Fang Cheng and Ye Yuqing left the hotel, planning to look at houses in the suburbs.
Although last night had ended without incident, if things got too out of hand, the entire hotel would be caught up in it.
Fang Cheng didn't want to make a scene and attract the government's attention, which might expose his identity. It was better to stay in the suburbs for now.
The two of them hailed a taxi outside the hotel. As it happened, the driver was the same one who had taken them back the day before.
The driver even gave them a few extra looks, making sure they weren't carrying that ragdoll.
The sight of the creepy, terrifying doll had kept him awake all night.
"Don't worry."
Fang Cheng knew what was on his mind and reassured him. "I already threw that doll away."
Only then did the driver relax and let them get in.
On the way to the suburbs, the driver proved pretty talkative, sharing amusing stories and tidbits about San Francisco.
The supernatural forces in North America were a chaotic mess.
Within the Human Revolutionary Alliance, all espers were created and managed by the government, and operated as a unified force.
But in North America, espers came from far too many different sources—
the government, the public, religious groups, private organizations, and capitalists.
Almost everyone with power and influence did everything they could in private to build up their own forces.
That led to all kinds of unregulated experiments running rampant, accidentally creating large numbers of bizarre espers.
North Americans had a strong superhero culture, and the ideology that called itself freedom but was really just selfishness had taken deep root. They were naturally at odds with the government.
So the two sides were both hostile toward and cooperative