"An unidentified high-risk life-form?"
Carol looked at him.
"Who exactly is this Yang Ming you're looking for?"
"He said he was an Exorcist."
"And you believed him?"
"I hadn't slept for three days."
"So do you still believe him now?"
Hal stared at the ring.
"Right now, I just want to find him."
[Target is outside this sector's standard tracking network.]
Hal raised his hand.
"He's right here on Earth!"
[Conclusion unchanged.]
"Aren't you supposed to be cosmic-level advanced technology?"
[We recommend reading the user manual.]
Hal gritted his teeth.
"This lousy company won't even let me quit, and now it has the nerve to tell me to read the manual?"
The Green Lantern Ring fell silent.
Carol stepped closer and studied his face.
"Hal, where did you go?"
Hal didn't answer immediately.
He remembered the Green Light Plaza on Oa.
He remembered Abin Sur lying on the raised platform.
He remembered Kilowog telling him, "You're afraid."
He also remembered Sinestro standing at the edge of the pit, coldly telling him that his only talent was getting himself into danger.
"I went somewhere very far away."
"And then?"
"They told me I wasn't good enough."
Carol looked at the ring on his hand.
"But you came back."
Hal gave a faint smile.
"Running back doesn't count for much."
The doorbell rang.
Hal and Carol both turned.
A man in a dark suit stood outside.
Gold-Rimmed Glasses, a black briefcase, and not a hair out of place.
Yang Ming glanced up at the roof.
"They fixed it faster than I expected."
Hal walked to the door.
"You've got the nerve to come here?"
"Half the street has been complaining about a Green Unidentified Flying Object."
Yang Ming adjusted his glasses.
"As someone connected to the