Joanna, the assassin who had accepted Ivanka's bounty to assassinate Jielina, had not been inquired about since being absorbed into his mind.
If Yezi hadn't mentioned it, he would have truly forgotten about the woman.
Although survival was possible in his mind without eating or drinking, for someone who relied on food to live, prolonged starvation made one feel a bit weak.
"She's Joanna, the assassin who came to assassinate Jielina."
"Jielina? Who is Jielina?"
"Yang Yang, you silly goose."
"I didn't know Yang Yang used to be called Jielina. Isn't Jielina a foreign name? How is she your sister?"
"It's fake. You must know this. Jielina had to use an alias when so many people were hunting her."
"Was it you who did it?"
"Of course. You can stay inside for a few more days. We'll talk about it after we've dealt with CEO Jiang."
"What's that old bull over there? Did you prepare that too?"
"Old bull?" Guo Xuyang heard it and thought for a long time before remembering what this old bull was about.
It was the old bull that was unaffected by his hypnosis and had a fondness for the scent of gold.
"How could I forget about it? If I had known, I would have released it during the last interstellar scavenging operation."
Guo Xuyang smacked his own head fiercely, thinking to himself.
"What are you doing? It sounds like an earthquake in there!" Ye Zi's voice sounded again.
"Oh, I suddenly remembered some things. I'm not chatting with you anymore."
"I need to rest for a while. I worked for a long time last night and didn't get enough rest. You should rest too."
Guo Xuyang said and cut off contact with Ye Zi.
He was genuinely tired.
Yesterday, he rushed to the base immediately after arriving at headquarters, but that incident occurred, making Guo Xuyang lose interest.
It was just that due to his unintentional actions, Li Ziyu's family suffered greatly.
He couldn't blame himself for this, who told Li Ziyu that he wanted to harm him.
Li Ziyu could only blame his bad luck. Guo Xuyang didn't want to participate in the interstellar scavenging operation, and Li Ziyu gave him an excuse.
And this excuse was undeniable. If his own and his companions' personal safety couldn't be guaranteed, what was the point of participating in interstellar scavenging to contribute?
This was truly a case of someone offering a pillow when one was sleepy. It was unfortunate for Li Ziyu's family, but they were heavily swindled by him.
Just as Guo Xuyang was about to fall asleep in a daze, Yu'er snuggled into his quilt.
"Don't bother me, Yu'er, let me sleep for a while."
"I want it. I never got a chance before we departed," Yu'er said somewhat mournfully.
"How about tomorrow morning? I haven't slept at all since we went out yesterday."
"Then you must keep your word and not sneak away."
"I won't. Let's sleep early. Goodnight."
After Guo Xuyang finished speaking, he fell into a deep sleep.
Yu'er also closed her eyes.
The handling of Li Ziyu by the higher-ups was swift. Jiang Qixin knew the outcome of the investigation by afternoon.
His calls to Guo Xuyang were always met with the phone being turned off. He had no choice but to visit in person.
It was already midnight when he arrived in the provincial capital.
He wanted to visit Guo Xuyang at his home but was afraid of annoying Guo Xuyang by showing up in the middle of the night, which would only worsen the situation.
So, he found a hotel and decided to visit him the next morning.
He had no idea why Guo Xuyang suddenly didn't want to participate in the interstellar scavenging operation. The matter of Li Ziyu was neither here nor there.
After all, no one was injured.
However, according to the news from the scene, Ye Zi had disappeared after being hit.
This matter was full of strangeness.
Disappeared after being hit?
How was that possible?
Either the person was killed or injured. It was impossible for someone to just disappear after being hit.
He suddenly remembered the sheepdog Guo Xuyang had shown him last time. That sheepdog had appeared very abruptly.
This must be Guo Xuyang's doing.
He genuinely didn't know why Guo Xuyang had suddenly decided not to participate in this operation.
Therefore, he had to come and probe Guo Xuyang's background. Only by knowing what was on his mind could he find the right solution.
Guo Xuyang, of course, didn't know that Jiang Qixin had arrived in the provincial capital. He was still fast asleep.
Yu'er couldn't hold back in the end and secretly climbed onto Guo Xuyang.
Ye Zi could clearly sense Yu'er's movements in Guo Xuyang's mind. She hadn't expected Yu'er to have such a wild side.
Joanna, who was drowsy, and Ye Zi, who was agitated by Yu'er, decided to strike up a conversation with Joanna.
"Who are you?" Ye Zi shouted at Joanna.
"What business is it of yours who I am?" Joanna replied weakly.
"How did you get here?"
"I don't know how I got here either."
Ye Zi felt she had asked a very foolish question. She didn't know how she got here, let alone a killer.
"How old are you?"
"Twenty."
"So young? Are you a student?"
"You could say that. Why did you come in?"
"I was hit by a car."
"Hit by a car? Do you know where this is?"
"No. Why did you come in?"
"I was tricked into coming here."
Ye Zi knew Joanna was lying, so she lost interest in continuing the conversation.
"Why aren't you talking anymore?" Joanna asked.
"You're not sincere. I don't like dealing with dishonest people," Ye Zi said with a pout.
"I didn't lie to you. I was really tricked into coming here."
"Then tell me, who tricked you into coming here?"
"Tom. I was interning, and Tom tricked me into a magical land. Then I ended up here."
"Interning? Interning in what?"
"I've been learning assassination skills from a great assassin. As soon as I arrived in this land, I was put in this place."
"So, your assassination skills are quite high?"
"I don't know. Probably not too high, otherwise I wouldn't have been caught and brought to this place.
But I have to say, this place is magical. I haven't eaten for so long, yet I'm not hungry, and I'm still alive."
"Why did you come to this land to carry out an assassination mission?"
"For a living. I have to pay to learn assassination skills from people, it's not free."
"You mean you were caught on your first assassination mission?"
"Mmm. I don't know what the person who caught me meant. My companions were all eaten by monsters, and I was the only one left."
Ye Zi looked carefully after hearing this.
She found Joanna to be even more beautiful than Li Minxi, with a delicate face, long legs, and a curvaceous figure that made her feel envious.
Not to mention Guo Xuyang, that scumbag. He kept Joanna with him with undeniably vile intentions.
This was not an unjust accusation against Guo Xuyang. He did keep Joanna because he saw her beauty at the time.
However, too many things happened one after another, and he was always overwhelmed, lingering in the tenderness of women, and had completely forgotten about Joanna.