Bad luck plagues him, he refuses to become a Kamen Rider.

Upon entering Fengdu and witnessing such a shocking scene, Youxing began to question the meaning of life.

"Sigh, I hope Fengdu will get better and better. It's a city full of hope."

As Yuuki was filled with shock and doubt, the driver spoke from the front.

Hearing the driver's words, Yu Xing forced an awkward smile.

Perhaps Fengdu was once a city full of hope, but now something seems off, doesn't it?

Looking in the rearview mirror, the driver noticed the expression on Yuuki's face.

He said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Don't underestimate Fengdu, the people here are all good people."

nice guy?

Yu Xing glanced at the driver, whose pale face made him feel that the driver's words were not credible.

"You've probably heard of the Sonozaki family, who control the entire Fuuto, right?"

The driver ignored Youxing's glance and continued talking to himself.

In order to gather more information, Yu Xing remained silent and decisively shook her head.

"Tsk, you out-of-towners, don't you even do any research before you come here?"

Despite what the driver said, he still told the others the information he knew.

"Since the number of tourists has decreased, the Sonozaki family has been committed to urban transformation and helping the unemployed find better ways out."

"They consumed a lot of human and material resources to transform and upgrade some industries in Fengdu, accommodating a large portion of the unemployed population."

As the driver spoke, his words were filled with boundless admiration and worship.

"The taxi company I work for is supported by the Sonozaki family, which is what motivates me to continue living."

The driver grinned, and his strange expression made Youxing take a few more glances at him.

"Hmm, uncle, haven't you ever thought about leaving this city?"

After hearing the whole story, Manatsu couldn't help but say something.

"Other cities must be able to accommodate older men, right?"

The moment the question was raised, the car fell silent. The driver didn't say anything, but his smiling face slowly turned back into a deadpan expression.

The car continued driving forward, and the endless silence made Manatsu shrink back.

She looked at Yuxing, wondering if she had said something wrong.

Yu Xing patted her head and gave her a reassuring look.

Even if the driver really had some kind of problem, he wouldn't be worried at all.

Shinku and Kobayashi Natsu are no pushovers; their power as overlords can easily suppress everything.

The silence lasted for a while before the driver finally answered, "The wind is so nice here. This is my hometown. Even if it becomes worse, I will never leave it."

This answer made Youxing sigh: "Master, how many truths can you ever tell? The veins on your hands are practically bulging out."

At this moment, Manatsu noticed that the driver's hands, gripping the steering wheel, had several bulging veins that were throbbing.

"No matter what, Fengdu is a very beautiful city."

The driver's hand gestures contrasted sharply with his words, and Manatsu was immediately frightened, clinging tightly to Yuuki's arm.

Immediately afterwards, the driver began repeating this sentence over and over in the car, his voice echoing until Shinku, who was sitting in the front seat, reached out her hand.

The sound stopped abruptly as Shinku pinched the driver's mouth shut with one hand, forcing him to only make bubbly sounds.

The car became much quieter. Manatsu pinched Yuuki with her fingernail: "Could we have encountered some kind of paranormal event?"

She looked up at the still rainy weather outside the car window, a mixture of fear and excitement in her eyes.

"Yu-Xing, we've encountered something you didn't before!"

She turned to look at Yuuki: "Do you think there might be some exorcists? If that happens, Yuuki, will your problems be solved?"

She had a vivid imagination, but the reality was completely different from what Manatsu thought; it wasn't a supernatural event.

Yu Xing reached out, slipped between the seats, and tucked her hand behind the driver's head.

"squeak!"

After a screech, the 30-centimeter-long insect was pulled out alive by Yuxing.

After the insect was pulled out, the driver shuddered and immediately passed out.

Without a driver, the vehicle began to swerve rapidly on the road, causing the insect in Yuuki's hand to struggle and try to escape her control.

But Yuuki's two fingers held the insect firmly in his hand like iron clamps.

Then, Shinhong pulled the driver to the back seat, jumped into the driver's seat, steadied the steering wheel, and the vehicle moved steadily forward.

The changes were so rapid that Manatsu hadn't even had time to react, and by the time she was about to scream, everything had already settled down.

"Don't be afraid."

Unexpectedly, the situation was so dangerous as soon as they entered the city. Yuuki comforted Manatsu and carefully picked up the insect in his hand to examine it.

Unlike normal insects, this insect looks more like a stick insect, with many long legs dancing in mid-air, which is quite creepy.

Is this a real insect?

After recovering, Manatsu was very bold and actually went close to the insect to observe it closely.

As Manatsu approached, the insect writhed rapidly, trying to dangle onto her face.

"Don't get too close."

Worried that Manatsu might get hurt, Yuuki moved the insect a little further away.

"Yu-Xing, you're amazing!"

With no bugs to see, Manatsu hugged Yuuki, her eyes filled with adoration.

"Did you join some special operations group? Like the kind in novels?"

Yuuki chuckled at Manatsu's innate imagination: "There's no such organization. You've been reading too many novels."

"How did you do that?"

Manatsu knew Yuuki was amazing, but she never knew he had such a unique skill.

With just a precise probe, you can pick out an insect.

This was difficult to explain, so Yuuki quickly held up the insect in his hand to distract Manatsu.

"This bug doesn't seem to be a real bug."

Yuuki tightened his fingers, and the sound of the machine breaking rang out.

Soon, the green outer skin disappeared under Youxing's grinding, revealing the mechanical structure underneath.

With another burst of force, the insect's head shattered into countless pieces, and its body stopped moving, crashing onto the taxi with a loud thud.

"A mechanical insect?!"

Manatsu bent down, looking very curious.

Gu Linxia pulled the driver aside, picked up the worm's corpse, and Zhenxia's gaze followed it upwards.

"It should be something that controls people."

Gu Linxia explained succinctly, then carefully sealed the insect into a packaging bag.

Once they arrive at their destination, they might be able to glean something from inside.

After making a ruckus in the car for a while, the taxis had already lined up to the end of the queue. Youxing tossed the driver back into the driver's seat and then patted him on the shoulder.

"Ok?"

The driver was jolted awake; his hands were still on the steering wheel, and he was very close to the car in front.

"Holy crap!"

He yelled and immediately slowed down to quickly create distance between himself and the car in front.

"That was close, we almost crashed."

He turned around and saw that Youxing had just withdrawn her hand.

"Dear passengers, I'm sorry, I just fell asleep."

Realizing he had almost caused an accident while driving, he quickly apologized.

"It's okay, driver, you can keep driving, but you need to take a good rest after you finish this fare."

Yu Xing was implying something, but the driver didn't understand and just nodded quickly.

"I understand, I understand."

Manatsu witnessed the whole thing, but she didn't say anything; she just silently linked arms with Yuuki.

The second half of the journey was very smooth, and the group arrived at the booked hotel without saying a word. After getting out of the car, they quickly walked into the hotel.

The taxi driver who was with Youxing breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the group walk into the hotel, secretly rejoicing in his heart.

"Fortunately, nothing went wrong. If something had gone wrong, I probably would have ended up in jail."

Remembering how he had inexplicably fallen asleep, he subconsciously touched his neck, but it was clean and there was nothing there.

"Could it really be because I haven't had a proper rest for too long?"

He sat in the car, lost in thought.

"Clap."

The drizzle gradually intensified, and his consciousness began to blur.

"Perhaps I really should get some rest."

His car was parked downstairs at the hotel, and he was dozing off inside.

"Clap clap clap!"

Suddenly, a series of urgent knocks on the window startled him awake from his drowsy state. He was somewhat angry and immediately got up to see who was disturbing him at this time.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a friend who was also a taxi driver.