Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 572: The Traitor that Sells His Country

I knew I couldn’t just get in there to check on him. I took a walk around the hospital to find a way to sneak in.

Finally, I found that the back door of the hospital wasn’t guarded. However, when Iwentnear to see, I flinched. This place hadastinky water ditchthat was three meters wide. Not only did it havedischargedwastewater, but italso hadfeces and wasted human organs.

I had no other option. I had to jump over this horrible ditch. After lingering at the edge for a long time, I hadn’t gathered enough courage to jump.Ihelplessly looked around to find a simple bridge. Any kind of bridge would do.

It was too bad there was not a single wooden board that I could usebesidesfor a stack of white rubbish piledup like a mountain.After standing in a daze for a while, I suddenly had a solution:beckon and rideaspirit!

Abeckoned spirit could help me travel fast. Every time I invited a spirit, it helped me move faster, but I hadn’t tried a far-distance jump yet.

I carried out my plan immediately.The momentI was about to inviteawild ghost, I heard rattling footsteps behind me.

My heart sank.Damn, those policemen are so professional! They got me right when Ireached the back door!

I was ready to flee when I heard Xiao Quan’s voice. “When we goin there, there’sno need to show mercy. We’ll kill Ye Weiguo then pinthe crime on that boy Zhang. We’ll be safe…”

“Haha, clever trick!” Amiddle-aged man’s voice appraised Xiao Quan’s suggestion.

That voice sounded familiar. Hiding behind the pile of rubbish, I movedslightly to the sideto see the source of the voices. At first glance, I saw Xiao Quan. The man standing next to him was the Team Leader of the State Security Ministry’s Special Operation Team,Jiang Shan!

“Holymoly, snakes and rats sure share the den.” I was enragedandmy teeth felt itchy. It wasn’t because they had plotted againstme. I was angrythatthey were the elite force of the state and they had joined hands to do bad things.

They weren’t different from the corrupted imperial courtiers in ancienttimes. I clenched my jaw and made up my mind. I would help Ye Weiguo eliminate Jiang Shan and Xiao Quan.

The two of them were standing at the edge of the ditch around a few meters away from me. It seemed they couldn’t enter the hospital from the front because of the police. Theyhadchosenthe back door like me.

But as theyweretwo people, they could move easier. Jiang Shan squatted by the ditch with both hands in front of him, forming support.It seemed he would be the support for Xiao Quan to get to the other side.

Things didn’t lookgood, but I couldn’t stop them. They hadn’t done anything bad yet, and they couldblackmailme if I showed up now.

Xiao Quan took a few steps back then started to run and jumped on Jiang Shan’s hands, which reflexed and sent him forward. He landed on the other side of the stinky ditch, then gave Jiang Shan an OK gesture. With a dark smile, he entered the hospital.

If I lingered here,Ye Weiguo would be killed. As soon as Xiao Quanwentinto the hospital, I directly hurled myself toward Jiang Shan and hit him at his temple. But the man was tough enough. He didn’t lose his consciousness.After receiving my punch, he only staggered a little bit.

“Youheard everything, right?” Jiang Shan asked maliciously as herolled his eyes at me.

I didn’t have time to talk nonsense with him. I attacked him again. Jiang Shan just sneered and counterattacked. Although he had skills, hedidn’t workin my business. As I had ambushed him successfully, he was slow now. I took the right chance and sprinkled cinnabar powder overhis eyes.

“Argh…” Jiang Shan covered his eyes and screeched. However, as he was afraid that he could alert the cops out there, he had to refrain himself. I didn’t try to be politeanddirectly punchedandkickedJiang Shan. I repeatedly hit him until he was unconscious.

Then, I confiscated all of his communication tools and buried him in the pile of rubbish. I lefthis head out so that he wouldn’tsuffocateto death.

After everything was done, I knew itwould beimpossible to chase after Xiao Quan now. I hoped thatYe Weiguo’ssubordinateswouldhold him downfor a while.

Then, I summoned a ghost. The ghostwassobonythat he seemed to only have a layer of skincoveringhis skeleton. I told him Ye Weiguo’s birthday.

Fortunately, my shirthadsome bloodstainsfrom the timeYe Weiguo vomited blood. The skinny ghost sensed Ye Weiguo’s blood, thentookme up to the fifth floor. He hoveredbythe outside block of the air conditioner.

“Is Ye Weiguo inside?” My legs were shaking, but I ignored my acrophobia.

The bony ghost nodded.Suddenly, I heard someone screech fromthe room, followedbythe sound of a brawl. It seemed Xiao Quan was attacking Ye Weiguo’s soldiers.

