I knew I couldn’t just get in there to check on him. I took a walk around the hospital to find a way to sneak in

.

Finally, I found that the back door of the hospital wasn’t guarded. However, when I 

went

 near to see, I flinched. This place had 

a 

stinky water ditch 

that was three meters wide

. Not only did it ha

ve 

discharged

 wastewater

, but it 

also had 

feces and wasted human organs. 

I had no other option. I had to jump over this horrible ditch. A

fter l

ingering at the edge for a long time, I hadn’t gathered enough courage to jump.

 I

 helplessly looked around to find a simple bridge. Any kind of bridge would do. 

It was t

oo bad there was not a single wooden board that I could use 

besides

 for a stack of white rubbish pil

ed

 up like a mountain. 

After s

tanding in a daze for a while, I suddenly had a solution: 

b

eckon and ride 

a

 spirit! 

A

 beckoned spirit could help me travel fast. Every time I invited a spirit, it helped me move faster, but I hadn’t tried a far-distance jump yet. 

I carried out my plan immediately. 

The moment 

I was about to invite

 a

 wild ghost, I heard rattling footsteps behind me.

My heart sank. 

Damn, those policemen are so professional! They got me right when I

reached the back door!

I was ready to flee when I heard Xiao Quan’s voice. “When we g

o

 in there, there

’s 

no need to show mercy. We’ll kill Ye Weiguo then p

in

 the crime on that boy Zhang. We’ll be safe…” 

“Haha, clever trick!” A

middle-aged man’s voice appraised Xiao Quan’s suggestion. 

That voice sounded familiar. Hiding behind the pile of rubbish, I moved 

slightly to the side

 to see the source of the voices. At first glance, I saw Xiao Quan. The man standing next to him was the Team Leader of the State Security Ministry’s Special Operation Team

,

 Jiang Shan! 

“Holy 

moly

, snakes and rats sure share the den.” I was enraged

 and 

my teeth felt itchy. It wasn’t because they had plotted agains

t 

me. I was angry 

that

 they were the elite force of the state and they had joined hands to do bad things. 

They weren’t different from the corrupted imperial courtiers in ancient 

times

. I clenched my jaw and made up my mind. I would help Ye Weiguo eliminate Jiang Shan and Xiao Quan. 

The two of them were standing at the edge of the ditch around a few meters away from me. It seemed they couldn’t enter the hospital from the front because of the police. They 

had

chosen 

the back door like me. 

But as they 

were

 two people, they could move easier. Jiang Shan squatted by the ditch with both hands in front of him, forming support.

 It seemed h

e would be the support for Xiao Quan to get to the other side. 

Things didn’t look

 good, but I couldn’t stop them. They hadn’t done anything bad yet, and they could 

blackmail

 me if I showed up now. 

Xiao Quan took a few steps back then started to run and jumped on Jiang Shan’s hands, which reflexed and sent him forward. He landed on the other side of the stinky ditch, then gave Jiang Shan an OK gesture. With a dark smile, he entered the hospital. 

If I lingered here

,

 Ye Weiguo would be killed. As soon as Xiao Quan 

went

 into the hospital, I directly hurled myself toward Jiang Shan and hit him at his temple. But the man was tough enough. He didn’t lose his consciousness. 

After r

eceiving my punch, he only staggered a little bit. 

“You 

heard everything, right

?” Jiang Shan asked malici

ously as he 

rolled his eyes at me

.

I didn’t have time to talk nonsense with him. I attacked him again. Jiang Shan just sneered and counterattacked. Although he had skills, he 

didn’t work

 in my business. As I had ambushed him successfully, he was slow now. I took the right chance and sprinkled cinnabar powder o

ver

 his eyes. 

“Argh…” Jiang Shan covered his eye

s and screeched

. However, as he was afraid that he could alert the cops out there, he had to refrain himself. I didn’t try to be polite

 and

 directly punch

ed

 and 

kicked

 Jiang Shan. I repeatedly hit him until he was unconscious. 

Then, I confiscated all of his communication tools and buried him in the pile of rubbish

. I left 

his head out so that he wouldn’t 

suffocate

 to death. 

After everything was done, I knew it 

would be

 impossible to chase after Xiao Quan now. I hoped that

 Ye Weiguo’s

 subordinates 

w

ould 

hold him down 

for a while.

Then, I summoned a ghost

. The ghost

 was 

so

 bony

 that he seemed t

o only have a layer of skin 

covering

 his skeleton. I told him Ye Weiguo’s birthday. 

Fortunately, my shirt 

had

 some bloodstains 

from the time

 Ye Weiguo vomited blood. The skinny ghost sensed Ye Weiguo’s blood, then 

took

 me up to the fifth floor. He hovered 

by

 the outside block of the air conditioner. 

“Is Ye Weiguo inside?” My legs were shaking, but I ignored my acrophobia. 

The bony ghost nodded. 

Suddenly

, I heard someone screec

h from 

the room, follow

ed

 by 

the sound of a brawl

. It seemed Xiao Quan was attacking Ye Weiguo’s soldiers. 

