Chapter 305: Long Time No See
Such an abrupt incident naturally caught the attention of the temple keepers in the Death God Temple.
The temple keepers were all Night Watchers; they all possessed Spirit Power within them and had a strong perception of Yin Qi.
In the eyes of the police, Yang Haoran was merely a wanted suspect, but in the eyes of these temple keepers, it was different.
"This person is wreathed in Yin Qi, and faintly radiates Spirit Power from within. They should be one of ours from the Underworld Office."
A temple keeper furrowed his brow deeply, muttering softly while secretly activating his Ghost Eye, hoping to confirm Yang Haoran's identity this way.
"Well, are they one of ours from the Underworld Office? " Another temple keeper beside him asked.
"No mistake about it," he replied. "This person has the Death God Seal on their brow; they are truly one of us from the Underworld Office. But, why have I never seen him before? Is he a new Night Watcher recruited by the Emissary of Death? " The temple keeper's brow was deeply furrowed, his expression full of confusion.
"Regardless of whether he's a newly recruited Night Watcher, since he's one of us from the Underworld Office, we can't ignore this matter. You contact the Spirit Police, I'll contact the Emissary of Death, and the rest of you go stabilize the situation."
This temple keeper was likely the head of this Death God Temple. Facing such an unexpected situation, he calmly made arrangements.
"Officers, I believe you've made a mistake. I'm certainly not a suspect. " Yang Haoran said with a wry smile.
"Whether or not there's a mistake, we'll naturally investigate, but for now, please cooperate and return to the police station with us."
Of course, the police wouldn't just withdraw because of a single sentence from Yang Haoran. Their main objective in deploying this time was to apprehend Yang Haoran. Since they had him surrounded, they absolutely had to take him back.
This wasn't the first time Yang Haoran had been surrounded by the police. When he was dealing with the Corpse Ghoul back then, he had been mistakenly identified as a deranged intruder and murderer, and had been similarly held at gunpoint by the police.
At that time, he was still an ordinary person. He had no ability to resist, nor did he dare to resist, because if he resisted, according to the laws of the New Beginning Realm, the police could absolutely shoot him dead.
Therefore, in that situation, he could only do as the police instructed.
Now, however, he was once again surrounded by the police and similarly targeted by ominous black muzzles, but he made a completely different choice compared to last time.
Not only did he not squat down with his hands on his head as the police demanded, but he calmly continued smoking.
Some people can remain composed when facing adversity because they have powerful strength as their backing. If one's strength is insufficient, they will be restricted everywhere, passive, and at the mercy of others.
The current Yang Haoran was no longer the Yang Haoran of before. Thus, when facing the same situation again, his reaction was completely different.
Seeing that Yang Haoran did not squat down with his hands on his head, the expressions of the surrounding police immediately turned grim.
"I'm warning you for the last time: hands on your head, squat down, or we'll open fire! " A police officer roared.
"Officers, wait! Is there some misunderstanding here? " Two temple keepers arrived, hurriedly speaking up.
If they were Spirit Police, they would certainly give the temple keepers "face," because the Spirit Police knew that temple keepers possessed special abilities.
However, ordinary police wouldn't defer to these temple keepers. In their eyes, these temple keepers were no different from charlatans.
"Irrelevant personnel, clear out quickly! Otherwise, we'll arrest you too!"
Before the two temple keepers could get closer, a police officer loudly roared, and simultaneously, two police officers aimed their guns at the two temple keepers.
It was normal for the police to react this way. If they didn't do this, what if these two temple keepers were also accomplices and suddenly attacked them?
Therefore, their caution was entirely necessary.
With guns pointed at them, the two temple keepers stopped, not moving any closer. It wasn't that they were afraid; they simply didn't want to escalate the situation and make it difficult to resolve later.
Just at that moment, the leading police officer's phone rang. He pulled out his phone and looked at it, hesitated for a moment, then ordered the other officers: "Keep an eye on them; I'm taking a call."
A moment later, the police officer returned to the formation. He cast a strange glance at Yang Haoran, then ordered the other officers: "Stand down. We made a mistake."
