Jing Minghe knew very well that it wasn't him who had subdued the opponent, but what was behind him.
He wasn't surprised by the appearance of this person, but he found his timing a little irritating.
Jing Minghe tutted in displeasure and said, "If you don't want to tell the truth, then stay aside properly. Don't hinder me from teaching this scoundrel a lesson. Otherwise, I'll teach you a lesson too."
Upon hearing Jing Minghe's words, the figure behind him indeed concealed itself obediently.
Tong Zheng watched the entire scene from beginning to end. Even though he had witnessed Jing Minghe's methods before, he was still too astonished to speak.
After the figure disappeared, the one who had been subdued finally charged at Jing Minghe without any restraint. Jing Minghe merely let out a cold laugh.
"I'm too lazy to go over, thank you for delivering yourself to my doorstep to get beaten."
With that, just as the opponent was about to pounce on him, Jing Minghe knocked him down with a punch, stomped on him, bent down, hooked his arm around the opponent's neck, and in a series of clean, swift, and unhesitating movements, sternly commanded, "Don't move! Otherwise, I'll make your head fly off!"
Saying that, Jing Minghe curled his lips in disgust, thinking, This head is as good as gone.
The opponent still tried to struggle, but Jing Minghe exerted a sudden force, and he immediately dared not move. He could only glare viciously at Jing Minghe, as if wishing to bore through him with his eyes.
"What are you looking at?" Jing Minghe chuckled helplessly. "Even if you stare your eyeballs out, you still won't be able to beat me. Save your strength, you'll be in for a rough time later."
Seeing that the strange person had been subdued by Jing Minghe, Tong Zheng, enduring the intense pain from his injuries, hobbled over.
"Minghe, what are you doing here?"
"I've almost figured it out," Jing Minghe raised an eyebrow at Tong Zheng and said, "Don't worry, we'll pass this level soon. It's much easier to handle than the one in the tenth carriage."
"..." Tong Zheng asked with an incredulous expression, "What? You've figured it out? How? I'm still completely confused."
Jing Minghe shrugged and smiled, "It can't be helped. Who told that guy to approach me first? And considering we're of the same kind, he agreed to help us pass this level obediently."
Tong Zheng's mouth twitched even more violently. He had no idea what Jing Minghe was talking about.
"Alright," Jing Minghe pulled the strange person's hands behind his back, crossing them. "Let's take this guy and head behind the school field. Don't waste time."
"Okay," Tong Zheng agreed. "By the way, what about Wan Zuo..."
Before Tong Zheng could finish speaking, he heard Wan Zuo's voice.
"Jing Minghe! Tong Zheng!" Wan Zuo ran over, waving something in his hand. "I found this in the security room, it's a photo, you guys..."
Wan Zuo suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking surprised. "You actually caught him."
"You've come at just the right time," Jing Minghe nodded at Wan Zuo. "Let's go, let's go listen to a story together."
Wan Zuo walked closer, his eyes filled with confusion as he looked at Tong Zheng. Tong Zheng shook his head helplessly, and Wan Zuo had no choice but to temporarily suppress the questions in his heart.
Jing Minghe led the strange person, with Tong Zheng and Wan Zuo following behind him.
As they walked, Wan Zuo noticed the pained expression on Tong Zheng's face and asked with concern, "Tong Zheng, what's wrong?"
Tong Zheng waved his hand. "It's nothing, I just got beaten pretty badly just now."
Wan Zuo stepped forward and offered to support Tong Zheng, apologizing. "I'm sorry, I saw him chasing after you, but I..."
"No need to apologize," Tong Zheng interrupted Wan Zuo. "Even if you had come, the two of us would have only been beaten."
Wan Zuo paused for a moment and looked at Jing Minghe, who was escorting the strange person. He had only gone through the "Underwater Cruise Ship" instance with Jing Minghe and the others. That instance didn't involve much close combat, so he hadn't truly witnessed the combat prowess of everyone in their team. However, he never imagined that Jing Minghe could subdue a monster with superhuman speed and strength in the instance all by himself.
"Jing Minghe..." Wan Zuo couldn't help but blurt out, "He's very strong."
"Indeed," Tong Zheng also turned his gaze to Jing Minghe and added, "Not just strong, but also very special."
Wan Zuo looked confused. "Special? Why do you say that?"
Tong Zheng didn't know how to explain, nor could he explain it clearly. Moreover, it was still uncertain whether Wan Zuo was trustworthy. Saying more would be futile.
"It's nothing," Tong Zheng smiled. "Just my personal feeling. You'll know when you spend more time with him."
Wan Zuo nodded and didn't press further.
The two followed silently behind Jing Minghe. For some reason, they felt the temperature around them dropping, and it seemed like there were others present besides the three of them and the strange person controlled by Jing Minghe.
But Wan Zuo swept his gaze to the left and right, and saw no one else or anything else.
Tong Zheng noticed Wan Zuo's expression and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wan Zuo shook his head. "Nothing, it's just... Ah!"
Wan Zuo cried out, and involuntarily tightened his grip, causing Tong Zheng's already painful arm to hurt even more, and he also cried out.
Hearing the cries from behind, Jing Minghe turned his head and sighed helplessly. "Ding Qiaoyu, did I call you? Why are you out again?"
"Ding Qiaoyu?"
Tong Zheng and Wan Zuo simultaneously turned to look at the person who had, at some point, started following them.
No, it wasn't a person, because it was floating in the air.
Tong Zheng swallowed and asked, "Is he that teacher who committed suicide in the teacher's apartment?"
"He..." Wan Zuo pointed at Ding Qiaoyu. "He's the person in the photo! The one who knows that old man!"
"Photo?"
Tong Zheng suddenly remembered something and quickly asked Wan Zuo, "You said you found a photo in the security room?"
"Yes," Wan Zuo said, taking a photo out of his pocket. "I was going to show it to you, but Jing Minghe asked us to go together first, so I put it away for the time being."
Tong Zheng took the photo handed over by Wan Zuo. As he glanced at it, he knew it was indeed the same double-person photo he had seen earlier.
The photo showed an old man and a young man. The young man was Ding Qiaoyu, who was floating behind them.
"This..."
Just as Tong Zheng was about to speak, the photo in his hand disappeared. Looking closely, he saw that Ding Qiaoyu had snatched it.
Ding Qiaoyu looked at the photo, then at the one being held by Jing Minghe, his eyes filled with hatred.
It seemed that due to Ding Qiaoyu's rising resentment, the temperature around them dropped again. Tong Zheng and Wan Zuo couldn't help but shiver, and they thought of the same thing.
Jing Minghe was responsible for subduing the strange person. If Ding Qiaoyu were to get angry, could the two of them subdue this ghost.
"Alright."
Just as Tong Zheng and Wan Zuo were silently preparing for battle, Jing Minghe finally spoke.
"Don't forget what you promised me. Do you want to be trapped here forever?"