Chapter 602: Chapter 373: The Horror Movie Is About to Premiere

Chan Country, Mande City!

Two months had passed since Su Jie returned from Siam to his base of operations.

When the train arrived, the person who stepped off was greeted by a sea of Chan Country citizens.

The number of people reached into the millions, with every mobile man and woman in Mande City turning out, along with citizens from all over Chan Country who had come spontaneously to welcome Su Jie, packing the streets and making the police struggle to maintain order.

As Su Jie emerged from the station, he was met with countless crowds, waving the Chan Country flag and giving him a hero’s rapturous welcome.

“I’m back.”

With Su Jie’s simple declaration, the scene erupted like a volcanic explosion, with frenzied cheers.

“Aaahhh! Welcome home, hero!”

“Mr. Su, thank you for leading us to another victory.”

“We are the victors, we’re always the victors!”

The citizens responded to Su Jie with passionate cries, and after his appearance, the cheers thundered through the universe.

Su Jie, the ruthless conqueror and territory expander, had cast the nations of Southeast Asia under the violent rule of the Jieke Group.

For the people of other countries, Su Jie’s image was mostly negative and sinister.

But in Chan Country, Su Jie was a hero to the people, his image shining with greatness and magnificence.

As the saying goes, one man’s foe is another man’s hero.

Su Jie rode in an open-top car, accompanied by the hero troops who had disembarked from the train with him–those who had slain the most enemies, Genetic Warriors, Spider Main Battle Mechas, Super Soldiers, and decorated units of regular soldiers–proudly marching in line on the streets of Mande City, inspected by their hometown elders.

These warriors, fresh from the battlefield, stirred up even more excitement among the crowd, with multitudes of men, women, and children lining the streets, and even young girls rushing forward to offer soldiers flowers and kisses, creating an incredibly bustling scene.

Even more special among the procession were the downcast prisoners of war, escorted through the streets by Jieke Group soldiers.

Some were from Japan, some from Beautiful Country, others from various countries in Southeast Asia, all members of the Eight Nation Group.

In the final battle in Siam, after suffering casualties, the remnants of their ten-thousand-strong force surrendered en masse, falling into the hands of the Jieke Group.

The Chan Country citizens cast scornful glances at the prisoners, pride swelling in the hearts of the victors.

So what if there were soldiers from Beautiful Country among these captives? They were still defeated by us and became prisoners at the feet of the Jieke Group.

Journalists from various countries constantly took photos and video footage, making this grand event tomorrow’s headline, while domestic journalists in Chan Country had already gone live on TV, broadcasting Su Jie’s return to millions of homes across the nation.

At that moment, over fifty million people in Chan Country were watching the live broadcast via the internet and television.

Su Jie and the inspecting troops made their way through the crowd, basking in the cheers and enthusiasm of countless citizens.

When they reached the plaza in front of the Jieke Group Headquarters Building in Mande City, Su gave a stirring speech to countless citizens, buying their hearts, after which Su Jie announced a three-day national holiday across Chan Country.

……

The three days flew by, and today, Su Jie arrived at a building in Mande City, accompanied by Han Ruyan.

The building bore a sign, indicating it was a subsidiary of the Jieke Group, engaged in the cultural sector, named the Hundred Ghost Film Company.

Originally, in order to enhance Han Ruyan’s strength, because the Fierce Ghost’s enhancement required fear, Su Jie had made two preparations: one was to build the largest and most famous Nightmare Park Ghost House in the world to absorb the fear of visiting tourists.

The other preparation was to shoot horror films to harvest the fear of the audience.

Now Su Jie was here because the film “Wedding Dress,” in which Han Ruyan starred, had completed all production.

Su Jie brought Han Ruyan into the building, which seemed rather quiet, as his inspection was unplanned, and the staff hadn’t been notified. Stunned by Su Jie’s arrival, local employees became excited.

However, when the employees wanted to approach Su Jie, they suddenly saw Han Ruyan standing next to him. Although she wore a mask and sunglasses, the eerie and terrifying aura of the Fierce Ghost still made many shudder and unconsciously halt in their steps.

“This woman, why does she feel so similar to the female ghost in our film ‘Wedding Dress’?”

A later-arriving employee murmured, feeling as if the temperature around dropped.

“Is it possible that she’s the one?”

An older colleague smacked him on the head. As a long-time employee of the Hundred Ghost Film Company, he had been there since its inception and had seen Han Ruyan on the film set personally.

Back then, Han Ruyan had been even more terrifying, sending chills through the cast.

The veteran employee remembered the director, Xicun Ying, repeatedly asking Han Ruyan to tone it down, not to act so ghost-like that it cast a psychological shadow over the other actors.

By the time the hastening director Xicun Ying arrived, Su Jie had already signed autographs and taken photos with several employees.

“Mr. Su, and Miss Han.”