At the mention of a mission, Zheng Wen's and Wu Shana's eyes lit up.
Seeing how eager they both looked, Xu Le smiled. Enthusiasm was a good thing.
Joining the Night Watchers was no game of house. Their work was extremely dangerous, and they had to face Oddities at all times.
He hoped their performance would match their enthusiasm.
Sidearms, uniforms, blades-when everything was ready, Wang Shu suddenly came out.
"Xu Le, the higher-ups assigned us a car. You can drive, right?"
"Uh..." Xu Le was momentarily speechless.
Both he and the original owner of this body were, fundamentally, broke shut-ins. Driving was something he had essentially never had the chance to do.
Fortunately, even if he couldn't, someone else could. Wu Shana spoke up.
"I can. Let me do it."
Xu Le nodded. Thankfully, his buddy had stepped up to preserve his dignity as team leader.
"Excellent. Useful teammates are exactly what we need."
With that, Xu Le glanced at Zheng Wen.
"She can drive and volunteered to do it, while you can't and didn't say a word. That's a serious problem. Learn from her."
Zheng Wen scratched his head. Wasn't it perfectly normal not to know how to drive?
Besides, I didn't know whether you could drive either.
But he didn't dare argue with Xu Le and could only nod.
"Understood."
With the case report in hand, the three boarded the old-fashioned Steam Car provided by the Branch Office.
On the way, Xu Le briefly reviewed the report. Cases in the Upper City were generally handled by Headquarters.
Unsurprisingly, then, this was a Lower City case.
Still, the fact that it required the Night Watchers' involvement was an indirect indication that this was no ordinary incident.
Suddenly, an eyeball appeared on the window behind Xu Le.
It also