Mysterious Revival - Chapter 1271 - 1238: The Meeting Beneath the Sunlight
Today, the city remains as bustling and peaceful as ever.
However, as time passed, many special individuals arrived here from all over the country.
Their arrival may seem inconspicuous, but the gathering here determines everyone’s future.
The headquarters’ captain meeting will officially start today at 1:30 PM.
The current time is 1 PM, just half an hour until the meeting begins.
Perhaps it’s due to the gathering of so many eerie people that the weather, which was quite nice this morning, has turned gloomy by now. A heavy, oppressive cloud covers the entire city, and the air seems extraordinarily stifling, making people feel uneasy.
“It looks like it’s going to storm this afternoon.”
Many pedestrians in the city hasten their steps upon seeing this weather, fearing the impending storm might drench them.
Meanwhile, at the headquarters on the outskirts of the city, various staff members have become busy; they need to organize materials, prepare the venue, and ensure the captain meeting proceeds smoothly.
“Don’t hold the meeting inside the headquarters. Move the conference room outside to the open area where we can respond immediately if anything happens,” Cao Yanhua ordered.
A staff member remarked, “The weather outside isn’t good today; it might storm. Wouldn’t it be unwise to hold the meeting outside?”
“Do you think those captains will care about the weather when they’re meeting?” Cao Yanhua replied.
Thus, the meeting location was moved to the open area outside the headquarters.
Under the gloomy sky, a massive round table was set up there. There were thirteen chairs in total. Besides the position for Vice Minister Cao Yanhua, who was convening this meeting, the remaining twelve chairs corresponded to the twelve team captains. Additionally, there were rows of chairs near the meeting table meant for prospective captains.
“It’s about time. Notify all the captains to take their seats; the meeting is about to begin. Also, bring over the files and materials prepared for this meeting.”
At this moment, Cao Yanhua walked out of the building, checked the time, and immediately instructed the staff to notify the attendees.
Soon, the staff hurried off to invite the various captains who were already waiting at the headquarters.
After giving the instructions, Cao Yanhua squinted slightly, glancing at the sky.
The dark sky faintly echoed with thunder, a fierce wind was blowing around, and the air was filled with a layer of gray dust; the atmosphere was so gloomy it made people squint.
“Truly terrible weather,” Cao Yanhua sighed.
Yet, despite this, he still set up the meeting table outdoors.
Because he was worried that once the meeting started, these captains might get into conflicts. If there were any minor skirmishes, being outside would be slightly safer; at least the headquarters staff wouldn’t be impacted or caught up in it.
Very soon.
One familiar face after another gradually emerged from inside the headquarters.
“Vice Minister, having us meet outside in this weather, you really have your reasons. Are you worried we might inadvertently start a fight?” Cao Yang approached, smiling, easily seeing through Cao Yanhua’s intentions.
Cao Yanhua said, “No weather is bad enough to affect you all. I’m just being cautious, that’s all. Take your seat, the meeting will start soon.”
“I heard you dismissed Shen Liang; it was about time, he wasn’t trustworthy.”
Cao Yang added with a laugh, then proceeded to the meeting table.
Cao Yanhua remained silent, watching as the captains continued to take their seats, starting to count in his mind.
Li Jun, Wei Jing, Wang Chaling… there’s Li Leping and Leuk San, six captains have already taken their seats.
After another minute or two.
A designated car drove in, and He Yiner stepped out, walking towards the meeting table with a cold demeanor.
“Seven now,” Cao Yanhua thought to himself.
Besides this, the prospective captains also began to arrive, including Zhou Deng, Lin Bei, the rather young Liu Qi—he’s still a high school classmate of Yang Jian—with experiences as incredible as they are promising, and the head of Da’an City, Wen Zhong… then there’s Ah Hong by Li Jun’s side, and finally Su Fan.
Even Yang Jian’s team member Feng Quan found time to attend the meeting.
“Have you called Yang Jian?” Cao Yanhua asked afterward.
The staff immediately replied, “We’ve already notified him.”
Hardly had the words been spoken.
Leuk San noticed something, immediately looking up at the sky.
The others also sensed the supernatural aura enveloping them, forming a fearsome Ghost Domain.
The next moment.
The thick clouds were dispersed in an instant by a scarlet light. The original sky was torn open with a massive void, and warm sunlight poured down, enveloping the entire headquarters. The originally dim light instantly became bright, and even the fierce wind that swept around vanished completely.
The climate had been altered.
As the red light faded, Yang Jian appeared on the road not far away, striding forward. Although he seemed ordinary, the aura he emitted was unsettling, and many people’s supernatural senses were already warning them of a great danger approaching.
“Yang Jian!”
Everyone slightly turned their heads, focusing on this young man barely in his twenties.
“The Ghost Domain can alter the weather? Interesting.” Wang Chaling adjusted his glasses, inwardly astonished at Yang Jian’s prowess in using supernatural powers.
“It’s Yang Jian, he’s here.”
Seated at the side of the meeting table, Liu Qi’s eyes lit up, and he seemed genuinely pleased.
This is the first time he and Yang Jian have met since they separated at No. 7 Middle School last time, unexpectedly meeting after more than a year in such a setting.
“What exactly has this guy been through?” He Yiner’s expression changed slightly, recalling Boss Liu’s advice that even if she put everything into it, she wouldn’t be a match for this person.
Meanwhile, Li Jun, Wei Jing, and Li Leping sat there without a word, seemingly without any thoughts.
Cao Yang and Leuk San smiled slightly.
