“Boss, boss, no, no, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive!”

“Boss, calm down, calm down, deep breaths, deep breaths!”

“Boss, hey! Hey! Hey!”

Attorney An grabbed Zhou Ze’s arm,

But the tyrannical force on Zhou Ze’s body dragged him along the ground, his legs scraping against the pavement. He really couldn't hold on.

“Let go!”

Zhou Ze growled.

“Boss, you can’t be impulsive!”

Attorney An shouted.

“I’m going to kill him!”

He,

Stole my takeout!

Boss Zhou stood to the side, eyes closed, searching for that state for so long, and when he finally found it, the goods were gone!

So,

The world is such a mysterious place, and changes in perspective are always so unpredictable.

Before, Attorney An stood by, wishing he could shout at his boss to quickly kill this old enemy, but the boss was hesitating, wanting to spare his life.

Now,

Attorney An was desperately trying to persuade his boss to take deep breaths, but the boss’s teeth were itching to tear this guy apart for good!

The infant looked exhausted.

He stared blankly at the approaching Zhou Ze,

Without making any other movements.

His behavior, his choices, his attitude, always seemed full of contradictions. He was a person who lived a tiring life.

When Zhou Ze approached him, he only slightly raised his eyelids, it was hard to tell if he had completely given up resisting or if he simply had no strength left to resist.

Attorney An then shouted:

“Boss, if he can close it, he can definitely open it again! If you kill him, it can't be opened!”

Zhou Ze heard this and stopped his steps. His gaze turned heavy as he looked at the infant before him.

The infant nodded and said,

“I didn’t believe it before, but now I do.”

Zhou Ze looked puzzled.

Attorney An licked his lips. Clearly, he had guessed something. In his gaze toward the infant, besides the lingering displeasure, there was also a hint of pity.

“Old Zhang Tou told me before to come to Tong City and find a bookstore, saying there was a solution. I was thinking, a constable is just a constable, no matter how special or how many lucky encounters he’s had, how could he possibly have a solution against such an existence?

But now I believe it, seeing how impatient you are, how angry you are,

I believe it.”

Old Zhang Tou?

The red-nosed old man?

Old Zhang’s great-grandfather?

The inkiness in Zhou Ze’s eyes began to slowly fade.

He tilted his head slightly, looking at the infant before him.

“Explain yourself clearly.”

“It’s already clear enough. I don’t want to know what method you plan to use, but if you have a way to deal with that existence, I can help you, help you find my ‘companions.’

Help you,

Take care of them one by one.”

“Heh, your change of heart is really strange.”

The infant pointed to Attorney An beside him and asked,

“An Buqi, do you believe it?”

Attorney An smacked his lips, wanting to shake his head, but after thinking about it, he nodded and softly explained to Zhou Ze,

“Boss, it should be true. You can think of this guy as that kind of tragic character in TV dramas who is betrayed, schemed against, and dragged down, but still sacrifices himself heroically.”

Zhou Ze pursed his lips, the corners of his mouth curving up slightly, and said,

“You’re playing the, ‘My heart is with the Han, though I serve Cao’?” (a Chinese idiom referring to someone being outwardly loyal to one side while secretly working for the enemy)

“It’s just my duty. Since I can’t stop it, I have to find a way to deal with it.”

As he spoke,

The infant opened his mouth,

And spat out a golden scroll,

With a “plop,”

The scroll fell to the ground.

Attorney An stepped forward, picked up the scroll, and stroked it with his fingers, saying,

“This is the kind of stationery that only underworld judges can use. With this, you can quickly send information to the underworld, even in the mortal realm.”

Zhou Ze glanced at the scroll and continued to stare at the infant.

“You…”

“Believe…him…”

“Shut up!”

“Believe…him…”

According to the infant’s words, this was more than just one takeout order; there were going to be many, many takeout orders!!!

“I’m saying, since you were coerced, or rather, you’re an undercover agent, why didn’t you just report the information to the underworld and let them send someone to deal with it?”

“The person the underworld sent to contact me was killed by your people.”

Attorney An was speechless.

The infant raised his head and continued,

“Things will continue to happen in hell. The underworld may not have enough energy to spare to deal with things here, at least, it’s very likely that they won’t be able to resolve this without affecting innocent lives in the mortal realm.

The underworld is not what it used to be.”

Attorney An heard this and laughed, “You just realized that? This ship was going to sink a long time ago.”

The infant stared at Attorney An with a look of disdain and said without any reservation,

“Isn’t that because there are more and more people like you?”

“…” Attorney An.

“You keep shouting that the wind is rising and the ship is sinking, but you don’t realize that you yourself are actually one of the people helping to drill holes in the ship.”

Attorney An narrowed his eyes.

