“Dong Quan, 34 years old. He has the loyal persona. He was once a captain of the transport team.”
Han Fei put down the document and looked at the unsmiling man before him. “Loyal persona? Can you tell me the exact details about your ability? Don’t misunderstand me. As the leader, I just wish to know all my members.”
“Never betray and never give up.” Dong Quan stood very straight.
“I like your personality but I hope you won’t intervene in my business. After all, you’re not my match.” Han Fei was very direct. He walked past Dong Quan and sat on the office chair. After the team 13 expansion, the center gave Han Fei an office. This was just a trial team, but it was now the strongest combat team within the center.
“Doesn’t the center trust you? Why would they send someone to monitor you?” Yan Lan’s metallic spine cracked. She only moved her muscles, but it made the members very nervous. Honestly, Yan Lan was a charming woman, but her charm was not the soft kind.
“I have the same ideals as the center, but my style of doing things is rather extreme.” Han Fei didn’t expect Yan Lan to join Team 13. She seemed to have found some secrets in the headmaster’s black box, and this was her chance to move around the center freely.
“The center members have come back from the Village of Longevity. They said no villagers have survived.” Crow wore a pair of glasses. His persona required his eyes to trigger. To avoid trouble, he put on glasses. “They told you to investigate the village, and you killed the whole village. Is that how you handle things?”
“Everyone there has been taken over by Pure Hatred. I had no choice.” Han Fei shrugged. He noticed that his members would openly go against him.
“I can vouch for him.” Ah Nian was firmly on Han Fei’s side. “Under the threat of death, humans would be chained by ghosts until their values are emptied.”
“Alright. You should get to know each other. In the future, we’ll be going out on missions together.” Han Fei opened the city map on the table. “With our ability, it’s no issue for us to take down a normal Black Building. We’ve already taken all the missions related to Black Buildings the center has.”
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Crow, “...”
Ah Nian, “What is a black building?”
“A black building is a building taken over by Pure Hatred.” Han Fei explained it patiently to Ah Nian. After all, Ah Nian was the only one supporting him. “Not all Black Buildings are as scary as Third Mental Hospital. There is variance in Pure Hatreds too. Some Pure Hatreds don’t even have a black flame, so we don’t need to be afraid.”
“Leader Gao, do you know what you’re talking about?” Dong Quan couldn’t stand it anymore. His job was to look over Han Fei so he wouldn’t do anything too dangerous. Ah Nian’s memory was too important to the center.
“Do you think I’m crazy?” Han Fei revealed a cruel smile. Black mist rolled behind him. “To awaken the greed persona, I need to eat more ghosts! With each Black Building, I can consume at least one Pure Hatred, to make them part of me. In the past, I wasn’t strong enough, but now, it’s different. I will make these ghosts feel fear.” Han Fei’s voice echoed in the room. The members didn’t think Han Fei was crazy, but they thought the world was crazy.
“This is the work of human disturbance!”
The ground trembled, and a black truck came over from the mall.
“It’s the symbol of Hope City’s patrol teams. Why would they be here?” Dong Quan was confused. Normally, when a large base attacked a black building, they would announce it. After all, every battle would be a chance to raise morale. The people in the truck didn’t know why Han Fei’s group was there either. They had a standstill on the road. Ten minutes later, another modified car from Hope City paused behind Han Fei. They pinched Han Fei’s car in the middle. The truck door opened. A man with an eye patch walked out. His uniform was still stained with live human blood.
“You sure are courageous. A single investigation team dares to enter deep into the city. Aren’t you afraid of being killed?” The man dropped his gloves. He seemed to be warning Han Fei.
“Get down of the car. We won’t trouble you. We have the same goal even though we’re from different bases.” Another man came out of the car from behind. His skin was pale. A picture of a scale was painted on his shirt. This person appeared to be a member of the judges in Hope City. More people from Hope City descended. They were stained with blood. It was clear that they had just butchered their own kind.
“We’re quite lucky. At least we don’t need to go to Hope City to smoke them out.” Han Fei scanned the people. He soon had something after comparing them to the ghost card case.
The single-eyed man and the pale man were both on the cards. The single-eyed man was Red Eye. He was once a gangster. He killed multiple people and finally disappeared into the forest; the young man came from a family of lawyers. He was called the Flower Lawyer. His family was very influential. His parents had high demands for him. He was a kind person on the surface, but he loved to torment others. He later became a chesspiece of a criminal organization. Flower Lawyer was unimportant in the ghost cards, but the person who led him down the criminal path was a very dangerous madman. He was called the Judge. He liked to kill the innocent.
“We’ve received a rescue signal, so we came here at first notice.” Han Fei used masterful acting. He looked so naïve and innocent.
“Thank you, but the danger has been solved.” Red Eye exchanged a look with his people. “Which team are you from? Your team is small, and this place is close to a Black Building. You need to be careful!”
“We are a temp unit. There are only five of us.” Han Fei acted as if he had just noticed the danger. He immediately wanted to turn around.
“Don’t leave in such a hurry!” Red Eye showed the desire for blood. “We need more sacrifices. You are the perfect addition!”
The eyepatch fell. A black ghost arm reached out of Red Eye’s missing eye. It wanted to grab Han Fei’s neck. However, when it got close, it was cut off. Han Fei looked at Red Eye in shock. “This is such a coincidence. I’m looking for sacrifice too.”
Yan Lan got out of the car. The metallic tattoo on his back cut into her spine. “Do we need anyone alive?”
“We don’t. I’ve recorded their memories.” Ah Nian held his chin. The people he saw started to collapse mentally. He had seven awakenings. He was strong enough to be a team captain, but he was only the vice-captain of Team 13.
“Don’t think about escape.” Crow removed his glasses. He sighed. “Even I’m afraid of my teammates, so you should just commit suicide.”
Dong Quan followed Crow down the car. He was even more silent than before.