As the car sped along, the group soon arrived at their destination.
Dang Liantao parked the car directly in a parking space at the shopping mall on the side of the road, and then got out of the car with Wang Zheng and the other two.
Instead of wandering aimlessly through the streets, the group went straight into a dark alley. After passing several large trash cans, they quickly made their way to a secluded alley entrance.
When Wang Zheng realized that he had arrived at his destination, he looked up and saw only a dilapidated two-story "L"-shaped building with a large door on the side.
However, there wasn't even a sign on the door; there was just a light-up sign at the entrance that said "Welcome, Rest" on the front and "Air Conditioning, Hot Water" on the back.
It's not far from the main street as the crow flies, but it's not easy to navigate through the alleys. People who aren't locals probably wouldn't be able to find this place.
Moreover, there were still quite a few people on the street in broad daylight. Although the group was very confident about their mission, they were also grateful to Tao Shen for choosing such a secluded and convenient location.
Dang Liantao quickly confirmed the information with the team members who were waiting there.
“There are no guests in this guesthouse right now, and the brothers have all evacuated. I’ll keep watch at the entrance on the first floor. Lao Dan, go to the window and be careful to stay hidden. Xiao Yu, go straight in now, to room 208. Here’s the key. When you hear Wang Zheng knocking on the door to order takeout, then move in.”
Upon receiving Dang Liantao's order, the group quickly separated.
Yu Shaoting took the keys and went straight upstairs, while Shan Changxu simply turned a corner and disappeared.
Wang Zheng stared blankly at the entrance of the dilapidated guesthouse, where only he and Dang Liantao remained. He didn't know what to do.
Dang Liantao conscientiously dragged a chair over and sat down by the door, while also inviting Wang Zheng to relax and take a break.
"Just wait. He usually orders takeout around 12 o'clock. There's still more than an hour to go, so be patient."
Wang Zheng glanced at the clock and saw it was only a little past ten. He simply climbed over the counter, searched around behind it, pulled out a cot, quickly put it together, and lay down comfortably.
Dang Liantao watched with envy, thinking to himself that this kid had a big heart and was truly remarkable.
The sky had darkened without us noticing, and a light drizzle began to fall, bringing a touch of coolness to this late autumn day.
"Beep beep beep~"
An electric scooter honked its horn frantically before wobbling to a stop at the entrance.
The delivery guy first took off his still-dripping raincoat and put it at the door before carrying the food inside. He was quite polite.
The raincoat had a cute cartoon girl drawn on it, which made Wang Zheng take a few more glances.
Seeing that the delivery guy had already come in, Wang Zheng immediately jumped up.
"207's takeout? It's mine."
The guy was quite wary: "The last few digits of your phone number?"
Wang Zheng: ? ? ?
Did they always ask for verification using the last four digits of the phone number like this before? Why didn't Dang Liantao tell me this?
In the end, it was Dang Liantao who helped Wang Zheng out of the predicament.
"2062".
The delivery guy relaxed and handed over the bag with a smile: "You guys have been eating well every day. Why are you living here? It's so hard to even come in."
Wang Zheng smiled and reached out to take it: "It's precisely because we're not staying in good accommodations that we need to eat well, otherwise we'd be shortchanging ourselves."
"Uh~~~"
The delivery guy suddenly shivered and then awkwardly touched his arm.
"Why...why is it suddenly so cold? Remember to leave a five-star review!"
He then turned around and left in a panic, not even noticing that the raincoat he had just taken off had fallen off.
Wang Zheng instinctively wanted to call out to the young man and ask him to take the raincoat away, but Dang Liantao shook his head at him, meaning not to cause any trouble and to prioritize completing the task.
Wang Zheng's words of reminder were stuck in his throat. Watching the deliveryman quickly get on his electric bike and disappear into the alley in the rain, Wang Zheng frowned, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, as if he remembered something. However, the thought was only fleeting and he didn't dwell on it.
Wang Zheng quickly composed himself. He was quite excited. Although he couldn't directly transform the Heavenly Demon to obtain crystals and spiritual energy, he could at least provide the military region with more materials, which would help his father recover faster.
Wang Zheng opened the bag in his hand and looked inside.
"Wow, it's still Fudelou's food. This Heavenly Demon is so extravagant, isn't he? He didn't go to redeem his prize..."
Muttering to himself, Wang Zheng took two steps at a time and went straight upstairs. After searching for a while, he knocked on the door of room 207 at the corner of the corridor.
"Thump...thump...thump..."
"Hello, takeout."
Wang Zheng shouted at the top of his lungs.
"squeak--"
The doors to 207 in front of him and 208 behind him opened simultaneously. Wang Zheng recognized the middle-aged man who opened the door as Tao Shen at a glance, except that he was now disheveled and looked much older.
Without hesitation, Wang Zheng shone several beams of holy light directly upon it.
"Well--"
Without any reaction, Tao Shen's legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground, powerless. However, the scene that Wang Zheng and Yu Shaoting had imagined—his face contorted in pain and black mist billowing out—did not occur.
On the contrary, Tao Shen lay comfortably on the ground, as if he were drunk, looking completely overwhelmed by his vitality.
Wang Zheng pushed open the door to the room and saw that it was a small, dark, and cramped room of only a few square meters.
The only window is in the cramped bathroom.
The entire room was completely open, and it was obvious that there were no demons present, nor any demonic aura.
When Wang Zheng turned back to look at Tao Shen, he found that Tao Shen was already snoring softly, clearly asleep.
Wang Zheng looked helplessly at Yu Shaoting, who also seemed puzzled, and asked in a low voice, "Um...did we make a mistake?"
Yu Shaoting didn't reply, but directly took out her communication device: "Brother Dang, Brother Shan, the situation has changed. We haven't found the Heavenly Demon."
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