Although everyone had different thoughts, at this moment, no one questioned Yang Jian’s authority, and no one raised objections about him becoming the Enforcement Captain.
“The eighth one, Yang Jian has arrived,” Cao Yanhua thought to himself.
Yang Jian walked in silently, reached his seat, and sat down, glancing slightly at everyone present.
His seat was in the higher position, while Cao Yanhua’s was in the lower.
This meant Yang Jian held the highest status in this captain meeting, even the deputy minister from headquarters had to step aside at this time.
“Including myself, there are only eight captains. I heard headquarters established twelve captains, where are the remaining four?” Yang Jian glanced around and directly questioned Cao Yanhua.
Cao Yanhua immediately walked over to explain: “Previously, one captain was Jang Shangbai, but due to some special circumstances, he died, leaving this captain position vacant all along. Another is Shen Lin, who went missing during the Ghost Lake supernatural event, and there’s been no news since, probably met an untimely end. A third captain, Zhang Jun, is still carrying out a task abroad and can’t come for now.”
“As for the last captain.”
Saying this, his gaze turned towards the building behind him.
In the next moment.
A man about thirty years old, dressed in a business suit like an office worker, walked out of the building. His face was stiff, devoid of any expression; it seemed like it wasn’t a real face but a wooden one, extremely stiff.
“This is Lu Zhiwen, the twelfth captain, internally appointed. His identity and information are kept confidential. Usually, he is responsible for some special security work and organizing supernatural event archives,” Cao Yanhua introduced the last captain.
“Colleagues, I am Lu Zhiwen, hope to have a chance to work together in the future.” Lu Zhiwen opened his mouth, but his lips didn’t move, and his voice was flat, without any inflection.
He looked like a puppet controlled by strings, a dead body.
Yang Jian opened his ghost eye to examine this person; he couldn’t see the whole picture but still noticed some traces.
This guy was not a living body; his body showed wooden textures.
“Is this the last captain hidden by headquarters?” Others were also observing.
As Lu Zhiwen took his seat, Cao Yanhua continued: “Except for the vacancies of captains Jang Shangbai and Shen Lin, and the absence of Zhang Jun, all the captains have arrived for this meeting. The first agenda is to select two candidates from the nominated captains to fill these two vacancies, completing the twelve captain’s positions.”
The first agenda of the meeting was surprisingly to select new captains.
“Based on the candidate profiles, the top pick for new captain is Lin Bei, followed by Zhou Deng, third is Wen Zhong, fourth is Feng Quan…” Cao Yanhua spoke again.
At this moment, staff placed the profiles of several candidates individually in front of each captain.
At the top of this information was an evaluation report, and in this report, Lin Bei and Zhou Deng scored the highest, surpassing the third and fourth candidates.
Yang Jian glanced through the profiles briefly; he didn’t spend much time, as Cao Yanhua had previously indicated that barring any unexpected events, Lin Bei and Zhou Deng would be the picks for new captains.
Cao Yanhua asked, “Does anyone have objections to this evaluation by headquarters? Feel free to speak if so.”
“I have no objections; whoever becomes the new captain doesn’t concern me,” Cao Yang shrugged, showing disinterest.
Liu Jun said, “I support Lin Bei and Zhou Deng as captains; their scores are high among the candidates, excellent for filling the captain vacancies.”
“I have no objections,” Li Leping responded.
He Yiner reviewed the information and said, “I think Wen Zhong is a good choice; he could replace Zhou Deng. Zhou Deng isn’t very clean, likes to steal, has even stolen an electric bike before. Wen Zhong, as Da’an City’s manager, is dedicated and without any bad reviews. Su Fan is also good, very potential, and participated in an S-level supernatural event.”
Cao Yanhua nodded, saying, “There’s some logic. Does anyone else have opinions?”
Wang Chaling was polishing his glasses at the moment; he didn’t want to express an opinion, as it’s a matter that easily offends.
“Zhou Deng isn’t bad; he’s been through more supernatural events, with experience surpassing Wen Zhong.”
Yang Jian glanced at everyone and spoke, “Moreover, this isn’t the focus of this captain meeting. Since the evaluation from headquarters is out, let’s appoint Zhou Deng and Lin Bei as new captains. After all, the captain’s position isn’t fixed; when a vacancy arises, others can take the place later.”
As soon as he spoke, no further voices echoed at the table.
He Yiner glances at Yang Jian as well and chooses silence.
Cao Yanhua looked around again at everyone: “Since there’re no objections, then Lin Bei, Zhou Deng, from today onward, you’re the new captains. Please, take your seats now.”
“Haha, I’m a captain now, really nice, Captain Yang, please look after me in the future,”
Zhou Deng stood at this moment, smiling happily, his face radiant.
Lin Bei touched his bald head, smiling slightly; he glanced at Yang Jian but said nothing, immediately sitting down.
The addition of these two new captains and the exposure of the hidden captain, Lu Zhiwen, directly completed the headquarters’ twelve captain positions.
As for whether these newbies and Lu Zhiwen possess Captain Level abilities, they are not too concerned, because time will prove everything. If you become a captain without Captain Level abilities, you will soon die in a supernatural event.
“Alright, since the new captains are settled, the captain meeting officially begins now.” Cao Yanhua approached the table and then slowly sat down.
At this moment, there was a wild storm outside headquarters with thick clouds, thunder rolling in the distant sky.
Yet here, the tear in the sky never healed, and bright sunlight streamed down, enveloping the outdoor meeting table and everyone nearby.
Here, there was no storm, no gusty wind, no dark clouds.
Only warmth and peace prevailed.
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