plane several days ago.
As soon as he hung up the phone, he immediately began preparations.
Zhao Jianguo's phone call alarmed not only the ministers and Deputy Minister at Headquarters.
After all, Yang Jian made it very clear that this meeting was a matter of life and death for Dachang City.
Who dares to be careless about the safety of a city?
If Yang Jian weren't Ghost Tamer who had to deal with supernatural events, his GPS-enabled phone would have been bombarded with calls long ago.
"Minister, the conference call setup is complete and we are ready to begin at any time."
Zhao Jianguo walked in and placed his GPS-enabled phone in the center of the table.
As long as Liu Xiaoyu switches the line, Yang Jian's communications can be transferred here.
"How much time has passed now?" Cao Yanhua asked.
Zhao Jianguo said, "Ten minutes, but Yang Jian gave us twenty minutes to prepare, and Liu Xiaoyu gave us fifteen minutes. We still have five minutes to prepare. Because it involves a major decision, I haven't notified many people who aren't at the required level to maintain secrecy. Currently, there are only three people in the meeting room: myself, Li Jun, and you, Minister. Everyone else is connected by phone, but they are qualified to participate in the decision-making process."
"Alright, I'm glad you understand. Some calls have already been made. Don't say anything you shouldn't. Have the guards on high alert. No one is allowed to enter the command room until the meeting is over. Also, all cell phones must be destroyed immediately after the meeting. No information is allowed to leak out," Cao Yanhua said cautiously.
"Understood," Zhao Jianguo nodded.
Once this was confirmed, Liu Xiaoyu notified Yang Jian.
"The meeting will start in thirty seconds. Is everything alright on your end?"
"No problem," Yang Jian.
Quickly, in less than thirty seconds, his connection was briefly cut, then reconnected.
"I am Cao Yanhua, the Deputy Minister of the Ghost Tamer Headquarters, and the main person in charge of the Starvation Ghost Incident in Dachang City. Ghost Tamer Yang Jian, you requested a teleconference to discuss the life and death of Dachang City. Is that what you mean?" Cao Yanhua asked calmly from the command room.
Hearing the voice coming from the phone, Wang Xiaoming was taken aback for a moment.
He had not received any information in this regard.
"Strictly speaking, that's true, but there are some things I need someone to confirm. After all, I've joined the Headquarters as Ghost Tamer, so I can't just act on my own whims. I need to get some advice from someone," Yang Jian.
"Refer to what?" Cao Yanhua asked.
Yang Jian said, "To resolve the Dachang City incident, two conditions need to be met. Unfortunately, we don't meet either of them at the moment. You've probably received the specific files and documents, and you should be aware of these two conditions."
"What are the two conditions? We'll definitely resolve what we can, and we'll also try to find a solution for what we can't, as long as we can ensure that Dachang City is safe."
Suddenly, a voice came from the phone.
"Which old geezer interrupted? Doesn't he know anything and yet he barges into the meeting? Go back and review your lessons," Yang Jian.
Upon hearing this, Cao Yanhua Zhao Jianguo in the command room broke out in a cold sweat, while Li Jun, standing to the side, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
"Kid, be more polite. If this weren't such an important moment, and you dared to talk to me like that at any other time, I'd kill you on the spot."
The old man on the phone immediately became agitated, clearly a manager with a fiery temper.
Yang Jian, "Shoot me? Judging from your voice, you're quite old. Can you even handle a gun? Besides, what law says that swearing can get you shot? You're someone important enough to be here at this meeting. Don't you know that murder is a crime? You really dare to speak out."
"Minister Cao Yanhua, I don't want to talk to him. Kick him offline."
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Inside the command center, Cao Yanhua's forehead was covered in even more cold sweat. You probably don't even know who he was arguing with.
"You little brat, you've got the guts to come to my turf. If I don't teach you a lesson, you're no better than a grandson," the old man said.
"Ahem, Old Li, calm down a bit. Don't you know what time it is? Yang Jian, right? Go on, we're listening."
Another man's voice rang out, stopping the pointless argument.
The man called Old Li seemed to have swallowed his anger and didn't continue arguing.
"Where were we? We forgot because of the argument," Yang Jian.
Wang Xiaoming's calm voice rang out. "The two prerequisites for resolving the Dachang City incident are contact and imprisonment. Direct contact with the source ghost would result in a very high chance of death, so some safety measures are needed. The ghost candle is a very good tool, but unfortunately it was used on the fourth-stage Ghost Infant during the last contact, and it's gone now."
"I can handle this condition. Just like I told Wang Xiaoming last time, I'm less than 20% sure I can succeed. If I fail, I'll die. But I've decided to give it a try anyway," Yang Jian.
