Jing Hongchen frowned deeply. He was no fool; judging by Ye Chen's recent conduct, Ye Chen was fully capable of representing Shrek Academy's stance.
Precisely because of this, he became even more cautious. Ye Chen had passed up the obvious benefits and only wanted to know one thing.
It was easy to imagine just how important this matter was to Shrek Academy—or rather, to Ye Chen himself.
As for Ye Chen, it was not that Shrek Academy did not need rare metals. He already had a target in mind and did not care about such minor gains.
As long as he emptied out that place from his memories, he would have everything he needed.
Though it was somewhat shameless, that was simply the truth.
"First, I need to know what it is you want to ask," Jing Hongchen said cautiously.
No matter what, everything had to be based on his own interests. If Ye Chen's question touched upon his bottom line, then he could only abandon the cooperation and seek another solution.
Ye Chen secretly laughed, though he said indifferently, "Don't worry. It's just a very ordinary matter. It won't cost you your old life."
The contempt in that indifferent tone left Jing Hongchen feeling immensely stifled. Before the recent events, when had he ever endured such treatment?
"Get to the point," Jing Hongchen said in a low voice. There was no helping it—he was the one asking a favor now.
Ye Chen nodded and stopped keeping him in suspense. "I want to know if there are any unusual places near Mingdu."
He had previously asked Xu Tianchen the same question. To prevent Jing Hongchen from misunderstanding, he explained further, "Simply put, places where people have inexplicably disappeared, or where anything abnormal has happened."
That was right. Ye Chen had