Mysterious Revival-Chapter 876 - 843 One Hour

Yang Jian was flying a helicopter carrying Tong Qian and Feng Quan back to Dachang City.

"When did you learn to fly a helicopter?" On the way, Tong Qian asked curiously.

Yang Jian said, "Just today."

"..."

The helicopter landed at the Shangtong Tower, but before departing, Yang Jian had already notified everyone to have a meeting there.

About half an hour later.

The top floor of Shangtong Tower.

Yang Jian's office was now filled with people.

Rather than saying they were people, it's more accurate to say most of them were ghost handlers.

Tong Qian, Feng Quan, Li Yang, Huang Ziya, Xiong Wenwen, including him, that's exactly six ghost handlers. Zhang Han had already died, beyond saving, which was quite regrettable.

"President Yang, here's your drink."

Secretary Zhang Liqin, at this moment, bowed slightly, remaining silent, cautiously handed over a coke. After Yang Jian took it, she meekly stepped aside and faded into the background.

Yang Jian was drinking the coke, looking pale, expressionless, his dark eyes slightly moving, flickering with a faint red light.

He scanned everyone, neither pleased nor angry, and slowly said, "Honestly, I'm very disappointed with your performance. Just a few ghost handlers, taking advantage of my absence, joined forces and defeated our whole team. Six people, we had six people, yet we were nearly wiped out by just three of them."

"Even without that Gu Cheng, just Xu Feng, Liao Fan, and that Pei Dong, caused you heavy losses."

Everyone fell silent.

Indeed, the events of today were extremely perilous, almost resulting in total annihilation.

"This situation was brought about by me, being targeted by someone. I should not have brought this danger to Dachang City," Feng Quan said with a numb complexion and a dull yet strange voice.

Yang Jian said, "Don't blame yourself. It's normal to seek help when in danger. Your investigation of the Pendulum Clock Curse was to explore paranormal events, to understand unknown enemies, there's nothing wrong with that. However, Tong Qian, you led the rescue team and ended up sacrificing yourself, which was really inappropriate."

Tong Qian was very self-blaming, his complexion changed, yet ultimately he said nothing.

"Your ability to handle situations is too poor. If a ghost handler of Feng Quan's level is asking for help, you should have anticipated the complexity of the situation. You just rushed over with Zhang Han, the speed of support was fine, but such action was akin to sending yourselves to death."

"Would they hesitate to attack because of the two of you supporting?"

Yang Jian coldly continued: "Because of your reckless action, Zhang Han was lost, and you nearly sacrificed yourself, encouraging them to directly invade Dachang City."

"Our seven-person team's information is no secret. Seeing Zhang Han dead and Feng Quan taken down, and you severely injured, in addition to my absence being noticed, even a fool would see it as an opportunity, given that the remaining few posed no threat. I too would seize the chance at that moment."

"So, they came."

"According to their plan, after taking down Feng Quan, they would have immediately retreated, not intending to enter Dachang City at all. It was your erroneous action that provided them this opportunity."

"All of this indeed is my responsibility."

Tong Qian did not shirk the responsibility, accepting it upon himself.

And it wasn't entirely unjustified.

Because Yang Jian had previously informed him about entering Safeguard House One and had instructed Tong Qian to keep a good watch on Dachang City.

In other words, during these days of Yang Jian's absence, Tong Qian was the person in charge of the city.

Yang Jian stared at him and said, "There will be no next time for such incidents. Moreover, I hope you can make amends in the upcoming actions, and you need to discard a bit of your needless kindness. True kindness isn't saving a few people, a dozen people, but saving a city, a region, or even a country."

"I understand," Tong Qian replied, his eyes flickering, seemingly having learned from this ordeal.

Yang Jian then turned to Li Yang: "How's the situation at the Guanjiang Residential Complex?"

"Captain, everything has been handled there, all the paranormal items and detained ghosts are accounted for. However, the door to Safeguard House One was damaged and will need two days to repair. The Ghost Mirror has been temporarily stored inside Safeguard House One. As for the Ghost Taxi, it's somewhat baffling, so we've just sealed it temporarily without daring to tamper with it," Li Yang promptly reported the situation there.

"As for the bodies of Xu Feng and Liao Fan, they have been cremated. That Gu Cheng has been locked inside that metal coffin, completely welded shut. There should be no risk of vengeful spirits reviving, but to be safe, I had it moved out of the Guanjiang Residential Complex, ready to transport it to where the Door Knocking Ghost is stored, but since Zang Hua is dead, operating it has been a bit troublesome..."

"We need to have headquarters arrange a new liaison, as some matters still inevitably require one," Huang Ziya suggested.

Yang Jian said, "Contact headquarters."

Li Yang nodded and immediately used a satellite-located phone to contact the switchboard operator. Someone from headquarters responded quickly.

The person handling the call was Shen Liang.

Li Yang quickly communicated with Shen Liang, briefly outlining the events of today.

Shen Liang seemed very surprised, almost incredulous: "Is this really what happened? Xu Feng and Pei Dong, along with other ghost handlers, attacked you all? How's your situation now? Do you need any help from headquarters?"

Xu Feng was in charge of Xiaochun City, while Pei Dong was a first-generation leader.

Both of them had joined headquarters and had archival data, so Shen Liang immediately understood once it was mentioned.

"Shen Liang, no need for pleasantries, you know I can handle this."

Yang Jian cut the niceties short: "I am only going to say two things right now. Zang Hua was killed by Xu Feng, arrange a new liaison to come here. Secondly, after this call, I will personally lead the team to Dadong City."

"Yang Jian, what are you going to do in Dadong City?"

