Now it was my turn to look strange.
The woman glanced at me and gave an awkward laugh, her cheeks faintly red.
Her question was strange, but the chains on her body seemed ordinary. Among the nine chains belonging to ordinary people were a few that belonged to the Ghost King, but none of them were particularly thick.
"It's just... He comes to our office a lot, and it's hard to turn him away... He doesn't usually do anything..." The woman stammered as she explained. "He just seems a little... you know... There are a lot of women working at our company. So, well..."
"I don't really know much about that. Is he in your office now? Could you take me to him?" I asked, a question forming in my mind.
I couldn't sense any yin energy here. There was plenty downstairs, but up here it was completely clean. In fact, the rest of the building was clean, too.
Was that Liu Yingjie not a ghost?
Was he a living person who had submitted to the Ghost King, like those security guards?
The woman nodded. "Sure. About what I said earlier..."
"It's fine. I won't tell him," I replied calmly.
The woman hadn't thought much before speaking, but I didn't mind. I certainly wasn't going to tell Liu Yingjie any of this. I might kill him outright in a moment, so there'd be no need to bring it up.
The woman breathed a sigh of relief.
She seemed like an outgoing, blunt sort. We'd only walked a few steps when she asked about my relationship with Liu Yingjie again.
I didn't hide anything. Just as I had with the security guards, I showed her the express-delivery envelope, but didn't answer her question directly.
The woman seemed puzzled, but after looking