After an Infinite Flow Player Retires

Chapter 100 (Extra 2)Ye Jia had already returned from three consecutive missions with no success.In general, he would only be sent out when the danger readings get too high.But whenever he arrived at the site, those readings would always disappear and the detectors were unable to detect anything.….Was this just a coincidence?Ye Jia couldn’t figure it out.Something just didn’t seem right.Ye Jia’s instincts were rarely wrong. He didn’t lower his guard because of the recent calmness.Something may be brewing. He must dig it out by its roots before it starts to bear fruit.*Ji Xuan lowered his eyes and looked at the screen before him.He slowly and carefully read the short message on the screen, going through it word by word, as if looking for information hidden between the characters.-----”Sorry, I’ll be working overtime today. I’ll be a little late.”“Crack.”The screen cracked.The fierce ghost before him shrank back in fear. It was afraid of the other party noticing its presence.“Why….”The man’s angered voice sounded from above, “Why is gege doing even more overtime instead?”The temperature in the room dropped several degrees.The fierce ghost before Ji Xuan cried without tears.It…..It’s too hard being a ghost!They had carried out Ji Xuan’s orders perfectly. As soon as the detectors reported danger, they would rush over immediately and deal with it before the Bureau could arrive. As for why that person from the Bureau is still doing overtime…..how would it know?!Ji Xuan fell into thought.His icy cold finger tapped against the table.The fierce ghost below however didn’t think of it that way.The air King was giving off was terrifying. It could feel an invisible rope slowly tightening around its throat.The tapping was a show of how quickly the other person was running out of patience.Ever since the fight against Mother, King had stopped with his terrible tortures and punishments and he even appeared easier to talk to, but the terrible reputation the other party had accumulated over all these years still remained. Moreover, his act of driving Mother away was a good demonstration of his terrifying powers.Although the other party hadn’t specifically declared his position, he had become the uncrowned king acknowledged by the ghosts.-----Of course, this excluded those who were loyal to Mother.The shadow ghost received several looks from its colleagues.It cleared its throat and carefully spoke up.“Um….King. I heard from my friend in the Bureau that every time the detector goes off, regardless of whether or not there were fierce ghosts that needed to be dealt with, they are required to follow the protocols…”The shadow ghost still remembered how its friend complained about it while opening the game interface ---- “Damn the Bureau! Damn this bureaucracy!”Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes as he fell into thought.*Ye Jia sat in the office.He had his head lowered and his brows knitted as he read the report on his desk.The situation these last few days had been strange.Although alerts ranging from C to A-Level continued to appear, the S-Level alerts seemed to have completely fallen silent. He couldn’t help but be concerned with this change.The alerts the last few days where nothing was found….perhaps it was a way to test out the Bureau’s alert system.And the recent silence was proof that Ye Jia’s worst fear had happened.A dangerous high level ghost had managed to find a way to bypass the detectors.This meant that they had lost their ability to be the ones who took action first.This situation was so terrifying, it was almost bone-chilling.Ye Jia gave the Combat Division a call. After giving them a few simple orders, he got up and left the office.*Ji Xuan returned home.As he looked thoughtfully at the window to his place, his eyes lit up.Gege’s home!The sky outside was still bright; there was only a faint hint of crimson and orange left in the horizon. This was the earliest Ye Jia had been home!He pushed the door open.The young man was standing before the bed tidying something up. The hem of his loose shirt highlighted his firm waist and his shoulder blades moved up and down with his movements.Ji Xuan stood at the door and appreciated the sight for a while before entering and embracing the young man from behind.Ye Jia glanced over at him and didn’t appear surprised.“You’re back.”…..Something didn’t seem right.Ji Xuan’s gaze travelled down to the bed.Everyday clothes were neatly folded on the bed and next to them was a travel bag.His pupils constricted. He had a bad feeling.He then heard Ye Jia continue, “Things have recently been strange at the Bureau. I just told the Combat Division that I will be leading the patrolling squad there for a while. I’ll probably be there for a few days.”Ji Xuan, “…..”Ye Jia looked at Ji Xuan and said apologetically, “Sorry, it’s a work-related matter. I’m afraid I can’t keep you company for a while….”He furrowed his brows when he saw the man suddenly fall silent, “What’s wrong?”Ji Xuan stiffly raised the corners of his lips and forced out a smile, “…..Nothing.”Ye Jia looked at him questioningly before turning back and sorting out the rest of his clothes.Behind the young man, Ji Xuan’s expression fell. His scarlet eyes shone a cold light.-----Whose stupid idea was this?“Achoo!”The shadow ghost sneezed.The small black hand stopped playing its game, “What’s wrong?”A’Mi rubbed its nose in confusion and shook its head, “I don’t know….”Technically speaking, ghosts shouldn’t be able to catch colds.It quickly tossed it to the back of its mind and focused back on its phone, “Hurry, hurry. We’re almost at the fountain!”*Ji Xuan tried to get Ye Jia to change his mind but Ye Jia was firm with his decision.He even changed Ji Xuan’s bandages before he left.Before leaving, Ye Jia couldn’t help but feel bad when he saw Ji Xuan’s downcast expression. He raised his hand and placed it comfortingly on the other party’s head, “Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon.”Ji Xuan grabbed the other party’s wrist, “How long will you be?”Ye Jia thought about it, “About ten or so days.”Ji Xuan was shocked, “No way!”Ye Jia held the other party’s cold fingers, “Don’t be so selfish.”Ji Xuan, “Then I’ll go with you….”Ye Jia immediately refused, “No.”