Hao Ren followed Vivian's pointing finger and saw a man sitting behind the long table set aside for "guests" beside the bonfire. The man had distinctly Western features, sunken eye sockets, and a high nose bridge, and he wore a shabby wool coat. He was chatting merrily with several companions behind the table, a pleasant expression on his face. Under the flickering bonfire, his sharply defined features cast patches of shadow.
At first glance, Hao Ren found the man somewhat familiar too, but after thinking for a long while, he still couldn't remember who he was. He nudged the Data Terminal in his pocket. "Brick, check the database. Do we have any information on this person?"
"Pierre, male, Supernatural Detective. You've met him once," the Data Terminal immediately pulled up the man's information. "You should have forgotten. When we were searching for the Golden Manor of the Ankatro Family—the group of Tanans who had ended up stranded on Earth—we met this person in the town outside the Golden Manor. He claimed to be a Supernatural Detective. He was an ordinary human with no special powers, making a living by excavating artifacts and knowledge from various supernatural ruins."
Only then did Hao Ren finally remember the identity of the man not far away. A wave of emotion surged through him. This world really is small. I thought that after our brief encounter with this Supernatural Detective, we would never cross paths again. I never expected to run into him here!
There were other people beside the Supernatural Detective: two men and a woman seated next to him. They were probably his companions, or at least had come from outside the village. They wore modern clothing. The two Asian-looking men were dressed in sportswear, while the remaining woman, who had short blond