Shen Liang was taken aback, then immediately pressed for details: "There's already a captain in charge there, and no paranormal events have occurred. Normally, it's forbidden for two captains to meet to prevent conflicts between colleagues."

"Be it Xu Feng or Pei Dong, and that civilian ghost handler Liao Fan, they all come from Dadong City, and they have all been cursed by the Pendulum Clock. I know that place, so I'm planning to go there today to eliminate that ancient house," said Yang Jian straightforwardly, revealing his intention without any concealment.

In the headquarters communication room, Shen Liang's expression fluctuated, as he very well understood Yan Jian's motives for going to Dadong City.

It was definitely to fight.

More precisely.

To kill.

"Yang Jian, the situation there is a bit complicated..." Shen Liang spoke.

"Just like that, also, the Ghost Candle has already been delivered, but the Ghost Scissors have not arrived yet, why is that?" Yang Jian asked again.

Shen Liang whispered, "Cao Yang is handling a paranormal event and can't leave at the moment; he needs to use that paranormal item. However, the Ghost Scissors are already en route, give it a few days and once things here are sorted out, they will naturally be delivered to you."

"Alright, let it be so."

Yang Jian said no more and prepared to hang up the phone.

Shen Liang hurriedly added, "Yang Jian, the situation in Dadong City is indeed complex. If you go, the headquarters has only one request, do not escalate the situation."

"Don't worry, I won't."

Yang Jian ended the communication, then stood up: "Get ready, we set out for Dadong City in an hour."

"Why an hour later and not now."

Feng Quan asked, "Wouldn't it be better to catch them off guard now? At this moment, they probably still don't know the news that Xu Feng and his team are dead."

Yang Jian glanced at him, remained silent for a moment, then said, "I want to catch them all in one net, give them a little time to prepare."

"Release a message in the paranormal circle, say that our team is going to Dadong City for revenge."

"Publicly?" Feng Quan was stunned.

"Yes, publicly," Yang Jian said with a stern face.

"Isn't that a bit reckless? What if the opponent retaliates?" Feng Quan hesitated.

Yang Jian said, "Those without the strength can't retaliate, and those with the strength don't need a message to retaliate; the result will be the same."

"Alright, since you've decided, let's do that," Feng Quan said.

"I have left one decoy doll, three Ghost Candles, and three pieces of Ghost Porcelain in my resources. We take them all out this time. Although we can be high-profile in our action, we cannot skimp on preparation."

Yang Jian hadn't lost his mind, he remained rational, making thorough preparations.

"Use the remaining time to prepare."

As the news of Yang Jian leading a team to Dadong City for revenge spread in the paranormal circle, the previously calm situation suddenly stirred up.

Ye Zhen from Dahai City got the news immediately.

His paranormal forum's network was obviously very strong.

"Dadong City? Yang Jian is going to Dadong City to fight? This is really exciting, I can hardly wait, indeed, days without adversaries are too boring and drab."

Ye Zhen, who was drinking milk and watching anime, suddenly stood up and laughed heartily, unable to help but touch the ornamental long sword at his waist and then started pacing and pondering.

"Should I also get involved?"

"It's better not to, his headquarter's reputation is at stake in going to Dadong City, and our paranormal forum getting involved will only result in a thankless task," the manager hurriedly advised, trying to dissuade Ye Zhen from the idea.

He also feared that Ye Zhen couldn't resist fighting with Yang Jian again.

If they were to fight again, it could truly result in death; the headquarters' intervention might not help.

"Do you think I would lose?"

Ye Zhen then said, "I have now mastered an unmatched sword, truly unbeatable in this world."

"..."

The manager's mouth twitched, and he had to suppress his inner rage and continue to persuade Ye Zhen to drop the idea of going to Dadong City.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

In an abandoned villa on the outskirts of Dachuan City, where no one lived except for wandering evil spirits at night.

Now during the day, Li Leping regained his sanity and kept an eye on the headquarters and paranormal circle news; he also saw this message, but Li Leping's focus was not on this, but on the fact that Yang Jian was still alive and even in a condition to contend with other ghost manipulators.

"Did he tame that Ghost Shadow Figure? How did he manage to control such a ghost that can invade the consciousness of the living?"

Li Leping was very puzzled and confused.

He had failed in controlling it initially and ended up in this condition; it hadn't been long, yet Yang Jian had succeeded.

In another city, the person in charge.

Leuk San, codenamed Paper Man, also noticed this news but merely murmured, "Has that Pendulum Clock provoked Yang Jian's wrath? Now this will be interesting."

He seemed to know the affairs of Dadong City but was just in a mood to watch the drama without any solid opinion.

.....

This matter was not only known by the local leaders but also drew significant attention from the Exorcism Club in Japan.

President Mishima was pondering whether to send Keiko to Dachang City to get close to Yang Jian and offer some positional support to leave a good impression, as it wouldn't cost much anyway.

After all, it was Ghost Eye Yang Jian openly leading a team for revenge.

The message had to catch people's attention.

But many would wonder more, what kind of person or power would dare provoke a captain-level figure who also had a team of ghost manipulators at his disposal.

And Deputy Minister Cao Yanhua, upon receiving the news, pondered for a long time, unsure of what to say, feeling an unexplainable concern.

"The waters of Dadong City are very deep..."

He just sighed, then his gaze shifted, he slammed the table and stood up: "Send Li Jun to Dadong City, and notify Captain Wang Chaling of Dadong City to collaborate with Yang Jian. A person in charge has already died; we can't neglect this."

Soon, the headquarters' orders were issued.

A new captain appeared in everyone's view.

Dadong City, Wang Chaling."

This name had not appeared in the captains' selection meeting because he was an internally appointed captain and didn't require voting.