Mysterious Awakening-Chapter 488: The First Ghost Dominator?

"Go back and rest early, study hard. You’re the only one from No. 7 Middle School who got into university. You are now the pride of the entire school. Don’t end up like us. We’re going nowhere. After Zhang Wei dropped out, he could only work on construction sites, and I can barely scrape by with odd jobs. Wang Shanshan is at home taking care of her child now."

Yang Jian said this to Miao Xiaoshan as he walked her to the school gate, his voice filled with deep concern.

"Are you praising me or making fun of me?" Miao Xiaoshan laughed.

"Of course I’m praising you. You even got into J City University. How could I make fun of you? If it were me taking the college entrance exam, I’d surely have no chance, maybe if I repeated a year I’d have a shot," Yang Jian said.

Miao Xiaoshan rolled her eyes and then said, "You’re managing an entire Dachang City. Does studying even matter to you anymore?"

Yang Jian replied, "It’s different. The joy of swimming in the sea of knowledge is something we wretched petty capitalists can never understand."

"Alright, alright, got it. I will study hard. Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about yourself." Miao Xiaoshan said with some concern, "You should avoid getting involved in dangerous things. It’s better to be alive than anything else. We’ve been given a second chance; we should cherish it."

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"Of course, I’ve always been one to cling to life," Yang Jian said.

Soon after he saw Miao Xiaoshan back, he left as well.

He didn’t want someone as normal as Miao Xiaoshan getting involved with an oddity like himself. Maintaining a distance was necessary; otherwise, if he became too close, she might inadvertently get dragged into his affairs one day.

Night.

Yang Jian returned to Ping’an Hotel to rest.

However, Zhang Lei wasn’t asleep. He was sitting on a sofa in the hotel lobby, seemingly waiting for him to return.

"Yang Jian, you’re finally back? I’ve been waiting for you for hours," Zhang Lei hurriedly stood up and said.

"What’s the matter? Has something happened?" Yang Jian asked, sensing something was off.

Zhang Lei approached and spoke in a hushed voice, "It’s not anything particularly urgent, but I noticed something amiss and thought I should let you know."

"What is it?" Yang Jian inquired.

"Last night, Zhang Hui, who was staying at the hotel, suddenly left and hasn’t returned since," Zhang Lei said.

He continued, "This is what the hotel staff told me. I asked about the specifics and paid attention to his behavior."

"Zhang Hui? Who is he?" Yang Jian asked.

"You probably haven’t checked his files yet. Zhang Hui is that stranger, a ghost hunter, who survived the training base with us," Zhang Lei explained.

Yang Jian seemed to remember, "Him? But his leaving the hotel shouldn’t be an issue. Don’t I often leave the hotel too?"

"But the hotel staff mentioned that Zhang Hui seemed rather distressed when he left. And he didn’t just leave briefly, he packed his things in a hurry and left without reporting his situation to headquarters," Zhang Lei said. ＲÃＮ𝖔฿Ёŝ

"That shouldn’t be our concern. Ghost hunters are usually managed by headquarters," Yang Jian pondered before responding.

"I know. It’s indeed not good to meddle in others’ affairs too much, but the incident with Zhang Hui occurred after we left the training base. He had been normal before. Is it possible that something special is happening?" Zhang Lei asked.

Yang Jian’s expression sharpened slightly, "Are you suggesting a supernatural event?"

"I suspect it’s possible. Did Zhang Hui discover something, or did he sense something that made him feel Ping’an Hotel was unsafe..." Zhang Lei speculated.

Yang Jian shook his head with a smile. "You might be too sensitive. The guy just left the hotel temporarily. I think it’s more likely that his mental state is a bit off. He’s probably scared to stay in J City. After all, the incident with the Ghost Envoy has hit newcomers like him hard. Being exposed to an S-grade supernatural event right off the bat is too much for anyone to handle."

"He’s probably spooked and thinking about quitting, so he just packed up and left."

