Chapter 144: Find a Way to Kill Him
Lu Yibei thanked the heavens that he had facial paralysis because he had almost screamed in horror.
Jumeng was right; there was indeed something wrong with his eyes. His eyes peeked over his sunglasses and coupled with his unnerving smile, Yibei felt as if, if he stared at his face for too long, he might go insane.
‘Is he planning to expose me in front of Jiangli?’ Yibei shivered. However, he couldn’t run away or act irrationally, so all he could do was stare back at Li Xuan’s unblinking eyes.
There was a pregnant silence for about a minute or two, and Jiangli was the first to speak up.
“What’s the matter? I don’t remember calling you in.”
“Ah, I was looking for a file, but I couldn’t remember where it was,” he smiled as he spoke, and his eyes drifted towards Yibei.
The Operators of the Night Division, in addition to their duties of protecting the city, have their own duties to attend to.
For example, An Qing is in charge of performing autopsies on urban legends and training new members; Gu Xiliu is in charge of magic and purification ceremonies; and Jiangli is in charge of management duties, so it wasn’t a surprise that Li Xuan would be here to ask her about his files.
‘But it’s such a coincidence that he came at this time! Even Jiangli thinks it’s weird that he’s here!’