"Captain Lu, were you hurt again?"
Xu Yue walked to the apartment to clock in for work. Seeing Captain Lu limp into the security room with medicated patches on his face and a somewhat nervous, exhausted look, he could not help asking with concern.
He had been at this job for five days now, and tonight was Old Mrs. Li's seventh night.
Over the past few days, Xu Yue had dutifully reported to the apartment building. Although he had learned from the newspapers that the once-Brave Detective Chan Ka Kui had gotten into trouble, with conclusive evidence that he had killed a fellow officer, it did not matter.
A little injustice and hardship were the driving force behind growth, after all.
In any case, the imprint on Chan Ka Kui was still there. Xu Yue could go help him at any time.
Besides, once Old Mrs. Li's seventh-night incident was over, taking a few days off on the grounds of being frightened so he could make proper arrangements seemed perfectly reasonable.
"Don't mention it. I don't know what curse I've been under lately. Ever since I ran into that Officer Huang last time, my luck's been terrible. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I might've died several times already."
Captain Lu wore a look of utter despair. It had only been five days, yet he was already covered in injuries. He suspected he would not be able to hold on much longer.
"How could that be? Didn't that officer say there were no ghosts in this world? Captain Lu, don't be scared."
Xu Yue patted his shoulder and smiled as he comforted him.
This unlucky fellow had actually been targeted by Mr. and Mrs. Li. They had mistaken him for a witness to their crime and had secretly been trying to