Hearing this, Zhang Lei pondered for a moment, then nodded. "There is that possibility. I also hope Zhang Hui didn’t leave for some special reason. If he did, it could be related to us, so I thought it best to remind everyone." Enjoy exclusive chapters from

"Alright, I’ll keep an eye on it," Yang Jian patted his shoulder. "But don’t be too paranoid. Otherwise, the stress will be overwhelming. Get some good rest. The matter with the Ghost Envoy isn’t over, and it looks like we’ll be busy in the coming days. Also, pay more attention to your own condition. It wasn’t easy to survive, so don’t get careless and lose your life."

"I understand," Zhang Lei said stiffly, nodding.

"Well then, that’s it for now. I’m off to rest. If anything comes up, you can come directly to me," Yang Jian said.

Zhang Lei was a decent guy, waiting for him for several hours just to share this bit of information. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn’t bother at all.

The next day.

As expected, Yang Jian received a temporary notice from Liu Xiaoyu, instructing him to arrive at headquarters before ten o’clock in the morning for a meeting.

The content of the meeting was not specified, but it could be guessed that it must be related to the Ghost Envoy incident.

After another night of aftermath and preparation, the headquarters was almost ready to respond. Although the Ghost Envoy incident was over for Yang Jian, it was not yet over for headquarters.

As long as that ghost remained, the matter needed to be addressed.

"Alright, I know, I’ll head to headquarters soon." Yang Jian said into the phone.

Over the phone, Liu Xiaoyu said, "By the way, there will be quite a few people attending the meeting this time, including some high-level participants. I hope you can be careful not to cause any trouble; it would be very problematic otherwise."

"You talk as if I’m a child. I’m very low-key, you know," said Yang Jian. "But you mentioned that very high-level people will be attending the meeting? How high? Higher than my level?"

"Most of them are candidates for this time’s team leader plan, but not all, just a part of them. After all, the branches still need people in charge; it’s impossible to transfer everyone to J City. And there are a few others you might find very interesting," Liu Xiaoyu said.

"For example," said Yang Jian.

Liu Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said, "For instance, some of the outlier ghost controllers might show up, and the number one ghost controller of J City should also be attending the meeting."

Yang Jian’s gaze flickered slightly, "Asia’s number one? An outlier among ghost controllers?"

Indeed, there was still an elite circle of ghost controllers at headquarters, a circle which he, even having controlled two ghosts, had not been qualified to join previously. Now, because of the Ghost Envoy incident, he was beginning to officially enter that top circle.

Because now he was somewhat of an outlier himself.

However, the title of J City’s number one ghost controller sounded quite intimidating.

If Liu Xiaoyu referred to someone as number one, then that person was definitely acknowledged within the circle.

"Is there such a person at headquarters? I remember coming across an administrator of a paranormal forum, seems he was called Ye Zhen, could it be him?" Yang Jian thought for a moment but then immediately shook his head, dismissing the idea.

That Ye Zhen probably couldn’t suppress this group of people at headquarters.

Now, he was indeed curious about the individuals attending this meeting. What exactly were they up to?

If he wasn’t mistaken, they should be among the first in the country to encounter paranormal events and survive.

"Alright, let’s end the communication here, if anything comes up we can talk when we see each other." Liu Xiaoyu said.

"Okay, I’m on my way to headquarters now."

After putting down the phone, Yang Jian got ready to depart.

This meeting didn’t seem to have invited Zhang Lei, Wang Jiang, or Huang Ziya, who knew nothing about it.

Possibly it was because their levels weren’t high enough and they were not qualified to attend this meeting, or maybe headquarters believed that Yang Jian’s participation alone was sufficient.

"Remember to claim reimbursement from Minister Cao for the previous expenses, and there’s also some overtime pay waiting there." Yang Jian reminded himself silently, absolutely not forgetting such important matters.

Soon.

Yang Jian got into a chauffeured car that had already been waiting at the entrance of Ping’an Hotel.

The car would take him directly to headquarters without his needing to worry about how to get there.

Truth be told, Yang Jian had never been to headquarters before and was quite curious at heart.

After all, who knew how many secrets and how many unresolved files were being managed by those responsible for the special events across Asia?

Even though Yang Jian also had some secrets, they were surely trivial compared to those of headquarters.

Especially, he was very interested in the rumored number one ghost controller of J City.

What methods had that person used to control ghosts, and how terrifying were they? Had they far surpassed him already?

He needed to use this opportunity to thoroughly understand his own level.