Ye Cangtian had just walked out of the police station, preparing to head to Haitian Pharmaceutical.
As it turned out, the shaman was waiting for him at the police station entrance. Seeing him emerge, the shaman happily exclaimed, "Big Brother, how did you know I was arrested?"
Heh, how would I know! Ye Cangtian couldn't be bothered to reply.
The shaman trailed closely behind, continuing, "It seems Big Brother is truly extraordinary; even the police give you face. Big Brother is such a good person. You saved me once in Aman, and you saved me again in Huaxia..."
"Wait, let me explain this!"
Ye Cangtian felt a headache coming on and couldn't help but correct him, "That time in Aman, I just happened to pass by. Those robbers came looking for trouble with me, so I beat them up. As for today..."
He rubbed his temples, sighing, "I was genuinely going to the police station on official business. They released you because there was no evidence; it had nothing to do with me!"
"That's just what Big Brother thinks. Anyway, I just feel that Big Brother saved me!"
The shaman wore a look of "I don't want what you think, I want what I think."
"Whatever you say!" Ye Cangtian rolled his eyes, utterly speechless.
"Hehe, Big Brother, we truly are fated. Oh, right, yesterday I also met another friend, Sun Xiaotian, the one sitting to my right. He looked rather mysterious; I think he was tracking someone."
Heh, wasn't he tracking me!
Yesterday? Wasn't that when I was shopping and eating street food with Han Feifei?
Ye Cangtian knew very well that Sun Xiaotian had been tailing him for the past two days, and he might even be lurking in the shadows right now!
He ignored the man in front of him and continued on his way towards Haitian Pharmaceutical. It wasn't too far from Haitian Pharmaceutical, and it wouldn't take long to walk there.
However, despite Ye Cangtian's silence, the shaman showed no signs of leaving and kept following him.
And he seemed to have an endless stream of words, constantly chattering about his experiences since arriving in Huaxia, like how clean and hygienic Chinese airports were, and how there was so much delicious food on the streets.
He even recounted his unfortunate experience last night.
"That auntie clearly said there would be wonderful dance performances for guests! I was just curious, but I didn't expect the dancer to be a woman of the night! She started taking off her clothes, and halfway through, the police arrived!"
"..."
Ye Cangtian was somewhat speechless. Others might not believe this, but he genuinely did.
This simple-minded fool who only liked watching Huo Yuanjia and Young and Dangerous films might not even be interested in women! Especially not in a place like a train station with such questionable quality.
Not long after!
The two arrived at Haitian Pharmaceutical one after the other.
Ye Cangtian walked directly into the company. The shaman also intended to follow, but was stopped by Li Dazhuang, who was wearing a security uniform.
"What are you blocking me for? I need to go in!" the shaman said impatiently.
"Big Brother, should I let him in?" Li Dazhuang asked, turning around.
"Ahem!"
Ye Cangtian coughed and then said in a serious tone, "Dazhuang, you just need to strictly adhere to the company's rules and regulations!"
Li Dazhuang immediately understood what to do. His tall, sturdy body positioned itself directly across the entrance.
"Outsiders are not allowed in the company!"
"..." The shaman looked confused and hurriedly argued, "I'm not an outsider! Big Brother Ye and I are friends!"
"Friends are not allowed in either!"
...
Ahead, Ye Cangtian finally breathed a sigh of relief. That guy had been following him all along, and he couldn't shake him off.
Now, at last, he had some peace and quiet.
He went upstairs and directly to Tang Xinwan's office. She was working. She glanced up at Ye Cangtian but paid him no mind, burying herself in her work.
Ye Cangtian walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down.
At the entrance to the security office.
The shaman was still there, seemingly chattering something to Li Dazhuang. However, his talkative advantage was completely ineffective against Li Dazhuang.
Li Dazhuang stood at the door, blocking him, not saying a word.
Despite the shaman's endless prattling, Li Dazhuang remained silent, making the shaman feel quite rebuffed. After a while, he finally shut up.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian chuckled. It seemed only Li Dazhuang could control that chatterbox.
He turned around and looked at Tang Xinwan, who was still ignoring him, and smiled helplessly, "Still angry?"
"What's there to be angry about!" Tang Xinwan didn't look up.
"Hey, I was afraid you'd run off alone after work and make me walk home!"
"Who told you not to bring any money!" Tang Xinwan muttered.
"..."
Ye Cangtian was once again left speechless.
Seeing his frustrated look, a triumphant glint flashed in Tang Xinwan's eyes. Who told you to flirt around with so many women?
Of course, she was just giving him a little bit of trouble yesterday; she wasn't really angry.
A moment later!
Ye Cangtian received a call from Xu Shian, who was downstairs at the company.
Soon, he left his office and exited the company building.
At the entrance to the security office, three people were standing!
One was Li Dazhuang, blocking the entrance and saying nothing.
One was the shaman, muttering something unknown under his breath.
And the third was Xu Shian, picking his ear with a finger, his face creased with a frown.
"Brother-in-law, who is this guy?"
When Xu Shian saw Ye Cangtian come down, he pointed to the shaman next to him. When he arrived to find Ye Cangtian, this fellow was already at the main entrance, and had started chatting with him as if they were old friends.
This left Xu Shian somewhat bewildered.
Ye Cangtian couldn't be bothered to explain and simply waved, "You, come in first!"
Li Dazhuang let Xu Shian in, and then once again blocked the entrance, refusing to let the shaman in. This infuriated the shaman, who began arguing with Li Dazhuang again.
A short while later, Ye Cangtian took Xu Shian to the company's rooftop.
The two quickly lit cigarettes.
"Have all the researchers been safely escorted back?" Ye Cangtian asked.
"They returned three days ago! They could have come back earlier, but Gao Xiong was worried about encountering trouble on the way, so he deliberately took a detour through several places, causing some delays."
After speaking, Xu Shian sighed, "All the personnel were sent back, but Professor Yuan was severely injured, and coupled with his poor resistance, he couldn't be saved!"
Professor Yuan?
Ye Cangtian quickly knew who he was referring to – Shangguan Yanran's teacher, the one who was accidentally shot during the evacuation.
"What did the old man say?"
"Grandfather didn't say much, only that it was a pity. After all, China has very few top researchers like Professor Yuan!"
Xu Shian then smiled and added, "Grandfather said that our mission was completed well this time. Oh, and let me tell you some good news, I'm now a member of Group B!"
So soon?
Ye Cangtian was somewhat surprised. What surprised him even more was that Old Master Xu actually felt comfortable letting Xu Shian join the Huaxia Dragon Group!