Outside the café.
Shen Hai stood where he was and turned to look at Xu Yi, who was following close behind him.
"What is it? Come on, walk!" Xu Yi asked, looking puzzled.
Shen Hai gave him a long look. "Are you helping him?"
"Who do you mean?"
"What did Qin Manjiang offer you?"
"You're overthinking it. That penniless guy?"
Xu Yi looked disdainful.
"Then why are you following me?" Shen Hai no longer seemed in a hurry either. He looked at Xu Yi with interest. "You must have picked up on it too. Qin Manjiang left with that forensic doctor, and something was wrong with the forensic doctor."
"So?" Xu Yi asked.
"Qin Manjiang shouldn't have appeared during [Yellow Springs Opera]." Shen Hai stared at Xu Yi, not letting a single change in his expression slip past him. "He has a secret, and it's connected to Ghost Story Game."
"You mean Qin Manjiang took the forensic doctor to participate in Ghost Story Game?" Xu Yi's face filled with surprise. "Could Qin Manjiang be the designer of Ghost Story Game, the mastermind who tricks everyone into risking their lives against ghosts?"
Shen Hai fell silent for a moment, then gave a derisive smile. "Looks like there's no getting through to you."
Xu Yi smiled along with him. "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just taking a walk. I have this habit when I walk. I usually don't have a destination, so I like picking a random passerby and following them for a while. Right now, you're that passerby. Come on, get moving!"
With Xu Yi clinging to him like a burr, Shen Hai was somewhat at a loss. He wanted to track down Qin Manjiang, but he couldn't shake Xu Yi off.
*Just what had Qin Manjiang offered