Underground passage, near the exit.
Hearing the commotion, Jiang Xia glanced back and happened to see Matsuda Jinpei and Mist Tengu drifting back, giving him an OK gesture.
Reassured, Jiang Xia continued the pursuit.
Just now, when the explosion sound reached this place and he turned to look behind him, Poushi Qinglan's footsteps ahead suddenly vanished.
Some people might have overlooked that subtle change because of the sudden explosion sound behind them. But for a Spirit Medium who could borrow the Ghosts' Night Vision, the Grenade Scorpion had placed atop the wall hardly counted as an unexpected development.
Jiang Xia looked ahead again. Gazing at the nearest corner, he sensed the Killing Intent Cluster stopped motionlessly on the other side.
The Ghosts were also clinging to the corner, pointing over there to indicate an ambush.
Jiang Xia gave a slight nod and casually tucked plenty of Puppet Clay beneath his clothes as protection—normally, the bulges might not have looked very attractive, but they were in an underground passage now. It was pitch-black all around, and the only light source was in his hand, so it was not much of a problem.
Even if he was exposed, at worst he could end the mission early and package Poushi Qinglan up for delivery.
After making his preparations, Jiang Xia bravely charged around the corner like a good Detective pursuing a criminal.
A shadow suddenly dropped from above at an angle. Someone pounced fiercely onto his back, using Jiang Xia's momentum to pin him down. Poushi Qinglan drove her knees hard against Jiang Xia's shoulders, restraining his movements, and forcefully plunged a tube of unknown drug into his arm.
With a push of her thumb, all the drug flowed into the Puppet Clay.
Jiang Xia secretly turned his head to take a look.