I tried to pull the window panels. Luckily for me, they weren’t locked. I let the wild ghost leave and pushed the window open to jump in. I saw Ye Weiguo sitting on his bed. Heangrily lookedat the door to his patient room. When he saw mecomethrough the window, he wasn’t startled. He gave me a faint smile.

I turned and followed his line of sight. Ye Weiguo’s subordinates were all iron-blood soldiers.He was well prepared toput an end toXiao Quan’s murderous act. I guessed the scream I had heard was from one of his soldiers Xiao Quan had attacked.

Ye Weiguo was all right. I relaxed my nerves andwentto his bed. “You pretended to be seriously wounded, right?”

“Yest, it was the last chance Igave toXiao Quan. Unfortunately, he didn’t take it.” Ye Weiguo sighedand handedme a document. I received it and opened it. It was the profiles of the victims of this case. I was doubtful because I had read this document before.

“Keep reading,” Ye Weiguo wore a dark face.

I had to be patient and continued reading. In the end, I dropped my jaw. The more I read, the more frightened Ifelt.

Indeed, it wasasI had imagined.The peoplewho were murdered were Jiang Shan and Xiao Quan’s subordinates.At first, I thought that the worst thingsthey had donewerereceive bribes or embezzlement or gatherup their party. I had never thought that they had committed treason! They had made use of their positions to steal documents about the weapons the state was developing andsoldthem to foreign forces, whichgrantedthem millions and millions! In short, it was a team of traitors led by Jiang Shan and Xiao Quan.

“I had a good relationship with Xiao Quan. I found out his secret when I visited his house one day. Itheninvestigated everything.” Ye Weiguo sounded reluctant. “After I collected theevidence, I didn’t dare to submit thereportto my superior immediately. The Special Operation Team is thetreasureof the Ministry of State Security.Unless I cancatch them in the middle of the act, it’ll be tough to bring them to justice. Moreover, from my side, I hoped that my brother Xiao Quan would listen to me and step away from this affair. Xiao Quan didn’t listen.Right whenI didn’t know what to do, Guan Yu showed up…”

“That’s why you were watching the development of the case. You werewaiting for a chance. When theybroughtme here to deal with the ghost, you knew your chance had come, right?”I smiledand feltscared of Ye Weiguo. He hadseenthe big picture, which included all of the people involved in this affair.

Ye Weiguo didn’t deny it. He pointed at the soldiers who were fighting outside. “Mr. Zhang, I’m happy that you’re here. However, today, you don’t need to do anything. Just stand here and watch the show.”

I knew he hadmade preparationsfor something else. I didn’t want to care about this, but still, I had to think about Guan Yu.

It would be strange forGuan Yu’s soulto be stilllingering in this mortal world. Thus, it could be a wisp of his soul or some fixation of his that had dwelled in an otherworldly item. Moreover, theotherworldlyitemhad tobe in theHaidian District.

I looked at Ye Weiguo as I wanted to ask him if he had any clue. However, after thinking about his smile that hid daggers, my heart sank as another idea exploded in my head. Could it be that the spirit of Guan Yu was killing people because of Ye Weiguo’s manipulation?

Given the tacitunderstanding between him and Guan Yu, it was possible. Anyway, it wasn’t the right time to ask these questions. If Xiao Quan’s life endedhere, Ye Weiguo would have the power.

My lifehadshifted from one hand to another. Ye Weiguo just looked a little moretrustworthythan his friend…

The police siren howled downstairs. I came to the window and saw many policemengoupstairs. It turned out to be the show Ye Weiguo wanted me to see. Soon, the policemen swarmed his patient room. As the victim,Ye Weiguo explained to them that Xiao Quan wanted to kill him. He even showed the police a clipofXiao Quanshootinghim with his pistol.

Then, Ye Weiguo unbuttonedhis shirt in front of the policemen, whichrevealedthebulletproof vest he wore inside.

He pointed at the policeman who led the teamand shouted,“No high-rank officer is standinghere.There is just amurderer andavictim. Officer, I hope youwillbring me justice.”

“All right, sir!” The policeman saluted him, then escorted the subdued Xiao Quan downstairs.I wanted to see him, so I curiously followed the policemen.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Quan turned his head to see me. Our eyes met. He didn’t look worried at all. He even smiled.

I was puzzled, and when I got a hold of myself, the policemen had left. The hospital was empty now.

Imade up my mindto go to Ye Weiguo’s house to see if I could find some clues about the otherworldly item. But before I left the hospital, I heard someone screaming. It was Ye Weiguo’s voice!

“Damn it!” Recalling Xiao Quan’s expressionfromwhen the policemen took him away, I suddenly recognized that he wanted the police to arrest himso thatsomeone elsewould have the chance to take action!

I rushed back to the patient ward. When I saw the scene inside, I was dumbstruck!