The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

Huang Xiaoqi looked pleadingly at Li Can, who was standing among the guests not far away.

"Master..."

At this point, there was no need to hide anything anymore. Li Can gave her a reassuring look and walked over at a leisurely pace.

"Guest, if you insist on taking our staff with you, that's fine too. My wife is just worried, not that she's trying to spoil the mood."

"Let's compromise and not make things difficult for anyone. I'll go with you."

By this time, Shen Yuan had already realized that it was one of her own people from the upper city who had arrived, but she was still unsure who it was.

Upon hearing Li Can's words, she quickly understood what he meant.

As the atmosphere reached a stalemate, she secretly nodded to Yang Mo.

[…Okay, you chose this yourself. You two are truly a loving couple, and you treat your employees well too. I'll remember you.] The strange comments seemed threatening to Huang Xiaoqi, but Li Can interpreted them as genuine approval.

Both sides are sensible people, and there are some things that are not easy to say clearly in front of the public.

It actually means "thank you for saving Shen Yuan" as a gesture of gratitude.

Yang Mo leaned back on the soft leather sofa in the villa and pressed his temples.

"This Baijie Hotel is interesting; it's amazing that such a small downtown town has produced so many talented people..."

"Brother Yang, we compared the information with Shen Yuan's original body scan photos, and the match rate of this woman is as high as 99%. Basically, it can be completely confirmed that it is her."

He nodded. "I can roughly guess without comparing. There are too many people around here, it's not suitable. Let's take them away and find a quiet place. Shen Yuan will give us an answer."

"Yes, and also, there's good news from Feng Tian. She says she's made contact with the residents of the lower city who strangled that scoundrel last night, and they're in secret negotiations."

"Okay, keep in touch with her and tell her that I will bring Shen Yuan to meet her. Since Shen Yuan is not dead, we need to find a way to get her out of the city."

"What? It seems that no one from the lower city has ever been able to enter the upper city since ancient times. This is very difficult to do. What if we are discovered...?"

A flicker of impatience crossed Yang Mo's face. "So this is the first time? Are you just going to watch her suffer the rest of her life in the lower city? Besides, it's not like there's no way out. Aren't there a few loopholes we can exploit?"

"You mean...that place?"

Neither of them said it explicitly, but they both thought of the same thing.

"Yes, the wall of corpses in the upper city is a passage that can cross the City of Ghosts. We need to use some means to infiltrate our people inside..."

"I understand, I'll go arrange it right away."

"Yes, I'll personally keep an eye on Shen Yuan's situation."

After the brief conversation ended, Yang Mo strangely pointed with his tentacles in the direction of Li Can and Shen Yuan's bodies.

Since you've made up your mind, come with me.

"Okay, thank you for your understanding. We will do our best." Shen Yuan walked out from behind Huang Xiaoqi. Before leaving, Huang Xiaoqi grabbed her arm with a reluctant hand, but she quickly slipped away.

Li Can took off her apron and got ready.

Only Huang Xiaoqi had tears in her eyes. "Honey... please take good care of yourself. My son and I are still here waiting for you to come back."

Even if she regrets dragging Li Can into this, it's too late now.

The problem is that she was too soft-hearted and wanted to help Shen Yuan, unwilling to see such a beautiful girl die a tragic death.

But reality is that cruel.

She wasn't even allowed to utter a single "no".

Looking at Huang Xiaoqi's sad face, Li Can only comforted her with one last sentence, "Don't worry, I'm here. Nothing will happen."

Then she turned and followed the strange guest away.

The two eerie figures who had been keeping watch in the restaurant quietly paid their bill and moved away a few seconds later.

Li Can pushed open the glass door, and like ink dripping into the darkness of the lower city, the sound of a car horn suddenly came from afar.

A bright yellow school bus was parked not far from the entrance of Baijie Hotel.

The car door slowly opened, and a small, eerie creature carrying a schoolbag hopped and skipped out of the car.

He seems to be in a good mood.

Then, a young man wearing glasses with short, choppy hair that almost covered his forehead got out of the driver's seat, bent down to tidy up the strange little backpack, and waved goodbye to it.

Li Can didn't notice this scene.

He followed behind Shen Yuan, adjusting the view to show the vulture hiding near his sister Li Lan.

The scene from the city center was anything but peaceful, ever since he and Shen Yuan were "fishing like Jiang Taigong" here.

A strange guest has appeared in Li Lan's life, getting close to her. He can't help but worry that something might have gone wrong with his sister, or that something has been discovered.

The strangely slender figure, along with his sister Li Lan, turned left and right until they reached the guest lounge, where they talked.

The very first, straightforward sentence made his expression change.

You're the murderer who killed the customer who was paraded through the streets last night, aren't you?

Li Lan, the younger sister, immediately became alert, looking around at her surroundings, seemingly already considering whether to take action to eliminate the cancer in front of her.

"Guest, you're joking. I've been working all along. I'm just a small, weak girl, and even here I'm being bullied by others. You've seen it yourself; my colleagues aren't treating me well."

"How could someone have such great abilities? This is simply outrageous. It must be a misunderstanding."

You don't need to pretend in front of me. I don't know if you've heard of Upper City. I'm here to help you. I hope you'll think carefully before answering my question. We're not enemies; in fact, we could be very good allies.

Besides, if I wanted to expose your crimes and get rid of you, I wouldn't need to bring you all the way here. It's such a hassle, isn't it?

The eerie creature drew closer and closer to her, and their conversation gradually drifted into an uncontrollable direction.

The younger sister gently touched her chest, specifically her heart area. Vulture felt a subtle touch from her, as if she were signaling to Li Can to pay attention to the situation on his side.

Li Can was indeed paying close attention to everything happening here.

The conversation was still ongoing, and the two were like tai chi practitioners, taking turns making moves, and for the time being, it was still considered "harmonious".

Li Can pondered as he walked along the road, brushing past the little eerie creature.

Finding the Upper City members of Shen Yuan's organization was originally a good thing, but the sudden change on his sister's side made him somewhat uneasy.

The two wandered in eerie silence through the dark streets of the city's outskirts at night.

The little monster suddenly turned around, stared at Li Can intently for a moment, then threw down its schoolbag and pounced on him.

"Dad! Dad! Dad!" These two words kept popping up above his head.

Until the dark green, bouncy body completely wrapped around Li Can's legs from behind.

"Dad, where are you going? Didn't you say you'd take me to the amusement park for my birthday today? You're lying to me!"