The other police officers' expressions all changed. They hadn't expected their captain to suddenly issue such an order. However, none of them spoke up, and one by one, with confused expressions, they holstered their weapons, then left the Death God Temple with their captain.
After the police left, the temple keepers from the Death God Temple successively approached Yang Haoran. Some had smiles on their faces, while others showed curiosity.
"Temple Head, what did the Emissary of Death say? Is this person a newly recruited newcomer? " A temple keeper quietly asked the temple head beside him.
The temple head shook his head, then replied: "After I reported the situation here to the Emissary of Death, she only said she would come over immediately. She didn't say anything else."
"I'll ask him. " A temple keeper said, then turned his gaze to Yang Haoran, and asked: "We've never seen you before. Are you a new Night Watcher recruited by our Emissary of Death?"
This temple keeper's attitude towards Yang Haoran was quite good. In his view, since Yang Haoran had the Death God Seal on his brow, he must be from the Underworld Office.
However, he didn't dare to think along the lines of "Emissary of Death," as that would be simply too incredible for him. Instead, he thought it was highly probable that Yang Haoran was a new recruit of Xu Meijing's.
Faced with the temple keeper's question, Yang Haoran's smile was a little awkward. For a moment, he actually didn't know how best to answer.
After a moment's thought, Yang Haoran nodded, then said with a smile: "Well, uh, hehe, you could say that."
This answer clearly exceeded the expectations of the temple keepers present. They hadn't expected Yang Haoran to give such an ambiguous reply.
The temple keepers felt both bewildered and strange in their hearts. They were about to ask further, when at that very moment, the space beside them suddenly split open, and a figure stepped out from the spatial rift.
"You want to be a Night Watcher so badly? Then don't go back to Lecheng to be an Emissary of Death this time. Stay by my side as a Night Watcher; I'll give you a second-in-command position."
A familiar arrogant voice rang out. The newcomer was naturally Xu Meijing, the Emissary of Death of Ancheng.
Xu Meijing was seen with her hands in her pockets, her chin slightly raised, a cool, aloof expression on her face, speaking as she stepped out of the spatial rift.
Xu Meijing's appearance, and the words she spoke, immediately made the smile on Yang Haoran's face even more awkward.
Meanwhile, the temple keepers present, upon hearing Xu Meijing's words, had their expressions change drastically, their gazes towards Yang Haoran becoming extremely shocked.
They had originally thought Yang Haoran was a new Night Watcher recruited by Xu Meijing, but they hadn't expected Yang Haoran to actually be the Emissary of Death of Lecheng.
"Greetings, Emissary of Death!"
"Greetings, Emissary of Death!"
The temple head present first bowed to Xu Meijing, then bowed again to Yang Haoran, their attitude extremely respectful.
Although Yang Haoran wasn't the direct superior of these temple keepers, he was, after all, the Emissary of Death of Lecheng. His status was a full tier higher than theirs, so when facing Yang Haoran, they likewise had to address him respectfully as "Emissary of Death."
"Thank you just now," Yang Haoran said with a smile to the temple keepers. "If it weren't for you, I'd probably be in a police car by now."
After speaking, Yang Haoran looked at Xu Meijing again, and said with an awkward laugh: "Well, uh, hehe, long time no see. I wanted to quietly come over and give you a surprise, but I didn't expect things to turn out like this."
"My territory has never been surrounded by fully armed police before. Today is the first time, and you've certainly given me quite a surprise. " Xu Meijing said with a cool, aloof expression.
It would have been fine if she hadn't said that, but as soon as she did, Yang Haoran immediately felt his face flush with heat.
Faced with this situation, Yang Haoran could only manage an awkward smile, truly not knowing how else to respond to Xu Meijing.
"Come on, let's go inside and sit down. You've come all this way; I can't just leave you standing outside, can I? " As she spoke, Xu Meijing's gaze swept over the Night Watchers present, and she said: "You all, go do what you need to do."
"Yes, Emissary of Death!"
The temple keepers responded in unison, then respectfully withdrew. Meanwhile, Xu Meijing led Yang Haoran towards another direction.
"So what exactly happened? Why were the police after you with a warrant? " Xu Meijing asked casually as they walked.
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