"Just for what you said, young friend, I take back what I said before. If you come to my place, I'll treat you to tea—no, to drinks—we'll drink until we're both drunk." said the man called Old Li.
Yang Jian, "Minister Cao, why is this old guy still here? Didn't we say we'd kick him offline? He doesn't know anything, he's just spouting nonsense."
"I'll still shoot you after I finish drinking," Old Li cursed again.
Cao Yanhua was holding back his words, not daring to speak. Kick him offline? All the phones on the table were connected; didn't you see that everyone else went silent as soon as Old Li opened his mouth?
"Old Li, you need to change your temper. I understand the first condition. I'm leaving everything to you. If there's anything you need me to tell you, just say so. We can handle it for you outside," another man said in a heavy voice.
Yang Jian, "I don't need comforting now, Wang Xiaoming. Just continue what you were saying."
Wang Xiaoming was standing nearby, said, "The second condition is imprisonment. Actually, there's a prerequisite for imprisonment: the source must be restricted. My previous plan was that finger, which you all already know from the files, but it failed. The restrictor was lost, unless we can find another thing that can restrict the vengeful ghost."
"I can also solve this second condition, but here's the problem: if I survive the first step, the second step is to find something to replace that finger."
Yang Jian, "I know a place in Dachang City that might have this."
"Then why didn't you go and get it?" a strange voice couldn't help but ask.
How do I take it? Do I use the keyboard?
Yang Jian, "That thing is restricting another ghost. I can't say what its level of terror is, but it shouldn't be lower than A-class, probably S-class. If I want to resolve the Dachang City incident, I need that thing. After all, we currently have no resources left to use. Today, I'm discussing this problem with you all. To solve this, we must personally release a ghost of unknown terror level."
"Perhaps what we release will cause a disaster even more severe than that of Dachang City, or perhaps not, but it concerns the lives of millions of people. I cannot make this decision alone; it is up to your Ghost Tamer Headquarters to make it."
"Alright, I've said my piece. I need Liu Xiaoyu to give me an answer by 6 PM tomorrow."
After saying that, he immediately hung up the call.
A hush fell over the command center outside Dachang City.
How many things have you been hiding?
Hearing Yang Jian's words, Wang Xiaoming looked at him with a stern face.
I never expected this guy to have so many hidden tricks up his sleeve. Even in a desperate situation, he still had the ability to resolve this Starvation Ghost Incident.
"Can I trust you?" Yang Jian didn't answer him, but instead asked.
Wang Xiaoming said, "You should trust me."
Yang Jian, "Alright, I'll start this plan tomorrow after you and the others have entered the safe house. Here's your phone, and I'll leave the other one here to connect with you. I don't know how long a video call on one phone will last, but I believe you'll understand everything when you see it tomorrow."
"Whether the plan succeeds or not depends entirely on whether I can survive with that less than 20% chance. If I die, I have no idea how many ghosts will be resurrected. You should know the dangers involved better than I do."
"Since you've already made up your mind, why did you even make this call?" Wang Xiaoming asked.
Yang Jian, "Even if we succeed, the price will be enormous. I will personally release a ghost, and I don't know what that ghost will bring, but I think it will be terrifying. And I can't bear the consequences alone; I need to find someone to share the burden. After all, we have to consider the future. Of course, if I die, then the whole plan will end, and there won't be any more trouble."
"So you're asking Headquarters to clean up your mess?" Wang Xiaoming asked.
"Is that not allowed? I'm a man who's risking his life for this city. What's wrong with cleaning up my mess?" Yang Jian.
Wang Xiaoming said, "You're overthinking it. If you really succeed, your contributions won't be criticized, and you can easily keep it a secret, so there's no need for this unnecessary trouble."
Yang Jian, "If I don't say anything, how will the higher-ups know that the credit is mine?"
"You're too focused on personal gain," Wang Xiaoming frowned.
Yang Jian, "Not everyone is as great as you; I'm just an ordinary person."
"Alright, that concludes our conversation for today. My plan has already begun. You don't need to worry about the rest; just observe the results."
I hope you succeed.
After Wang Xiaoming finished speaking, he got up and left. Now that Yang Jian was willing to give it his all one last time, he had nothing more to say.
He wasn't worried about whether Headquarters would approve Yang Jian's plan.
I will definitely agree.
No country can afford to lose a major city; this precedent cannot be set, at least not now.
Even if the ghost Yang Jian released was terrifying, it didn't matter.
Who knows what the future holds? Let's focus on the present first.
After Wang Xiaoming left, Yang Jian looked at the increasingly dark sky outside and thought to himself, "I wonder if I'll still be able to open my eyes and see this world after tomorrow."