Bai Wuchang kicked me and disappeared.

Shang Xingyan's eyes gleamed. In his opinion, if an officer could joke around with his subordinates like that, it meant that their relationship had transcended the boundaries of superiors and subordinates. The more it was like this, the more reliable their relationship would be.

Shang Xingyan fawned, "Dad! Look at your son..."

"Shut up!" The last time I told Shang Xingyan to call me Dad was because I couldn't stand his superior attitude. Who knew he'd get addicted to it: "From now on, I'll call you Lao Shang, and you can just call me by my name. If you dare call me Dad again, I'll kill you."

Shang Xingyan, with his hands folded, said, "There still needs to be respect between superiors and inferiors. Or, how about I call you Master Li?"

"Fine! Anything's better than Dad!" I said, "Now, go to my house and get the Greedy Wolf Coffin. There are people there, and you'll have to cross hands with them. As for how far you want to take it, that's up to you."

"No matter what news you encounter there, if it's useful, contact Xiao Chun. If there's an emergency, contact me directly. Understand?"

"Don't worry, Master Li, I'll take care of everything perfectly!" After Lao Shang left with a submissive expression, Ye Yang turned to me and said, "You really like playing the trick of driving away a tiger to devour a wolf?"

"It's a last resort! We need time."

I didn't give the Greedy Wolf Coffin to Yao Baichi, but I was always thinking about how to get rid of it.

Having that thing in my hands would sooner or later make me a target for everyone.

There are too many people in the world of术道 (shù dào, the esoteric arts) looking for the Greedy Wolf, and that coffin just happens to be the only thing that can give them a glimpse into its whereabouts.

The fact that we brought a coffin out of the Greedy Wolf Tomb probably won't stay a secret for long. Once the news leaks, people from the術道 (shù dào), Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren, and even the ghosts and gods of the underworld will come for the Two Worlds Hall.

In this battle belonging to the Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren, I don't want to be the first to stick my head out. I had planned to get rid of that coffin a long time ago.

This time, Lao Shang's involvement is exactly what I wanted. Even if the civil officials get it, they won't keep it in the underworld, they'll only put it in the hands of their agents in the Yang realm.

Who the civil officials give the coffin to will expose the other party's identity, and it will also achieve my goal of diverting disaster eastward.

Killing two birds with one stone, why wouldn't I do it?

Of course, this requires some careful maneuvering, which depends on Lao Shang's skills.

Feng Ruoxing whispered, "The coffin issue is resolved, but what about Bai Xin's task?"

I thought for a moment and said, "Go to the next place and find the other wronged souls. The more wronged souls we have in our hands, the more anxious Bai Xin will be. I don't believe she won't come out."

As I spoke, I stood up, tiptoed to the door of the inner bedroom, and suddenly yanked it open. Zhao Yuezhu fell out from inside and sprawled on the ground in an unseemly manner.

Zhao Yuezhu nimbly jumped up, "Li Po, do you have a death wish! You deliberately tripped me!"

I slowly walked to the table, "Too much curiosity is not a good thing! Be careful of being silenced for hearing things you shouldn't."

As I spoke, I deliberately released a trace of killing intent. Zhao Yuezhu took a step back in fright, and then immediately jumped up, "Damn Li Po, if you have the guts, kill me! If I die, I'll stick to your back like Qin Xin and mess with you every day."

This girl has become smarter and can't be intimidated anymore.

I coughed twice and said, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about that for now. Tell me about Bai Xin's story. If the escape room game continues, where do you think the next dead person will appear?"

This girl Zhao Yuezhu has this good point: she never jokes around when it comes to serious matters.

Zhao Yuezhu said, "After I came down from the mountain, I've been thinking about what secrets are hidden in Bai Xin's story. After thinking for a long time, I realized that Bai Xin's story has one characteristic. That is, some stories don't have an ending."

Zhao Yuezhu pointed to Qin Xin, "Like Xiao Qin Qin's story, it's a story without an ending."

I said in a deep voice, "Doesn't someone die every time Bai Xin's story appears?"

"Yes!" Zhao Yuezhu said, "But the way they die is different."

"In stories with endings, the victims are in easy-to-find places, such as near the newspaper office or at home."

"In stories without endings, the victims all die in the wild. Two of them died not far from Xiao Qin Qin."

I tapped the table and said, "Are you saying that Bai Xin is deliberately throwing out clues to make it easier for術士 (shù shì, occult practitioners) to find people?"

"Yes! That's roughly the idea." Zhao Yuezhu nodded.

Zhao Yuezhu's analysis makes some sense. If we had been one step late and Zhao Yuezhu had been killed, I would definitely have looked for clues based on the story in her hand.

At that time, there would be no need to play any escape room games.

While I was still pondering, Zhao Yuezhu suddenly said, "Actually, I was specially recruited into the newspaper office this time."

"Originally, my name wasn't on the list of school-assigned internships. Later, I don't know how, but it appeared on the list, and I entered the newspaper office in such a confused way."

"Oh?" I became interested, "Do you know who added you?"