Although Duan Chen still felt a bit strange in his heart, he didn't say anything more in the end. He knew very well that even if others knew about Xi'er's uniqueness, they wouldn't do anything to her.
After all, in this world, who could possibly do anything to someone with such miraculous medical skills?
With that thought, Duan Chen's heart settled.
A relaxed smile appeared on his face, and he opened his mouth to say to Xi'er, "In that case, let's go and handle the tasks on the second mission order."
"However, next time, you'd better not do something like that again."
His demeanor was so serious that Xi'er tilted her head in confusion.
She opened her mouth and asked, "Why?"
Xi'er genuinely couldn't understand. Duan Chen also couldn't understand.
He sighed helplessly and decided to explain further.
"It's because, even if you don't feel pain, if you continue like this, sooner or later, you won't be able to consider yourself a real human, understand?"
Xi'er didn't quite understand, but she nodded, choosing to accept Duan Chen's suggestion.
She got into Duan Chen's passenger seat. Duan Chen casually took out a lollipop and put it in Xi'er's hand.
Her expression became visibly happy, her eyes narrowing, like a little mouse that had stolen some oil.
It made one feel that she was incredibly cute.
Of course, this was assuming one ignored the black stitching on her neck.
These black stitches were quite jarring. Duan Chen couldn't help but ask, "Can't these lines on your neck be removed? Will there be a day when they can be taken out?"
Xi'er hesitated for a moment before replying, "They can be removed. However, my head has already fallen off many times. If I take them out, it will often be unstable."
She didn't like the feeling of her head falling off.
Not because it hurt, but because she felt it would be troublesome to reattach it.
Duan Chen had no choice but to shut up.
The two of them traveled in silence, but the atmosphere wasn't awkward as they rushed to the mission location.
A mission like Wang Panpan's was considered a minor case. With a little more effort, the previous two could have been completed.
However, it would have been a very tough fight.
With Duan Chen and Xi'er present, it was a complete stomp.
The mission wasn't completed by the two of them alone, but with them overseeing it, they should still be able to claim a portion of the mission reward.
Duan Chen wasn't too concerned about the mission rewards that would be taken by Zhang Zhuoyu and Meng Yanran.
What they could take was only points.
Frankly speaking, Duan Chen had plenty of points and wasn't lacking at all.
What he lacked most was money.
Just then, as they were nearing the mission location, Xi'er opened her mouth and asked, "Why are you so short of money?"
She pointed at Duan Chen with her slender, white finger, poking at the corner of his mouth.
She didn't seem to understand, and the gesture appeared somewhat intimate.
Duan Chen didn't feel any ambiguity from the gesture, and since he was driving, he didn't have too many reservations.
Xi'er said, "I can sense that you seem to be short of money. Why is that?"
Duan Chen didn't answer the question but retorted, "If I'm not mistaken, you shouldn't be short of money. Each surgery can earn millions. Why would you choose to undertake missions with me?"
"Such missions must be very dangerous for you."
Duan Chen could sense that Wang Panpan was not immortal, and he could also sense that Xi'er was not immortal either.
She had her own weaknesses.
However, Duan Chen hadn't been able to discover Xi'er's weakness yet.
Hearing Duan Chen's words, Xi'er opened her mouth in surprise. She blinked her eyes as if it was incredibly unbelievable, looking at Duan Chen with a surprised yet innocent expression. "How can you think I'm not short of money?"
What?
Duan Chen was stunned.
Xi'er pouted, her expression looking a bit innocent.
She said seriously, "Of course I'm short of money. Not only am I short of money, but I'm very, very short of money."
"The medical equipment I want to buy is very expensive."
"Very expensive?"
Duan Chen frowned. "No matter how expensive, the money you earn from each surgery should be enough to buy a lot of medical equipment, right?"
"How could that be!" Xi'er said firmly. "Almost every piece of medical equipment costs around tens of millions. If I were to perform ordinary surgeries, I'd have to do over a dozen to afford one."
"How is that possible?"
Duan Chen frowned. He sensed something was off about Xi'er's words.
However, at the moment, he didn't have much time to ponder what Xi'er had said.
He had only discovered a problem.
He took note of the problem he had found and didn't choose to bring it up at that moment.
The two soon arrived at the mission location.
The task they were about to undertake was simpler than the previous one.
Here, it was confirmed that a sea monster was causing trouble.
This sea monster had taken on the identity of a kindergarten teacher and was living among humans.
Although it hadn't committed any murders yet, a sea monster living in the human world was inherently a very unstable factor.
The Spirit Hunting Guild could not allow sea monsters to live in the human world.
This would be irresponsible towards the lives and safety of the people.
Therefore, it needed to be eliminated.
As Duan Chen got out of the car, he reached into his pocket and touched the hairpin.
It had been a long time since he had summoned the bride in red.
In the current situation, he felt there was no need to use the bride in red.
The place where this kindergarten teacher lived was a very ordinary residential building.
There were many people.
Allowing it to live here could lead to greater danger.
As soon as Duan Chen got out of the car, he looked up and saw the sea monster he had just been thinking about.
He was a male kindergarten teacher.
He had a very kind and approachable smile on his face, carrying a pile of vegetables, and was greeting an elderly woman passing by.
"Aunt Wang, are you out buying cake for your grandson again today?"
"Alas, who says otherwise? My grandson always wants cake from that shop, what can I do?"
Zhou Le smiled, "Children and grandchildren have their own fortunes. Having grandchildren to enjoy your life with, your good days are still ahead when your grandchildren grow up."
Aunt Wang revealed a kind smile. "I love listening to you talk, Xiao Zhou. Take this bunch of celery back, chop it up, and make dumplings."