Ten o'clock, Yai City East Port.
When Ji Jue arrived at the entrance, he saw a car that had been waiting there for some time. Such a familiar model—the Cucumber.
Someone was sprawled lazily across the flattened seats inside, yawning.
"Senior?"
Ji Jue leaned out through Little Cow and Horse's window. "Why are you here?"
"Just happened to be passing by, my ass."
Separated by two car windows, Ye Chun raised a hand and tossed him a round object. "Aunt asked me to give this to you. She's lending it to you again."
The moment Ghost Artisan landed in his hand, a familiar greeting sounded by his ear.
"Thank you, Teacher."
Ji Jue accepted it without ceremony and slipped it into his pocket. Seeing the expression on Ye Chun's face that said, 'What about the rest?', he could not help but smile. "And thank you too, Senior."
"You'll never finish repaying what you owe Senior. Remember that, got it?"
Ye Chun waved lazily. "All right, I'm going home. If I stay up any later, I'll lose more hair. A boss who makes people work overtime every day is going to get run over sooner or later."
With that, she drove away.
Ji Jue tossed Ghost Artisan in his hand before hanging it from his keychain again.
[All right, kid. Even if the sky falls, big brother's got your back!]
"Ball Bro is fucking awesome. I'll be counting on you, then!"
Ji Jue smiled and drove onward. From afar, he spotted the person assigned to guide him. After confirming his identity, the man led him directly into a berth within the port area.
A silent cargo ship lay dark as night, its containers fully loaded. Yet there were barely any crew members outside; only men with bulging clothes patrolled the area.