The other person didn't suspect my identity. He pulled out the graduate files from the Finance University and flipped through them with a practiced air for a while before pointing to a photo and saying it was me. Then he found some students from the same year and asked which of them I knew.
I played along and looked through the files too.
For a moment, I wondered whether I should use the Delivery Ghost's power to bring Wu Ling over. Compared with me, the Thin Man, and Nantian, Wu Ling was clearly more reliable. But after only a brief thought, I abandoned the idea.
Using the Delivery Ghost's power would mean revealing Wu Ling's information to it. If it noticed anything, Wu Ling would become a helpless fish at its mercy. I didn't dare take that risk.
I made up a story, and with the little ghost's help, I managed to convince the staff member in front of me. He brought over a delivery form for me to fill out, then asked me to think carefully about whether I knew anyone else living in Yangshan District.
I kept up the pretense.
A sharp slap made me stop what I was doing.
I turned to look. A middle-aged couple were dragging around a girl who looked to be in her late teens or early twenties, hitting and berating her.
The girl covered her face. Tears streamed down her cheeks.
"I told you to write, so write! Stop pretending! You little brat, have you lost your mind? You're helping outsiders and going against your own parents? If you won't think about us, at least think about yourself! Do you want to spend your whole life in this damned place?" As the woman cursed, she repeatedly smacked the girl hard on the