I tried to pull the window panels. Luckily for me, they weren’t locked. I let the wild ghost leave and pushed the window open to jump in. I saw Ye Weiguo sitting on his bed

. He

 angrily look

ed

 at the door to his patient room. When he saw me 

come

 through the window, he wasn’t startled. He gave me a faint smile. 

I turned and followed his line of sight. Ye Weiguo’s subordinates were all iron-blood soldiers. 

H

e was well prepared to 

put an end to

 Xiao Quan’s murderous act. I guessed the scream I had heard was from one of his soldiers Xiao Quan had attacked. 

Ye Weiguo was all right. I relaxed my nerves and 

went

 to his be

d

. “You pretended to be seriously wounded, right?” 

“

Yes

t, it was the last chance I 

gave to

 Xiao Quan. Unfortunately, he didn’t take it.” Ye Weiguo sighed

 and handed 

me a document. I received it and opened it. It was the profiles of the victims of this case. I was doubtful because I had read this document before. 

“Keep reading,” Ye Weiguo wore a dark face. 

I had to be patient and continued reading. In the end, I dropped my jaw. The more I read, the more frightened I 

felt

. 

Indeed, it was 

as

 I had imagined. 

The people

 who were murdered were Jiang Shan and Xiao Quan’s subordinates. 

A

t first, I thought that the worst thing

s 

they had done 

were

 receive bribes or embezzlement or gathe

r

 up their party. I had never thought that they had committed treason! They had made use of their positions to steal documents about the weapons the state was developing and 

sold

 them to foreign forces, which 

granted

 them millions and millions! In short, it was a team of traitors led by Jiang Shan and Xiao Quan. 

“I had a good relationship with Xiao Quan. I found out his secret when I visited his house one day. I 

then

 investigated everything.” Ye Weiguo sounded reluctant. “After I collected the 

evidence

, I didn’t dare to submit the 

report 

to my superior immediately. The Special Operation Team is the 

treasure

 of the Ministry of State Security. 

Unless I can

 catch them in the middle of the act, it’ll be tough to bring them to justice. Moreover, from my side, I hoped that my brother Xiao Quan would listen to me and step away from this affair. Xiao Quan didn’t listen. 

Right when

 I didn’t know what to do, Guan Yu showed up…” 

“That’s why you were watching the development of the case. You were

waiting for a chance. When they 

brought

 me here to deal with the ghost, you knew your chance had come, right?”

I smiled

 and felt 

scared of Ye Weiguo. He had 

seen

 the big picture, which included all of the people involved in this affair.  

Ye Weiguo didn’t deny it. He pointed at the soldiers who were fighting outside. “Mr. Zhang, I’m happy that you’re here. However, today, you don’t need to do anything. Just stand here and watch the show.” 

I knew he had 

made preparations

 for something else. I didn’t want to care about this, but still, I had to think about Guan Yu. 

It would be strange for

 Guan Yu’s soul 

to be still

 lingering in this mortal world. Thus, it could be a wisp of his soul or some fixation of his that had dwelled in an otherworldly item. Moreover, th

e

 otherworldly 

item

had to

 be in t

he 

Haidian District. 

I looked at Ye Weiguo as I wanted to ask him if he had any clue. However, after thinking about his smile that hid daggers, my heart sank as another idea exploded in my head

. Could it be that t

he spirit of Guan Yu was killing people because of Ye Weiguo’s manipulation? 

Given the tacit

 understanding between him and Guan Yu, it was possible. Anyway, it wasn’t the right time to ask th

e

se questions. If Xiao Quan

’s life ended 

here, Ye Weiguo would have the power. 

M

y life 

had

 shifted from one hand to another. Ye Weiguo just looked a little more 

trustworthy

 than his friend…

T

he police siren howled downstairs. I came to the window and saw many policemen 

go

 upstairs. It turned out to be the show Ye Weiguo wanted me to see. Soon, the policemen swarmed his patient room. As the victim

, 

Ye Weiguo explained to them that Xiao Quan wanted to kill him. He even showed the police a clip 

of 

Xiao Quan 

shooting

 him with his pistol. 

Then, Ye Weiguo un

buttoned

 his shirt in front of the policemen

, which 

reveal

ed

the

 bulletproof vest he wore inside.

He pointed at the policeman who led the team

 and shouted,

 “

No high-rank officer is standing

 here. 

There is just a

 murderer and 

a

 victim. Officer, I hope you 

will

 bring me justice.” 

“All right, sir!” The policeman saluted him, then escorted the subdued Xiao Quan downstairs.

I wanted to see him, so I curiously followed the policemen. 

Unexpectedly, Xiao Quan turned his head to see me. Our eyes met. He didn’t look worried at all

. He even smiled.

I was puzzled

, and w

hen I got a hold of myself, the policemen had left. The hospital was empty now. 

I 

made up my mind

 to go to Ye Weiguo’s house to see if I could find some clues about the otherworldly item. But before I left the hospital, I heard someone screaming. It was Ye Weiguo’s voice! 

“Damn it!” Recalling Xiao Quan’s expression 

from 

when the policemen took him away, I suddenly recognized that he wanted the police to arrest him 

so that

someone else

 would have the chance to take action! 

I rushed back to the patient ward. When I saw the scene inside, I was dumbstruck!