Head of the Household

"The Seventh Branch is not taking part in the investigation of Nong Yueke."

Guo Liang rubbed the sparse hair on his forehead and pushed his phone screen toward Shao Yong'an beside him.

"Brother Shao, take a look at the Seventh Branch. What's going on over there?"

Shao Yong'an took the phone, adjusted the thick lenses on his face, sniffed, and said in a heavy nasal voice:

"I've heard that Manager Ji often does unexpected things. They probably have some other lead."

Guo Liang stepped farther into the street, covering his windblown hair with one hand as he muttered:

"Could something have gone wrong with our search operation...?"

"Don't worry, Brother Guo. We're only conducting door-to-door interviews. The chances of an accident are low.

"Besides, the mission hasn't started yet. Even if we run into a ghost, we can still use a Sin Object to fend it off."

From this exchange, it was not hard to see that Shao Yong'an was far more capable of thinking things through than Guo Liang and had some mission experience.

Shao Yong'an and Guo Liang both came from Branch No. 6.

Guo Liang had only experienced one ordinary mission. He was barely more than a newcomer and had no Sin Object of his own.

Although Shao Yong'an had participated in four missions, his overall performance had not been particularly outstanding.

At Branch No. 6, he was the unremarkable sort who received little attention, which also had much to do with his personality.

Quiet and unnoticed, accustomed to staying in the middle of the pack.

Both Shao and Guo were over thirty, so they handled matters steadily. They made for a fairly decent pair.

At the end of the street stood the entrance to a narrow alley.

The depths of the alley were pitch-black. Even the