Warning! The evil god's minions are invading the eerie dungeon.

What the hell?!

The man's expression was no longer cold; his forehead twitched, and he almost doubted whether he had misheard.

What is this guy saying?

How could you, a captain-level figure, use this crappy little phone to directly connect to someone's private phone number?

What's the difference between this and being able to make a phone call directly to the mayor's mobile phone?

He swallowed hard, reached for the phone, and whispered a "feed".

"Xu Kun..."

His familiar and authoritative voice came from the other end of the line.

He then launched into a tirade of vulgarities, completely lacking any manners.

"Are you out of your mind?! Huh?! You've got guts! Just now! Our Baiyue Provincial Bureau!!! We got a direct call from the Anxia Provincial Bureau!! Our action team leader called me personally! He gave me a thorough dressing-down! He told me to get out of here immediately if I couldn't control my team! Damn it!! I can't even see the chief normally, and now thanks to you, he called me directly!! I'm so damn grateful!! You've got real influence!!!"

Provincial Bureau?

Action team leader???

Why would this alarm someone of this caliber?! Does this unassuming young man know or have connections with someone at the level of an action team leader in another provincial bureau?

A few drops of cold sweat slid down Xu Kun's forehead, and he felt his legs trembling. He stammered incoherently:

"Team... Captain... I..."

The person on the other end interrupted him, speaking sharply in a suppressed tone of anger:

"You, right now, immediately, right now!!! Get your ass back here!! Bring all your Pokémon!! Come back with you! We'll talk about everything when you get back! Before you come back, you! And your stupid friends! Apologize to the guy in front of you, and to the barbecue stall owner!!"

"I...I understand...I understand..."

Xu Kun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and, filled with fear, kicked each of the people Qi Xie had knocked unconscious awake, scolding them with exasperation:

"Idiot! Get up! Apologize to him!!"

"I'm...I'm sorry..."

"I'm so sorry for the trouble I've caused everyone..."

Without needing any prompting, these thugs realized that the young man opposite them seemed to have an even darker background than theirs, so one by one they bowed and scraped and apologized repeatedly without any shame.

Xu Kun was also among them, and handed the phone, which had already been switched to another call, to Qi Xie with both hands.

Qi Xie took the phone, looked down and fiddled with it, without even glancing at the person on the other end:

"roll."

"Okay, okay, enjoy your meal..."

A group of people sheepishly boarded a modified SUV with a bizarre special paint job.

The car started and sped off in a flash.

"Captain...no, Uncle, you...you have to help me..."

Several thugs immediately turned their gazes toward them, each holding their breath and not daring to disturb them.

"Help you? The fact that I told you to get back here is helping you!"

The person on the other end of the phone cursed coldly:

"You have no idea who you're dealing with. If he hadn't been negotiating a deal with the police, you and your bunch of idiot friends wouldn't be alive today! He doesn't care about anyone's feelings!"

"this?!"

Xu Kun was stunned:

"Uncle, you're exaggerating. Although we were in the wrong first, he..."

The voice on the other end of the phone interrupted him, coldly uttering:

"A candidate for the 'Cleaner Project' from the Anxia Provincial Bureau, an action team leader surnamed Jiang, who calls him 'brother' without his surname."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

The car was completely silent.

After a long pause, the second brother shook his head, baring his teeth:

"It's so dark today."

Then, the boss, who had recovered, grabbed him from behind by the hair and dragged him over for a beating.

……

……

Barbecue stall.

Feeling that the world was finally quiet, Qi Xie sat back down. The once bustling barbecue stall had become much quieter for some reason. Everyone was quietly enjoying their food, and any occasional conversations were in hushed tones so as not to disturb others.

"Can we continue discussing the deal now?"

Qi Xie slightly curled the corners of his lips.

"well……"

Zhao Jian'an on the other end of the phone sighed helplessly, as if he had already foreseen what would happen.

"Twenty thousand, a fixed price. Twelve thousand is the bottom price, and eight thousand is for that guy's life. I didn't lay a hand on him, which is already quite merciful. Considering the reputation of the Special Operations Bureau and the life of a high-level traveler, eight thousand Strange Points is cheap enough."

Qi Xie spoke the words of the unscrupulous merchant in a gentle tone.

Zhao Jian'an's expression twitched slightly on the other end:

"If you don't give it to me..."

"That guy still wants to hang around here, right?"

Qi Xie said, seemingly casually:

"In that case, we should try to maintain good neighborly relations. It's a good thing if we can avoid trouble by spending money. Otherwise, with his personality, what if people hold a grudge and beat him up with a sack over his head every now and then?"

Zhao Jian'an: ...

"Captain Zhao, you wouldn't want the members of the Special Operations Bureau to go through such dangerous things, would you...?"

Qi Xie continued to utter demonic whispers.

"……good."

Zhao Jian'an rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

"Twenty thousand it is."

He didn't even consider transferring people away to hide, because the entire traveler community knew that Qi Xie had gone through the internet to kill Jia Yu.

Based on his understanding of Qi Xie, even without a life-threatening grudge, this mentally unstable guy would still be willing to travel a long distance just to slap someone a few times.

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

Qi Xie picked up a skewer of grilled meat in a good mood and took a bite, but soon his good mood was not so good.

"It's all cold now..."

Qi Xie muttered as he put down the skewers, only to find a plate of quite a variety of skewers next to him.

There's also a little girl.

"Big...Big brother, we baked another one for you, and added a little extra..."

The boss's daughter, perhaps a young girl who had just come of age, clutched the hem of her clothes, swallowing nervously.

"Thank you so much, brother. Dad said you can eat whatever you want whenever you come here..."

Is there an unexpected surprise?

Qi Xie smiled and nodded gently to the little girl.

The little girl smiled shyly in response, then ran away, blushing slightly.

"Oh, right."

Qi Xie picked up a skewer of crispy on the outside and tender on the inside fried dough, took a delicious bite, and felt the aroma of oil, along with the salty and savory juices and cumin, explode in his mouth.

"From now on, this barbecue stand will be run by that guy. If anything goes wrong at this place, I don't care who caused the problem, I'll beat him up. You understand what I mean?"

Qi Xie didn't want to have his fun here, only to leave the other person to bear the risk of retaliation alone after he had done his job and made enemies.

If you're going to do something, you either don't do it at all, or you do it to the end. Doing it halfway is just harming people, isn't it?

"Don't worry, we would have done it anyway even if you hadn't said anything."

Zhao Jian'an nodded.

"Oh, right."

After agreeing to the deal, Qi Xie remembered something else:

Where is Jiang Zheng alone?