"The ’demon’ turned into a ’demon exorcist’ in a blink of an eye, isn’t that ironic? Of course, it is. A despicable villain suddenly becomes a do-gooder. This is a reversal of life. Without other external influences, people don’t undergo such great transformations."
In previous operations, the demon exorcist, oh, no, I should say ’demon’, his introduction stated that he was almost charged with every capital crime punishable by law, which is also why the Middle East requested the Dragon Teeth special forces to take action.
"There are some of his files above, I think they might be helpful, at least you know what he looks like."
"Old Chief, you don’t know, for some reason, this guy now has a mask glued to his face, it can’t be taken off." Ye Shikai waved his hand helplessly.
"That’s troublesome indeed."
"But this file is still very useful. Since I don’t have any clues about solving the case right now, why not first figure out his whereabouts in those missing years? At least, I can analyze his motives for committing crimes." Ye Shikai carefully put away the file and bowed to Yan Kuan.
"Hmm, if you have trouble, feel free to ask me for help. If necessary, you can apply for command over the Dragon Teeth special forces."
"What, is that possible?" As the former Special Forces captain, Ye Shikai knew this unit’s uniqueness well, directly under the highest command, it’s not something anyone can command at will, even as a captain with direct command authority, he does not have this privilege.
"Haha, if you’re worried about approval, then rest assured, I’ve long wanted those lads to get some experience, catching the demon exorcist is a good opportunity." Yan Kuan slowly stood up, walked to Ye Shikai’s side, patted his shoulder gently, and said softly, "Besides, don’t you want to capture him again after failing the task two years ago?"
"Of course I do, this time I won’t let him go no matter what he’s called, ’demon’ or ’demon exorcist’, I must catch him."
"Alright, I’ll apply for the approval now, it shouldn’t take long."
"Thank you, Old Chief." Ye Shikai gave a slight smile.
"By the way, since you’re here at the base, aren’t you going to see those lads?"
"No need, Ouyang is still intensifying their training these days." Ye Shikai waved his hand to decline, then turned and left the office.
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Netherworld Palace Base.
"Boss, you want me to investigate this person?" Ghost looked at the document on the table, first stunned, then looked at Ye Shikai, "Isn’t he just a head of some foreign underground force?"
"It’s not foreign now." Ye Shikai sat on the sofa with a deep sigh, "He’s the demon exorcist now causing a sensation in Yanjing."
"What, that kid?" Ghost couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.
"Yes, I would never mistake him."
"Alright, since he was once a foreign underground force, this will make things easier, I’ll inform the headquarters staff now for a full investigation, there will definitely be findings."
"Then do it quickly, I can’t wait much longer." Ye Shikai lit a cigarette, smoking these past days more than in the past two months, nearly developing into an anxiety disorder.
"Sure, the efficiency at headquarters is higher than here, it should take no more than three hours to get a response."
"Boss, there’s one more thing, have you forgotten?" At this moment, Ghost suddenly called Ye Shikai, wanting to speak but then holding back.
"What’s the matter?" Ye Shikai turned his head, curiously asked.
"Boss, do you really not know, or are you pretending?"
"Nonsense, of course, it’s real, if you have something to say, speak quickly." Ye Shikai rolled his eyes, replied calmly.
"The day after tomorrow is the Moon God’s birthday."
"The day after tomorrow is..." Ghost’s words exploded like thunder in Ye Shikai’s mind, indeed, the day after tomorrow is Ji Qian’s birthday, in the past, during this time, Ye Shikai would bring a bunch of gifts to the Moon God Temple, spending time with her...
"Boss, did you really forget?" Ghost still couldn’t believe it, during that time, Ye Shikai counted the days of Ji Qian’s birthday meticulously, how come after arriving in Yanjing, in just half a year, he forgot.
"I guess I’ve been too busy these days." Ye Shikai said calmly, then sat back on the sofa, took out a cigarette from his pocket and started smoking again, but this time, his fingers trembled slightly...
"Help me buy a gift and give it to her on my behalf." After a long time, Ye Shikai finally said this sentence.
"What?" Ghost was surprised to hear that, "Boss, are you sure you don’t want to go see her?"
"I heard from Selena that the Moon God’s mood hasn’t been good these days, often sighing alone, I think it might be because of this matter." Ghost added when Ye Shikai remained silent.
"You’re quite astute." Ye Shikai said coldly, "Instead of pondering this, why not investigate the demon exorcist properly." Get full chapters from novel(ꜰ)ire.net
"Sigh, alright then." Seeing no change in Ye Shikai, Ghost said nothing more and silently walked out, Ji Qian was a fortunate woman because she met ’that person’ in her life, but she was also unfortunate because ’that person’ was not meant for her.
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"Boss, boss, boss..."
"What’s wrong?" Ye Shikai opened his eyes, looked around, surprisingly finding himself dozing off on the sofa.
"The headquarters sent the information over."
"What, so fast, let me see." Ye Shikai immediately bounced up from the sofa, excitedly "snatched" the document papers.
"Boss, you wouldn’t believe it, this bastard actually had such experiences." Ghost said mysteriously.
"Betrayed by his subordinates, severely injured, near death, and... was even cuckolded." Ye Shikai couldn’t help but shout, he almost doubted whether the Netherworld Palace headquarters’ investigation staff were the demon exorcists themselves, having investigated so thoroughly.
Unexpectedly, one would assume that after escaping, the demon exorcist would rise again, but instead, he was collapsing like the setting sun, with not only most of his previous subordinates scattering, but the remaining few stabbed him in the back.
And most crucially, the demon exorcist’s former woman was actually with his subordinate, wasn’t that cuckolding him?
"Haha, now I feel a bit sorry for him." Ye Shikai couldn’t help but laugh.
"Indeed, at that time, this guy was betrayed by his subordinates, almost lost his life, and was ultimately saved by a few remaining loyal followers." Ghost said at the side.