"Get out," Guo Xuyang willed, placing Pi Xiaoqian in the airplane's lavatory.
Pi Xiaoqian appeared in the restroom in a daze. The pile of diamonds from moments ago had vanished, making him think he was dreaming. But what did appearing in the restroom mean? Had he fainted from staying in the toilet for too long? How could that be? He slapped his face hard to wake himself up and returned to his seat.
"Yangzi, I just had a strange dream, or maybe it wasn't a dream?"
"What is it?" Guo Xuyang feigned ignorance.
"I was standing next to a pile of diamonds."
"Hmm? Where did the diamonds come from?"
"I'm puzzled too. But before I could reach out to take them, I appeared in the restroom."
"Are you joking? Wouldn't it be foolish not to take diamonds if you found them? Did you fall asleep in the restroom?"
"Really, I'm not lying at all. It's true."
"If you didn't get any diamonds, then it's false. If it were true, knowing your temperament, wouldn't you have pocketed some?"
"I was too stunned at the time; I really forgot about it."
"You must have been daydreaming about diamonds. Didn't you say Wang Yu called you in your dream?"
"Wang Yu? Right, wasn't I calling for someone just now? How did I suddenly appear somewhere else?" Pi Xiaoqian mused.
"Were you perhaps confused by something?"
"I don't know. What's going on?"
"It seems we were controlled by something. If you hadn't been woken up by Wang Yu calling you, all of us would likely be finished."
"Ah? Don't lie to me."
"Why would I lie to you? Look around, many people on the plane haven't woken up yet."
"Really?" Pi Xiaoqian stood up to look ahead, then sat back down.
"What exactly is it?"
"How should I know? Speaking of which, you're the hero."
"I'm no hero. As long as I can get home safely, that's enough. I don't want my child to grow up without a father."
"That's unlikely. I wonder where we are now?"
"Look, isn't that Mingzhu?" Pi Xiaoqian said, glancing outside. "We should be landing soon."
"So soon? I thought it would take a while longer."
"Hurry up. Going out with you this time has been a terrible ordeal. Forget about beautiful women; I almost lost my life."
"Only when you lose something do you know its value. Be content. If your Wang Yu hadn't called you, we'd all be dreaming with Duke Zhou."
While the two were talking, the plane landed steadily at the airport.
"Please disembark in an orderly fashion. Please disembark in an orderly fashion. After disembarking, please proceed this way." A loudspeaker from a vehicle below continuously directed passengers to exit.
"What's going on? What happened? Why such a big scene?" a young girl asked.
"How can you be so oblivious? Didn't you see that several people on the plane haven't moved?" The speaker was likely the girl's friend.
"I didn't notice. What's wrong?"
"Forget it, there's no use talking to someone like you."
"What exactly is it?"
"The plane fell from such a height, and those people are still motionless. Think about it carefully."
"They're not... dead, are they?" The young girl suddenly covered her mouth.
"Why are you shouting so loudly? Let's go quickly. Just walk forward as they said."
"Why was this flight so exciting? Was it hijacked by aliens?"
"What are you thinking about?" Her friend lightly patted her and walked straight ahead.
Her action stirred something in Guo Xuyang's heart. The person next to the pilot had his head smashed by him. Although the people on the plane were still breathing voluntarily, they hadn't fully woken up yet. The chances of them having been attacked were high. Since the people arranged by Director Jiang were in place, he should have nothing more to do here. However, to be safe, Guo Xuyang called Jiang Qixin. "Director Jiang, there's something I need to tell you."
"I find it hard to believe you'd return without causing some major commotion," Jiang Qixin's voice came through the phone.
"I didn't want to, but I didn't expect a species invasion."
"How did you discover it?"
"It wasn't me; it was Fatty. If he hadn't woken me up in time, both of us would have been done for."
"Tell me what happened."
"Now is not the time to discuss this. You need to quickly arrange for people to disinfect the passengers who haven't disembarked from the plane. When I disembarked, I noticed over a dozen people were motionless, perhaps they met with misfortune. In the cockpit, I found the person next to the pilot was not right. I hit him on the head. As a result, his skull shattered like an eggshell, and something like an ostrich head emerged from it. However, this thing fears light; upon exposure to sunlight, it turned into something like charcoal."
"Are you saying these things are still on the plane?"
"More or less. Since your people have arrived, I don't need to interfere further."
"You can't leave. Without you, there's no one to take charge. I've asked them to find you. You and Fatty stay and help out."
Jiang Qixin hung up the phone as he spoke.
A few minutes later, several people in protective suits, making phone calls, walked towards the two. "Excuse me, who is Mr. Guo Xuyang?" the person on the phone asked after putting it away.
"I am. May I ask who you are..."
"Mr. Guo, I am Wu Hong'en, the person in charge of special cases today. Director Jiang specifically called and asked us to follow your command today."
Upon hearing Wu Hong'en, Guo Xuyang knew he couldn't leave. "Since that's the case, please divide the personnel into two groups. One group will go to the plane to inspect. At least fifteen people, ensure good protection, and prepare high-power warm lights. The other group will inspect the passengers. Arrange the personnel as you see fit. Also, prepare high-power warm lights. There's only one inspection method: slap each person on the head. Regardless of age or gender, not a single person should be spared. For anyone whose skull fractures, immediately use high-power warm lights to irradiate them. Then, drag them out into the sunlight to bask."
"This... May I ask why we need to do this?" Wu Hong'en didn't understand why Guo Xuyang gave such strange orders.
"Execute the order. Do as I say. The sooner, the better. It's best to complete everything before sunset." Guo Xuyang didn't give the other party a chance to explain. Time was of the essence, and he didn't know what would happen after sunset.
"Yes." Seeing Guo Xuyang's serious tone, Wu Hong'en quickly saluted and agreed.