Li Xingfang turned on the speakerphone.
A mature woman's voice came through the phone.
"Hello, Officer Li...?" Her voice was hesitant and confused. "May I ask what this is about?"
Li Xingfang had just said she went abroad to study after graduating from college, so she must have been overseas for at least six or seven years. Yet her Mandarin was fluent. The hesitation in her voice came from not understanding why Li Xingfang was calling.
"Well, one of your college classmates, Wu Mingle, do you remember her?"
"Mm, I do. We were in the same class in college."
"Something happened to her yesterday." Li Xingfang paused. "Are you alone right now? What we're about to discuss is related to that incident from your college years."
There was a moment of silence on the other end before the faint sound of breathing came through.
"Go ahead." Chai Ying's tone changed, growing low and hoarse. She sounded utterly exhausted.
Li Xingfang looked at me.
I hadn't had time to tell him about the Green-faced Ghost, but from my actions, Li Xingfang had already made a series of deductions. He'd gone straight to the client Greenleaf had taken on back then. I had to admit, his efficiency was astonishing.
I cleared my throat, took the phone Li Xingfang handed me, and said, "Hello, Ms. Chai. I just saw your classmate, Ms. Wu Mingle. She's about to get married. Yesterday, she was taking wedding photos at Minqing University when she suddenly attacked the groom. From what I just saw, Wu Mingle has gone mad. She attacks anyone she sees, doesn't speak, and won't eat or drink."
Chai Ying's breathing caught.
"In her hospital room, I saw a Green-faced Ghost. From what I've learned, this kind of ghost is controlled by someone. I was