The gate opened a crack. A red-haired man peered out through the gap, then opened the gate all the way. "Come in."
Gao Lin stepped inside and saw that, apart from the red-haired man with hair reaching his waist, there was another barefoot man covered in bandages, sitting atop an Earth Wolf transformed from a man.
This was the only Earth Wolf left in the courtyard.
The others had all been dealt with.
That had been Gao Lin's suggestion.
He had also suggested that Mister Zhe Kui temporarily refrain from attacking the households in the alley, so he could use the residents as cover.
It appeared that Mister Zhe Kui had accepted all these suggestions.
Furthermore, to conceal Mister Zhe Kui's existence, Gao Lin had found a scapegoat and handed him over to the Security Department.
Otherwise, Mister Zhe Kui would not have been able to live openly in Guangling City.
As for the two men in the courtyard, Gao Lin knew they were Mister Zhe Kui's subordinates.
Although the two did not give Gao Lin a sense of danger, he knew neither of them was simple.
The red-haired one was called Chou Ji, while the one sitting on the Earth Wolf was called Shi Xuan.
But Mister Zhe Kui never called them by name. He only referred to them as Number One and Number Two.
With Chou Ji leading the way, Gao Lin followed him into the house.
"Wait here."
Chou Ji spoke coldly, then went upstairs.
A moment later.
A heavy pressure descended from the second floor. The air immediately grew viscous. Gao Lin felt as if he were inside a cave, with an ancient Fierce Beast opening its eyes deep within.
Even as a Profound Comprehension Realm cultivator, he still found it difficult to breathe beneath that