Mysterious Resurrection: Starting with Controlling Sadako

Chapter 149 The Selection of the Captain

As Cao Yanhua walked over, he recalled the person's information in his mind.

After carefully observing the man who had recently been the subject of much controversy at headquarters, he and other staff members approached.

Cao Yanhua spoke, his voice steady: "Wang Liang, right? I am Cao Yanhua, the deputy minister of the Ghost Tamer Headquarters. Your request to pick up a supernatural item has been approved. That place is highly secretive. I will take you there directly."

However, remember, everything you see and hear there, except for the supernatural item you take with you, must not be revealed after you leave.

Wang Liang had no objection to this and said, "I understand. Those rumors don't mean much to me. Can we leave now?"

"Okay, come with me."

Cao Yanhua didn't say much, nodded, and then turned and led his men out.

At the same time, he mentally assessed Wang Liang, even though it was just a few simple words exchanged.

However, judging from his tone and content, Wang Liang's mental state was relatively stable, and his outward appearance did not seem to be affected by a vengeful ghost.

Could it be that the large-scale ghost outbreak in Dachang City was really the result of the other party accidentally testing the supernatural and not paying attention to the impact?
Judging from the current situation, it is highly likely that so. After that, the other party continued to travel through the Ghost Realm from time to time, which was quite capricious.

However, testing the supernatural would be a bit of an exaggeration; that would be a ghostly realm that covers almost half the city.

As the deputy minister of the headquarters, Cao Yanhua received the report immediately when the strange ghost domain enveloped a large part of Dachang City and paid close attention to it.

If that incident hadn't happened, Wang Liang's trip to Beijing would still have received attention, but it certainly wouldn't have reached the level it is today, with the head of the reception department and a person in charge personally going to pick him up at the airport.

The group arrived at the back of the headquarters building, where a small car was parked. Su Xinxi and her accompanying staff did not get in the car, but simply dropped them off there.

Only Wang Liang, Cao Yanhua, and a staff member who was driving got into the car, which slowly drove away from the headquarters complex and along a small road leading to the surrounding mountains, heading towards a certain location deep inside.

On the way, Cao Yanhua smiled and said to Wang Liang beside him:
"My first impression of you is quite good. Your mental state is relatively stable, which is good. I wonder what you think of the captain plan. You must have heard of this plan, and you have even been nominated as one of the candidates for captain. You have supporters."

Wang Liang was looking out the window when he heard the sound and turned around.

"I've heard of it, but I don't really care. Becoming the captain isn't important to me."

Cao Yanhua frowned and asked, "Oh? Why?"

Wang Liang calmly said, "I joined headquarters mainly for its information network; as for the rest, it's not important."

"You don't even care about the support from the Captain's Program?" Cao Yanhua didn't expect Wang Liang to give such an answer.

Wang Liang shook his head: "Minister Cao, although you are the minister of the Ghost Tamer Headquarters, you are not a Ghost Tamer, let alone a top Ghost Tamer. The resources of the Captain Project are very tempting for weaker Ghost Tamers, but they are not very important for top Ghost Tamers."

At that level, some ghost tamers don't even need to worry too much about the resurgence of vengeful spirits. To advance further, most rely on their own unique opportunities to forge an unrepeatable path, rather than relying on the resources provided by headquarters.

Cao Yanhua frowned deeply, but did not suspect that Wang Liang was deliberately belittling the captain's plan and playing hard to get.

Wang Liang's file records his experiences and performance, suggesting he might be the kind of person Wang Liang described who didn't need to worry about the resurgence of vengeful spirits—after all, who would use a ghost domain to travel unnecessarily? This is why Wang Liang was exceptionally nominated for the captain program shortly after joining headquarters.

However, Cao Yanhua still didn't understand why Wang Liang was so calm about the captain's plan.

Wang Liang shook his head and continued, "The headquarters has not really realized the deterrent power of top ghost tamers, and is not focused on selecting strong or promising individuals to become captains."

Rather, it was for the sake of balance, coordinating with all parties, and even trying to exchange some captain positions to allow a few unsuitable people to take their place, showing a strong emphasis on background and influence.

Like me, in your eyes I'm probably just a 'grassroots' person. Although I have some support, I'm not interested in actively building up influence, selling benefits, or begging for a spot. I also don't care about the gains after becoming a team leader. Under these circumstances, it's hard to say whether I can even become a team leader.

"But since we're on the topic, Minister Cao, although I don't care much about this, since I've already been nominated, it would be good if I became the captain, but if I'm not the captain..."

At this point, Wang Liang looked at Cao Yanhua with an indescribable smile.

"Then those selected captains had better not mess with me. Everyone should just do their own thing. Otherwise, it would be a bit embarrassing if the captains who were 'laboriously' selected by headquarters to lead the ghost tamers were easily crushed by their subordinates."

Cao Yanhua felt a chill run down her spine. She had been so focused on balancing all parties that she had almost overlooked this issue.

Even before meeting Wang Liang, he actually preferred that Wang Liang choose one or even two more supernatural items, so that he would give up the election for the captain's position.

As for the reason, as Wang Liang said, the number of places is limited, and it is necessary to balance the background.

But Cao Yanhua frowned deeply after hearing Wang Liang's words, mentally imagining what might happen if Wang Liang hadn't become the captain.

This face-to-face exchange is different from understanding solely through written records.

Cao Yanhua could sense Wang Liang's genuine indifference and confidence in his own abilities.

If someone like that doesn't become the captain, can the other captains really suppress him?

Some of the pre-selected captains have shown the strength to be unafraid of the resurrection of the vengeful spirits, but can they really suppress Wang Liang? Especially those fake captains who were brought in through exchanges of benefits.

Silence fell in the car as Cao Yanhua frowned and pondered for several minutes.

He felt that if Wang Liang's strength truly surpassed that of some captains, but he didn't become a captain, it would likely cause a lot of trouble for the situation, and might even make the captain's plan a joke.

Moreover, making a capable grassroots player like Wang Liang the team leader might be a way to maintain balance.

After thinking it over, Cao Yanhua hesitated for a moment, then changed his mind and stopped opposing it, since the captain's plan would take at least another month to be finalized anyway.

Cao Yanhua sighed and finally spoke, breaking the silence in the car.

"Professor Wang has high hopes for you, and even after that incident, he still subtly supported you becoming the team leader in the meeting. There must be a reason for that."

(End of this chapter)