“Mr. Xia, that kind of joke isn't funny.”
The boss, whose face had been full of smiles just a moment ago, now looked dead serious. He looked up at the door, and a security guard nodded, quietly making his way behind Xia Yitiao.
“Hehe.”
Xia Yitiao leaned against the counter, his right hand lightly tapping a rhythmic beat against the surface. The fat boss's eyes narrowed into slits.
“Bureau Chief Xia, if I recall correctly, you're supposed to retire this year, right?”
“Your information is way out of date. I've already retired.”
“Bureau Chief Xia, you've dedicated your entire life to Great Wei. Now that you're retired, you should really enjoy yourself.”
“With our years of history, how about I recommend a few fun places for you to visit?”
Xia Yitiao couldn't help but burst into laughter.
“Central City really is the most entertaining place~”
“I've been to many places in my life, but Central City is by far the most unique.”
“The mice here aren't afraid of cats!”
The fat boss chuckled along, rubbing his large belly as he spoke.
“Well, that depends on how big the cat is, and how big the mouse is, doesn't it?”
Xia Yitiao nodded, seemingly in agreement with the fat boss's words.
“You've probably noticed the people tailing me too, right? Care to guess whose people they are? And where do you think I went before coming to see you?”
“If a big mouse gets targeted by a cat because of a little mouse, and the cat might even find its granary, what do you think it would do?”
“Would it choose to fight the cat to the death, or would it just kill the little mouse to cut off the trail and protect its granary?”
The fat boss still didn't back down; in fact, his presence grew even more imposing.
“Then do you think the big mouse would trust the cat, or the little mouse?”
“Especially when it knows that the cat is coming straight for it?”
Xia Yitiao shrugged.
“I don't care. It's not like I have any skin in the game anyway.”
The fat boss smiled, picking up his teacup.
“People say snakes and rats share the same nest, but cats and mice can live together too. In fact, the big mouse's backer might just be the cat itself!”
“That's why the other kittens trying to catch the mice were scared off back then. Don't you agree, Bureau Chief Xia?”
Xia Yitiao didn't answer directly. Instead, he tapped the table again with the same rhythm.
“Who knows? After all, I'm just a human. I don't know much about cats and mice.”
As he spoke, he turned to walk toward the exit. The security guard stood right in front of him, having absolutely no intention of stepping aside.
Xia Yitiao slapped him across the face, sending him flying on the spot. Before the guard even hit the ground, he spat out two teeth, half of his face swelling up like a loaf of bread.
Xia Yitiao shook his hand, looking disgusted.
“Haven't you ever heard that a good dog doesn't block the path? No wonder you're always hanging out with mice.”
He turned to look at the pale, grim-faced fat boss and said.
“Go ahead and report me to the Security Bureau.”
With that, he made a clean exit. The moment he stepped out, Yin Yang walked into the shop.
He had originally planned to avoid Xia Yitiao, since the man's perception was far too sharp, and it would be bad if his identity was exposed.
But just as he was about to leave, he caught the faint mention of the word “organs.”
These words were highly sensitive to the current Yin Yang, so he found a concealed spot and placed marks on the people tailing Xia Yitiao.
If he placed a mark directly on Xia Yitiao, he would definitely be discovered.
Since Xia Yitiao clearly had no intention of stopping the trackers, Yin Yang decided to mark them instead, turning them into his personal eyes and ears.
Once Xia Yitiao left, Yin Yang looped around and entered the shop, only to see a guy with a face swollen like a pig's head scrambling up from the floor.
Yin Yang kept his Perception skill active, clearly sensing that both of them were transcendents. However, they lacked divinity, meaning they probably weren't Demigods.
Since they weren't Demigods, he had no qualms about branding them.
“I'm sorry, sir, but something came up. We are temporarily closed today.”
“Ah, sorry to bother you then.”
Yin Yang gave them an apologetic smile, showing a hint of curiosity as if he were highly interested in why the pig-headed guy had been beaten up, before turning to leave.
Success in maintaining a persona lay entirely in such details.
After Yin Yang left, the pig-headed man looked at the shop owner and mumbled indistinctly.
“Brother-in-law, what do we do now?”
“Don't worry. Xia Yitiao couldn't do anything to us even when he was in office, let alone now.”
“Quite a few people in Central City owe their lives to us. It won't be that easy to touch us.”
“Didn't you see that Xia Yitiao only came here to scare us?”
“Remember, anyone who can survive in Central City is no amateur.”
“The only reason he said so much was to make us panic so he could find an opening to take us down.”
“Hehe, I won't give him that chance. Go to the hospital first.”
“Yes, sir.”
The transcendent agreed, holding his face as he walked out.
...
“Boss.”
“Boss.”
When Yin Yang returned to the cafe, the three young ones quickly greeted him.
“Have you eaten?”
“Yes, Boss.”
“Good. There aren't many customers around noon anyway, so take shifts to rest.”
Yin Yang chatted as he walked back to the counter and continued watching his Great Qi TV show. However, his mind was busy thinking about how to establish a connection with Qin Zhou, and whether other members of the Imperial family had come into contact with his internal organs.
Besides, he also wanted to know where Qin Ye had gone.
Back then, Qin Ye had replaced his original internal organs with transcendent ones, which were subsequently devoured completely by Yin Yang's transcendent kidney, leaving him as an empty shell.
Yet, even after all that, he hadn't died. Yin Yang wanted to know how he was doing now.
There was also the organ trade he had heard about earlier, which Xia Yitiao seemed to be investigating.
At this thought, Yin Yang began searching for information about Xia Yitiao online. When he saw that the man had retired at the height of his career, Yin Yang's eyes narrowed slightly.
Retiring at the peak?
Could he have investigated some powerful figure, only to get pushed out as a result?
And his timing... surely it can't be such a coincidence?
The shadow beneath Yin Yang's feet grew increasingly dense, and a twisted ghost poked its head out.
The Drowned Ghost!
As a companion that had awakened directly after absorbing other transcendent internal organs, its strength was currently the greatest among the six ghosts!
“Wait until dark.”
Hearing Yin Yang's murmur, the Drowned Ghost sank back into the shadow.
...
Evening.
The fat boss drove into the Sun family estate.
Clearly, he was not as calm as he had portrayed himself to be during the day.
The side gate of the Sun family estate opened, and he spent over half an hour inside before leaving.
Just as he was waiting at a red light, the sound of gurgling water welled up.
“Huh?”
Ever since Xia Yitiao had paid him a visit during the day, the fat boss had been on high alert.
His very first instinct upon sensing the anomaly was to flee.
Unfortunately, it was too late...
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