I sent the address to Goudan'er, Xiao Qing, and the others.
All that remained was to wait.
Goudan'er's group with Jiang Xiaohui had already gone to gather information around Xiasima Village. Xiao Qing surely had her own intelligence channels. Then there was Long Xiao—I knew he would definitely sneak directly into the village. I just didn't know which group would send word back first.
Since we hadn't agreed on a specific time with them, I planned to wait until all three groups had information before deciding when and how I should go.
I wasn't in a hurry, nor was I worried. Whether it was Goudan'er's group or Xiao Qing's group, they were both immensely capable. The same went for Long Xiao. Although Long Xiao was alone, I considered his combat strength to be the greatest of them all. More importantly, he had the ability to retreat unscathed. He could turn invisible, and that alone gave him a huge advantage.
Sitting in the room, I lit a cigarette.
Ye Jinghong asked softly from beside me, "Don't you think there's something off about the Doctor?"
I let out an "Ah?" I really hadn't noticed anything wrong with the Doctor.
Ye Jinghong said, "Ever since old ghost arrived, the Doctor hasn't really been following you around anymore. He pushes everything onto old ghost. Do you think he's looking for a chance to leave you?"
"Leave me?" I froze. That possibility had never crossed my mind.
Ye Jinghong sighed. "I hope I'm overthinking it. I just feel like the relationship between you two has grown a little distant."
I didn't think our relationship had become distant, but I had always felt that I couldn't see through the Doctor.
The Doctor had many secrets. I didn't even know his true identity.
"Do you think old