Chapter 149: Chapter 121: A commission! Newcomer’s Competition! _3

"There’s no need to make a fuss about it, finish this task as quietly and discreetly as possible."

"May I know the reason?"

Shen Jiaoyun didn’t hastily agree, looked into Ye Hanjun’s dark eyes, and asked directly.

"I suspect that someone may be keeping an eye on me."

After thinking for a moment, Ye Hanjun solemnly continued:

"To be frank, when I was being chased by Ghost Hunt and Ghost Tooth, I found that they did not only want to capture Wang Xinfei alive, but also seemed to target the witch."

"For anyone, seeing someone who has contracted with a rare witch’s Fond Spirit would indeed arouse interest."

"Killing the Patron, and taking away the Fond Spirit could bring extra profits, which is in line with the usual style of the Four Ghosts Mercenary Group."

"However, is there a possibility..."

"That their primary target before they came was not only Wang Xinfei, but also included the witch?"

Ye Hanjun’s voice seemed to penetrate, causing Shen Jiaoyun’s pupils to constrict into needle shape and his concentrated thoughts to scatter.

After giving her a few tens of seconds to ponder, Ye Hanjun continued:

"Consider this, the trial team was formed temporarily. Before the official gathering, aside from the two mentors, the assistants knew nothing about each other."

"But as soon as the Four Ghosts Mercenary Group made their move, they acted quickly, like a whirlwind, fast as lightning."

"Both diverting Zhi Zhengqing and forcefully killing Wu Chong with the police."

"A series of actions seemed to show that the Four Ghosts Mercenary Group knew us, and they had a clear plan and distribution of tasks before the fight began."

"I don’t have evidence, but I am bold enough to guess that only if someone in the academy is in collusion with the Four Ghosts Mercenary Group can Ghost Hand get firsthand information and design against us."

"Assuming that the conjecture is true, to prevent this informer from panicking or fleeing overnight."

"This is why I want to invite you, Assistant Shen, to help with the investigation. If any findings can be revealed, the people in the trial would not have died in vain."

At the end, Ye Hanjun had a fierce expression in his burning gaze.

Shen Jiaoyun, whose eyes were wayward, was startled awake by this:

"When you mention it this way, the process of the fight did seem a bit strange."

"I remember when I appeared, Ghost Hunt glanced at me once, didn’t even see me as a threat."

"Normally, even if my Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits, Water Goat, was by my side, patrons would be more careful, giving me a second look."

"Otherwise, they might misjudge me or make a mistake. If I’m not a medic and instead a different kind of warrior, they’d have to pay an extra price to compensate."

"But Ghost Hunt... only glanced once."

"Then simply ignored me, seeming completely unworried that I could harm him..."

Shen Jiaoyun’s thoughts gradually cleared, as she pondered and murmured:

"Assistant Han, do you think that, by following the line of the witch, we might find some hints of the enemy?"

"Yes!" Ye Hanjun calmly replied: "It’s because the clues are so few, we can only try from this direction first."

"I understand." Shen Jiaoyun took a deep breath and nodded heavily: "I will definitely help with this."

"If there is indeed such a pest in the academy, it must be eliminated as soon as possible."

"And also, Master Tong, Zhi Zhengqing, Assistant Tian, Assistant Wu... so many students."

"So many people, because of the Four Ghosts, some hurt, some dead."

"We must make those behind it taste this pain!"

Ye Hanjun nodded, thought for a moment, and reminded again:

"Please be as cautious as possible when investigating, Assistant Shen."

"No matter whether you find any leads or not, keep in touch with me regularly to keep me updated on the progress."

"Okay!" Shen Jiaoyun nodded: "As long as we can find strong evidence, we can unite with other tutors to strike first!"

"I hope so." Ye Hanjun smiled, stood up and said, "I should be going."

"Please." Shen Jiaoyun watched him leave, and remained sitting, continuing to ponder.

...

Riding in the coach of the post station, with a creaking noise, Ye Hanjun was as unperturbed as usual.

If the conjecture is true, indeed he won’t need to do it himself.

I have too many daggers to borrow, whether from the networks of Dong Xuan, Zhi Zhengqing, Tu Long, Ji Yan...

The fear is that this path is a dead end.

If the puppet master comes from outside the academy, coveting the witch, and got academy information through other means.

If so, the situation would be much more difficult, and Ye Hanjun would have to stay in the disadvantageous situation for longer.

"Selling the cultivation secret book! The ’Iron Mountain Lean’ that most of the Savage Fond Spirits can comprehend!"

"The Freshman Competition is just around the corner! Only 10 Lower Quality Spirit Stones to potentially enhance the power of Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits!"

When he reached Cross Old Street and prepared to replenish the lacking supplies, getting ready for the hunt in two days.

Ye Hanjun sharply noticed, whether it was the worn-out grain shop, fruit shop, snack shop, or the newly renovated boutiques. Everywhere was adorned with lights and colours, as festive and lively as holidays.

The red banners everywhere, the words "Freshman Competition" captivated attention.

"Boss, how much is this Green-faced Fang Mask?"

"Boss, give me three sets of plasma bottles, the highest quality that can affect Rainbow Light Fond Spirits, price is not a problem..."

"Boss, give me two sets of Poison detecting silver needles, the more brilliant the better..."