A high-rise building in Cangnan City.
Squeak.
The door was slowly pushed open, and Zhao Kongcheng walked in listlessly, sighing from time to time.
"Old Zhao, what's wrong with you?"
The five people sitting inside asked Zhao Kongcheng with some surprise when they saw his appearance.
"Were you injured last night?"
"Judging from his expression, he's probably heartbroken..."
"Holy crap, Lao Zhao, is your wife going to divorce you?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
The five of them started guessing, one after another, and after a while, Zhao Kongcheng, who had been silent, sighed softly.
"Am I really... that unattractive?"
"..."
The five of them rolled their eyes in unison, pretending not to hear what he said, and continued with what they were doing: some sharpening knives, some cleaning guns, some playing on their phones, and some taking a nap...
"No, I'm asking you this very seriously!" Zhao Kongcheng said anxiously.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to Zhao Kongcheng, Hongying, who was cleaning her weapon, sighed, "Brother Kongcheng, are you upset?"
"I suppose so." Zhao Kongcheng paused. "I ran into the owner of that golden forbidden realm last night."Upon hearing this last sentence, everyone suddenly looked up, stopped what they were doing, and their eyes lit up.
"That guy who's suspected to be an agent of the Seraph?"
"Um."
"Is he very strong? Who is he?"
"You're overthinking it." Zhao Kongcheng shook his head. "He's just an ordinary high school student. That 'Klein' level power fluctuation should just be the residual power left on him by the Seraph. He's still a newcomer who has just entered the 'Zhan' realm."
Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment appeared in their eyes.
"I thought a powerhouse of Klein's caliber had arrived in Cangnan City..."
"That makes sense. If that extremely dangerous god really did choose an agent, and that agent grew to the level of 'Klein,' the higher-ups couldn't possibly be unaware of it."
The man sitting on the sofa narrowed his eyes slightly. "In any case, the Seraphim has chosen an agent and bestowed the Divine Ruins. This is a major event, and we need to report it to the higher-ups immediately."
"By the way, Lao Zhao, since you ran into him, where is he? Didn't you bring back such an important person?"
"He ran away…" Zhao Kongcheng said quietly, "He told me he was going to get his schoolbag, and then he ran away while I was distracted."
"..." Everyone was speechless.
Just as the group was about to launch into a tirade, the door to the room opened again.
A man still wearing a dark red cloak walked in, his face still stained with blood, his steps heavy as if filled with lead.
Upon seeing this man, everyone, including Zhao Kongcheng, immediately stood up."team leader!"
"Captain, are you alright?"
The captain waved his hand, took off his blood-stained cloak, and sat down on a small stool by the door, his brows furrowed with an indescribable weariness.
"I'm fine, but... the Ghost-Faced King has escaped."
The expressions on their faces immediately turned serious.
The captain continued, "Last night I chased the Ghost King all the way to the outskirts of the northern city and fought it. It was seriously injured and later sacrificed its own life force to escape."
"So, the Ghost-Faced King might have already escaped Cangnan City?"
"No, not necessarily," the man sitting on the sofa suddenly said.
Everyone looked at him, and the captain raised his eyebrows slightly. "Tell me, Shonan."
Wu Xiangnan slowly stood up, took out a map of the area surrounding Cangnan City from under the sofa, and unfolded it on the floor.
"Cangnan City is located in a relatively remote area and is quite far from nearby cities. Last night, the captain fought with Ghost Face King in the northern suburbs. Besides Cangnan City, the nearest city is also tens of kilometers away." Wu Xiangnan drew a circle on the map.
"What's wrong?" Hongying's eyes were full of confusion.
At this moment, the captain's eyes gradually lit up. "The Ghost King is seriously injured. He can't cross such a distance before he recovers his strength."
Wu Xiangnan continued, "And if the Ghost-Faced King wants to regain his power, he can only do so by eating people, which means..."
"Will it definitely return to Cangnan City?"
"That's right."
Zhao Kongcheng frowned slightly. "But Cangnan City is so big, we have no idea where it will appear from."
"The sewers." Wu Xiangnan pushed up his glasses and drew a curve on the map with a red pen. "The masked man likes to go through the sewers, and the masked king used the sewers to escape before. There is only one sewer connecting the northern suburbs, which means that the masked king's location is likely somewhere along this sewer."
"Immediately send men to search along this sewer. This time, we absolutely cannot let it escape!" The captain's eyes flashed with a cold light as he immediately gave the order.
"Receive!"
"Oh, right, there's one more thing." Wu Xiangnan turned to Zhao Kongcheng, "We must bring back the Seraphim's agent. His potential is too great; he absolutely cannot fall into the hands of the Ancient God Church! In a sense, this matter takes even higher priority than eliminating the Ghost-Faced King!"
Zhao Kongcheng immediately straightened his chest: "Leave this to me. I will personally bring this kid back!"
"Didn't he run away? How can you still find him?" Hongying muttered softly.
"He's wearing the No. 2 Middle School uniform. I'm waiting for him at the school gate today. I don't believe I can't catch him!"A confident smile appeared on Zhao Kongcheng's lips
....
"Brother, why didn't you go to school today?" Yang Jin looked at Lin Qiye, who wasn't wearing a school uniform or carrying a schoolbag, and asked curiously.
"Something came up today, I can't go." Lin Qiye said as he put on his shoes and opened the door. "Is Auntie still asleep?"
"She just got back an hour ago."
"I understand. I'll go to school early later. Don't be like me."
"OK."Lin Qiye closed the door, silently removed the black satin covering his eyes, and put it in his pocket.
His eyesight has recovered, but he hasn't told his aunt or Yang Jin yet, partly because his aunt worked the night shift last night and the two didn't even see each other.
As for the second point, Lin Qiye has only just acquired these eyes and is not yet able to control the power within them well. Sometimes the golden light will suddenly emerge from the depths of his eyes. Although it is not very obvious, if his aunt and the others see it, they will definitely force him to get his eyes checked again, which would be a waste of money.
He wanted to wait until he had complete control over his eyes before announcing it.
However, now that he was out, Lin Qiye no longer needed to wrap himself in black satin, as that would attract too much attention.
Lin Qiye took out the sunglasses Yang Jin had bought for him from his pocket, put them on, and strode towards the bus stop.
After more than an hour of bumpy travel, Lin Qiye finally arrived at his destination.
Sunshine Mental Hospital.
The last time Lin Qiye came here was ten years ago.
In the past ten years, Lin Qiye has changed a lot, and so has this mental hospital.
All the old walls have been renovated, the gate is twice as wide as before, two modern high-rise buildings have replaced the original three-story building, and even the six characters "Sunshine Mental Hospital" have been gilded and stamped!
Standing at the main entrance, Lin Qiye could no longer connect the modern hospital in front of him with the small building in his memory.
The only thing that hasn't changed is the old man who guards the gate.
His body was much more hunched over, and his hair was much whiter.
The old man seemed to have spotted Lin Qiye, narrowed his eyes, and raised his right hand to point at Lin Qiye...
Just as Lin Qiye thought the old man still remembered him and was about to greet him,
The old man shouted:
"Hey you idiot over there! You're blocking the car behind you!"