Finding people or ghosts was very time-consuming.
Some of the cases Greenleaf had handled before had ended in failure simply because they couldn't find their targets in time.
This time, the target seemed clear, so finding him shouldn't be difficult. The three of them all looked calm. I felt relaxed, too.
"Will it take a long time?" I asked.
What I was mainly worried about was Huang Anxin, who had died at the school. I feared she might turn into a ghost and do something bad.
Wu Ling shook her head. "Maybe not too long."
She didn't give me an exact estimate, and I knew she couldn't give me a definite answer. I could only put the matter out of my mind for now.
A notification icon flashed twice on Nangong Yao's laptop, and an image appeared.
I saw surveillance footage of Chu Lan's hospital room.
I couldn't help glancing sideways at the three of them.
What were the odds? Had Nangong Yao prepared some kind of software in advance?
Guo Yujie cried out in surprise.
My attention shifted to the video, and I frowned.
Chu Lan was still tied to the bed. Luo Yonghua entered the room, apparently to feed her. The five female ghosts gathered around Chu Lan.
Some sounds came through the video.
Nangong Yao reached over and turned up the volume.
"...It'll be ready soon. I'll go find Mao Xiaoli tonight. Sorry to have kept you waiting. I was so busy with overtime yesterday." Luo Yonghua's voice was very gentle, though his expression looked a little sinister.
I was surprised.
Had Greenleaf upgraded its equipment, or had they taken some other measures?
I looked at the three of them, unsure whether they were good actors or simply acting like themselves.
"Is that..." The Thin Guy pointed