“I was ordered to guard the sealed land in the far west. They wanted to rebel. I was powerless to stop them, so I could only choose to temporarily join them in order to find a way to solve this matter.

Now,

I’m standing right here.

I won’t ask who you really are, and I don’t want to pursue your secrets.

Since you have the ability to resolve this matter, I can help you, as long as mortal beings aren’t poisoned as a result, I can help you!

As for whether you believe me or not,

The choice is in your hands.”

“Cough cough…”

Zhou Ze coughed a few times,

While taking out his cell phone, he asked,

“When do we leave?”

The infant immediately replied, “The sooner the better. They’re degenerating much faster than I imagined.”

“You can let me take care of the ones you know about first.”

“If I lose that part, I won’t be able to sense the existence of the other parts. I need to use it to find the others. It’s the only way we can connect.”

“You…are…still…hesi…ta…ting…about…what…”

“Shut up! I’m saying, in ancient times, was it hard for you guys to get enough to eat because productivity was so low?”

Zhou Ze cursed, then waited a little nervously. Seeing that the iron-headed simpleton didn’t get angry, Zhou Ze breathed a sigh of relief and tossed his cell phone to Attorney An, saying,

“Call everyone up, let him lead the way, we’re going to pick up our takeout.”

After saying that,

Zhou Ze turned around, walked to the curb, squatted down, and took out a cigarette.

The infant was still floating above the flower bed. Attorney An, while making a call, watched the infant out of the corner of his eye and asked,

“You never intended to kill me in the first place? Then what did you mean by that? Were you just trying to scare me?”

“I wanted to kill you, because I originally didn’t believe you had the ability to solve this matter.”

“Tsk, fine, you’re great, you’re magnificent.”

Attorney An shook his head, then suddenly thought of something and asked,

“So where is Old Zhang Tou? Did he leave, or did you guys kill him?”

“He left. We didn’t kill him.”

“He sent me a message before, but when I replied, he didn’t respond. I guess he wanted to tell me about you, but where did he go himself?”

“He went west.”

“Heh, I’m saying, if two of the Ten Kings of Hell were like you guys, the underworld wouldn’t be in such a state now, would it?”

The infant shook his head and said,

“An Buqi.”

“Just say what you want to say. Why do you have to call my name first?”

“Legend has it that the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has always been pursuing the idea of placing a Buddha on his empty offering table that he can kneel down and worship.”

“Heh, yeah, so what? I’m telling you, I used to think that was a really silly rumor, but who knew it was actually true.”

Attorney An confirmed this from his own boss.

It was also what the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said himself when Ying Gou caused havoc in the underworld.

The infant looked at Attorney An meaningfully and said,

“That’s not funny, it’s not silly, because there are really, really many people who are like him, including you, who just said those words.”

Attorney An was stunned for a moment,

Then chuckled,

“I almost stopped the boss from killing you just now. Now, I’m starting to regret it a little.”

………………

“Why aren’t the boss and the others back yet?”

Old Zhang sat at the bookstore counter, feeling anxious. He was eager to know the news about his great-grandfather.

In the sofa area in the distance, Yue Ya, Zheng Qiang, and Liu Chuyu, the three ghost officers, were sitting there, drinking tea and waiting.

The little loli was sitting by the coffee table, continuing to copy homework for the little boy who wasn’t home.

Boss Zhou’s five ghost officers had all returned to the bookstore, the purpose being to provide them with a safe place, at least to avoid this hunt for ghost officer licenses.

The old Daoist had set up a small stove with a small pot on top, cooking oden, eating and sipping his small wine, while the little monkey sat next to him, helping him peel peanuts, all happily getting along.

“It’s this late already.”

Old Zhang came out from behind the bar and paced back and forth.

The old Daoist drank another small cup of white wine, hiccupped, and said,

“I’m saying, Old Zhang, can you stop spinning around? This Daoist is getting dizzy. I’m not even drunk, but you’re making me drunk.”

Old Zhang looked at the old Daoist and said, “Should we go out and look for them?”

The old Daoist immediately raised his hand, “No, don’t add to the chaos. You are all the family fortune that the boss managed to gather with great difficulty. At this time, don’t run around. What if you get killed?

Don’t worry.

What time is it?

I guess the boss and the others will be back soon, otherwise, are they going to stay outside until they give birth to the child before coming back?”

The old Daoist laughed as he spoke,

Then his gaze casually swept around,

And he suddenly saw Attorney An’s car drive up to the bookstore door and stop.

“Look, they’re back.”

The old Daoist stood up, preparing to greet them.

Immediately afterward,

The old Daoist saw the boss and the others get out of the car one by one.

He saw Yingying, walking in the middle, actually holding an infant in her arms.

“Hic…”

The old Daoist's slightly tipsy brain couldn't process it immediately.

He subconsciously said,

“Holy crap, they really came back after giving birth!”