What brought Yang Jian back to his senses was neither Luo Yong sitting beside him nor Wan Delu, who was waiting to fall asleep, but the notification sound of a message on his phone.
It was a satellite positioning phone, standard-issued by Headquarters and usually used by operators to contact Ghost Tamers.
"Hm?" Yang Jian opened the message and saw a very brief text.
"Half an hour ago, the Friends Circle decided in a meeting to take you out. Please be extremely careful."
The sender displayed an unfamiliar name. Yang Jian could use the satellite positioning phone to directly look up the stranger's identity information, even their home address and current residence.
But Yang Jian knew the information tied to this number definitely belonged to some random passerby. The person who had sent this message should have been Li Yao.
"So they still decided to flip the table? These capitalists really are crazy and cold-blooded. If they can't recruit me, they decide to take me out. Heh, what do they take me for? Do they really think I'm just a stumbling block they can kick aside whenever they want? Aren't they afraid of breaking their feet?"
Yang Jian deleted the message. His gaze was icy, yet his face remained expressionless.
Luckily, he had made preparations beforehand and planted Li Yao inside the Friends Circle. Otherwise, if they really started fighting, he would be far too passive.
"I have to admit, the Friends Circle is pretty efficient. Li Yao only left Ping An Hotel this morning, and by this afternoon, they've already made a plan against me. Looks like they're in a hurry to get rid of me. Is it because of the Captain Plan? Just as I guessed, they want to deal with me before the Captain Plan begins."
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