After a brief moment of shock, I immediately moved away from the person I was possessing.
Just as I'd expected, when I turned my head, I saw Xu Gang's face.
My heart sank.
Xu Gang was dead?
When?
Tonight?
Several questions popped into my mind, and I heard Xu Tie's voice rise as he started berating someone.
I turned to look at Xu Tie.
If that wasn't Xu Gang, was it Xu Tie?
My gaze shifted to Xu Tie's wife.
Or was it this woman?
No, that was wrong. Now wasn't the time to guess.
I let out a breath, but it didn't disperse the smoke in front of me.
The ashtray in front of Xu Gang was practically overflowing with cigarette butts.
He said nothing, just smoked one cigarette after another, much as he had when I'd seen him during the day.
I stopped paying attention to him and carefully surveyed the entire room.
I even drifted over to the window and scanned outside.
Nothing.
There was no Green-Faced Ghost.
I turned around and looked at the closed bedroom door.
The Xu family's apartment wasn't very big. My range of movement was just enough to let me enter every room—the two bedrooms, living room, bathroom, kitchen, and balcony. I couldn't reach every inch, but I could at least see every corner.
Yet the answer was still the same: nothing.
There was no Green-Faced Ghost in any of the rooms.
In the living room, Xu Tie and his wife had become even more aggressive. They were now pressuring Xu Guangzong and Xu Gang to agree to change their votes.
Xu Gang still didn't say a word.
Xu Guangzong hunched over, looking rather helpless. He sighed and looked at Xu Gang. "Xu Gang, your brother isn't entirely wrong... About the vote..."