“Your injuries have not completely recovered. Don’t even think about it.” He narrowed his eyes and threatened, “If I find out you have secretly followed me, you’re dead.”Ji Xuan, “……..”He watched as Ye Jia’s figure disappeared through the door.There was something called picking up a rock and smashing your feet with it.There was something called swallowing your own teeth.….Was there anything worse than this?*After Ye Jia joined the daily patrols headed by the Combat Division, their entire morale soared.All of them worked hard. In an instant, their efficiency rose exponentially and even the speed in which they cleaned up M City became a lot faster.But what surprised Ye Jia was that everything became normal as soon as he joined the patrolling teams.All the strange circumstances from before no longer happened. It just seemed too coincidental.When they raided several hiding spots, Ye Jia was able to clean up most of the remaining high-level fierce ghosts but he was still unable to find anything useful.….How strange.Ye Jia was very puzzled.But a week had already passed. Even if he continued investigating, nothing came up.Ye Jia pulled out his phone.It was another message from Ji Xuan.An employee passing by couldn’t help but be surprised when he saw Ye Jia’s expression.He stopped in place and said with a mysterious smile, “Who is it? Your girlfriend?”Ye Jia was surprised, “….What?”That employee revealed a look of understanding, “With that kind of expression, who else could it be apart from your girlfriend?”Although he was usually good-tempered, Ye Jia usually kept some sort of a distance between himself and the others. It was unknown whether it was done intentionally or unintentionally.But just now, when Ye Jia was looking at his phone, it was very subtle but it was noticeably different from how he usually was.The corner of his lips unconsciously rose. Even he himself didn’t seem to have noticed it.With his gaze lowered, his eyes that reflected the light from the screen seemed to contain a hint of a smile. That strange feeling of estrangement he normally gave off seemed to disappear in an instant.The other party winked at him, “After being away for so long, it must be a message from your girlfriend, no?”Ye Jia was a little embarrassed.He coughed to clear his throat and said with red ears, “…..No. Stop making useless speculations.”“Okay, okay.” The other party raised his hands in surrender, “But if it really was your girlfriend, you should properly coax her.”Ye Jia walked off.But before he could take more than a few steps, he stopped and turned back, “…...What do you mean?”The employee, “Brother Ye, you should think about it. Our field of work causes us to be away from home for a long time. After not seeing you for so long, your girlfriend must be very upset! Relationships must be properly managed….”He nagged on abd on about relationships.Ye Jia was a little distracted.His words…...made sense.Even before setting off for this mission, he had not had a chance to have a proper conversation with Ji Xuan. After all, he had been too busy with work…..He felt a little guilty inside.Perhaps he had overlooked Ji Xuan’s feelings too much.In any case, since there hadn’t been much of a result from this trip, Ye Jia decided to take a day off.He passed by a flower shop and, after hesitating for a long time, he bought a bunch of roses.In order to surprise Ji Xuan, Ye Jia deliberately hid his presence.He went home first.No one was there.Ye Jia faced the empty place with a frown.Where did he go with all those unhealed wounds on him?Immediately afterwards, he went to the place Ji Xuan would often meet with his subordinates.Sure enough, as soon as he arrived there, Ye Jia could sense Ji Xuan’s presence.He smoothly bypassed the guard and arrived at the door.Before he could push the door open, Ye Jia heard voices coming from inside.A man’s low voice contained anger, “….Gege’s work still isn’t over yet.”A’Mi tried to placate him, “King, don’t worry, he’ll sooner or later……”“Sooner or later?” Ji Xuan repeated that and looked at the trembling shadow ghost before him with narrowed eyes, “Will he be back soon or later?”A’Mi, “…….”It trembled fearfully.Ji Xuan slowly approached it with a dark expression, “I can’t wait any longer.”A’Mi wanted to cry without tears.It had already been severely punished for its bad ideas last time so it was now acting with more caution, not daring to recklessly make any suggestions. It could only timidly persuade King, “King….Please endure a little longer. It wouldn’t be good if you exposed yourself.”Ji Xuan said through gritted teeth, “If this goes on, my injuries will definitely be healed.”The shadow ghost racked its brain and tried to help by coming up with an idea, “Otherwise….you can go and find the fierce ghost who inflicted the wounds?”Ji Xuan, “That won’t do. It has been too long. Gege will….”“Will what?”The door was pushed open.The young man’s voice was light, with no apparent emotional fluctuations, but those hearing it couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.Ji Xuan stiffened.Ye Jia slowly approached them.His expression was extremely calm, much like the calm before the storm.“What will be healed?”The veins on his pale arms bulged as his knuckles cracked.A’Mi courageously tried to placate him, “Actually…”Ye Jia looked over.A’Mi, “!”It quickly straightened up, “I’ll take my leave now.”As if there was something chasing after it, the shadow ghost quickly escaped out of the room.Only the two of them were left.As he watched Ye Jia approach him, Ji Xuan swallowed nervously.He slowly backed away, “….U-uh, gege, let me explain….”Ye Jia smiled gently, “Sure.”“I have lots of time.”*It is said that terrible screams could be heard coming from the Ghost King’s place that night.All the ghosts were afraid.It had been a long time since they heard something like that.It was unknown which ghost had angered the moody Ghost King this time.Only A’Mi knew.It is afraid that…..those wounds on King’s body are probably no longer fake this time.